Returning To My Roots
It was in this house in Fremont, California that my father taught me how the chess pieces moved and we played frequently. He passed away in March of this year. Now I have moved back to Fremont and am continuing his legacy by playing chess with my own children in the house I grew up in.
Doug Torres, my father, was a teacher by profession and instilled a love for chess and learning in me. One of the most important chess lessons I learned from him was how to stop the Scholar’s Mate. My father’s choice on the critical fourth move for black was Qf6. It remains my preference to this day and I am always happy to demonstrate how to use my Dad’s method to handle the Wayward Queen Attack.
Returning to Fremont, I can’t help but reflect upon my chess journey in my hometown. So, with today’s post, I am launching a new video series called Fremont Chess Musings. In this series I will discuss my personal chess history in Fremont, California.
[Event “Interesting Attempt at Scholars Mate “]
[Site “Fremont, California “]
[Date “2019.10.24”]
[White “Steven”]
[Black “Chris Torres”]
[Result “0-1”]
[FEN “1nbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQk -“]
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Qf6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d3 Nge7 7.Bg5 Qxg5 8.Qxf7+ Kd8
9.Qxg7 Qc1+ 10.Ke2 Re8 11.Bf7 d6 12.Bxe8 Kxe8 13.Qh8+ Kd7 14.Qxh7 Nd8 15.h4 Ne6
16.h5 Nf4+ 17.Kf3 Qd1+ 18.Kg3 Kc6 19.Rh4 Qxg1 20.Rxf4 exf4+ 21.Kxf4 Qxf2+
22.Kg5 Qg3+ 23.Kh6 Qf4+ 24.Kg7 Be6 25.Na3 Qe5+ 26.Kh6 Ng8+ 27.Kxg6 Qf6#
0-1