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Latvia vs USA Chess Match 2015

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 Team USA will be winning the Latvia – USA Correspondence Chess Match of 2015 and I helped lead the way as our highest board with a perfect result. My advice is simple, “Keep Calm and Take Your Time.”

LAT-USA 2015

TD Kracht, Jörg (IA)
Latvia White Black White Black USA
Board 1  SIM Roze, Andris  2513 ½ ½ ½ ½  SIM Holroyd, Kenneth  2510
Board 2  SIM Avotinš, Maigonis  2458 ½ ½ ½ ½  IM Morrow, Wolff  2454
Board 3  Klimakovs, Sergejs  2435 1 . . 0  SIM Knudsen, John C.  2435
Board 4  Klimakovs, Sergejs  2435 ½ ½ ½ ½  SIM Biedermann, Thomas  2433
Board 5  IM Auzinš, Maris  2402 1 ½ ½ 0  O’Connell, C.  2400
Board 6  IM Auzinš, Maris  2402 ½ 0 1 ½  Ingersol, Harry  2398
Board 7  IM Graudinš, Ilmars  2369 0E 0 1 1E  Torres, Chris  2352
Board 8  SIM Kažoks, Aivars  2345 ½ 0 1 ½  Brooks, Michael  2346
Board 9  SIM Kažoks, Aivars  2345 ½ 0 1 ½  Gleyzer, Leonid  2321
Board 10  Mihailovs, Arturs  2292 ½ ½ ½ ½  IM Schakel, Corky  2305
Board 11  Mihailovs, Arturs  2292 . . . .  Horwitz, Daniel M.  2297
Board 12  Bondars, Rolands  2280 ½ 0 1 ½  Landes, Eric  2283
Board 13  Bondars, Rolands  2280 ½ ½ ½ ½  Biedermann, Kyle  2271
Board 14  GM Gaujens, Artis  2225 ½ . . ½  White, David V.  2260
Board 15  GM Gaujens, Artis  2225 ½ ½ ½ ½  Fortune, Dr. Jonathan Ray  2233
Board 16  Korzans, Vilmars  2214 ½ 0E 1E ½  Palmateer, Carl  2227
Board 17  Korzans, Vilmars  2214 0E 0E 1E 1E  Cousins, Robert  2207
Board 18  Gerhards, Guntis  2212 ½ ½ ½ ½  Ledford, Steven O.  2185
Board 19  Gerhards, Guntis  2212 ½ ½ ½ ½  Jenkins, Richard  2180
Board 20  Kurpnieks, Vairis  2143 ½ ½ ½ ½  Leisner, Jon S.  2161
Board 21  Kurpnieks, Vairis  2143 . ½ ½ .  Beres, Juraj  2159
Board 22  Plume, Gunars  2091 ½ ½ ½ ½  Chipkin, Leonard B.  2117
Board 23  Plume, Gunars  2091 0 0 1 1  Relyea, Alexander  2108
Board 24  Mačs, Osvalds  2073 ½ ½ ½ ½  Weiss, Lester P.  2101
Board 25  Mačs, Osvalds  2073 1 ½ ½ 0  Cofer, David  2096
Board 26  Koops, Maris  2061 0 ½ ½ 1  Deskin, Gary  2067
Board 27  Koops, Maris  2061 ½ 0 1 ½  Ellis, James R.  2055
Board 28  Dzenis, Janis (Tukmus)  2048 ½ ½ ½ ½  Forney, Robert  2034
Board 29  Dzenis, Janis (Tukmus)  2048 1 ½ ½ 0  Underwood, Wesley K.  2031
Board 30  Boreisis, Vitauts  1991 0 ½ ½ 1  Tedesco, Matthew  2003
Board 31  Boreisis, Vitauts  1991 1 1 0 0  Haag, Russell A.  1982
Board 32  Beltins, Gunars  1953 0 0 1 1  Cross, Gregory W.  1976
Board 33  Beltins, Gunars  1953 0 ½ ½ 1  Sylvander, D.  1955
Board 34  Gulbis, Harijs  1897 1 ½ ½ 0  DiJoseph, John  1928
Board 35  Gulbis, Harijs  1897 0 0 1 1  Stroup, Jim  1907
Board 36  Gulbis, Harijs  1897
Bitmanis, Valdemars  1887		 ½ 1 0 ½  Cakars, John  1906
Board 37  Bitmanis, Valdemars  1887
Gulbis, Harijs  1897		 0 0 1 1  Carter, Maurice H.  1901
Board 38  Ulmanis, Ainis  1799 0 0 1 1  Neale, Mark  1820
Board 39  Plums, Uldis  1682 0 0 1 1  Howard, James  1682
Board 40  Plums, Uldis  1682 ½ 1 0 ½  McLaughlin, Ed  1681
Total: 29.5 45.5

