Spring Open RA Centre 2013 Rd4-GM Sambuev

Rd4

GM Sambuev's sharp style is well illustrated in this game from the Ottawa RA Spring Open against Gordon.

Gordon,David (2287) - Sambuev,Bator (2700) 
Nimzo-Indian 4.e3[E55]
Spring Open RA Centre (4), 16.02.2013

Position 1

White has set up a deadly Bf8-moves discovered check. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

27.Qd8

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

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open Rd5-Sambuev

White used the simple plan of point everything at the enemy king and attack. However, there was some excitement along the way. Sambuev eventually took clear first in the tournament with a perfect 5-0 score.

Sambuev,Bator (2700) - Marinkovic,Mate (2215)
Slav 4.e3 Bg4 [D11]
Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (5), 17.02.2013

Position 1
White is clearly aiming to pry open the kingside for a direct attack. What should white do now?


White to Play

24..Nc2

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open Rd3 2013-Hambleton

IM Hambleton unleashes the attacking power of hanging pawns against a passive version of the Semi-Slav.

Hambleton,Aman (2571) - Marinkovic,Mate (2215)

Semi-Slav[D45]

Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (3), 16.02.2013

Position 1
White is fully mobilized for the attack but now the question is how to most efficiently get pieces over to kill black's king. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

19...Kh8

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open 2013 Rd2-Hambleton

IM Hambleton stirs up trouble with ...h5-4-3!? before breaking out in typical fashion with ..d5.

Valdizon Armando (CAN) (2244) - Hambleton,Aman (2571) 
English Hedgehog[A31]
Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (2), 16.02.2013

Position 1
White's kingside is in a crisis and the pieces are scattered without coordinated purpose. What should black do now?

Black to Play

27.Bxa6

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open 2013 Final Standings

Final Standings Chesstalk H. Palsson
The organizer Palsson,H did a great job with results, PGN game input and pictures.

GM won Sambuev won with a perfect score 5/5. Hambleton had two byes in the final 2 rounds and presumeably had to withdraw.

#	Name	CFC Ratng	Total
1	Bator Sambuev	2700	5.0
2	Aman Hambleton	2571	3.0
3	Zi Yi[joey] Qin	2466	3.5
4	Kevin Pacey	2229	3.5
5	Kevin Wan	2162	3.0
6	Daryl Bertrand	2085	3.0
7	Ramon J Cova	1966	3.0

Pictures by Palsson

Sambuev looking at the action on board 4.
Gordon-Zhou. Smilovici and Qin are in the background.

Overview of the playing site

Cova-Qin

Doubleday on board 1, Smilovici-Qin, Gordon-Zhou and Sun-Valdizon

Dave Gordon on board 1 in round 4

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open Rd1 2013-Sambuev

GM Sambuev won with a nice attack based on a large lead in development against white's uncastled king.

Doubleday,William (2080) - Sambuev,Bator (2700)

Dutch Stonewall[A84]

Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (1), 15.02.2013

Position 1
White has been caught with an uncastled king and both rooks out of play. How should black continue?

Black to Play

24.Bxc3

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open 2013 Rd1-Hambleton

Here is IM Hambleton's nice endgame win in the first round of the Ottawa RA Club Spring Open. The queen's came off early and then Hambleton got a nice queenside bind going.

Hambleton,Aman (2571) - Donev,Donail (2065)

King’s Indian Saemisch[E86]

Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (1), 15.02.2013

Position 1
White has made some progress on the queenside. Now what is the next step for white?

White to Play

17...Rfe8

Ottawa RA Club Ch Rd7 2013

Hambleton hung tough to grind out the win in a long B-N ending. Black played very well and deserved a better fate.

Hambleton Aman  (2571) - Sadeghi,Saeid (2030)

Grunfeld 5.Bd2 Bg7[D85]

RA Chess Club Ch RA Chess Club (7), 2013

Position 1

Black has hung tough in a long game but now what do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

52.Bc2

Ottawa RA Club Ch 2013 Rd7 Final Standings

Final Standings Rd7
Aman Hambleton and David Gordon shared first with 6/7 after Gordon beat Khachidze in the last round.

#	Name	CFC Ratng	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Total
1	Aman Hambleton	2571	H---	W26	W6	W10	W4	D3	W9	6
2	David Gordon	2311	W18	L5	W11	W25	W15	W8	W3	6
3	Vasil Khachidze	2327	W11	W50	W15	W5	W7	D1	L2	5.5
4	Stijn De Kerpel	2181	W34	D10	W33	W17	L1	W19	D7	5
5	Qiyu Zhou	2019	W48	W2	W8	L3	L9	W18	W14	5
6	Mike Sun	1979	W31	W52	L1	W40	L8	W15	W23	5

Here is David Gordon's clutch rd7 win.

Ottawa RA Club CC Ch Rd6 Standings

Here are the standings as of rd6 as posted on Chesstalk by Halldor P. Palsson.
Khachidze leads after drawing with Hambleton in rd6.

