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COQ Invitational 2013 Rd8-GM Sokolov(NED)

Aug 6

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Here is a nice opposite color bishop endgame by GM Sokolov from round 8.

GM Sulskis(left)-GM Sokolov(right)
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Some notes from Razvan:[Thanks Razvan]

GM Sambuev(left)-Preotu,Razvan(right)


‘I saw 18… Nxe5 but I decided to sack the e5 pawn so I can get my knight into the game. I didn’t like my position after 18.Bf2 but after I analyzed the game it looked OK.

40. a5 was a mistake. I had less than a minute to make the 40th move and I missed 40. Kf3 which leads to a draw. Playing 2 pawns down against a GM like Sokolov it’s not an easy decision to take, especially in time trouble.

King’s activity was more important than the a4 pawn. GM Alexander Yermolinsky has a nice presentation on ICC.
Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: TWO PAWNS DOWN BUT ALIVE AND KICKING – part 1‘

Preotu,Razvan (2277) – Sokolov,Ivan (2650)
Scotch 4..Bc5[C45]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (8.8), 27.07.2013


Position 1
Black is up a pawn but must avoid the drawing tendancies of the remaining opposite color bishops.

Black to Play

40.a5

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd8-IM Panjwani R(CAN)

Aug 4

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Here is a GM scalp taken by IM Panjwani with subtle RRN-RRB endgame play.

 GM Chirila(left) – IM Panjwani(right)


Chirila,Ioan-Cristian (2528) – Panjwani,Raja (2409)
Queen’s Indian[E16]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (8.5), 27.07.2013

Position 1
White was looking to simplify the position but black played the surprising  retreat 15..Nb8! and won a pawn.

Black to Play

15.Kxg2


Position 2
The knight dominates the bishop but white has the passed a-pawn for counterplay. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

43.Be1

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COQ Invitational 2013-IM Porper

Aug 3

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Here is another GM scalp, this time by IM Porper.

More About (Another) Quebec Open Championship

Porper,Edward (2453) – Roussel-Roozmon,Thomas (2476) 
Semi-Slav with quick …a6[D45]
COQ Invitational 2013 
Montreal CAN (9.11), 28.07.2013

Position 1
White has a lead in development, clear targets on the queenside and the move. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

23…Qe7

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd6-GM Roussel-Roozman T(CAN)

Aug 2

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Here is the attacking game of GM Arencibia from rd6.

From another round
IM Wang(left)-GM Roussel-Roozmon(right)


Roussel-Roozmon,Thomas (2476) – Arencibia,Walter (2526)
Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 c5[E38]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (6.8), 25.07.2013


Position 1
The king-hunt is on. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

20.Rg2

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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 Rd9-Top 4 Boards

Jul 29

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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



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Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-Results and Standings

Jul 29

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Standings
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.

Results

Board 1
GM Moradiabadi(left)-GM Rozentalis(right)

Top Finishers

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



Results
GM Bruzon beat Gerzhoy’s French Defence is spectacular fashion. Rozentalis could not convert a promising position against 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.

More GM scalps were taken on the lower boards:
IM Cheng beat GM Vera
IM Hambleton beat GM Arencibia
IM Porper beat GM Roussel-Roozmon

Board 3
GM Sulskis(left)-GM Kovalyov(right)

