REPORT - 2019 Coventry Open, Jan. 12
Derek Meredith, Joe Bihlmeyer, and Dan Smith shared first place honors, each with 2 wins and a draw, at the 2019 Coventry Open chess tournament.
The tournament was held Jan. 12 at Mill Brook Place in Coventry CT, Rob Roy TD.
Meredith and Bihlmeyer are instructors at the New Britain Chess Club. Dan Smith runs the chess club in Westerly RI.
Gabriel Watson and Shawn Parker tied for fourth place, each with 2-1 scores. Gabe won his game with a national expert.
Gabe, Shawn, and Dave Brown came from the Hartford DIG Team. Thanks to Derek Meredith for providing them with transportation.
Jan Van de Mortel, new President of the Connecticut State Chess Assoc., and Mark Denihan of Hebron Chess Club, visited the tournament.
Twelve players competed in this USCF-Rated tournament. Thanks to each of you for making this such a fun day. Our next tournament is Feb. 23.
PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT CLICK HERE
----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.5 |W 6|W 8|D 2| CT | 10031443 / R: 2097 ->2098 | | | | | | Q: 2005 ->2008 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.5 |W 7|W 9|D 1| CT | 12686352 / R: 2053 ->2056 | | | | | | Q: 2000 ->2003 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | DANIEL SMITH |2.5 |D 11|W 6|W 5| RI | 12704934 / R: 1470 ->1558 | | | | | | Q: 1365 ->1478 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | SHAWN B PARKER |2.0 |L 8|W 12|W 9| CT | 16757316 / R: 1247 ->1261 | | | | | | Q: 1024P22->1048P25 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | GABRIEL JORDEN WATSON |2.0 |W 12|W 11|L 3| CT | 16449073 / R: 1138 ->1204 | | | | | | Q: 1181 ->1236 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | MICHAEL SMITH |1.0 |L 1|L 3|W 7| CT | 16903342 / R: 1764P3 ->1683P6 | | | | | | Q: 1730P3 ->1644P6 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | THOMAS RIZZO |1.0 |L 2|W 10|L 6| MA | 10017769 / R: 1572 ->1556 | | | | | | Q: 1598P16->1575P19 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | HAYES GOODMAN |1.0 |W 4|L 1|U | RI | 15207355 / R: 1441 ->1452 | | | | | | Q: 1327 ->1335 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | CARL FETTEROLL |1.0 |W 10|L 2|L 4| MA | 14903973 / R: 1301 ->1275 | | | | | | Q: 1113 ->1084 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | DAVID C BROWN |1.0 |L 9|L 7|W 12| CT | 16757296 / R: 473 -> 480 | | | | | | Q: 505P21-> 509P24 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | MARK BOURQUE |0.5 |D 3|L 5|U | CT | 12139250 / R: 2025 ->1988 | | | | | | Q: 1874 ->1831 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | OWEN LAVOIE RIGNEY |0.0 |L 5|L 4|L 10| CT | 16922975 / R: Unrated-> 101P3 | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 123P3 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Down a pawn in an endgame where you’ve got the knight and your opponent has the bishop? The situation is under control for the Chess Life endgame columnist Daniel Naroditsky, who finds the plan for victory.
