Basel 2012 Rd4 Standings

Rd4 Standings
GM Grachev,Boris(RUS) is in the sole lead with 4/4. GM Hansen,E(CAN) is at 2.5/4.

Rank	Name	Title	FIDE	At	Fed	Pts
1	Grachev,Boris	GM	2688	M	RUS	4
2	Vachier-Lagrave,M	GM	2711	M	FRA	3.5
3	Istratescu,Andrej	GM	2654	M	FRA	3.5
4	Van Kampen,Robin	GM	2581	M	NED	3.5
5	Turov,Maxim	GM	2630	M	RUS	3.5
6	Melkumyan,Hrant	GM	2656	M	ARM	3.5
7	Vajda,Levente	GM	2603	M	ROU	3
8	Lötscher,Roland	FM	2395	M	SUI	3
9	Fier,Alexandr	GM	2573	M	BRA	3
10	Mladenov,Svetlin		2407	M	BUL	3
11	Lekic,Dusan	IM	2411	M	MNE	3
12	Bartel,Mateusz	GM	2629	M	POL	3
13	Toth,Bela	IM	2352	M	ITA	3
14	Edouard,Romain	GM	2686	M	FRA	3
15	Filipovic,Branko	IM	2369	M	CRO	3
16	Ghaem Maghami,Ehs	GM	2572	M	IRI	3
17	Giesler,Julius		2089	M	GER	3
18	Vorotnikov,Vladis	GM	2464	M	RUS	2.5
19	Kurmann,Oliver	IM	2456	M	SUI	2.5
20	Hansen,Eric	IM	2568	M	CAN	2.5
21	Heimann,Andreas	IM	2489	M	GER	2.5
22	Gavrilov,Alexei	GM	2501	M	RUS	2.5
23	Aguera Naredo,Jav	FM	2417	M	ESP	2.5
23	Milosevic,Goran	IM	2328	M	SUI	2.5
25	Flückiger,Christi	FM	2344	M	SUI	2.5
26	Pelletier,Yannick	GM	2604	M	SUI	2.5
27	Schmidt-Schäffer,		2356	M	GER	2.5
28	Bogdanovich,Grigo	IM	2343	M	RUS	2.5
28	Grandadam,Nicolas	FM	2322	M	SUI	2.5
30	Faibisovich,Vadim	IM	2349	M	RUS	2.5
31	Vulevic,Vjekoslav	FM	2299	M	MNE	2.5
32	Dann,Matthias	FM	2432	M	GER	2.5
33	Georgiadis,Nico	FM	2369	M	SUI	2.5
34	Guo,Emma	WIM	2006	W	AUS	2.5
35	Faraone,Ettore		2003	M	SUI	2.5
36	Kvetny,Mark		2201	M	GER	2.5

Hastings 2012-13 Rd7 Standings, IM Panjwani(CAN)

Standings Rd7
Jones,Sulkis and Gao share first with 5.5/7 while IM Panjwani(CAN) drew to have 5/7.

IM Gao, Rui

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	6	7
1	GM Jones, Gawain C B	5.5	ENG	M	2644	2686	0.32	1	½
2	GM Sulskis, Sarunas	5.5	LTU	M	2550	2646	0.87	1	½
3	IM Gao, Rui	5.5	CHN	M	2450	2672	2	1	½
4	GM Sumets, Andrey	5	UKR	M	2638	2559	-0.48	½	½
5	GM Vovk, Andrey	5	UKR	M	2567	2491	-0.38	1	1
6	GM Vocaturo, Daniele	5	ITA	M	2521	2496	-0.01	0	½
7	IM Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn	5	ISL	M	2516	2520	0.06	½	1
8	GM Alsina Leal, Daniel	5	ESP	M	2511	2551	0.48	½	½
9	IM Hawkins, Jonathan	5	ENG	M	2507	2518	0.28	1	½
10	GM Arkell, Keith C	5	ENG	M	2470	2501	0.52	1	1
11	IM Panjwani, Raja	5	CAN	M	2402	2501	0.83	1	½
12	IM Burns-Mannion, Stephen R	5	SCO	M	2351	2561	1.62	1	1
13	Kvisla, Johannes Luangtep	5	NOR	M	2148	2476	2.89	1	1
14	GM Pert, Nicholas	4.5	ENG	M	2557	2416	-1.08	½	½
15	GM Williams, Simon K	4.5	ENG	M	2515	2463	-0.16	1	½
16	GM Flear, Glenn C	4.5	ENG	M	2481	2443	-0.16	½	1
17	IM Hamitevici, Vladimir	4.5	MDA	M	2440	2318	-0.88	0	1
18	IM Zhou, Yang-Fan	4.5	ENG	M	2419	2300	-0.81	1	1
19	IM Rendle, Thomas E	4.5	ENG	M	2381	2360	-0.04	½	1
20	FM Ashton, Adam G	4.5	ENG	M	2366	2307	-0.42	½	1
21	IM Farid, Firman Syah	4.5	INA	M	2338	2375	0.35	½	½
22	WGM Gu, Xiaobing	4.5	CHN	F	2209	2436	2.01	1	½

