by National Life Master Loal Davis
Leinier Dominguez Perez
There was a single decisive game in the 8th round of the U.S. Chess Championship 2019 at the hands of Dominguez Perez. This throws the championship into a tie for first.
Below are some light notes to this 8th round game.
[Event “US Chess Championship 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.03.28”]
[Round “8”]
[White “Sevian, Samuel”]
[Black “Dominguez Perez, Leinier”]
[Result “0-1”]
[PlyCount “124”]
[EventDate “2019.03.24”]
[SourceDate “2019.03.28”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. d6 Bxf3 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. gxf3 Qc6 21. Bd5 Qd7 22. Qf4 Rd8 23. Be4 g6 24. h4 Qe6 25. h5 Nd7 26. Bd5 Qf6 27. Qe3 Nc5 28. Rd4 gxh5 29. Rf4 Qg6+ 30. Kh1 Ne6 31. Rc4 h6 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rc7 a5 35. Rc6 b5 36. Rb6 a4
White (Sevian) To Play – and “Loose ?!”
37. Kg2 ?!
This may well loose – if nothing else it makes it extremely hard to save this game.
(37. Rxb5 Rxd6 38. Rxh5 Rd2 39. Rxh6 Kf7 40. Kg2 Rxa2 41. Rh7+ Kf6 42. Kg3) leads to Rook & Pawn ending that appears drawn.
Kf7 38. a3
No – Last chance to take that ‘b5’ Pawn.
Rg8+ 39. Kf1 Rg5
Whoops – Not so easy now.
40. d7 Ke7 41. Rxe6+ Kxd7 42. Rxh6 Rc5 43. f4 Kc7 44. f5 Rxf5 45. Ke2 Kb7 46. f3 b4 47. axb4 a3 48. Rd6 Rf8 49. Kf2 Ra8 50. Rd1 Kb6 51. Kg3 Kb5 52. Kh4 Rf8 53. Rf1 Rf5 54. f4 Kxb4 55. Rf2 Ra5 56. Ra2 Kb3 57. Ra1 a2 58. Rf1 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. Kxh5 Rf1 61. Kg5 Kc4 62. f5 Kd5 0-1
Final Position
Black easily stops the Passed Pawn with King and Rook.