Category Archives: Rozentalis E
Quebec Open 2013 Rd9-Top 4 Boards
Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
- 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.
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.
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
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
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
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 (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
Quebec Open 2013 Rd8-Top 4 Boards
Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
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 (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
Game 2
GM Kovalyev earned a tough victory eventually converting an extra pawn.
Kovalyev,A (2606) – Arencibia,W (2526)
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
Game 3
IM Gerzhoy let a victory slip through his fingers after failing to convert an extra pawn.
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
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
Quebec Open 2013 Rd7-Top 4 Boards; Results and Standings
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.
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
Game 2
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
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
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
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 |
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
Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
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 (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
Game 2
GM Rozentalis was happy with a solid risk-free equality.
Kovalyov,A (2606) – Rozentalis,E (2619)
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
Game 3
A short action packed game.
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?
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
A sharp and complex RNN-RNN ending has arisen. What do you recommend for white?
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.
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 |
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
Game 2
GM Chirila could not find a way to exploit white’s loose kingside.
Vienna [C26]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (5.2), 24.07.2013
Position 1
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
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
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 |
Quebec Open 2013 Rd4-GM Roussel-Roozmon(CAN) etc Top 4 Boards
Results/Live Games/Quebec Open 2013 and Photos-Preotu,Rene Gallery
Here are the games from the top 4 boards. Thanks to Hugh Brodie for regularly and promptly posting the PGNs on Chesstalk.
Game 1 Sulskis,S-Sokolov,I
An uneventful draw has neither side took any risks.
Game 2 Roussel-Roozmon-Bruzon,L
GM Bruzon sacrifice queenside pawn in Benko Gambit style and eventually converted and extra exchange.
Game 3 Cheng,B-Rozentalis,E
Cheng sacrificed a pawn early but hit a brick defensive wall. Eventually GM Rozentalis consolidated and converted a nice QB-QB ending with opposite color bishops.
Game 4 Chirila,I-Ostrovskiy
GM Chirila kept grinding away at an equal QB-QB position until his persistence was rewarded.
Game 1
An uneventful draw has neither side took any risks
Sulskis,Sarunas (2559) – Sokolov,Ivan (2650)
Four Knights 4…Bd6[C48]
COQ Invitational 2013
Montreal CAN (4.1), 23.07.2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.0–0 0–0 6.d4 Nxd4 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Qxd4 Qe7 9.Re1 Bc5 10.Qd1 d6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Rxe3 Qe5 13.Qd2 Be6 14.Rae1 Rad8
15.Rg3 Nh5 16.Rf3 c6 17.Bf1 Nf6 18.Rg3 Nh5 19.Rf3 Rfe8 20.h3 Nf6 21.Rg3 Nh5 22.Rf3 Nf6 23.Rg3 Nh5 24.Rf3 Nf6 ½–½
GM Bruzon sacrifice queenside pawn in Benko Gambit style and eventually converted and extra exchange.
King’s Indian 5.Bd3[E70]
17…Nd3 18.Bxd3 Bxc3 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Qd3 Qa5 21.Rec1 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Ra7 23.Bd2 Qa6 24.Qxa6 Rxa6 25.a5 Rb8 26.Ra3 Ra7 0–1
IM Cheng sacrificed a pawn early but hit a brick defensive wall. Eventually GM Rozentalis consolidated and converted a nice QB-QB ending with opposite color bishops.
33…Qc8 34.Kf1 d4 35.Qf4 Qc4+ 36.Kg1 Bc6 37.Bd2 Qe2 38.Kh2 Qf1 0–1
GM Chirila kept grinding away at an equal QB-QB position until his persistence was rewarded.
30.g4 hxg4 31.fxg4 Be4 32.h4 Qh8 33.h5+ Kg5 34.Qxe6 Qb8 35.Qe7 Qh2+ 36.Ke1 Qg1+ 37.Kd2 Qf2 38.Qg7+ Kh4 39.Qh6 Kg3 40.Qf4+ Qxf4 41.exf4 Kxf4 42.Bd3 Kg5 43.Bxe4 dxe4 44.Ke3 f5 45.gxf5 Kxf5 46.h6 Kg6 47.Kxe4 Kxh6 48.Kd5 Kg5 49.Ke4 1–0
Canadian Open 2013 Rd5-Part 2
Official Site-PGNs Rd5; Photos from Gallery Rd5
Part 2 Games 6-10
Highlights
IM Cheng massaged the position until white dropped the e-pawn.
