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BCM Game of the Month August 2013
Game of the Month-IM Andrew Martin
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Marinkovic-Short
Canadian Open 2013 Report-Chessvibes
Nigel Short Wins Canadian Open on Tiebreak
Canadian Open 2013 Prize Winners-GMs Short(ENG) and Hansen(CAN)
Prize Winners-From John Upper on Chesstalk
Final Standings(From Official Site)
GM Short took the title of Canadian Open Champion on tiebreak but GM Hansen and Short both finished with 7.5/9. This earned then 4,000CAN each.
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| # | Name | Ratng | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Nigel Short (title on TB) | 2697 | 7.5 |
| 2 | GM Eric Hansen | 2587 | 7.5 |
| 3 | GM Ivan Sokolov | 2642 | 7 |
| 4 | GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista | 2758 | 7 |
| 5 | IM Aman Hambleton | 2580 | 7 |
| 6 | IM Edward Porper | 2494 | 7 |
| 7 | IM Arthur Calugar | 2418 | 7 |
GM Nigel Short (ENG) and GM Eric Hansen finished with 7.5/9, with the title going to GM Nigel Short on tie-breaks.
2013 Canadian Open Chess Championship
1st GM Nigel Short (7.5/9) $4000
2nd GM Eric Hansen (7.5/9) $4000
=3rd-7th (7/9) ($1060 each)
GM Ivan Sokolov,
GM Lazaro Bruzon,
IM Aman Hambleton,
IM Edward Porper,
IM Arthur Calugar
=8th-14 (6.5/9) ($100 each)
GM Elshan Moradiabadi,
GM Bator Sambuev,
IM Artoim Samsonkin,
IM Raja Panjwani,
GM Ioan Cristian Chirila,
GM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez,
IM Keaton Kiewra, Rodney Perez Garcia
U2400
1st (6.5/9) ($1200)
FM Roman Sapozhnikov
=2nd-7th (6/9) ($190 each)
FM Kevel Oliva Castaneda,
Evgeny Miller,
FM Michael Dougherty,
Kevin Pacey,
Victor Plotkin,
Alex Yam
U2200
1st-2nd (6/9) $850 each
Stijn De Kerpel,
Agastya Kalra
3rd-7th (5.5/9) $55 each
Digeng Du
Steve Demmery
Yevgeni Nahutin
Ramon J Cova
James Chan
NB: Qiyu Zhou tied with 5.5/9, but is was eligible for a more valuable prize.
U2000
1st-2nd (5.5/9) $700 each
Saeid Sadeghi
Dmitry Chernik
3rd-10th (4.5/9) $40
Jeremy Hui
James Currie
Gordon Giacomin
Adam Adriaanse
Max Gedajlovic
Amos Kuttner
Mateusz Dydak
Paul Leblanc
U1800
1st-3rd (4.5/9) $458 each
Nathan Farrnt-Diaz
Guy Piche
Matt Morabito
U1600
1st-3rd (4/9) $383
Edard Selling
Jill Ding
Rinna Yu
UNRATED
1st (4.5/9) $250
Vitaliy Matytsyn
2nd (2.5/9) $150
Ken Douglas
WOMEN
1st (5.5/9) $400
Qiyu Zhou
2nd (5/9) $200
WCM Alexandra Botez
JUNIORS (U18)
1st (6.5/9) $400
IM Richard Wang
2nd (6/9) $200
Michael Song
SENIOR (+60)
1st-2nd (5.5/9) $300 each
William Doubleday
IM Leon Piasetski
Overall Standings
Steve Demmery finished with a nice 5.5/9.
