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Nimzo-Indian 7.Bg5 c5[E32]-IM Hambleton(CAN)

Sep 5

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Follow IM Hambleton on his website. Hambleton has recently moved to Valencia and played in the Sants Open. Here is his tough rd8 game.

IM Hambleton with the Stanley Cup
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Hambleton,A (2500) – Filippov,An UZB (2630)
Nimzo-Indian 7.Bg5 c5[E32]
15th Sants Open 2013 

Barcelona ESP (8.3), 30.08.2013

Position 1
White continued the attempted attack with 35.Bh6+ but got nowhere. However, white was already lost.

White to Play

34..Rxb3

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Sants Open 2013 Rd6-GM Hansen E(CAN)

Aug 29

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Standings-Chess Results
GMs Iturrizaga and Burmakin share the lead with 5.5/6.
GM Hansen 5/6
IM Hambleton 4.5/6
GM Spraggett 3.5/6

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Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2660 5.5
2 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2565 5.5
3 GM Esen Baris TUR 2559 5
4 GM Filippov Anton UZB 2630 5
5 IM Firat Burak TUR 2416 5
6 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2698 5
GM Cori Jorge PER 2569 5
8 IM Bailet Pierre FRA 2474 5
9 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2529 5
10 GM Adhiban B. IND 2567 5
11 GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2609 5
12 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2619 5
13 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2584 5
14 GM Cruz Cristhian PER 2498 5
15 IM Wehmeier Stefan Dr. GER 2433 5
16 IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2516 4.5
17 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2549 4.5
18 IM Huerga Leache Mikel ESP 2433 4.5
19 GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2565 4.5
20 FM Godart Francois BEL 2361 4.5
21 IM Pardo Simon David ESP 2441 4.5
22 IM Gascon Jose Rafael VEN 2268 4.5
23 GM Alsina Leal Daniel ESP 2538 4.5
24 IM Aloma Vidal Robert ESP 2410 4.5
25 IM Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria ESP 2403 4.5
26 GM Munoz Pantoja Miguel ESP 2456 4.5
27 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2647 4.5
28 Aryan Chopra IND 2147 4.5
29 FM Vittorino Carlo Giovanni COL 2296 4.5
30 IM Kalegin Evgenij RUS 2417 4.5
31 Timmermans Mark NED 2287 4.5
32 WGM Cori T. Deysi PER 2434 4.5
33 FM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2436 4.5
34 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2500 4.5
35 IM D`costa Lorin A R ENG 2408 4.5

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-IM Hambleton(CAN) and IM Cheng(CAN)

Jul 31

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Here are a couple of GM scalps taken in rd9 by IMs Hambleton and Cheng.

Game 1
GM Arencibia avoided a big theory battle with 1.b3.

From a previous round
IM Hambleton(left)


Arencibia,Walter (2526) – Hambleton,Aman (2480)
Larsen 1.b3 e5[A01]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.6), 28.07.2013

Position 1
IM Hambleton has the center and the bishop pair to control the game. What do you suggest for black now?

Black to Play

27.Nd3



Game 2
GM Vera allowed black too much activity and fell to an attack.

From a previous round
IM Cheng(left)


Vera,Reynaldo (2462) – Cheng,Bindi (2406)
Grunfeld 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6 [D85]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.8), 28.07.2013

Position 1
IM Cheng has the better structure and the more active pieces. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

24.Bf1

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd8-Top 4 Boards

Jul 28

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Standings
GMs Bruzon, Moradiabadi, Rozentalis and Kovalyov share the lead with 6/8.

Results
GMs Kovalyov and Moradiabadi ground out a couple of tough wins but in the the amazing game IM Gerzhoy-GM Sulskis, Gerzhoy had an absolutely crushing position in the ending and did not win.

Game 1
An uneventful draw with the Berlin defence

Rozentalis,E (left) – Bruzon,L (right) 


Rozentalis,E (2619) – Bruzon,L (2691) 
Berlin Defence 5.Re1[C67]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (8.1), 27.07.2013

Position 1
The RN-RN ending is completely level.

Black to Play

22.Rxe5

Game 2
GM Kovalyev earned a tough victory eventually converting an extra pawn.


Kovalyev,A (2606) – Arencibia,W (2526) 

English 1.c4 e5[A20]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (8.2), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White has a pawn for the exchange. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

38…Ba3


Game 3
IM Gerzhoy let a victory slip through his fingers after failing to convert an extra pawn.

