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| The view from Mechanics Institute, SF |
"The United States Chess League (USCL) is the only nation-wide chess league in the United States. It currently has sixteen teams, whose members include some of the highest-rated chess players in the United States. Participants in recent seasons (between 2009 and 2011) have included Hikaru Nakamura, Yury Shulman, Varuzhan Akobian, Larry Christiansen, Julio Becerra, Joel Benjamin, Patrick Wolff, and many other grandmasters. The league was founded in 2005 by the current League Commissioner, International Master Greg Shahade. Shahade is now assisted by Arun Sharma, who is the Vice President of the USCL". /http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_League/
San Francisco Mechanics
2011 Team Roster: (San Francisco is using the September 2010 rating list)
| 1. | GM Patrick Wolff | 2623 |
| 2. | GM Vinay Bhat | 2586 |
| 3. | GM Jesse Kraai | 2551 |
| 4. | IM Daniel Naroditsky | 2449 |
| 5. | IM Dmitry Zilberstein | 2421 |
| 6. | IM David Pruess | 2411 |
| 7. | NM Yian Liou | 2298 |
| 8. | NM Samuel Sevian | 2156 |
| 9. | Todd Rumph | 2051 |
| 10. | Uyanga Byambaa | 1804 |
There is one match per week, featuring 4 of the 10 players on the team (provided that the average rating does not exceed 2400). Here is San Francisco Mechanics blog:http://sfmechanics.blogspot.com/
Uyanga Byambaa
| Stats as of Aug 2011 | |
| Rating | 2070 |
| MVP Pts | (-6) |
| Lifetime Score | 0.5/4 (13%) |
| Performance Rating | 1921 |
| Date of Birth | 1990 |
2011 Games: (0.5/4)Week 2: WFM Bayaraa Zorigt (DAL) vs Uyanga Byambaa (SF) 1-0
Week 4: Uyanga Byambaa (SF) vs NM Ernesto Alvarez (MIA) 0-1
Week 7: Uyanga Byambaa (SF) vs NM Sam Schmakel (CHC) 0-1
Quarterfinals: NM Konstantin Kavutskiy (LA) vs Uyangaa Byambaa (SF) 1/2-1/2
2011 MVP Points: (-6)
2011 Performance Rating: 1921
Week 2: September, 7, 2011, My first match
Week 2 (Tie 2-2) against Dallas Destiny
| San Francisco Mechanics | Dallas Destiny | ||
| GM Patrick Wolff: 2623 | 0.5 | 0.5 | IM Salvijus Bercys: 2576 |
| GM Jesse Kraai: 2567 | 0.5 | 0.5 | IM Conrad Holt: 2520 |
| IM Daniel Naroditsky: 2516 | 1.0 | 0.0 | FM Keaton Kiewra: 2436 |
| Uyanga Byambaa: 2070 | 0.0 | 1.0 | WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2211 |
| Avg Rating: 2444 | Avg Rating: 2436 | ||
| San Francisco Total ------- | 2.0 | 2.0 | ------- Dallas Total |
I've never played in any team tournament before,so it was absolutely new experience and tough challenge. The goal of playing match in team is little bit different from playing in individual tournaments. It is important not to loss a game or at least make a draw in team because it can effect tremendously to final result of the team while in individual tournaments, I don't make a draw. My opponents' ratings were about 200+ points higher than my rating on board 4, so my job was at least just make a draw. Another difference was that playing in online and sitting behind the computer instead of chessboard wasn't really familiar way I play the game, plus, I don't play online except some correspondence chess on my phone. Thus, I was playing behind the board while making a move on the computer same time. But it didn't bother me at all /I'm pretty multitasking :-)/. Anyway, In my first game, I was matched against my country woman Bayaraa, Zorigt, one of the top woman chess players in Mongolia. Interesting match!
