My Results from G10 Open Section!

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The Game/10 event of the National Open in LV just ended. It was an open - so everyone rated from 700 to 2700 were all playing in the same swiss pairing. 

My rating being used was 1578 USCF.

I first got paired with White against a Master rated ~2250 and lost a Caro Kann Exchange. I lost.

Second game I played a really nice kid rated 900. He hung a queen and I won with the Black pieces (a King's Indian Defense).

Third game I played a cool guy from Boise. It was a Close Sicilian and I played White. He was rated 1850ish. He made a mistake and played Nf6 (knight should go to e7 in Closed). I launched a strong kingside attack and was crushing him... I was up 2 pawns and had the exchange... but then lost track of time trying to find the finishing blow and lost :( Boo hiss!

Fourth game I had black and played a nice youngster rated 1205. He played the bird and I played a typical kingside fianchetto. He was holding his own until he tried to get cute by delaying a recapture of a pawn and making an empty threat. Instead of exchanging pawns I pushed and suddenly had a very very dangerous passed pawn on the 6th rank, then 7th. Exchanged queens and then mopped up while maintaining the threat. He eventually folded. A grind!

Fifth game I played a really nice guy about 18 years old rated 1802. I played the g3 Glek variation of the 4 knights which ended up in a very even game but where I had a bishop vs. his knight. Unfortunately for him my king was more active and with pawns on both sides of the board... i won a pawn which he later had to exchange his knight for and I converted with the bishop and a few pawns against his king and pawns.

I went in to the 6th game thinking that if I won, I MIGHT be in the money. I was paired with a dude rated 1890 who had 3.5 points. I had black. Ugh. Here is that game:

I can't remember the rest... I'll try :) But I ground him down and played very precisely! I'll post more in my blog soon.

Avatar of MainStreet

It must be an awesome experience to join an Open!

Avatar of motat

Dude, you need to get one of those monroi devices...  you can't just leave us hanging like that!!!  let chess.com pay for it.. do a couple of reviews!!!!  then you can record your whole game for us to see!!!

Avatar of JG27Pyth

Really well played erik!  your moves 23 - 27 looked great to me.

But 42.Rxb2 would have gotten you to the bar quicker than 42. Rff2 

42.Rxb2 with the idea; Rb1!; Rh1# -- I don't think he can prevent the mate without giving up R+B for R with resignation to follow.

Avatar of Golbat

Hmmm, it's rare to see a 1900 player hang an exchange at 1-ply...