Gerzhoy,L(left) – Sulskis,S(right) 

Gerzhoy,L (2462) – Sulskis,S (2559) 
Queen’s Indian[E14]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (8.3), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White had a completely winning position and still did not win.

White to Play

66…Na8


Game 4
GM Moradiabadi converted a RRN-RRB ending with a better structure and 2-0 queenside majority.

Moradiabadi,E (2551) – Hambleton,A (2480)
English Hedgehog [A30]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (8.4), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White’s passed b-pawn carried the day.

White to Play


42…Bxa3

Posted in Arencibia W, Bruzon L, Gerzhoy L, Hambleton A, Kovalyov A, Moradiabadi E, Quebec Open 2013, Rozentalis E, Sulskis S

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd7-Top 4 Boards; Results and Standings

Jul 27

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Standings
GMs Bruzon and Rozentalis share the lead with 5/5/7. IMs Hambleton and Gerzhoy are in a group of 6 players with 5/7. Jason Cao has 3/7.

Results
GM Rozentalis converted a nice queen ending for the victory which put him in shared first with GM Bruzon. IM Hambleton had to defend a 103-move marathon before earning a tough draw against GM Moradiabadi.

Action from an earlier round
GM Sulskis(left)-GM Sokolov(right)

Game 1
A professional draw. GM Bruzon got nothing from the opening, middlegame or ending. Neither did GM Kovalyev.

Bruzon,L (2691) – Kovalyev,A (2606)
Closed Catalan/Queen’s Indian g3[E07]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.1), 27.07.2013

Position 1
The ending is equal with the bishop pair giving white no advantage in the blocked position.

White to Play

31…f5

Game 2

GM Rozentalis,E(right)


Rozentalis,E (2619) – Panjwani,R (2409)
Sicilian 3.Bb5 Nf6[B30]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.2), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White had the better structure in the Q-Q ending which GM Rozentalis conducted in model fashion. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

30…Qxc1

Game 3
IM Hambleton pressed hard but got nowhere and eventually held on for a 103-move draw in a R-RN(no pawns) ending.

Hambleton,A (2480) – Sulskis,S (2559)
Slav 4.e3 Bg4[D11]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.3), 27.07.2013

Position 1
Both sides are playing for mutual attacks. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

23…Qa5

Position 2
The ending is equal but black managed to make some progress and won a pawn.

Black to Play

36.Rxh6



Game 4
The solid Catalan produced an even game that was eventually drawn in a RN-RB ending.

Gerzhoy,L (2462) – Moradiabadi,E (2551)
Catalan Open 5…Nc6[E04]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (7.4), 27.07.2013

Position 1
The strong Nc5 gave enough compensation for the pawn but no more.

 White to Play

19.Nc5


Results
GM Rozentalis converted a nice queen ending for the victory which put him in shared first with GM Bruzon. IM Hambleton had to defend a 103-move marathon before earning a tough draw against GM Moradiabadi.

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Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg
1 GM Bruzon  2689 5 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Kovalyov Anton 2606
2 GM Rozentalis Eduardas 2619 4½ 1-0 4½ IM Panjwani Raja 2409
3 IM Hambleton Aman 2480 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Sulskis Sarunas 2559
4 IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2462 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2551
5 GM Arencibia Walter 2526 4 1-0 4½ GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2528
6 IM Perez Garcia r 2364 4 ½ – ½ 4 FM Ostrovskiy A 2403
7 GM Sokolov Ivan 2650 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Cheng Bindi 2406
8 FM Oliva Castaneda  2423 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Molner Mackenzie 2501
9 GM Vera Reynaldo 2462 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ FM Shetty Atulya 2314
10 FM Leveille Francois 2279 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Perez Rodriguez  2427
11 GM Sambuev Bator 2530 3 1-0 3 IM Piasetski Leon 2279
12 FM Kleinman Michael 2298 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Roussel-Roozmon  2476
13 IM Wang Richard 2377 3 1-0 3 Adithya B. 2301
14 Bérubé Antoine 2174 3 0 – 1 3 FM Thavandiran Shiyam 2338
15 FM Jiang Louie 2324 3 0 – 1 3 Preotu Razvan 2277
16 FM Chandra Akshat 2312 3 0 – 1 3 IM Calugar Arthur 2282
17 Kraiouchkine Nikita 2234 3 0 – 1 2½ IM Kiewra Keaton F 2422
18 Song Michael 2242 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ IM Porper Edward 2453
19 Chiku-Ratte  2106 2½ 0 – 1 2½ FM Rodriguez Eric 2290
20 FM Voskanyan Vahagn 2241 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ FM Sapozhnikov Roman 2272
21 Van Heirzeele  2116 2½ – – + 2½ Zhang Yuanchen 2061
22 Wan Kevin 2006 2 1-0 2 FM Hamilton Robert 2251
23 Morin Yves 2185 2 ½ – ½ 2 Tomb Maroun 2133
24 Ibrahim Anthony 2161 2 0 – 1 2 FM Cao Jason 2060
25 Masse Hugues 2187 1½ 1-0 1½ Lo Ryan 2068
26 Villavieja Butch 2211 1½ 1-0 1 Caire Francois 2178
27 Zhou Qiyu 1902 1 + – – 1 Tessier-Desrosiers 2106

