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passed pawn on d6. 31. ... Be7 intending ... Kd7 would have been a better defense. White would still retain an edge after tries like 32. Bf3 Kd7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. b4, but it may have not been enough to win.
32. exd6 Kd7 33. Ke5 Black, helpless, can only passively wait.
33. ... Be2 34. h4 Bg4 35. b4 Planning a2-a4, a5, Bf1, and b4-b5,
occupying the b5-square with my bishop. 35. ... b5 The text move is a desperate attempt
to stop the aforementioned plan, but White is now able to take advantage of the weaknesses on the queenside.
36. Bf1! Preparing to bring the bishop on the a4-
d1 diagonal and play a4, which would create a decisive weakness on the queenside.
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and so if I won that would secure first place. It led to a rook ending where I was up a pawn, but it was still drawn. There were some mistakes by both sides and I gave him an opportunity to draw in a winning position. Here is the game:
French Defense (C16) FM David Brodsky (2253) Advait Patel (2265) Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions (6), 07.29.2014 Notes by Patel.
BARBER TOURNAMENT OF K-8 CHAMPIONS: ADVAIT PATEL
When I found out the last morning of
the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions that I was paired against David Brodsky, I immediately had a flashback from the North American Youth Chess Champi- onship (NAYCC) in Tarrytown, New York. In that tournament David finished half a point ahead of me taking first place. It was my goal this summer to win one of these two tournaments, the NAYCC or the Barber. Of course, as fate decided, I played David Brodsky. My game with David was very intense. Around move 40 I realized that John Burke lost to Joshua Sheng
40 November 2014 | Chess Life
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6!? A line played by Petrosian. The idea is
to play ... Ba6 at some point trading the bishops.
5. a3 Bf8 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 Bd7 8. Nf3 c5
9. Bxd7+ Also possible is 9. Bb3 c4 10. Ba2 when
White will activate the light-squared bishop with Bb1, Ne2, and c2-c3.
9. ... Qxd7 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. c3 c4 Playing for the pawn break ... b5-b4. 12. 0-0 Nge7 13. Nd2 h5?!
Black is still alright after this, but the immediate 13. ... Nf5 was fine. The h5- pawn could be a weakness later. I was worried about 14. g4? Nh4 15. Ng3 but this is fine for Black. 15. ... Be7 16. f4 0-0 followed by ... f7-f5.
14. b3
Attempts to open the position up with my king in the center.
14. ... cxb3 15. Nxb3 Nf5
39. ... d4 Desperation. 39. ... Bh3, waiting, would
36. ... Bf5 No better is 36. ... d4 37. Kxd4 Kxd6
38. Bg2 Bf5 39. Bb7 Kc7 40. Be4 Bg4 41. Ke5.
37. Be2 Bh3 38. Bd1 Bf5 39. a4
also be hopeless for Black: 40. axb5 axb5 41. Be2 Kc6 42. Bxb5+ and White wins.
40. axb5 axb5 41. Kxd4 Kxd6
42.Be2 The weakness on b5 is decisive.
42. ... Kc6 43. Ke5 Bh3 44. Bf3+ Kd7 45. Be2 Kc6 46. Kf6 Kd5 47. Bxb5 Ke4 48. Bc6+ Kxf4 49. b5 e5 50. b6 Bc8 51. b7 Bxb7 52. Bxb7 Kg4 53. Kxe5 Kxh4 54. Kf6 Kh5 55. Be4, Black resigned.
With this win I was able to secure clear
first place in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions! I was very happy with my play, and also with the tournament overall. Participating in the Denker Tour - na ment of High School Champions is already a huge honor, and to win was something that I certainly did not expect. I hope that the legacy of Arnold and Mitchell Denker will be carried on for years to come, and will bring about more and more chess players for future generations.
Date: July 26-29, 2014 | Location: Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida | 46 players | Top Finishers: 1st, 51 41
Denker Tournament of High School Champions : Christopher Gu; 2nd, 5: Edward Song; 3rd-5th,
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