GM Daniel Naroditsky(2616)-Andrew Hong(2390)
1/4/19
Bay Area International
1.d4 d5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Bf4 e6
4.Nb5 Bb4+
5.c3 Ba5
6.e3 O-O
7.Bd3 c6
8.Nd6 Bc7
9.Nxc8 Qxc8
10.Bg5 Nbd7
11.Qf3 Re8
12.g4?! -0.72/23
12.Bh4 -0.15/21 12...c5 13.Ne2 Bd6 14.O-O Qc6 15.Ng3 Rac8 16.dxc5 Qxc5
12.Ne2 Rb8 13.Bh4 Bd8 14.g4 g6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.g5 e5 17.gxf6 e4 18.Bxe4 Rxe4 19.h4 h5 20.Kd2 +0.13 Stockfisk
12…e5
13.Bxf6 Nxf6?! -0.45/24
13...e4 -0.72/24 14.Qd1 exd3 14...Nxf6 15. Be2 Qe6 16. g5 Nd7 17. h4 a5 18. a4 Reb8 19. Bg4 Qe7 -1.25 Stockfish 15.Bh4 Nb6 16.Bg3 Nc4 17.b3 d2+ 18.Ke2 Bxg3 19.hxg3
14.Bf5 Qd8
15.dxe5 Bxe5
16.Ne2 Ne4
17.Ng3 Nd6
17...Qa5 18.Qd1 Nxg3 19.hxg3 g6 20.Bd3 d4 21.O-O dxc3 22.bxc3 Rad8 23.Qc2 Bxc3 24.Rad1 Bf6 25.Kg2 Kg7 26.Be2 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Re7 -1.15 Stockfish
18.Bd3 b5
18...Rb8 19.O-O Qh4 20.Qe2 Bf6 21.Rad1 -0.93 Stockfish
18...Qh4 19.Ne2 Ne4 20.Qg2 Rad8 21.Rd1 h6 22.h3 Bc7 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.O-O Qe7 25.Rd4 c5 26.Rxd8 Qxd8 27.Ng3 Qd5 28.a3 Qd3 29.Re1 Qd2 30.Re2 Qd1+ 31.Qf1 Qd5 -1.00 Stockfish
19.Rd1 Nc4
20.Bxc4 bxc4
21.O-O Rb8
22.e4 Qf6?! -0.11/24
22...Rxb2 -0.46/20 23.exd5 cxd5 24.Rxd5 Qf6 25.Qxf6 25. Qe4 Qe6 26. Qxc4 Rd2 27. Rc5 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxa2 29. Re1 f6 30. Rd1 Bxg3 31. hxg3 Re7 = Stockfish 25...Bxf6 26.Rc5 Bxc3 27.Rxc4 Ba5 28.a4 Bb6 29.Ne4 h6 30.Kg2 Re5
22...d4 23.cxd4 Bxd4 24.b3 cxb3 25.axb3 g6 26.Ne2 c5 27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Rd3 Rb4 29.Qf4 Qe7 30.Re1 a5 -0.09 Stockfish
23.Qxf6 Bxf6
24.exd5 cxd5
25.Rd2 g6
26.Rfd1 Re6
27.f4 Be7
28.f5 Reb6
29.Rxd5 Rxb2
30.Ne4 Rxa2?! -0.01/27
30...Re2 -0.37/24 31.Re5 Kf8 32.Nf6 32. f6 Bd6 33. Kf1 Bxe5 34. Kxe2 Rb2+ 35. Kf3 Ke8 36. h4 Rxa2 37. Rd5 Bc7 = Stockfish 32...Rxe5 33.Nd7+ Kg7 34.Nxe5 gxf5 35.gxf5 Rb5 36.Nxc4 Rxf5 37.Kg2 Rg5+ 38.Kf1 Rc5 39.Rd7 Kf8 40.Ne3 Bg5 41.Nd5 Ra5 42.Nb4 Ra3 43.c4 a5 44.Nc6 Rxa2
30...gxf5 31.gxf5 Kg7 32.Kh1 R8b6 33.Rg1+ Kf8 34.Rg2 Rb1+ 35.Rg1 R1b2 = Stockfish
31.Rd7?! -0.50/25
31.f6 -0.01/27 31...Bf8 32.Rd8 Rab2 33.R1d4 h5 33...h6 34. h4 a5 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Rxc4 Ba3 37. Ra4 Bb2 38. Kg2 Rb5 39. Kf3 +0.45 Stockfish 34.h3 34. g5 a5 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Rxc4 Ba3 37. Kf2 Bc1 38. Kf3 Rd8 39. h4 Rd3+ 40. Ke2 Rd8 41. Ra4 +0.74 Stockfish 34...hxg4 35.hxg4
