Though they did not post any Games of the Week, the New England Nor’Easters, the Blitz’s crosstown rival, did post their best record since their championship season, earning the top seed in the Eastern Division before being eliminated in a close quarterfinal match to the eventual league champion Manhattan Applesauce. Crucial to their success was the play of FM Alexander Katz, who arrived in town this year to start college, and two critical match victories against their rival.
FM Alexander Katz – NE (2464)
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili – NY (2192)
US Chess League – Week 9
10.20.2015
French Defence (C14)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Bd3 f6 11. c3 a6 12. Nd6 cxd4 13. cxd4 fxe5 14. fxe5 Rxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxd4
16. Qh5 g6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Qg7 19. Qe8+ Qf8 20. Qg6+ Qg7 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rc1 Nc6 23. O-O Ndxe5 24. Rc3 Ne7 25. Rg3+ N5g6 26. h4 e5 27. Rf7+ Kh6 28. h5 Nf4 29. Rxe7 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nxg3 31. Kxg3 d4 32. Kh4 d3 33. g4 Bxg4 34. Kxg4 Rg8+ 35. Kh4 Rf8 36. Rxe5 d2 37. Rd5 Rf2 38. b3 Rh2+ 39. Kg3 d1=Q 40. Rxd1 Rxa2 41. Nxb7 a5 42. Rd6+
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GM Alexander Ivanov – BOS (2628)
IM Steven Zierk – NE (2562)
US Chess League – Week
10 10.27.2015
Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd3 Rd7 14. c4 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Rb7 16. O-O O-O 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Bh4 20. Rab1 Qa5 21. b3 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nd7 23. Kh1 Rfb8 24. Bd2 Qb6 25. a5 Qb5 26.Qf3 Bd8 27.b4
27... Bxa5 28. bxa5 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Bf1 R8b2 31. Be3 Re1 32. Bd4 Rc2 33. Kg1 Rcc1 34. Qg4 Nf6 35. Qf5 Ne8 36. Kg2 Rxf1 37. Qd7 Kf8 38. Qb7 Rfd1 39. Bb6 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rc3+ 41. Be3 Rdd3 42. Qxa6 Rxe3+ 43. Kf2 Rh3
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