Standings
GMs Bruzon and Rozentalis share the lead with 5/5/7. IMs Hambleton and Gerzhoy are in a group of 6 players with 5/7. Jason Cao has 3/7.

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Rk. Name FED Rating Total
1 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2689 5.5
2 GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2619 5.5
3 GM Moradiabadi Elshan IRI 2551 5
4 IM Gerzhoy Leonid CAN 2462 5
5 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2480 5
6 GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2559 5
7 GM Kovalyov Anton ARG 2606 5
8 GM Arencibia Walter CUB 2526 5
9 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2528 4.5
10 FM Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A USA 2403 4.5
11 IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2364 4.5
12 GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2427 4.5
13 IM Panjwani Raja CAN 2409 4.5
14 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2650 4
15 IM Cheng Bindi CAN 2406 4
16 GM Vera Reynaldo CUB 2462 4
17 FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2423 4
18 IM Calugar Arthur CAN 2282 4
Preotu Razvan CAN 2277 4
20 IM Wang Richard CAN 2377 4
21 IM Molner Mackenzie USA 2501 4
22 GM Sambuev Bator CAN 2530 4
23 FM Shetty Atulya USA 2314 4
24 FM Thavandiran Shiyam CAN 2338 4
25 GM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas CAN 2476 3.5
26 IM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2422 3.5
27 FM Rodriguez Eric USA 2290 3.5
28 FM Leveille Francois CAN 2279 3.5
29 FM Kleinman Michael CAN 2298 3.5
30 Zhang Yuanchen CAN 2061 3.5
31 Adithya B. IND 2301 3
32 FM Jiang Louie CAN 2324 3
33 Song Michael CAN 2242 3
34 IM Porper Edward CAN 2453 3
35 FM Chandra Akshat USA 2312 3
36 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2279 3
37 Kraiouchkine Nikita CAN 2234 3
38 FM Cao Jason CAN 2060 3
39 Bérubé Antoine CAN 2174 3
40 FM Voskanyan Vahagn CAN 2241 3
41 FM Sapozhnikov Roman CAN 2272 3
42 Wan Kevin CAN 2006 3

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd2-GM Sokolov(NED)

Jul 22

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GM Sokolov won again and shares the lead with five others with 2/2. IM Richard Wang scored a big upset with a victory over GM Vera.

