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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Maccabiah Open 2013(ISR)

Maccabiah 2013-Chess Results
There were four RRs, an open and a junior tournament. See REOChessNews For full article

Overall results
  • GM-1-GM Dvoirys won with 6/9.
  • GM-2-GM Avrukh won with 6/9.
  • IM-1-WIM Efroimski ,FM Ofir and IM Battaglini shared first with 6.5/9.
  • IM-2-IM Kaspi won with 6/9.
  • Open-Erenberg, Ariel(ISR) and D'Israel Davy(BRA) were equal first with 7.5/9. Unrated Siegal, Matthew(CAN) finished with 4/9.
Open
Erenberg, Ariel(ISR) and D'Israel Davy(BRA) were equal first with 7.5/9. Unrated Siegal, Matthew(CAN) finished with 4/9.

Intense action

Happy group

Rk.NameFEDRtgPts.
1Erenberg ArielISR19707.5
2D'Israel DavyBRA22107.5
3Petrovski IgorMKD21857
4Slonimskij ArkadijISR21877
5Poleg MatanISR20587
6Zlotogorsky ItayISR19426.5
7Kumic FilipSRB22436.5
8Tartakovsky DanielISR19516.5
9Orgad DanISR20176.5
10Petrovski AlexandarMKD22266.5
11Hochman ElnathanISR20216.5
12WIMBezgodova SvetlanaRUS20936
13Nareznoy DavidISR20906
14Klein BorisISR20966
15Lukovski LevGER18896
16Har Even AbirISR20936
17Vaisberg MichaelISR20576
18Grujic DanijelaSRB21246
19Bronfman ShmuelISR21736

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-IM Hambleton(CAN) and IM Cheng(CAN)

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Here are a couple of GM scalps taken in rd9 by IMs Hambleton and Cheng.

Game 1
GM Arencibia avoided a big theory battle with 1.b3.

From a previous round
IM Hambleton(left)

Arencibia,Walter (2526) - Hambleton,Aman (2480)
Larsen 1.b3 e5[A01]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.6), 28.07.2013

Position 1
IM Hambleton has the center and the bishop pair to control the game. What do you suggest for black now?

Black to Play
27.Nd3



Game 2
GM Vera allowed black too much activity and fell to an attack.

From a previous round
IM Cheng(left)

Vera,Reynaldo (2462) - Cheng,Bindi (2406)
Grunfeld 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6 [D85]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.8), 28.07.2013

Position 1
IM Cheng has the better structure and the more active pieces. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play
24.Bf1

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-Top 4 Boards

Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
  • GM Bruzon beat IM Gerzhoy's French Defence is spectacular fashion. 
  • GM Rozentalis could not convert a promising position against GM Moradiabadi and had to settle for a draw. 
  • GM Sulskis played a marathon but got nowhere in a fascinating Q+P vs. RBN battle against GM Kovalyov.
Youngsters getting ready
Kleinman(left)-Thavandiren(right)

Preotu,R(left)-Shetty(right)

Top Finishers
GM Bruzon took clear first with a last round win over IM Gerzhoy with a score of 7/9. GMs Rozentalis, Moradiabadi and Kovalyov shared second with 6.5/9.


Rk.NameFEDRtgTotal
1GMBruzon Batista LazaroCUB26897
2GMRozentalis EduardasLTU26196.5
3GMMoradiabadi ElshanIRI25516.5
4GMKovalyov AntonARG26066.5
5GMSulskis SarunasLTU25596
6GMSokolov IvanNED26506
7IMHambleton AmanCAN24806
8IMCheng BindiCAN24066
9IMPanjwani RajaCAN24096

Game 1
The solid Queen's Indian proved its worth and yielded GM Rozentalis a solid equal position to play from. Rozentalis won a pawn and then another but but could not covert two extra pawns in the RB-RN ending.


GM Moradiabadi(left)-GM Rozentalis(right)

Moradiabadi,E (2551) - Rozentalis,E (2619)
Queen’s Indian 8.Bd2[E17]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.1), 28.07.2013


Position 1
Black has the better structure. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play


42.Rd8

Game 2
GM Brunzon won with strong attacking play after black closed the position and went for an interesting kingwalk.

Brunzon,L (2691) - Gerzhoy,L (2462)
French Tarrasch 3…Nf6[C05]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.2), 28.07.2013


Position 1
The position is closed. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play
16...bc

Game 3
GM Sambuev made an enterprising exchange sacrifice for dark square play but neither side could make any real progress in the resulting closed position.

Panjwani,R (2409) - Sambuev,B (2530)
King’s Indian Classical 9.Ne1[E92]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.3), 28.07.2013


Position 1
Black has close to a fortress with good compensation for the exchange. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


27..Be5

Game 4
The ever popular 6.Bg5 Najdorf was the scene of the action. GM Sulskis could not convert a promising position and the game was drawn after 118 moves.


Sulskis,S(left)-Kovalyev,A(right) 

Sulskis,S (2559) - Kovalyev,A (2606)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 Nbd7[B94]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.4), 28.07.2013


Position 1
White has a Q for RB+P. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


24...Re6

Position 2
White tried hard to crack black's position by pushing the g-pawn but black held firm and later had to play accurately to ensure the RBN did not coordinate and overwhelm the queen.

Black to Play

51.g4



Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-Results and Standings

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Standings
GM Bruzon took clear first with a last round win over IM Gerzhoy with a score of 7/9. GMs Rozentalis, Moradiabadi and Kovalyov shared second with 6.5/9.

