Henry ties for 2nd-3rd place with “Mighty” Marius
Henry and “Mighty” Marius.
March 25, 2025: Henry, to his great surprise, tied for second/third place in the the Temecula Chess Club Tournament No. 138 in a field of 8 players. Henry explained, “A milestone in my life: I tied in a tournament with my arch nemesis ‘Mighty’ Marius Gabriel Lucan! We both finished with 5.5 points in the 8-Round February Temecula Chess Club Tuesday night tournament, thereby tying for 2nd-3rd place. Gregory Resendez finished in first place, with 6.5 points.
“I did not play against Marius in this tournament, although in previous tournaments he clobbered me 13 consecutive times! I did play against the winner of the tournament, Gregory. He was white and played 1 d4 and I defended with the Budapest Gambit ...1 Nf6 1 c4 e5, an offbeat and tricky opening which I like to play. Our game ended in a draw after 40 moves. Following is my game against Gregory.”
White: Gregory Resendez 1700 rating
Black: Henry Doktorski 1749 rating
Temecula Chess Club T138, Round 7
March 25, 2025
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e5
3.dxe5 Ng4
4.e4 Nxe5
5.Be3 Bb4+
6.Nd2 O-O
7.a3 Bxd2+
8.Qxd2 d6
9.Be2 Be6
10.b3 f5
11.exf5 Bxf5
12.Nf3 Kh8
13.O-O Nbc6
14.Bg5 Qd7
15.Nd4 Nxd4
16.Qxd4 Nc6
17.Qc3 Rae8
18.Bd3 Ne5
19.Bc2 Bxc2
20.Qxc2 Qf5
21.Qxf5 Rxf5
22.Bh4 g5
23.Bg3 h5
24.h3 h4
25.Bh2 Ref8
26.Rad1 b6
27.Rd4 Ng6
28.Re4 Kg7
29.f3 Nf4
30.Bxf4 gxf4
31.Rfe1 R8f7
32.Re6 R5f6
33.R6e4 Rf5
34.Re6 R5f6
35.b4 Rxe6
36.Rxe6 Rf6
37.Re7+ Rf7
38.Re6 Rf6
39.Re7+ Rf7
40.Re6
draw agreed
Henry receives the prize money from tournament director Rod Cleveland.
TCC138 Standings.
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