COM(Trois Rivieres) 2013 Rd4-IM Hebert(CAN)

Rd4
This win by IM Hebert was one of the key games of the tournament.

IM Hebert,Jean

Hebert,Jean (2379) – R.-Roozmon,Thomas (2466)
Benoni 7.h3[A61]
C.O.M. 2013 (4), 17.03.2013

Position 1
Black has ambitious anchored Ne5 with …g5 in typical Benoni fashion. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

16…Ng6

COM(Trois Rivieres) 2013 Rd3-GM R.-Roozmon(CAN)

Rd3

GM R.-Roozmon won fairly cleanly in rd3.

R.-Roozmon,Thomas (2466) – Bolduc,Steve (2215)
Sicilian Maroczy Bind 9.Bg5[B36]
C.O.M. 2013 (3), 16.03.2013

Position 1
White has reach a typical looking position in a Sicilian Bind. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

15…Bd7

COM(Trois Rivieres) 2013 Rd1,GM R-Roozmon, T(CAN)

Canadian GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon is not really a high profile GM. He was one of the two GMs who played in the COM Open where he scored 3/5.

He won a nice game in rd1 with the Open Spanish.

GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon Bio canadianchess

• 2010 Awarded title of Grandmaster
• 2010 Represented Canada at Olympiad; undefeated on Board 2; final Grandmaster Norm
• 2008 Represented Canada at Olympiad
• 2008 1st place, First Saturday Grand Master March, Budapest, Hungary
• 2007 Grandmaster Norm at Quebec Open
• 2007 2nd place, Quebec Open Championship
• 2006 Represented Canada at Olympiad 

GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon at the Olympiad, 2010

Photo-Roussel-Roozmon

Here is the feature game.

Libersan,Thierry (2079) – R.-Roozmon,Thomas (2466) 
Spanish Open 9.c3 Bc5[C82]
C.O.M. 2013 (1), 15.03.2013

Position 1

Black has played ..b4 for queenside counterplay and is pressing the c3 pawn. For now white seems to be in the game. What do you suggest for black now?

Black to Play

22.Rc6