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Wajdy Shebetah wins the 2012 Spring Swiss!

March 26, 2012 king 1 Comment

Annex Chess Club – Spring Swiss Tournament

Spring is here! Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages… And specially from every shires ende of Toronto, to the Annex they wende – to play in the ACC Spring Swiss!

Round 5 (April 30)

In the top section, leaders Pavel Peev and Rob Bikot both withdrew, allowing Wajdy Shebetah to surge into first with 3.5/5, defeating ACC super-volunteer Adrian Valencia for the win. Congratulations, Wajdy – ACC Spring Swiss champion!

In the U1900 section, leader Olof Bergenstam had to miss the last round, and with Omid Nemati and Adie Todd drawing – and with Bill Thornton scoring a full point with huge upset win over Nick O’Bumsawin – it ended in a big four-way tie at 3.5/5. Omid Nemati emerged with the best tie-break to win the section. Congratulations, Omid!

In the U1500 section, George Supol held his lead with another win, finishing first in fine style with an undefeated record of 4.5/5. Congratulations, George!

There’s a new tournament this coming Monday May 7, the “Patio Weather” Swiss, starting at 7:30 pm. Please contact us if you would like to join the tournament (current CFC membership is required, and can be purchased at the club). Arrive by 7:00 pm to register on site. Let us know, too, if you’ve already registered and can’t make it this Monday. Email info@annexchessclub.com

Final Results

SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: Top

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Wajdy Shebetah	148432	2071	H—	W9	D2	H—	W8	3.5
2	Pavel Peev	122223	2082	W12	D7	D1	W3	U—	3.0
3	Edy Dell'Ambrogio		1983	D8	D6	W11	L2	W12	3.0
4	Robert Bzikot	132541	1930	H—	H—	W8	W5	U—	3.0
5	Daniel Wiebe	132137	1909	D6	D8	H—	L4	W13	2.5
6	Melissa Greeff		2067	D5	D3	H—	W13	U—	2.5
7	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2042	W11	D2	H—	H—	U—	2.5
8	Adrian David Valencia	153521	2075	D3	D5	L4	W11	L1	2.0
9	Sahir Abbas		1870	H—	L1	W14	U—	D11	2.0
10	Andrew Pastor	127521	1931	H—	H—	U—	U—	W14	2.0
11	Carlos Romero Alfonso	153128	1916	L7	W14	L3	L8	D9	1.5
12	Hugh Siddeley	120619	2026	L2	H—	D13	H—	L3	1.5
13	Bruce McKendry	111714	1885	H—	H—	D12	L6	L5	1.5
14	Pepin Manalo	112277	1857	H—	L11	L9	H—	L10	1.0

SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: U1900

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Omid Nemati	130676	1762	W5	L2	W10	W8	D4	3.5
2	Olof Bergenstam		unr.	W10	W1	D8	W7	U—	3.5
3	Bill Thornton	131181	1500	W9	H—	L7	W11	W16	3.5
4	Adie Todd	125156	1701	H—	H—	W5	W12	D1	3.5
5	Hayk Oganesyan	152587	1622	L1	W9	L4	W15	W7	3.0
6	Chris Wehrfritz	151679	1596	H—	H—	U—	W10	W9	3.0
7	Ulli Diemer		1668	H—	W17	W3	L2	L5	2.5
8	Michael Sutton	151225	1644	W15	W13	D2	L1	U—	2.5
9	Hooshang Abbarin	152910	1477	L3	L5	W18	W13	L6	2.0
10	Marcus Wilker	102713	1642	L2	W15	L1	L6	W14	2.0
11	Michael D. Sharpe	100280	1602	H—	H—	W13	L3	U—	2.0
12	Yakos Spiliotopoulos	151471	1693	H—	W14	H—	L4	U—	2.0
13	Arkadiy Ugodnikov	146626	1830	H—	L8	L11	L9	W15	1.5
14	Jack Maguire	144604	1528	D17	L12	L15	B—	L10	1.5
15	Josep Sobrepere	152976	1506	L8	L10	W14	L5	L13	1.0
16	Nicholas O'Bumsawin	151261	1799	H—	H—	U—	U—	L3	1.0
17	Mohammad Zaki Uddin	152024	1702	D14	L7	U—	U—	U—	0.5
18	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1255	U—	U—	L9	U—	U—	0.0

SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: U1500

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	George Supol	152286	1327	W6	D4	W10	W2	W5	4.5
2	Shabnam Abbarin	151181	1302	W15	W3	W4	L1	D13	3.5
3	Nicole Birarov	150335	1179	W5	L2	W12	H—	W4	3.5
4	Abdolreza Radpey	149018	1480	W8	D1	L2	W10	L3	2.5
5	James Mourgelas	108540	1445	L3	D11	W6	W7	L1	2.5
6	Larissa Souchko	145490	1054	L1	D14	L5	D11	W10	2.0
7	Christopher Field	108098	1280	L10	W8	W11	L5	U—	2.0
8	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1247	L4	L7	B—	W15	U—	2.0
9	Ian Prittie		1039	H—	H—	U—	U—	W16	2.0
10	Dennis Li		954	W7	D12	L1	L4	L6	1.5
11	Raymond Lin	150193	918	D12	D5	L7	D6	U—	1.5
12	Stefan Catona	129405	1180	D11	D10	L3	H—	U—	1.5
13	Jacques Katz		unr.	H—	H—	U—	U—	D2	1.5
14	Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy		unr.	H—	D6	H—	U—	U—	1.5
15	Dave Rutt	153519	992	L2	H—	H—	L8	U—	1.0
16	Francis He	153130	925	H—	H—	U—	U—	L9	1.0
17	Anton Zverev	150115	1342	H—	H—	U—	U—	U—	1.0

Round 1 (March 26)

Thirty players (one more than the fabled nyne and twenty) joined the tournament in Round 1. The top of each section played the bottom (as per the Swiss pairing system), and naturally the favourites won most of the games.

