It's been almost a month, now, since my last posting and truly I didn't know what to write about. I still don't!
Let me explain:
Our team 's achievement in the Catalan Chess Championship has left me so astounded that I haven't really recovered yet. To make matters worse (or better, depending on one's point of view), a few days later I won First Prize in my category in an Open Tournament - the Terrassa Open Chess Tournament - where I tied in 8th place with several other much stronger players. So, as you can well imagine, to win two championships at my age, and in my chess category, is not an everyday event. Please, allow me to savour the moment a little longer.
Here is the game for those of you who are interested in the technical aspects.
29) Torras González,Ramiro (2016) - Rahal,Joe (1740) [D35]
Open Terrassa 2009 Terrassa (9), 23.05.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Ktc3 c6 4.Ktf3 Ktf6. 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g3 Bd6 7.Bg2 0–0 8.Bg5 Re8 9.0–0 Ktbd7 10.Qc2 h6 11.Bxf6 Ktxf6 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Rfe1 Qd7 14.Ktd2 Re7 15.f3 Bh5 16.e4 Bg6? dxe4 17.Ktdxe4 Ktxe4 18.Ktxe4 Rae8 19.Rf1 Bg6 20.Qb3 b6 21.Rc1 Bb8 22.Qc4 Bf5 23.Kh1 Be6 24.Qxc6 Qxd4 25.b3 Rd7! 26.Ktf2 Qf6 27.f4 Red8 28.Kte4 Qe7 29.f5 Bd5 30.f6 Qe5 31.Qc2 Rc7 32.Qe2 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Bxe4 34.Bxe4 Qxf6 35.Rf1 Qd6 36.Qf3 Rf8 37.a4 g6 38.Bd5 Qe7 39.Qg4 Kg7 40.Qf3 h5 41.Kg2 h4 42.Rf2 hxg3 43.hxg3 f6 44.Re2 Be5 45.Bc4 Rh8 46.Qd5 Rd8 47.Qc6 Qd6 48.Qb7+ Rd7 49.Qa8 Bxg3 50.Qg8+ Kh6 51.Bf7 Qd3 52.Bc4 Qd6 53.T
Re6 Qf4 54.Re2 Bh4 0–1
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