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Queen of Hearts Open, February 24-25, 2001
(Directed by John Currell)This strong 18-player tournament was held at the Sizzler Restaurant at Rainbow and Spring Mountain (Las Vegas). Tom Thrush scored 4 points with fine play to share first place with John Blackstone and Jorge Barrios. The leader in the last round, Denis Marrero, was paired with John Blackstone on Board 1, with Blackstone earning the full point in a subtle end game. Walter Henry was clear first U1850, while Carlo Fabia and Jason Mark shared 2nd and 3rd. Below, Walter Henry shares his draw with one of the winners, John Blackstone.
Henry, Walter (A) - Blackstone, John (M)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qb6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Be7 9.Bd3 d6 10.O-O Bd7 11.b4 Rc8 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 f5 15.Bd3 Bf6 16.Bxf6 Rxf6 17.e4 a5 18.exf5 e5 19.Rab1 axb4 20.axb4 Rcf8 21.Qb3 Kh8 22.c5 Qc7 23.Rbd1 dxc5 24.bxc5 Bxf5 25.Bxf5 Rxf5 26.Rfe1 Rxf3 27.gxf3 Nd4 28.Rxd4 exd4 29.Qd5 h6 30.Qxd4 1/2-1/2
Report by Norm Harvey