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Benasque 2013 Rd7-FM Humphreys M(CAN)


Canadian Results
Humphreys and Farine have 4/7.
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Rk. Name FED FIDE Pts. rtg+/-
165 FM HUMPHREYS Michael CAN 2183 4 -6.3
172 FARINE Jonathan CAN 1886 4 30
315 FERREIRA Alex CAN 1981 2.5 -15.9
376 ABBARIN Shabnam CAN 0 1.5

Overall Standings
GM ITURRIZAGA(VEN) is in clear first with 6.5/7 after beating GM Granda Zuniga in the key matchup.

More on ITURRIZAGA
GM Antoaneta Stefanova and GM Iturrizaga Eduardo- Impressions from Karposh 


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Rk. Name FED FIDE Pts. rtg+/-
1 GM ITURRIZAGA Eduardo VEN 2642 6.5 11.9
4 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2614 6 8.7
3 GM NI Hua CHN 2661 6 7.2
7 IM GUERRA MENDEZ Jose Angel CUB 2505 6 10
5 FM FENOLLAR JORDA Manuel ESP 2397 6 32.5
2 GM RODSHTEIN Maxim ISR 2641 6 9.7
6 WGM CORI T. Deysi PER 2439 6 8.8
19 GM MOVSZISZIAN Karen ARM 2499 5.5 4.4
14 GM GEORGIEV Kiril BUL 2636 5.5 -0.2
23 GM LALIC Bogdan CRO 2489 5.5 -4
8 GM VAZQUEZ IGARZA Renier ESP 2571 5.5 8.6
12 IM FORCEN ESTEBAN Daniel ESP 2493 5.5 11.3
16 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor ESP 2529 5.5 5.3
18 GM GOMEZ ESTEBAN Juan Mario ESP 2462 5.5 7.9
20 GM ANTON GUIJARRO David ESP 2564 5.5 -0.5
22 GM DEL RIO DE ANGELIS Salvador G ESP 2505 5.5 1.2
26 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2490 5.5 1.8
21 GM SHYAM Sundar M. IND 2505 5.5 6.1
24 GM DEEPAN Chakkravarthy J. IND 2468 5.5 2
25 GM NEELOTPAL Das IND 2445 5.5 6.3
15 GM GOLOD Vitali ISR 2578 5.5 3.6
10 GM VOCATURO Daniele ITA 2536 5.5 8.2
17 IM BURG Twan NED 2479 5.5 8
9 GM GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio E PER 2679 5.5 2.5
13 GM KHARITONOV Alexandr RUS 2538 5.5 6
11 IM NARODITSKY Daniel USA 2486 5.5 14.1
29 IM BARRIA ZUNIGA Daniel CHI 2428 5 9
28 IM CASTELLANOS RODRIGUEZ Renier ESP 2504 5 1.5
30 GM ARIZMENDI MARTINEZ Julen Luis ESP 2580 5 -8.1
32 GM DE LA VILLA GARCIA Jesus Mari ESP 2472 5 4.2
35 DIAZ HERRERO Alvaro ESP 2153 5 27.8
38 IM PARDO SIMON David ESP 2445 5 -1.7
42 IM MASCARO MARCH Pedro ESP 2418 5 1.9
43 GARCIA LOPEZ Miguel Angel ESP 2251 5 15.1
47 SANZ RODERO Mikel ESP 2138 5 27
49 IM GARZA MARCO Sergio ESP 2462 5 1.1
50 GM CIFUENTES PARADA Roberto ESP 2464 5 -5.5
51 IM ANTOLI ROYO Joaquin Miguel ESP 2413 5 -5.4
53 FM LILLO CASTANY Victor ESP 2328 5 -3.6
54 IM ALEXANDROVA Olga ESP 2449 5 -10.3
55 FM MARTIN FUENTES Alberto ESP 2302 5 -0.3
56 FM ALVAREZ FERNANDEZ Enrique ESP 2384 5 -15.8
58 ROCHE SIMON Manuel Angel ESP 2122 5 18.5
59 GONZALEZ AGUIRRE Luis ESP 2135 5 18.1
60 MARTIN DUQUE Jesus ESP 2271 5 5.8
61 ESPLUGAS ESTEVE Vicenc ESP 2239 5 -1.5
46 IM MILLIET Sophie FRA 2396 5 1.7
37 IM ROEDER Matthias GER 2408 5 7.3
57 FM BUCHENAU Frank GER 2259 5 7.2
33 IM KJARTANSSON Gudmundur ISL 2444 5 -0.6
40 GM STEINGRIMSSON Hedinn ISL 2557 5 -6.9
27 GM ZOLER Dan ISR 2538 5 -1.2
41 IM TAN Matthew NED 2435 5 4.6
34 GM CORI Jorge PER 2543 5 -0.9
52 IM ZAWADZKI Stanislaw POL 2425 5 -4.8
36 GM NISIPEANU Liviu-Dieter ROU 2670 5 -11.1
31 GM NAUMKIN Igor RUS 2443 5 11.6
39 GM BURMAKIN Vladimir RUS 2559 5 -5.6
45 GM ANDERSSON Ulf SWE 2557 5 -3.2
44 GM FIRMAN Nazar UKR 2526 5 -8.7
48 GM KOVCHAN Alexander UKR 2577 5 -9.7

Here is the key ITURRIZAGAGRANDA ZUNIGA game.

Position 1
GM GRANDA ZUNIGA hung a piece with 22…Rc7?

White to Play

22…Rc7

Edmonton International 2013 Rd5-Hansen E(CAN)

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GM Bruzon beat GM Hansen in the key game of the round.



Game 1
GM won the war of microns in a complex RRNN-RRNN ending.

Bruzon,Lazaro (l) – Hansen,Eric (r)


Bruzon,Lazaro (2687) – Hansen,Eric (2577)
Catalan Open 10.Bd2 Bd6[E05]
8th EdmontonInternational
Edmonton – Canada(5), 27.06.2013

23…Nd5

Game 2
GM massaged his way to victory exploiting a better structure and more active pieces.

Doroshenko,Maxim (l) – Short,Nigel (r)


Doroshenko,Maxim (2336) – Short,Nigel (2682)
Slav Slow[D12]
8th EdmontonInternational
Edmonton – Canada(5), 27.06.2013

43.Rb8

Game 3
White’s poor structure eventually cost the game after some adventures.

Haessel,Dale (2171) – Porper,Edward (2424)
Slav …a5[D15]
8th EdmontonInternational
Edmonton – Canada(5), 27.06.2013

35.Qb4

Ottawa RA Club Spring Open Rd5-Sambuev

White used the simple plan of point everything at the enemy king and attack. However, there was some excitement along the way. Sambuev eventually took clear first in the tournament with a perfect 5-0 score.

Sambuev,Bator (2700) – Marinkovic,Mate (2215)
Slav 4.e3 Bg4 [D11]
Spring Open, Open/U2200 RA Centre (5), 17.02.2013

Position 1
White is clearly aiming to pry open the kingside for a direct attack. What should white do now?

White to Play

24..Nc2