My Games From The Western States Open

Hey folks.

I just returned from the annual Western States Open in Reno, Nevada, and while my 2.5/5 score in the Open section might not be a particularly spectacular result, I'm nonetheless glad that the car I was in did not completely lose its brakes on the trip back home.

Anyhow, all five games (I had to take a bye in the last round to catch my ride) illustrate the hard-to-overstate importance of endgames at this level.