Round 1 Action Wagner vs Betaneli. All participants were required to wear orange shirts for this round*
The open section had only 14 players.
The top seeds were
1.Betaneli (2277)
2.Stamnov (2217)
3.Santarius (2158)
4.Luo (2071) #2 Age 10 in the nation
Wesley Furguson(1966) wins clear first with 4/5.
The top seeds were
1.Betaneli (2277)
2.Stamnov (2217)
3.Santarius (2158)
4.Luo (2071) #2 Age 10 in the nation
Wesley Furguson(1966) wins clear first with 4/5.
Finishing with 3.5/5 were : Betaneli, Stamnov and Santarius.
Betaneli and Santarius who were tied with 3 points going into the last round decided on a quick draw. Luo had a sub par tournament 1-1=3
I tied for 1st-2nd Under 2000 with 3/5 (2-1=1 plus a bye)
Draw LUO, BRIAN J 2071
Win COVIC, MEHMED 1847
Loss PARKER, ANTHONY LEE 1987
Win GROCHOWSKI, ROBIN J 1789
My record against Brian Luo is now 1-0=2. Not too shabby considering that there is at least one master who has a 0-2 record against him.
In my only loss I sacrificed a Bishop that netted me the exchange. I then won a pawn, but got myself into time trouble, and in the last move before time control blundered it all away. Later analysis shows that I could have probably drawn this game.
After I played Bh2
The critical last move before time control. Re6 here and I am fine, but I played the horrible Nb6 allowing Be5 after which with best play I may be able to draw, but ended up losing.
Performance rating = 2021
Rating Change = 1839-1859
*Just kidding about the orange shirts
One would think that at the Badger Open red would be the color of choice!
ReplyDeleteVery nice tournament! Are you still planning on playing at the Midwest Class in Chicago next month?
ReplyDeleteHope to finally meet you there!
Tony
I am pretty sure I will be there. See you then.
ReplyDeleteI was talking to Andy Catlin from MI at the tournament, do you know him?
I know who he is but we've never spoken to each other before.
ReplyDeleteHe lives on the west side of Michigan and I live about as far east as you possibly can before crossing over into Canada.
Does that mean Port Huron? We drove through there on our way to Toronto a three weeks ago.
ReplyDeletedamn good job dude keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty close to Port Huron - about 35 minutes south. I live about 5 miles from Lake St Clair.
ReplyDeleteTony
Also, if you drove to Port Huron, then you must have taken I-94. I live about 2 miles from I-94.
ReplyDeleteBrian's result should have been even worse had I converted a won ending into a full point. But then again, I was a bit fortunate vs Stamnov and held a supsect position to a draw. It all evens out eventually. :-)
ReplyDeleteAlex Betaneli
hey ivan! Oh yeah my score against stamnov is 0.5-2.5
ReplyDeleteBrian
silly alex -- you never could have won
ReplyDeleteI was talking about your record against Burgess
ReplyDeleteSilly Brian! I am sure computer has already told you I could have won more than three times. :-) As for me, I don't need Fritz to confirm my own analysis of this particular encounter. :-) Either way, you are silly, but are quickly turning into a good player.
ReplyDeleteAlex
lol, ivan maybe you should put 2-0 instead of 0-2 :) jk
ReplyDeleteIn the post I am saying that the master has a 0-2 against you.
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