More From Miami
September 16, 2008
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Photo Ola Osanyinjobi

13-year-old Ray Robson thrilled his fans by winning the Miami Open (Sept 10-14.) The only thing to stop him from claiming clear first, without a tiebreak, was the following last round loss to GM Darmen Sadvakasov.

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After f5, Qxf5 was losing in view of Nxg2, the game continuation.

Ray rebounded in the Armageddon tiebreaker, winning this exciting game with White.

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Ray ended up winning on time, but the position is difficult for Black. Instead of 36.Qd4+, Ray could have won instantly on move 36, with Qc3+!, eyeing c8. However, it was just a seven minutes to five minutes game, so we probably shouldn't overanalyze!
 

Check out
yesterday's report on the Miami Open , which included a final crosstable. Also look out for a dispatch on the Miami Open by Marc Esserman. Esserman had a fantastic performance in Miami, defeating two GMs and earning his second IM norm.