Edmonton International 2013 Rd2-GM Hansen E(CAN)

FM Doroshenko beat GM Hansen in the upset of the round. 

GM Hansen had a strong P+ ending and then blunder tragically with 37.c3?? allowing a nice queenside breakthrough to turn the game around.

GM Hansen(left) doing some hard thinking against Doroshenko(right)

Hansen,Eric (2577) - Doroshenko,Maxim (2336)
Caro-Kann Advance 4.Nf3 [B12]
8th Edmonton International 
Edmonton - Canada (2), 24.06.2013

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 Nd7 7.Nbd2 h6 8.Nb3 a6 9.Bd2 Ng6 10.Ne1 h5 11.h3 c5 12.Bxh5 Qh4 13.Bg4 Bxg4 14.Qxg4 Qxg4 15.hxg4 c4 16.Nc1 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Ne2 Bd6 19.g3 Kf7 20.f4 Ne7 21.Nf3 

21.Nf3

21...Rag8 22.g5 Nf5 23.Kg2 Be7 24.gxf6 Bxf6 25.Rh1 Nh4+ 26.Nxh4 Bxh4 27.Bb4 Be7 28.Bxe7 Kxe7 29.Rxh8 Rxh8 30.Rh1 Rxh1 31.Kxh1 b5 32.Kg2 b4 33.g4 a5 34.Kf3 a4 35.g5 Kf7 36.Kg4 Kg6 37.c3??

37.c3

37...a3! 38.bxa3 b3 39.axb3 cxb3 0–1

TCh-CAT Div Hon 2013 Rd6-GM Spraggett(CAN)

TWIC 957

GM Spraggett massaged down the kingside after black took some liberties with the dark squares in Rd6 of the TCh of Catalonia.

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Spraggett,K (2577) - Jerez Perez,A (2410) 
Caro-Kann Two Knights 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bh5 [B11] 
TCh-CAT Div Hon 2013 Catalonia ESP (6.1), 23.02.2013

Position 1
Black tried to deflect Rg1 from the first rank with 36...Qg5. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

36..Qg5

Karpos Open 2013 Rd4,GM Hansen E(CAN)

Rd4
GM Hansen won a mysterious game using outright aggression in the early stages on the kingside. In the middlegame, the action switched to the queenside but the final position is equal when the game score ends.

Hansen,Eric (2557) - Bogdanovski,Vlatko (2444) 
Caro-Kann Advance[B12]
Karpos Open 2013 Skopje, hotel (4.24), 11.03.2013

Position 1
White has more space and a passed e-pawn while black's knight pair look disorganized on the queenside. How should white proceed?

White to Play

24...Qc6

Cappelle La Grande 2013 Rd8,GM Hansen E(CAN)

Tournament Site Cappelle-chess 2013
Rd 9 Pairing
HANSEN Eric 2557 TABLE 6 avec les noirs VOROBIOV Evgeny E. 2584

Here is Hansen's rd8 win. Hansen pressured the kingside in the middlegame and then successfully converted a P+ in a RN-RB ending.

Hansen,E (2557) - Soors,S (2369) 
Caro-Kann Advance[B12]
Cappelle La Grande FRA (8), 01.03.2013

Position 1
A classic kingside vs queenside race is on. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

24...Rbc8

Position 2
The technical P+ conversion process is underway. What do you suggest for white?

• 53.f4(Gaining space and advancing the unopposed pawn in the majority)
• 53.Kg3(Bringing up the king to support a kingside advance)
• 53.Nf4(clearing the way for the rook and hitting the kingside pawns)
• Something else

White to Play

53...Rc3

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open 2013 Rd2-Sambuev

GM Sambuev played a beautiful attacking game with a sound positional foundation. Unfortunately, this game will go likely go unnoticed and most likely forgotten.

Sambuev,Bator (2700) - Pacey,Kevin (2229) 
Caro-Kann via Zukertort[B14]
Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (2), 16.02.2013

Position 1
Black has a solid postion after 11..Be6. What do you recommend for white

• 12.Ng5 to harass the bishop
• 12.Ne5 to centralize the knight
• Something else

White to Play

11...Be6

Position 2
The attack is well underway. What should white do now?

White to Play

23...Rec8