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| # | Name | Ratng | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Nigel Short (title on TB) | 2697 | 7.5 |
| 2 | GM Eric Hansen | 2587 | 7.5 |
| 3 | GM Ivan Sokolov | 2642 | 7 |
| 4 | GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista | 2758 | 7 |
| 5 | IM Aman Hambleton | 2580 | 7 |
| 6 | IM Edward Porper | 2494 | 7 |
| 7 | IM Arthur Calugar | 2418 | 7 |
| 8 | GM Elshan Moradiabadi | 2557 | 6.5 |
| 9 | IM Artiom Samsonkin | 2557 | 6.5 |
| 10 | GM Bator Sambuev | 2688 | 6.5 |
| 11 | IM Raja Panjwani | 2517 | 6.5 |
| 12 | IM Richard Wang | 2484 | 6.5 |
| 13 | GM Ioan Cristian Chirila | 2519 | 6.5 |
| 14 | IM Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia | 2464 | 6.5 |
| 15 | FM Roman Sapozhnikov | 2396 | 6.5 |
| 16 | GM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez | 2480 | 6.5 |
| 17 | IM Keaton Kiewra | 2423 | 6.5 |
| 18 | GM Eduardas Rozentalis | 2601 | 6 |
| 19 | GM Eugene Perelshteyn | 2571 | 6 |
| 20 | IM Leonid Gerzhoy | 2571 | 6 |
| 21 | GM Reynaldo Vera | 2514 | 6 |
| 22 | FM Kevel Oliva Castaneda | 2399 | 6 |
| 23 | GM Walter Arencibia | 2610 | 6 |
| 24 | IM Bindi Cheng | 2516 | 6 |
| 25 | FM Michael Dougherty | 2290 | 6 |
| 26 | Michael Song | 2390 | 6 |
| 27 | Evgeny Miller | 2234 | 6 |
| 28 | FM Victor Plotkin | 2394 | 6 |
| 29 | Alex Yam | 2367 | 6 |
| 30 | Kevin Pacey | 2223 | 6 |
| 31 | Stijn De Kerpel | 2157 | 6 |
| 32 | Agastya Kalra | 2130 | 6 |
| 33 | FM Jason Cao | 2239 | 5.5 |
| 34 | FM Michael Kleinman | 2367 | 5.5 |
| 35 | FM Eric Rodriguez | 2318 | 5.5 |
| 36 | IM Leon Piasetski | 2392 | 5.5 |
| 37 | Digeng Du | 2009 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Geordie Derraugh | 2297 | 5.5 |
| 39 | Mike Ivanov | 2252 | 5.5 |
| 40 | James Fu | 2257 | 5.5 |
| 41 | Steve Demmery | 2110 | 5.5 |
| 42 | Jonathan Yu | 2224 | 5.5 |
| 43 | William G Doubleday | 2166 | 5.5 |
| 44 | Ramon J Cova | 2077 | 5.5 |
| 45 | Qiyu Zhou | 2160 | 5.5 |
| 46 | Dmitry Chernik | 1918 | 5.5 |
| 47 | James Chan | 2184 | 5.5 |
| 48 | Saeid Sadeghi | 1978 | 5.5 |
| 49 | Martial Larochelle | 2232 | 5.5 |
| 50 | Yevgeni Nahutin | 2044 | 5.5 |
| 51 | WC Alexandra Botez | 2204 | 5 |
| 52 | Armando Valdizon | 2219 | 5 |
| 53 | Miladin Djerkovic | 2287 | 5 |
| 54 | Mate Marinkovic | 2231 | 5 |
| 55 | Kevin Wan | 2148 | 5 |
| 56 | Tanraj S Sohal | 2263 | 5 |
| 57 | Jason Kenney | 2159 | 5 |
| 58 | Vasil Khachidze | 2359 | 5 |
| 59 | David Itkin | 2151 | 5 |
| 60 | Ruining Ray Wu | 2117 | 5 |
| 61 | Butch Villavieja | 2275 | 5 |
| 62 | Mark Plotkin | 2223 | 5 |
| 63 | Adam Dorrance | 2185 | 5 |
| 64 | Paul Leblanc | 1839 | 5 |
| 65 | Diwen Shi | 2030 | 5 |
| 66 | Ismail Ibrahim | 2057 | 5 |
| 67 | John Doknjas | 2065 | 5 |
| 68 | Zachary Burrows | 2031 | 5 |
| 69 | FM Robert Hamilton | 2374 | 5 |
| 70 | Amos Kuttner | 1946 | 5 |
| 71 | Max Gedajlovic | 1875 | 5 |
| 72 | Danail Donev | 2023 | 5 |
| 73 | Joey Zhong | 2033 | 5 |
| 74 | Jeremy Hui | 1976 | 5 |
| 75 | James Currie | 1999 | 5 |
| 76 | Mateusz Dydak | 1975 | 5 |
| 77 | Gordon Giacomin | 1951 | 5 |
| 78 | Adam Adriaanse | 1924 | 5 |
| 79 | David Cohen | 1866 | 5 |
Canadian Open 2013 Rd5-Part 1
Official Site-PGNs Rd5; Photos from Gallery Rd5
Part 1 Games 1-5
The Highlights
Mordiabadi,E-Sambuev,B was the game of the round so far as far as action is concerned but IM Richard Wang got the big result by beating GM Arencibia.
