Ashik vs William Gray, Tuesday Night Marathon, Round 5

Ashik vs Milind Maiti, WYCC Fundraiser, Round 5

Ashik vs David Pan, WYCC Fundraiser, Round 4

I took a bye on Round 3 to attend Safwan's birthday. So I am straight here into Round 4 now.

Ashik vs Zheyuan Fan, WYCC Fundraiser, Round 2

Date: 11/09/2013
White: Ashik Uzzaman (1904)
Black: Zheyuan Fan (2053)
Result: 0-1
Round: 2
Time Control: G/55 + 5 seconds delay
Board#19
Opening: Sicillian Grand Prix

Ashik vs Siddharth G Banik, WYCC Fundraiser, Round 1

Date: 11/09/2013
White: Siddharth G Banik (2158)
Black: Ashik Uzzaman (1904)
Result: 1-0
Round: 1
Time Control: G/55 + 5 seconds delay
Board#18
Opening: Sicillian Dragon

Ashik vs Ram Nandula, National G/60 2013, Round 4

Date: 10/27/2013
White: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Black: Ram Adity Nandula (1849) 
Result: 1-0
Round: 4
Time Control: No clock
Board#16
Opening: French Defence

Ashik vs Arhant Katare, National G/60 2013, Round 3

Date: 10/27/2013
White: Arhant Katare (1943)
Black: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Result: 1-0
Round: 3
Time Control: G/60 + 5 seconds delay
Board#17
Opening: Sicillian Dragon

Ashik vs Eitetsu Potharam, National G/60 2013, Round 2

Date: 10/27/2013
White: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Black: Eitetsu Potharam (1694)
Result: 1-0
Round: 2
Time Control: G/60 + 5 seconds delay
Board#17
Opening: Sicillian Grand Prix

Ashik vs Sos Hakobyan, National G/60 2013, Santa Clara, Round 1

Ashik vs Peter Sherwood, Tuesday Night Marathon, Fall 2013, Round 4

Ashik vs Jerry Morgan, Tuesday Night Marathon, Fall 2013, Round 3

Ashik vs Brendan LaCounte, National G/30, Santa Clara 2013, Round 5

National G/30, Santa Clara, CA
White: Brendan LaCounte (1921)
Black: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Time Control: G/30 + 5 sec delay
Date: 10/26/2013
Round: 5
Result: 1-0
Opening: Queen Pawn

Ashik vs Edward Li, National G/30 2013, Santa Clara, Round 4

National G/30, Santa Clara, CA
White: Edward Li (2055)
Black: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Time Control: G/30 + 5 sec delay
Date: 10/26/2013
Round: 4
Result: 1-0

Ashik vs Jeffers Jr George, National G/30, Santa Clara 2013, Round 3

National G/30, Santa Clara, CA
White: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Black: Jeffers Jr George (1992)
Time Control: G/30 + 5 sec delay
Date: 10/26/2013
Round: 3
Result: 1-0
Board: 13
Opening: Sicillian Grand Prix

Ashik vs Alexander Ivanov, National G/30, Santa Clara 2013, Round 2

National G/30, Santa Clara, CA
White: Alexander Ivanov (2103)
Black: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Time Control: G/30 + 5 sec delay
Date: 10/26/2013
Round: 2
Result: 1-0

Ashik vs Neel Apte, National G/30, Santa Clara 2013, Round 1

National G/30, Santa Clara, CA
White: Ashik Uzzaman (1923)
Black: Neel Apte (2172)
Time Control: G/30 + 5 sec delay
Date: 10/26/2013
Round: 1
Result: 0-1
Board: 11
Opening: Sicillian Grand Prix

Ashik vs Eliott Winslow, Tuesday Night Marathon, Fall 2013, Round 2

Today I got my first win in a serious chess tournament against an international master1 I defeated Elliott Charles Winslow in a long battle at second round of Tuesday Night Marathon, Winter 2014, Mechanics Chess Institute, San Francisco.


I lost to him in the last cycle of Tuesday Night Marathon (Fall 2013) by making an early sacrifice without proper preparation. This time also made a temporary sacrifice to expose his King early in the game. While the material ended up being equal, his one rook stuck in the corner making his position difficult to defend.