Edmonton International 2013 Rd5-Hansen E(CAN)

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GM Bruzon beat GM Hansen in the key game of the round.

Game 1
GM won the war of microns in a complex RRNN-RRNN ending.

Bruzon,Lazaro (l) – Hansen,Eric (r)

Bruzon,Lazaro (2687) – Hansen,Eric (2577)

Catalan Open 10.Bd2 Bd6[E05]

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23…Nd5

Game 2
GM massaged his way to victory exploiting a better structure and more active pieces.

Doroshenko,Maxim (l) – Short,Nigel (r)

Doroshenko,Maxim (2336) – Short,Nigel (2682)

Slav Slow[D12]

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43.Rb8

Game 3
White’s poor structure eventually cost the game after some adventures.

Haessel,Dale (2171) – Porper,Edward (2424)

Slav …a5[D15]

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35.Qb4

Calgary International 2013 Rd5-GM Wesley So(PHI)

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GM So needed a bit of luck in rd5 as white played very strongly in the early part of the game and held a clear advantage.

Here is the feature game.

Jayakumar,A (2336) – So,W (2705) 
Open Catalan 5…a6[E04]
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Position 1
Black has just attacked Na6 with 24…Ra8. What do you recommend for white?

• 25.Nxc7
• 25.Rxc7
• Something else

White to Play

24…Ra8