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SmartChess.com (June 4-13)
Round 1: GM Leonid Yudasin- Simutowe, ˝-˝ (4 June 2001).
Round 2: IM Irina Krush-Simutowe, 1-0 (5 June 2001).
Round 3: Simutowe-IM Gregory Shahade, ˝-˝ (6 June 2001).
Round 4: IM Jay Bonin-Simutowe, 1-0 (7 June 2001).
Round 5: Simutowe-GM Alexander Stripunsky, 0-1 (9 June 2001).
Round 6: FM Pascal Charbonneau-Simutowe, 1-0 (10 June 2001).
Round 7: Simutowe-GM Igor Novikov, 0-1 (11 June 2001).
Round 8: IM Dean Ippolito-Simutowe, 0-1 (12 June 2001).
Round 9: Simutowe-FM Justin Sarkar, 1-0 (13 June 2001).
Result: 3 points
Analysis: Adjusted slowly to U.S. conditions. Amon was unsettled and became physically ill midway through tournament; thus, losses begin to mount. After recovering, Amon finished the tournament on a high note with two impressive wins.
New York City Mayor's International (June 18-26)
Round 1: GM Pavel Blatny-Simutowe, 0-1 (18 June 2001).
Round 2: Simutowe-IM Irina Krush, ˝-˝ (19 June 2001).
Round 3: IM Gregory Shahade-Simutowe, 1-0 (20 June 2001).
Round 4: GM Leonid Yudasin-Simutowe, 0-1 (21 June 2001).
Round 5: Simutowe-GM Igor Novikov, 0-1 (22 June 2001).
Round 6: FM Dmitri Schneider-Simutowe, 1-0 (23 June 2001).
Round 7: Simutowe-IM Hikaru Nakamura, 1-0 (24 June 2001).
Round 8: GM Yehuda Gruenfeld-Simutowe, 1-0 (25 June 2001).
Round 9: Simutowe-IM Eugene Perelshteyn, 0-1 (26 June 2001).
Result: 3˝ points
Analysis: Amon started strongly by beating two GMs in rounds 1 and 4. However, he was under pressure to take risks after his loss to GM Novikov in round 5. After being thoroughly outplayed by FM Schneider, Amon scored a impressive 101-move win against 13-year old wunderkind, IM Hikaru Nakamura, but then dropped his last two games. This result may appear disappointing, but his games show a lot of grit and courage. . . the kind that makes GM material. If Amon gets the training that he is seeking, it is not unlikely that he will approach the 2600 barrier.
The World Open (June 30- July 8th)
Round 1: NM Victor Delgado-Simutowe, 1-0 (2 July 2001).
Round 2: Simutowe-Carter Gibson, 1-0 (3 July 2001).
Round 3: NM Mark Geist-Simutowe, 0-1 (4 July 2001).
Round 4: Simutowe-NM Grace Nsubuga, 1-0 (5 July 2001).
Round 5: FM Donny Ariel-Simutowe, 1-0 (6 July 2001).
Round 6: Simutowe-FM Robert Rowley, 1-0 (7 July 2001).
Round 7: NM Norman Rogers-Simutowe, 1-0 (7 July 2001).
Round 8: Simutowe-NM Andrei Moskvitch, ˝-˝ (8 July 2001).
Round 9: NM Noah Siegel-Simutowe, 1-0 (8 July 2001).
Result: 4˝ points
Analysis: Clearly a disappointing result; beat FM Rowley, but lost to a slew of U.S. National Masters, including the determined NM Norman Rogers. However, in Amon's defense, he has played an incredible amount of games in such a short period which doesn't allow him to digest his games properly. Amon expressed a lack of energy midway through the World Open and didn't appear to be focused. Perhaps these sub-par results in American tournaments will climax with a strong finalé in the Wilbert Paige Memorial tournament. Certainly the U.S. Black masters will be out for blood... and IM norms!
Wilbert Paige Memorial Invitational (July 14-23)
Round 1: IM Michael Schleifer-Simutowe, 1-0 (14 July 2001).
Round 2: Simutowe-FM Ronald Simpson, 1-0 (15 July 2001).
Round 3: IM Watu Kobese-Simutowe, ˝-˝ (16 July 2001).
Round 4: Simutowe-FM Kenny Solomon, 0-1 (17 July 2001).
Round 5: FM Stephen Muhammad-Simutowe, 1-0 (18 July 2001).
Round 6: Simutowe-Grace Nsubuga, 1-0 (19 July 2001).
Round 7: FM William Morrison-Simutowe, ˝-˝ (21 July 2001).
Round 8: Simutowe-NM Norman Rogers, 0-1 (22 July 2001).
Round 9: Simutowe-NM Ernest Colding, 0-1 (23 July 2001).
Result: 4 points:
Analysis: This was an interesting tournament as people around the world, for perhaps the first time, saw many of the best players of African descent, and Amon is the brightest star. Hoping to leave the U.S. on a high note, Simutowe played intriguing chess, but his opponents played very energetic against him. Most of his losses were considered for "best game" prizes which would mean opponents had to play their absolute best chess to win. Participating in his sixth tournament in a little over two months time, Amon's game did not display his normal energy. One highlight was his impressive win over Simpson in which showed his tenacious attacking skill. With this experience behind him, the young IM will regroup and prepare for the World Junior (16-29 August) and then the African Championship (15-26 September). The Wilbert Paige Memorial was a success and Amon's participation gave the tournament added credibility. Hopefully, in the next invitational of this sort, he will have earned the GM title.
Posted by The Chess Drum: 5 June 2001
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