IM Piasetski(right) before start of Rd1
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Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
1 GM Sokolov Ivan 2650 1 1-0 1 IM Panjwani Raja 2409 19
2 IM Kiewra Keaton F 2422 1 0 – 1 1 GM Sulskis Sarunas 2559 5
3 GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2551 1 ½ – ½ 1 FM Ostrovskiy A 2403 21
4 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2528 1 ½ – ½ 1 IM Perez Garcia  2364 23
5 IM Molner Mackenzie 2501 1 ½ – ½ 1 FM Jiang Louie 2324 25
6 IM Cheng Bindi 2406 1 ½ – ½ 1 IM Hambleton A 2480 11
7 GM Roussel-Roozmon  2476 1 1-0 1 FM Chandra Akshat 2312 27
8 IM Wang Richard 2377 1 1-0 1 GM Vera Reynaldo 2462 13
9 IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2462 1 1-0 1 IM Calugar Arthur 2282 31
10 FM Thavandiran Shiyam 2338 1 ½ – ½ 1 IM Porper Edward 2453 15
11 GM Perez Rodriguez  2427 1 1-0 1 FM Cao Jason 2060 53
12 Preotu Razvan 2277 1 1-0 1 FM Oliva Castaneda  2423 17
13 FM Rodriguez Eric 2290 ½ 0 – 1 ½ GM Bruzon  2689 1
14 FM Hamilton Robert 2251 ½ 0 – 1 ½ GM Rozentalis E 2619 3
15 Adithya B. 2301 ½ 0 – 1 ½ GM Arencibia Walter 2526 9
16 GM Kovalyov Anton 2606 0 1-0 0 Morin Yves 2185 43
17 Caire Francois 2178 0 0 – 1 0 GM Sambuev Bator 2530 7
18 FM Shetty Atulya 2314 0 1-0 0 Bérubé Antoine 2174 45
19 Ibrahim Anthony 2161 0 0 – 1 0 FM Kleinman Michael 2298 29
20 IM Piasetski Leon 2279 0 1-0 0 Tomb Maroun 2133 47
21 Van Heirzeele Dl 2116 0 ½ – ½ 0 FM Leveille Francois 2279 33
22 Tessier-Desrosiers  2106 0 0 – 1 0 FM Sapozhnikov R 2272 35
23 Zhang Yuanchen 2061 0 ½ – ½ 0 Song Michael 2242 37
24 FM Voskanyan Vahagn 2241 0 ½ – ½ 0 Chiku-Ratte  2106 49
25 Wan Kevin 2006 0 0 – 1 0 Kraiouchkine N 2234 39
26 Villavieja Butch 2211 0 1-0 0 Lo Ryan 2068 51
27 Masse Hugues 2187 0 1-0 0 Zhou Qiyu 1902 55

Standings(Partial)
GM Sokolov won again and shares the lead with five others with 2/2.

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Rk. Name FED Rtg Prov Pts
1 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2650 2
GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2559 2
GM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas CAN 2476 QC 2
Preotu Razvan CAN 2277 ON 2
5 IM Gerzhoy Leonid CAN 2462 ON 2
IM Wang Richard CAN 2377 AB 2
7 GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2427 2
8 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2528 1.5
IM Porper Edward CAN 2453 AB 1.5
10 GM Moradiabadi Elshan IRI 2551 1.5
IM Molner Mackenzie USA 2501 1.5
IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2480 ON 1.5
FM Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A USA 2403 1.5
FM Jiang Louie CAN 2324 QC 1.5
15 IM Cheng Bindi CAN 2406 1.5
IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2364 1.5
FM Thavandiran Shiyam CAN 2338 ON 1.5
18 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2689 FO 1.5
GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2619 FO 1.5
GM Arencibia Walter CUB 2526 FO 1.5
21 GM Vera Reynaldo CUB 2462 FO 1
FM Cao Jason CAN 2060 BC 1
23 IM Calugar Arthur CAN 2282 ON 1
24 Masse Hugues CAN 2187 QC 1
25 GM Sambuev Bator CAN 2530 QC 1
FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2423 FO 1
IM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2422 1
IM Panjwani Raja CAN 2409 ON 1
FM Chandra Akshat USA 2312 1
FM Kleinman Michael CAN 2298 QC 1
IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2279 BC 1
Kraiouchkine Nikita CAN 2234 QC 1
33 FM Sapozhnikov Roman CAN 2272 ON 1
34 GM Kovalyov Anton CAN 2606 QC 1
FM Shetty Atulya USA 2314 1
Villavieja Butch PHI 2211 BC 1


Here is Sokolov’s rd2 game in a 4.e3 Nimzo-Indian, a line which he also has written a nice book on.


Sokolov,I (2650) – Panjwani,R (2409)
Nimzo-Indian 4.e3[E46]
COQ 2013 (2.1), 22.07.2013

Position 1

White clearly wants to attack on the kingside. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

27…Kh8

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd1-GM Sokolov(NED)

Jul 21

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Some surprises already as Preotu beat GM Sambuev.


