Eleventh Grader
wins 2004 Durango Summer Tournament
Perfect
3-0 scores won every section in the 2004 Durango Summer Tournament. Derek Christensen, a junior at Farmington
High School in New Mexico, dominated the top section by posting upset wins over
Damian Nash of Moab, Utah and Karl Irons of Pagosa Springs. Durango native Nate Anderson won
his section convincingly, as did James Jorgen of Moab and Charles Schwaebe of
Durango. In a match between Moab
chess organizer and teacher Damian Nash and Durango chess organizer and teacher
John Mical, the co-organizers of the 2004 US Game/60 Championships, four
intensely complicated games resulted in three beautiful piece sacrifices by
Mical and one dubious piece blunder. Mical won the last game, which was the most
interesting, posted below. (submitted by Damian Nash)
Durango Summer
Tournament
July 18, 2004 -- John Mical, Director
Quad #1
|
#
|
Name
|
ID
|
Rtng
|
Post
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Derek Christensen
|
12809693
|
1663
|
1709
|
W3
|
W2
|
W4
|
3.0
|
|
2
|
Damian Nash
|
11520359
|
1914
|
1906
|
W4
|
L1
|
W3
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
Karl W Irons
|
12096800
|
1795
|
1774
|
L1
|
W3
|
L2
|
1.0
|
|
4
|
Mike Raziel
|
12871425
|
1414
|
1402
|
L2
|
L3
|
L1
|
0.0
|
Quad #2
|
#
|
Name
|
ID
|
Rtng
|
Post
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Nate C Anderson
|
12754849
|
1586
|
1610
|
W3
|
W4
|
W2
|
3.0
|
|
2
|
Will Christensen
|
12500513
|
1626
|
1602
|
W4
|
D3
|
L1
|
1.5
|
|
3
|
Thomas Wilbert
|
12686693
|
1297
|
1299
|
L1
|
D2
|
D4
|
1.0
|
|
4
|
Mackenzie Mical
|
12687938
|
1170
|
1171
|
L2
|
L1
|
D3
|
0.5
|
Scholastic Quad #1
|
#
|
Name
|
ID
|
Rtng
|
Post
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
James Jorgen
|
12902999
|
1020
|
1068
|
W4
|
W3
|
W2
|
3.0
|
|
2
|
Taylor B Graham
|
12875228
|
1051
|
1046
|
W3
|
W4
|
L1
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
Caleb Ontiveros
|
New
|
Unr.
|
822
|
L2
|
L1
|
W4
|
1.0
|
|
4
|
Morgan Charles Fry
|
12835824
|
801
|
753
|
L1
|
L2
|
L3
|
0.0
|
Scholastic Quad #2
|
#
|
Name
|
ID
|
Rtng
|
Post
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Charles Schwaebe
|
12870639
|
354
|
450
|
W4
|
W2
|
W3
|
3.0
|
|
2
|
Brock Ontiveros
|
New
|
Unr.
|
463
|
W3
|
L1
|
W4
|
2.0
|
|
3
|
Alan F Fry
|
12850802
|
482
|
415
|
L2
|
W4
|
L1
|
1.0
|
|
4
|
Hannah Robertson
|
New
|
Unr.
