Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-Top 4 Boards

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• GM Bruzon beat IM Gerzhoy’s French Defence is spectacular fashion. 
• GM Rozentalis could not convert a promising position against GM Moradiabadi and had to settle for a draw. 
• GM Sulskis played a marathon but got nowhere in a fascinating Q+P vs. RBN battle against GM Kovalyov.

Youngsters getting ready

Kleinman(left)-Thavandiren(right)

Preotu,R(left)-Shetty(right)

Top Finishers
GM Bruzon took clear first with a last round win over IM Gerzhoy with a score of 7/9. GMs Rozentalis, Moradiabadi and Kovalyov shared second with 6.5/9.

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Total
1	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2689	7
2	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	LTU	2619	6.5
3	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan	IRI	2551	6.5
4	GM	Kovalyov Anton	ARG	2606	6.5
5	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	LTU	2559	6
6	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2650	6
7	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2480	6
8	IM	Cheng Bindi	CAN	2406	6
9	IM	Panjwani Raja	CAN	2409	6

Game 1
The solid Queen’s Indian proved its worth and yielded GM Rozentalis a solid equal position to play from. Rozentalis won a pawn and then another but but could not covert two extra pawns in the RB-RN ending.

GM Moradiabadi(left)-GM Rozentalis(right)

Moradiabadi,E (2551) – Rozentalis,E (2619)
Queen’s Indian 8.Bd2[E17]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.1), 28.07.2013

Position 1
Black has the better structure. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

42.Rd8

Game 2
GM Brunzon won with strong attacking play after black closed the position and went for an interesting kingwalk.

Brunzon,L (2691) – Gerzhoy,L (2462)
French Tarrasch 3…Nf6[C05]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.2), 28.07.2013

Position 1
The position is closed. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

16…bc

Game 3
GM Sambuev made an enterprising exchange sacrifice for dark square play but neither side could make any real progress in the resulting closed position.

Panjwani,R (2409) – Sambuev,B (2530)
King’s Indian Classical 9.Ne1[E92]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.3), 28.07.2013

Position 1
Black has close to a fortress with good compensation for the exchange. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

27..Be5

Game 4
The ever popular 6.Bg5 Najdorf was the scene of the action. GM Sulskis could not convert a promising position and the game was drawn after 118 moves.

Sulskis,S(left)-Kovalyev,A(right) 

Sulskis,S (2559) – Kovalyev,A (2606)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 Nbd7[B94]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (9.4), 28.07.2013

Position 1
White has a Q for RB+P. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

24…Re6

Position 2

White tried hard to crack black’s position by pushing the g-pawn but black held firm and later had to play accurately to ensure the RBN did not coordinate and overwhelm the queen.

Black to Play

51.g4

Quebec Open 2013 Rd8-Top 4 Boards

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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

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

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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

Quebec Open 2013 Rd6-Top 4 Boards

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GM Bruzon is in clear first with 5/6. IMs Hambleton, Panjwani and Gerzhoy are in a group of 8 with 4.5/6. 

GM Sulskis won a marathon game in the only decisive game on the top 4 boards. There was plenty of action in Chirila-Gerzhoy with black on the attack in the Semi-Slav but the top two boards produced only quiet draws.

Game 1
An uneventual draw.

Moradiabadi,E(left) – Bruzon,L(right)

Moradiabadi,E (2551) – Bruzon,L (2691) [E18]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (6.1), 26.07.2013

Position 1
Bruzon could have pressed for more with 18…f4!? but let the game fizzled out to a quick draw.

White to Play

18.Bf1

Game 2
GM Rozentalis was happy with a solid risk-free equality.

Kovalyov,A (2606) – Rozentalis,E (2619) 

Nimzo-English[A17]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (6.2), 26.07.2013

Position 1
The ending was equal but black could have tried for more in the middlegame with 18…Qe7!?

Black to Play

18.f4

Game 3
A short action packed game.

Chirila,I (2528) – Gerzhoy, (2462) 
Semi-Slav Marshall Gambit 8.Ne2[D31]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (6.3), 26.07.2013

Position 1
Black has given a rook but has white’s king exposed in the center. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

16.Ng3

Game 4
This was a marathon with many interesting moments in the RRN-RRN ending.

Sulskis,S (2559) – Oliva Castenada,K (2423)
King’s Indian Classical h3[E90]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (6.4), 26.07.2013

Position 1
A sharp and complex RNN-RNN ending has arisen. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

40…e3

Quebec Open 2013 Rd5 Results; Standings and Top 4 Boards

Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013
Photos-Gallery from Rene Preotu
Again thanks to Hugh Brodie for promptly posting the PGNs on Chesstalk and Rene Preotu for the nice pics.

GM Bruzon takes the sole lead with 4.5/5 after he won while GM Sokolov lost to GM Kovalyev in their respective key matchups.

Rd4

Masse,H(Left)-IM Panjwani(right)

Rd5

FM Leveille(left)-IM Piasetski(right)

Results
GM Bruzon won while GM Sokolov lost their respective key matchups.