Panjwani,Raja (2517) – Rozentalis,Eduardas (2601)
27.Qd4 R5e6 28.h3 h5 29.Na4 Qxd4 30.Rxd4 g4 31.Nc5 Re5 32.Rc1 gxf3+ 33.Kxf3 Kg7 34.Nd3 Rxe4 35.Rxe4 Nxe4 36.Rxc6 Ng5+ 37.Kg2 Re2+ 38.Kf1 Rd2 39.Nf4 h4 40.gxh4 Nf3 41.Rc3 Nxh4 42.Rxc7 Rxb2 43.Rc4 ½–½
GM Perelshteyn misplayed a pawn sacrifice and eventually had to save a R-RB ending.
48.h4 Rb7 49.Rd5 Kg7 50.Kh3 Rf7 51.Rb5 Bf4 52.h5 g5 53.g3 Be3 54.Re5 Rxf3 55.Kg4 Bd4 56.Rxg5+ Kf6 57.Kxf3 Kxg5 58.g4 h6 59.Kg3 Kf6 60.Kf4 Be5+ 61.Ke4 Ke6 62.Kf3 Bb2 63.Kf4 Bc1+ 64.Ke4 Bg5 65.Kd4 Kd6 66.Ke4 Kc5 67.Kd3 Kd5 68.Ke2 Ke4 69.Kf2 Bf4 70.Ke2 Be3 71.Kd1 Kd3 72.Ke1 Bg5 73.Kf2 Kd2 74.Kf3 Ke1 75.Ke4 Ke2 76.Kd4 Kf3 77.Kd5 Ke3 78.Kc4 Ke4 79.Kc3 Bf4 80.Kc4 Be5 81.Kc5 Bb2 82.Kd6 Ba3+ 83.Kc6 Ke5 84.Kb5 Kd5 85.Ka4 Be7 86.Kb3 Kd4 87.Kc2 Bb4 88.Kb3 ½–½
Samsonkin massaged patiently and eventually won the weak h-pawn in a RRb-RRB ending with opposite color bishops.
29…a5 30.Ke2 Ke8 31.R7d6 a4 32.Bd1 Bc5 33.Rc6 Rxb2+ 34.Rd2 Rxd2+ 35.Kxd2 Rd4+ 36.Ke2 Bd6 37.Bc2 Bxh2 38.Ra6 Bf4 0–1
Sohal had a good position but let it slip away in the maneuvering phase.
45…Qc6 46.Kg2 Qxa4 47.Qd3 Qc6 48.Bd5 Qf6 49.Qd2 Qd6 50.Qa2 Qc5 51.Bxb7 Qxc3 52.Bd5 Qe1 53.g4 h4 54.Qc2 a4 55.Qa2 Bd4 56.Bc6 a3 57.Bd5 c5 58.Qc2 Kf6 59.Qa2 c4 60.Bxc4 Qxe4+ 61.Kg1 Qf3 62.Bd5 Qxh3 63.Bxf7 Qg3+ 64.Kh1 Qf3+ 65.Kh2 Qxf2+ 66.Qxf2+ Bxf2 67.Bd5 e4 0–1
IM Cheng massaged the position until white dropped the e-pawn.
46.Qd3 Rh8 47.Qe2 c4 48.Rd4 Rd8 49.Qd1 Qf6 50.Bb1 Rxd4 51.cxd4 Bd8 52.Qc2 Qxd4 53.Qh7+ Kf8 54.Qxh5 Bb6 55.Qh6+ Ke8 56.Qh7 Qd2 57.Nxg4 Qd1+ 58.Kh2 Qxg4 0–1
Canadian Open 2013: Thank You to GM Eduardas Rozentalis From Ashley Tapp
From Ashley Tapp
Thank you GM Eduardas Rozentalis for helping me with my chess by going over game from Round 4.
Canadian Open 2013 Rd4-Part 2
Official Site-PGNs Rd4
Part 2 Games 9-16
The Highlights
My favorites were games 10(GM Moradiabadi) and 14(GM Perelsteyn) which both featured some slowed paced but purposeful maneuvering.
GM Rozentalis finished the game with a nice Nxf7! sacrifice for the attack.
Game 10-Miller,E(2234) – Moradiabadi,E(2557)
GM Moradiabadi slowly improved his position and then pushed the passed c-pawn for a nice positional victory.
Game 14-De Kerpel,S(2157) – Perelsteyn,E(2571)
GM Perelsteyn built up his position with an impressive maneuvering display before unleashing a little combination.
