Kistler Wins title match 2-1
David Kistler crushed Adolfo Prieto in game 3 of their Watertown Chess Club 2013 Championship match in January to win his fourth straight club title. Dr. Kistler had easily won game one of the 2013 Club Championship Match and needed only a draw in game 2 or 3 to win the title. Dr. Kistler, USCF rated 2086, was undefeated at the club in 2013 with a record +31-0=2, including seven wins against Mr. Prieto, USCF rated 1866 ( +22-8=8). Dr. Kistler and Mr. Prieto each won semi-final matches against number 4 seed Don Klug and number 3 seed Robert Kratzat respectively, to advance to the finals.
Mr. Prieto forced a game 3 with a surprising win in game two the previous week. The surprise was due to the fact that Dr. Kistler had a 59 game unbeaten streak over 14 tournaments at the club that stretched back to the Watertown Open Tournament in April of 2012. The three match games follow.
Watertown Chess Club 2013 Championship Match, Round “1”
White “Kistler, Dr. David,” Black “Prieto, Adolfo”
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 g6 8. d4 b5
9. Bb3 Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng5 Rf8 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Ng3 Na5 15. Bc2
c5 16. d5 Nc4 17. h3 h6 18. b3 Nb6 19. Be3 Kh7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Nh2 Ng8 22. Nf3
Rec8 23. c4 b4 24. a3 a5 25. Ra2 Ra7 26. Bd3 Rca8 27. Qb2 Nc8 28. Nh2 Nce7 29.
Qc2 Qc8 30. f4 (30. Rea1 Qb7 31. Qd2) 30… f5 {
Black misses an opportunity to re-direct action to the Queenside.} (30… a4
31. f5 axb3 32. Qxb3 Rxa3 33. Rxa3 Rxa3 34. Qb1) 31. Rf1 fxe4 (31… a4 {
again the Queenside attack remains possible.}) 32. Bxe4 Nf5 ? {
now White will win a pawn.} (32… a4) 33. Bxf5 Bxf5 34. Nxf5 Qxf5 35. Qxf5
gxf5 36. fxe5 Bxe5 37. Rxf5 Kg6 ? (37… a4 ! {Black still has the Queenside threat}
38. bxa4 Rxa4 39. Rf1 Rxa3 40. Re2 Rc3 41. Nf3) 38. Rf3 Nf6 ? (38… a4 39. Bc1 Nf6=)
39. a4 h5 40. Re2 Re7 41. g4 hxg4 42. Nxg4 Nxg4 43. Rg2 Bd4
(43… Kh7 44. Rxg4 Rae8 45. Rf5 Rg7 46. Rh5+)
44. Rxg4+ Kh7 45. Bxd4 cxd4 46. Rxd4 1-0
WCC 2013 Championship Match Round “2”
White “Prieto, Adolfo” Black “Kistler, Dr., David”
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Nxe4 (if 10… a6 11. Bd3 Nxe4 12. Ndxe4 f5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. O-O) 11. Ndxe4 f5 12. Nxd6 {giving up White’s advantage.} (better is 12. Bb5 Re5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Qf3 Bd7 {(+0.38)}) 12… Qxd6 13. Be2 f4 14. Bd2 Na6 15. O-O Nb4 (if 15… Nc7 16. Bf3 Bf5) 16. a3 Nxd5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 (if 18… Bxc3 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Bxc3 will lose the piece) 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Qxd5+ Qf7 (20…Kh8 21. Qxb7 Rab8 22. Qxa7 Rxb2 23. Qa5 Be5! ) 21. Qxc5 Rec8 22. Qb4 a5 23.Qe4 Rc4 24. Qd3 Rac8 25. Rac1 b5 26. Qd2 Bxc3 (if 26… Bd4 27. Ne2 Rxc1 28. Nxc1 Bb6) 27. bxc3 (27. Rxc3 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Qb3 29. Re1 Qxa3 30. Qd5+ Kf8 31. Re3 Qc5 32. Qd7) 27… Kg7 28. Rfd1 R8c7 29. Qg5 R4c5 30. Qe3 h6 31. Rd6 Rd5 32. Re6 (32. Rxd5 Qxd5 33. Qb6 Rf7 34. Rf1 a4) 32… Qf5 33. Re1 Qf8 ? (33… Rcd7) 34.Qb6 (34. Qg3 Qf7 35. Rxg6+) 34… Qf7 35. Rxg6+ Qxg6 36. Qxc7+ Qf7 37. Re7 1-0
WCC 2013 Championship Match, Round 3
White “Kistler, Dr. David Black “Prieto, Adolfo
[1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 g6 (7…Nxe4 8. Re1) 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 Bg7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bc5 Qh4 ? (13… Qf6 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Qxf2+ 16. Kh1 Rxf8 (Mr. Prieto suggests 16… h5 17. Bb4 Qg3 18. hxg4 hxg4+ 19. Kg1 O-O-O, but Black is minus 2 pieces for 2 pawns.) 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Qd2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Rd8 20. Qe3 f5 21. Rf1) 14. h3 {played immediately!…but if White plays 14. Qd5 Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qh4 16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. Be6 crushes Blacks’ plans. Any attempt to hold the position seems futile. For example… 17… Nf6 (not 17… Bxe6 18. Qxe6 Nxf2 19. Bxf2 Qe7 20. Rd1+ Ke8 21. Qc6+ Kf7 22. Rd7) 18.Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd1 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 ends any hope for Black.) 14… Bf8 ? (The Black King is a huge target sitting in the center…if Black had played… 14… Nf6 15. a4 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Nh5 17. axb5 Nf4 18. Qf3 Bxb5 19. Be3 gives White an edge in a two way bloodbath)
15. Bxf7+ ! ( the crushing blow ) Kxf7 (15… Kd8 16. Be6 Nf6 17. Bxf8 seems no better) 16. Qxd7+ Kf6 17. Qc6+ Kg5 18. hxg4 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 forces Blacks’ resignation 1-0 and wins the match 2-1
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