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

Game 1
GM Sulskis gave a piece to open up the kingside but the attempted attack was easily fended off.

Bruzon,Lazaro (2689) – Sulskis,Sarunas (2559)
Spanish Open 9.Be3[C83]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (5.1), 24.07.2013

Position 1

26…Re6

Game 2
GM Chirila could not find a way to exploit white’s loose kingside.

Rozentalis,Eduardas (2619) – Chirila,Ioan-Cristian (2528)
Vienna [C26]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (5.2), 24.07.2013

Position 1

18.Kg3

Game 3
GM Vera got nowhere against the solid Slav.

Vera,Reynaldo (2462) – Gerzhoy,Leonid (2462)
Slav Exchange Nge2[D10]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (5.3), 24.07.2013

Position 1

20…Rac8

Game 4
GM Sokolov lost control of an equal ending.

Sokolov,Ivan (2650) – Kovalyov,Anton (2606)
Nimzo-Indian 4.e3[E42]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (5.4), 24.07.2013

Position 1

52.Kd1

Standings
GM Bruzon takes the sole lead with 4.5/5.

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Total
1	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2689	4.5
2	IM	Gerzhoy Leonid	CAN	2462	4
3	GM	Chirila Ioan-Cristian	ROU	2528	4
4	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan	IRI	2551	4
5	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	LTU	2619	4
6	GM	Kovalyov Anton	ARG	2606	4
7	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	LTU	2559	3.5
8	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2480	3.5
	GM	Vera Reynaldo	CUB	2462	3.5
10	GM	Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel	CUB	2427	3.5
11	FM	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	CUB	2423	3.5
12	IM	Panjwani Raja	CAN	2409	3.5
13	GM	Sokolov Ivan	NED	2650	3
14	IM	Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar	CUB	2364	3
15	FM	Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A	USA	2403	3
16	IM	Wang Richard	CAN	2377	3
17	GM	Roussel-Roozmon Thomas	CAN	2476	3
18	IM	Molner Mackenzie	USA	2501	3
19	GM	Arencibia Walter	CUB	2526	3
20		Preotu Razvan	CAN	2277	2.5
21	IM	Cheng Bindi	CAN	2406	2.5
22	FM	Jiang Louie	CAN	2324	2.5
23	FM	Shetty Atulya	USA	2314	2.5
24	IM	Piasetski Leon	CAN	2279	2.5
25		Adithya B.	IND	2301	2.5
	FM	Leveille Francois	CAN	2279	2.5
27	IM	Kiewra Keaton F	USA	2422	2.5
28	IM	Porper Edward	CAN	2453	2.5
29		Song Michael	CAN	2242	2.5
30	FM	Thavandiran Shiyam	CAN	2338	2.5
31		Kraiouchkine Nikita	CAN	2234	2.5
32		Van Heirzeele Daniel	BEL	2116	2.5
33		Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta	CAN	2106	2.5
34	GM	Sambuev Bator	CAN	2530	2.5
35	FM	Chandra Akshat	USA	2312	2.5
36	IM	Calugar Arthur	CAN	2282	2
37	FM	Kleinman Michael	CAN	2298	2
38	FM	Cao Jason	CAN	2060	2
39		Zhang Yuanchen	CAN	2061	2
40		Tomb Maroun	LIB	2133	2
41	FM	Voskanyan Vahagn	CAN	2241	2
42		Bérubé Antoine	CAN	2174	2
43	FM	Rodriguez Eric	USA	2290	1.5
44		Masse Hugues	CAN	2187	1.5
45		Villavieja Butch	PHI	2211	1.5
46	FM	Sapozhnikov Roman	CAN	2272	1.5
47	FM	Hamilton Robert	CAN	2251	1.5
48		Ibrahim Anthony	CAN	2161	1.5

Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd4-GM Kovalyov(CAN-ARG)

Rd4
GM Kovalyov played a nice positional game to win in unusual fashion against the solid Queen’s Gambit Accepted. Kovalyov will be playing for Canada soon, when FIDE completes his transfer from Argentina.

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Here is the feature game.

Kovalyov,Anton (2586) – Hamilton,Robert (2304) 
QGA 7.a4[D27] 
Carnaval Quebec CAN (4), 17.02.2013

Position 1
White is well placed for a quiet massage based on better pawn structure. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

21…Qf5

Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd3-GM Kovalyov A

The feature game was played in the Quebec Winter Carnaval. Winter seems like so much fun.

Rd3
Here is a nice positional game from GM Kovalyov. There are no spectacular tactical blows or attention grabbing attacks so this game might pass unnoticed.

Berube,Antoine (2277) – Kovalyov,Anton (2586)
Queen’s Indian 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 [E13]
Carnaval Quebec CAN (3), 16.02.2013

Position 1
Black has the better structure but now what? Make a suggestion for black.

Black to Play

31.Qe3