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Geneva Open A 2013 Rd7-IM Hambleton(CAN)

TWIC 973
GM Bauer played a nice attacking game for the victory after giving a pawn and then the exchange.

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(French language)
Petite interview de Christian Bauer, le champion de France d’échecs 1996, à Auxerre.



Bauer,Ch (2637) – Hambleton,A (2461)
French Tarrasch 3…h6[C03]
GenevaOpen A 2013
GenevaSUI (7.2), 29.06.2013

Position 1
White has given an exchange for attacking chances. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

25…Bd7

Geneva Open A 2013 Rd4-IM Hambleton(CAN)

TWIC 973
Hambleton defended with a hedgehog structure but suffered strategically after the 22…d5 central break.

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The 2011 Eu-Team Ch(French Language)
Présentation des équipes. Interview du GMI Cornette, capitaine de l’équipe féminine.



Cornette,M (2578) – Hambleton,A (2461)
English Opening Semi-Hedghog[A30]
Geneva Open A 2013 
Geneva SUI (4.1), 26.06.2013

Position 1
White has a central majority and black has a queenside majority. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

28…Bf8

Geneva Open 2013 Rd6-Hambleton A(CAN)

TWIC 973
IM Hambleton used his pet line 7.f3 to score a big victory over GM Le Roux.

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Hambleton,A (2461) – Le Roux,JP (2576)
Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.f3 [E32]
Geneva Open A 2013 
Geneva SUI (6.2), 28.06.2013

Position 1
White has the bishop pair but black has the strong knight pair. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

40…Kb8

Geneva Open 2013 Rd1-Oussedik E(CAN)

Oussedik scored a strong 4.5/9 but was overshadowed by IM Hambleton who finished in clear third with 6.5/9.

The feature game is Oussedik’s Rd1 upset win over IM Gerber.

Oussedik’s Results by Round
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Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 7 7 IM Gerber Richard 2416 SUI 5 s 1
2 8 11 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre 2321 SUI 5.5 w 0
3 13 17 FM Colmenares Aurelio 2214 SUI 4.5 s 0
4 18 40 Vernet Solene 1760 SUI 3 w 1
5 12 13 Prunescu Claudiu 2263 ROU 5 s ½
6 13 21 Gurtner Daniel 2131 SUI 3.5 w 1
7 9 9 Midoux Sebastien 2329 FRA 5.5 s 0
8 12 24 FM Weeramantry Sunil 2111 SRI 4 w ½
9 13 19 WIM Heinatz Gundula 2197 SUI 4.5 s ½


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Gerber,R (2416) – Oussedik,E (2058)
French Advance 5.Nf3 Nh6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 [C02]
Geneva Open A 2013 Geneva SUI (1.7), 24.06.2013

Position 1
White played to attack the kingside with the 14.Rh3 followed by Rg3 idea but was met with the strong line clearing pawn sacrifice 14…f4! Black then took over with long-term compensation based on light square play on the queenside.

Black to Play

14.Rh3

Position 2
Black dominates the position. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

24.Ne3

Geneva Open 2013 Rd9 Final-IM Hambleton A(CAN)

Results
GMs Cornette and Bauer shared 1st-2nd with 8/9. IM Hambleton was clear 3rd with 6.5/9. Oussedik has a strong 2194 performance to end with 4.5/9: Official Site for more info.

