Goeller - Hellenschmidt
Black to play and win (he missed it)
Black to play and win (he missed it)
In Round 5 of the US Amateur Teams East, our Kenilworth team made it to Board One with a perfect record. I was able to win my game (see "Board One Blunder-Fest" for details) and I thought at the time it was rather well-played. The rest of the team drew, so we won the match and they will play for the championship in the final round (the only team at 5-0, with Bob Rose on Board Four this time). Though I'm still happy with the result, I'm none too happy with the game, which looks like a blunder-fest under the harsh glare of the computer. But that's what late round games can be like.
I had to go teach a class (can you believe Rutgers has classes on Presidents Day?), so I wasn't able to find out what happened in the last round. If anyone knows results, please post them in comments.
4 comments:
Mike,
Sorry to say that Kenilworth lost in the last round to the Cambridge Springers, who were the overall winners. I don't remember the score - it was late and I was tired. More info should be on the NJSCF.org website soon.
Noreen
Thanks Noreen! I think it was 1.5-2.5, with Stoyko and Massey losing. Oh well.
Wow -- just checked the prize winners at NJSCF and was shocked we didn't get anything with 5 points out of 6. We were the only team at 5-0 in the last round, playing for the championship on Board 1, we lost to a stronger team, and there isn't even a consolation prize...not even Best NJ? Major bummer. :-)
Black missed it? So am I. What's the winning moves?
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