31...Bf8?! -0.10/26
31...gxf5 -0.50/25 32.gxf5 Bh4 33.f6 h6 34.Kh1 Rbb2 35.Rg1+ Bg5 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Nxg5+ hxg5 38.Rxg5 Ra1+ 39.Rg1 Rxg1+ 40.Kxg1 a5 41.Ra8 Kg6 42.Rxa5 Rb3 43.Rc5 43. Ra7 Rxc3 44. Rc7 Kxf6 45. h4 Rc2 46. Kf1 c3 47. Ke1 Kg7 48. h5 Rc1+ 49. Ke2 c2 50. Kd3 Rh1 51. Rxc2 Rxh5 52.Ke3 -0.09 Stockfish 43...Rxc3
32.Rd8 Rab2
33.R1d4 Rxd8
34.Rxd8 Rb5
34...gxf5 35.Nf6+ Kh8 36.gxf5 Kg7 37.Nh5+ Kh6 38.Rxf8 Kxh5 39.Rxf7 a5 40.Rxh7+ Kg5 41.Ra7 Kxf5 42.Rxa5+ Ke4 = Stockfish
35.h4 Kg7?! +0.94/31
35...gxf5 0.00/28 36.Nf6+ Kg7 37.Nh5+ Kg8 38.Nf6+
36.f6+ Kg8
37.Kg2 a5?! +0.70/29
37...h6 +0.44/27 38.Kf3 38. Kg3 g5 39. h5 Re5 40. Kf3 Rb5 41. Ra8 Rb7 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. Kf2 Rd5 44. Ke2 a5 45. Ng3 Rd6 46. Rxa5 Rxf6 47. Ra8 Re6+ 48. Kf3 +1.56 Stockfish 38...g5 39.h5
38.Ra8 h6
39.Kf3 Rd5?! +0.71/31
39...g5 +0.45/30 40.h5 Rd5 41.Kg2 41. Ke3 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd5 43. Ng3 Rd6 44. Rxa5 Re6+ 45. Kf3 Rxf6+ 46. Nf5 Bg7 47. Rc5 Ra6 48. Rxc4 Ra3 49. Ke4 Bxc3 50. Nxh6+ +1.56 Stockfish 41...Rb5 42.Ng3 Rb6 43.Rxa5 Rxf6 44.Nf5 Bg7 45.Ra4 Kh7 46.Rxc4 Re6 47.Rc7 Kg8 48.Kf3 Re1 49.Ne3 Be5 50.Rc6 Kh7 51.c4 f6 52.Rc5 Rc1 53.Rc6 Kh8 54.Rc8+ Kh7
40.Kf4 Rb5
41.Nd2 Rb6? +3.37/31
41...g5+ +0.62/28 42.hxg5 hxg5+ 43.Ke4 Rb6 44.Ke5 a4 45.Rxa4 Bd6+ 45...Kh7 46. Ne4 Rb8 47. Kd4 Rd8+ 48. Kxc4 Bd6 49. Nxg5+ Kg6 50. Ra5 +1.98 Stockfish 46.Kd5 Bf4 47.Ra8+ Kh7 48.Ne4 Re6 49.Ra7 Kg6 50.Re7 Ra6 51.Re8 Ra4 52.Kc5 Kh6 53.Kb5 Ra1 54.Kxc4 Rg1 55.Rh8+ Kg6 56.Rg8+ Kh6 57.Kd4 +2.95 Stockfish
42.g5 hxg5+
43.hxg5 Rc6? +16.51/32
43...Rb7 +3.40/33 44.Nxc4 a4 45.Ne3 a3 46.Nd5 a2 47.c4 47. Ke5 Rd7 48. c4 Rd8 49. Rxa2 Re8+ 50. Kd4 Re1 51. c5 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Rc1+ 53. Kb3 Rb1+ 54. Kc2 Rb8 55. c6 Bd6 56. Kd3 +15.12 Stockfish 47...a1=Q 48.Rxa1
44.Nf3 a4
45.Ne5 Rd6
46.Ng4 a3
47.Nh6+ Kh7
48.Rxf8 a2
49.Nxf7 Rxf6+
50.gxf6 g5+
51.Kxg5 1-0
[Event "2019 Bay Area International"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2019.01.04"]
[Round "five"]
[White "GM Daniel Naroditsky"]
[Black "Andrew Hong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 Bb4+ 5.c3 Ba5 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 c6 8.Nd6 Bc7
