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

TWIC 982
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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

15th Sants Open 2013 Rd6-GM Hansen(CAN)

TWIC 982

Sants Open-Official Site

GM Hansen finished with a modest 6.5/10 while GM Adhiban(IND) took clear first with 8.5/10. 

More About Sants-Carnaval de Sants, Barcelona 2013

España, Cataluña, Barcelona, carnaval de Sants, plaza de Sants, 09/02/13.

Hansen,Eric (2584) – Lorenzo de la Riva,L (2449)
Sicilian 3.Bb5 e6[B30]
15th Sants Open 2013
Barcelona ESP (6.6), 28.08.2013

Position 1
White has the bishop pair and the move. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

18..Nd4

Sants Open 2013 Rd10 Final Standings-GM Spraggett(CAN); GM Hansen(CAN); IM Hambleton(CAN)

Final Standings-Chess Results/Official Site
GM Adhiban(IND) took clear first with 8.5/10. Top Canadian was GM Spraggett with 7/10. GM Hansen had 6.5/10. IM Hambleton had 6/10.

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2567	8.5
2	GM	Cori Jorge	PER	2569	8
3	GM	Potkin Vladimir	RUS	2647	8
4	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2619	8
5	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2416	8
6	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2698	7.5
7	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger	SWE	2529	7.5
8	GM	Burmakin Vladimir	RUS	2565	7.5
9	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2559	7.5
10	GM	Aroshidze Levan	GEO	2565	7.5
11	GM	Vocaturo Daniele	ITA	2549	7.5
12	GM	Cruz Cristhian	PER	2498	7.5
13	IM	Arribas Lopez Angel	ESP	2494	7.5
14	GM	Alsina Leal Daniel	ESP	2538	7
15	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	VEN	2660	7
16	GM	Filippov Anton	UZB	2630	7
17	GM	Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2609	7
18	IM	Guerra Mendez Jose Angel	CUB	2516	7
19	FM	Vittorino Carlo Giovanni	COL	2296	7
20	IM	Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro	ESP	2449	7
21	GM	Spraggett Kevin	CAN	2568	7
22	GM	Vila Gazquez Xavier	ESP	2461	7
23	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2434	7
24	GM	Popilski Gil	ISR	2508	7
25	IM	Mascaro March Pedro	ESP	2421	7
26	WGM	Goryachkina Aleksandra	RUS	2409	7
27	IM	Valdes Romero Leonardo	CRC	2440	6.5
28	IM	Bailet Pierre	FRA	2474	6.5
29	GM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2584	6.5
30	IM	Pardo Simon David	ESP	2441	6.5
31	FM	Pile Richard	FRA	2375	6.5
32	IM	Wehmeier Stefan Dr.	GER	2433	6.5
33	IM	Prasca Sosa Rafael	VEN	2426	6.5
34	GM	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2581	6.5
35	FM	Hernando Rodrigo Julio Antoni	ESP	2327	6.5
36	IM	Aloma Vidal Robert	ESP	2410	6.5
37	IM	Kalegin Evgenij	RUS	2417	6.5
38		Timmermans Mark	NED	2287	6.5
39	WGM	Cori T. Deysi	PER	2434	6.5
40		Malka Samuel	FRA	2170	6.5
41		Aryan Chopra	IND	2147	6.5
42	GM	Cabrera Alexis	ESP	2544	6.5
43	FM	Santos Latasa Jaime	ESP	2436	6.5
44	IM	D`costa Lorin A R	ENG	2408	6.5
45		Rudakov Aleksandr	RUS	2182	6.5
46		Pedini Dario	ITA	2223	6.5
47	IM	Vidarte Morales Arturo	ESP	2351	6.5
48		Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel	VEN	2284	6.5
49	IM	Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A.	COL	2372	6.5
50	FM	Lamorelle Julien	FRA	2311	6.5
51	FM	Goriatchkin Jouri	RUS	2331	6.5
52		Gonzalez Valero Julio	ESP	2274	6.5
53	IM	Massoni Michael	FRA	2345	6.5

Sants Open 2013 Rd9 Standings-GMs Hansen(CAN) and Spraggett(CAN); IM Hambleton(CAN)

Standings-Chess Results
GMs Burmakin and Adhiban share the lead with 7.5/9.
GMs Hansen(CAN) and Spraggett(CAN) have 6/9. IM Hambleton(IM) has 5.5/9

There is one more round to play.