However, there were a couple of upset wins by a couple of youngsters in the bottom section: Dennis Li defeated Chris Field, and Nicole Birarov took down Jim Mourgelas. (Actually, it was a good night for the Birarovs – Nicole’s father, Vlad Birarov, also won his game in the Toronto Closed.)

Round 2 (April 2)

Several new players joined the tournament this round. After two rounds of play, our intrepid interim tournament director Alex Ferreira is tied for the lead in the top section, with 1.5/2 – and this, while running two tournaments (the Spring Swiss and the Toronto Closed)!

In the middle section, newcomer Olof Bergenstam is undefeated, and tied for the lead with Michael Sutton – both have perfect 2.0/2 scores.

And in the under-1500 section, Shabnam Abbarin is now in clear first as the only player with a perfect score. George Supol, Abdolreza Radpey, and Dennis Li are half a point behind her with 1.5/2.

Round 3 (April 16)

In the top section, TD Alex Ferreira gave himself a bye, while Wajdy Shebetah and Pavel Peev drew, which allowed two more players, Edy Dell'Ambrogio and Rob Bzikot, to join the leader group. The section now has a five-way tie for the lead, at 2.0/3!

In the middle section, Olof Bergenstam drew Michael Sutton. With Ulli Diemer winning his game, there is now a three-way tie for the lead there, at 2.5/3.

Finally, in the bottom section, Shabnam Abbarin remains in sole possession of the lead, perfect through three rounds with 3.0/3. Only half a point behind her, with two wins and a draw, is George Supol. The two are due to meet in Round 4.

Round 4 (April 23)

In the top section, it’s down to a two-way tie between Pavel Peev and Rob Bzikot. Pavel and Rob will face each other in the last round; there can be only one ACC Spring Swiss champion!

In the U1900 section, Olof Bergenstam defeated Ulli Diemer to take sole first (since Michael Sutton also lost his game to Omid Nemati). This is Olof’s first tournament at ACC (and indeed in Canada, as he’s here from Sweden) so he’s off to a great start at the club! Adie Todd is half a point behind the lead, and has yet to face Olof, so she’s due to be his last-round opponent.

In the U1500 group, George Supol has taken the lead, with a win over Shabnam Abbarin. George is alone in first, going into the last round, but Shabnam remains just half a point behind.

New International Players

We are pleased to welcome to the club a couple of international players, whose travels in sondry londes have brought them to Toronto: Edy Dell’Ambrogio is from Switzerland, and WGM Melissa Greeff is from South Africa.

Cherry Blossoms

One of Toronto’s rites of spring is a pilgrimage to see the beautiful cherry trees in High Park. The trees usually blossom in late April, but came into bloom earlier this year with the warm spring weather. Check cherry blossom walk details, and High Park forum updates.

Results

Michael Humphreys wins Fall Swiss!

November 5, 2011 king Leave a comment

2011 ACC Fall Swiss

Our second annual (Steve Fairbairn won the last one) ACC Fall Swiss is all wrapped up, and Michael Humphreys has won the Premier section with a perfect 5.0/5! Greg Beal and Dan Geambasu are the Reserve A and B winners.

A new club tournament, the Holiday Swiss, starts at 7:30 pm next Monday, December 12. Pre-register now!

Check complete final results from the Fall Swiss on the cross-tables, below.

Final Results through Round 5:

Premier (>1900)

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Michael Humphreys	131628	2299	W4	W5	W2	W6	W8	5.0
2	David Southam	102535	2154	W11	W7	L1	W5	W4	4.0
3	Robert Bzikot	132541	1949	H—	L10	H—	W13	W9	3.0
4	Pavel Peev	122223	2146	L1	W13	D7	W10	L2	2.5
5	Rolando Renteria	152626	2289	W13	L1	H—	L2	W6	2.5
6	Juliaan Posaratnanathan	146059	1878	H—	W11	W10	L1	L5	2.5
7	Wajdy Shebetah	148432	2086	H—	L2	D4	H—	W10	2.5
8	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2025	H—	H—	H—	W12	L1	2.5
9	Manuela Renteria	152627	1743	H—	H—	H—	H—	L3	2.0
10	Hugh Siddeley	120619	1982	H—	W3	L6	L4	L7	1.5
11	Carlos Romero Alfonso	153128	2360	L2	L6	L13	H—	W12	1.5
12	Venci Ivanov	153031	1862	H—	H—	H—	L8	L11	1.5
13	Bruce McKendry	111714	1903	L5	L4	W11	L3	U—	1.0

Reserve A (>1500)