Game 15-Cheng,Bindi (2516) – Zhou,Qiyu (2160)
IM Cheng got a nice dark square bind and duly converted an extra pawn in the R-R ending.
GM Rozentalis played a nice Nxf7! sacrifice for the attack.
Scandinavian 2…Nf6 [B01]
20.Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qxh6 Rg8 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Ne5+ Ke8 24.Qh7 1–0
GM Moradiabadi slowly improved his position and then pushed the passed c-pawn for a nice positional victory.
Sicilian 2.c3 Nf6[B22]
34…c3 35.Bc1 Qc4 36.Ne1 Bd8 37.Qd3 Qb3 38.Qc2 Qc4 39.Qd3 Qc6 40.Nf3 Bb6 41.Kf1 a5 42.bxa5 Bxa5 43.Kg1 Bb6 44.Kf1 Qc5 45.Qc2 Qc4+ 46.Kg1 Bc5 47.Ne1 Bd4 48.Qd3 Qc5 49.Qe2 Qb6 50.Nf3 Qb1 51.Qf1 Bc5 52.g3 c2 53.Kg2 Nc3 54.Qc4 Qxc1 55.Qxc3 Qd1 0–1
A case of trapping the queen.
King’s Indian Classical Nge2[E72]
22.a3 Qa5 23.b4 Qxa3 24.Rb3 1–0
Black took no risks and got the draw.
Italian 7.Bd2[C54]
20.g3 Nc7 21.Na4 Ng6 22.R5e3 Nd5 23.R3e2 Nc7 24.Bxe6 Nxe6 25.Nc5 Nxc5 26.dxc5 Rd5 27.Ne5 Nxe5 28.Rxe5 Rd2 29.R1e2 Rfd8 30.Kg2 ½–½
White had a nice position but could not get more than a draw.
King’s Indian g3 8.b3[E63]
31.Rxc7 Nc4 32.Rxa7 Qxa7 33.Ra1 Nxb2 34.Qxb2 Qa4 35.Rc1 Bf8 36.Bf1 Nf5 37.Qc3 Bxb4 38.axb4 Qxb4 39.Qxb4 Rxb4 40.Bd3 ½–½
GM Perelsteyn built up his position with an impressive maneuvering display before unleashing a little combination.
Sicilian Hyper-Accelerated Dragon 2..g6[B27]
31..Nxc2 32.Rxc2 Nd3 33.Qb1 Nxe1 34.Qxe1 Qxa3 35.Nb1 Qd3 0–1
IM Cheng got a nice dark square bind and duly converted an extra pawn in the R-R ending.
10 Seconds with IM Bindi Cheng
Cheng,Bindi (2516) – Zhou,Qiyu (2160)
Trompovsky 2..e6[A46]
22.h4 Rf5 23.g3 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Rxe5 25.Qxe5 Qxe5 26.fxe5 Re7 27.Kg2 Ra7 28.Rf4 a5 29.a4 Ra8 30.Kf2 Ba6 31.Nxe6 Bc4 32.Nc5 axb4 33.cxb4 Re8 34.e6 d4 35.Rxd4 Bxe6 36.Nxe6 Rxe6 37.a5 Re7
38.Rf4 Ra7 39.Ke3 c5 40.bxc5 Rxa5 41.Kd4 g5 42.hxg5 hxg5 43.Re4 Kf7 44.Kd5 Ra1 45.g4 Rd1+ 46.Rd4 Rf1 47.Kd6 Ke8 48.Rd5 Rf6+ 49.Kc7 Rf7+ 50.Kb6 Rf1 51.c6 Rb1+ 52.Kc7 1–0
IM Porper won a pawn and converted without problems.
29.Rc5 Nf4 30.Rc8+ Kg7 31.Rc7 Ne2+ 32.Kh2 Nxd4 33.Rxf7+ Kg8 34.Rxa7 h5 35.a5 Rxf2 36.Nxg6 Ra2 37.a6 Nf5 38.Kg1 h4 39.Nf4 Ng3 40.Ra8+ Kh7 41.a7 Ne4 42.Kf1 Ra1+ 43.Ke2 Nc3+ 44.Kf3 Nb5 45.Kg4 Ra4 46.Rf8 Rxa7 47.Kxh4 Nd6 48.Rf6 Nf7 49.Re6 Ra4 50.g3 Kg7 51.Kg4 Nh6+ 52.Kf3 Nf5 53.Nh5+ Kg8 54.Re4 1–0
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