As always, Parsippany leaves a pleasant aftertaste both on and off the chess board.
).In the summer of 2007 I was invited to train in the prestigious US Chess School camp with Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov. 2,616. White threatens Nxb6, but also Nc5 to plug the a7-g1 diagonal. View Alex Ostrovskiy’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community.
The trip ended successfully as I won clear first and secured my 2nd New York State title! Even now looking at my scorebook I am reluctant to believe this move actually happened at the board. Be5 both opponents regarded the best move for Black as resignation. The computer remains optimistic about Black’s chances, but the next 5 moves may look difficult for Black to make. Nevertheless even my brain-dead Fritz11 offers the alternative win 5…Qb4. Unfortunately I did not have such a luxury, so I prepared to call a ceasefire….What is this?! This marked my 10th consecutive selection.Honoring a personal yearly tradition I made my way to Albany, NY for the New York State Championship. View Alex Ostrovskiy’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. I did not get to keep the trophy pictured...but my name is engraved on it. period rtng gms rapid rtng rapid gms blitz rtng blitz gms; 2020-sep : 2427 : 9 : 2385 : 0 : 2340 : 0 : 2020-aug : 2425 : 0 : 2385 : 0 : 2340 : 0 : 2020-jul : 2425 : 0 White will bring his King to e1 and Black will work on pressuring the h3-pawn. There was no possibility to get a Grandmaster Norm this tournament
You can see it.3rd and Final IM Norm! The computer offers to get sneaky with 23…Ra5!
I had once read in GM Joel Benjamin’s book.The game began in a sedate manner, but quickly became very pleasant for me as we reached the following position:A critical position in the game for me, and one where I spent an obscene 32 minutes or so. Second of all, White is not looking to remain passive. Instead Black can prefer an earlier deviation with 21…Rd8! After suffering an early loss, I was able to win 4 straight games to successfully defend my New York State Championship title,
Nevertheless, in the end I could only be happy about escaping with half a point. Nc7 Rb8 22. Feb 9, 2018. Points. Alex was capturing beautiful and timeless photos at my… 22. Unfortunately, 1..c5 doesn’t work! In a very memorable tournament I scored my first ever tournament win against a Grandmaster.
White aims to continue with Bb3, and then perhaps Be6-Bd7. At the 2013 Washington International I scored my third and final International Master norm, completing the requirements for the International Master title.Here I am battling International Master Darwin Yang. One of my victories against a Grandmaster from this event was featured in the New York Times. Here White will have a tough time making progress as the rook is active and the b-pawn creates a distraction. This game ended in a draw.As a bonus, I also made a draw against tournament winner Yuniesky Quezada Perez (2738USCF/2636FIDE), former champion of Cuba and World top 100 player.
Ra2 Be6, and after the forcing continuation Black is ready to bring out his rooks while White will struggle due to worse piece placement and the weak a3 pawn], but a cunning antidote could be found in 18…Qxd1!
Recent Updates. Well, at least that’s what I said to myself after spotting the pitfall that is named 1…c5. Bf1? There are no money prizes, so players’ motivation to make the trek to New Jersey is sure to be fueled by a desire to compete with their friends on a team and reunite with other chess acquaintances (unless one has a major urge to win a chess clock and a plaque). Alex Ostrovskiy. After my performance I was awarded the title of National Master by the USCF at the age of 13.