USCF National Events / 2014 US Open 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Black is fine after 17. hxg3 Be7.
17. ... Ne7 18. Qf3 Nf5 19. c4?! Black is doing well after this. 19. h3
makes it difficult for Black to play ... Be7. e.g. 19. ... Be7? 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Nh6 22. Bxh6 followed by Qxf7+.
19. ... Rd8 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rac1 dxc4 23. Rxc4
I didn’t really consider 23. ... Qxa3
because after 24. Qc6+ it looked too risky. 23. ... 0-0 24. a4 Rd7 This move defends the seventh rank
and prepares to double on the d-file.
25. Rfc1 Qg5 Threatening 26. ... Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qxc1+ winning a pawn.
26. Qf2 f6?! A bad attempt to complicate things
because he was in time pressure. The simple 26. ... Rfd8 is best.
27. Qf4?! Black gets a better, but drawn ending
after this. 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Qf4 Black has nothing.
27. ... Qxf4 28. gxf4 Rfd8 29. Rc6 Kf7
39. ... Re4 40. Ra7 g5 41. Kf3 g4+ 42. Kf2 Rb4 43. Rg7 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Rb3 45. Kf2 Rb2+ 46. Kf1 Rb4 47. Kf2 Kxe5 48. Rg8 Rb2+ 49. Kf1 Rb4 50. Rg7 Kf6 51. Rg8 e5 52. Kf2 Kf5 53. Ra8 Rb2+ 54. Kf1 Rd2
Preparing 55. ... Ke4 56. Ra4+ Rd4.
55. Ra3? Black has a forced win now. Best is 55.
Ra4 when White shuffles his rook back and forth on a4, b4, and c4. If Black ever plays ... e4 then White gives a check on the fifth rank. And 55. Ra4 Rd4 56. Ra2 Ke4 57. Ke2 also holds.
55. ... Ke4 56. Ra5 Ke3? Winning for Black is 56. ... Rd5 57. Ra3
(57. Ra8 Ke3 then ... e4 and ... Kf3. If 58. Ra3+ then 58. ... Rd3.) 57. ... Rd3 58. Ra6 (58. Ra5 Kf3) 58. ... Kf3 59. Rf6+ Kxg3.
57. Rxe5+ Kf3 The hasty 29. ... Nxd4 reduces Black’s
winning chances a lot after 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Rxe6 Rxf4 33. Re7.
30. Rc7 Kg6 31. g3 h4 Softening White’s pawn chain.
32. Kg2 hxg3 33. hxg3 fxe5 34. fxe5 After 34. dxe5? Rd3 35. R1c3 Kh5 will
eventu ally win the g3-pawn. 34. ... Rxc7
At A Glance ⁄2 After the game I was very happy that I
won the tournament. I played some skittles games with the Denker representative of my state until the closing ceremony. The closing ceremony had a little trivia game based on what they told us during the opening ceremony. Each person that answers a question got a magnetic chess set. I answered a question and was using that set on the way back home. After that the awards were presented and the team prizes were given out. Overall this tourna - ment was a great experience and I hope I get to experi ence it all over again. Ultimately I hope to become the world champion. First, though, I want to beat a grandmaster (GM). Every time I got a winning position against a GM, I find a way to mess it up!
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This wins a pawn but it still should be a draw.
35. Rxc7 Nxd4 36. Nxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxa7 Kf5 38. a5?!
This isn’t really a bad move. It just gives
Black more practical chances. 38. Rxg7 Rxa4 39. Rb7 Rb4 40. Kf3 White has some counterplay.
38. ... bxa5 39. Rxa5
58. Rf5+? 58. Kg1! the only move that draws. 58.
... Kxg3 59. Re1 passive defense works with knight pawns; 58. Re1 Rg2 the finish would be similar to the game.
58. ... Kxg3 Now Black just sets up a Lucena position.
59. Rf8 Rd1+ 60. Ke2 Rg1 61. Rg8 Kh2 62. Rh8+ Kg2 63. Rg8 g3 64. Ke3 Rb1 65. Rg7 Kh2 66. Rh7+ Kg1 67. Rg7 g2 68. Ke2 Rb4 69. Rg6 Kh2 70. Rh6+ Kg3 71. Rg6+ Kh3
I almost played 71. ... Rg4?? which
allows White to draw with 72. Rxg4+ Kxg4 73. Kf2 Kh3 74. Kg1 Kg3.
72. Rh6+ Kg3 73. Rg6+ Kh2 74. Rh6+ Kg1 75. Rg6 Rb7 76. Rh6 Re7+, White resigned.
If 77. Kf3 then 77. ... Kf1 and if the
king goes to the d-file, then 77. ... Re5 with the Lucena position.
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