I started out by playing the eventual winner,
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IM Enrico Sevillano, in round 1. No points for guessing the result. In typical big swiss fashion, I alternated beating a lower rating player with losing to a higher rated player. I interrupted the pattern in rds 4 and 6 by drawing with a lower rated player and drawing a master, who happened to have a FIDE rating ! So, that was my third FIDE player and now I had a result. So, I should have a FIDE rating on Oct 1, but it will be terribly mediocre. I ended up with 5 points from 9 rounds; my 8th round opponent (who beat me) pointed out that all three of my losses were to Filipinos.
Waldemar lost to a master and expert, but finished strong with 5.5, which appeared to be .5 short of the prizes.
The tournament site was a Westin in the middle of a corporate park, with nothing especially interesting nearby. However, we did see the one must-see in Dallas (at least for folks of our generation) the
site of President Kennedy's assassination. Very interesting, and although I already knew a lot about the assassination and the conspiracies and controversies surrounding it; actually having seen the site adds another perspect
ive.
The Dallas World Aquarium was also nearby.
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The Dallas World Aquarium was also nearby.
After seeing the fellow below, we joked that if we play something novel in the remaining rounds, it must be called 'the Penguin' a la Tartakower.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEIxQ-cMe2ifxrYlEvy8AKfKx_yU-10NeZ1AfB8DiKMTET9X55nR23kUCp0-vZIkcRgDIuAIlQqH6xvZ0e4YPQkOK1gUTpPRBLepKcqLUXQo3cfkOvCm9e-RqtRbi5Ym4BqMKTi76T98a/s200/DALLAS+2008+077.jpg)
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