After narrowly defeating GM Ashwin Jayaram 3.5 – 2.5 in a 6 game match by winning the final 2 games, GM to be Benjamin Gledura celebrated by solving the Rubik’s cube in about 30 seconds.
Format: 6-game classical match
Time control: 90′ + 30″ inc.
Chief arbiter: Susan Polgar
Location: Webster University – SPICE
Official website: www.ChessDailyNews.com
Friday 1/19
1pm – Game 1 Gledura 1-0 Jayaram
Saturday 2/20
10am – Game 2 Jayaram 1-0 Gledura
4pm – Game 3 Gledura 1/2 Jayaram
Sunday 2/21
10am -Game 4 Jayaram 1-0 Gledura
4pm – Game 5 Gledura 1-0 Jayaram
Tuesday 2/23
11am – Game 6 Jayaram 0-1 Gledura
[Site “Webster University”]
[Date “2016.02.23”]
[Game “6”]
[White “Jayaram, Ashwin”]
[Black “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “D12”]
Qg1+ 47. Kc2 Nxd4+ 48. Bxd4 Qxd4 49. g6 Qf6 50. Qg8 Kg5 51. g7 Kg6 52. a4 f4 53. Qf8 Qxg7 54. Qxf4 Qd7 55. Qg3+ Kf7 56. Qf2+ Ke7 57. Qxb6 Qxa4+ 58. Kd2 Qd7 59. b4 cxb3 60. Qxb3 e5 61. Qb4+ Qd6 62. Qb7+ Kf6 63. Qh7 Qb4+ 64. Kd1 Qg4+ 65. Kd2 Qg7 66. Qh3 Qg5+ 67. Kd1 e4 68. Ke2 d4 69. Qh8+ Qg7 70. Qd8+ Kg6 71. Qd5 d3+ 72. Ke3 Qh6+ 73. Kd4 Qf4 74. Qg8+ Kh5 75. Qg2 Qf6+ 76. Kc4 Qf3 77. Qh2+ Kg4 78. Kd4 Qg3 79. Qh7 Qf4 80. Qg6+ Kf3 81. Qh5+ Kf2 82. Kc3 d2 83. Kc2 e3 84. Qd5 Qa4+ 0-1
[Event “SPICE Challenge”]
[Date “2016.02.21”]
[Game “5”]
[White “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Black “Jayaram , Ashwin”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “A01”]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bb5 Nge7 7. fxe5 O-O 8. O-O Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Nf5 11. Nc3 Nd6 12. Ba3 Bf5 13. e4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qg4 Qd7 16. Bc5 Rae8 17. Be3 Nb5 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Rf1 Bc5 21. Qg5 Bxe3+ 22. dxe3 Qc5 23. h4 Qe7 24. Qxe5 Qxh4 25. Qxc7 Qe7 26. Qe5 Rd8 27. c4 Qd6 28. Qf6 Qd7 29. e5 Qe8 30. Rf4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd7 32. g4 h5 33. Rd4 Kh7 34. Kg3 Rf7 35. Rd8 Rxf6 36. Rxe8 Rf7 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Rxe6 Kg7 39. Kh4 Rf2 40. Kxh5 Rh2+ 41. Kg5 Kf7 42. Rh6 Rg2+ 43. Kf5 Rf2+ 44. Ke4 b6 45. Rf6+ 1-0
[Event “SPICE Challenge”]
[Site “Webster University”]
[Date “2016.02.21”]
[Round “4”]
[White “Jayaram, Ashwin”]
[Black “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D11”]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 Ba5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. O-O e5 13. Bb5 exd4 14. exd4 Ne4 15. Rfd1 Ndf6 16. Be1 Rc8 17. Rac1 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qb6 19. Bf1 Rfe8 20. Qd3 Rc6 21. Bb4 a5 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Be1 Nd6 24. Qc2 Nd7 25. Bxa5 Qb7 26. Re1 Ne4 27. f3 Qa7 28. Bc3 Nd6 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Qe2 Nc7 31. Qe7 Ne6 32. Kh1 g6 33. Qd6 Nf6 34. Qxc6 Nh5 35. Qxd5 Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Nf4 37. Qe5 1-0
[Date “2016.02.20”]
[Game “3”]
