Mukilteo Free Rapid Quads #1

NM Joseph_Truelson

Oct 8, 2015, 4:51 PM | 0

It was very nice of Travis Olson to run a free chess tournament for us, (it was rated!). It was at the Mukilteo Library, and attracted 10 players. It was a quad format, and at first my quad was to have David Bragg (2200-2202), Travis Olson (1832-1845), Addison Lee (1766-1742) and Joseph Truelson (Me!) (1608-1625).

I got to play Travis Olson in the first round, and got an exchange on him. But after a great move, I resigned, being forced to give up my queen.

In Round 2, I beat Addison Lee, as he played a poor game. In the last round, I played an even poorer game against the master, who went 3-0. Travis Olson got 2-0 in the section, Me and Addision Lee had 1-2, and Ralph Anthony (0-1) and Eamon Thakur (0-2) joined the quad later. It was an enjoyable tournament, and it was kind of cool that it was in a library. Too bad I couldn't post the games; I lost them. I am going to play there again next Sunday. If you live in the area, you should come too, as it is free and USCF Regular and Quick Rated! Hre is the crosstable of the event: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201510041942-14688723

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Hi everybody! I write blogs about most of the tournaments that I go to. Feel free to look at my blogs! I always try to be funny, upbeat, and provide a different style of writing from the usual tournament report. I make new blogs when I feel like it, which tends to be after a tournament is over. -Me in 2016

I used to make lots of blogs, from 2015-2017. Sadly, I will admit, I’ve become a lazier person, and with my new part time job, I really don’t have as much time. I don’t use my free time wisely, and as a result, I unfortunately stopped making blogs. I’m working on doing better things with my free time; writing blogs was a challenge, but a rewarding one. I really hope I can get back on track and write about my tournaments again. -April 2018

Note: Some of these blogs have games, and others will not. They will not be entirely serious. If you want to read good content, read my events after the Washington Open, it appears my blogs before then were pretty bad. Also, reading them in chronological order will also make more sense, as then you will be able to understand the jokes, stories, and other things that I mention or refer to (such as if I've played the same opponent before).

The RAR movement is mentioned in many blogs of course. Don’t take it to have a definite definition, but RAR has something to do with being unethical (cheating and intimidating) or just plain lucky.

Here is a list of my tournament blogs:

2015

Vancouver Open

SCC Tornado

Seattle Fall Open: Day 1

Seattle Fall Open: Day 2

SCC September Tornado

Mukilteo Free Rapid Quads 1

Mukilteo Free Rapid Quads 2

2015 Northwest Chess Open

Washington G/60 Championship Day 1

Washington G/60 Championship Day 2