My 2nd Round Win Against WGM Carla Heredia in TNM Round 2

 I won a very hard-fought equal game against WGM Carla Heredia in the second round of Tuesday Night Marathon organized by Mechanics Chess Institute today.

Became Joint Runner Up in 19th Max Wilkerson Memorial at Mechanics

I became jointly runner up in the 19th Max Wilkerson Memorial at Mechanics Chess Institute scoring 3.5 out of 5. In the 3rd round I drew again NM Eric despite being a pawn up. The game is given below. I went on to win again a candidate master in 4th round but lost the final round, missing the chance to be sole champion.

Ashik vs Murray, Tuesday Night Marathon, Round 6

Ashik vs IM Ricardo De Guzman (Drawn), Best of the West, Round 1

Just one day after defeating IM Ricardo, I got paired against him again in first round of Best of the West Championship in Santa Clara Marriott. This time I drew a completely winning position, thanks to Ricardo's good knowledge of rook ending and my lack of it. Still I have nothing to regrest drawing against an IM!

Ashik vs IM Ricardo De Guzman, Milpitas Summer Championship, Round 1

Ashik vs Hovik Manvelyan, Santa Clara Marriott, Round 4

Ashik vs Nelson Sowell, Charles Powell Memorial 2014, MIC, SFO, Round 2

Ashik vs William Gray, Tuesday Night Marathon, Fall 2014, Round 4

I defended a tough position against William Gray yesterday in Tuesday Night Marathon. IM John Donaldson, analyzed the game and published two diagrams of the position in the Mechanics Institue Weekly Chess Newsletter (#654) this week. Here is his analysis.



Here white offerred a draw and black accepted.
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t/c: G85/30 + G30 + 30 sec increment