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Hambleton Results by Round
Hambleton finished strongly to take clear third with 6.5/9 but could not get anywhere against the top 2 finishers GMs Cornette and Bauer.
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Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 5 26 Nickel Arno 2082 GER 3.5 w 1
2 4 18 CM Barletta Mauro 2212 ITA 4.5 s 1
3 3 43 Rab Assif 1781 SUI 5 w 1
4 1 2 GM Cornette Matthieu 2578 FRA 8 s 0
5 4 20 Skouvaklis Alexis 2166 SUI 5 w 1
6 2 3 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2576 FRA 5.5 w 1
7 2 1 GM Bauer Christian 2637 FRA 8 s 0
8 3 41 Bondar Yevgen 2307 SUI 5.5 s ½
9 3 12 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab 2264 AZE 5.5 w 1

Oussedik Results by Round
A great performance by Oussedik who will gain 23 FIDE points. Notable is the win over IM Gerber in round 1. table.tableizer-table { border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: ; font-size: 12px; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; }
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Rd. Bo. SNo   Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 7 7 IM Gerber Richard 2416 SUI 5 s 1
2 8 11 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre 2321 SUI 5.5 w 0
3 13 17 FM Colmenares Aurelio 2214 SUI 4.5 s 0
4 18 40   Vernet Solene 1760 SUI 3 w 1
5 12 13   Prunescu Claudiu 2263 ROU 5 s ½
6 13 21   Gurtner Daniel 2131 SUI 3.5 w 1
7 9 9   Midoux Sebastien 2329 FRA 5.5 s 0
8 12 24 FM Weeramantry Sunil 2111 SRI 4 w ½
9 13 19 WIM Heinatz Gundula 2197 SUI 4.5 s ½

Overall Standings
GMs Cornette and Bauer shared 1st-2nd with 8/9. IM Hambleton was clear 3rd with 6.5/9. Oussedik has a strong 2194 performance to end with 4.5/9.
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Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2578 8
2 GM Bauer Christian FRA 2637 8
3 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 6.5
4 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2447 6
5 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2389 6
6 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2249 6
7 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2576 5.5
8 Bondar Yevgen SUI 2307 5.5
9 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2264 5.5
10 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2321 5.5
11 Louis Thibault FRA 2222 5.5
12 Midoux Sebastien FRA 2329 5.5
13 Duport Nicolas SUI 2229 5
14 Meylan Andre SUI 2094 5
15 Prunescu Claudiu ROU 2263 5
16 Bagri Jaspaul SUI 2131 5
17 Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2166 5
18 IM Gerber Richard SUI 2416 5
19 Rab Assif SUI 1781 5
20 FM Botta Gabriele SUI 2327 4.5
21 FM Colmenares Aurelio SUI 2214 4.5
22 Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 4.5
23 WIM Heinatz Gundula SUI 2197 4.5
24 CM Barletta Mauro ITA 2212 4.5
25 Devetak Damir SRB 1895 4.5
26 Catsiapis Yiannis SUI 1887 4.5
27 GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2469 4
28 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2111 4
29 Kupalov Igor SUI 2054 4
30 Gautier Anand FRA 1956 4
31 WFM Stoeri Laura SUI 2111 4
32 WFM De Rosa Mariagrazia ITA 2077 4

Geneva Open 2013 Rds 7 and 8-IM Hambleton A(CAN)

GMs Cornette and Bauer lead with 7/8. IM Hambleton has equal 2nd in a group of 4 with 5/5/8. Oussedik has 4/8. Hambleton lost the key matchup to GM Bauer in rd7. Oussedik has a solid 4/8.

Hambleton Results by Round
Hambleton lost the GM Bauer in rd 7 and drew Bondar(SUI) in rd8. He will play WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab in rd9

Mamedjarova, Zeinab

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Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 5 26 Nickel Arno 2082 GER 3 w 1
2 4 18 CM Barletta Mauro 2212 ITA 4 s 1
3 3 43 Rab Assif 1781 SUI 4 w 1
4 1 2 GM Cornette Matthieu 2578 FRA 7 s 0
5 4 20 Skouvaklis Alexis 2166 SUI 4 w 1
6 2 3 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2576 FRA 5.5 w 1
7 2 1 GM Bauer Christian 2637 FRA 7 s 0
8 3 41 Bondar Yevgen 2307 SUI 5.5 s ½
9 3 12 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab 2264 AZE 5.5 w

