Steve Ferrero won the May Mayhem Quads and Al Walters won first place in the side Swiss event. Our TD Dennis Dawley provided the last round report.
In the quad, winning the toss did not bring much luck as White had their hands full on Monday night. In the Buschgans-Ostrosky game, Tom used an excellent tactical shot to win a pawn and leave Rich with an almost undefendable pawn structure and an exposed King. Rich however used Tom's equally precarious King position and back rank mate threats to stay in the game for another hour before Tom was able to protect his back rank, reposition his pieces and force the win. DePalma-Ferrero saw Angelo sacking one pawn, then another, but Steve defended accurately and Angelo had to take the draw.
In the Swis, Schlotzhauer-Walters was for first place. Bob was pressing during the opening and Al was just trying to hold on, then Bob opened the f-file and lost control of it, Al used the center, obtained a passed pawn and broke through to win a piece. The rest was mopping up.
Congratulations to the two champions, Steve Ferrero and Al Walters. Both played well throughout the tournament. Steve was never in any real difficulty, Al overcame a bad position in the Vinson game, and then played quite well in the last two rounds.
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The Hackettstown Chess Club is a welcoming place for casual and tournament chess. We run tournaments year round at classical time controls, with one round every Monday night except major holidays. We do not charge membership dues and our entry fees are low. Rated play requires membership in the U.S. Chess Federation.
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