Monthly Archives: December 2015

Canadian Chess Challenge 2016 in Regina

“..the 2016 Canadian Chess Challenge (CCC) will be held in Regina, Saskatchewan. With this event, the CCC National Final will have been hosted by all 10 provinces….the only chess event that can claim this honour…..a truly NATIONAL event…players from each province taking part every year…and now…having been hosted by each province…something at the Chess’n Math Association that makes us very proud!

The Chess’n Math Association is Canada’s National Scholastic Chess Organization, having served the Canadian Chess Community since 1985! www.chess-math.org

Larry Bevand
Executive Director
Chess’n Math Association

Alberta Chess Report Now Online

 

Get the Alberta Chess Report

A great publication.

GM Gigant Chess Panevezys 2015 Rd9-IM Hambleton

Final Ranking Rd9

IM Hambleton finished with 4.5/9.

Hambleton’s games from earlier rounds from Chess Results

Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.  TB1  TB2  TB3
1 IM Stremavicius Titas 2460 LTU * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 6,0 25,25 0,5 4
2 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2520 LTU ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6,0 25,25 0,5 3
3 GM Stupak Kirill 2542 BLR ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5,5 23,75 0,0 2
4 IM Berzinsh Roland 2410 LAT 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 5,0 20,75 0,0 3
5 IM Hambleton Aman 2446 CAN ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 4,5 19,25 0,0 2
6 IM Petrosyan Tigran S. 2469 ARM ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 4,5 18,50 0,0 2
7 GM Starostits Ilmars 2409 LAT 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 1 0 4,0 16,00 0,0 3
8 Brazdzionis Andrius 2243 LTU 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 3,5 15,00 0,0 3
9 FM Bakalchuk Johnatan 2311 ISR 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 3,0 13,75 0,0 2
10 WIM Zaksaite Salomeja 2215 LTU 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 * 3,0 13,50 0,0 2

Chesskids-Ashley Tapp

My First USCF Tournament-Ashley Tapp

Tapp has a new column for the Chesskids site.

She is also doing some other things(Press release is coming. Details to follow).

GM Gigant Chess Panevezys 2015-IM Hambleton,A

IM Hambleton has 4/8.

Thanks to Chesstalk for PGNs.

Some Games

IM Hambleton(left) Photo from Chess Results Gallery

Ranking Round 8

Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.  TB1  TB2  TB3
1 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2520 LTU * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5,5 20,75 0,0 3
2 IM Stremavicius Titas 2460 LTU ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 5,5 19,75 0,0 4
3 IM Berzinsh Roland 2410 LAT ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5,0 18,25 0,5 3
4 GM Stupak Kirill 2542 BLR ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5,0 18,25 0,5 2
5 IM Hambleton Aman 2446 CAN ½ ½ ½ 0 *   ½ 1 0 1 4,0 15,00 0,0 2
6 IM Petrosyan Tigran S. 2469 ARM 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 4,0 13,75 0,0 2
7 GM Starostits Ilmars 2409 LAT 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 1 1 4,0 13,50 0,0 3
8 Brazdzionis Andrius 2243 LTU 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 3,0 9,50 0,0 3
9 WIM Zaksaite Salomeja 2215 LTU 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 2,0 8,50 0,0 1
10 FM Bakalchuk Johnatan 2311 ISR ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 2,0 7,25 0,0 1

 

London Classic Open 2015 Rd1-GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Round 1

Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
1 1 GM Postny Evgeny 2670 0 1 – 0 0 Bates Caspar J 2154 120
2 122 Giannatos Peter 2149 0 0 – 1 0 GM Gharamian Tigran 2654 2
3 3 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2654 0 1 – 0 0 Lam Daniel Kw 2147 123
4 124 Rogiers Jan 2145 0 0 – 1 0 GM Edouard Romain 2627 4
5 5 GM Lenderman Alex 2626 0 ½ – ½ 0 Cumming Rhys 2140 125
6 126 Van Heirzeele Daniel 2138 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Grigoriants Sergey 2603 6
7 7 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2599 0 1 – 0 0 Myers Dominique 2132 127
8 128 Moran Stephen 2127 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Bok Benjamin 2594 8
9 9 GM Hansen Eric 2577 0 1 – 0 0   Heuser Philip Dr. 2119 129