[White “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Black “Jayaram, Ashwin”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “D37”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 a6 6. c5 g6 7. b4 Bg7 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd4 Bg4 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. h3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Ne2 f6 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Nc3 Qe6 22. Ne2 Qf7 23. Bd4 h5 24. a4 Bh6 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Bf5 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Ra1 Qd7 29. Ra6 h4 30. Rb6 Rf7 31. Qc3 Bg7 32. Ra1 g5 33. Qe1 Bd3 34. Qd1 Bc4 35. Rab1 Bf8 36. Nc3 Rc8 37. R1b4 Kg7 38. Rb7 Rc7 39. Rxc7 Qxc7 40. Rb6 Qc8 41. e4 dxe4 42. Nxe4 Qf5 43. Qg4 Qxg4 44. hxg4 Bd5 45. Nxg5 Rd7 46. Nh3 Bxg2 47. Bxf6+ Kxf6 48. Kxg2 Rc7 49. Rb4 Bxc5 50. g5+ Kg7 51. Rxh4 Bd6 52. Rc4 c5 53. Kf3 Rb7 54. Rc3 Rb4 55. Rd3 Bb8 56. Rd5 Rh4 57. Kg2 Rg4+ 58. Kf1 c4 59. Rc5 Bd6 60. Rc6 Be7 61. f4 Rg3 62. Ng1 Bxg5 63. fxg5 Rxg5 64. Rxc4 Kf6 65. Nf3 Ra5 66. Ke2 Ke6 67. Ke3 Kd6 68. Rh4 Rd5 69. Nd4 Re5+ 70. Kd3 Kd5 71. Rh8 Re7 72. Ra8 Rh7 73. Ra5+ Kd6 74. Nf5+ Ke6 75. Ke4 Rh1 76. Ra6+ Kd7 77. Kd5 Rd1+ 78. Nd4 Ke7 79. Rh6 Kf7 80. Rh2 Kf6 81. Rf2+ Ke7 82. Rf3 Ke8 83. Ke5 Ke7 84. Re3 Kd7 85. Nf5 Rd2 86. Ra3 Re2+ 87. Kd5 Rd2+ 88. Nd4 Ke7 89. Ke5 Kf7 90. Rf3+ Ke7 91. Rh3 Kf7 92. Rh7+ Kg6 93. Ra7 Rd1 94. Nf3 Rf1 95. Ke4 Kf6 96. Ra6+ Ke7 97. Nd4 Re1+ 98. Kd5 Rd1 99. Re6+ Kf7 100. Re4 Rf1 101. Ke5 Ke7 102. Nf5+ Kd7 103. Rd4+ Kc7 104. Rc4+ Kd7 105. Ne3 Re1 106. Rc3 Ke7 107. Ra3 Kd7 108. Kd5 Ke7 109. Ke5 1/2-1/2
[Date “2016.02.20”]
[Game “2”]
[White “Jayaram, Ashwin”]
[Black “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D85”]
[PlyCount “85”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. h4 Nc6 12. d5 Rad8 13. h5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Ne5 15. Be2 f5 16. f4 Nf7 17. e5 e6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. d6 Qa4 20. Rg1 g5 21. c4 Qc6 22. Bh5 Rd7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxg5 Rh8 25. Ke2 Bf8 26. Qc2 Rh6 27. Rcg1 Ke8 28. Rg6 Rdh7 29. Qb3 a6 30. Qa3 Qe4 31. Qxc5 Qc2+ 32. Bd2 Qe4+ 33. Qe3 Qxc4+ 34. Qd3 Qxd3+ 35. Kxd3 Rxg6 36. Rxg6 Kd7 37. Rg8 Rf7 38. Kc4 b6 39. Be3 Kc6 40. Rg6 b5+ 41. Kd4 Kd7 42. Kc5 a5 43. Kxb5 1-0
[Date “2016.02.19”]
[Game “1”]
[White “Gledura, Benjamin”]
[Black “Jayaram, Ashwin”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “E01”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. b3 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. O-O f5 10. Qc2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nd7 12. a3 Nf6 13. e3 Bd7 14. b4 Qe7 15. Rab1 Ne4 16. c5 Bc7 17. f4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 a5 19. Nb3 Ra7 20. Nxa5 Rfa8 21. a4 Bxa5 22. bxa5 Bc8 23. Bf3 Rxa5 24. Bd1 R5a7 25. Rf2 Qc7 26. Rb4 Bd7 27. Rfb2 Kh8 28. Qb3 Bc8 29. Qc2 Kg8 30. Qg2 Bd7 31. Qh3 Rf8 32. Rb6 Bc8 33. Qh4 Qd8 34. Qh5 Qc7 35. Qe2 Bd7 36. Qd2 Rfa8 37. Qb4 Bc8 38. Ra2 Ra5 39. Qe1 R8a6 40. Rab2 Ra8 41. Qe2 R5a6 42. R6b4 R6a7 43. Qh5 Bd7 44. Qg5 Rf8 45. Rb6 Bc8 46. Qh4 Qd8 47. Qxd8 Rxd8 48. Kf2 Kf7 49. R6b4 Ke7 50. g4 Kd7 51. Ke1 Kc7 52. Rg2 Rd7 53. Rg3 Re7 54. Rh3 g6 55. g5 Bd7 56. Rh6 Rg7 57. h4 Be8 58. h5 Bf7 59. hxg6 hxg6 60. Kd2 Ra8 61. Kc3 Ra7 62. Rb6 Ra8 63. Bc2 Rgg8 64. Rh7 Raf8 65. Rb1 Rh8 66. Rbh1 Rxh7 67. Rxh7 Kd7 68. Kb4 Kc7 69. Bd1 Kd7 70. Rg7 Kc7 71. Be2 Kd7 72. Ka5 Kc7 73. Bh5 gxh5 74. g6 Kd8 75. gxf7 Ke7 76. Rh7 Rxf7 77. Rxh5 Rg7 78. Kb6 Rg3 79. Kxb7 Rxe3 80. a5 Rb3+ 81. Kxc6 Ra3 82. Rh7+ Ke8 83. Kd6 Rxa5 84. Kxe6 Ra6+ 85. Kxd5 Kd8 86. Rf7 1-0
Have you thought about doing/ providing video coverage of a Webster University/ Spice Tournament. I guess it takes too much manpower and money to set up video equipment; or would be too much of a distraction for your educational purposes; but even once a year or once a semester would be neat.