(60) Zorigt-DAL (2211) - Byambaa-SF (2080) [B01]
ICC 64 30 u Internet Chess Club, 07.09.2011
Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
Position after 22. Qe4-d3
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5 4.d4 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.c4 Nb6 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.0-0 0-010.Rc1 f5 11.Nb3 Kh8 12.Re1 a5 13.h3 Bh5 14.a3 f4 15.Bd2 a4 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Nd7 18.Bb4 e5 (Here, I faced to make a difficult decision. I could go after c5 pawn 18....Qd7 or Rf5 but I thought pawn on c5 is weak, so I wasn't interested in taking that pawn. My plan was more focus on her kingside. In fact, c5 pawn was strong, supporting nice knight post on d6 square, but I still prefered my position was better.) 19.Nd2 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Nd4 21.Qe4 c6 22.Qd3 Qg5? (Here I made a dubious mistake 22....Qg5? allowing her knight to go to nice square e4 attacking my queen with tempo. Instead, I missed interesting shot 22....f3! 23. Nxf3 Rxf3! This exchange sacrifice is not so clear but definitely nice compensation that requires white careful play. 24.gxf Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Qh5 26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Re3 Rf6) 23.Ne4 Qg6 24.f3 Nf6 25.Rcd1 Rad8 26.Nd6Qg5 27.Bc3 Ne8 28.Bxd4 exd4 29.Qxd4 Nxd6 30.cxd6 c5 31.Qd5 Qxd5 32.Rxd5 b6 33.Re7 Kg834.Rb7 Rb8 35.Rc7 Rbd8 36.Kf2 Rf7 37.d7 Kf8 38.Rb7 Rf6 39.Ra7 Ke7 40.Rxa4 Rd6 41.Rxd6Kxd6 42.Ra7 Kc6 43.Ke2 b5 44.Ra6+ Kb7 45.cxb5 Rxd7 46.Rc6 Rd5 47.a4 g5 48.b3 h5 49.a5Re5+ 50.Kd2 Re3 51.Rxc5 Rxb3 52.Rxg5 h4 53.Kc2 Ra3 54.b6 Ka6 55.Kb2 Ra4 56.Kb3 Rd457.Rf5 Kb7 58.Rf7+ Kb8 59.a6 Rd8 60.Rxf4 Ka8 61.Rxh4 Kb8 62.Rh7 Ka8 63.g4 Rb8 64.Rh6 Rf865.f4 Kb8 66.f5 Ka8 67.g5 Rb8 68.Re6 Black resigns 1-0 Going into worse rook endgame in time trouble, I couldn't save my game. I was so sad :-(
Week 4: September 19, 2011, Second match
Miami Sharks (1.0 – 2.0) vs San Francisco Mechanics (2.5 – 0.5) 
All Time Series Record: (Tied 7 - 7)Starts at 8:30 PM ET
Loss (3 0) against Miami Sharks
| Miami Sharks | San Francisco Mechanics | ||
| GM Julio Becerra: 2640 | 1.0 | 0.0 | GM Vinay Bhat: 2555 |
| FM Eric Rodriguez: 2397 | 0.0 | 1.0 | GM Jesse Kraai: 2567 |
| FM Jorge Pelaez: 2264 | 1.0 | 0.0 | IM Daniel Naroditsky: 2516 |
| NM Ernesto Alvarez: 2207 | 1.0 | 0.0 | Uyanga Byambaa: 2070 |
| Avg Rating: 2377 | Avg Rating: 2427 | ||
| Miami Total ------- | 3.0 | 1.0 | ------- San Francisco Total |
(104) Byambaa-SF (2080) - Alvarez-MIA (2207) [B92]
ICC 75 30 u Internet Chess Club, 19.09.2011
Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4Be7 11.Kh1 0-0 12.Qe1 Rc8 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.Qg3 Ne5 15.Nd4 Rfd8 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Bxe5 (17. Qh3 would win the pawn on e6) dxe518.Bg4 Qc6 19.Qh3 Nxg4 20.Qxg4 b5 21.a3 Rd4 22.Qh5 Bf6 23.h3 a5 24.Rxd4 exd4 25.e5 g626.Qe2 Bg7 27.Nxb5 Qd5 28.Nd6 Rd8 29.Nc4 a4 30.Nb6 Qxe5 31.Qxe5 Bxe5 32.Re1 Bg3 33.Rd1e5 34.Nxa4 e4 35.Nc3 (interesting move, after he spend some time,he decided not to take the knight. Game would have been more complicated.) e3 36.Ne2 Be5 (This endgame looks dangerous for white, but actually it wasn't what it looked. However, white needed to play accurately. ) 37.Kg1 Kf7 38.Kf1 Ke6 39.Rd3 Kf5 40.b4 Rf8 41.Ke1 Ke442.b5 Rf2 43.b6 Rxg2 44.b7 Kf3 45.Nxd4+ Bxd4 46.Kf1 Rxc2 47.Kg1 Rc1+ 48.Kh2 Be5# White checkmated 0-1 I knew my endgame play is very poor, specially, when clock ticking despite of increment, but I had a lot of chances to play better at that responsible moments. I felt terrible, not for myself, for my team :-(
