Monthly Archives: February 2013
Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd10-IM Hambleton A(CAN)
Hambleton ground out an extra P in an opposite color B-B ending with GM persistence and a bit of luck.
Muir,Andrew J (2313) – Hambleton,Aman (2472)
Nimzo-Indian Karpov Variation 11.Ne5[E54]
Reykjavik Open 2013, Iceland (10.16), 27.02.2013
Black has won a pawn but is hampered by the open kingside. What do you suggest for white?
White to Play
White is down a pawn and is facing the gradual advance of the queenside majority. Black has a mobile with a clear path to the queenside on the dark squares. How should white defend?
White to Play
Position 3
White has a difficult defence but is not lost. Ke2 is tied to the f2 pawn which leaves black’s king free to infiltrate unopposed on the queenside. Is there a defence for white?
White to Play
Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd9-IM Hambleton A(CAN)
Hambleton had a nice position right way in the opening and soon bagged an extra P. There was no trouble converting in the ending.
Hambleton,Aman (2472) – Jayakumar,Adarsh (2271)
Delayed Stonewall[A84]
Reykjavik Open 2013, Iceland (9.39), 26.02.2013
Position 1
White won a pawn early and returned it to complete development. Now white has pressure with the bishop pair while black has a loose structure to worry about. What do you recommend for white now?
White to Play
Beauty and Chess Geek-Ipatov Interview
Here’s the latest video from BeautyandChessGeek done by Orlova in Reykjavik.
Orlova says ‘Hi’ from Reykjavik
Orlova’s site YelizavetaOrlova
Her Youtube Channel BeautyandChessGeek
Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd10 Standings
Results Chess-results Site Reykjavikopen 2013
Hambleton won his last two games to finish with a respectable 6.5/10.
‘Pavel Eljanov and Wesley so finish on top with 8 points after their mutual draw but Amin Baseem managed to catch up with his last round victory.’-Tournament site report
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SNo | Name | FIDE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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39 | FM | Hambleton Aman | 2472 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
125 | Murray Michael A. | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
139 | WCM | Orlova Yelizaveta | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 |
Hambleton Results by Round
FM Hambleton Aman 2472 CAN Rp:2343 Pts. 6.5 |
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Rd. | SNo | Name | RtgI | FED | Pts. | Res. | |
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1 | 152 | Leimeister Winfried | 1909 | GER | 4 | w 1 | |
2 | 93 | Omarsson Dadi | 2212 | ISL | 6 | s ½ | |
3 | 90 | Wang Yiye | 2226 | CHN | 5.5 | w ½ | |
4 | 88 | Karason Askell O | 2235 | ISL | 5 | s ½ | |
5 | 102 | Maack Kjartan | 2136 | ISL | 5.5 | w ½ | |
6 | 76 | FM | Cubas Pons Juan Miguel | 2284 | ESP | 6 | s 1 |
7 | 47 | NM | Norowitz Yaacov | 2432 | USA | 7.5 | w ½ |
8 | 73 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | 2307 | UKR | 6.5 | s 0 |
9 | 81 | FM | Jayakumar Adarsh | 2271 | USA | 5.5 | w 1 |
10 | 71 | IM | Muir Andrew J | 2313 | SCO | 5.5 | s 1 |
Orlova Results by Round
WCM Orlova Yelizaveta 1978 CAN Rp:1764 Pts. 4.5
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Rd. | SNo | Name | RtgI | FED | Pts. | Res. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | GM | Maze Sebastien | 2556 | FRA | 6 | w 0 |
2 | 196 | Ramtin Raman | 1661 | IRI | 2 | s 1 | |
3 | 70 | FM | Kvisvik Brede | 2314 | NOR | 5.5 | w 0 |
4 | 202 | Jacobsen Trond | 1610 | NOR | 2.5 | s ½ | |
5 | 209 | Davidsdottir Nansy | 1479 | ISL | 3.5 | w 0 | |
6 | 175 | Bauza Mercere Eduardo | 1809 | ARG | 3.5 | s 0 | |
7 | 218 | Hrafnsson Hilmir | 1331 | ISL | 3 | s 1 | |
8 | 185 | Leosson Atli Johann | 1736 | ISL | 4.5 | w ½ | |
9 | 189 | Seim Fredrik | 1714 | NOR | 4 | s 1 | |
10 | 176 | Hyotyla Tapio | 1792 | SUI | 4.5 | w ½ |
Cappelle La Grande 2013 Rd5-Hansen E
Thanks to Hugh Brodie for posting the PGN on Chesstalk
A quiet draw for Hansen in rd5.
Gurevich,M(2581)-Hansen,Eric(2557)
Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd8-Hambleton A
This game was full of drama and missed chances for both sides. White was given the first go on the attack as Hambleton chose to keep the queens on. Later Black missed winning chances and eventually blundered to allow white the win.
Cherednichenko,Svetlana (2307) – Hambleton,Aman (2472)
Colle vs Queen’s Indian[A46]
Reykjavik Open 2013 (8.15), 25.02.2013
Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd9 Standings
Hambleton and Orlova both won in rd9(See chess-results).
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SNo | Name | RtgI | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts. | |
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39 | FM | Hambleton Aman | 2472 | CAN | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
125 | Murray Michael A. | 2017 | CAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
139 | WCM | Orlova Yelizaveta | 1978 | CAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 |
Hambleton’s Results by Round
A win in rd9 brings Hambleton up to Rp:2304 and 5.5/9.
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Rd. | SNo | Name | RtgI | FED | Pts. | Res. | |
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1 | 152 | Leimeister Winfried | 1909 | GER | 4 | w 1 | |
2 | 93 | Omarsson Dadi | 2212 | ISL | 5 | s ½ | |
3 | 90 | Wang Yiye | 2226 | CHN | 5.5 | w ½ | |
4 | 88 | Karason Askell O | 2235 | ISL | 5 | s ½ | |
5 | 102 | Maack Kjartan | 2136 | ISL | 4.5 | w ½ | |
6 | 76 | FM | Cubas Pons Juan Miguel | 2284 | ESP | 5 | s 1 |
7 | 47 | NM | Norowitz Yaacov | 2432 | USA | 6.5 | w ½ |
8 | 73 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | 2307 | UKR | 5.5 | s 0 |
9 | 81 | FM | Jayakumar Adarsh | 2271 | USA | 4.5 | w 1 |
Cappelle La Grande 2013 Rd3-GM Hansen E(CAN)
Hansen had to weather a storm in the middlegame before taking over in a complex R-R ending.
Todorcevic,M (2419) – Hansen,E (2557)
French Winawer 4.Bd2[C15]
Cappelle La Grande(3), 26.02.2013