GM Sambuev(left)-Preotu,Razvan(right) about to play


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Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg
1 GM Bruzon Batista  2689 0 ½ – ½ 0 Adithya B. 2301
2 FM Kleinman Michael 2298 0 0 – 1 0 GM Sokolov Ivan 2650
3 GM Rozentalis E 2619 0 ½ – ½ 0 FM Rodriguez Eric 2290
4 IM Calugar Arthur 2282 0 1-0 0 GM Kovalyov Anton 2606
5 GM Sulskis Sarunas 2559 0 1-0 0 IM Piasetski Leon 2279
6 FM Leveille Francois 2279 0 0 – 1 0 GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2551
7 GM Sambuev Bator 2530 0 0 – 1 0 Preotu Razvan 2277
8 FM Sapozhnikov R 2272 0 0 – 1 0 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2528
9 GM Arencibia Walter 2526 0 ½ – ½ 0 FM Hamilton Robert 2251
10 Song Michael 2242 0 0 – 1 0 IM Molner Mackenzie 2501
11 IM Hambleton Aman 2480 0 1-0 0 FM Voskanyan Vahagn 2241
12 Kraiouchkine N 2234 0 0 – 1 0 GM Roussel-Roozmon T 2476
13 GM Vera Reynaldo 2462 0 1-0 0 Villavieja Butch 2211
14 WIM Enkhtuul Altanulzii 2202 0 – – + 0 IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2462
15 IM Porper Edward 2453 0 1-0 0 Masse Hugues 2187
16 Morin Yves 2185 0 0 – 1 0 GM Perez Rodriguez Ll 2427
17 FM Oliva Castaneda  2423 0 1-0 0 Caire Francois 2178
18 Bérubé Antoine 2174 0 0 – 1 0 IM Kiewra Keaton F 2422
19 IM Panjwani Raja 2409 0 1-0 0 Ibrahim Anthony 2161
20 Tomb Maroun 2133 0 0 – 1 0 IM Cheng Bindi 2406
21 FM Ostrovskiy A  2403 0 1-0 0 Van Heirzeele Daniel 2116
22 Chiku-Ratte  2106 0 0 – 1 0 IM Wang Richard 2377
23 IM Perez Garcia  2364 0 1-0 0 Tessier-Desrosiers  2106
24 Lo Ryan 2068 0 0 – 1 0 FM Thavandiran Shiyam 2338
25 FM Jiang Louie 2324 0 1-0 0 Zhang Yuanchen 2061
26 FM Cao Jason 2060 0 1-0 0 FM Shetty Atulya 2314
27 FM Chandra Akshat 2312 0 1-0 0 Wan Kevin 2006

Standings(Partial)
Rk. Name FED Rtg Prov Pts
1 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2650 1
2 GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2559 1
3 GM Moradiabadi Elshan IRI 2551 1
4 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2528 1
5 IM Molner Mackenzie USA 2501 1
6 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2480 ON 1
7 GM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas CAN 2476 QC 1
8 GM Vera Reynaldo CUB 2462 FO 1
9 IM Gerzhoy Leonid CAN 2462 ON 1
IM Porper Edward CAN 2453 AB 1
GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2427 1
FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2423 FO 1
IM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2422 1
IM Panjwani Raja CAN 2409 ON 1
IM Cheng Bindi CAN 2406 1
FM Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A USA 2403 1
IM Wang Richard CAN 2377 AB 1
IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2364 1
FM Thavandiran Shiyam CAN 2338 ON 1
FM Jiang Louie CAN 2324 QC 1
FM Chandra Akshat USA 2312 1
IM Calugar Arthur CAN 2282 ON 1
Preotu Razvan CAN 2277 ON 1
FM Cao Jason CAN 2060 BC 1
25 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2689 FO 0.5
GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2619 FO 0.5
GM Arencibia Walter CUB 2526 FO 0.5
Adithya B. IND 2301 0.5
FM Rodriguez Eric USA 2290 0.5
FM Hamilton Robert CAN 2251 ON 0.5


Here is GM Sokolov’s rd1 game.

Kleinman,M (2298) – Sokolov,I (2650) 
Spanish Breyer[C95] 
COQ Invitational 2013 (1.2), 22.07.2013


Position 1
There seems to be nothing happening. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

21.Ra2

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Canadian Open 2013 Rd9-GM Hansen E, Hambleton A(CAN)

Jul 21

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Here is the key board 2 matchup. Thanks to Jeff Boyd for PGN and analysis from Chesstalk.


GM Hansen finished in shared first with GM Short with 7/9.


A typically intense Bruzon.
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Hambleton,Aman (2580) – Hansen,Eric (2587) 
Grunfeld 5.Bd2[D85]
Canadian Open 2013 
Ottawa (9.2), 20.07.2013

Position 1

Black is behind in development and the kingside lacks defenders. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


19…Qa2

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Canadian Open 2013 Rd8 Standings

Jul 20

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GMs Hansen and Short are tied for the lead with 7/8. Follow Rd9 Live here.