Game 1–Short,N-Hansen,E
GM Short played for a long massage based on better structure and eventually won a pawn. But GM Hansen calmly held the R-R ending for the draw.
Game 2–Sokolov,I-Gerzhoy,L
GM Sokolov built up a nice position and had a vice like grip. However the details of the game are incomplete.
Game 3–Hambleton,A-Bruzon Batista,L
GM Bruzon won a pawn early but could not convert in the RRB-RRB with opposite color bishops ending.
Game 4–Mordiabadi,E-Sambuev,B
This was a real action packed game. GM Sambuev went for the win on the black side of an exchange Slav but took too many risks. The allowed GM Mordiabadi a chance to finish the game with a bloodthirsty attack.
Game 5–Arencibia,W-Wang,R
GM Arencibia allowed the d-pawn to be cut off and surrounded deep in enemy territory and IM Wang converted without incident in a N-N ending where white labored with marooned Nh6.
GM Short played for a long massage based on better structure and eventually won a pawn. But GM Hansen calmly held the R-R ending for the draw.
Photo-Site Gallery
Ottawa (5.1), 16.07.2013
27.g3 Rb4 28.Qd5 Qe2 29.Rd2 Qe1+ 30.Kg2 Re4 31.Rd3 Re5 32.Qc4 Rf5 33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Qc2 Qe7 35.Qc3+ Rf6 36.Rd2 Qe4+ 37.f3 Qb4 38.Rc2 Qxc3 39.Rxc3 Ra6 40.a4 Rb6 41.g4 Kf6 42.Rxc5 Rxb3 43.Rc7 a6 44.Rc6+ Kg7 45.Rxa6 g5 46.Ra5 h6 47.Rf5 Ra3 48.a5
Ra2+ 49.Kg3 Kg6 50.h4 f6 51.h5+ Kg7 52.Rb5 Kg8 53.Rb8+ Kg7 54.Rb7+ Kg8 55.Ra7 Kh8 56.Ra8+ Kg7 57.Ra7+ Kh8 58.Rf7 Rxa5 59.Rxf6 Kg7 60.Rg6+ Kh7 61.Re6 Ra2 62.Re1 Kg7 63.Rf1 Ra3 64.Rf2 Rb3 65.Rd2 Ra3 66.Kf2 Ra7 67.Rd4 Re7 68.Re4 Ra7 69.Re6 Ra3 70.Ke2 Rb3 71.Re7+ Kg8 72.Rd7 Ra3 73.Rd3 Ra6 74.Ke3 Re6+ 75.Kd4 Re7 76.Rc3 Kg7 77.Rc8 Rf7 78.Ke4 Rf4+ 79.Ke3 Rf7 80.Re8 Ra7 81.Ke4 Ra4+ 82.Kd5 Ra5+ 83.Ke6 Ra6+ 84.Kf5 Rf6+ 85.Ke4 Rf4+ 86.Ke3 Ra4 87.Re7+ Kg8 88.Rd7 Rf4 ½–½
GM Sokolov built up a nice position and had a vice like grip. However the details of the game are incomplete.
Dutch Stonewall [A84]
Ottawa (5.2), 16.07.2013
30.Rg2 Na6 31.Bd3 Nxc5 32.Nxf5 exf5 33.Rxc5 Bxc5 34.Qxc5 Kg8… [Black resigned on move 62]1–0
GM Bruzon won a pawn early but could not convert in the RRB-RRB with opposite color bishops ending.