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Greg Beal	101490	1708	W9	W4	W3	W10	L2	4.0
2	Nicholas O'Bumsawin	151261	1781	H—	D7	D9	W3	W1	3.5
3	Edmond Jodhi	150171	1693	W15	W10	L1	L2	W9	3.0
4	Marcus Wilker	102713	1679	W12	L1	L8	W15	W10	3.0
5	Zehn Nasir	148198	1843	H—	H—	H—	H—	W7	3.0
6	Arkadiy Ugodnikov	146626	1814	L10	L13	W12	D9	W11	2.5
7	Yakos Spiliotopoulos	151471	1689	H—	D2	W14	H—	L5	2.5
8	Erik Malmsten	100196	1852	H—	H—	W4	H—	U—	2.5
9	Josep Sobrepere	152976	1475	L1	W12	D2	D6	L3	2.0
10	Jack Maguire	144604	1528	W6	L3	W15	L1	L4	2.0
11	Adie Todd	125156	1667	H—	H—	H—	H—	L6	2.0
12	Mohammad Zaki Uddin	152024	1826	L4	L9	L6	H—	W15	1.5
13	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2025	H—	W6	U—	U—	U—	1.5
14	Daniel Zotkin	146857	1673	H—	H—	L7	U—	U—	1.0
15	Bazil Whitehead	153156	unr.	L3	H—	L10	L4	L12	0.5

Reserve B (U1500)

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Dan Geambasu	134119	1395	W9	W2	W7	W8	W6	5.0
2	Bill Thornton	131181	1290	W13	L1	W3	W7	W8	4.0
3	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1190	L11	W4	L2	W10	W7	3.0
4	Adam Palmer	153127	1060	L5	L3	W10	W13	W12	3.0
5	Christopher Field	108098	1298	W4	L7	W11	W9	U—	3.0
6	Larissa Souchko	145490	1157	H—	L13	W15	W12	L1	2.5
7	George Supol	152286	1363	W15	W5	L1	L2	L3	2.0
8	Alexandre Johnson	109239	1449	W16	H—	H—	L1	L2	2.0
9	Jean-Marc David	151900	1116	L1	W15	W13	L5	U—	2.0
10	Hooshang Abbarin	152910	1470	H—	H—	L4	L3	W15	2.0
11	Francis He	153130	713	W3	H—	L5	U—	U—	1.5
12	Jason Waugh	152118	938	H—	H—	H—	L6	L4	1.5
13	Raymond Lin	150193	951	L2	W6	L9	L4	U—	1.0
14	Alan Yulun He	141522	1016	U—	U—	U—	W15	U—	1.0
15	Dennis Li	153129	1077	L7	L9	L6	L14	L10	0.0
16	Jennifer Ugodnikov	151196	1155	L8	U—	U—	U—	U—	0.0

Round 1 (November 7)

Week one of a Swiss always sees mismatched games, but it’s exciting to see the underdog win some of them. In the top (Premier) section, Dave Southam beat a 2300, but Carlos Romero Alfonso’s 2360 rating is provisional – based on only two games. In the bottom (Reserve B) section, young Francis He defeated Milan Cvetkovic. Finally, there were two big upsets in the middle (Reserve A) section: Marcus Wilker beat top seed Mohammad Zaki Uddin, and the wily Jack Maguire miniatured Arkadiy Ugodnikov!

Get a copy of the lecture notes from Rhys Goldstein’s November 7 chess talk “Long Journeys on Horseback”.

And check out the upset of the week – Jack Maguire, known for his straight-for-the-jugular opening play, takes down one of our club’s giants in 17 moves!

White: Maguire, Jack (1528)
Black: Ugodnikov, Arkadiy (1814)

ACC Fall Swiss (1)
2011.11.07
Toronto, ON

D01 Veresov Attack

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5! {Exclam for shock value. Jack busts out the Veresov for the first time, in order to avoid Arkadiy’s Hübsch} (3. e4 Nxe4) 3... Ne4 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. f3 Bf5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Bg2 exf3 8. Nxf3 h6 9. Bh4 c6 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Na6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6+ Kd8 14. Bxa8 f6 15. c3 Nc7 16. Qb3 Ke8 17. Bc6+ (1-0) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Round 2 (November 14)

After two rounds, all three sections have two-way ties for the lead. In the Premier section, it’s Michael Humphreys (with a win over Rolado Renteria) and David Southam (with a win over Wajdy Shebetah). In Reserve A, it’s Edmond Jodhi and Greg Beal. And in Reserve B, it’s Dan Geambasu and George Supol. All three pairs of co-leaders are due to face off in Round 3.

Take a copy of Mohammad Zaki Uddin’s November 14 chess talk, “Saving a Lost Game”.

Here are a few selected second-round battles:

White: Renteria, Rolando (2289)
Black: Humphreys, Michael (2299)

ACC Fall Swiss (2)
2011.11.14
Toronto, ON

B12 Caro Kann: Fantasy

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. e6 fxe6 7. f4 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. b3 c5 10. Na4 Qd6 11. c3 Nc6 12. g3 {(on 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ba3, there’s an interesting Q-sac line: 13… Nxa4!? 14.Bxd6 Nxc3 15. Qc2 exd6)} 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb4+ 15. Bd2 Qxd4 16. Nc3 Nc5 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qe2 Ne4 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nxe4 Qxa1+ 21. Kf2 Qd4+ 22. Be3 Qxe4 23. Qb5+ Kd8 24. Rc1 Bd4 (0-1) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

White: Shebetah, Wajdy (2086)
Black: Southam, Dave (2154)

2011.11.14 ACC Fall Swiss (2)
Toronto, ON

C11 French Defence: Two Knights

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. Ne5 Nb4 13. g4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Qf6 17. Qh3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bc6 19. Qe2 d4 20. Ne4 Qf4+ 21. Nd2 Bxh1 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 (0-1) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

