Ben’s Blog: Spring Spice Cup – Rounds 6-7

on March 17, 2010
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[imagefield_assist|fid=3528|preset=frontpage_200x200|lightbox=true|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]Another day, another……. win?!?

Round 6 saw another *classic* game, as I was winning against GM Jesse Kraai, when he played the opening a bit too fancy (maybe he prepared for the game with Squidward?), and at the point where Rybka says I am +5 (!) I promptly blow all my advantage.

The next round, I was black against FM Eric Hansen, who is trying to get his final IM norm. I was very slightly better most of the game, and, when Eric finally made some bad moves near the end, I was winning, and, once again threw everything away! Luckily, for me, we were both oblivious to my bad technique, and I was able to win my first game!

Tomorrow I am white against 13 year old FM Darwin Yang, who has already earned an IM norm (with 2 rounds to spare!) and needs to go 2 out of 2 for his first GM norm! I also need 2 out of 2 for a “GM norm.”

[pgn|pgn= Kd1 Nxf2+ 9. Kc2 Kxd8 10. Qg3 Nxh1 11. Qxg7 Re8 12. Nh3 Nc6 13. e3 Ne7 14. Qf6
b5 15. Ng5 Kc7 16. a3 Ba5 17. Nxf7 Nf5 18. Qe5+ d6 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Rd1 Kb8
21. Qxd6+ Bc7 22. Qxc5 a6 23. Be2 Nf2 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Qh5 Rd8 26. Rf7 Ra7 27.
cxb5 1/2-1/2>>>|white=Ben Finegold|black=Jesse Kraai]

[pgn|pgn= Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Rc1 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. f3 h5 14. b3 Rc8
15. Nb5 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ra8 17. Rhd1 Be5 18. g3 g5 19. Rf1 h4 20. f4 a6 21. Nc3
Bxc3+ 22. Rxc3 hxg3 23. hxg3 gxf4 24. gxf4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. e5 a5 27. Rg1
e6 28. Bf3 Rh2+ 29. Ke1 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Ke7 31. Rf2 Rh3 32. Rg7 a4 33. f5 exf5
34. Rxf5 Rf8 35. bxa4 Ra3 36. Kd2 Rxa2+ 37. Kd3 Rxa4 38. Rg4 Rh8 39. Rg7 Rf8
40. Rg4 Ra3+ 41. Ke4 Rc3 42. Kd5 Rc8 43. Rg7 Rd3+ 44. Ke4 Rd4+ 45. Ke3 Rf8 46.
e6 dxe6 47. Rxc5 Rfd8 48. Rc7+ R4d7 49. Rxd7+ Rxd7 50. Rh7 Rd1 51. Ke4 Rf1 52.
Rh8 Kd6 53. Kd4 Rd1+ 54. Kc3 Ke5 55. c5 f5 56. Kc4 f4 57. c6 f3 58. c7 f2 59.
Rf8 f1Qf1+ 0-1>>>|white=Eric Hansen|black=Ben Finegold]

Standings After Round 7

1. GM Julio Becerra 5.5 (+4)
2. IM Dean Ippolito 4.5 (+2)
3-5. IM
Gergely Antal, FM Darwin Yang, GM Ben Finegold 4.0 (+1)
6. IM Gabor
Papp 3.5 (0)
7. IM Davorin Kuljasevic 3.0 (-1)
8. FM Eric Hansen 2.5 (-2)
9-10.
GM Jesse Kraai, IM Irina Krush 2.0 (-3)

Honey Bee out!

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