Thinking hard

General action

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Burmakin Vladimir	RUS	2565	7.5
2	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2567	7.5
3	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	VEN	2660	7
4	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2619	7
5	IM	Guerra Mendez Jose Angel	CUB	2516	7
6	GM	Filippov Anton	UZB	2630	7
7	GM	Cori Jorge	PER	2569	7
8	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2416	7
9	GM	Potkin Vladimir	RUS	2647	7
10	FM	Vittorino Carlo Giovanni	COL	2296	7
11	IM	Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro	ESP	2449	7
12	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger	SWE	2529	6.5
13	GM	Vocaturo Daniele	ITA	2549	6.5
14	GM	Aroshidze Levan	GEO	2565	6.5
15	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2698	6.5
16	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2559	6.5
17	IM	Valdes Romero Leonardo	CRC	2440	6.5
18	IM	Bailet Pierre	FRA	2474	6.5
19	GM	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2581	6.5
20	IM	Kalegin Evgenij	RUS	2417	6.5
21	IM	Wehmeier Stefan Dr.	GER	2433	6.5
22	GM	Cruz Cristhian	PER	2498	6.5
23	FM	Hernando Rodrigo Julio Antoni	ESP	2327	6.5
24		Pedini Dario	ITA	2223	6.5
25	GM	Popilski Gil	ISR	2508	6.5
26	IM	Mascaro March Pedro	ESP	2421	6.5
27	IM	Arribas Lopez Angel	ESP	2494	6.5
28	GM	Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2609	6
29	GM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2584	6
30	FM	Colon Garcia Enrique	ESP	2380	6
31	FM	Pile Richard	FRA	2375	6
32		Timmermans Mark	NED	2287	6
33	IM	Pardo Simon David	ESP	2441	6
34	IM	Aloma Vidal Robert	ESP	2410	6
35	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2434	6
36	WGM	Cori T. Deysi	PER	2434	6
37		Aryan Chopra	IND	2147	6
38	GM	Alsina Leal Daniel	ESP	2538	6
39		Malka Samuel	FRA	2170	6
40	GM	Cabrera Alexis	ESP	2544	6
41	FM	Santos Latasa Jaime	ESP	2436	6
42	GM	Vila Gazquez Xavier	ESP	2461	6
43	GM	Spraggett Kevin	CAN	2568	6
44	WGM	Goryachkina Aleksandra	RUS	2409	6
45	IM	D`costa Lorin A R	ENG	2408	6
46		Sturt Raven M	USA	2310	6
47	IM	Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria	ESP	2403	6
48		Lacroix Romain	FRA	2173	6
49	FM	Arias Boo Guillermo	ESP	2352	6
50	FM	Lamorelle Julien	FRA	2311	6
51	FM	Goriatchkin Jouri	RUS	2331	6
52	IM	Huerga Leache Mikel	ESP	2433	5.5
53	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2500	5.5
54	IM	Prasca Sosa Rafael	VEN	2426	5.5
55	GM	Munoz Pantoja Miguel	ESP	2456	5.5
56	FM	Godart Francois	BEL	2361	5.5
57		Rudakov Aleksandr	RUS	2182	5.5
58	FM	Pons Carreras David	ESP	2322	5.5
59	IM	Gual Pascual Antonio	ESP	2468	5.5
60		Garcia-Castany Musellas Gal.L	ESP	2021	5.5
61	IM	Vidarte Morales Arturo	ESP	2351	5.5
62		Corriguelas Armillas Frederic	ESP	1992	5.5
63		Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel	VEN	2284	5.5
64	IM	Asis Gargatagli Hipolito	ESP	2474	5.5
65		Kvetny Mark	GER	2239	5.5
66		Le Goff Damien	FRA	2230	5.5
67	IM	Pulvett Daniel	VEN	2415	5.5
68	MK	Diaz Camallonga Carles	ESP	2216	5.5
69	FM	Alcaraz Ortega Javier	ESP	2350	5.5
70	MK	Serra Pages Jordi	ESP	2226	5.5
71	IM	Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A.	COL	2372	5.5
72		Mayo Casademont Marti	ESP	2216	5.5
73		Ballester Llagaria Luis Eduar	ESP	2264	5.5
74	MK	Amores Gago Javier	ESP	2174	5.5
75	MK	Rojano Alfonso Carlos	ESP	2233	5.5
76		Gonzalez Valero Julio	ESP	2274	5.5
77		Bouget Alexandre	FRA	2278	5.5

Open Internacional de Sants 2013 Rd7 Standings-GM Hansen(CAN), IM Hambleton(CAN), GM Spraggett(CAN)

Standings-Chess Results
GMs Iturrizaga, Bruzon and Burmakin share first with 6/7. GM Hansen and IM Hambleton are in a large group with 5.5/7. GM Spraggett has 4.5/7.