White: Siddeley, Hugh (1982)
Black: Bzikot, Robert (1949)

ACC Fall Swiss (2)
2011.11.14
Toronto, ON

B33 Sicilian: Sveshnikov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ra4 14. b4 Rxb4 15. Nbc7+ Kd7 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Nd5 Qa5 18. O-O Nxd5 19. exd5 Ba6 20. Re1 Bc4 21. Qh5 Qxd5 22. Qxf5+ Qe6 23. Qe4 Bd5 24. Qa4+ Ke7 25. Qa7+ Kf6 26. Re3 Rg8 27. Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Qg4 29. Qb6 Qe4 30. f3 Qxc2 31. Qd8+ Be7 32. Qh8+ Ke6 33. a4 Qd3 34. Qc8+ Kf6 35. Qc1 Kg7 36. a5 Bf6 37. a6 e4 38. Ra4 Bd4+ 39. Kh2 e3 40. a7 Ba8 41. Qc8 e2 42. Qg4+ Kh6 43. Rxd4 Qxd4 44. Qxd4 e1=Q 45. Qf6+ (1-0) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Round 3 (November 21)

After three rounds, a clear leader has emerged in each of the three sections. In Reserve A, Greg Beal is in clear first, after defeating Edmond Jodhi. In Reserve B, it’s Dan Geambasu, with a win against George Supol. And in the Premier section, Michael Humphreys has the top spot, after beating David Southam.

Here’s the game from board 1:

White: Humphreys, Michael (2298)
Black: Southam, David (2154)

ACC Fall Swiss (3)
2011.11.21
Toronto, ON

A41 Modern Defence

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 c6 7. Bg2 e6 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 c5 10. Qa4+ Kf8 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. O-O h6 13. Ne4 Nc8 14. Rfe1 Kg8? 15. Nxc5! Kh7 (15... dxc5 16. Re8+) 16. Nxb7 Qb6 17. Qb3 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Qxb3 19. axb3 Bf6 20. Bxd6 Na6 21. Bf1 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Nb4 23. Nxf7 Rhf8 24. Ne5 Nxd5 25. Nd7 Rf7 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. Bc4 Rc7 28. Re6 Kg7 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Ra6 Nh7 31. Rdd6 Nf8 32. f4 Ree7 33. h4 Rcd7 34. h5 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 gxh5 36. f5 Rc7 37. f6+ Kg6 38. Rd8 {1-0} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Round 4 (November 28)

The leaders are undefeated! In Reserve A, Greg Beal is running away with the tournament. Going into the last round, he is in clear first – and out of reach, at a point and a half ahead of the competition! In Reserve B, Dan Geambasu is perfect and a full point ahead. And in the Premier section, Michael Humphreys is still perfect, a point ahead of his closest rival, David Southam.

Get a copy of Erik Malmsten’s lecture, “Q-KN3 What!!” (also available zipped with a .pgn file)

Round 5 starts at 7:30 pm on Monday December 5. Remember, it’s never too late to join an ongoing club tournament. The Holiday Swiss starts the following Monday December 12.

Check full Round 4 results on the cross-tables, below.

Here are a couple selected games:

White: Southam, David (2154)
Black: Renteria, Rolando (2289)

ACC Fall Swiss (4)
2011.11.28
Toronto, ON

E94 King’s Indian: Orthodox

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ng5 Ndf6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nb5 Ne8 16. Bxg4 fxg4 17. Be3 c6 18. Nc3 Nd6 19. Rad1 Bf5 20. c5 Nf7 21. Nge4 Rd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Nce2 Bc2 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Bg6 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Rd2 Rd5 29. Nb3 Ne5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Na5 b6 32. c6 Be8 33. c7 Bd7 34. Nb7 Nf7 35. Nh5 Bc8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nd8 d4 38. Ne4 Ba6 39. Nxf7 Kxf7 40. Nd6+ Ke6 41. c8=Q+ Bxc8 42. Nxc8 Kd5 43. Kf1 {1-0} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

White: Siddely, Hugh (1982)
Black: Peev, Pavel (2146)

ACC Fall Swiss (4)
2011.11.28
Toronto, ON

B52 Sicillian: Rossolimo

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nde2 O-O 11. f3 b6 12. Bg5 Qb7 13. Qd2 Rfc8 14. b3 Ne5 15. a4 Ned7 16. Rab1 Nc5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Nb5 a6 22. Nd4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qh4 f5 25. Be3 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Red1 f4 28. Bf2 bxc4 29. bxc4 Na4 30. Rb4 Rb8 31. Rdb1 Rxb4 32. Rxb4 Nc3 33. Qf6 Qe7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Rh8 Kg7 37. Rd8 Rc7 38. c5 Nxd5 39. Rxd6 Ne7 40. Bh4? Nf5 41. Bf6+ Kf7 42. Bxe5 Rxc5 43. Rd7+? Ke6 44. Rc7 Rxe5 {0-1} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Round 5 (December 5)

In Reserve A, going into the last round, Greg Beal had already clinched the section, leading by a point and a half. After a last-round loss to Nick O’Bumsawin, he still wins clear first with 4.0/5. Nick finishes second, with 3.5/5.

In Reserve B, Dan Geambasu remained perfect, finishing with 5.0/5. Bill Thornton came second, with 4.0/5.

