The third highest rated nine year old in the country dropped by the UMass Chess Club on his way to a Boston tournament. He certainly impressed the locals in these games, I had a bad endgame and our first board had a bad middlegame.
Liam Henry Putnam-Alan Lasser
2/22/18
UMass Chess Club
game/15
15...Bf8 16.Rfe1 c5 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nb3 Qc7 19.Nxc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Red8 21.Qb5 a6 22.Qb6Qxb6 23.cxb6 Kf8 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.f3 Rd2 +0.10 Stockfish
17...Ng4 18.f3 b5 19.fxg4 bxc4 20.Qxc4 Rf8 21.Kh1 Bd6 22.d5 Nb6 23.Qb3 cxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd525.Rxd5 Qb8 +0.77 Stockfish
18.Qc2 +1.66/22 18...Bf8 18...Bb4 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. exd5 Bf8 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. dxc6 Qxc6 +2.37 Stockfish 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. f4 Qc7 23. Rf3 Nd7 24. e5 Nc5 +2.92 Stockfish 20...Rxe5 21.Nb5 Qb8 22.Nd4 Nh523.Bxe5
24...Rc7 +0.50/22 25.Ne2 g6 26.Rd6 Ke7 27.e5 Nd5 28.Nc3 Nxc3 29.bxc3 Kf8 30.f4 b5 31.c4 bxc432.Rc1 c5
24...h5 25.Rd6 Re6 26.R6d4 g6 27.b3 Kg7 28.Ra4 Ra8 29.Ke3 Re7 30.g3 Nd7 31.Rad4 Nf6 32.h4Rae8 +0.37 Stockfish
30.f4 +1.33/25 30...Rc8 31.Kf3 Rc6 32.g3 f6 32... h5 33. h3 Rc1 34. Rd6+ Ke7 35. Rd3 Ke6 36. Ke4 g6 37. g4 Re1+ 38. Re3 Rf1 39. Rb3 b6 40. Ra3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Rf2 +1.04 Stockfish 33.exf6Kxf6 34.h4 h5
30...g5 +0.85/25 Not falling for the trap, 30...Ke5 31.Re2 31.Rd6+ 31. Kg3 Rc8 32. Rd6+ Kxe5 33. Rd7 f5 34. gxf5 Rc5 35. Rxb7 Ra5 36. a3 Kxf5 +0.73 Stockfish 31...Kxe5 32.Rd7 f5 33.Rxb7 fxg434.fxg4 34. Rxa7 Rd8 35. Re7+ Kf5 36. b4 gxf3 37. Kxf3 Rd4 +0.20 Stockfish 34...Rc8 35.Kg3Rd8 36.Re7+ Kf6 37.Re2 Rd3+ 37... Rd4 38. Re3 Rd2 39. Ra3 Rxb2 40. Rxa7 Rc2 41. Ra3 Ke5 42. h4 Rd2 43. hxg5 hxg5 +0.07 Stockfish 38.Kg2 Kg6 39.Rc2 Rd6 40.Kf3 h5 41.gxh5+ Kxh5 42.Ke4Rf6 43.b3 Kg6 44.Kd5 Rf5+ 45.Kc6 g4 46.b4 Rf6+ 47.Kb5 Rb6+ 48.Kc5 Rf6
31...Rc4 +1.14/26 32.Kg3 32. Kf3 Rc1 33. Rd6+ Ke7 34. Rd3 Rc2 35. Rb3 b6 36. h4 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Ke6 39. Ra3 Rxb2 40. Rxa7 b5 41. Rb7 Rxa2 42. Rxb5 +1.27 Stockfish 32...g5 32... Rc1 33. f5+ Kxe5 34. Rd7 h5 35. gxh5 Rg1+ 36. Kh4 Rg2 37. h3 Kf6 38. Rxb7 a5 39. h6 gxh6 40. Kh5 Rg5+ 41. Kxh6 +0.73 Stockfish 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Rxh6 Rxf4 35.Rh5 Rb4 36.b3 f6 37.h4 gxh4+38.Kxh4 a6 39.exf6+ Kxf6 40.Rh6+
31...Rc6 32.Kf3 Rc1 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Rd3 Rf1+ 35.Ke4 g5 36.f5 Rf4+ 37.Kd5 Rxg4 38.Rb3 b639.Ra3 a5 40.f6+ +0.67 Stockfish
31...Rc1 32.h4 f6 33.exf6 Kxf6 34.h5 Ke6 35.Kf3 b5 36.Re2+ Kf6 37.Re5 a6 38.Rd5 Ke6 39.Rd3b4 40.a3 Rf1+ 41.Ke4 Re1+ 42.Re3 Rb1 43.Rb3 bxa3 44.Rxa3 Rxb2 45.Rxa6+ Kf7 Stockfish has it +1.30 but this position is a theoretical draw.
