The (first?) Galway Blitz Championship, held last Saturday, attracted a field of 87 players, who contested 18 rounds. Tarun Kanyamarala finished first on 15½, ahead of Jacob Flynn on 15 and Oleg Gubanov on 14½. (See full results.)
The top board was broadcast live in most rounds, so 16 of the 694 games are available.
Tarun’s two losses came against Flynn and Gubanov in successive rounds. He must have been disappointed over the loss to Gubanov for letting an overwhelming position slip, missing several wins (including a couple of straightforward ones, even at the time control of three minutes plus two seconds per move) in the process.
39. ?
In the diagrammed position, Tarun played 39. Bc7. Did he have anything stronger?