On a very muggy Thursday afternoon, Speth and Palmer throw down at the Columbia Starbucks. Palmer with a cup of Joe and Speth drinking some fruity concoction set up the pieces to begin what will turn out to be a war to the last few seconds on the clock. Speth as white starts and immediately takes full control of the center. Palmer is then able to take advantage of a slight bluder which eventually lands Speth down a center pawn. Speth had Palmer on his toes and played excellent chess until a minor glitch and dropped a knight. From this point, Palmer was able to capitalize and eventually promoted. At this point, Speth was just out manned and could not recover.
Farrar definitely has been doing some coaching to Speth as Palmer sees excellent progression since last playing Speth. Excellent game Speth!!
Speth v. Palmer 0-1