World Open 2013-IM Cheng,B(CAN) and Gerzhoy,L(CAN)

Overall Standings and Gallery
Canadian IMs Cheng and Gerzhoy got 5.5/9.

IM Irina Krush

GM Victor Mikhalevski

#	Name	Rating	Total
1	GM Varuzhan Akobian	2612	6.5
2	GM Quesada Yuniesky	2639	6.5
3	GM Lazaro Bruzon	2689	6.5
4	GM Viktor Laznicka	2684	6.5
5	GM Sergey Erenburg	2615	6.5
6	GM Tamaz Gelashvili	2572	6.5
7	GM Parimarjan Negi	2634	6.5
8	GM Alejandro Ramirez	2583	6.5
9	GM Yury Shulman	2542	6.5
10	GM Conrad Holt	2531	6.5
11	GM Vadim Milov	2643	6
12	GM Giorgi Kacheishvili	2588	6
13	GM Alex Shabalov	2553	6
14	GM Victor Mikhalevski	2552	6
15	GM Marc T Arnold	2525	6
16	GM Alexander Fishbein	2504	6
17	GM Ray Robson	2628	5.5
18	GM Sam Shankland	2601	5.5
19	GM Magesh Panchanathan	2583	5.5
20	GM Zviad Izoria	2574	5.5
21	GM Aleksandr Lenderman	2548	5.5
22	IM Mackenzie S Molner	2501	5.5
23	IM Irina Krush	2480	5.5
24	IM Leonid Gerzhoy	2469	5.5
25	IM Kayden W Troff	2427	5.5
26	IM Bindi Cheng	2406	5.5
27	IM Bogdan Vioreanu	2404	5.5
28	FM Luke Harmon-Vellotti	2368	5.5

Canadian Results

Canadian IMs Bindi Cheng(left) and Leonid Gerzhoy(right)

Photo from Ralph Deline's Blog (many more nice pics too)

#	Name	Rating	Total	FED
24	IM Leonid Gerzhoy	2469	5.5	CAN
26	IM Bindi Cheng	2406	5.5	CAN
35	FM Shiyam Thavandiran	2338	5	CAN
62	FM Michael Kleinman	2298	4	CAN
77	James Chan	2009	3.5	CAN
113	Ian Finlay	1930	0	CAN

Here is IM Chengs's rd4 game. This game has already caught the attention of GM Spraggett on his blog

Cheng,Bi (2406) - Mena Crespo,C (2252)

Hippo[B06]

41st Annual World Open

Arlington USA (4.23), 05.07.2013

Position 1
White has big pressure. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

19...Rf7