ICA Open Report, by Justin Lee
On July 22, 2023, ICA held their monthly ICA Open tournament. There was a good turnout, with 26 players with ratings ranging from 1600s to over 2300. Justin Lee and Alan Stolyarov both got 3/3 points, tying for first place. Yefem Treger and Alexander Wang both got 2.5/3 points, tying for second place. Lee, a student of ICA for over 10 years, participated in the Open Section. Lee has attended many camps and tournaments at ICA over the years. This tournament marks his 321st tournament.
In the first round, Justin Lee played black against Aayansh Pramanik. The opening was a closed Sicilian and Pramanik defended well. However, Pramanik eventually succumbed after 70 moves. See the game below:
In the second round, Lee played white against Yohan Ghosh. Ghosh played the Slav Defense but Lee was able to win material and checkmate him.
In the last game against Chenxuan Ling, Lee played black and played the Slav Defense. See the game below:
Overall, there was a good turnout of players, ranging from young students to older players. Ratings also ranged in the Open section from the 1600s to over 2300. It was a busy and fun-filled day, and players were able to take advantage of the perfect weather during the breaks.
On July 22, 2023, 44 people attended the ICA Quads and there were 11 quads. Jessica Lee played in the top quad. Lee has also been attending ICA camps and tournaments for over 10 years.
In the first round, Lee played black against Vivek Ravinutala. White opened with the King’s gambit; 1. E4 e5 2. F4 Nc6. White may have had a slight advantage, however, towards the end of the game, white made a deathly mistake costing him the entire game. 1. Qf5 Rf6. Lee played Rf6 and by doing so she pinned his queen to his rook. If white moved his queen then Lee would have taken his rook with checkmate. There was no way to protect the rook on the back rank file. Ravinutala would have had to give up his queen in order to keep playing, but he resigned after Qf5.
In the second game, Lee played Luke Shin and opened with the London opening. As the game progressed, Lee had two center pawns, pawns on e4 and d4. Her rooks were also in the middle of the board on d1 and f1. Her queen was on d3. Black’s rooks were on c8 and d8 with the queen on d7. Material was equal but Lee might have had a small advantage because of the two center pawns. Lee wanted to push her pawn to e5, however, if she did, the knights would have been traded and the center pawns would have been blocked by black’s pawns. Instead, she went f4, hoping to create threats on the king’s side. After some minor pieces were traded, the position was closed. Many pawns were pushed up against each other and couldn’t move. The queens were then traded first followed by the rooks. At the very end game, Lee had one white pawn and a dark squared bishop while black also had a dark squared bishop. Lee’s king was on f5, white pawn of f6, and the bishop was on e4. Black had a king of f7 and then bishop on b7. Since white wouldn’t move his king, it ended up in a draw.
In the third game, Lee played the black pieces and ended up winning. Her opponent Leon Shevelenko was under time pressure and ended up blundering causing him to resign. After this game, Lee finished her tournament with 2.5/3 points, winning $60 and first place in her quad.
Overall, players seemed to have a great time and enjoyed the playground in their free time. As always, ICA is a great place to spend a day playing chess!
My name is John Liebman, and I am a fourth grade chess enthusiast who has attended the Glen Rock ICA.
camp for the past two weeks. I took part in the July 22 Glen Rock quad with thirty other passionate
participants.
My third game was the most memorable. I played black and used the Pirc defense to start the match.
Although my opponent was younger than I he had a solid counterattack and the game lasted thirty-
three moves.
I faced some stiff competition but am proud to report that I was able to win my section.
I’m glad I attended two weeks of ICA camp so far this summer. I have had great coaches and the chance
to play against better rated players, which has helped me improve my own game.
Glen Rock Quads Report, by Jessica Lee
Glen Rock Quads Section 10 Report, by John Liebman
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