- KISTLER GLIDES to 6th WATERTOWN CHAMPIONSHIP by Don Klug
David Kistler easily won his sixth Watertown Club title on December 8th with a 2-0 Match victory over runner –up Adolfo Prieto. Dr. Kistler (+24-7=6) had suffered seven losses over the eight month long chess club season before clinching the top seed with his County Championship title in October. His seasons record against second place finished Adolfo Prieto was just +2-2=3, and club members were expecting more of the same in the championship match. Not so!
The club champion, holding draw odds in the championship match, laid in waiting for his opponent to misstep. Dr. Kistler changed the normal sequence of moves in a very drawn looking position at move 25 and Mr. Prieto missed an in between f7 pawn capture with check, costing Mr. Prieto the loss of the exchange and the game. See game below dated Dec 1st.
[pgn]
[Site “Watertown, NY”]
[Date “2015.12.01”]
[Round “1”]
[White “Kistler, David”]
[Black “Prieto, Adolfo”]
[ECO “C86”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 d6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8.
O-O
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 c5 14. axb5 axb5
15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qxb5 Bc6 17. Qe2 Nxe4 18. dxe5 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Qxf3
21. gxf3 Nxe5 22. Bd5 Rb8 23. Rb1 c4 24. f4 Nd3 25. b4 cxb3 26. Bxb3 Nc5 $2
(
26… d5 27. Kf1 Bc5 28. f3) 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxb8 Ne4 29. Be1 Bf6 30. c4
Bd4
31. Kg2 Bc5 32. f3 Nf6 33. Bb4 Nh5 34. Bd2 Ke6 35. Rf8 Nf6 36. Rb8 Nd7 37.
Rb7
g6 38. Kg3 Bd4 39. Bb4 Nf6 40. Rb5 h6 41. Ra5 Nh5+ 42. Rxh5 gxh5 43. Kh4 d5
44.
cxd5+ Kxd5 45. Kxh5 Be3 46. f5 Ke5 47. Kg6 Bg5 48. Bc3+ Kf4 49. Bd2+ Kxf3
50.
Bxg5 hxg5 51. Kxg5 1-0
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In game two, Mr. Prieto, now playing white and faced with the pressure to even the match played aggressively. He blundering at move 24 by losing a rook without compensation just as he had done in 2014 to end that club championship match.
Prieto,A (1878) – Kistler,D (2039) [E90]
WCC 2015 Championship Watertown, NY (Round 2), 08.Dec2015
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.h3 c5 7.d5 Na6 8.Be2 Bd7 9.0–0 Nc7 10.Qc2 a6 11.a4 [11.Be3 b5 12.a3 bxc4 13.Bxc4] 11…Rb8 12.a5 b5 13.axb6 Rxb6 14.Ra2 Qb8 15.Re1 Qb7 16.Bd3 Rb8 17.Nd2? [17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Be8] 17…Nh5 18.Nf1 Be5 19.Ne3 Nf4 20.Ng4 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 Bxg4 22.hxg4 Rb3 23.Re2 Qb4 24.Ra4?? [24.Rc2 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Qb7 26.Rcb2 Qc8 27.Rxb3 Rxb3 28.Qc2 Rb6 29.g5 Qg4 30.Be3=] 24…Qxa4 0–1
Dr. Kistler announced his retirement from weekly club play this week after six and a half years as a club member, six club and seven county championships. Dr. Kistler has scored 196 wins, 25 draws and only 17 losses during his club membership. Dr. Kistler has also won 41 of the 53 tournaments that he has played.
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