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Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg
1 GM Moradiabadi  2551 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Rozentalis  2619
2 GM Bruzon Batista  2689 6 1-0 5½ IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2462
3 GM Sulskis Sarunas 2559 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Kovalyov Anton 2606
4 IM Panjwani Raja 2409 5½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Sambuev Bator 2530
5 GM Sokolov Ivan 2650 5 1-0 5 FM Ostrovskiy  2403
6 GM Arencibia Walter 2526 5 0 – 1 5 IM Hambleton A 2480
7 GM Perez Rodriguez  2427 5 ½ – ½ 5 IM Molner M 2501
8 GM Vera Reynaldo 2462 5 0 – 1 5 IM Cheng Bindi 2406
9 FM Oliva Castaneda  2423 5 0 – 1 4½ GM Chirila  2528
10 IM Perez Garcia  2364 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ IM Kiewra Keaton F 2422
11 IM Porper Edward 2453 4 1-0 4½ GM Roussel-Roozmon  2476
12 IM Wang Richard 2377 4 1-0 4 FM Rodriguez Eric 2290
13 FM Kleinman Michael 2298 4 ½ – ½ 4 FM Thavandiran  2338
14 FM Jiang Louie 2324 4 1-0 4 IM Calugar Arthur 2282
15 Preotu Razvan 2277 4 0 – 1 4 FM Shetty Atulya 2314
16 FM Leveille Francois 2279 3½ ½ – ½ 4 Song Michael 2242
17 Morin Yves 2185 3½ 0 – 1 3½ Adithya B. 2301
18 Zhang Yuanchen 2061 3½ 0 – 1 3½ IM Piasetski Leon 2279
19 Bérubé Antoine 2174 3½ 0 – 1 3½ FM Sapozhnikov  2272
20 FM Cao Jason 2060 3½ 1-0 3½ Kraiouchkine  2234
21 FM Voskanyan Vahagn 2241 3 0 – 1 3 Ibrahim Anthony 2161
22 Masse Hugues 2187 3 1-0 3 Wan Kevin 2006
23 Lo Ryan 2068 2 0 – 1 3 Tomb Maroun 2133
24 Chiku-Ratte  2106 2½ 1-0 2½ Villavieja Butch 2211
25 Caire Francois 2178 2 ½ – ½ 2½ Zhou Qiyu 1902

Final Standings
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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
10 IM Gerzhoy Leonid CAN 2462 5.5
11 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2528 5.5
12 IM Molner Mackenzie USA 2501 5.5
13 GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2427 5.5
14 GM Sambuev Bator CAN 2530 5.5
15 FM Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A USA 2403 5
16 IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2364 5
17 GM Arencibia Walter CUB 2526 5
18 IM Wang Richard CAN 2377 5
19 FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2423 5
20 GM Vera Reynaldo CUB 2462 5
21 FM Shetty Atulya USA 2314 5
22 IM Porper Edward CAN 2453 5
23 IM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2422 5
24 FM Jiang Louie CAN 2324 5
25 GM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas CAN 2476 4.5
26 Adithya B. IND 2301 4.5
27 FM Thavandiran Shiyam CAN 2338 4.5
28 Song Michael CAN 2242 4.5
29 FM Cao Jason CAN 2060 4.5
30 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2279 4.5
31 FM Kleinman Michael CAN 2298 4.5
32 FM Sapozhnikov Roman CAN 2272 4.5
33 Preotu Razvan CAN 2277 4
34 IM Calugar Arthur CAN 2282 4
35 FM Leveille Francois CAN 2279 4
36 FM Rodriguez Eric USA 2290 4
37 Tomb Maroun LIB 2133 4
38 Masse Hugues CAN 2187 4
39 Ibrahim Anthony CAN 2161 4
40 Kraiouchkine Nikita CAN 2234 3.5
41 Zhang Yuanchen CAN 2061 3.5
42 Bérubé Antoine CAN 2174 3.5
43 Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta CAN 2106 3.5
44 Morin Yves CAN 2185 3.5
45 FM Chandra Akshat USA 2312 3
46 FM Voskanyan Vahagn CAN 2241 3
47 Wan Kevin CAN 2006 3
48 Zhou Qiyu CAN 1902 3
49 Van Heirzeele Daniel BEL 2116 2.5
50 Villavieja Butch PHI 2211 2.5
51 Caire Francois CAN 2178 2.5
52 FM Hamilton Robert CAN 2251 2
53 Lo Ryan CAN 2068 2
54 Tessier-Desrosiers Olivier CAN 2106 1

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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

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Quebec Open 2013 Rd8-Results and Standings

Jul 27

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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.

IM Calugar(left)-FM Oliva Castenada(right)

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. IM Panjwani upset GM Chirila while the remaining GMs won as expected.

