At the end of Round 2, the club’s youngest member is leading the field. The evening featured many tense rated and casual matches, including a notable battle of the Seans which is captured below. Sean Kelly, who is new to rated chess, had the white pieces in this back and forth game against Sean Pry who played the Modern variation of the Scandinavian defense. Though Pry secured the win after a key moment in which only one move keeps the game in parity (see if you can find the move), it is clear that Sean Kelly is a formidable opponent.
The following are the standings of the Inaugural Swiss at the end of Round 2 (of 5 total). Players may join the Swiss any week and are not required to play each round. I hope to see you all next week on Tuesday, September 19th for Round 3.
Inaugural Swiss Standings
| # | Name | Rating | Rd1 | Rd2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tariq Yue | 1991 | W9 | W5 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Andrew Fleming | 1914 | W10 | W6 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Nicholas Lampros | 1819 | W13 | H | 1.5 |
| 4 | Denis Markov | 2004 | W7 | H | 1.5 |
| 5 | Joe Mucerino | 2067 | W8 | L1 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Edmund Kline | 1899 | W11 | L2 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Sean Pry | 1589 | L4 | W12 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Donald Anderson | 1748 | L5 | H | 0.5 |
| 9 | Christian Vasquez-Murray | 1378 | L1 | H | 0.5 |
| 10 | Alex Lampros | 1046 | L2 | H | 0.5 |
| 11 | Lou Gotlib | 891 | L6 | H | 0.5 |
| 12 | Sean Kelly | unr. | U | L7 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Claudio Espejo | unr. | L3 | H | 0.5 |
Featured Game
Key Moment
It is white, Sean Kelly, to play with only one viable line. Can you find the correct move? If you believe you know what it is, leave a comment below with the move and idea behind it.
Thank you to Cedar Creek Catering for providing the venue! Thanks are also due to our tournament director, Sean Pry, for running this Swiss and managing our rated and causal pairings.
As always, if you have suggestions for the club, please get in touch. We are interested in experimenting with new ideas.