BC Open 2019

BC Open: Premier

FM Morozov and FM Sohal shared first with 5/6. See event report

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Tot	Prize
1	FM Morozov, Grigoriy	2377	W13	W18	W6	W3	W9	L2	5.0	$600.00 =1st/2nd
2	FM Sohal, Tanraj S.	2370	W20	D9	D5	W14	W15	W1	5.0	$600.00 =1st/2nd
3	IM Kaufman, Raymond	2356	W29	W11	W8	L1	W4	D6	4.5
4	Sali, Zulfikar	2308	D26	W24	W19	W5	L3	W9	4.5
5	Nyamdorj, Davaa-Ochir	2282	W16	W17	D2	L4	W7	W12	4.5
6	Kenney, Jason	2253	W28	W15	L1	H—	W10	D3	4.0
7	Nunez Asencio, Jorge	2244	L17	W22	W29	W11	L5	W15	4.0
8	CM Mohammed Qanee, Arpak Worya	2231	W21	W12	L3	L9	D20	W24	3.5
9	Hemstapat, Andrew	2208	W22	D2	W23	W8	L1	L4	3.5
10	WFM Gibbard, Alina Iuliana	2054	D23	L19	W26	W13	L6	W21	3.5
11	Ferguson, Peter	2022	W32	L3	W24	L7	D21	W19	3.5
12	Lehingrat, Callum	2016	W31	L8	D18	W23	W25	L5	3.5
13	Salcedo, Daniel E.	2016	L1	D21	W31	L10	W16	W23	3.5
14	Tian, Shi Yuan [Sherry]	2049	H—	H—	W16	L2	D19	D17	3.0
15	Roback, Joe	2027	W30	L6	W17	W18	L2	L7	3.0
16	Zheng, Victor	1951	L5	W32	L14	W27	L13	W26	3.0	$100.00 =1st U2000
17	Taylor, Tristan	1920	W7	L5	L15	D24	W22	D14	3.0	$100.00 =1st U2000
18	Cheng, Louis	2064	W27	L1	D12	L15	L24	W30	2.5
19	Tang, Edward	2013	H—	W10	L4	D20	D14	L11	2.5
20	Patterson, Roger	2001	L2	W30	D25	D19	D8	U—	2.5
21	Li, Kevin	1917	L8	D13	W28	D25	D11	L10	2.5
22	Rathburn, Hector	1915	L9	L7	W32	D31	L17	W28	2.5
23	Zheng, Maven	1863	D10	W26	L9	L12	W27	L13	2.5
24	Leong, Ryan	1843	W25	L4	L11	D17	W18	L8	2.5
25	Oszvald, Joe	2053	L24	W28	D20	D21	L12	U—	2.0
26	James, Rowan	1961	D4	L23	L10	D30	W31	L16	2.0
27	Gu, Chuyang	1883	L18	L29	W30	L16	L23	W31	2.0
28	Ausan, Leo Tito Jr.	1937	L6	L25	L21	W32	D30	L22	1.5
29	Kagaoan, Jose	1993	L3	W27	L7	U—	U—	U—	1.0
30	Yang, Brian	1824	L15	L20	L27	D26	D28	L18	1.0
31	Wu, Charles	1708	L12	H—	L13	D22	L26	L27	1.0
32	Wang, Kai	1711	L11	L16	L22	L28	U—	U—	0.0

 

Selected games-The organizers did a great job with speedy PGNs-Thank you!

 

Morozov-Kenney

Queen’s Gambit Accepted

Rd3

After 16..Na5(Diagram)

Both sides have yet to complete development

What do you suggest for White?

After 16..Na5

 

Morozov-Hemstapat

King’s Indian Saemish 6..c5

Rd5

After 22..f6(Diagram)

White has the bishops and is up a clear pawn but has yet to bring his kingside pieces into play. Black has the queenside bottled up and controls the d-file

What do you recommend for White?

After 22..f6

 

TWIC 1266 Canadians in Action

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Selected games

 

Hansen,E-Damaso,R

Philidor Defence 6..Nb6

Portugal Open 2019 Rd5

After 19..Re8(Diagram)

White has more space while Black has the bishops

What do you recommend for White?

