The ACU-I Regional was a team
competition that included teams from Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia and others. The schools could bring as many competitors
as they pleased, with the top two scores counting towards the team score.
The victorious Virginia Tech team consisted of Farzad Valad, Spencer
Grogin, Ba Thinh Van, and Eric Mayo. Their scores from the four round
match being 2.5, 3, 3, and 1.5 respectively. Congratulations to all members
on an impressive performance.
Here's a sample game from the third round
| Spencer Grogin |
J. DeBell |
| e4 |
e5 |
| Nf3 |
Nc6 |
| Bc5 |
Bc5 |
| c3 |
Nf6 |
| d4 |
ed |
| cd |
Bb4+ |
| Nc3 |
Qe7 |
| O-O |
Bxc3 |
| bxc3 |
d6 |
| e5 |
de |
| de |
Nxe5 |
| Nxe5 |
O-O |
| Nxf7 |
Rxf7 |
| Bg5 |
Kf8 |
| Bxf7 |
Kxf7 |
| Bxf6 |
Qxf6 |
| Qh5+ |
Qg6 |
| Qxg6 |
Kxg6 |
| Rab1 |
b6 |
| Rfe1 |
Bf5 |
| Rb5 |
c6 |
| Rbe5 |
Rd8 |
| h4 |
c5 |
| g4 |
Bc8 |
| f4 |
Rd3 |
| f5+ |
Kf7 |
| g5 |
h6 |
| Re7+ |
Kf8 |
| Re8+ |
Kf7 |
| R1e7 ++ |
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