Overall Standings
GMs Cornette and Bauer lead with 7/8. IM Hambleton has equal 2nd in a group of 4 with 5/5/8. Oussedik has 4/8.
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Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2578 7
2 GM Bauer Christian FRA 2637 7
3 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 5.5
4 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2576 5.5
5 Bondar Yevgen SUI 2307 5.5
6 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2264 5.5
7 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2447 5
8 Duport Nicolas SUI 2229 5
9 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2389 5
10 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2249 5
11 Prunescu Claudiu ROU 2263 5
12 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2321 4.5
13 FM Botta Gabriele SUI 2327 4.5
14 Meylan Andre SUI 2094 4.5
15 Louis Thibault FRA 2222 4.5
16 FM Colmenares Aurelio SUI 2214 4.5
17 Midoux Sebastien FRA 2329 4.5
18 Bagri Jaspaul SUI 2131 4.5
19 Devetak Damir SRB 1895 4.5
20 GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2469 4
21 Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2166 4
22 Rab Assif SUI 1781 4
23 IM Gerber Richard SUI 2416 4
24 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2111 4
25 Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 4
26 WIM Heinatz Gundula SUI 2197 4
27 CM Barletta Mauro ITA 2212 4
28 Kupalov Igor SUI 2054 4
29 Catsiapis Yiannis SUI 1887 4

Geneva Open 2013 Rd6-Hambleton A(CAN)

GM Cornette is in sole first 5.5/6 with IM Hambleton and and GM Bauer equal second at 5/6.

Hamblteton will have black against GM Bauer next round.

Hambelton Results by Round
Hambleton beat GM Le Roux in rd5.
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Rd. Bo. SNo   Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 5 26   Nickel Arno 2082 GER 3 w 1
2 4 18 CM Barletta Mauro 2212 ITA 2.5 s 1
3 3 43   Rab Assif 1781 SUI 3 w 1
4 1 2 GM Cornette Matthieu 2578 FRA 5.5 s 0
5 4 20   Skouvaklis Alexis 2166 SUI 3 w 1
6 2 3 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2576 FRA 4 w 1
7 2 1 GM Bauer Christian 2637 FRA 5 s

Overall Sandings
GM Cornette is in sole first 5.5/6 with IM Hambleton and and GM Bauer equal second at 5/6.
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Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2578 5.5 20.5 27.5 2769
2 GM Bauer Christian FRA 2637 5 18 24.5 2630
3 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 5 18 23.5 2506
4 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2264 4.5 14.5 22 2374
5 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2447 4 18 25.5 2461
6 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2576 4 17 24.5 2451
7 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2321 4 15 23.5 2315
8   Bondar Yevgen SUI 2307 4 15 23 2388
9 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2389 4 15 22 2420
10   Duport Nicolas SUI 2229 4 14 23 2278
11   Louis Thibault FRA 2222 4 12 19 2282
12 IM Gerber Richard SUI 2416 4 11 19 2203
13 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2249 3.5 13.5 22 2302
14 FM Colmenares Aurelio SUI 2214 3.5 12.5 21.5 2179
15   Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 3.5 11 20.5 2241
16 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2111 3.5 11 19.5 2262
17 GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2469 3.5 11 19 2240
18 FM Botta Gabriele SUI 2327 3 14 21.5 2287
19   Meylan Andre SUI 2094 3 12.5 22.5 2320
20   Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2166 3 12 21.5 2195
21   Rab Assif SUI 1781 3 12 21.5 2159
22   Midoux Sebastien FRA 2329 3 12 19.5 2113
23   Bagri Jaspaul SUI 2131 3 11 23 2306
24   Prunescu Claudiu ROU 2263 3 11 18.5 2031
25   Nickel Arno GER 2082 3 9 19 2105
26   Noyer Olivier SUI 2016 3 8.5 17 2075
27   Gautier Anand FRA 1956 3 7.5 18 2128

Geneva Open 2013 Rd5-IM Hambleton A(CAN)

Official Site
GM Cornette has the overall lead with 5/5, followed by GM Bauer with 4.5/5. IM Hambleton won to share 3rd at 4/5. Oussedik(CAN) has 2.5/5.