|
100
|
L1
|
L3
|
L2
|
0.0
|
Mical - Nash Summer Match
|
#
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Name
|
ID
|
Rtng
|
Post
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Rd 4
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Damian Nash
|
11520359
|
1906
|
1919
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
L
|
3.0
|
|
2
|
John S Mical
|
10495636
|
1862
|
1848
|
L
|
L
|
L
|
W
|
1.0
|
Mical,J (1862) - Nash,D (1914) [B10]
Mical - Nash Match
(4), 18.07.2004 -- [Analysis by Fritz 6 (180second/move)]
1.e4,
c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.Bc4 [6.d4 Bg7²] 6...Bf5
7.d3 Controls e4 7...Nd7 8.Bd2 Qc7 9.Qe2 e6 [9...Ne5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5
11.Bc3 Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2=] 10.Nd4² Bg6 11.Bxe6! 0–0–0 [11...fxe6!? 12.Nxe6
Qe5 13.Nc7+ Kf7 14.Qxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxa8 Bd6²] 12.Bxd7+± Qxd7 13.Be3 Bb4+ 14.c3
Bc5 15.0–0–0 Rhe8 [15...Qd5 16.Qg4+ f5 17.Qh3²] 16.Qf3± Qd5 17.Qh3+ [17.Qxd5
Rxd5 18.b4 Bb6±] 17...Kb8 18.c4 [18.Kb1 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 c5 20.Qg3+ Ka8
21.Bxf6 Qxd3+ 22.Qxd3 Rxd3²] 18...Qe5² 19.Qf3? releasing the pressure on
the opponent [¹19.Nc2² was necessary] 19...Rxd4–+ [Less advisable is
19...Bxd4 20.Bf4 Bxb2+ 21.Kb1 Qxf4 22.Qxf4+ Be5 23.Qd2±] 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 [20...Qxd4
21.Kb1–+] 21.Rhe1 Qxe1 [21...Bxb2+? doesn't work 22.Kb1 Qxe1 23.Rxe1
Rxe1+ 24.Kxb2+-] 22.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 23.Kd2 Rb1 24.Qf4+? [¹24.Qg3+ Be5 25.f4µ]
24...Be5–+ 25.Qg4 [25.Qe3 Rxb2+ 26.Kc1 Rxa2 27.f4 Ra1+ 28.Kc2–+] 25...Rxb2+
26.Ke3 f5 [26...c5!? and Black can already relax 27.f4 (27.Qd7 Bd4+
28.Kf3 a6) 27...Bd4+ 28.Kf3 Rxa2 29.Kg3 Bxd3 30.Qg8+ Kc7 31.Qxf7+ Kb6
32.Qe6+ Ka5 33.Qd7–+] 27.Qh4 Threatening mate... how? 27...f4+ 28.Kf3
f6 [28...Ka8 keeps an even firmer grip 29.g3 (29.Qd8+ Bb8) 29...Rd2
30.Qd8+ Bb8 31.d4 Rxa2 32.gxf4 Ra3+ 33.Kg4–+] 29.Qh6 Kc7 [Instead of
29...Rxa2 30.Qf8+ Kc7 31.d4–+; 29...Bxd3?! is clearly weaker 30.Qf8+ Kc7
31.Qe7+ Kb6 32.Qd8+ Kc5 33.Qxd3=] 30.c5 Kd7 [30...b6 seems even better
31.d4 Bxd4 32.Qxf4+ Be5 33.Qc4–+] 31.Qg7+ Ke6 32.Qg8+ Kf5? letting the
wind out of his own sails [¹32...Ke7!? might be the shorter path 33.Qg7+ Bf7
34.Qxh7 Rxa2 35.g3 fxg3 36.hxg3–+] 33.Qc8+ Kg5 Do you see the mate
threat? 34.h4+ Kh5? Black is ruining his position [¹34...Kh6 35.g3 fxg3 (35...Rxa2??
capturing this pawn is a mistake 36.Qf8+ Kh5 37.g4+ Kxh4 38.Qh6+ Bh5
39.Qxh5#; 35...Bxd3?! 36.Qf8+ Kg6 37.Qe8+ Kh6 38.Qf8+ Kg6 39.Qe8+ Kh6 40.Qf8+=)
36.fxg3 Rb4µ (36...Rxa2 again the pawn contains a lethal dose of
poison 37.Qf8+ Kh5 38.g4+ Kxh4 39.Qh6+ Bh5 40.Qxh5#) ] 35.g3?? spoils
everything [35.d4 Rc2 36.dxe5 Rc3+ 37.Kxf4 fxe5+ 38.Kxe5 Rxc5+ 39.Kf4 Rf5+
40.Kg3+-] 35...fxg3–+ 36.fxg3 f5 [36...Rd2 makes it even easier for
Black 37.d4 Rd3+ 38.Ke2 Bxd4 39.Qxb7 Rxg3 40.Qxc6 Bd3+ 41.Kd1–+] 37.g4+? [37.a3–+]
37...fxg4+ [¹37...Kxh4 nails it down 38.d4 Bg3 39.gxf5 Rf2+ 40.Ke3 Rxf5
41.Qxb7 Bf2+ 42.Kd2 Bxd4 43.Qxc6 Bxc5–+] 38.Qxg4++- Kh6 39.Qg5+ Kg7 40.Qxe5+
Kg8 [40...Kg8 41.Qxb2 Bh5+ 42.Kf4 Kf8 43.Qf6+ Ke8 44.Ke5 b5 45.Kd6 a5
46.Qe7#] 1–0
