Simul 8/1/11

Here's the final position from my game in yesterday's 11 board simul with NM Nolan Hendrickson. What started out as a Guicco Piano developed into a very closed game, which I somehow managed to tie up for a victory as black. My first win, in any format, against a master.

Racine G/30 Rounds 1 and 2

Callahagn - Chryst (0-1)

Chryst - Schneider (0-1)

Chryst-Rajendra (the other one)

Anu, the younger Rajendra troublemaker, beat me here in a nice comeback. Someday I will learn to take kids seriously and squelch counterplay when I have a nice position. Kudos to her for fighting on! I didn't even consider 26....Be3. sigh...

We stopped taking notation here, under four minutes.... but I managed to fritter away the ending, too.

Chryst-Rajendra

First game of the Kenosha Quad #1, the first rated tournament at the Kenosha Chess Club, and my first as a USCF Tournament Director. A close game with Avinash here, who is strong and getting stronger.

Schneider - Chryst

Scott (1929) had white here in a "Four Pawns Attack". I managed to acheive, what I consider a strategically won game. But I got careless in the end, grabbed a useless pawn, and stumbled into a mating net. Frustrating, because I really could taste it this time... but I let it slip away.

Chryst-Draves

Sneaked one by Rodney tonight in the Domsky Swiss Round 2. I was white, and clearly losing for most of the game. But behold the power of a passed pawn!

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qe7 11. c5 a6 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Na5 17. Rb1 Nc4 18. Qe2 f4 19. Bf2 Rab8 20. Rb4 b5 21. cxb6 cxb6 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 b5 24. Qb3 Rbc8 25. Rc1 Rc4 26. Qd1 Rfc8 27.d5 Qd7 28. d6 Qc6 29. Bh4 Qd7 30. a3 h6 31. Be7 Qa7+ 32. Kf1 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxc3 34. d7 Qe3 35. d8=Q+ Kf7 36. Q8d2 *

Neimi-Chryst City Championship Round 5

After getting to the end of my "book" in the Ruy Lopez, I made some awkward moves which Nicole capitalized on to pressure my game till it cracked. What a frustrating game.