Week 7: October 12, 2012, Third match
After about a month last match I played, I was scheduled to play on board 4 against the toughest team Chicago Blaze. Since I lost already 2 games in a row, that would be shameful if i lost again. In previous two games, I was way behind the clock because of lack of knowledge in the opening that I was trying make up my moves over the board. For this time, the match was so important that we didn't wanna take any risk. I had to win the game! Two days before the match, we found out my opponent is another Najdorf player /well-known one of the line of Sicilian defense/. I have white pieces against Najdorf and no idea about huge theory hidden behind this opening. When I play with white, I don't really worry about the opening although I know nothing. Once again, playing in team is different and more responsible, but John had a nice idea, that is playing Checkover variation, against my opponent. Checkover is much less theory and easy to learn /I had a only two days to prepare/. The idea of playing this opening was trying to reach middlegame position that I like to play; castling opposite sides, direct attack his kingside with pawn storm. With Anthony's big help, my opening preparation was well done. /Thanks Anthony Corrales for your nice preparation!/
Chicago Blaze (6.0 – 0.0) vs San Francisco Mechanics (3.5 – 2.5) All Time Series Record: (Tied 1.5 - 1.5)Starts at 8:30 PM ET
| Chicago Blaze | San Francisco Mechanics | ||
| GM Yury Shulman: 2687 | 0.5 | 0.5 | GM Vinay Bhat: 2555 |
| GM Mesgen Amanov: 2576 | 0.5 | 0.5 | GM Jesse Kraai: 2567 |
| IM Angelo Young: 2415 | 0.5 | 0.5 | IM Daniel Naroditsky: 2516 |
| NM Sam Schmakel: 2190 | 1.0 | 0.0 | Uyanga Byambaa: 2070 |
| Avg Rating: 2467 | Avg Rating: 2427 | ||
| Chicago Total ------- | 2.5 | 1.5 | ------- San Francisco Total |
(222) Byambaa-SF (2080) - Schmakel-CHC (2190) [B53]
ICC 75 30 u Internet Chess Club, 12.10.2011
Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
Position after 18. ... g7-g5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 Be710.Qd3 Qa5 11.Bd2 (So far so good, Everything went perfect along with preparation. Big advantage of this preparation was I saved a lot of time in the opening.) Rc8 12.Nd4 Qh5 13.f3 0-0 14.g4 (I was kind of happy after this move. I was ahead of time, ideal middlegame position with plan of attack on his king) Qc5 15.Be3 Qa5 16.Bd2? not necessary move Qd8 17.Rhg1? (I think this move was little bit passive. 17. h4! should've been made. The idea of h5 and g5, so strong pawn storm that hard to stop. Nd718.f4 g5 (Afterwards, John said that when he plays this kind of move, he's really asking for it. Computer doesn't like this move either. However, it stops some threat and not that as bad as it looks. Looking so awkward move, but idea behind it is clearing the e5 square for his knight to become active at center of the board.) 19.f5 Ne5 20.Qe2 Bd7 21.Kb1? (bad move! giving my opponent a chance to improve his position with counterattack. 