College Chess / UT Dallas versus U. Belgrade
UT Dallas cheerleaders with (left to right) Rodney Thomas (UT Dallas Chess Advisory Board President), Mark Solomon (Richardson, Texas Mayor Pro Tem), Will Brugge (UT Dallas Chess Advisory Board Member), Jim Stallings (UT Dallas Chess Program Director).
losing for me. I was also low on time. From this moment onward, I was 110 percent focused on defending my position.
25. Bh3 Nf6!? 26. Qf3 Ba5 The move 26. ... Bd4? just loses a piece because
of 27. c3! 27. Be6 Qg6 28. Bf5 Qf7 29. Be6 Qg6 I was ready to take the draw here as this is
nearly losing for me, but deep inside I knew that my opponent will not repeat such a position three times.
30. Qc6! Qh5 Protecting the c5-pawn.
31. g4! Qg5 The only move, as 31. ... Nxg4? loses to 32.
Qc8+! Kg7 33. Rd7. 32. h4? My opponent is now in time trouble and this
is the first of his several inaccuracies which lead to me having a winning position. The most effective (and winning) continuation is 32. f4! Qxf4 33. Qxc5+ Re7 34. Rf1.
32. ... Qxh4 33. Qxc5+ Re7 34. Qxa5 Rxe6 35. Rd8+??
And here is White’s blunder! 35. Qc5+ Kg7 36 January 2016 | Chess Life
36. Qc7+ Kg6 37. Rxe6 Qxg4+ 38. Qg3 was winning for him, and it’s forced as well. But when it comes to a matter of seconds it’s difficult to make the best choice.
35. ... Kf7 36. Qc7+ Kg6 37. Rxe6 And now I missed a winning opportunity. I
encourage the readers of Chess Life to think about how Black can continue.
37. ... Qxg4+??
In time pressure, I missed 37. ... Rxd8! 38. Qxd8 Qxg4+ 39. Kf1 Qxe6 and White can resign. 38. Kf1 Qh3+ Now it’s not possible for Black to play as he
did in the previous line as 38. ... Rxd8 39. Rxf6+! Kxf6 40. Qxd8+ and it’s White who will play for a win.
39. Kg1 Qg4+ 40. Kf1 Qh3+, Draw agreed. So I decided to just repeat the moves and take
a draw. This was a difficult game for me. I could have improved in the opening and could have been more prepared for it. Our team nevertheless won 9-7, which is pretty awesome. The Gligoric Cup was a great experience for me!
See more information about the Gligoric Cup at
chessclub.com and
www.chessdom.com/10th- annual-svetozar-gligoric-transatlantic-cup/.
Year Winning Team
2006 Belgrade 2007 Dallas 2008 Dallas 2009 Dallas
2010 Belgrade 2011
2012 Belgrade 2013 Belgrade
2014 Belgrade/Dallas 2015 Dallas
Belgrade/Dallas
Final Score
81
121 81 111
91
2⁄ -71 11-5 2⁄ -31 2⁄ -71 2⁄ -41 8-8 2⁄ -61 9-7 8-8 9-7
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GLIGORIC
TRANSATLANTIC CUP MATCH HISTORY
PHOTO CREDIT: ALEXEY ROOT
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