Two days ago I went to Quads. I played three rounds of chess, and I won all of them!
The first game was against Andrei Bulankou, someone I had played before. He offered me a lot of chances to win, and I took all of them, forcing his king into the center and mating him there. I won easily, and I went on to the next game, against Anthony Hua (1063), someone I also knew. Anthony was harder, but he still didn't stand a chance. My pieces rushed forwards, forming a great position. I played until the endgame, where I got an advantage and ended the game quickly.
The last game was harder. I played an 1186 named Rui Fan, and beat him with bunches of tactics. I forked, pinned, and skewered him, until I got a decisive advantage. Eventually, he got mated by my bishop sacrifice, and I won the game. Even though he was easy, he was the hardest of my Quad.
In the end, I got a trophy to add to my collection, the second-to-last one I need for a humongous trophy!
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
State Qualifier
Yesterday I went to a state qualifier tournament. There were five rounds, and most of them were very exciting.
During the first round, I played a person who was rated 946. I played the Queen's Gambit, and it was accepted. After that, I forked a knight and bishop. In the endgame, I played a discovered checkmate, also attacking the rook. She was forced to prevent the mate, and I got the rook! After that, I just mated some other way and won. The second round was easier, and I mated very quickly. The other player made a lot of mistakes, and got himself mated. The third round, I played a 1389! I was up a knight when I sacrificed a knight for two pawns. After that, I traded off rooks, and was left with a total of a pawn and a king, while the opponent only had a king. The opponent said I missed a mate in two somewhere. I drawed, since the pawn was a h-pawn. I ate lunch with a total of 2.5 points out of 3.
The fourth round, where I played my friend Michael Kim, was very exciting. I lost. This was because I played too fast, and missed a skewer. If I had played that skewer, I would have won! The last round was boring. I played somebody I had played a long time ago. I was up by a lot of pieces and finally mated him on the 33rd move.
In the end, I got 3.5 points and also 5th place!
During the first round, I played a person who was rated 946. I played the Queen's Gambit, and it was accepted. After that, I forked a knight and bishop. In the endgame, I played a discovered checkmate, also attacking the rook. She was forced to prevent the mate, and I got the rook! After that, I just mated some other way and won. The second round was easier, and I mated very quickly. The other player made a lot of mistakes, and got himself mated. The third round, I played a 1389! I was up a knight when I sacrificed a knight for two pawns. After that, I traded off rooks, and was left with a total of a pawn and a king, while the opponent only had a king. The opponent said I missed a mate in two somewhere. I drawed, since the pawn was a h-pawn. I ate lunch with a total of 2.5 points out of 3.
The fourth round, where I played my friend Michael Kim, was very exciting. I lost. This was because I played too fast, and missed a skewer. If I had played that skewer, I would have won! The last round was boring. I played somebody I had played a long time ago. I was up by a lot of pieces and finally mated him on the 33rd move.
In the end, I got 3.5 points and also 5th place!
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