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

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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.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg
1	GM	Bruzon	2689	5	½ - ½	4½	GM	Kovalyov Anton	2606
2	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	2619	4½	1-0	4½	IM	Panjwani Raja	2409
3	IM	Hambleton Aman	2480	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	2559
4	IM	Gerzhoy Leonid	2462	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan	2551
5	GM	Arencibia Walter	2526	4	1-0	4½	GM	Chirila Ioan-Cristian	2528
6	IM	Perez Garcia r	2364	4	½ - ½	4	FM	Ostrovskiy A	2403
7	GM	Sokolov Ivan	2650	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Cheng Bindi	2406
8	FM	Oliva Castaneda	2423	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Molner Mackenzie	2501
9	GM	Vera Reynaldo	2462	3½	½ - ½	3½	FM	Shetty Atulya	2314
10	FM	Leveille Francois	2279	3½	0 - 1	3½	GM	Perez Rodriguez	2427
11	GM	Sambuev Bator	2530	3	1-0	3	IM	Piasetski Leon	2279
12	FM	Kleinman Michael	2298	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Roussel-Roozmon	2476
13	IM	Wang Richard	2377	3	1-0	3		Adithya B.	2301
14		Bérubé Antoine	2174	3	0 - 1	3	FM	Thavandiran Shiyam	2338
15	FM	Jiang Louie	2324	3	0 - 1	3		Preotu Razvan	2277
16	FM	Chandra Akshat	2312	3	0 - 1	3	IM	Calugar Arthur	2282
17		Kraiouchkine Nikita	2234	3	0 - 1	2½	IM	Kiewra Keaton F	2422
18		Song Michael	2242	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Porper Edward	2453
19		Chiku-Ratte	2106	2½	0 - 1	2½	FM	Rodriguez Eric	2290
20	FM	Voskanyan Vahagn	2241	2½	½ - ½	2½	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	2272
21		Van Heirzeele	2116	2½	- - +	2½		Zhang Yuanchen	2061
22		Wan Kevin	2006	2	1-0	2	FM	Hamilton Robert	2251
23		Morin Yves	2185	2	½ - ½	2		Tomb Maroun	2133
24		Ibrahim Anthony	2161	2	0 - 1	2	FM	Cao Jason	2060
25		Masse Hugues	2187	1½	1-0	1½		Lo Ryan	2068
26		Villavieja Butch	2211	1½	1-0	1		Caire Francois	2178
27		Zhou Qiyu	1902	1	+ - -	1		Tessier-Desrosiers	2106

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.		Name	FED	Rating	Total
1	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2689	5.5
2	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	LTU	2619	5.5
3	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan	IRI	2551	5
4	IM	Gerzhoy Leonid	CAN	2462	5
5	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2480	5
6	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	LTU	2559	5
7	GM	Kovalyov Anton	ARG	2606	5
8	GM	Arencibia Walter	CUB	2526	5
9	GM	Chirila Ioan-Cristian	ROU	2528	4.5
10	FM	Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A	USA	2403	4.5
11	IM	Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar	CUB	2364	4.5
12	GM	Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel	CUB	2427	4.5
13	IM	Panjwani Raja	CAN	2409	4.5
14	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2650	4
15	IM	Cheng Bindi	CAN	2406	4
16	GM	Vera Reynaldo	CUB	2462	4
17	FM	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	CUB	2423	4
18	IM	Calugar Arthur	CAN	2282	4
		Preotu Razvan	CAN	2277	4
20	IM	Wang Richard	CAN	2377	4
21	IM	Molner Mackenzie	USA	2501	4
22	GM	Sambuev Bator	CAN	2530	4
23	FM	Shetty Atulya	USA	2314	4
24	FM	Thavandiran Shiyam	CAN	2338	4
25	GM	Roussel-Roozmon Thomas	CAN	2476	3.5
26	IM	Kiewra Keaton F	USA	2422	3.5
27	FM	Rodriguez Eric	USA	2290	3.5
28	FM	Leveille Francois	CAN	2279	3.5
29	FM	Kleinman Michael	CAN	2298	3.5
30		Zhang Yuanchen	CAN	2061	3.5
31		Adithya B.	IND	2301	3
32	FM	Jiang Louie	CAN	2324	3
33		Song Michael	CAN	2242	3
34	IM	Porper Edward	CAN	2453	3
35	FM	Chandra Akshat	USA	2312	3
36	IM	Piasetski Leon	CAN	2279	3
37		Kraiouchkine Nikita	CAN	2234	3
38	FM	Cao Jason	CAN	2060	3
39		Bérubé Antoine	CAN	2174	3
40	FM	Voskanyan Vahagn	CAN	2241	3
41	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	CAN	2272	3
42		Wan Kevin	CAN	2006	3