My brother was recently playing a Team tournement in Cookville, Tennessee. He played 4 games (three of which he won). He won on 2 Scholor's Mate, and lost the Third on the Scholor's himself. But it was the fourth game that astounded me. It lasted 54 moves(that's something for two 9 year olds). And when he showed it to me, he started the first moves and exclaimed to me ,"Look how I kicked his butt!".
That was some game he showed me. His same-aged opponent managed to lose his queen by the 7th move, and was in a position to be mated. However, my overconfident and impatient brother hardly paid attention to the mate, and hung his own queen to a pawn his opponent pushed forward.
At this point, I told my brother he must have meant he was White( his opponents color), not Black, because my brother said he won and he just made a terrible blunder, not to mention the 2 rooks he fell behind later.
However, he just calmly went on showing me the game, telling me "Watch this!" and "Look at my great move here" every other move, including the move which made him lose his rook to a fork.
Anyway, it went that, 2 rooks down, my brother began pushing a pawn ( he only had his king and 5 pawns to the other guys king, rooks, and 4 pawns. My brohter's pawn wasn't even passed. But his opponent was so absorbed in some wackey combo, my brother just pushed it to promotion, and then forked the other guy out of a rook. His opponent redifined "Throwing a game in 10 moves". He resigned 8 moves later.
So the moral of this story is: If you ever play a nine year in chess, and he starts kicking your butt, don't resign. He'll mess himself up sooner or later.
Originally posted by abejnoodI have not been to chess club in several years... but here is the story. A friend of mine and I used to go, I was there first... and warned him to 'play the kids harder, you don't want them beating you!'
My brother was recently playing a Team tournement in Cookville, Tennessee. He played 4 games (three of which he won). He won on 2 Scholor's Mate, and lost the Third on the Scholor's himself. But it was the fourth game that astounded me. It lasted 54 moves(that's something for two 9 year olds). And when he showed it to me, he started the first moves and e ...[text shortened]... n chess, and he starts kicking your butt, don't resign. He'll mess himself up sooner or later.
Well, we ended up playing some kid who was perhaps 10 or so... and was going for a quick kill in the first 10 or so moves. He managed to get his queen trapped, and the kid just ate up a few other peices and beat him up pretty good.
I believe I said something like, 'Told ya'.
ES
I lost to an 8 year old once. He has a USCF of 1930 or close to that and he's qualified for the U.S. team to play in the world championships for his age group 😛.
I had a drawn game against him in November but resigned out of not wanting to play.
His name is Brian Luo if any of you have heard of him or want to look him up.
Originally posted by GalaxyShieldSo it sounds like another GM on the way. If he gets a good coach like
I lost to an 8 year old once. He has a USCF of 1930 or close to that and he's qualified for the U.S. team to play in the world championships for his age group 😛.
I had a drawn game against him in November but resigned out of not wanting to play.
His name is Brian Luo if any of you have heard of him or want to look him up.
Weemarantry or the like. Jeez, 1900 at the age of 8!
Found this bit about him:
Still Searching for Bobby Fischer – Entry #65
posted 03/25/05
All the news this week surrounding Bobby Fischer’s release from Japanese detention and the grant of Icelandic citizenship has reminded me of the epic chess kid film “Searching for Bobby Fischer”. That movie chronicles the early chess career of child prodigy Josh Waitzkin (who hasn’t played any rated tournaments of late but whose rating stands at 2525).
Many parents who have a child who has gone undefeated in a scholastic chess tournament or two undoubtedly have heard the question or proclamation that the movie made famous –“so…is this the next Bobby Fischer?” As flattering as this question might be to the nouveau chess parent, the answer most often turns out to be a resounding “no”. The young prodigy usually moves on to play more skilled and seasoned competition -- older kids or adults. Winning streaks become a thing of the past as the young superstar’s meteoric rise slows down and the surge in rating points hits a wall of resistance.
But then again, every once in a great while a kid comes along, turns heads, and the question is raised anew “Is this the next Bobby Fischer?” That’s the question that entered my mind last week at the Illinois Amateur Championships held in Lincolnwood, IL, as all eyes were on Brian Luo, an amazing 7 year old player from Madison, Wisconsin. Brian, who is currently in second grade often sports a Brent Favre Green Bay Packer jersey (#46). He competed in the Class B Division (1800-1601), where he won 3 games and lost 2 against skilled and experienced adult competitors. Brian picked up some rating points along the way moving up to an astounding 1664. That makes Brian the highest rated 7 year old in the nation according to the United States Chess Federation.
At the Illinois Amateur Championship, I had the opportunity and pleasure to watch Brian some at his board. He impressed me playing with a poise, maturity and confidence well beyond his years. The positions on his board were usually full of complications and possibilities. You can read more about Brian at Chesscafe.com
@ http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm#Scholastic%20Chess (November issue).
So there remains the question --- is Brian Luo the next Bobby Fischer? I don’t know the answer to that, but I suppose time will tell. However it would not surprise me at all if Brian at least becomes the next Ray Robson (4th Grader from Florida rated 2053), or perhaps the next Fabiano Caruana (7th grader from New York rated 2313) or maybe even the next Hikuru Nakamura (17 year old grand master and US Champion rated 2734). Whatever the case might be, Brian Luo is a player to watch in the years and hopefully the decades to come.
Best chess regards,
Chessdad64
Originally posted by sonhouseWake me when he plays in the Junior Olympiad. 😴
So it sounds like another GM on the way. If he gets a good coach like
Weemarantry or the like. Jeez, 1900 at the age of 8!
Found this bit about him:
Still Searching for Bobby Fischer – Entry #65
posted 03/25/05
All the news this week surrounding Bobby Fischer’s release from Japanese detention and the grant of Icelandic citizenship has remin ...[text shortened]... er to watch in the years and hopefully the decades to come.
Best chess regards,
Chessdad64
Originally posted by XanthosNZhttp://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?12910173
I can't find a Brian Luo or an Illinois Amateur Championship in the USCF database. The text is copied from a blog (chessdad64) and was posted over a year ago. Odd that.
I can't get the link I wanted, but go to uschess.org and scroll to the bottom and look for the link for "Players qualify for 2006 world youth championships". You should find what you need there.