Results


Board 1
GM Moradiabadi(left)-GM Rozentalis(right)

Top Finishers
Rk.NameFEDRtgTotal
1GMBruzon Batista LazaroCUB26897
2GMRozentalis EduardasLTU26196.5
3GMMoradiabadi ElshanIRI25516.5
4GMKovalyov AntonARG26066.5
5GMSulskis SarunasLTU25596
6GMSokolov IvanNED26506
7IMHambleton AmanCAN24806
8IMCheng BindiCAN24066
9IMPanjwani RajaCAN24096


Results
GM Bruzon beat Gerzhoy's French Defence is spectacular fashion. Rozentalis could not convert a promising position against Moradiabadi and had to settle for a draw. GM Sulskis played a marathon but got nowhere in a fascinating Q+P vs. RBN battle against GM Kovalyov.

More GM scalps were taken on the lower boards:
IM Cheng beat GM Vera
IM Hambleton beat GM Arencibia
IM Porper beat GM Roussel-Roozmon


Board 3
GM Sulskis(left)-GM Kovalyov(right)

Bo.NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg
1GMMoradiabadi 25516½ - ½6GMRozentalis 2619
2GMBruzon Batista 268961-0IMGerzhoy Leonid2462
3GMSulskis Sarunas2559½ - ½6GMKovalyov Anton2606
4IMPanjwani Raja2409½ - ½5GMSambuev Bator2530
5GMSokolov Ivan265051-05FMOstrovskiy 2403
6GMArencibia Walter252650 - 15IMHambleton A2480
7GMPerez Rodriguez 24275½ - ½5IMMolner M2501
8GMVera Reynaldo246250 - 15IMCheng Bindi2406
9FMOliva Castaneda 242350 - 1GMChirila 2528
10IMPerez Garcia 2364½ - ½IMKiewra Keaton F2422
11IMPorper Edward245341-0GMRoussel-Roozmon 2476
12IMWang Richard237741-04FMRodriguez Eric2290
13FMKleinman Michael22984½ - ½4FMThavandiran 2338
14FMJiang Louie232441-04IMCalugar Arthur2282
15Preotu Razvan227740 - 14FMShetty Atulya2314
16FMLeveille Francois2279½ - ½4Song Michael2242
17Morin Yves21850 - 1Adithya B.2301
18Zhang Yuanchen20610 - 1IMPiasetski Leon2279
19BĂ©rubĂ© Antoine21740 - 1FMSapozhnikov 2272
20FMCao Jason20601-0Kraiouchkine 2234
21FMVoskanyan Vahagn224130 - 13Ibrahim Anthony2161
22Masse Hugues218731-03Wan Kevin2006
23Lo Ryan206820 - 13Tomb Maroun2133
24Chiku-Ratte 21061-0Villavieja Butch2211
25Caire Francois21782½ - ½Zhou Qiyu1902

Final Standings

Rk.NameFEDRtgTotal
1GMBruzon Batista LazaroCUB26897
2GMRozentalis EduardasLTU26196.5
3GMMoradiabadi ElshanIRI25516.5
4GMKovalyov AntonARG26066.5
5GMSulskis SarunasLTU25596
6GMSokolov IvanNED26506
7IMHambleton AmanCAN24806
8IMCheng BindiCAN24066
9IMPanjwani RajaCAN24096
10IMGerzhoy LeonidCAN24625.5
11GMChirila Ioan-CristianROU25285.5
12IMMolner MackenzieUSA25015.5
13GMPerez Rodriguez Luis ManuelCUB24275.5
14GMSambuev BatorCAN25305.5
15FMOstrovskiy Aleksandr AUSA24035
16IMPerez Garcia Rodney OscarCUB23645
17GMArencibia WalterCUB25265
18IMWang RichardCAN23775
19FMOliva Castaneda KevelCUB24235
20GMVera ReynaldoCUB24625
21FMShetty AtulyaUSA23145
22IMPorper EdwardCAN24535
23IMKiewra Keaton FUSA24225
24FMJiang LouieCAN23245
25GMRoussel-Roozmon ThomasCAN24764.5
26Adithya B.IND23014.5
27FMThavandiran ShiyamCAN23384.5
28Song MichaelCAN22424.5
29FMCao JasonCAN20604.5
30IMPiasetski LeonCAN22794.5
31FMKleinman MichaelCAN22984.5
32FMSapozhnikov RomanCAN22724.5
33Preotu RazvanCAN22774
34IMCalugar ArthurCAN22824
35FMLeveille FrancoisCAN22794
36FMRodriguez EricUSA22904
37Tomb MarounLIB21334
38Masse HuguesCAN21874
39Ibrahim AnthonyCAN21614
40Kraiouchkine NikitaCAN22343.5
41Zhang YuanchenCAN20613.5
42Bérubé AntoineCAN21743.5
43Chiku-Ratte Olivier KentaCAN21063.5
44Morin YvesCAN21853.5
45FMChandra AkshatUSA23123
46FMVoskanyan VahagnCAN22413
47Wan KevinCAN20063
48Zhou QiyuCAN19023
49Van Heirzeele DanielBEL21162.5
50Villavieja ButchPHI22112.5
51Caire FrancoisCAN21782.5
52FMHamilton RobertCAN22512
53Lo RyanCAN20682
54Tessier-Desrosiers OlivierCAN21061