Decision

Ten years ago this weekend, I played a four game match in the Spokane City Championship against reining champion, FM David Sprenkle. I lost game one rather quickly, then missed good drawing chances in game two. This was the critical position in the second game.

Black to move

This weekend, David Rowles is the challenger against current champion Michael Cambareri. I am directing the concurrently running Spokane Falls Open, an event that I won three years ago. This year's event is the largest in memory with 35 players.