USCF Game 78(D):Kindred-Tan
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USCF Game 77(W):Kindred-Tanas
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USCF Game 76(D):Mikina-Kindred
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USCF Game 75(W):Kindred-Stinson
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USCF Game 74(D):Lake-Kindred
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USCF Game 73(D): Kindred-Wallach
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USCF Game 72(W): Crump-Kindred
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USCF Game 71(D):Kindred-Massick
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USCF Game 70(W): Eelbode-Kindred
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USCF Game 69(W): Kindred-Wake
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USCF Game 68(L): P.Miller-Kindred
It is round 5 and once again I made it to the money round. At the time I thought it was for small money of about a $100 or so, but as it turned out the game was for about $450. Unfortunately for me, my opponent was very strong and p...
USCF Game 67(W): Kindred-Begley
Round four I win a quick victory in 21 moves, but despite its short length my opponent Daniel Begley made it a complicated and interesting game. He was rated 1624 with a high of 1638. The game became really complicated in the middle game with a...
USCF Game 66(W): Kindred-Cao
Round 3 was an amazing game. Maybe my favorite game out of all my USCF games so far, at least top 5. It was a real war that had both of us gunning for mate as the game ended, he was just a half step behind. As I checkmated him, he c...
USCF Game 65(W): Norris-Kindred
Round 2 was a fun game with lots of psychological elements with me trying my best poker face after accidently dropping a pawn. Of course I tried to pretend I meant to do it. In the end it did turn out to be a successful gambit of so...
USCF Game 64(L): Nickel-Kindred
Another King’s Island Open tournament begins. I would be in the U1700 division beginning with a rating of 1658. I began this tournament with more confidence than I did 2 years ago when I started my first U1700. This maybe was over confidence si...
USCF Game 63(W): Bechtold-Kindred
Once again round 5 was a money round as a win would assure me of 4th place or better with 2nd possible. I ended up landing in 3rdor 3-7 to be more accurate. I would win using the French once again. My opponent was Christian Bechtold who I had play...
USCF Game 62(D): Kindred-S.A.Jackson
Round 4 was a draw. I got to play the London, but my opponent knew it even better than I did. He outplayed me and had a small advantage heading into the endgame but I came up with a very strong tactical shot which allowed me to draw in a strange e...
USCF Game 61(W): Meredith-Kindred
Round 3 is another win with the French defense against Sean Robert Meredith who was rated 1714 also his peak so far. He was a strong player but didn’t have much knowledge of the French luckily for me. After dropping a piece in the opening he nearl...
USCF Game 60(D): Kindred-Lake
Round 2 was a drawn game that I perhaps should have won with a passed pawn, but at the time over the board I just couldn’t solve the blockade. My opponent was James Lake who was rated 1676 with a peak of 1782.
USCF Game 59(W): Kindred-Juneja
In November of 2012 I came back to the Kings Island Open and this time coming in at 1530 I had to participate in the U1700 section. I had never been in a section this high before and I was worried about getting skunked and losing every game. I end...
USCF Game 58(D): Ladd-Kindred
Round 5 was an interesting round because 1st place was still possible if certain matches were drawn or lost. As it turned out there was a 7 way tie for 1st place. It was interesting because we all felt like big time GMs agreeing to draws before it...
USCF Game 57(D): Kindred-Slossen
Round 4 was against a Michael Slossen who was rated 1455 with a peak of 1638. He claimed to a have a chess.com correspondence rating of 2100+. He was quite strong I thought and played the Dutch defense and I knew little about it at the time. He en...
USCF Game 56(W): Gannon-Kindred
Round 3 was another win using the French defense putting me at perfect 3 after 3 rounds. My opponent was Brian Gannon II who was rated 1433 at the time with a peak of 1498.
USCF Game 55(W): Kindred-Briggs
Round 2 was another win, against Gary Briggs rated 1385 and also his peak.
USCF Game 54(W): Prezkop-Kindred
2 years later in November 2011 another Kings Island Open U1500 begins. My round 1 opponent is Michael Prezkop who I’ve played twice before this game. He is tough as usual but I edge him out for the win yet again using the French defense. He is rat...
