Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd9 Final Standings

Final Standings Rd9 utdallas Spring-fide-open-2013
GMs Negi and Sadorra shared first with 6.5/9. IM Hambleton and GM Berczes(HUN) finished with 5.5/9 with two others.

See also AmanHambleton for updates(coming soon).

#	Name	Rating	FED	Tot
1	GM Parimarjan Negi	2639	IND	6.5
2	GM Julio Catalino Sadorra	2565	PHI	6.5
3	IM David Anton Guijarro	2546	ESP	6
4	GM Nijat Abasov	2465	AZE	6
5	GM Ioan Cristian Chirila	2518	ROU	6
6	GM Alejandro Ramirez	2535	USA	6
7	GM Conrad Holt	2504	USA	6
8	IM Salvijus Bercys	2427	USA	5.5
9	GM David Berczes	2526	HUN	5.5
10	GM Yaroslav Zherebukh	2623	UKR	5.5
11	IM Aman Hambleton	2463	CAN	5.5
12	GM Elshan Moradiabadi	2565	IRI	5
13	GM Valentin L Iotov	2578	BUL	5
14	IM Keaton Kiewra	2415	USA	5
15	IM Kayden W Troff	2407	USA	5
16	GM Bartlomiej Macieja	2630	POL	5
17	FM Jeffery Xiong	2330	USA	5
18	NM Artur S Safin	2236	USA	5
19	IM Darwin Yang	2486	USA	5
20	GM Mauricio Flores Rios	2481	CHI	5
21	IM Max Cornejo	2370	PER	5
22	IM Milos M Pavlovic	2482	SRB	4.5
23	FM Samuel Sevian	2373	USA	4.5
24	NM Steven Breckenridge	2291	USA	4.5
25	GM Joshua E Friedel	2502	USA	4.5
26	WIM Chardine Camacho	2179	PHI	4.5
27	IM Alfonso Almeida Saenz	2339	MEX	4
28	FM Michael Langer	2211	USA	4
29	WIM Aura Cristina Salazar	2202	COL	4
30	NM Faik Aleskerov	2409	AZE	4

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd9-IM Hambleton(CAN)

Rd9
Thanks to Hugh Brodie for posting this game on Chesstalk Dallas 2013. 
IM Hambleton finishes the tournament with 5.5/9. Hambleton ground out a tough win after Troff took some liberties with his king early in the game.

Troff,Kayden (2407) - Hambleton,Aman (2463) 
Benko 5.f3[A57]
UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson (9), 13.03.2013

Position 1
Black is well placed but how to exploit this is not so simple. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

33.Kg2

Position 2

The R-R ending looks bleak. Assess the move 46.Rb3

• Win for black
• Draw

(I think it's a draw but I'm not 100% sure.)

White to Play

45...b2

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd8 Standings

Standings utdallas Spring-fide-open-2013-standings
GMs Negi and Sadorra lead with 6/8. GMs Berczes(HUN) and IM Hambleton are in a group with 4.5/8. IM Calugar has 3/8.

