TNM Results

In the penultimate round, I was able to beat an USCF-rated expert handily in a Nimzo-Indian, see Chad Salinas vs. Romulo Fuentes. For the last round, I prepared for 3 people, none of whom I ended up being paired against. Further, I prepared as black, but ended up having White. I played USCF-rated expert, Victor Ossipov. Victor played an obscure and passive line of the French which I over-reached in trying to punish. I ended up losing because I wouldn't accept an equal position. I made an unsound sac that was a tempo too late. Lessons learned from Chad Salinas vs Victor Ossipov: Sometimes you have to do what the position calls for even if that's just a draw. The net result is that now I am two games away from becoming expert.