And in the Premier section, Michael Humphreys finished with a fifth win. (Alex Ferreira, making a third cameo appearance in the tournament, was his unlucky opponent this time.) Michael’s perfect result leaves him a point ahead of David Southam, who finished in clear second, with 4.0/5.

Here are Michael’s and Dave’s last-round games:

White: Ferreira, Alex (2025)
Black: Humphreys, Michael (2298)

2011.12.05 ACC Fall Swiss (5)
Toronto, ON

A45 Trompowski

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Qf4 14. Ne2 Qf6 15. c4 Nb6 16. b3 Bg4 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. f3 Qb2 19. Qe1 (19. fxg4 Rxd2 20. Rb1 Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Rb1 Rxd1 23. Rxb2) 19... Rxd2 20. fxg4 Rxe2 21. Qg3 Qe5 22. Qf3 Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rf5 Rfe8 25. Rxc5 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Re6 28. a4 Kf8 29. Ra5 Nc8 30. b4 Ke7 31. Rh5 h6 32. Kf3 g5 33. h4 Nb6 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rxg5 Nxc4 36. Rc5 Nd2+ 37. Kf4 Re4+ 38. Kf5 Rxb4 39. Rxc6 Rxa4 40. g5 Nc4 41. g6 Ne3+ 42. Kg5 Rg4+ 43. Kh5 fxg6+ 44. Kh6 Nf5+ 45. Kh7 Kf7 {0-1} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

White: Peev, Pavel (2146)
Black: Southam, David (2154)

2011.12.05 ACC Fall Swiss (5)
Toronto, ON

C06 French: Tarrasch

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 g4 10. Nd4 Ndxe5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 e5 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Re1 f6 16. Qh6 Be6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bf4 Kd7 20. b4 Qf5 21. Bg3 Qg6 22. Qd2 h5 23. b5 Bxc5 24. bxc6+ Kxc6 25. Bh4 Rhd8 26. Qd1 Bb6 27. Qa4+ Kb7 28. Rad1 Rac8 29. Qb3 Qf7 30. Rd3 Rd6 31. Red1 Rcd8 32. a4 Ka8 33. Kh1 R8d7 34. Bg3 d4 35. Qb4 Rd5 36. Qc4 Kb7 37. f3 f5 38. Qb3 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. c4? Rf5 {0-1} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Besides winning the tournament, Michael also gave our weekly chess lecture. Michael’s lecture (Coffee’s for Closers, Part One?) was on the King’s Indian Defence, Orthodox variation. He showed an array of plans for both sides, and explained the tempo battles that are involved in the execution of plans in closed positions. We saw these positional struggles in action in the illustrative game, Mikhahil Tal v. Bobby Fischer (from the 1959 World Championship Candidates Tournament) – and we saw why Black needs his dark-squared bishop in these closed King’s Indian positions, even though it’s his bad bishop!

Here’s the illustrative game from Michael’s lecture:

White: Mikhail Tal
Black: Robert James Fischer

Candidates Tournament (3)
1959
Yugoslavia

E93 King’s Indian: Petrosian

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. O-O Qe8 11. Nd2 Nh7 12. b4 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nhxf6 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Qe3 Ng8 17. c5 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 dxc5 21. Bd3 cxb4 22. Rae1 Qf6 23. Re6 Qxc3 24. Bxf5+ Rxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 26. Rf3 Qb2 27. Re8 Nf6 28. Qxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kg7 30. Rff8 Ne7 31. Na5 h5 32. h4 Rb8 33. Nc4 b5 34. Ne5 {1-0} You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

.pgn for games

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.07”]
[Round “1”]
[White “Maguire, Jack”]
[Black “Ugodnikov, Arkadiy”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D01”]
[WhiteElo “1528”]
[BlackElo “1814”]
[PlyCount “33”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 (3. e4 Nxe4) 3… Ne4 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. f3 Bf5 6. g4
Bg6 7. Bg2 exf3 8. Nxf3 h6 9. Bh4 c6 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Na6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13.
Bxc6+ Kd8 14. Bxa8 f6 15. c3 Nc7 16. Qb3 Ke8 17. Bc6+ 1-0

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.14”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Renteria, Rolando”]
[Black “Humphreys, Michael”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “B12”]
[WhiteElo “2289”]
[BlackElo “2299”]
[PlyCount “48”]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. e6 fxe6 7. f4 g6 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. b3 c5 10. Na4 Qd6 11. c3 Nc6 12. g3 (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ba3 Nxa4 $5 14.
Bxd6 Nxc3 15. Qc2 exd6) 12… cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb4+ 15. Bd2 Qxd4 16.
Nc3 Nc5 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qe2 Ne4 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nxe4 Qxa1+ 21. Kf2 Qd4+ 22.
Be3 Qxe4 23. Qb5+ Kd8 24. Rc1 Bd4 0-1

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.14”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Shebetah, Wajdy”]
[Black “Southam, Dave”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C11”]
[WhiteElo “2086”]
[BlackElo “2154”]
[PlyCount “44”]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. Ne5 Nb4 13. g4 Nd7 14. Nxd7
Bxd7 15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Qf6 17. Qh3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bc6 19. Qe2 d4 20. Ne4
Qf4+ 21. Nd2 Bxh1 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 0-1