Ottawa (5.3), 16.07.2013
11…Nxe4 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bxc7 Nxe2 14.Kxe2 Be6 15.Kf2 Bxc4 16.Bxd6 Bxf1 17.Bxe5 Bxg2 18.Rhe1 Bh3 19.Bd4 Red8 20.Rad1 h6 21.Rg1 f6 22.Be3 h5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Rc1 a6 25.Rc7 b5 26.Rc6 Ra8 27.Rc7 Bf5 28.h4 Kh7 29.Ra7 Rc8 30.Bd4 Rc6 31.Bc3
31…Bd3 32.Rd7 Bc4 33.Bb4 Be6 34.Rd6 Rc2+ 35.Rd2 Rc1 36.Bc3 Rh1 37.Rd4 Kg6 38.Kg2 Rb1 39.Re4 Bd5 40.Re1 Rxe1 41.Bxe1 Kf5 42.Kf2 g5 43.Ke3 Bb3 44.Bf2 Bd1 45.Be1 Ke6 46.f4 gxh4 47.Bxh4 Kf5 48.Kf2 Bb3 49.Kg3 a5 50.Kf3 Bd5+ 51.Kg3 a4 52.Kh2 ½–½
This was a real action packed game. GM Sambuev went for the win on the black side of an exchange Slav but took too many risks. The allowed GM Mordiabadi a chance to finish the game with a bloodthirsty attack.
19.e6 fxe6 20.Be5 0–0 21.e4 g4 22.exf5 gxf3 23.Bc3 Nd5 24.Qxe6+ Rf7 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Qxh6+ Ke8 27.Bc4 fxg2 28.Rhe1+ Re7
29.Rxe7+ Nxe7 30.Qh8+ Kd7 31.Be6+ Kc7 32.Be5+ Rd6 33.Rd1 g1Q+ 34.Kxg1 Qf3 35.Bxd6+ Kb6 36.Qd4+ Ka6 37.Qd3+ 1–0
GM Arencibia allowed the d-pawn to be cut off and surrounded deep in enemy territory and IM Wang converted without incident in a N-N ending where white labored with marooned Nh6.
Ottawa (5.5), 16.07.2013
26…Rc7 27.Rd6 Rcxd7 28.Rxb6 Rxd1+ 29.Qf1 e5 30.f3 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Rd7 32.Ke2 Rb7 33.Rxb7+ Nxb7 34.Kd3 Kf7 35.Kc4 Ke6 36.Nc3 f5 37.Nd5 Kd6 38.Nb4 Nc5 39.Nd5 Na4 40.Nf6 Nb6+ 41.Kb3 h6 42.g4 Ke7 43.Ng8+ Kf7 44.Nxh6+ Kg7 45.g5
45..Nd5 46.Kc4 Nf4 47.h4 Ng2 48.Kd5 Nxh4 49.Kxe5 Nxf3+ 50.Kf4 Nd4 51.Ke5 Nc6+ 52.Kd6 Nb4 53.a4 a5 54.Kc5 Nc2 55.Kd5 Ne3+ 56.Ke6 f4 0–1
Canadian Open 2013 Rd4-Part 1
Official Site-PGNs Rd4
Part 1 Games 1-8
GM Hansen made winning look easy in game 10 as GM Vera never got any kind of meaningful threats. GMs Short, Sokolov and Bruzon were very impressive but the prize for the most action-packed game must go to Game 6(Wang-Hambleton) where Wang came withing a micron of winning but did not.
The Highlights
Game 1-Samsonkin,Artiom (2557) – Short,Nigel (2697)
GM Short got a slight edge in RRN-RRB ending and won nicely with the tricky Spanish Cozio variation.
Game 2-Chirila,I(2519) – Sokolov,I(2642)
GM Sokolov found a nice way to exploit f2 to win a pawn for a nice victory against the Spanish 6.d3.
Game 3-Hansen,Eric(2587) – Vera,R(2514)
GM Hansen avoided a big theory duel with 3.Bb5+ and got a nice bind on the dark squares. Black gave a pawn for some attempted counterplay but really got nothing but a lost position.
Game 4-Fu,J(2257) – Gerzhoy,L(2571)
IM Gerzhoy ground out a nice RRB-RRB ending with opposite color bishops.
Game 6-Wang,R(2484) – Hambleton,A(2580)
This was a titanic battle between two of Canada’s rising talents. IM Wang survived IM Hambleton’s attacking tries on the kingside and got a winning queen ending. Just as the win was in sight, Wang made slipped up and allowed Hambleton to get a perpetual.
Game 7-Bruzon Batista,L(2758) – Cao,J(2239)
GM Bruzon got a nice bind on the whole board and finished the game with a kingside attack.