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	VEN	2660	6
2	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2698	6
3	GM	Burmakin Vladimir	RUS	2565	6
4	GM	Cori Jorge	PER	2569	5.5
5	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2619	5.5
6	GM	Vocaturo Daniele	ITA	2549	5.5
7	GM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2584	5.5
8	GM	Filippov Anton	UZB	2630	5.5
9	IM	Bailet Pierre	FRA	2474	5.5
10	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2567	5.5
	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2416	5.5
12	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger	SWE	2529	5.5
13	GM	Aroshidze Levan	GEO	2565	5.5
14	GM	Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2609	5.5
15	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2500	5.5
16	IM	Wehmeier Stefan Dr.	GER	2433	5.5
17	GM	Potkin Vladimir	RUS	2647	5.5
18	GM	Cruz Cristhian	PER	2498	5.5
19	FM	Vittorino Carlo Giovanni	COL	2296	5.5

Sants Open 2013 Rd6-GM Hansen E(CAN)

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

Sants Open 2013 Rd2-GM Hansen(CAN); GM Spraggett; IM Hambleton;

TWIC 981
15th Sants Open 2013
Vocaturo; Filippov; Esen and Aloma share the lead with 4/4. Canadians are not far behind, GM Hansen 3/4 and IM Hambleton 3/4; GM Spraggett 2.5/4.

Background-Sants Open 2012:



Here is Hansen’s rd2 victory

Hansen,Eric (2584) – Nordenbaek,J (2252)
Sicilian 3.Bb5 g6[B31]
15th Sants Open 2013 
Barcelona ESP (2.6), 24.08.2013

Position 1
White had achieved nothing special so far. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

34..Be6

Standings(Chess Results)
GM Hansen 3/4.
IM Hambleton 3/4.
GM Spraggett 2.5/4.

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Vocaturo Daniele	ITA	2549	4
2	GM	Filippov Anton	UZB	2630	4
	GM	Esen Baris	TUR	2559	4
4	IM	Aloma Vidal Robert	ESP	2410	4
5	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	VEN	2660	3.5
6	IM	Huerga Leache Mikel	ESP	2433	3.5
7	GM	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2581	3.5
	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger	SWE	2529	3.5
	IM	Guerra Mendez Jose Angel	CUB	2516	3.5
	GM	Munoz Pantoja Miguel	ESP	2456	3.5
	IM	Prasca Sosa Rafael	VEN	2426	3.5
12	GM	Aroshidze Levan	GEO	2565	3.5
13	FM	Colon Garcia Enrique	ESP	2380	3.5
14	GM	Alsina Leal Daniel	ESP	2538	3.5
15	GM	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2698	3.5
16	GM	Cori Jorge	PER	2569	3.5
	GM	Burmakin Vladimir	RUS	2565	3.5
18	FM	Pile Richard	FRA	2375	3.5
19	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2619	3.5
	IM	Valdes Romero Leonardo	CRC	2440	3.5
21	IM	Pardo Simon David	ESP	2441	3.5
22	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2567	3.5
23	GM	Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2609	3.5
	IM	Kjartansson Gudmundur	ISL	2434	3.5
25	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2416	3.5
26	IM	Gascon Jose Rafael	VEN	2268	3.5
27	GM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2584	3
28		Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel	VEN	2284	3
29	WIM	Castrillon Gomez Melissa	COL	2146	3
30	GM	Cabrera Alexis	ESP	2544	3
	IM	Bailet Pierre	FRA	2474	3
	IM	Kalegin Evgenij	RUS	2417	3
33	FM	Sanchez Ibern Marc	ESP	2407	3
34	GM	Vila Gazquez Xavier	ESP	2461	3
35	IM	Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria	ESP	2403	3
36	FM	Gomez Jurado Luis Alberto	ESP	2297	3
37	IM	Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro	ESP	2449	3
38	GM	Cruz Cristhian	PER	2498	3
39	FM	Santos Latasa Jaime	ESP	2436	3
40	WGM	Goryachkina Aleksandra	RUS	2409	3
		Sturt Raven M	USA	2310	3
42	IM	Pulvett Daniel	VEN	2415	3
43	FM	Vittorino Carlo Giovanni	COL	2296	3
44	IM	Wehmeier Stefan Dr.	GER	2433	3
45	MK	Benet Catala Antonio	ESP	2228	3
46		Timmermans Mark	NED	2287	3
47	IM	Vidarte Morales Arturo	ESP	2351	3
48	IM	Gual Pascual Antonio	ESP	2468	3
	IM	Brochet Philippe	FRA	2414	3
50		Lemeaux David	FRA	2270	3
51	FM	Erwich Frank	NED	2337	3
		Nordenbaek Jan	DEN	2252	3
53	FM	Malloni Marcello	ITA	2358	3
54	FM	Jaksland Tim	DEN	2297	3
55		Ballester Llagaria Luis Eduar	ESP	2264	3
56	IM	Vehi Bach Victor Manuel	ESP	2307	3
57	FM	Hernando Rodrigo Julio Antoni	ESP	2327	3
58	IM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2500	3
59		Entem Alan	FRA	2179	3
60		Murtuzov Rauf	AZE	2067	3
61	IM	D`costa Lorin A R	ENG	2408	3
62		Alanic Xavier	FRA	2260	3
63	FM	Delaney John	IRL	2248	3