
Justin Chen vs. Hans Niemann
Black to move.
[pgn][Event "51st Greater NYC Scholastic Champ"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Chen, Justin"] [Black "Niemann, Hans"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/1prb4/p2p1np1/P2Pb1qp/2p1Pp2/R4Q1P/NP3PPB/1R3B1K b - - 0 25"] [PlyCount "2"]25... Bg4 $1 {After} 26. hxg4 {there are several possible continuations, but Black's attack is unstoppable.} *[/pgn]
[pgn][Event "51st Greater NYC Scholastic Champ"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.02.05"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Chen, Justin"] [Black "Niemann, Hans"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A61"] [WhiteElo "2264"] [BlackElo "2402"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Nh5 11. Bh2 f5 12. Be2 f4 13. e4 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd2 Qg5 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. Rfb1 Rfc8 21. Qf3 h5 22. Ra3 Rc7 23. Bf1 Rf8 24. Na2 c4 25. a5 Bg4 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Qe2 Rh7 28. Rh3 gxh3 29. f3 hxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Bd4 31. Qxc4 Rxh2+ 0-1[/pgn]The 51st GNYCC also coincided with the 51st Superbowl or Superbowl LI. That must have had special significance as the top three finishers in the High School Championship section were all named Li! The top seeded player was FM Ethan Li, and he lived up to his billing he spent the entire tournament on board one, facing the second, fourth, and eighth seeds on the way to his clear first place finish. In the last round, he faced fourth seeded NM Dennis Li. Ethan Li only needed a draw for clear first place, but he clearly wanted more. The game was a poisoned pawn Sicilian and at one point Ethan was up four pawns and could have won. However, white did have a dangerous attack, and the game eventually ended in a perpetual check.
[pgn][Event "51st Greater NYC Scholastic Champ"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.02.05"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Li, Dennis"] [Black "Li, Ethan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B97"] [WhiteElo "2206"] [BlackElo "2396"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Qxa2 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. Rf1 Ra7 19. Rf3 Kh8 20. Qh6 Qxc2 21. Rxf6 Rg8 22. Ng5 Bb4+ 23. Kf1 Bd2 24. Rxd2 Qxd2 25. Rf7 Qc1+ 26. Kf2 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]In addition to the tournament activities, there are several other notable events. The US Chess Women’s Committee sets up a booth each year and there are displays from our sponsors such as Chess Stars and book sales from Rochester Chess Center. The participants and friends all have a great time – one even dressed up as a chessboard from head to toe! A tournament this large is a massive effort and takes a significant staff. Chief TD Steve Immitt who along with Sophia Rohde is in his 32nd year of running this tournament assembled an “A” team of 40 personnel including seven National Tournament Directors, one Associate National tournament director, four International Arbiters, two FIDE Arbiters and two International Organizers. Two families account for nearly 25% of the staff and have been staffing this event for a number of years. The Rodriguez family: Hector, Hector, and Steven have been on staff for 13 years. However, the staffing record goes to the McGreen family: Kofi, Beena, Jabari, Maya, and Mariah. They have been on staff for 19 years. This family could even be larger as Najee McGreen has been on staff many years but current professional obligations keep him too busy to be on staff in recent years. Event coordinator Danny Rohde started playing in the tournament in kindergarten! After Sunday’s last round, many of the TDs adjourned to a team room lounge to watch the Superbowl. I wasn’t sure who the majority of the staff was routing for, but all had a great time watching an exciting game. For more information, visit the Kasparov Chess Foundation Website, the tournament results, and the rating report.
Categories
Archives
- May 2022 (14)
- April 2022 (31)
- March 2022 (34)
- February 2022 (22)
- January 2022 (27)
- December 2021 (36)
- November 2021 (34)
- October 2021 (25)
- September 2021 (25)
- August 2021 (41)
- July 2021 (36)
- June 2021 (29)
- May 2021 (29)
- April 2021 (31)
- March 2021 (33)
- February 2021 (28)
- January 2021 (30)
- December 2020 (38)
- November 2020 (40)
- October 2020 (43)
- September 2020 (35)
- August 2020 (38)
- July 2020 (36)
- June 2020 (46)
- May 2020 (44)
- April 2020 (37)
- March 2020 (61)
- February 2020 (37)
- January 2020 (46)
- December 2019 (36)
- November 2019 (35)
- October 2019 (43)
- September 2019 (45)
- August 2019 (56)
- July 2019 (44)
- June 2019 (36)
- May 2019 (40)
- April 2019 (48)
- March 2019 (61)
- February 2019 (40)
- January 2019 (30)
- December 2018 (29)
- November 2018 (51)
- October 2018 (51)
- September 2018 (34)
- August 2018 (50)
- July 2018 (35)
- June 2018 (31)
- May 2018 (40)
- April 2018 (31)
- March 2018 (27)
- February 2018 (33)
- January 2018 (30)
- December 2017 (27)
- November 2017 (25)
- October 2017 (30)
- September 2017 (30)
- August 2017 (32)
- July 2017 (27)
- June 2017 (32)
- May 2017 (26)
- April 2017 (38)
- March 2017 (28)
- February 2017 (31)
- January 2017 (27)
- December 2016 (29)
- November 2016 (24)
- October 2016 (34)
- September 2016 (36)
- August 2016 (27)
- July 2016 (24)
- June 2016 (26)
- May 2016 (20)
- April 2016 (30)
- March 2016 (39)
- February 2016 (27)
- January 2016 (34)
- December 2015 (25)
- November 2015 (24)
- October 2015 (17)
- September 2015 (28)
- August 2015 (28)
- July 2015 (6)
- June 2015 (1)
- May 2015 (2)
- April 2015 (1)
- February 2015 (3)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (1)
- July 2010 (1)
- February 2002 (1)
- October 1991 (1)
- August 1989 (1)
- January 1988 (1)
- December 1983 (1)
- July 1978 (1)
Add new comment