Game 8-Sambuev,B(2688) – Piasetski,L(2392)
GM Sambuev got the better side of a long forcing line and won a pawn and with it the game.
GM Short got a slight edge in RRN-RRB ending and won nicely with the tricky Spanish Cozio variation.
GM Sokolov found a nice way to exploit f2 to win a pawn for a nice victory against the Spanish 6.d3.
GM Hansen avoided a big theory duel with 3.Bb5+ and got a nice bind on the dark squares. Black gave a pawn for some attempted counterplay but really got nothing but a lost position.
IM Gerzhoy ground out a nice RRB-RRB ending with opposite color bishops.
GM Arencibia got nowhere against Panjwani’s Alekhine’s Defence.
IM Wang survived IM Hambleton’s attacking tries on the kingside and got a winning queen ending. Just as the win was in sight, Wang made slipped up and allowed Hambleton to get a perpetual.
GM Bruzon got a nice bind on the whole board and finished the game with a kingside attack.
GM Sambuev got the better side of a long forcing line and won a pawn and with it the game.
Canadian Open 2013 Rd3-Part 1
Official Site
Part 1 Games 1-7
GM Hansen and IM Hambleton won nice games this round. Hansen defended a Grunfeld while Hambleton beat the Grunfeld.
News is beginning to seep on the event.
From the Multimedia Section:
Alexandra Botez and IM Aman Hambleton analyzing.
An uneventful draw in the solid Caro-Kann.
20…Rd1 21.h4 Kc7 22.f4 Rc1+ 23.Kb3 a5 24.Rd2 Rg1 25.Rd3 b6 26.a4 Rc1 27.Rc3 Rd1 28.Kc2 Ra1 29.Ra3 Rxa3 30.bxa3 c5 ½–½
An opposite color bishops attack.
39.g4 Re2 40.gxf5 d2 41.Rxe2 d1Q 42.Qb8+ Qd8 43.Re8+ 1–0
Sambuev held the single weakness RB-RB ending.
25…f5 26.Bd4 Rc8 27.Bc3 Rd8 28.Kf3 Kf7 29.h4 Be7 30.a3 h5 31.Be5 Rc8 32.Bc3 Rd8 33.Kf4 g6 34.Be5 Rc8 35.Rxd5 Rc2 36.f3 Ke6 37.Rb5 Rc4+ 38.e4 Bf8 39.Ke3 fxe4 40.fxe4 a6 41.Rd5 Rc2 42.Bd4 Bh6+ 43.Kf3 Bc1 44.Bxb6 Rxb2 45.Bd4 ½–½
Black’s knight was a spectator as the kingside came under attack.
38.Bd8 Ke8 39.Bxb6 1–0
37…e3 38.fxe3 Bxe3+ 39.Kf1 gxh4 40.d6 Rd2 41.Rh5 Rxd6 42.Rxh4 Kg7 43.Rh5 Rd1+ 44.Ke2 Rd2+ 45.Kf1 Rf2+ 46.Kg1 h6 47.Re5 Kf6 48.Re8 h5 49.Rf8+ Kg5 50.Rg8+ Kh4 51.Re8 Rf3+ 52.Kh2 Rf1 0–1
GM Hansen brought back a line from the 70s and used the dark squares on the long diagonal to score a nice victory. This was one of the best games of the round.
21…f5 22.exf5 Rxf5 23.Bh3 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Nxd5 25.Qc5 Qe5 26.Qc2 Kh7 27.Rg1 Nb4 0–1
20.Ncd5 Kg7 21.Bxa7 Qc6 22.Qe3 Bxb2 23.Bd4+ Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Re5 25.Rxc4 Qxc4 26.Rc1 Qxa2 27.Qc3 1–0
Edmonton International 2013 Rd9-Hansen E(CAN)
Standings and Results-Gallery by Vlad Rekhson
GM Bruzon won with 8/9
GM Short 6/9
IM Wang 5.5/9
Thanks to Vlad Rekhson for a great event. The gallery, daily reports, game transmission and collecting/uploading of PGNs made this an easy event to report on.
Black too many liberties with the kingside pawns and quickly collapsed.
