Round 1 Results

Hey everybody it's Jack Mallers. In round 1 I faced a 1500 from New York named Leutrim Rexjah. I was white and after my always first move 1.e4 Leutrim played the najdorf variation of the sicilian. This tournament I was preparing a new variation against the najdorf with my coach, and it worked out very well. I gained many tempos after his mistake of playing Qa5, which eventually turned into me up a pawn and about to win a piece, when he resigned. So I am 1-0 for now, but expect a top seed opponent next round at 7 because of how they are pairing the players. Well I'm going to my computer to study for round 2, but I will update my blog after the round. Thanks for all your support, talk to you soon.