21.h4 must be played.) Qb6 22.Nb3 Nc4 23.Bc1? a5 24.Rgf1 Bf6 25.fxe6 fxe6 26.h4a4 27.hxg5 Bxc3 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.bxc3 axb3 30.cxb3 Ne5 31.Be3?? (Looks natural but 31.Qh2! was last chance to save the game. Even though I was down a piece, my attack could have still carried on.) Qc6 32.Bd4 Kg8 33.Rh1 Be834.Kb2 Bg6 35.Re1 Nf7 36.e5 d5 37.Qe3 b5 38.a3 Qc7 39.Rf1 Qe7 40.Rf6 Rc6 41.Qe2 Qb7 42.Qe3Qc7 43.Qe2 Qb8 44.Qe3 Qc8 45.Qe2 Nxg5 46.Qxb5 Ne4 47.Rf3 Rc7 48.Qe2 Rb7 49.b4 Qc650.Qf1 Rb8 51.Qd3 (oops! mouse slip! I was going to play Qe2 not d3, well, we were playing on our increment. Mistakes can easily happen in that situation.) Ng5 52.Rf5 exf5 53.gxf5 Ne4 54.fxg6 Qxg6 55.Qf3 Rf8 56.Qh3 Nd2 White forfeits on time 0-1
For four hours playing, we were both in time pressure and I blown
away such a nice promising position and l lost. I couldn’t believe I did such a
blunder and I couldn’t even breathe. I was felt like there was fire burning
inside me or I was drowning in the water or something. I was keep asking myself “How come I didn’t
win this match?, How come I lost three times when John give a great opportunity
to play three matches?, How come I dare to lose?. After this terrible lost, I
decided not to play chess for a while because I needed some time to heal. I was gone
for a while from chess because I was frustrated and depressed my losses. But it
wasn’t the end of the world; indeed, with luck, it was the beginning. After a
month, I’ve been called by John Donaldsan who said “Our team qualified in quarterfinal playoff, we need you on board four with three great grandmasters on top three
boards. No pressure, just play aggressively the way you like to play and have
fun!”. That’s when I come back to chess and overcome my losses in the past. In playoff match, I played much stronger opponent than me and managed to draw luckily.
Quarterfinal: November 7, 2012, Fourth match
San Francisco Mechanics (5.5 – 4.5) vs Los Angeles Vibe (6.5 – 3.5) 
Los Angeles receives Draw Odds
All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 2 - 0)Starts at 9:00 PM ET
| San Francisco Mechanics | Los Angeles Vibe | ||
| GM Patrick Wolff: 2623 | 0.0 | 1.0 | IM Andranik Matikozyan: 2505 |
| GM Vinay Bhat: 2555 | 0.0 | 1.0 | IM Zhanibek Amanov: 2472 |
| GM Jesse Kraai: 2567 | 1.0 | 0.0 | WGM Tatev Abrahamyan: 2415 |
| Uyanga Byambaa: 2070 | 0.5 | 0.5 | NM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 2277 |
| Avg Rating: 2454 | Avg Rating: 2417 | ||
| San Francisco Total ------- | 1.5 | 2.5 | ------- Los Angeles Total |
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(4) Kavutskiy-LA (2277) - Byambaa-SF (2080) [A80]
ICC 75 30 u Internet Chess Club, 07.11.2011 [,Gregory]
Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
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| Position after 25. ... g4-g3 |
1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 Be6 6.Ne2 g6 7.Nbc3 Nc6 8.a3 a6 9.Nf4 Bf7 10.h4Qd7 11.Qf3 0-0-0 12.0-0 Kb8 13.b4 g5 14.Nfe2 Be6 15.b5 axb5 16.Bxb5 g4 17.Qg3 Bd6 18.Nf4Bxf4 19.exf4 Qd6 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Rfb1 Bc8 22.Rb4 Rhe8 23.a4 Re6 24.Qd3 Rde8 25.Qd2 g326.Rb3 gxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Qd6 28.Kg1 c5 29.Nb5 Qb6 30.Qc3 c4 31.Rbb1 Re2 32.a5 Qa6 33.Qb4 Rg834.Qc5 Rgxg2+ 35.Kh1 Rh2+ 36.Kg1 Rhg2+ 37.Kh1 Rh2+ 38.Kg1 Rhg2+ 39.Kh1 Rh2+ Game drawn by repetition 1/2-1/2
Painful losses but valuable experience! Special Thanks to IM John Donaldson and assistant manager Payam Tanaka!
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