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.14”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Siddeley, Hugh”]
[Black “Bzikot, Robert”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “B33”]
[WhiteElo “1982”]
[BlackElo “1949”]
[PlyCount “89”]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ra4 14. b4
Rxb4 15. Nbc7+ Kd7 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Nd5 Qa5 18. O-O Nxd5 19. exd5 Ba6 20. Re1
Bc4 21. Qh5 Qxd5 22. Qxf5+ Qe6 23. Qe4 Bd5 24. Qa4+ Ke7 25. Qa7+ Kf6 26. Re3
Rg8 27. Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Qg4 29. Qb6 Qe4 30. f3 Qxc2 31. Qd8+ Be7 32. Qh8+ Ke6
33. a4 Qd3 34. Qc8+ Kf6 35. Qc1 Kg7 36. a5 Bf6 37. a6 e4 38. Ra4 Bd4+ 39. Kh2
e3 40. a7 Ba8 41. Qc8 e2 42. Qg4+ Kh6 43. Rxd4 Qxd4 44. Qxd4 e1=Q 45. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.21”]
[Round “3”]
[White “Humphreys, Michael”]
[Black “Southam, David”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “A41”]
[WhiteElo “2298”]
[BlackElo “2154”]
[PlyCount “75”]
[SourceDate “2011.11.23”]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 c6 7. Bg2 e6 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 c5 10. Qa4+ Kf8 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. O-O h6 13. Ne4 Nc8 14. Rfe1 Kg8 $2
15. Nxc5 $1 Kh7 (15… dxc5 16. Re8+) 16. Nxb7 Qb6 17. Qb3 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Qxb3
19. axb3 Bf6 20. Bxd6 Na6 21. Bf1 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Nb4 23. Nxf7 Rhf8 24. Ne5 Nxd5
25. Nd7 Rf7 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. Bc4 Rc7 28. Re6 Kg7 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Ra6 Nh7 31.
Rdd6 Nf8 32. f4 Ree7 33. h4 Rcd7 34. h5 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 gxh5 36. f5 Rc7 37. f6+
Kg6 38. Rd8 1-0

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.28”]
[Round “4”]
[White “Southam, David”]
[Black “Renteria, Rolando”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “E94”]
[WhiteElo “2154”]
[BlackElo “2289”]
[PlyCount “85”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ng5 Ndf6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Nb5 Ne8 16. Bxg4 fxg4 17. Be3 c6 18. Nc3 Nd6 19. Rad1 Bf5 20. c5 Nf7 21.
Nge4 Rd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Nce2 Bc2 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Bg6 27.
Rd1 Rd8 28. Rd2 Rd5 29. Nb3 Ne5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Na5 b6 32. c6 Be8 33. c7 Bd7
34. Nb7 Nf7 35. Nh5 Bc8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nd8 d4 38. Ne4 Ba6 39. Nxf7 Kxf7 40.
Nd6+ Ke6 41. c8=Q+ Bxc8 42. Nxc8 Kd5 43. Kf1 1-0

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto CAN”]
[Date “2011.11.28”]
[Round “4”]
[White “Siddeley, Hugh”]
[Black “Peev, Pavel”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “B52”]
[WhiteElo “1982”]
[BlackElo “2146”]
[PlyCount “88”]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6
8. Nc3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nde2 O-O 11. f3 b6 12. Bg5 Qb7 13. Qd2 Rfc8 14. b3 Ne5
15. a4 Ned7 16. Rab1 Nc5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Qd7
21. Nb5 a6 22. Nd4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qh4 f5 25. Be3 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27.
Red1 f4 28. Bf2 bxc4 29. bxc4 Na4 30. Rb4 Rb8 31. Rdb1 Rxb4 32. Rxb4 Nc3 33.
Qf6 Qe7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Rh8 Kg7 37. Rd8 Rc7 38. c5 Nxd5 39. Rxd6
Ne7 40. Bh4 $2 Nf5 41. Bf6+ Kf7 42. Bxe5 Rxc5 43. Rd7+ $2 Ke6 44. Rc7 Rxe5 0-1

[Event “Yugoslavia ct Rd: 3”]
[Site “Yugoslavia ct Rd: 3”]
[Date “1959.??.??”]
[EventDate “?”]
[Round “?”]
[Result “1-0”]
[White “Mikhail Tal”]
[Black “Robert James Fischer”]
[ECO “E93”]
[WhiteElo “?”]
[BlackElo “?”]
[PlyCount “67”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. O-O Qe8 11. Nd2 Nh7 12. b4
Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nhxf6 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Qe3 Ng8 17. c5
f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 dxc5 21. Bd3 cxb4
22. Rae1 Qf6 23. Re6 Qxc3 24. Bxf5+ Rxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 26. Rf3
Qb2 27. Re8 Nf6 28. Qxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kg7 30. Rff8 Ne7
31. Na5 h5 32. h4 Rb8 33. Nc4 b5 34. Ne5 1-0

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.12.05”]
[Round “5”]
[White “Ferreira, Alex”]
[Black “Humphreys, Michael”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “A45”]
[WhiteElo “2025”]
[BlackElo “2298”]
[PlyCount “90”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Qf4 14. Ne2
Qf6 15. c4 Nb6 16. b3 Bg4 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. f3 Qb2 19. Qe1 (19. fxg4 Rxd2 20.
Rb1 Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Rb1 Rxd1 23. Rxb2) 19… Rxd2 20. fxg4 Rxe2 21. Qg3
Qe5 22. Qf3 Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rf5 Rfe8 25. Rxc5 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27.
Kf2 Re6 28. a4 Kf8 29. Ra5 Nc8 30. b4 Ke7 31. Rh5 h6 32. Kf3 g5 33. h4 Nb6 34.
hxg5 hxg5 35. Rxg5 Nxc4 36. Rc5 Nd2+ 37. Kf4 Re4+ 38. Kf5 Rxb4 39. Rxc6 Rxa4
40. g5 Nc4 41. g6 Ne3+ 42. Kg5 Rg4+ 43. Kh5 fxg6+ 44. Kh6 Nf5+ 45. Kh7 Kf7 0-1