#	Name	Rating	Post	FED	Tot
1	GM Parimarjan Negi	2639	2643	IND	6
2	GM Julio Catalino Sadorra	2565	2574	PHI	6
3	IM David Anton Guijarro	2546	2555	ESP	5.5
4	GM Nijat Abasov	2465	2478	AZE	5.5
5	GM Ioan Cristian Chirila	2518	2522	ROU	5.5
6	GM Alejandro Ramirez	2535	2536	USA	5.5
7	IM Salvijus Bercys	2427	2442	USA	5
8	GM Elshan Moradiabadi	2565	2564	IRI	5
9	IM Kayden W Troff	2407	2425	USA	5
10	GM Conrad Holt	2504	2503	USA	5
11	GM David Berczes	2526	2521	HUN	4.5
12	IM Keaton Kiewra	2415	2421	USA	4.5
13	GM Yaroslav Zherebukh	2623	2612	UKR	4.5
14	GM Valentin L Iotov	2578	2568	BUL	4.5
15	GM Bartlomiej Macieja	2630	2615	POL	4.5
16	FM Samuel Sevian	2373	2385	USA	4.5
17	NM Artur S Safin	2236	2266	USA	4.5
18	IM Darwin Yang	2486	2480	USA	4.5
19	IM Aman Hambleton	2463	2461	CAN	4.5
20	IM Max Cornejo	2370	2381	PER	4.5
21	GM Joshua E Friedel	2502	2490	USA	4.5
22	IM Milos M Pavlovic	2482	2484	SRB	4
23	FM Jeffery Xiong	2330	2344	USA	4
24	GM Mauricio Flores Rios	2481	2467	CHI	4
25	IM Alfonso Almeida Saenz	2339	2339	MEX	4
26	NM Steven Breckenridge	2291	2293	USA	3.5
27	WFM Sarah Chiang	2030	2065	USA	3.5
28	FM C J Arvind	2279	2280	IND	3.5
29	FM Tommy O He	2055	2076	USA	3.5
30	WIM Chardine Camacho	2179	2185	PHI	3.5
31	FM Michael Langer	2211	2223	USA	3
32	WIM Aura Cristina Salazar	2202	2193	COL	3
33	Zhichao Li	2145	2156	HKG	3
34	IM Arthur Calugar	2299	2276	CAN	3
35	FM Jonathan Chiang	2065	2082	USA	3
36	NM Francisco Guadalupe II	2214	2210	USA	3
37	NM Faik Aleskerov	2409	2383	AZE	3
38	FM Robby Adamson	2291	2284	USA	2.5
39	FM John N Jacobs	2300	2265	USA	2.5
40	FM Michael Feinstein	2229	2202	USA	2
41	Leonardo Perez De Aranda	2109	2090	ESP	1.5
42	CM Ruifeng Li	2173	2177	USA	1
43	WIM Daniela De La Parra	1980	1961	MEX	0.5

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd7-IM Hambleton A(CAN)

Rd7
IM Hambleton ground out a RR-RR ending with many instructive moments along the way to the win.

Li,Zhichao (2145) - Hambleton,Aman (2463)

English Hedgehog 9.Rd1[A30]

UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson (7), 11.03.2013

Position 1
The ending is going well for black. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

43.Rf1

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd8-Hambleton(CAN)

Rd8

IM Hambleton was ruthless in sharp tactical play to bring home the win in a complex Benoni battle.

Hambleton,Aman (2463) - Camacho,Cheradee (2179) 
Benoni 7.h3[A70]
UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson (8), 12.03.2013

Position 1

The position is sharp. Black has just attacked Ra4 with 28..Qd7. How should white respond?

White to Play

28...Qd7

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd6 Standings

Rd6 Standings utdallas.edu Spring-fide-open-2013-standings
The strong Dallas tournament has a very international flavor. GM Parimarjan Negi(INA) leads with 5.5/6 with GM Julio Catalino Sadorra(PHI) is second with 4.5/6. IM Hambleton(CAN) has 2.5/6. GM David Berczes(HUN) has 4/6.

Hambleton had a couple of tough losses in rounds 5-6 to fall out of contention after a promising start.

Bio GM Julio Catalino Sadorra Filipinojournal GM-title Sadorra

GM Julio Catalino Sadorra

Photo pinoy-ofw sadorra-14th-pinoy GM

The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation has confirmed the grandmaster title of Filipino Julio Catalino Sadorra during the FIDE second quarter presidential board meeting in Al Ain, UAE early this month.

The US-based Sadorra, a sophomore at the University of Texas-Dallas majoring in Applied Mathematics, earned his third and final GM norm in the UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational tournament. last March.

