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03/04/2022 Round Robin Blitz(ish)
With 2 sections, USChess rated and club rated, each section had an undefeated winner. W. Weber took top spot in the rated section and J. Dempsey won the club rated section.
You can find the USChess results here.
The Club rated results are below.
| # | Place | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Tot |
| 1 | 1 | Jim Dempsey | 1361 | W7 | W3 | 9 | W2 | W6 | W4 | W8 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | Steve Chalk | 1179 | W9 | W5 | 6 | L1 | W3 | W8 | W7 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | Jonathan Engbert | unr. | W4 | L1 | 7 | W5 | L2 | W6 | W9 | 4 |
| 4 | 4-7 | Komiljon Rahimore | 1206 | L3 | W9 | 5 | L6 | W11 | L1 | W10 | 3 |
| 5 | | Dylan Burnett | 926 | W10 | L2 | 4 | L3 | L7 | W11 | B--- | 3 |
| 6 | | Achinthya K | 1014 | U--- | W10 | 2 | W4 | L1 | L3 | W11 | 3 |
| 7 | | Patrick Engbert | unr. | L1 | U--- | 3 | W10 | W5 | W9 | L2 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | Toby Tran | 953 | U--- | U--- | U--- | W9 | W10 | L2 | L1 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 - 11 | Jusraj | 585 | L2 | L4 | 1 | L8 | B--- | L7 | L3 | 1 |
| 10 | | Brian Fox | 1134 | L5 | L6 | U--- | L7 | L8 | B--- | L4 | 1 |
| 11 | | Philip Tran | 350 | U--- | U--- | U--- | B--- | L4 | L5 | L6 | 1 |
11/4/2021 Blitz and Quick:
Per request, we split the group last week into two parallel tournaments. Several members asked for a slower time control and we put together a G15, 3 round Swiss. We also held the advertised G5+2 blitz Swiss and were able to convert it to a double Swiss. Whit Weber walked a away with another perfect score in the Blitz Double Swiss and Klaus managed a perfect score in the G15 section. Perhaps these two will go head to head this week.
Results...
G5 Blitz results from 5 March 2020
Jude took first in the unrated section and Siddarth took first in the rated section. Both went undefeated in 5 rounds. Well done gents.
You can find the rated section results online here. http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202003051822-12698119
Final standings from the unrated section are below!
Nathan Crisp is the Big Fish in the Little Pond - well not any more
Nathan Crisp, Scott Campbell, Weston Shook and Jude Krasnoff faced off in a G5 blitz playoff after a 4 way tie and the end of 4 rounds of Swiss System pairings. Nathan went undefeated to take home the prize which gained him a USChess membership and the ability to play in the rated section! Congratulations to Nathan and welcome to the big pond!
Knights of MD win the ERC Team
Phillip and Isaac combine forces to win the ERC Team Championship. The Knights of MD beat out two other teams with higher average ratings. You can find the wall charts on the Facebook page.
Congratulations to our new Club Champion Whit Weber!
Weber slugged his way through 5 consecutive games with only one draw to seize the Emmorton Recreation Club Championship. His final shootout against Brain Fox can be found online via our Facebook page. Fox played well and managed a minor advantage until about move 6 and on move 9 blundered a piece. That was all the advantage Whit needed to eventually best the unrated section winner.
Also last week we held a parallel event to the Championship Shootout, a G5 Blitz. Mike Killmound walked unscathed through 5 rounds to secure the top spot. Sid managed a clear second with 4 – 1 record. Ronan, Jabbior and Killmond each significantly boost their club ratings.
Weber and Fox to Win Their Sections in the 2020 Club Championship!
Whit Weber and Brian Fox won their sections in the 2020 Club Championship and the two with shoot it out in a G60+5 match Thursday February 6.
Fox toped his field with a perfect 4-0 result and Weber was grilled for a half point resulting in a 3-0-1 result. IN the past the unrated section winner has gone on to win the overall title. Will Brian manage to repeat this rare event?
The players will toss for color so the question is, will Weber uncork his standard ope e4 opening and will Fox allow Whit to attempt a Sicilian?
Games, you say you want to see the games? Well here they are from the rated section!
Cross tables for the Rated Section are HERE.
Here are the results from our Championship Preview from Dec 12 & 19.
The rated section wall chart is on line at the USCF here.
Here is our unrated section.
You can find the games from the rated section here.
Black to move, why not … Qxd3
If
1. ... Qxd3
2. Qh4 and Black has few options (note that 3. Rh8 and Qxd8 threaten #
... Qxf1
3. Kxf1
White to move, find the best move
1. Rxf8+ Qxf8
2. Nxf8 Rxf8
If
2. ... Rxe2
3. Ne6 (threating Qxg7#)
... Rxe6
4. Qb8 and checkmate is forced.
White to move,
Find the Best Move
1. Bf5 (all other moves allow Black to promote the c pawn)
1... exf5 (Other moves for Black allow both pawns to promote and therefore which results in a draw.)
2. h4 and stalement on the next move.
Sometimes, the best move is to fight for a draw.