[Event “ACC Fall Swiss”]
[Site “Toronto, CAN”]
[Date “2011.12.05”]
[Round “5”]
[White “Peev, Pavel”]
[Black “Southam, David”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C06”]
[WhiteElo “2146”]
[BlackElo “2154”]
[PlyCount “80”]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
g5 9. dxc5 g4 10. Nd4 Ndxe5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 e5 14. Qe3 Qc7
15. Re1 f6 16. Qh6 Be6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bf4 Kd7 20. b4 Qf5 21. Bg3
Qg6 22. Qd2 h5 23. b5 Bxc5 24. bxc6+ Kxc6 25. Bh4 Rhd8 26. Qd1 Bb6 27. Qa4+ Kb7
28. Rad1 Rac8 29. Qb3 Qf7 30. Rd3 Rd6 31. Red1 Rcd8 32. a4 Ka8 33. Kh1 R8d7 34.
Bg3 d4 35. Qb4 Rd5 36. Qc4 Kb7 37. f3 f5 38. Qb3 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. c4 $2 Rf5
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News

The Canadian Open is All Wrapped Up!

July 7, 2011 king 1 Comment

Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open Chess Championship 2011

Saturday, July 9 – Sunday, July 17
The Westin Harbour Castle, One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.canadianchess.info/2011canadianopen

Check tournament results, view photos, and replay webcast games at the MonRoi site.

MonRoi made a COCC video, too. Check it out!

Tournament highlights…

Dozens of ACC members were among the hundreds of players competing in the tournament.

Here are some highlights:

In the end, it is the Annex Chess Club women who are taking home most of the prizes for the club: Aleksandra Milicevic tied for top female in the U1600 section, with 5.0/9; and Manuela Renteria, Adie Todd, and Zhanna Sametova – all from ACC! – split top female in U2000, with 4.0/9. We even get a prize in the Open section – thanks to Liza Orlova, who wins the best dresssed prize!
The men are not completely unrepresented, though – Jason Waugh takes the best dressed prize in U1600. What fine players we have in our club!
A couple ACC players just miss prize money: Hugh Siddeley, with 6.5/9, is half a point out of a 4-way tie for first in the U2000 section; and George Supol, with 6.0/9, is one point out of a 3-way tie for second in the U1600 section.
In round 7, Rolando Renteria takes on his second GM – this time it’s Israeli GM Vitali Golod (2576)

White: Renteria, Rolando (2346)
Black: GM Golod, Vitali (2576)

2011.07.11 Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open (7)
Toronto, ON

AO7 Reti: KIA

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 h6 6.b3 e6 7.Bb2 a5 8.a3 Be7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Qe1 Bh7 11.e4 Na6 12.Ne5 Nc5 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.Qe2 Rad8 15.Kh1 dxe4 16.dxe4 Rfe8 17.f3 b5 18.Rfe1 Bd6 19.f4 Bf8 20.Nd3 Nfd7 21.Nf2 Nb6 22.Nd3 Nxd3 23.cxd3 c5 24.Nf3 a4 25.Qc2 Qb7 26.Rb1 Qa6 27.Bf1 axb3 28.Qxb3 c4 29.dxc4 bxc4 30.Qc2 Qa4 31.Qxa4 Nxa4 32.Bxc4 Rb8 33.Be5 Rxb1 34.Rxb1 Bxe4 35.Rf1 Nb6 36.Bb5 Ra8 37.Bd4 Rxa3 38.Be2 Ra2 39.Bxb6 Rxe2 40.Rf2 Rxf2 (0-1) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

After 6 rounds, Rolando Renteria, with 4.0/6, is the top ACC player in the Open section. He’s tied with 14 other players (including three GMs) for 22nd to 36th, a point and a half out of first place.
Brian Fiedler and FM Brett Campbell are half a point behind him with 3.5/6.
After 6 rounds, Jack Maguire is tied for third (5-way) in the U1600 section with 4.5/6.
George Supol and Aleksandra Milicevic are half a point behind him with 4.0/6.
After 5 rounds, Hugh Siddeley is tied for first (3-way) in the U2000 section with 4.5/5.
Zehn Nasir and Nick O’Bumsawin are half a point behind with 4.0/5.
Here is Hugh’s round-4 game:

White: Siddeley, Hugh (1996)
Black: Strugach, Alexander (1963)

2011.07.12 Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open (4)
Toronto, ON

C43 Petrov

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Nd5 5. Qxd4 Nb6 6. Qe4 Be7 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O f5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nc3 c6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. a4 a5 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Bb3 Bf6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Na6 18. Be7 Re8 19. Bd6 Qd7 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qg5 Qg7 22. Re1 Bd7 23. Qg3 c5 24. Be5 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 c4 27. Ba2 Nb4 28. Rd1 Bxa4 29. Nxa4 Nxa4 30. Bb1 Nxb2 31. Rd7 Nc6 32. Re1 b5 33. Rc7 Nd4 34. c3 Nb3 35. Ree7 Na4 36. Rxh7+ Kg8 37. Rhg7+ Kh8 38. Rxg6 Re8 39. h4 Nxc3 40. Bxf5 Nd5 41. Rh6+ Kg8 42. Bh7+ Kf8 43. Rb7 b4 44. Be4 Ne7 45. Bd5 Kg7 46. Re6 Kf8 47. Rf6+ Kg7 48. Rf7+ Kh8 49. Rfxe7 Rxe7 50. Rxe7 Nd2 51. Re2 b3 52. Rxd2 c3 53. Bxb3 (1-0) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Liza Orlova receives her WCM certificate from the CFC – but they misspell her name!

