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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Quebec Open 2013 Rd7-Top 4 Boards; Results and Standings

Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
Standings
GMs Bruzon and Rozentalis share the lead with 5/5/7. IMs Hambleton and Gerzhoy are in a group of 6 players with 5/7. Jason Cao has 3/7.

Results
GM Rozentalis converted a nice queen ending for the victory which put him in shared first with GM Bruzon. IM Hambleton had to defend a 103-move marathon before earning a tough draw against GM Moradiabadi.

Action from an earlier round
GM Sulskis(left)-GM Sokolov(right)

Game 1
A professional draw. GM Bruzon got nothing from the opening, middlegame or ending. Neither did GM Kovalyev.

Bruzon,L (2691) - Kovalyev,A (2606)
Closed Catalan/Queen’s Indian g3[E07]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.1), 27.07.2013

Position 1
The ending is equal with the bishop pair giving white no advantage in the blocked position.

White to Play


31...f5


Game 2


GM Rozentalis,E(right)

Rozentalis,E (2619) - Panjwani,R (2409)
Sicilian 3.Bb5 Nf6[B30]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.2), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White had the better structure in the Q-Q ending which GM Rozentalis conducted in model fashion. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


30...Qxc1


Game 3
IM Hambleton pressed hard but got nowhere and eventually held on for a 103-move draw in a R-RN(no pawns) ending.

Hambleton,A (2480) - Sulskis,S (2559)
Slav 4.e3 Bg4[D11]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.3), 27.07.2013

Position 1
Both sides are playing for mutual attacks. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


23...Qa5

Position 2
The ending is equal but black managed to make some progress and won a pawn.

Black to Play

36.Rxh6



Game 4
The solid Catalan produced an even game that was eventually drawn in a RN-RB ending.

Gerzhoy,L (2462) - Moradiabadi,E (2551)
Catalan Open 5…Nc6[E04]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.4), 27.07.2013

Position 1
The strong Nc5 gave enough compensation for the pawn but no more.

White to Play



19.Nc5



Results
GM Rozentalis converted a nice queen ending for the victory which put him in shared first with GM Bruzon. IM Hambleton had to defend a 103-move marathon before earning a tough draw against GM Moradiabadi.

Bo.NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg
1GMBruzon 26895½ - ½GMKovalyov Anton2606
2GMRozentalis Eduardas26191-0IMPanjwani Raja2409
3IMHambleton Aman2480½ - ½GMSulskis Sarunas2559
4IMGerzhoy Leonid2462½ - ½GMMoradiabadi Elshan2551
5GMArencibia Walter252641-0GMChirila Ioan-Cristian2528
6IMPerez Garcia r23644½ - ½4FMOstrovskiy A2403
7GMSokolov Ivan2650½ - ½IMCheng Bindi2406
8FMOliva Castaneda 2423½ - ½IMMolner Mackenzie2501
9GMVera Reynaldo2462½ - ½FMShetty Atulya2314
10FMLeveille Francois22790 - 1GMPerez Rodriguez 2427
11GMSambuev Bator253031-03IMPiasetski Leon2279
12FMKleinman Michael22983½ - ½3GMRoussel-Roozmon 2476
13IMWang Richard237731-03Adithya B.2301
14Bérubé Antoine217430 - 13FMThavandiran Shiyam2338
15FMJiang Louie232430 - 13Preotu Razvan2277
16FMChandra Akshat231230 - 13IMCalugar Arthur2282
17Kraiouchkine Nikita223430 - 1IMKiewra Keaton F2422
18Song Michael2242½ - ½IMPorper Edward2453
19Chiku-Ratte 21060 - 1FMRodriguez Eric2290
20FMVoskanyan Vahagn2241½ - ½FMSapozhnikov Roman2272
21Van Heirzeele 2116- - +Zhang Yuanchen2061
22Wan Kevin200621-02FMHamilton Robert2251
23Morin Yves21852½ - ½2Tomb Maroun2133
24Ibrahim Anthony216120 - 12FMCao Jason2060
25Masse Hugues21871-0Lo Ryan2068
26Villavieja Butch22111-01Caire Francois2178
27Zhou Qiyu19021+ - -1Tessier-Desrosiers2106

Standings
GMs Bruzon and Rozentalis share the lead with 5/5/7. IMs Hambleton and Gerzhoy are in a group of 6 players with 5/7. Jason Cao has 3/7.


Rk.NameFEDRatingTotal
1GMBruzon Batista LazaroCUB26895.5
2GMRozentalis EduardasLTU26195.5
3GMMoradiabadi ElshanIRI25515
4IMGerzhoy LeonidCAN24625
5IMHambleton AmanCAN24805
6GMSulskis SarunasLTU25595
7GMKovalyov AntonARG26065
8GMArencibia WalterCUB25265
9GMChirila Ioan-CristianROU25284.5
10FMOstrovskiy Aleksandr AUSA24034.5
11IMPerez Garcia Rodney OscarCUB23644.5
12GMPerez Rodriguez Luis ManuelCUB24274.5
13IMPanjwani RajaCAN24094.5
14GMSokolov IvanNED26504
15IMCheng BindiCAN24064
16GMVera ReynaldoCUB24624
17FMOliva Castaneda KevelCUB24234
18IMCalugar ArthurCAN22824
Preotu RazvanCAN22774
20IMWang RichardCAN23774
21IMMolner MackenzieUSA25014
22GMSambuev BatorCAN25304
23FMShetty AtulyaUSA23144
24FMThavandiran ShiyamCAN23384
25GMRoussel-Roozmon ThomasCAN24763.5
26IMKiewra Keaton FUSA24223.5
27FMRodriguez EricUSA22903.5
28FMLeveille FrancoisCAN22793.5
29FMKleinman MichaelCAN22983.5
30Zhang YuanchenCAN20613.5
31Adithya B.IND23013
32FMJiang LouieCAN23243
33Song MichaelCAN22423
34IMPorper EdwardCAN24533
35FMChandra AkshatUSA23123
36IMPiasetski LeonCAN22793
37Kraiouchkine NikitaCAN22343
38FMCao JasonCAN20603
39Bérubé AntoineCAN21743
40FMVoskanyan VahagnCAN22413
41FMSapozhnikov RomanCAN22723
42Wan KevinCAN20063

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