9.Nxc8 Qxc8 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Qf3 Re8 12.g4 $6 { -0.72/23 } ( 12.Bh4
{ -0.15/21 } 12...c5 13.Ne2 Bd6 14.O-O Qc6 15.Ng3 Rac8 16.dxc5 Qxc5 ) (
12.Ne2 Rb8 13.Bh4 Bd8 14.g4 g6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.g5 e5 17.gxf6 e4 18.Bxe4 Rxe4
19.h4 h5 20.Kd2 { +0.13 Stockfisk } ) 12...e5 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 $6 { -0.45/24 } (
13...e4 { -0.72/24 } 14.Qd1 exd3
{ 14...Nxf6 15. Be2 Qe6 16. g5 Nd7 17. h4 a5 18. a4 Reb8 19. Bg4 Qe7 -1.25
Stockfish } 15.Bh4 Nb6 16.Bg3 Nc4 17.b3 d2+ 18.Ke2 Bxg3 19.hxg3 ) 14.Bf5 Qd8
15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Ne2 Ne4 17.Ng3 Nd6 ( 17...Qa5 18.Qd1 Nxg3 19.hxg3 g6
20.Bd3 d4 21.O-O dxc3 22.bxc3 Rad8 23.Qc2 Bxc3 24.Rad1 Bf6 25.Kg2 Kg7 26.Be2
Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Re7 { -1.15 Stockfish } ) 18.Bd3 b5 ( 18...Rb8 19.O-O Qh4 20.Qe2
Bf6 21.Rad1 { -0.93 Stockfish } ) ( 18...Qh4 19.Ne2 Ne4 20.Qg2 Rad8 21.Rd1 h6
22.h3 Bc7 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.O-O Qe7 25.Rd4 c5 26.Rxd8 Qxd8 27.Ng3 Qd5 28.a3 Qd3
29.Re1 Qd2 30.Re2 Qd1+ 31.Qf1 Qd5 { -1.00 Stockfish } ) 19.Rd1 Nc4 20.Bxc4
bxc4 21.O-O Rb8 22.e4 Qf6 $6 { -0.11/24 } ( 22...Rxb2 { -0.46/20 } 23.exd5
cxd5 24.Rxd5 Qf6 25.Qxf6
{ 25. Qe4 Qe6 26. Qxc4 Rd2 27. Rc5 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxa2 29. Re1 f6 30. Rd1
Bxg3 31. hxg3 Re7 = Stockfish } 25...Bxf6 26.Rc5 Bxc3 27.Rxc4 Ba5 28.a4 Bb6
29.Ne4 h6 30.Kg2 Re5 ) ( 22...d4 23.cxd4 Bxd4 24.b3 cxb3 25.axb3 g6 26.Ne2 c5
27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Rd3 Rb4 29.Qf4 Qe7 30.Re1 a5 { -0.09 Stockfish } ) 23.Qxf6
Bxf6 24.exd5 cxd5 25.Rd2 g6 26.Rfd1 Re6 27.f4 Be7 28.f5 Reb6 29.Rxd5 Rxb2
30.Ne4 Rxa2 $6 { -0.01/27 } ( 30...Re2 { -0.37/24 } 31.Re5 Kf8 32.Nf6
{ 32. f6 Bd6 33. Kf1 Bxe5 34. Kxe2 Rb2+ 35. Kf3 Ke8 36. h4 Rxa2 37. Rd5 Bc7
= Stockfish } 32...Rxe5 33.Nd7+ Kg7 34.Nxe5 gxf5 35.gxf5 Rb5 36.Nxc4 Rxf5
37.Kg2 Rg5+ 38.Kf1 Rc5 39.Rd7 Kf8 40.Ne3 Bg5 41.Nd5 Ra5 42.Nb4 Ra3 43.c4 a5
44.Nc6 Rxa2 ) ( 30...gxf5 31.gxf5 Kg7 32.Kh1 R8b6 33.Rg1+ Kf8 34.Rg2 Rb1+
35.Rg1 R1b2 { = Stockfish } ) 31.Rd7 $6 { -0.50/25 } ( 31.f6 { -0.01/27 }
31...Bf8 32.Rd8 Rab2 33.R1d4 h5
{ 33...h6 34. h4 a5 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Rxc4 Ba3 37. Ra4 Bb2 38. Kg2 Rb5 39.