Hal Bond v GM Walter Arencibia 
end of Friday morning simul.


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# Name Ratng Total
1 GM Eric Hansen 2587 7
2 GM Nigel Short 2697 7
3 GM Ivan Sokolov 2642 6.5
4 GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2758 6.5
5 IM Aman Hambleton 2580 6.5
6 IM Edward Porper 2494 6.5
7 IM Arthur Calugar 2418 6
8 IM Bindi Cheng 2516 6
9 FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2396 6
10 GM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez 2480 6
11 FM Victor Plotkin 2394 6
12 IM Richard Wang 2484 5.5
13 GM Elshan Moradiabadi 2557 5.5
14 IM Raja Panjwani 2517 5.5
15 IM Artiom Samsonkin 2557 5.5
16 GM Eduardas Rozentalis 2601 5.5
17 GM Ioan Cristian Chirila 2519 5.5
18 GM Reynaldo Vera 2514 5.5
19 GM Bator Sambuev 2688 5.5
20 IM Keaton Kiewra 2423 5.5
21 FM Eric Rodriguez 2318 5.5
22 IM Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia 2464 5.5
23 FM Kevel Oliva Castaneda 2399 5.5
24 FM Michael Kleinman 2367 5.5
25 IM Leon Piasetski 2392 5.5
26 Digeng Du 2009 5.5
27 Evgeny Miller 2234 5.5
28 Mike Ivanov 2252 5.5
29 Steve Demmery 2110 5.5
30 William G Doubleday 2166 5.5

All eyes will be on the top boards, especially board 2.

IM Hambleton-GM Hansen

d # Res White # Res Black
1 1 GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista (6.5) 2 GM Nigel Short (7.0)
2 8 IM Aman Hambleton (6.5) 7 GM Eric Hansen (7.0)
3 4 GM Ivan Sokolov (6.5) 17 IM Edward Porper (6.5)
4 15 IM Bindi Cheng (6.0) 22 IM Arthur Calugar (6.0)
5 19 GM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez (6.0) 24 FM Roman Sapozhnikov (6.0)
6 13 GM Ioan Cristian Chirila (5.5) 25 FM Victor Plotkin (6.0)
7 3 GM Bator Sambuev (5.5) 30 FM Michael Kleinman (5.5)
8 23 FM Kevel Oliva Castaneda (5.5) 6 GM Eduardas Rozentalis (5.5)
9 11 IM Artiom Samsonkin (5.5) 26 IM Leon Piasetski (5.5)
10 12 GM Elshan Moradiabadi (5.5) 33 FM Eric Rodriguez (5.5)
11 14 IM Raja Panjwani (5.5) 40 Mike Ivanov (5.5)
12 16 GM Reynaldo Vera (5.5) 42 Evgeny Miller (5.5)
13 53 William G Doubleday (5.5) 18 IM Richard Wang (5.5)
14 20 IM Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia (5.5) 78 Digeng Du (5.5)
15 62 Steve Demmery (5.5) 21 IM Keaton Kiewra (5.5)

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Canadian Open 2013 Rd5-Part 1

Jul 19

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Part 1 Games 1-5

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Sohal – GM Chirila(right)


The Highlights
Mordiabadi,E-Sambuev,B was the game of the round so far as far as action is concerned but IM Richard Wang got the big result by beating GM Arencibia.

Game 1–Short,N-Hansen,E
GM Short played for a long massage based on better structure and eventually won a pawn. But GM Hansen calmly held the R-R ending for the draw.

Game 2–Sokolov,I-Gerzhoy,L
GM Sokolov built up a nice position and had a vice like grip. However the details of the game are incomplete.

Game 3–Hambleton,A-Bruzon Batista,L
GM Bruzon won a pawn early but could not convert in the RRB-RRB with opposite color bishops ending.

Game 4–Mordiabadi,E-Sambuev,B
This was a real action packed game. GM Sambuev went for the win on the black side of an exchange Slav but took too many risks. The allowed GM Mordiabadi a chance to finish the game with a bloodthirsty attack. 

Game 5–Arencibia,W-Wang,R
GM Arencibia allowed the d-pawn to be cut off and surrounded deep in enemy territory and IM Wang converted without incident in a N-N ending where white labored with marooned Nh6.

