I managed to get in a couple of tournaments at the Houston (TX) Chess Club while vacationing with family over the holidays.  The Houston Chess Club is very active and has a lot of very good players.  Weekly one-days, larger tournaments from time-to-time, etc.  Additionally, they are moving into a new facility that would host 40-60 player tournaments comfortably.

I managed to play to a 3-3 record against the Houstonians, with all the losses above 1700, so it is not too bad.  3.0/6 against that competition was good for my rating too.

Here is the game against the player whose rating was closest to my own, Weiyi Wang (1531).  He attacked well, and I felt like I was getting pushed around for awhile.  He pawnstormed my castle, either not seeing or not caring that he was dropping a knight in the process.

The moment of truth is my 23. ...d5, when I block his attack just long enough to play my own attack.  He did not see the danger and stayed in 100% attack mode.  His 24th move needed to be a queen move covering f2.  I finished the game with a queen-rook corner mate.

Enjoy.

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