GM Chirila(left)-IM Panjwani(right)

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Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg
1 GM Rozentalis  2619 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Bruzon  2689
2 GM Kovalyov Anton 2606 5 1-0 5 GM Arencibia Walter 2526
3 IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2462 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sulskis Sarunas 2559
4 GM Moradiabadi  2551 5 1-0 5 IM Hambleton Aman 2480
5 GM Chirila I 2528 4½ 0 – 1 4½ IM Panjwani Raja 2409
6 FM Ostrovskiy  2403 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Perez Rodriguez  2427
7 IM Molner Mackenzie 2501 4 1-0 4½ IM Perez Garcia  2364
8 Preotu Razvan 2277 4 0 – 1 4 GM Sokolov Ivan 2650
9 FM Shetty Atulya 2314 4 0 – 1 4 GM Sambuev Bator 2530
10 FM Thavandiran  2338 4 0 – 1 4 GM Vera Reynaldo 2462
11 IM Calugar Arthur 2282 4 0 – 1 4 FM Oliva Castaneda  2423
12 IM Cheng Bindi 2406 4 1-0 4 IM Wang Richard 2377
13 GM Roussel-Roozmon  2476 3½ 1-0 3½ FM Leveille Francois 2279
14 IM Kiewra Keaton F 2422 3½ 1-0 3½ Zhang Yuanchen 2061
15 FM Rodriguez Eric 2290 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ FM Kleinman Michael 2298
16 IM Porper Edward 2453 3 1-0 3 FM Voskanyan Vahagn 2241
17 Wan Kevin 2006 3 0 – 1 3 FM Jiang Louie 2324
18 Song Michael 2242 3 1-0 3 FM Chandra Akshat 2312
19 Adithya B. 2301 3 ½ – ½ 3 Kraiouchkine Nikita 2234
20 IM Piasetski Leon 2279 3 ½ – ½ 3 Bérubé Antoine 2174
21 FM Sapozhnikov  2272 3 ½ – ½ 3 FM Cao Jason 2060
22 Villavieja Butch 2211 2½ 0 – 1 2½ Morin Yves 2185
23 Tomb Maroun 2133 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ Masse Hugues 2187
24 Ibrahim Anthony 2161 2 1-0 2½ Chiku-Ratte  2106
25 Zhou Qiyu 1902 2 ½ – ½ 1½ Lo Ryan 2068

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

Rd7
FM Jiang,Louie(left)-Preotu Razvan(right)
Rk. Name FED Rating Total
1 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2689 6
2 GM Moradiabadi Elshan IRI 2551 6
3 GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2619 6
4 GM Kovalyov Anton ARG 2606 6
5 GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2559 5.5
6 IM Gerzhoy Leonid CAN 2462 5.5
7 IM Panjwani Raja CAN 2409 5.5
8 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2650 5
9 FM Ostrovskiy Aleksandr A USA 2403 5
10 IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2480 5
11 IM Cheng Bindi CAN 2406 5
12 GM Arencibia Walter CUB 2526 5
13 IM Molner Mackenzie USA 2501 5
14 GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2427 5
15 FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2423 5
16 GM Vera Reynaldo CUB 2462 5
17 GM Sambuev Bator CAN 2530 5
18 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2528 4.5
19 IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2364 4.5
20 GM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas CAN 2476 4.5
21 IM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2422 4.5
22 Preotu Razvan CAN 2277 4
23 IM Wang Richard CAN 2377 4
24 IM Calugar Arthur CAN 2282 4
25 FM Shetty Atulya USA 2314 4
26 FM Thavandiran Shiyam CAN 2338 4
27 FM Rodriguez Eric USA 2290 4
28 Song Michael CAN 2242 4
29 FM Kleinman Michael CAN 2298 4
30 IM Porper Edward CAN 2453 4
31 FM Jiang Louie CAN 2324 4
32 Adithya B. IND 2301 3.5
33 FM Leveille Francois CAN 2279 3.5
34 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2279 3.5
35 Kraiouchkine Nikita CAN 2234 3.5
36 Zhang Yuanchen CAN 2061 3.5
37 FM Cao Jason CAN 2060 3.5
38 Bérubé Antoine CAN 2174 3.5
39 FM Sapozhnikov Roman CAN 2272 3.5
40 Morin Yves CAN 2185 3.5
41 FM Chandra Akshat USA 2312 3
42 Tomb Maroun LIB 2133 3
43 FM Voskanyan Vahagn CAN 2241 3
44 Masse Hugues CAN 2187 3
45 Wan Kevin CAN 2006 3
46 Ibrahim Anthony CAN 2161 3

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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

Posted in Bruzon L, Hambleton A, Kovalyov A, Panjwani R, Quebec Open 2013, Rozentalis E, Sulskis S

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