Game 1
GM Short played for a long massage based on better structure and eventually won a pawn. But GM Hansen calmly held the R-R ending for the draw.

GM Short(left) – GM Hansen(right)
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Short,Nigel (2697) – Hansen,Eric (2587)
Scotch Four Knights[C47]
Canadian Open 2013 
Ottawa (5.1), 16.07.2013
 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 0–0 9.0–0 cxd5 10.h3 c6 11.Qf3 Bd6 12.Bf4 Rb8 13.b3 Qc7 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rad1 Re8 16.Na4 Be6 17.Rfe1 c5 18.Bf5 Bxf5 19.Qxf5 g6 20.Qf3 Nd7 21.Re2 Rxe2 22.Qxe2 Nb6 23.Nb2 Qf6 24.c4 dxc4 25.Nxc4 Nxc4 26.Qxc4 Qe5 

26…Qe5


27.g3 Rb4 28.Qd5 Qe2 29.Rd2 Qe1+ 30.Kg2 Re4 31.Rd3 Re5 32.Qc4 Rf5 33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Qc2 Qe7 35.Qc3+ Rf6 36.Rd2 Qe4+ 37.f3 Qb4 38.Rc2 Qxc3 39.Rxc3 Ra6 40.a4 Rb6 41.g4 Kf6 42.Rxc5 Rxb3 43.Rc7 a6 44.Rc6+ Kg7 45.Rxa6 g5 46.Ra5 h6 47.Rf5 Ra3 48.a5 

 48.a5 


Ra2+ 49.Kg3 Kg6 50.h4 f6 51.h5+ Kg7 52.Rb5 Kg8 53.Rb8+ Kg7 54.Rb7+ Kg8 55.Ra7 Kh8 56.Ra8+ Kg7 57.Ra7+ Kh8 58.Rf7 Rxa5 59.Rxf6 Kg7 60.Rg6+ Kh7 61.Re6 Ra2 62.Re1 Kg7 63.Rf1 Ra3 64.Rf2 Rb3 65.Rd2 Ra3 66.Kf2 Ra7 67.Rd4 Re7 68.Re4 Ra7 69.Re6 Ra3 70.Ke2 Rb3 71.Re7+ Kg8 72.Rd7 Ra3 73.Rd3 Ra6 74.Ke3 Re6+ 75.Kd4 Re7 76.Rc3 Kg7 77.Rc8 Rf7 78.Ke4 Rf4+ 79.Ke3 Rf7 80.Re8 Ra7 81.Ke4 Ra4+ 82.Kd5 Ra5+ 83.Ke6 Ra6+ 84.Kf5 Rf6+ 85.Ke4 Rf4+ 86.Ke3 Ra4 87.Re7+ Kg8 88.Rd7 Rf4 ½–½


Game 2
GM Sokolov built up a nice position and had a vice like grip. However the details of the game are incomplete.

Sokolov,Ivan (2642) – Gerzhoy,Leonid (2571)
Dutch Stonewall [A84]
Canadian Open 2013 
Ottawa (5.2), 16.07.2013
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bd3 f5 6.0–0 Nf6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.Bb2 a6 10.a4 a5 11.Ne5 Na6 12.Rc1 Nb4 13.Bb1 Bd7 14.f3 Be8 15.Qe1 Nd7 16.Ne2 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bc7 18.c5 g5 19.Bd4 Bg6 20.Nc3 Qg7 21.f4 gxf4 22.exf4 Kh8 23.Rf2 Rg8 24.Qe3 Qh6 25.Ne2 Raf8 26.Bb2 Bd8 27.Nd4 Be8 28.Kh1 Rg4 29.g3 Be7 

29…Be7


30.Rg2 Na6 31.Bd3 Nxc5 32.Nxf5 exf5 33.Rxc5 Bxc5 34.Qxc5 Kg8… [Black resigned on move 62]1–0


Game 3
GM Bruzon won a pawn early but could not convert in the RRB-RRB with opposite color bishops ending.

