Played in Badger Open, this weekend. Finished 3-way second place with 4/5 points and won the class A prize solely. The only loss was against David Jin in rd 2 where I couldn't find right moves in time pressure in an highly unclear material up position. The loss cost me net 7 points even though I won 4 other games.
Paul Fricano won the even clear first with 4.5/5. Congratulations to Paul ! Garvin won the Class B as clear first. Thanks a lot to Ashish, Gregory Reese and others for offereing a chance to play in Milwaukee after a long time. Very well organized. It deserved even higher participation. Games from the event to follow.
Link to the results
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200809218591-12916036
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Won First Correspondence Tournament 6-0
I started playing correspondence chess this summer. The first tournament was Walter Muir (08WM16). Played following players two games each. I won the event 6-0.
Christopher A. Bastin
White: Slav defense, Bg4 variation
Black: Nimzo-Indian, Samisch variation
Patrick A. Walsh
White: Trompowsky, Ne4-d5 variation
Black: Bogo-Indian, Nbd2 variation
Daniel L. Johnson
White: Trompowsky, Unusual (Nc6) variation
Black: Ruy Lopez, Anti-Marshall variation
Overall I really liked it. I could play Ruy Lopez from black side after a long time ! I used to play e5 to e4 when I started playing chess (before moving to Sicilian). I actually played the variations I play over the board. The best thing is I could analyze some positions for days which is different from normal tournaments. I hope when these positions will come up in live events, I would make use of this experience.
In summary, Corr chess is more like searching the truth in the position. If you love chess and like analysing the position, bringing the deep secrets out, Correspondence chess is the way to go. Following are the games from the event.
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Walsh,Patrick
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 b6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nc3 f5?! [7...Bb7 8.Qg4; 7...Bb4 8.Qg4 0-0 9.Bh6 Qf6 10.Qxe4] 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh3 Nc6 [9...Bd6 10.0-0-0 Bxf4 11.exf4 0-0 12.Qe3 Nd7 13.f3 Bb7 14.fxe4 fxe4 15.Nh3 Nf6 16.Ng5 Qe7 17.h4 (17.Ncxe4 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Nd5 19.Qg3 Nxf4 20.Rhe1) 17...h6 18.Ngxe4 Bxe4 19.Nxe4 Nd5] 10.0-0-0 Ba6 11.d5
exd5 12.Nxd5
1-0
Walsh,Patrick - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 h6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.e4 Bxe4 12.Qc3 c5
0-1
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Bastin,Christopher
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qc7 6.Ne5 Bh5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Na3 e6 [9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 (10...Qxe5 11.Qxb7 Rd8 (11...Rb8 12.Bb5+) 12.Nb5+-; 11.Rc1 Qb6 (11...Qd8 12.Qxb7; 11...Qb8 12.Nb5) 12.Nb5+-] 10.Rc1 Bd6 11.Nb5 Qd8
12.Nxd6+ Qxd6 13.Qxb7 0-0 14.Nxc6 Nd7 15.Bb4
1-0
Bastin,Christopher - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.Bg5 Qa5 7.Qb3 [7.Qd3 cxd4 (7...Ne4 8.Bd2) 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qxd4 e5] 7...cxd4 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qb4 Nc6 10.Qxa5 Nxa5 11.cxd4 b6 12.e4 Bb7 13.Bd3 f5 14.f3 fxe4 15.fxe4 f5
16.Nf3 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.0-0 Bxf3 19.Rxf3 Nxc4 20.Rc3 d5 21.Ra2 Kd7 22.Kf1 Raf8+ 23.Ke1 Rf4 24.Rd3 Rhf8 25.Kd1 Rf1+ 26.Kc2 R8f2+ 27.Kb3 Rb1+
0-1
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Johnson,Daniel
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 Be7 5.Qd2 b6 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.d5 exd5 8.exd5 Nb4 9.0-0-0 [9.Bc4 0-0 10.0-0] 9...Nbxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Bc4 Nf6 [11...Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Nf6; 11...h6] 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 [12...gxf6 13.Qh6] 13.Rhe1+ Be7 14.Qg5 Kf8 15.Qf5 d5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Bd6 18.Ne5 f6 19.Nd7+ Kf7 20.Qe6+ Kg6 21.Ne5+
1-0
Johnson,Daniel - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 Na5 9.d3 0-0 10.Nc3 Bb7
11.Bd2 Nxb3 12.axb3 c5 13.Ne2 Nh5 14.Ng3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 f5 16.exf5 Rxf5 17.Rf1 Qb6 18.Kh2 Raf8 19.Rb1 d5 20.Be3 Bd6 [20...Qe6 21.Qe2 e4 22.dxe4 dxe4 23.Nd2 Bd6; 20...e4 21.dxe4 (21.Nd2 Rxf1 22.Nxf1 d4 23.Bg1 e3) 21...dxe4 22.Nd2 Qe6 (22...Qg6 23.Bf4 h5 24.Qe2 h4) 23.Qe2 Bd6 24.Rxf5 Rxf5 25.Rf1; 20...Qe6 21.Qe2 (21.Nd2 Rxf1 22.Nxf1 d4 23.Bg1 e4 24.dxe4) 21...e4 22.dxe4 dxe4 23.Nd2 Bd6 24.Rxf5 Rxf5 25.Rf1 Rxf1 26.Nxf1] 21.Qe2 Qc7 22.Nh4 Rxf1 23.Rxf1 Rxf1 24.Qxf1 d4 25.Bd2 [25.Bf2 e4 26.Nf5 (26.dxe4 Bxe4) ] 25...e4 26.Nf5 Bf8 27.Bf4 Qf7 28.g4 g6 29.Ng3 exd3 30.cxd3 Qxb3 31.Qe2 Qf7 32.Bd2 c4 33.dxc4 bxc4 34.Be1 d3 35.Qd2 Qd5 36.Nf1 Bb4
0-1
Christopher A. Bastin
White: Slav defense, Bg4 variation
Black: Nimzo-Indian, Samisch variation
Patrick A. Walsh
White: Trompowsky, Ne4-d5 variation
Black: Bogo-Indian, Nbd2 variation
Daniel L. Johnson
White: Trompowsky, Unusual (Nc6) variation
Black: Ruy Lopez, Anti-Marshall variation
Overall I really liked it. I could play Ruy Lopez from black side after a long time ! I used to play e5 to e4 when I started playing chess (before moving to Sicilian). I actually played the variations I play over the board. The best thing is I could analyze some positions for days which is different from normal tournaments. I hope when these positions will come up in live events, I would make use of this experience.