33.Rxh6 +1.53/27 33...gxf4 34.Kf3 Rc2 35.a3 35. h4 Rxb2 36. a3 Rb3+ 37. Kxf4 Rxa3 38. Rh8 Ra1 39. Rb8 Rf1+ 40. Kg5 Re1 41. Rxb7+ Kf8 42. h5 Rxe5+ +3.17 Stockfish 35...Rxb2 36.h4 Ra237.Kxf4 Rxa3 38.Rh8 Ra4+ 39.Kf5 Ra2 40.h5 Rf2+ 41.Kg5 Re2 42.Rb8 Rxe5+ 43.Kf4 Re144.Rxb7+ Ke6 45.Rxa7 Rf1+ 46.Ke3 Re1+
35...Rxd2 0.00/28 36.Kxd2 Ke6 37.Ke2 Kxe5 38.Ke3 a5 39.a4 Kd5 39...f6 40. b3 b6 41. h3 f5 42. gxf5 Kxf5 43. Kf3 Ke5 = Stockfish 40.Kd3 Ke5 41.Ke3
38...f5 +0.23/26 39.Rxb7 f4+ 40.Kf3 Rd4 41.Re7+ Kf6 42.Rxa7 Rd3+ 43.Ke4 Re3+ 44.Kd4 Rxh345.Ra6+ Kg7 46.b4 Rg3 47.a4 Rxg4 Stockfish also plays 38.Rb4 =
41.Rxg5 +0.38/26 41...Rxa2 42.h4 Ra3+ 43.Kd2 a5 43...Kf6 44. Rf5+ Kg7 45. h5 Rg3 46. Rg5+ Kh6 47. Rg6+ Kh7 48. Ke2 a5 49. Kf2 Rb3 50. g5 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 a4 52. Rd6 a3 53. Rd7+ Kg8 54. Rd8+ Kg7 55. Rd7+ Kg8 = Stockfish 44.h5 a4 45.Kc1 Rh3 46.Ra5 a3 47.Kb1 Rh4 48.Ra4 Rh349.Ka2 Rg3 50.Rf4 Ke5 51.Rf5+ Ke6 52.h6 Rxg4 53.Rh5 Rg8 54.Kxa3 Rh8 55.h7 Kf6 56.Rh1 Kg757.Ka4 Rxh7
Yixin Li-Liam Henry Putnam
2/22/18
UMass Chess Club
game/15
10...exf4 -0.10/19 11.Bxf4 Re8 12.Kh1 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc8 14. Kh1 d5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bd2 Bc5 -0.23 Stockfish 12...d5 13.exd5 13.Nb5 +0.06 Stockfish 13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.c3 Bf616.Qb1 Rac8
13.a4 0.00/21 13...Bc6 14.Bd3 4. Bc4 Rc8 15. Kh1 Qd7 16. b3 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Nc4 +0.18 Stockfish 14...Re8 15.Bxd4 exd4 16.Nb5 Bf8 17.Re1 Qb6 18.Nc4Qd8 19.Qf3 d5 20.exd5 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Bxd5 22.Qf4 Bc5 23.Ne5 Qb6 24.Qf2 Re8 25.Nc4 Bxc4
15...a4 16.Rd3 Qa5 17.Rb1 Bb5 18.Nxb5 Qxb5 19.Bg5 Qc5+ 20.Kf1 Qxc2 21.Qxc2 Rxc2 22.Bxf6gxf6 23.Ne1 Rc4 24.Rg3+ Kh8 25.Re3 d5 26.exd5 Rd8 27.Rd1 Bc5 -0.56 Stockfish
16.Kh1 -0.09/21 16...Rfd8 16... h6 17. Bf2 b5 18. Bh4 Bc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rf2 Qb6 21. g4 b4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rc6 -0.27 Stockfish 17.Bg5 Qb6 18.Rb1 Bc6 19.a3 a4 20.Be3 Qa5 21.Bg5Qa7 22.Qd3 Qc5 23.Qe2
16.a4 h6 17.Nd2 Bc6 18.Rf2 d5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Ne4 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Rfd8 23.Rdd2Rxd2 24.Rxd2 Qc6 -0.33 Stockfish