#	Name		Ratng	Rd 1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Total
1	Vasil	Khachidze	2327	W17	W50	W23	W9	W6	D2	5.5
2	Aman	Hambleton	2571	H---	W16	W10	W12	W4	D1	5
3	David	Gordon	2311	W28	L9	W17	W33	W23	W7	5
4	Stijn	De Kerpel	2181	W30	D12	W27	W14	L2	W19	4.5
5	Saeid	Sadeghi	2030	H---	L18	W42	W37	W9	W14	4.5
6	John	Upper	2258	W29	D14	W32	W11	L1	D12	4
7	Mate	Marinkovic	2250	W41	W15	L9	W16	W10	L3	4
8	Robert	Gelblum	2223	W21	H---	L12	H---	W34	W22	4
9	Qiyu	Zhou	2019	W43	W3	W7	L1	L5	W28	4
10	Mike	Sun	1979	W39	W54	L2	W35	L7	W23	4
11	Peter	Arseneau	1871	H---	W20	W34	L6	W38	H---	4
12	Kevin	Zhang	1820	W48	D4	W8	L2	W25	D6	4
13	Halldor	Palsson	2038	W42	H---	H---	H---	H---	H---	3.5
14	Alex	Danilov	1882	W44	D6	W18	L4	W33	L5	3.5
15	Ryan	Yang	1875	W46	L7	W36	D19	L22	W29	3.5
16	Simon	Kuttner	1799	W49	L2	W44	L7	D35	W34	3.5
17	Amos	Kuttner	1786	L1	W43	L3	W44	D37	W35	3.5
18	Frank	Yang	1696	H---	W5	L14	L22	W36	W37	3.5
19	Romy	Peters	1681	L54	W39	W26	D15	W24	L4	3.5
20	Simon	Perkins	1656	H---	L11	L22	W45	W39	W38	3.5
21	Garland	Best	1602	L8	H---	W47	D28	H---	W33	3.5
22	Michael	Abt	1512	H---	L34	W20	W18	W15	L8	3.5
23	William	Doubleday	2080	W36	W26	L1	B---	L3	L10	3
24	Roger	Hubley	1935	H---	H---	D28	W30	L19	H---	3
25	Adam	Adriaanse	1927	H---	W45	H---	H---	L12	H---	3
26	Herb	Langer	1870	W55	L23	L19	L34	W48	W42	3
27	Christopher	Spicer	1820	H---	W52	L4	H---	H---	H---	3
28	Gordon	Ritchie	1732	L3	W53	D24	D21	W42	L9	3
29	Anthony	Ivanenko	1650	L6	H---	W31	H---	W32	L15	3
30	David	Dahms	1600	L4	H---	W52	L24	D43	W46	3
31	Dave	Macnevin	1437	H---	L32	L29	W52	H---	W43	3
32	Aris	Marghetis	1862	H---	W31	L6	H---	L29	H---	2.5
33	Gerald	Felderhof	1805	W47	H---	W45	L3	L14	L21	2.5
34	Konstatin	Vlasenko	1593	H---	W22	L11	W26	L8	L16	2.5
35	Jeff	Zhang	1528	H---	W46	H---	L10	D16	L17	2.5
36	Keven	Eyre	1438	L23	W55	L15	D43	L18	W47	2.5
37	David	Fei	1430	L50	W49	W54	L5	D17	L18	2.5
38	Max	Dai	1328	H---	H---	H---	W41	L11	L20	2.5
39	Hisham	Elleithy	1322	L10	L19	H---	W53	L20	W52	2.5
40	Fabien	Ouellette	849	H---	H---	H---	U---	L47	W51	2.5
41	Gregory	Dahms	1625	L7	H---	H---	L38	H---	H---	2
42	Romain	Charrette	1426	L13	W48	L5	W49	L28	L26	2
43	Terrence	Ju	1344	L9	L17	W53	D36	D30	L31	2
44	Marc	D'Aoust	1309	L14	B---	L16	L17	L46	W55	2
45	Ksenia	Vlasenko	1260	H---	L25	L33	L20	W49	D48	2
46	Lawrence	Ju	1222	L15	L35	L48	W55	W44	L30	2
47	Michael	Zhang	1088	L33	H---	L21	H---	W40	L36	2
48	Victoria	Amirshadova	1053	L12	L42	W46	H---	L26	D45	2
49	William	Yin	985	L16	L37	W55	L42	L45	B---	2
50	Agastya	Kalra	2050	W37	L1	H---	U---	U---	U---	1.5
51	Royston	Goonetilleke	1220	H---	H---	H---	U---	U---	L40	1.5
52	Tony	Chen	1205	H---	L27	L30	L31	W55	L39	1.5
53	Kevin	Gu	897	H---	L28	L43	L39	H---	H---	1.5
54	Kevin	Pacey	2267	W19	L10	L37	U---	U---	U---	1
55	Charles	Aubin	1092	L26	L36	L49	L46	L52	L44	0

Ottawa RA CC Ch 2013 Rd6

Here is the exiting rd6 battle between the leaders in the Ottawa RA CC Ch 2013.

Neither side could make any headway in a QR-QR battle which went down to an equal R-R ending.

Vasil Khachidze(l) playing Aman Hambleton(r)

Photos taken by Halldor P. Palsson and posted(with PGN game) by him on Chesstalk RA CC Ch 2013-Thanks

Khachidze,V - Hambelton,Aman (2472)

French 3.Nd2 h6[C03]

RA Club Ch RA Centre, Ottawa (6), 07.02.2013

Position 1
Black has the more active position and a mobile kingside majority. White has a passed d-pawn but it is black to move. What do you suggest?

Black to Play

24.Qxg4