In summary, Corr chess is more like searching the truth in the position. If you love chess and like analysing the position, bringing the deep secrets out, Correspondence chess is the way to go. Following are the games from the event.
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Walsh,Patrick
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 b6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nc3 f5?! [7...Bb7 8.Qg4; 7...Bb4 8.Qg4 0-0 9.Bh6 Qf6 10.Qxe4] 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh3 Nc6 [9...Bd6 10.0-0-0 Bxf4 11.exf4 0-0 12.Qe3 Nd7 13.f3 Bb7 14.fxe4 fxe4 15.Nh3 Nf6 16.Ng5 Qe7 17.h4 (17.Ncxe4 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Nd5 19.Qg3 Nxf4 20.Rhe1) 17...h6 18.Ngxe4 Bxe4 19.Nxe4 Nd5] 10.0-0-0 Ba6 11.d5
exd5 12.Nxd5
1-0
Walsh,Patrick - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 h6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.e4 Bxe4 12.Qc3 c5
0-1
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Bastin,Christopher
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qc7 6.Ne5 Bh5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Na3 e6 [9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 (10...Qxe5 11.Qxb7 Rd8 (11...Rb8 12.Bb5+) 12.Nb5+-; 11.Rc1 Qb6 (11...Qd8 12.Qxb7; 11...Qb8 12.Nb5) 12.Nb5+-] 10.Rc1 Bd6 11.Nb5 Qd8
12.Nxd6+ Qxd6 13.Qxb7 0-0 14.Nxc6 Nd7 15.Bb4
1-0
Bastin,Christopher - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.Bg5 Qa5 7.Qb3 [7.Qd3 cxd4 (7...Ne4 8.Bd2) 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qxd4 e5] 7...cxd4 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qb4 Nc6 10.Qxa5 Nxa5 11.cxd4 b6 12.e4 Bb7 13.Bd3 f5 14.f3 fxe4 15.fxe4 f5
16.Nf3 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.0-0 Bxf3 19.Rxf3 Nxc4 20.Rc3 d5 21.Ra2 Kd7 22.Kf1 Raf8+ 23.Ke1 Rf4 24.Rd3 Rhf8 25.Kd1 Rf1+ 26.Kc2 R8f2+ 27.Kb3 Rb1+
0-1
Roychoudhury,Souvik - Johnson,Daniel
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 Be7 5.Qd2 b6 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.d5 exd5 8.exd5 Nb4 9.0-0-0 [9.Bc4 0-0 10.0-0] 9...Nbxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Bc4 Nf6 [11...Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Nf6; 11...h6] 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 [12...gxf6 13.Qh6] 13.Rhe1+ Be7 14.Qg5 Kf8 15.Qf5 d5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Bd6 18.Ne5 f6 19.Nd7+ Kf7 20.Qe6+ Kg6 21.Ne5+
1-0
Johnson,Daniel - Roychoudhury,Souvik
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 Na5 9.d3 0-0 10.Nc3 Bb7
11.Bd2 Nxb3 12.axb3 c5 13.Ne2 Nh5 14.Ng3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 f5 16.exf5 Rxf5 17.Rf1 Qb6 18.Kh2 Raf8 19.Rb1 d5 20.Be3 Bd6 [20...Qe6 21.Qe2 e4 22.dxe4 dxe4 23.Nd2 Bd6; 20...e4 21.dxe4 (21.Nd2 Rxf1 22.Nxf1 d4 23.Bg1 e3) 21...dxe4 22.Nd2 Qe6 (22...Qg6 23.Bf4 h5 24.Qe2 h4) 23.Qe2 Bd6 24.Rxf5 Rxf5 25.Rf1; 20...Qe6 21.Qe2 (21.Nd2 Rxf1 22.Nxf1 d4 23.Bg1 e4 24.dxe4) 21...e4 22.dxe4 dxe4 23.Nd2 Bd6 24.Rxf5 Rxf5 25.Rf1 Rxf1 26.Nxf1] 21.Qe2 Qc7 22.Nh4 Rxf1 23.Rxf1 Rxf1 24.Qxf1 d4 25.Bd2 [25.Bf2 e4 26.Nf5 (26.dxe4 Bxe4) ] 25...e4 26.Nf5 Bf8 27.Bf4 Qf7 28.g4 g6 29.Ng3 exd3 30.cxd3 Qxb3 31.Qe2 Qf7 32.Bd2 c4 33.dxc4 bxc4 34.Be1 d3 35.Qd2 Qd5 36.Nf1 Bb4
0-1
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