17...Bc6 -0.46/21 18.Bf2 18. Nd2 h6 19. Kh2 b6 20. Rg1 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. c3 Qc6 -0.67 Stockfish 18...b5 19.Rfe1 19. Bh4 b4 20. axb4 Qb6+ 21. Kh2 Qxb4 22. Rd3 Bb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Rb1 d5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rd2 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 d4 -0.57 Stockfish 19...Rb8 20.Qd2Qb7 21.Qd3 Rfc8 22.Rb1 Nh5 23.Kh2 b4 24.axb4 Qxb4 25.Be3 Nf4 26.Bxf4 exf4 27.Nd5 Bxd5
21...Rxc3 +0.15/26 22.bxc3 d5 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.Kh2 Bc6 24...Kg7 25. Rfe1 Bc6 26. Ra1 Rc8 27. Re3 Bc5 28. Re2 Be7 = Stockfish 25.Rfe1 Bxa3 26.Nc4 Bc5 27.Na5 a3 28.Nxc6 bxc6 29.g4 Rb830.Rb1 Rd8 31.Re2 Kg7 32.Kg3
24.Rd2 +0.59/24 24...Bc6 25.Nc3 Rc8 26.Nd5 26. Rfd1 Kg7 27. Kh2 h5 28. Kg3 Bd7 29. Nd5 Bd8 30. Rf1 Rc4 31. Ne3 +1.14 Stockfish
27.Kh1 0.00/25 27...Re8 28.Nc3 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Nc3 Be7 30. Nd5 Bd8 = Stockfish 28...Be729.Nd5 Kf8 30.Rc1 Bd8 31.Nc3 Ke7 32.Nb5 d5 33.Nc7 Bxc7 34.Rxc7+ Kf8 35.Rxb7 h5 36.g4hxg4 37.hxg4 Kg7 38.Kg2 d4 39.Kg3 Rc8
28.Kh2 -0.83/26 28...e4 28...Bd4 29. Rf3 Re8 30. Kg3 b5 31. Nc6 Bc5 32. Rxb3 axb3 33. Kf3 Kf8 34. Na5 b4 35. a4 e4+ 36. Ke2 Ra8 37. Nxb3 Rxa4 38. Nxc5 dxc5 -1.12 Stockfish 29.Re1 e330.Rd3 Re8 31.Nd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5 Bc5 33.g4 Re5 34.Rxe5 fxe5 35.Kg2 d5 36.Kf3 h6 37.h4 f638.Rc1 b6 39.Re1 Kf7 40.Rc1
29.Kh2 Kg7 30.Rf3 Rc8 31.Rfd3 Re8 32.Kg3 b5 33.Rxd4 exd4 34.Kf3 Re5 35.Kf4 Re1 36.Nc6 d337.Rxd3 Re2 38.Nd4 Rf2+ 39.Ke3 Rxg2 40.Rd2 Rxd2 41.Kxd2 -1.51 Stockfish White spent five minutes on his clock here to play the exchange sac, which seems like the only way to keep the bishop pair from working with the two connected passed pawns
30...Re8 -1.09/26 31.Rg4+ 31. Rxd4 Re2 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxb2 34. Rd4 b5 35. Rxd6 Rb3 36. Rb6 Kf8 -1.16 Stockfish 31...Kh8 32.Rxd4 Re2 33.Rxd6 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Rd4 b5 36. Rxd6 h5 37. h4 Re2 38. Rxf6 Kg7 -1.14 Stockfish 33...Rxb2 34.Rb6 Kg7 35.Nd5 Rf236.Nxf6 Rxf5 37.Ne8+ Kf8 38.Nc7 Rf1+ 39.Kh2 Ra1 40.Rxb7 Rxa3 41.g4 Ra1 42.Rb6 Bc4 43.Rb4Bf1 44.Rb8+ Ke7 45.Nd5+ Kd6 46.Ne3
32.Kg1 -0.70/23 32...Kf8 33.Rh4 33. Nb4 Rc1+ 34. Rf1 Rc5 35. Rf4 Ke7 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. Re4+ Kd7 38. Rh4 Rb1 39. Nd3 b5 40. Rxh7 Bc4 -1.35 Stockfish 33...Rc2 34.Rb4 Rd2 34... Bc4 35. Nf2 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 b5 37. Ne4 d5 38. Nd2 Ke7 39. Kg3 Kd6 40. Nxc4+ bxc4 -3.37 Stockfish 35.Nf2 d536.Rxb7 Rxb2 37.Ng4
