| # | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | ||
| 1 | Randy Ho | 1928 | W6 | W10 | D4 | L2 | W3 | W7 | W8 | W5 | X12 | W6 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Kevin James Musil | 1807 | H-- | H-- | W11 | W1 | W4 | W8 | W12 | W6 | X7 | L3 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Peter J Fenger | 1624 | H-- | H-- | H-- | H-- | L1 | W12 | W11 | W8 | W6 | W2 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Hossein Ameri | 1757 | W11 | W7 | D1 | W9 | L2 | W6 | H-- | H-- | U-- | U-- | 5.5 |
| 5 | Richard Smouse | 1526 | H-- | H-- | H-- | H-- | D7 | H-- | H-- | L1 | U-- | U-- | 3.5 |
| 6 | Cortez Schenck | 1038 | L1 | H-- | W12 | W10 | L8 | L4 | W7 | L2 | L3 | L1 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Filip Bendisz | unr. | W8 | L4 | L10 | W12 | D5 | L1 | L6 | W12 | F2 | U-- | 3.5 |
| 8 | Soren Aletheia-Zomlefer | 1155 | L7 | W12 | L9 | W11 | W6 | L2 | L1 | L3 | U-- | U-- | 3.0 |
| 9 | Louis F Zajicek | unr. | H-- | H-- | W8 | L4 | H-- | H-- | U-- | U-- | U-- | U-- | 3.0 |
| 10 | Harry Wexler | 1576 | W12 | L1 | W7 | L6 | U-- | H-- | U-- | U-- | U-- | U-- | 2.5 |
| 11 | Jacob Al Cavaleri | 844 | L4 | B-- | L2 | L8 | L12 | H-- | L3 | H-- | U-- | U-- | 2.0 |
| 12 | Mateusz Bendisz | unr. | L10 | L8 | L6 | L7 | W11 | L3 | L2 | L7 | F1 | U-- | 1.0 |
As you can see, I was in 2nd place for most of the tournament. I overtook 1st place only after the last round. There were only three games which I felt that I played well. Rounds 6, 8, and 10. Here is a summary of my games.
In Round 1, I was Black in a Bogo-Indian Defense.
In this equal position, I played 16...Rfe8, "hanging" my pawn. My opponent took the bait. The game continued 17. Qxe5 Bh3 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Bg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rxe2, and soon my rooks were very active. I won.
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In Round 2, I was White in a Four Knights Opening. My opponent mixed up his openings and blundered on move 6.
Here, he played 6...Nxe4?? I was able to keep the extra piece. 7. Qxe4 Re8 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O d6 10. Nxc6 Rxe4 11. Nxd8 1-0. For extra credit, reconstruct the first 6 moves of the game.
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In Round 3, I was Black in a Colle-type Opening.
We reached this King and Pawn endgame. I judged that I had winning chances due to my protected passed pawn, but apparently not. My opponent easily held the draw.
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You can read about Round 4 in the previous post. I lost that game.
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In Round 5, I was White in a Closed Sicilian. I was totally outplayed in the opening. I had a very bad position. My f-pawn was very very weak, and to make matters worse, I was down to 9 minutes.
Then a miracle happened. He played 20...Bxf4?? 21. Rxf4! Qxf4 22. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Bxe3 and I eventually won because my Bishop pair made themselves felt.
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In Round 6, I was Black in an opening resembling the Maroczy Bind of the Accelerated Dragon.
In this position, I found 18...Rxc4+! 19. bxc4 Qa3+ 20. Kb1 Bf5+ 21. Qc2 Qb2# 0-1
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In Round 7, I was White in a French Winawer. I won the Exchange on move 16, but there was still a lot of game to be played.
Here, I played 28. f5! breaking through and I eventually won.
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In Round 8, I was White in a Alapin Sicilian.
White has a positional advantage, and is up a pawn. The game concluded 24. Nd4 Nc4 25. Bxg6 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 fxg6 29. Rae1! 1-0
I imagine that most players around my rating would have captured the pawn on e6, but 29. Rae1 is stronger, as confirmed by Rybka.
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In Round 9, my opponent did not show up and I won on forfeit.
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In Round 10, I was Black in a King's Indian Defense. I was happy with the way I played in this game, because I did not try to overpress and deliver a knock out punch. I just played solid moves, improving my position little by little, and trying to take play away from my opponent.
Here, I played 29...Bc3! and my Rooks took over the file. I won in 72 moves.