The confirmation FIDE, has made Sadorra the 14th Filipino GM. He thus joined the country’s elite circle of GMs that includes the prodigy Wesley So, Eugene Torre, Joey Antonio, Nelson Mariano II, Jayson Gonzales, Bong Villamayor, Rogelio Barcenilla Jr., Mark Paragua, John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo, Joseph Sanchez, Roland Salvador and the late Rosendo Balinas.

#	Name	Rating	FED	Total	Country
1	GM Parimarjan Negi	2639	IND	5.5	IND
2	GM Julio Catalino Sadorra	2565	PHI	4.5	PHI
3	IM Salvijus Bercys	2427	USA	4	USA
4	IM David Anton Guijarro	2546	ESP	4	ESP
5	GM Alejandro Ramirez	2535	USA	4	USA
6	GM Ioan Cristian Chirila	2518	ROU	4	ROU
7	GM David Berczes	2526	HUN	4	HUN
8	GM Nijat Abasov	2465	AZE	4	AZE
9	GM Elshan Moradiabadi	2565	IRI	4	IRI
10	IM Kayden W Troff	2407	USA	4	USA
11	GM Valentin L Iotov	2578	BUL	4	BUL
12	IM Darwin Yang	2486	USA	4	USA
13	IM Milos M Pavlovic	2482	SRB	3.5	SRB
14	GM Bartlomiej Macieja	2630	POL	3.5	POL
15	IM Max Cornejo	2370	PER	3.5	PER
16	NM Steven Breckenridge	2291	USA	3.5	USA
17	GM Yaroslav Zherebukh	2623	UKR	3	UKR
18	IM Keaton Kiewra	2415	USA	3	USA
19	FM Samuel Sevian	2373	USA	3	USA
20	FM Jeffery Xiong	2330	USA	3	USA
21	GM Conrad Holt	2504	USA	3	USA
22	IM Alfonso Almeida Saenz	2339	MEX	3	MEX
23	WFM Sarah Chiang	2030	USA	3	USA
24	GM Joshua E Friedel	2502	USA	3	USA
25	FM C J Arvind	2279	IND	3	IND
26	FM Jonathan Chiang	2065	USA	3	USA
27	IM Aman Hambleton	2463	CAN	2.5	CAN
28	NM Artur S Safin	2236	USA	2.5	USA
29	GM Mauricio Flores Rios	2481	CHI	2.5	CHI
30	FM Robby Adamson	2291	USA	2.5	USA
31	WIM Aura Cristina Salazar	2202	COL	2.5	COL
32	Zhichao Li	2145	HKG	2.5	HKG
33	WIM Chardine Camacho	2179	PHI	2.5	PHI
34	FM Tommy O He	2055	USA	2.5	USA
35	IM Arthur Calugar	2299	CAN	2	CAN
36	FM Michael Langer	2211	USA	2	USA
37	NM Francisco Guadalupe II	2214	USA	2	USA
38	FM Michael Feinstein	2229	USA	2	USA
39	NM Faik Aleskerov	2409	AZE	1.5	AZE
40	Leonardo Perez De Aranda	2109	ESP	1.5	ESP
41	FM John N Jacobs	2300	USA	1	USA
42	WIM Daniela De La Parra	1980	MEX	0	MEX

Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd5-IM Hambleton(CAN)

Rd5 utdallas Spring-fide-open-2013-standings

IM Hambleton lost a tough game to GM Elshan Moradi Abadi after getting a roughly even position after giving an exchange for a pawn.

Bio GM Elshan Moradi(IRI)

GM Elshan Moradi Abadi(IRI)

Photo Ajedrez Internacional-nov-2010-3

GM Elshan Moradi Abadi(Iran) took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by Leinier Domínguez. Wikipedia

Moradiabadi,Elshan (2565) - Hambleton,Aman (2463) 

Queen’s Indian 4.e3[E14]
UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson (5), 11.03.2013

Position 1
Black tried a creative defence with 29...Bf3. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

29...Bf3