1
2
3
4-5
C
Dmitri Dobrynin
Rithvik Javgal
Robert Thayer
Nikhil Agashe
David Fujii
Al Rangole
Justin Easterday
Shawn Knapp
5.5
5
4.5
4
DE
Satvik Singireddy
5.5
Henry Benaid
5
Soundararajan Ramazwamy
4
Avyay Varadarajan
4.5
Kiree Devarakonda
Elliot Ki
Ryan Gossiaux
Andy Cai
Ahyan Zaman
Aaron Nhan
1st U1200 Reka Sztaray
5
2nd U1200 Daniel Cheng
4.5
3rd U1200 Stephen Yang
4
Isaiah Lovell
Shree Ayinala
1
2-3
players tied for fourth and
fifth place. They are Nikhil
Agashe, David Fujii, Al
Rangole, Justin Easterday and
Shawn Knapp.
Winning the D and E Section
was Satvik Singireddy. Tied
for Second and Third place
were Henry Benaid and
Soundararajan Ramazwamy
with 5 points. Also scoring
five points and winning first
under 1200 was Reka Sztaray.
Seven players tied for fourth
place in the section with 4.5
points. They are Avyay
Varadarajan, Elliot Ki, Ryan
Gossiaux, Andy Cai, Ahyan
Zaman and Aaron Nhan. Also
scoring 4.5 points to win the
second place under 1200 prize
was Daniel Cheng. Three
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players tied for third under
1200. They are Stephen Yang,
Isaiah Lovell and Shree
Ayinala.
The tournament was
organized by Salman Azhar
and Judit Sztaray from Bay
Area Chess with Richard
Koepcke and Tom Langland
directing.
Below are some great games
from the event. Analysis
computer assisted.
The first two games are from
tournament winner GM Ioan
Cristian Chirila.
White: GM Chirila (2590)
Black: GM Jesse Kraii (2589)
E15 Queens Indian Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6
6.Nbd2 Na5 7.Qc3 c5
8.dxc5 bxc5 9.e4 d5N
Perviously played was 9...Bb7
10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
12.Bg2 in Van Wely -Kamsky,
Antalya 2013
10.cxd5 Bxf1 11.Kxf1 exd5
12.exd5 Be7
12...Nxd5 13.Qe5+ Ne7
14.Ne4‚
13.Kg2 0–0 14.d6 Bxd6
15.Nc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Re8
17.Bg5 h6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6
19.b3 Qb2 20.Rad1
(diagram)
CalChess Journal
20...Re2!?
Offering a piece to expose the
king.
21.Rxd6 Rxf2+ 22.Kh3
Re8 23.Rf1 Rxf1 24.Qxf1
Qxa2 25.Qd3 Qf2 26.Rd8
Rxd8 27.Qxd8+ Kh7
28.Qd3+ g6 29.Ne5 Qe1
30.Ng4 Kg7 31.Kg2 h5
32.Nf2 Qc1 33.Ne4 Kg8
34.Qd8+ Kh7 35.Qd7
Qc2+ 36.Kf3 Kg8!?
36...Qxb3+ 37.Kf4 a5 38.Qe7
(38.Nxc5 Qc4+ 39.Ne4 a4
40.Qa7 Qc1+ and Black would
hold.) 38...a4 39.Qxc5 Qb8+
40.Qe5 Qxe5+ 41.Kxe5 a3
42.Nc3 Kg7 43.Na2 f6+
should hold for Black.
37.h4 Qc1 38.Qd8+ Kh7
39.Qd3 Qh1+ 40.Kf4 Qc1+
41.Ke5 Qb2+ 42.Kd5 1–0
White: IM D. Pruess (2407)
Black: GM Chirila (2590)
C34 Kings Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Ne7
4.Nc3 d5 5.d4 dxe4
6.Nxe4 Nd5 7.Bd3 Be7
8.0–0 0–0 9.c3 Nc6
10.Bc2N Bg4 11.Qd3 Bh5
Summer 2014