 

 

[Event “LAT-USA 2015”]

[Site “ICCF”]

[Date “2015.02.13”]

[Round “?.7”]

[White “Torres, Chris”]

[Black “Graudins, Ilmars”]

[Result “1-0”]

[WhiteElo “2352”]

[BlackElo “2369”]

[PlyCount “61”]

[EventDate “2015.??.??”]

[WhiteTeam “USA”]

[BlackTeam “Latvia”]

[WhiteTeamCountry “USA”]

[BlackTeamCountry “LAT”]

 

  1. a3 g6 2. f4 Bg7 3. e4 d5 4. e5 f6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d4 Nh6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Nf5
  2. hxg4 Ne3 10. Qe2 Nxc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. g3 Qe8 13. b3 Qc6 14. Qd3 Nd7 15.

Qb1 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 a6 17. Bd3 fxe5 18. fxe5 Rfc8 19. Be4 Nb6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ngf3

g5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Bh7+ Kf8 24. Qe3 Nd7 25. Qxg5 Nf6 26. Rf1 Qa4+ 27. Bc2

Qxd4 28. Qh5 Qe3 29. exf6 exf6 30. g5 Qe5 31. Rf5 1-0

 

 

[Event “LAT-USA 2015”]

[Site “ICCF”]

[Date “2015.02.13”]

[Round “?.7”]

[White “Graudins, Ilmars”]

[Black “Torres, Chris”]

[Result “0-1”]

[WhiteElo “2369”]

[BlackElo “2352”]

[PlyCount “68”]

[EventDate “2015.??.??”]

[WhiteTeam “Latvia”]

[BlackTeam “USA”]

[WhiteTeamCountry “LAT”]

[BlackTeamCountry “USA”]

 

  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4

c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nac5 13. f3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc5

  1. Qd4 Nb3 16. Qxg4 Nxa1 17. Bh6 g6 18. Nc3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qxb2 20. Qf4 f5 21.

Na4 Qe2 22. Rxa1 Rfe8 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Qb4 Qxe5 25. Rg1 b6 26. Bf4 Qe7 27. Qd2

d4 28. Qxd4 Rac8 29. h3 b5 30. Nc3 Qc5 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Na2 a5

  1. Rd1 Rc4 {time forfeit} 0-1

 

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Chris Torres is a nationally renowned scholastic chess coach working in the San Francisco Bay Area. His classes have attracted players of strengths ranging from rank beginners to world champions. A chess professional since 1998, Chris is widely recognized as one of the main driving forces behind the explosion in popularity and sudden rise in quality of scholastic chess in California. Chris Torres served as the President of the Torres Chess and Music Academy from 2005-2020 and currently is recognized as a correspondence chess master with the United States Chess Federation. Since 1998 Chris Torres has taught 6 individual national champions as well as led multiple school teams to win national championship titles. In addition, Chris Torres has directed and taught at 10 different schools which have been California State Champions at chess. In 2011 and 2012, several former and current students of Chris Torres have been selected to represent the United States at the World Youth Chess Championships. Mr. Torres’ hobbies include playing classical guitar and getting his students to appear on the national top 100 chess rating lists.

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