Hambleton,Aman (2580) – Bruzon Batista,Lazaro (2758)
Nimzo-Indian[E32]
Canadian Open 2013 
Ottawa (5.3), 16.07.2013
 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Nbd7 7.f3 e5 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.e4 0–0 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Ne2 

11.Ne2 


11…Nxe4 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bxc7 Nxe2 14.Kxe2 Be6 15.Kf2 Bxc4 16.Bxd6 Bxf1 17.Bxe5 Bxg2 18.Rhe1 Bh3 19.Bd4 Red8 20.Rad1 h6 21.Rg1 f6 22.Be3 h5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Rc1 a6 25.Rc7 b5 26.Rc6 Ra8 27.Rc7 Bf5 28.h4 Kh7 29.Ra7 Rc8 30.Bd4 Rc6 31.Bc3 

31.Bc3 


31…Bd3 32.Rd7 Bc4 33.Bb4 Be6 34.Rd6 Rc2+ 35.Rd2 Rc1 36.Bc3 Rh1 37.Rd4 Kg6 38.Kg2 Rb1 39.Re4 Bd5 40.Re1 Rxe1 41.Bxe1 Kf5 42.Kf2 g5 43.Ke3 Bb3 44.Bf2 Bd1 45.Be1 Ke6 46.f4 gxh4 47.Bxh4 Kf5 48.Kf2 Bb3 49.Kg3 a5 50.Kf3 Bd5+ 51.Kg3 a4 52.Kh2 ½–½


Game 4
This was a real action packed game. GM Sambuev went for the win on the black side of an exchange Slav but took too many risks. The allowed GM Mordiabadi a chance to finish the game with a bloodthirsty attack. 

Mordiabadi,Elshan (2557) – Sambuev,Bator (2688)
Slav Exchange[D10]
Canadian Open 2013 Ottawa (5.4), 16.07.2013
 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e5 7.dxe5 Qxb2 8.Nxd5 Bb4+ 9.Nxb4 Qc3+ 10.Ke2 Nxb4 11.Rc1 Qa3 12.Kf3 Bd7 13.Kg3 Ne7 14.h4 Bc6 15.Nf3 Rd8 16.Qe1 h6 17.Kh2 g5 18.Bg3 Nf5 

18…Nf5 


19.e6 fxe6 20.Be5 0–0 21.e4 g4 22.exf5 gxf3 23.Bc3 Nd5 24.Qxe6+ Rf7 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Qxh6+ Ke8 27.Bc4 fxg2 28.Rhe1+ Re7 

28…Re7 


29.Rxe7+ Nxe7 30.Qh8+ Kd7 31.Be6+ Kc7 32.Be5+ Rd6 33.Rd1 g1Q+ 34.Kxg1 Qf3 35.Bxd6+ Kb6 36.Qd4+ Ka6 37.Qd3+ 1–0


Game 5
GM Arencibia allowed the d-pawn to be cut off and surrounded deep in enemy territory and IM Wang converted without incident in a N-N ending where white labored with marooned Nh6.

Arencibia,Walter (2610) – Wang,Richard (2484)
Sicilian 4.Qxd4 [B53]
Canadian Open 2013 
Ottawa (5.5), 16.07.2013
 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.c4 Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.0–0 Bg7 10.Qd3 0–0 11.Nd4 Rc8 12.b3 Nd7 13.Bb2 a6 14.Rac1 Qa5 15.Rfd1 Nc5 16.Qe2 Rfe8 17.Rc2 e6 18.Nxc6 Rxc6 19.Nb1 b5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.e5 bxc4 22.exd6 Rd8 23.b4 Qxb4 24.Rxc4 Qb6 25.Rcd4 f6 26.d7 

26.d7


26…Rc7 27.Rd6 Rcxd7 28.Rxb6 Rxd1+ 29.Qf1 e5 30.f3 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Rd7 32.Ke2 Rb7 33.Rxb7+ Nxb7 34.Kd3 Kf7 35.Kc4 Ke6 36.Nc3 f5 37.Nd5 Kd6 38.Nb4 Nc5 39.Nd5 Na4 40.Nf6 Nb6+ 41.Kb3 h6 42.g4 Ke7 43.Ng8+ Kf7 44.Nxh6+ Kg7 45.g5 

45.g5 


45..Nd5 46.Kc4 Nf4 47.h4 Ng2 48.Kd5 Nxh4 49.Kxe5 Nxf3+ 50.Kf4 Nd4 51.Ke5 Nc6+ 52.Kd6 Nb4 53.a4 a5 54.Kc5 Nc2 55.Kd5 Ne3+ 56.Ke6 f4 0–1

Posted in Arencibia W, Bruzon L, Canadian Open 2013, Chirila I, Gerzhoy L, Hambleton A, Hansen E, Mordiabadi E, Sambuev B, Short N, Sohal T, Sokolov I, Wang R

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