The 2007 Kansas City Masters
From left to right: Ron Luther; Thomas Gossell; Loal Davis; Tim Steiner; Ken Jones; Bill Orton.
The 2007 Kansas City Masters was held on the cold and icy weekend of January 12th-14th
in Kansas City. On Friday night, the first round was held at 7PM. The icy roads were very dangerous, and players were concerned about traveling. As a consequence, Daniel Goffstein withdrew. Loal Davis, who was traveling from St. Louis, called me a few hours before the tournament and mentioned that he was an hour away from KC, and that numerous cars and trucks were in the ditch as he traveled thirty miles an hour on I-70.
Luckily, the chess gods must have been watching over the Kansas City Masters. Loal arrived safely and Master William Orton from Arkansas drove on slippery roads looking to play some chess. Bill replaced Daniel and the 2007 event began.
The 2007 KC Masters was FIDE rated and players were required to play thirty moves before offering a draw. The following games are lightly annotated for publication, and I welcome full annotations from the participants.
Round One on Friday Night – All three games were decisive battles.
Loal Davis
Round Three - Saturday Night - Three hard fought draws.
Round Four -Sunday Morning - Three More Wins!
Round Five - Loal wins the KC Masters!
The 2007 version of the KC Masters was a success with eleven wins and only four draws!
I would like to thank TD Wayne Bartlett for helping me direct and the players for braving their way through the harsh driving conditions. See you next year!
Loal receiving the First Place Plaque and $300.00 from TD Ken Fee
The Final Standings
2007 KC Masters - FIDE Rated!
NAME | Rating | FIDE | State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Score | |
1 | Kenneth Jones | 2304 | 2232 | MO | X | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
2 | Ron Luther | 2243 | 2173 | MO | 1 | X | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2.5 |
3 | Loal Davis | 2200 | 2190 | MO | ½ | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 |
4 | Thomas Gossell | 2190 | 2246 | MO | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | ½ | 1 | 3.5 |
5 | William Orton | 2201 | 2158 | AR | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | 1.5 |
6 | Tim Steiner | 2006 | 2188 | KS | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | X | 2.0 |
