Quads 1/25/13

Yesterday I participated in Quads. I lost two games and won one game. The first game I played was against Bernard Bazar. He won by promoting a pawn into a queen. After that, the results were predictable, and he won. I made a few great moves, but he was simply too strong. The second game was against Gene Yang. I lost because of a mistake I made. I shouldn't have taken his bishop with my pawn, and I should have moved my rook to protect against imminent checkmate. I took the bishop. The queen came over, and I lost because I was trapped in my pawn shield. The third game was against Michel Nelson. I beat him easily, after promoting and promoting again. He made a few mistakes, and in the end I checkmated.

Quads 1/20/13

Yesterday I went to Quads at Bellevue Chess4Life. Quads are rated Swiss chess tournaments that are held every Friday.

I was in Quad 8, one of the highest Quads there is. I won the third- and fourth- rated kids on the first and second rounds. But on the third round, I lost to the second-rated person! (I was the first) We had an exciting three-way blitz-off. Since I was the highest-rated, I got a BYE for the first round, and just watched. It was amazing, but the second-rated person lost his king to a check because he didn’t notice it, and lost. I beat the third-rated person easily, and won the Quad trophy.

All in all, I had a great time, and look forward to going again!