Carl Dunn Memorial Shocker!!!!

Iowa's Trevor Magness defeats GM Gareyev in the Carl Dunn Memorial VII. In a very uncharachteristic move Timur Gareyev blunders in move 27. .....Bg7?? allowing Trevor a rook sacrifice that leads to victory.

(25) Magness,Trevor (2246) - Gareyev,Timur (2670) [B06]

Carl Dunn Memorial VII (4), 13.02.2022

1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 b6 6.Be3 Nd7 7.Bc4 e6 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.h4 h6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 Nf6 12.Bd3 d5 13.e5 Ng4 14.Ne2 c5 15.c3 Nc6 16.Nf4 Qe7 17.Bxg6 cxd4 18.cxd4 fxg6 19.Nxg6 Qb4 20.Nxh8 Bxh8 21.h5 Kd7 22.Qxb4 Nxb4 23.Kd2 Rg8 24.Nh4 a5 25.Ng6 Ba6 26.Ra3 Nc6 27.Rc3 Bg7 28.Rxc6 Kxc6 29.Ne7+ Kd7 30.Nxg8

1–0

Joseph Wan and GM Gareyev tied for second in a wild finish.

Marlene Dunn came to express gratitude that we are keeping her husbands memory alive with the thing that Carl Loved. Chess. Marlene has been very supportive of the event and her patronidge helps me continue to run the event.