Jacob Fortuna once again tied for top honors in the Lansing Mini-Swiss. Tony "Le Tigre" Nichols joined Jacob on 2.5.
Jacob Fortuna
Photo Credit: Jennifer McLaughlin
Here are some of the interesting positions from the tournament:
Tony Nichols - John Griffin, Round 1
White to Play
9 Rxa5!
Bruce Roth - Andy Catlin, Round 1
Black to Play
29...Qxc2!
Jacob Fortuna - Tony Nichols, Round 2
Black to Play
33…Bxc6! 34 Bxc6 Bg7 and Black nets two pawns. In the game, Black played 33…Rc3=
Tony Nichols - Andy Catlin, Round 3
White to Play
23 c5! d5 24 Bxd5!
Larry Hodge - Jacob Fortuna, Round 3
Black to Play
27...Qf5! 28.Qc2 Other moves also lose. 28...Ng4# 0–1
Opening Playbook -- Fluffy inverted. Le Tigre had two Whites, but only got to play his beloved Catalan once, and that with the Black pieces!!
A selection of the games can be found here:
http://www.westmichiganchess.com/Shared%20Documents/2010_2/201010lansing.htm
Le Tigre's USCF Tournament Director rating report is here:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201010100001-12753902