Cover Story / Annie Wang
Another option is 36. ... a5. After 37. Ra4 b6, White’s a4-rook is out of play.
37. b3 Ba6 38. Kb2 A time-pressure mistake. White had
only about one minute left, while Black had about nine. White should have played 38. Rh2, moving the rook back to help defend the c2-pawn.
38. ... Rgc8 39. Ne3 Qg3
Attacking the e5-pawn. 40. Qd4 Qf2 41. Ka1 Another option in this position is 41. a4.
It provides White’s king with a flight square on a3, in case Black has plans of taking the pawn on c2 and mating White on either the first or second rank.
41. ... Rc3 I missed because I was in time pressure that
White could play 42. Rc4. After 42. ... Qxe3 43. Qxe3 Rxe3 44. Rxc8+ Kxc8 45. Rxf7, White has the hope of queening the pawn on f6. 41. ... b6 was a much better option here.
42. Nd1?? Just a blunder. At this point, my oppo -
nent was practically playing on the time increment only.
42. … Qe1 43. Qxc3 Rxc3, White resigned.
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At A Glance North American Youth Chess Championships
Date: June 12-16, 2014 | Location: Doubletree Tarrytown Hotel, Tarrytown, New York | 282 players | Chief Tournament Director: Walter M. Brown, Jr.
Sponsorship: Chess Educators, U.S. Chess Trust, Crown Trophy; NorCal House of Chess arranged free game analysis with GM Oliver Barbosa and GM Mark Paragua.
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The North American Youth Chess Championship
The 2014 North American Youth Chess Championship in Tarrytown, New York (June 12-16, 2014) welcomed 282 players from all across the USA, Canada and Mexico. Alexander Katz (USA) won first place on tiebreak, earning the international master title along the way. Justus Williams (USA) took second place securing his second international master norm and Andrew Tang (USA) earned his first international master norm. The North American Youth Championship is an event that rotates among USA, Canada and Mexico. All photos by Dora Leticia; only the winners on tiebreak are shown except where noted.
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1st-3rd, 61
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Marghetis); 4th-5th, 51
: Alexander Katz (directly above, right), Justus Williams (above left), Andrew Tang (above right with K-3 section Arbiter Aris ⁄2
: Christopher Gu, Jason Cao
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