FUENTES WINS FIRST GOODWIN OPEN
By Frisco Del Rosario
Chess
Redwood City Weekly News, November 8, 1989
Expert Romulo Fuentes won the Burlingame Chess Club championship held consecutive Thursdays Sept. 21-Oct. 26 with a 5.5-.5 score. The tournament has been named the Goodwin Open in honor of club director Wilfred Goodwin, who has directed the club for 28 years.
Scott Wilson directed the event; 66 players participated. Fuentes won $100, a trophy and the title of club champion for one year. Trophies and brilliancy prizes were awarded in each division.
A tournament book of 43 selected games with annotations and diagrams is available for $5 from Goodwin Open Tournament Book, 1605 Manaznita Ave., Belmont, CA 94002 (add $1 for handling).
1st: Romulo Fuentes
1st Expert: Robert Armes
2nd Expert: Vincent Stevens
1st A: Ignac Sperman
2nd A: Mark Drury
3rd A: Virgilio Fuentes
4th A: Scott Wilson
1st B: John Elward
2nd B: Wayne Hinkel
3rd B: Kenneth Habeeb
4th B: Victor Garcia
1st C: Tom Goldsworthy
2nd C: Rene Liebl
1st D/E/Unr: Ed Lorenas
2nd D/E/Unr: S. Duerden
Expert Robert Armes won the brilliancy prize in the expert section for this game.
Burlingame 1989
White: Robert Armes
Black: Charles Demaguila
Sicilian Defense
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cd
4.Nd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6
6.Be3 Bg7
7.f3 Nc6
8.Qd2 0-0
9.Bc4 Nd4
10.Bd4 Be6
11.Bb3 Qa5
12.0-0-0 Bb3
13.cb Rfd8
14.Kb1 Rd7 [1]
15.g4 Rad8
16.Qf2 b6 [2]
17.a3 e5 [3]
18.Be3 d5
19.Bg5 de
20.Rd7 Rd7
21.Bf6 Bf6
22.Ne4 Bg7
23.g5 [4] Rd3
24.Rc1 h5
25.gh Bh6
26.Rc8+ Kg7
27.Qh4 [5] g5
28.Ng5 Qd2
29.Ne6+ Kg6 [6]
30.Rg8+ Kh7 [7]
31.Rg18 Rd6
32.Qe4+ Resigns
NOTES:
1. Beginning a slow and transparent plan to play the freeing...d5. White can direct his play against that plan.
2. Black should have been tempted to sacrifice the a-pawn.
3. Black is trying not to have his bishop exchanged after his knight leaves f6, but turns it into a "bad" bishop.
4. White is threatening Nf6, and Black can't play ...Bf6 because of gf, Qh4-h6.
5. White threatens Rh8!
6. White cleans up after 29...fe 30.Qe7 Kg6 31.Rg8.
7. 30...Kf5 was suggested in the post-mortem, but 31.Ng7! wins - the prettiest line is 31...Kg6 32.Nh5 Kh7 (32...Kf5 33.Qg4#) 33.Nf6#. 31...Bg7 32.Qg4 Kf6 33.Qg7 also wins for White.
8. White finally takes care of Black's threat of ...Qd1, ...Qb3 and ...Rd1. Now White threatens Qe4 and a step-checkmate (32.Qe4 Kh8 33.Qe5 Kh7 34.Qf5 Kh8 35.Qf6 etc.). White also threatens 32.Nf8 followed by Qf6 mate. Black can only deal with one.
PLACES TO PLAY
Redwood City Chess Club: Meets Mondays, First Baptist Church, James and Hudson. Informal games. John Vitlacil 367-9368.
Burlingame CC: Meets Thursdays, Lions Club, 990 Burlingame Ave. USCF tnmts, informal play, Wilfred Goodwin, 593-0054.
Palo Alto CC: Tuesday eves, days Sat. & Sun. 3800 Middlefield. USCF & blitz tnmts, informal play. Steve Farmer, 329-2487.
We welcome your games, positions and comments.
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