32.Kh2 Kf8 33.Nb4 d5 34.Kg3 Bc4 35.Rd4 Rd8 36.Nc2 Re8 37.Kf3 Re5 38.Ne3 b5 39.Kf4 Ke7-1.15 Stockfish
33.Kg1 -0.97/26 33...b5 34.Rd4 Rc2 35.Rxd6 Bc4 36.Nc5 Rxb2 37.Rd4 Ra2 38.Nxa4 bxa4 39.Rxc4Rxa3 40.Rd4 Ra1+ 41.Kf2 a3 42.Ra4 Kg7 43.Ra7 h6 44.Ra4
33.Kh2 Rc2 34.Rb4 Rd2 35.Nf4 Rxb2 36.Rxb7 Ra2 37.h4 h6 38.Rb6 Rxa3 39.Rxd6 Ra1 40.Rb6Bc2 41.Ra6 a3 42.Ra5 a2 43.Ra8+ Ke7 44.Nd5+ Kd6 45.Nb4 Bb3 46.Ra5 h5 47.Kg3 Bc4 -2.15 Stockfish
33.Nb4 Rc1+ 34.Kh2 Rb1 35.Rd4 Rxb2 36.Rxd6 Bc4 37.Rxf6 Bf1 38.Kg3 Rxg2+ 39.Kf4 Rf2+40.Kg3 Rb2 41.Rb6 Rb3+ 42.Kf2 Bxh3 43.f6 h6 44.Rxb7 Kg8 45.Ra7 Rxa3 -2.50 Stockfish
33...Rc2 -1.50/24 34.Rb4 34. Nb4 Rxb2 35. Rxd6 Kg7 36. Kg1 b5 37. Rd3 Bc4 38. Rg3+ Kh6 39. Kh2 Rb3 40. Nc2 Rxg3 41. Kxg3 Kg5 -3.19 Stockfish 34...Rd2 34... Bc4 35. Ne1 Rc1 36. Kh2 b5 37. Nf3 Rd1 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. Nh2 d5 40. Ng4 d4 41. Nf2 Re1 42. Kf4 d3 43. b3 axb3 44. Nxd3 Bxd3 45. Rxb3 -5.46 Stockfish 35.Nf4 Rxb2 36.Rxb7 Ra2 37.Kh2 Rxa3
35...d4 -1.21/23 36.h4 36. Kg3 Rd2 37. Nc5 Bd5 38. Nxa4 Bc6 39. Kh4 Bxg2 40. Nc5 Rc2 41. Nd7+ Ke7 -1.76 Stockfish 36...Rd2 36... b5 37. Rxb5 Bc4 38. Rb8+ Ke7 39. Ne1 d3 40. Rb7+ Kd6 41. Rb8 Kd7 42. Rb4 d2 43. Nxc2 d1=Q 44. Rxc4 Qc1 45. g3 Kd6 46. Kg2 Qxb2 -3.30 Stockfish37.Nf4 Bc2 38.Rxb7 Bxf5
36...Bc4 -0.80/24 37.Nd7+ 37. Nxa4 Bf1 38. Kg3 Rxg2+ 39. Kf4 Rd2 40. h4 h5 41. Ke3 Rh2 42. Kf3 d4 43. Rxd4 b5 44. Nc3 Rxb2 45. Rb4 Rh2 46. Nxb5 Bxb5 47. Rxb5 Rh3+ 48. Kg2 Rxa3 -0.64 Stockfish 37...Ke7 38.Rxb7 Bf1 39.Kg3 Rxg2+ 40.Kf3 Rh2 41.Nb6+ Kd6 42.Rxf7 Ke5 43.Nd7+Kxf5 44.Rxf6+ Kg5
38...Re1 +0.45/29 39.Rxb3 Re3 40.a4 d4 41.Rxb7 dxc3 42.Rc7 Kg7 42...h5 43. a5 Re5 44. Rxc3 Rxa5 45. g4 h4 46. Kg2 Ra4 47. Kf3 Ke7 48. Rc7+ Kf8 49. Rc3 = Stockfish 43.a5 Re5 44.a6 Ra545.Rxc3 Rxa6 46.Rc4 Ra3 47.Rd4 Ra2 48.Kg3 h5 49.Rc4 Kh6 50.h4 Ra3+ 51.Kf4 Kg7 52.Rb4 Ra153.Kg3 Rf1 54.Rf4 Ra1
39...Rd2 +1.32/30 40.Nxf6 Bd5 40...Bc2 41. Nxh7+ Kg7 42. Ng5 Bxf5 43. Rxb7 Ra2 44. Ra7 Kg6 45. h4 Rc2 46. Nxf7 Be4 +1.81 Stockfish 41.Nxd5 Rxd5 42.f6 Rd6 43.Rxb7 Rxf6 44.Ra7 h5 45.h445. Ra8+ Ke7 46. a4 h4 47. Rg8 Rf5 48. Rg4 Rh5 49. Kg1 f6 50. Rf4 Ke6 51. Kf2 Ke7 52. Re4+ Kf7 +2.04 Stockfish 45...Rb6 46.Ra5 Rb3 47.Rxh5 Rxa3 48.g3 Kg7 49.Rc5 f6 50.h5 Kh6 51.Kh3Rd3
42...Ke7 +8.00/34 43.Rxh7 Kf8 44.Rh8+ Kg7 45.Rb8 Bc6 46.g4 Be4 47.Kg3 Bd5 48.Kf4 Bh149.h4 Bg2 50.h5 Bd5 51.Rc8 Kh7 52.Rc5 Bh1 53.Rc7 Kg8 54.Rd7 Bg2 55.h6
51.h5 1-0