Hambleton will play GM Le Roux(FRA) in rd6.

GM Le Roux, Jean-Pierre

Hambleton Results by Round table.tableizer-table { border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: ; font-size: 12px; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; }

Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 5 26 Nickel Arno 2082 GER 2 w 1
2 4 18 CM Barletta Mauro 2212 ITA 2 s 1
3 3 43 Rab Assif 1765 SUI 2 w 1
4 1 2 GM Cornette Matthieu 2578 FRA 5 s 0
5 4 20 Skouvaklis Alexis 2166 SUI 3 w 1
6 2 3 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2576 FRA 4 w

Overall Standings
GM Cornette has the overall lead with 5/5, followed by GM Bauer with 4.5/5. IM Hambleton won to share 3rd with GMs Le Roux and Cherniaev at 4/5.

GM Cherniaev,Alexander 


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Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2578 5
2 GM Bauer Christian FRA 2637 4.5
3 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2447 4
4 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2576 4
5 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 4
6 Bondar Yevgen SUI 2307 3.5
7 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2321 3.5
8 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2264 3.5
9 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2389 3
10 FM Botta Gabriele SUI 2327 3
11 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2249 3
12 Duport Nicolas SUI 2229 3
13 Meylan Andre SUI 2094 3
14 Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2166 3
15 FM Colmenares Aurelio SUI 2214 3
16 Midoux Sebastien FRA 2329 3
17 Louis Thibault FRA 2222 3
18 IM Gerber Richard SUI 2416 3
19 WIM Heinatz Gundula SUI 2197 2.5
20 Bagri Jaspaul SUI 2131 2.5
21 Prunescu Claudiu ROU 2263 2.5
22 GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2469 2.5
23 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2111 2.5
24 Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 2.5
25 Kupalov Igor SUI 2054 2.5
26 Gurtner Daniel SUI 2131 2.5

Geneva Open 2013 Rd4-IM Hambleton A(CAN)

Overall Standings
GMs Cornette and Cherniaev have perfect 4/4 scores. IM Hambleton has 3/4. Oussedik(CAN) has 2/4.

Rd4
GM Cornette(white) beat Hambleton in a Symmetrical English.

GM Cornette, Matthieu
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Hambleton’s Results by Round

Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 5 26 Nickel Arno 2082 GER 2 w 1
2 4 18 CM Barletta Mauro 2212 ITA 2 s 1
3 3 43 Rab Assif 1765 SUI 2 w 1
4 1 2 GM Cornette Matthieu 2578 FRA 4 s 0
5 4 20 Skouvaklis Alexis 2166 SUI 3 w



Standings

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2578 4
2 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2447 4
3 GM Bauer Christian FRA 2637 3.5
4 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2576 3
5 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 3
6 FM Botta Gabriele SUI 2327 3
7 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2389 3
8 Duport Nicolas SUI 2229 3
9 Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2166 3
10 Bondar Yevgen SUI 2307 2.5
11 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2321 2.5
12 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2249 2.5
13 Meylan Andre SUI 2094 2.5
14 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2264 2.5
15 Bagri Jaspaul SUI 2131 2.5
16 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2111 2.5
17 Rab Assif SUI 1765 2
18 FM Colmenares Aurelio SUI 2214 2
19 WIM Heinatz Gundula SUI 2197 2
20 Midoux Sebastien FRA 2329 2
21 CM Barletta Mauro ITA 2212 2
22 Prunescu Claudiu ROU 2263 2
23 GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2469 2
24 Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 2
25 Louis Thibault FRA 2222 2
26 WFM Stoeri Laura SUI 2111 2
27 Nickel Arno GER 2082 2