WCM Liza 'Ortlova' with new CFC president, Michael von Keitz
Daniel Zotkin defeats Dalia Kagramanov (2027) in round 3
Rolando Renteria takes on American GM Joel Benjamin (2641) in round 3

White: Renteria, Rolando (2346)
Black: GM Benjamin, Joel (2641)

2011.07.11 Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open (3)
Toronto, ON

B10 Caro Kann: 2.d3

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nh4 Nbd7 12.Nf5 Bf8 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Bg5 Bxf5 15.gxf5 g6 16.Qf3 Bg7 17.Rad1 d4 18.h4 Nh5 19.Nc1 h6 20.Bd2 Qd8 21.Bh3 Kh7 22.Ne2 Rf8 23.Kg2 Qe7 24.Rh1 Ndf6 25.Ng3 c5 26.Rdg1 Rg8 27.Bg5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Bh6 29.Kf1 Bxg5 30.fxg6 fxg6 31.Bf5 Kh6 32.Bxg6 Kxg6 33.Nxh5 Kf7 34.Ng3 Ke6 35.Nf5 Qf7 36.Qh3 Kd7 37.Nh6 Qe6 38.Nf5 Kc7 39.Rg2 Bf4 40.Rxg8 Rxg8 41.Qh4 Kb8 42.Rg1 Rxg1 43.Kxg1 a6 44.Kf1 Ka7 45.Qh8 c4 46.Qd8 cxd3 47.cxd3 Nd7 48.a4 Bd2 49.Ne7 Nb6 50.Qc7 a5 51.b3 Bb4 (0-1) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Geordie Derraugh defeats IM Arthur Calugar (2437) in round 2.

White: Derraugh, Geordie (2140)
Black: IM Calugar, Arthur (2437)

2011.07.10 Pinnacle 48th Canadian Open (2)
Toronto, ON

B22 Sicilian: 2.c3

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.Be2 Nd7 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 b6 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.Qd2 Bb7 14.h3 Rac8 15.Rac1 Rfe8 16.Ne1 h6 17.Be3 Nf6 18.c4 Red8 19.Qb2 Bh2+ 20.Kh1 Bf4 21.Qd2 Ne4 22.Qd3 Ng5 23.Nf3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Nxf3 25.Bxf3 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Qd7 27.Rg1 Kh8 28.Rg4 f6 29.Rg6 Rg8 30.Rcg1 e5 31.R1g4 exd4 32.Rxh6+ gxh6 33.Qxh6 Qh7 34.Qxf6 Rg7 35.Rh4 Re8 36.Qxd4 Qxh4 37.Qxh4+ Kg8 38.Qh5 Re1+ 39.Kh2 Rf1 40.Qd5+ Kf8 41.Qa8+ Kf7 42.Qxa7+ Kg8 43.Qa8+ Kh7 44.Qe4+ Rg6 45.h4 Rxf2+ 46.Kh3 Rf1 47.f4 Kh6 48.h5 Rgg1 49.Kh2 Rb1 50.Qd5 Rh1+ 51.Qxh1 Rxh1 52.Kxh1 Kxh5 53.a4 Kg4 54.a5 bxa5 55.c5 Kf5 56.c6 Ke6 57.f5+ Kd6 58.f6 a4 59.f7 Ke7 60.c7 (1-0) You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Lots to see and do…

The Canadian Open was not just a tournament, but a celebration of chess in Canada. Visitors, whether they were playing in the tournament or not, found lots to see and do:

watch grandmaster games
register kids for the children’s day camp
watch free chess lectures
play grandmasters in simultaneous exhibitions
play blitz, double chess, and chess 960 championships
shop for books and equipment
attend the closing dinner and awards ceremony

Here’s some of what was on offer:
More events (including free grandmaster lectures!) are listed on the official schedule

GM Mark Bluvshtein Simul – Fri July 8 @ 8:00 pm – players $10 ($20 for the public)
Chess 960 Championship Tournament – Sat July 9 @ 1:00 pm – $10 ($20)
GM Ben Finegold Blindfold Simul – Sun July 10 @ 10:00 am – $10 ($20)
Blitz Chess Championship Tournament – Sun July 10 @ 12:00 pm – $20 ($30)
GM Shabalov / WIM Zenyuk Tandem Simul – Mon July 11 @ 12:00 pm – $10 ($20)
GM Bator Sambuev Simul – Tue July 12 @ 12:00 pm – $10 ($20)
GM John Fedorowicz Simul – Wed July 13 @ 12:00 pm – $10 ($20)
IM Meszaros / IM Macak Tandem Simul – Thu July 14 @ 12:00 pm – $10 ($20)
Double Chess Championship – Sat July 16 @ 8:00 pm – per team: $20 ($40)
Closing Dinner – Sun July 17 @ 4:00 pm – players & guests: $35 ea. ($75 for the public)

Annex Chess Club | Toronto