Seth Homa at 2009 World Open
Seth finished with a very respectable 3.5 out of 9, including wins against Jerry Hanken and FM Tayar and draws against GM Kudrin, GM Bhat, and IM Marc Arnold.
Seth singled out his Round 1 matchup with GM Kudrin, a ferocious Sicilian with king hunts on both sides of the board. Here's the position after Kudrin has played 26...Qa5xc3, with murderous intent. Can you find Seth's one saving move?
White to Play and Draw. Solution here.
Seth battles GM Kudrin to an exciting draw.
Photo credit: Chris Bird
Seth and popular Chess Life author Jerry Hanken review their game
Photo credit: Rose Homa
You can already find four of Seth’s 2009 World Open games posted here:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=83807
The tournament site is here:
http://www.worldopen.com/