The Bird almost rules! After a wild struggle, I force the draw against GM Paragua (and congratulations to him, as he took clear first in the tournament!) . Unfortunately, as Fritz and my wife told me, in fact, despite having R and 2 pawns for my two pieces, Black is actually much worse after 23.Bxe6! [...]
Posted by ChessQueenLiz at 6:08 pm
Tagged with: Bird's Opening, Daniel Naroditsky, GM Invitational Chess Tournament, IM Tim Taylor, IM Timothy Taylor, Jimmy Quon Memorial, Mark Paragua, Metropolitan Chess Club, Ruy Lopez Opening, Tim Taylor, Timo
After obtaining a clear advantage in the opening, I fail to find a clear path to victory–then begin to drift in time pressure, and finally, blunder horribly with 32.Qc7, losing, when Fritz still gives White plus equals with 32.Kh1. [Event "Jimmy Quon Memorial"] [Site "Los Angeles"] [Date "2011.01.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Taylor, Timothy"] [Black "Adamson, [...]
Jan 222011
The morning game was brilliantly played by both players, but my opponent played a little more brilliantly–his 24… h6!! was a stunning defensive resource,avoiding my intended Qxh7+ and giving up his queen for three pieces. Most likely 21.Nf6+ would have won for White, but this will only be clear after long analysis. [Event "Jimmy Quon [...]
Posted by ChessQueenLiz at 8:07 am
Tagged with: Budapest First Saturday, chess, Dejan Bojkov, Four Pawns Attack, IM Tim Taylor, IM Timothy Taylor, Jacek Stopa, Jimmy Quon Memorial, King's Indian, Los Angeles Chess, Metropolitan Chess Club, Queen's Indian, Tim Taylor
Here I beat IM Amanov in straight forward attacking style–finishing with the stylish Bishop sac on g6! [Event "Jimmy Quon Memorial"] [Site "Los Angeles"] [Date "2011.01.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Taylor, Timothy"] [Black "Amanov, Zhanibek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D58"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2011.01.19"] [EventType "schev"] [EventRounds "9"] [SourceDate "2006.12.31"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. [...]
Posted by ChessQueenLiz at 8:54 am
Tagged with: GM Invitational Chess Tournament, GM Invitational tournament, IM Tim Taylor, IM Timothy Taylor, Jimmy Quon Memorial, Los Angeles Chess, Mackenzie Molner, Metropolitan Chess Club, Queen's Gambit Declined, Tim Taylor, Two Knights Defense, Zhanibek Amanov
Just a quick note as it’s very late, but this is why one has to study endings! Here I start the Jimmy Quon Memorial with a draw against GM Khachiyan–I hold in 107 moves! Note that the King and Pawn ending is an unusual draw, a pawn down, as White has no good tempo move. [...]
Posted by ChessQueenLiz at 11:16 am
Tagged with: GM Invitational tournament, GM Melikset Khachiyan, IM Tim Taylor, IM Timothy Taylor, Jimmy Quon Memorial, King and pawn ending, Metropolitan Chess Club
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