These games were played by Donald Reyes (1169) at our January 2005 Swiss tournament. Don had some challenging pairings and finished with a respectable two point score for this event.
To play the games, just click on the moves in the score in the right hand side. Moves in black are the ones actually played in the game, and moves in color are variations and analysis. You can also click on these moves to see the position on the board. Or you can use the control panel under the board to step through each move manually, or the game can be played automatically. In autoplay
mode, you have the option of stepping into the analysis variations or bypassing
them completely.
Select games by scrolling in the right hand panel, or use the drop down list
under the board. The interface is quite natural and easy to get used to. We hope
you find it useful and enjoyable.
Donald Reyes - Clive Hutchby [A05]
McHenry Area Chess January Swiss (1) 2005
Vladimir Djordjevic - Don Reyes [B07]
McHenry Area Chess January Swiss (2) 2005
Don Reyes - Gary Wang [A07]
McHenry Area Chess January Swiss (3) 2005
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 b6 8. c3 Bb7 9. Re1 h6 10. e5 Nh7 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ne3 Rfe8 14. Bf1 f6 15. Ng4 f5 16. Ne3 a6 17. Ng2 b5 18. Nfh4 Ndf8 19. Qh5 Qd7 20. Bd3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rac8 22. Ng6 Rc6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. a3 Rec8 25. Bd2 Qc7 26. Nf4 Qb6 27. Bc3 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Rxc3 29. Rec1 Qxd4 30. Rxc3 Qxc3 31. Qd1 Qxe5 32. Qe1 Qd6 33. h4 Nf6 34. Rb1 e5 35. Ng2 e4 36. Be2 Qxa3 37. Qb4 Qa2 38. Qb2 Black agrees to a draw here, having just under five minutes left on his clock. However, with electronic delay clocks, five minutes in an ending can be more time than you think. Especially in an ending like this, where Black's plan is clear. Granted, White has a rook to Black's knight as far as pieces go, but Black also has four extra pawns! Of those pawns, the queenside pawns are connected passers and there is a passed pawn connected to the long group anchored on the kingside. Black's victory should be easily obtained by the following course of action: trade queens to simplify, eliminate penetration on the c file by N8e6, centralize the other knight by Nd7..Nb6..Nc4. Bring the king towards the center as needed, and most importantly, push those pawns. A quick ...d4..d3 is unstoppable, plus the a and b pawns can also move powerfully forward, although a bit more slowly. White will be entirely on the defensive, and as ground is inevitably lost, the defense will become increasingly difficult. Black put a lot of effort into steadily building advantage on advantage, and the half-point result is disappointing given the strength of the position. But the clock is an important piece, even if it is not on the board, and fear of forfeit is a powerful emotion. But this would have been Gary's first win of the tournament, and it would have been well deserved.
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Kelsey Robin - Don Reyes [B07]
McHenry Area Chess January Swiss (4) 2005
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