It has been 79 long days since my last correspondence update.
Team USA now leads Sweden 36-16. Here is how my remaining game against Anders Brissman stands:
Team USA now leads Sweden 36-16. Here is how my remaining game against Anders Brissman stands:
D36 Queen's Gambit
Exchange Variation
1.
d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2
Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Rc1 b5 17.Nd2 Bd7 (N) 18. Nb3 Nf8
19. g4 h6 20. Rhg1 Qe7 21. Ne2 Ne4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Ng3
Re7 25. Nf5 Bxf5+ 26. gxf5 Kh8 27. Rc3 b4 28. Rc2 Nd7 29. Rgc1 Nb8 30. Nc5 Rd8 31. Nd3 b3 32. Rc3 bxa2+ 33. Kxa2 Rc7 34. Ne5 Rd6 35. b4 a6 36. Kb3 Rf6 37. R1c2 Kh7 38. Rc5 Rxf5 39. Nxc6 Nd7 (draw offered) 40. Ra5 Rh5 41. Rxa6 Rxh3 42. b5 Rh1 43. Ne5 Rb7 44. Nxd7 Rxd7 45. b6
In other matches:
- The U.S. is tied with England, 14-14, and leads Australia/New Zealand 1.5-0.5.
- CZE-USA has finished but there are still 2 games going in GER-USA.
PGN of all 90 SWE-USA games.
PGN of all 68 ENG-USA games.
PGN of all 110 AUS/NZL vs. USA games.
Finally, one of my opponents in section 3 of the U.S. Championship Semi-Finals, Harry Ingersol, was featured in the October issue of Chess Life (pages 32-33).
- The U.S. is tied with England, 14-14, and leads Australia/New Zealand 1.5-0.5.
- CZE-USA has finished but there are still 2 games going in GER-USA.
PGN of all 90 SWE-USA games.
PGN of all 68 ENG-USA games.
PGN of all 110 AUS/NZL vs. USA games.
Finally, one of my opponents in section 3 of the U.S. Championship Semi-Finals, Harry Ingersol, was featured in the October issue of Chess Life (pages 32-33).
