DC International 2013-IM Cheng,B(CAN)

Results
IM Cheng was clear 2nd but did not get a GM norm as he played too many players from the same federation. 

IM Gerzhoy did well too with 5/9. Other Canadian results were FM Kleinman 4.5; Yuanchen Zhang and Chan,James with 4.

IM Cheng has his own Youtube chanel(Barkducky) and has many instructional videos.



Canandian Results

#	Name	Rtng	St/FED	Total
2	IM Bindi Cheng	2406	CAN	7
7	IM Leonid Gerzhoy	2469	CAN	6
31	FM Michael Kleinman	2306	CAN	4.5
45	Yuanchen Zhang	2058	CAN	4
46	James Chan	2026	CAN	4

Overall Standings
IM Cheng was clear 2nd but did not get a GM norm. IM Gerzhoy did well too with 5/9.

#	Name	Rtng	St/FED	Total
1	GM Parimarjan Negi	2634	IND	7.5
2	IM Bindi Cheng	2406	CAN	7
3	GM Conrad Holt	2531	KS	6.5
4	FM Adarsh Jayakumar	2340	IL	6.5
5	GM Gregory Kaidanov	2577	KY	6
6	GM Magesh C Panchanathan	2570	IND	6
7	IM Leonid Gerzhoy	2469	CAN	6
8	IM Daniel Fernandez	2396	TX	6
9	IM Max Cornejo	2395	PER	6
10	FM Yian Liou	2385	CA	6
11	FM Michael H Bodek	2339	NY	6
12	FM Atulya Shetty	2320	MI	6
13	Mario Alexis Arias	2130	PER	6
14	IM Justin Sarkar	2455	NY	5.5
15	IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat	2426	MD	5.5
16	IM Farai Mandizha	2390	ZIM	5.5
17	Adithya Balasubramanian	2298	IND	5.5
18	Sean Vibbert	2255	IN	5.5
19	Thomas Ulrich	2225	WI	5.5
20	IM Vitaly Neimer	2420	ISR	5
21	Raven M Sturt	2279	NY	5
22	Kevin Mo	2273	PA	5
23	Christopher Gu	2264	RI	5
24	Deepak Aaron	2252	NY	5
25	FM Leif A Pressman	2240	NY	5
26	FM Ali Morshedi	2227	CA	5
27	FM Cameron Wheeler	2215	CA	5
28	Andrew Samuelson	2207	VA	5
29	Akshay Malhotra	1944	TX	5
30	Nasir Akylbekov	2320	KGZ	4.5
31	FM Michael Kleinman	2306	CAN	4.5
32	FM Kassa Korley	2261	NY	4.5
33	WIM Viktorija Ni	2228	IL	4.5
34	Ruifeng Li	2203	TX	4.5
35	Michael Patrick Corallo	2201	GA	4.5
36	Oscar L Maldonado	2194	FL	4.5
37	WIM Prathiba Yuvarajan	2189	IND	4.5
38	Kesav Viswanadha	2177	CA	4.5
39	John Lodger Hughes	2046	OH	4.5
40	Allan Beilin	2026	CA	4.5
41	Matan Prilleltensky	2186	NY	4
42	Michael Bowersock	2124	MI	4
43	Daniel J Clancy	2115	VA	4
44	Hibicki Sakai	2093	JPN	4
45	Yuanchen Zhang	2058	CAN	4
46	James Chan	2026	CAN	4
47	Manuel Valerio Waldo Nieto	1975	COL	4
48	Sahil Sinha	1898	MD	4

Here is Cheng's rd3 game against GM Kaidanov.

Position 1
GM Kaidanov harassed white's queen with 10..g5 but then Cheng found 11.Bxg5! blowing up the kingside.

White(Cheng) to play 

10...g5