Edmond won soon.
Jayce's game got very interesting, and tension mounted. Eventually, he pulled out a win again.
Aamir's game got crazy. His opponent built a clever mate threat, leaving Aamir with no option but to give up his queen for a rook. His king went itinerant, wending its way across the board to the improbable h5 before finding a safe haven. Once his king was out of danger, Aamir took advantage of his 4 surplus pawns, strung his bishop across the board, supported by his rook. He got a pawn to the seventh rank, and apparently checkmated with pawn and bishop. He said his head was swimming after that one.
Finally, Christian seemed to struggle as his time dwindled to 56 seconds, while his opponent retained almost a quarter of an hour. But Christian fought with deadly precision from then on, executing his moves within the five second delay, and spending fewer than 10 of his precious seconds as he closed the trap. His opponent resigned with a good ten minutes left on his clock.
After a healthy dose of excitement, the Mustangs emerged with victory from each board.
68-0
A clean sweep, truly remarkable. Congrats players and coaches!
ReplyDeleteMike and Lydia