Kf3 +0.45 Stockfish } 34.h3
{ 34. g5 a5 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Rxc4 Ba3 37. Kf2 Bc1 38. Kf3 Rd8 39. h4 Rd3+
40. Ke2 Rd8 41. Ra4 +0.74 Stockfish } 34...hxg4 35.hxg4 ) 31...Bf8 $6
{ -0.10/26 } ( 31...gxf5 { -0.50/25 } 32.gxf5 Bh4 33.f6 h6 34.Kh1 Rbb2
35.Rg1+ Bg5 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Nxg5+ hxg5 38.Rxg5 Ra1+ 39.Rg1 Rxg1+ 40.Kxg1 a5
41.Ra8 Kg6 42.Rxa5 Rb3 43.Rc5
{ 43. Ra7 Rxc3 44. Rc7 Kxf6 45. h4 Rc2 46. Kf1 c3 47. Ke1 Kg7 48. h5 Rc1+
49. Ke2 c2 50. Kd3 Rh1 51. Rxc2 Rxh5 52.Ke3 -0.09 Stockfish } 43...Rxc3 )
32.Rd8 Rab2 33.R1d4 Rxd8 34.Rxd8 Rb5 ( 34...gxf5 35.Nf6+ Kh8 36.gxf5 Kg7
37.Nh5+ Kh6 38.Rxf8 Kxh5 39.Rxf7 a5 40.Rxh7+ Kg5 41.Ra7 Kxf5 42.Rxa5+ Ke4
{ = Stockfish } ) 35.h4 Kg7 $6 { +0.94/31 } ( 35...gxf5 { 0.00/28 } 36.Nf6+
Kg7 37.Nh5+ Kg8 38.Nf6+ ) 36.f6+ Kg8 37.Kg2 a5 $6 { +0.70/29 } ( 37...h6
{ +0.44/27 } 38.Kf3
{ 38. Kg3 g5 39. h5 Re5 40. Kf3 Rb5 41. Ra8 Rb7 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. Kf2 Rd5 44.
Ke2 a5 45. Ng3 Rd6 46. Rxa5 Rxf6 47. Ra8 Re6+ 48. Kf3 +1.56 Stockfish }
38...g5 39.h5 ) 38.Ra8 h6 39.Kf3 Rd5 $6 { +0.71/31 } ( 39...g5 { +0.45/30 }
40.h5 Rd5 41.Kg2
{ 41. Ke3 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd5 43. Ng3 Rd6 44. Rxa5 Re6+ 45. Kf3 Rxf6+ 46. Nf5
Bg7 47. Rc5 Ra6 48. Rxc4 Ra3 49. Ke4 Bxc3 50. Nxh6+ +1.56 Stockfish }
41...Rb5 42.Ng3 Rb6 43.Rxa5 Rxf6 44.Nf5 Bg7 45.Ra4 Kh7 46.Rxc4 Re6 47.Rc7 Kg8
48.Kf3 Re1 49.Ne3 Be5 50.Rc6 Kh7 51.c4 f6 52.Rc5 Rc1 53.Rc6 Kh8 54.Rc8+ Kh7 )
40.Kf4 Rb5 41.Nd2 Rb6 $2 { +3.37/31 } ( 41...g5+ { +0.62/28 } 42.hxg5 hxg5+
43.Ke4 Rb6 44.Ke5 a4 45.Rxa4 Bd6+
{ 45...Kh7 46. Ne4 Rb8 47. Kd4 Rd8+ 48. Kxc4 Bd6 49. Nxg5+ Kg6 50. Ra5
+1.98 Stockfish } 46.Kd5 Bf4 47.Ra8+ Kh7 48.Ne4 Re6 49.Ra7 Kg6 50.Re7 Ra6
51.Re8 Ra4 52.Kc5 Kh6 53.Kb5 Ra1 54.Kxc4 Rg1 55.Rh8+ Kg6 56.Rg8+ Kh6 57.Kd4
{ +2.95 Stockfish } ) 42.g5 hxg5+ 43.hxg5 Rc6 $2 { +16.51/32 } ( 43...Rb7
{ +3.40/33 } 44.Nxc4 a4 45.Ne3 a3 46.Nd5 a2 47.c4
{ 47. Ke5 Rd7 48. c4 Rd8 49. Rxa2 Re8+ 50. Kd4 Re1 51. c5 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Rc1+
53. Kb3 Rb1+ 54. Kc2 Rb8 55. c6 Bd6 56. Kd3 +15.12 Stockfish } 47...a1=Q
48.Rxa1 ) 44.Nf3 a4 45.Ne5 Rd6 46.Ng4 a3 47.Nh6+ Kh7 48.Rxf8 a2 49.Nxf7 Rxf6+
50.gxf6 g5+ 51.Kxg5 1-0
Alan Lasser
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