17.hxg5 fxe5 18.dxe5 Qb6 19.Nd4 Bc5 20.Nxf5 exf5 21.Bf3 Qg6 22.Rxd5 0–0–0 23.Bf4 1–0
44…Kf6 45.Rcd8 Qc2 46.R1d2 Qc1+ 47.Rd1 Qc3 48.R8d3 Qc2 49.R3d2 Qc3 50.Rd3 Qb2 51.R3d2 Qc3 52.Rd3 Qxc6 53.g4 Qe4 54.gxf5 Qxf5 55.Rd6+ Kg7 56.R6d4 Qc8 57.Kg2 Kh6 58.R1d3 Qc6+ 59.f3 f5 60.Rd2 Qc3 61.R2d3 Qe1 62.a4 b4 63.Rd8 Qe2+ 64.Kg3 Qe1+ 65.Kg2 Kg5 66.R8d4 Qe2+ 67.Kg1 f4 68.Rd8 Qb2 69.R8d7 Qe2 70.R3d5+ Kh6 71.Rd3 Kg5 72.R3d5+ Kh6 73.Rd3 ½–½
24.Qe1 Qh4 25.Rh5 Qf6 26.Re5 Qh4 27.Rh5 Qf6 28.Re5 Qg6 29.Rce2 Rxg4+ 30.hxg4 Qxg4+ 31.Kf1 Qh3+ 32.Kg1 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Qh3+ ½–½
Black lost his way in a strong position-21..Qe7! would have left Doroshenko in control.
21…cxd4 22.Bxf7+ Kf8 23.Bxe8 Be6 24.Qxb7 Rxe8 25.Qxa6 g5 26.Rac1 d3 27.Qxd3 Bc5+ 28.Kh1 g4 29.Nf4 gxf3 30.Nxe6+ Rxe6 31.Qxf3 Qxe4 32.Qxe4 Nxe4 33.Kg2 Be3 34.Rc7 Bg5 35.Re1 h6 36.Rc4 Nc5 37.Rf1+ 1–0
GM Bruzon could not exploit the good knight vs. bad bishop middlegame.
25…Rf1 26.Kc2 R7f6 27.Rd3 Qf7 28.Qg4 Qe8 29.Rhd2 h5 30.Qe2 Qf7 31.Qg2 Bf8 32.Qh3 g6 33.Rd1 R1f2+ 34.R3d2 Rb6 35.Qc8 Kh7 36.Kb1 Rb4 37.Qh3 Bh6 38.Re2 Qf3 39.Qd7+ Bg7 40.Rc2 Rf1 41.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 42.Rc1 Qd3+ 43.Rc2 Qf1+ 44.Rc1 Qd3+ 45.Rc2 Qf1+ ½–½
Edmonton International 2013 Rd8-GM Hansen E(CAN)
Results and Standings-Great Photo Gallery by Vlad Rekhson
GM Bruzon remains in the lead with a massive 7.5/8 score.
Bruzon Just keeps on winning. He defeated Doroshenko when the latter got too ambitious on the kingside but Bruzon had to win the game twice. GM Short beat GM Hansen after the latter had a fully satisfactory position but overlooked a simple tactic.
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Game 1
Gardner had his king caught uncastled and then fatally exposed his pieces.
GM Hansen had a fully satisfactory position but overlooked a simple tactic.
GM Bruzon keeps on winning. Doroshenko got too ambitious on the kingside but Bruzon had to win the game twice.
Mikhalevski,Victor (2551) – Wang,Richard (2371)
Porper,Edward (2424) – Perez Garcia,Rodney (2364)
Botez,A leads the reserves with 4/4 or 12pts(3-1-0 system).
Edmonton International 2013 Rd6-GM Hansen(CAN)
Official Site-Great Photo Gallery by Vlad Rekhson
GM Hansen drew IM Wang.
Game 1
Veteran GM Short used a long patient massage to finally induce a mistake to earn the victory.
Piece pressure was the key as GM Mikhalevski overpowered Haessel.
IM Porper grabbed a poisoned h5 pawn which allowed GM Bruzon an instant monster attack.
Edmonton International 2013 Rd5-Hansen E(CAN)
Official Site-Great Photo Gallery by Vlad Rekhson
GM Bruzon beat GM Hansen in the key game of the round.
GM won the war of microns in a complex RRNN-RRNN ending.
GM massaged his way to victory exploiting a better structure and more active pieces.
White’s poor structure eventually cost the game after some adventures.
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