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Rapid Tourney DCC August 10, 2019 / Games of Brian Walker

August 10, 2019 - Games from DCC August Tournament White: Mohan Narin Gopal vs Black: Brian Walker Round #1 Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation 1. e4, c5 2. Nf3, d6 3. d4, cd 4. Nxd4, Nf6 5. Nc3, g6 6. Bd2, Bg7 A slight move order change by white 7. Bb5+, N/bd7 8. 0-0, 0-0 9. Re1, a6 10. Bd3, Nc5 11. Nf3, Nxd3 12. cxd3, Bd7 13. Bg5, h6 Both plans are in motion 14. Bh5, g5 I usually don’t like the g5 push, but I feel it is O.K. 15. Bg3, Nh5 16. d4, Nxg3 17. fxg3, g4!? I try to mix it up his plans in the center 18. Nh4, Qb6 19. Nf5, Bxf5 Here I win the d pawn and find some minimal tactical moves 20. exf5, Bxd4+ 21. Kf1?, Bxc3!? He must be trying different ideas, as he wants more King action, he learns why the King belongs on h1 22. Qxg4+, Bg7 He missed this retreat 23. Ra/b1?, R/fe8 He should have played 23. Rxe7! 24. a4, R/ac8 25. Rxe7!, Kf8 My only hope to stay alive, as 25. …, Rxe7 Black’s f6 is Pow! 26. Rxe8, Rxe8 We are both under 5 minutes and he is moving very fast 27. Re1?, Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1, Qe3+ 29. Qe2, Qxe2+ He is running very short of time. 30. Kxe2, Bxb2 31. h3, Ke7 He resigned eight moves later 0-1 White: Brian Walker vs Black: Own Emers Christ Round #2 Sicilian Defense, irregular variation 1. e4, c5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. d4, cd 4. Nxd4, Nxd4 Not in any book I have seen 5. Qxd4, d6 6. Be3, e5 7. Qd2, a5 8. Nc3, Nf6 9. Be2, d5?! Wow, it starts new idea’s 10. ed, Bb4 I saw the idea, but he has not developed enough 11. Rd1, Ne4 12. Qd3, Bf5 13. Qb5+, Qd7 14. Qxd7+, Kxd7? 15. Bd2, Nxc3 16. bxc3, Ba3 I am using a huge amount of time, his king walk is wild 17. Bb5+, Kd6 18. Bc1, Bxc1 I am trying not lose pawns, I am using a lot of time. 19. Rxc1, Kxd5 20. 0-0, Rh/e8 In hindsight the King should have stayed in the center 21. c4+, Kc5 22. c3, f6 As I said time is now my enemy, I have less than four minutes 23. R/cd1, R/ad8 24. f3?, Bd3 25. Rf/e1, Bxc4 26. Bxc4, Kxc4 27. Rxe4+, Kxc3 28. Rb1, Rd7 29. Rb3+, Kc2 After numerous mistakes on both sides, we agreed to a draw mainly on our mistake and both of out time running out ½ - ½ Round #3 Was a terrible game on my part. It is not fit for viewing White: Brian Walker vs Black: Josh Samuel Round #4 French Defense Exchange Variation 1. e4, e6 2. d4, d5 3. ed, ed 4. Nf3, Nf6 5. Be2, Bd6 6. 0-0, 0-0 7. Nc3, Bg4 8. h3, Bh5 9. Be3, c6 10. Qd2, Nb/d7 11. R/ae1, Qc7 12. Nh4, Bxe2 13. Rxe2, Bb4 14. a3, Ne5 15. Qe1, Nxc3 16. bxc3, Bxa3 17. Qd2, f5 18. Bf4, Bd6 19. Bxd6, Qxd6 20. Nf3, Ra/e8 21. Rf/e1, Re4 22. Ng5, Rxe2 23. Rxe2, h6 24. Nf3, a5! 25. Qe1, Kf7 26. Nh4, Kf6 27. Ng6, Rf7 28. Ne5, Re7 29. f4, g5 30. g3, a4! 31. Qf2, a3?! 32. Qf3, Kg7 33. fg, Nxe5 34. gh+, Qxh6 35. dxe5, Qxh3 36. Qf4, Kg6 37. Rh2, Qg4 38. Qh6+, Kf7 39. Qf6+, Ke8 40. Rh8+, Kd7 41. Qd6++