great job Abhishek! playing in the open section definatly helped you more....
hope your rating goes up!
My chess tournament- Part 4
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im still a litte confused about how Qxb2 is a draw and why Rf8 is a bad move...
Maybe cause im a amateur, but can you explain this to me?
You were close to scoring a lot more points in this tournament-just learn how to nail down those draws and wins, and your rating will skyrocket!
It seems like time pressure affected you and your opponent and played a key role in most of your games. The games were very instructive!
Suvel_Karmarkar wrote:
im still a litte confused about how Qxb2 is a draw and why Rf8 is a bad move...
Maybe cause im a amateur, but can you explain this to me?
Rf8 is a bad move because it fails to make a threat because if I take f3 then Qe8# comes. After Qxb2 Qe2 is unstoppable and white has to worry about the threat on the rook and the threat on f3 so really his only good try is a perpetual check.
JMB2010 wrote:
You were close to scoring a lot more points in this tournament-just learn how to nail down those draws and wins, and your rating will skyrocket!
yeap I was definitely close..
vikggg wrote:
It seems like time pressure affected you and your opponent and played a key role in most of your games. The games were very instructive!
yeah they were I learned to manage my time
Shadowknight911 wrote:
Abhi I thought for sure you had Hatarik beaten in Round 5. I played him in Round 4 and that game went 6+ hours until 12:15am, we were the last ones out. Both of us were totally drained, 86 moves and end up as a forced draw, with both of us only having bishops on the board. I was hardly awake in the last hour and a half.
wow playing with him takes forever. He's like a drawmaster he draws with almost everyone he plays not surprising I had a draw against him.
Shadowknight911 wrote:
something funny from last year - your 2nd round opponent Mr. Kleist - I played him in the same tournament last year - he had a very very strong attack against me and I probably would have eventually had to give up a pawn and maybe two pawns going into the endgame. But in time trouble, he made the ultimate blunder - he allowed me to back-rank mate him! totally unforced. So even 2000+ rated players can get back-rank mated!
lol I was watching the rest of his games he lost on time in nearly ALL of them
Shadowknight911 wrote:
Abhi I thought for sure you had Hatarik beaten in Round 5. I played him in Round 4 and that game went 6+ hours until 12:15am, we were the last ones out. Both of us were totally drained, 86 moves and end up as a forced draw, with both of us only having bishops on the board. I was hardly awake in the last hour and a half.
if you were so tired the night before how did you beat the Byambaaaaaaa? Probably because she's really easy she fell for the Halosar Trap when I was 1600 and she was ~2090 I had a +14 advantage but I magically blew it
Well played, Abhishek. One thing I like about losing (not that I like it very much, of course) is that you can figure out what you need to study/improve on.
Abhishek2, thanks for posting your Reno tournament! Your commentary is great and I look forward to playing through your games.
lol, while I was looking at your second game I was thinking "wait why doesn't white go Nf6+?... oh, that's why," lol. Quite simple yet tricky and cute 
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Wow! Thrills and chills, with a couple of Wing Gambits tossed in! Great stuff, Abhishek!
Very informative post. Thanks for sharing your games.
Hi everyone! I just came back from playing in the Larry Evans Memorial in Reno. I played in the Open Section (2000+) but had to pay a play up fee because my published rating was 1992. Obviously I could play in the A section and try for money but I decided against it, because I have little experience with players above 2000, and to bring my game to the next level I should get more experience. Plus, it was FIDE rated, and I don't have a FIDE rating yet, so hopefully I'll be on my way to getting a FIDE rating. In this tournament I managed to stabilize around 2000 having just reached it a month ago, but did not really exceed my expectations. Still it was a good tournament and I learned lots of weak points in my play to improve on, for I got to analyze the games with all my opponents!
In the first round I was immediately paired up with a strong NM and coach (fpawn on chess.com) Michael Aigner. I wouldn't say he crushed my opening but got me a little discouraged about it. Still it was a very instructive game. Here's the short loss:
That was disappointing. Now I booked my hotel and enjoyed some rest and relaxation for my next game. Here I was sure I would get an easier opponent.
In the next round I played a 2098 from Washington. He didn't play the position properly and allowed me to castle queenside. Then under time pressure he went for this exchange sacrifice (it was basically forced) and he DID have a winning advantage after I made a blunder (not taking his d pawn immediately) but that was just to test him, since he had seconds on his clock and I was able to swindle him having more time
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Oops seems like I forgot to put the data. My opponent was white, his name is Frederick Kleist. The result was 0-1. It was round 2 of the 2013 Larry Evans Memorial held in Reno, NV. The ECO code is C40.
That was exhilarating. He should have managed his time better. Currently I have 1.0/2.
Time for a new day! I ended up sleeping quite late last night so I needed a sugar boost in order to play today :P. In my next game I played a 2077 from Oklahoma. He gave me very active pieces but he started a deadly attack but couldn't find a way to break through. Eventually he made several mishaps and missed some oppurtunities so I was able to get the full point. Here's the game:
That was tiring! Now I have 2.0/3. Unfortunately that would be my last win of the tournament. My estimated rating is 2020.
In the next game I played someone that I've played before, same colors. He is a strong NM (NM Colin Chow). The last time I played him I completely messed up and got crushed. This time I was proud of myself for putting up the best fight I ever have:
As they say, it only takes one bad move to throw away a well-fought game. Oh well, I'll take revenge soon enough!
After that I took lots of pictures around Reno, including the sign lighted up that said "Reno: The Biggest Little City in the World".
Currently I have 2.0/4. In my next round I still gave a great fight and had the advantage for most of the game but with just ONE SLIP lost the game:
That sucks..I missed a clear draw just by that one tiny slip.
After that game I went to the souvenir shop and got some key chains, and an awesome shirt. I relaxed a little but did not go back to the hotel since we were already checked out.
In the last round I was paired with someone from the local Reno area. Here the tournament fatigue seemed to get me, every game I played was at least 4 hours long! I messed up in the opening after he played this seemingly good move and spent tons of time, then got under time trouble and was quickly outplayed. Here's the game:
So this tournament had its ups and downs. I definitely gave a hard fight in all my games, but there were key moves in each game that I missed which made me have an inferior position. Like in the first game a3 was probably better on move 5. In the second game a3 instead of b3 prepares to open it up. In the third game Nc3 instead of Nd4 keeps it even. In the fourth game Bd3 equalizes for white despite black's active queen and bishop. In the fifth game (disappointing) I had an easy practically forced draw with Qxb2. If only I had recognized that checkmate! In the sixth game I got in trouble right out the opening but managed to equalize but eventually my opponent got the better of me.
Another problem is that I got under time trouble in most of my games and played quickly to reach time control. From this tournament I also learned to manage my time.
Overall it was a great tournament and a great learning experience playing in the Open Section! Till later, folks!