After 19..Re8

 

Portugal Open Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

GMs Hansen and Spraggett both were part of a large group with 6.5/9

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1	2	GM	ITURRIZAGA BONELLI Eduardo				VEN	2640		7,5	0,0	51,0	55,0	6	5	9	7,5	6,75	0,75	10	7,5
2	1	GM	MOTYLEV Alexander				RUS	2644		7,0	0,0	51,5	53,5	5	4	9	7	6,40	0,60	10	6,0
3	4	GM	PETROV Nikita				RUS	2585		7,0	0,0	50,5	56,0	5	4	9	7	6,42	0,58	10	5,8
4	5	GM	BERNADSKIY Vitaliy				UKR	2570		7,0	0,0	50,5	55,0	5	5	9	7	6,25	0,75	10	7,5
5	12	GM	STEFANSSON Hannes				ISL	2514		7,0	0,0	50,5	55,0	5	4	9	7	5,67	1,33	10	13,3
6	17	IM	BILGUUN Sumiya				MGL	2471		7,0	0,0	49,0	53,0	6	4	9	7	5,55	1,45	10	14,5
7	10	IM	ANNABERDIEV Meilis				TKM	2522		7,0	0,0	47,5	52,0	7	4	9	7	6,67	0,33	10	3,3
8	15	GM	DVIRNYY Danyyil				ITA	2487		7,0	0,0	46,0	50,5	6	4	9	7	6,41	0,59	10	5,9
9	11	GM	JAKUBOWSKI Krzysztof				POL	2514	Aa Coimbra	7,0	0,0	44,0	48,5	6	5	9	7	6,87	0,13	10	1,3
10	6	GM	XU Xiangyu	U20			CHN	2565		6,5	0,0	51,0	54,0	4	5	9	6,5	6,28	0,22	10	2,2
11	3	GM	HANSEN Eric				CAN	2615		6,5	0,0	49,0	53,5	3	4	8	5,5	5,84	-0,34	10	-3,4
12	24	IM	KORLEY Kassa				DEN	2426		6,5	0,0	49,0	53,0	5	4	9	6,5	5,31	1,19	10	11,9
13	9	GM	KADRIC Denis				BIH	2545		6,5	0,0	48,5	53,0	5	5	9	6,5	6,13	0,37	10	3,7
14	21	IM	YANKELEVICH Lev				GER	2445		6,5	0,0	48,5	52,0	4	4	9	6,5	4,89	1,61	10	16,1
15	7	GM	DAVID Alberto				ITA	2560		6,5	0,0	48,0	52,5	5	4	9	6,5	6,55	-0,05	10	-0,5
16	16	IM	INIYAN P	U18			IND	2480		6,5	0,0	48,0	52,0	5	5	9	6,5	5,92	0,58	10	5,8
17	19	IM	TERRIEUX Kevin				FRA	2459		6,5	0,0	47,0	51,0	4	4	9	6,5	6,49	0,01	10	0,1
18	20	IM	BUTKIEWICZ Lukasz				POL	2445	Aa Coimbra	6,5	0,0	46,5	50,5	5	5	9	6,5	6,61	-0,11	10	-1,1
19	18	GM	MIEZIS Normunds				LAT	2467		6,5	0,0	45,5	50,0	4	5	9	6,5	6,50	0,00	10	0,0
20	13	GM	SPRAGGETT K	S65			CAN	2513	Axportugal /Atlantidiagonal	6,5	0,0	45,0	48,5	5	5	9	6,5	6,92	-0,42	10	-4,2
21	70		LI Xueyi		w		CHN	2217		6,5	0,0	45,0	48,0	5	4	8	5,5	2,95	2,55	20	51,0
22	40	FM	PLICHTA Kamil				POL	2347		6,5	0,0	44,5	48,5	6	5	9	6,5	6,28	0,22	10	2,2
23	28	IM	RAJESH V A V				IND	2406	Gd Dias Ferreira	6,5	0,0	44,5	48,5	6	4	9	6,5	5,80	0,70	10	7,0
24	29	FM	HAUG Johannes	U20			NOR	2403		6,5	0,0	44,5	48,5	5	4	9	6,5	6,24	0,26	10	2,6
25	8	GM	CHRISTIANSEN Johan-Sebastian				NOR	2559		6,5	0,0	44,5	47,5	5	4	9	6,5	7,56	-1,06	10	-10,6
26	14	GM	GALEGO Luis	S50			POR	2508	Assembleia Figueirense	6,5	0,0	44,0	48,5	5	4	8	6	6,00	0,00	10	0,0
27	25	GM	THORHALLSSON Throstur	S50			ISL	2425		6,5	0,0	43,0	46,5	4	4	9	6,5	6,69	-0,19	10	-1,9
28	50	FM	CHYLEWSKI Patryk	U18			POL	2304		6,5	0,0	42,0	46,0	5	4	9	6,5	5,96	0,54	20	10,8
29	64	FM	RANALDI Lucas	U20			NOR	2229		6,5	0,0	37,5	41,5	6	5	9	6,5	5,86	0,64	20	12,8