Perenyi Memorial 2013-01-Budapest

The 2013 season has begun.

See you there. Please someone bring a camera and take some pictures for the blog-Thanks!

This tournament is to remember IM Perenyi
'Bela Perenyi (1953-1988) was "only" an IM, but his mark on the game it out of proportion to his title. Just for starters, two immensely important main lines in the Najdorf are named for him, and he made significant contributions to other openings as well. And there's no doubt that he would have made an even bigger mark on the chess world, were it not for his tragic death in a car accident 20 years ago this month.'-Chessbase

IM Perenyi playing in Biel 1988-Soloscacchi

V. Perényi Béla Évadnyitó Nemzetközi Nyílt Egyéni Sakkverseny
Tournament Notice chess.hu/en/verseny
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Budapest, 2013. január 11 – 19.

Verseny rendezője: A Magyar Sakkszövetség

Verseny célja: Megemlékezni a tragikusan elhunyt Perényi Béla nemzetközi mesterről.

Helye, ideje: Magyar Sakkszövetség versenytermei, Budapest, Falk Miksa u. 10.

Lebonyolítás: Nemzetközi nyílt egyéni verseny, 9 fordulós svájci rendszerben, a FIDE 2009.07.01-től hatályos szabályaival.

Játékidő: 2 x 90 perc + 30 másodperc lépésenként. A fordulók naponta 16.30 órakor kezdődnek, kivétel az utolsó forduló (január 19-én), amikor a játék, 09.00 órakor kezdődik. Megengedett késési idő 30 perc.

Regisztráció: 2013. január 11. 10,00 - 15,30

Megnyitó: 2013. január 11-én 16.00 órakor

Ünnepélyes díjkiosztó: 2013. január 19.-én 14,30-tól

Főbíró: Györkös Lajos nemzetközi versenybíró (IA)

Nevezés a versenyirodán MSSZ 1055 Bp. Falk Miksa u. 10. (írásban, főként e-mailen)

Tel.: 36/1/331-2790 (üzenetrögzítő),
mobil:06/20-275-27-17
Fax: 36/1/331-9738
E-mail: msszversenyiroda@gmail.com

Vandoeuvre Open 2012(FRA) Rd2, Hambleton

Results Vandoeuvre-echecs r2
IM Hambleton(CAN) won his second game and now has 2-0 with many others.

Playing Hall in 2010 - Chessdom.com vandoeuvre-chess-open-2013

Hastings 2012-13 Rd3, Panjwani

Here is IM Panjwani's rd3 game.

Jones,G (2644) - Panjwani,R (2402)
Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 Nc6 [E33]
88th Hastings Masters Hastings ENG (3.4), 30.12.2012

Position 1
The Bh7 has been stranded. How should white respond?

White to Play

19...g6

Groningen 2012 Rd9-GM Hansen,E

Here is GM Hansen's clutch rd9 Groningen win with a sharp Grunfeld.

Michalik,P (2508) - Hansen,Eric (2539)
Grunfeld Russian System 7…Nc6[D97]
Groningen Open A Groningen NED (9.4), 30.12.2012

Position 1
Black has a pawn and the queenside majority as compensation for the exchange. How should black respond to the 39.a3 challenge?

Black to Play

39.a3

Hastings 2012-13, Panjwani Rd6 Standings(Partial)

Standings Hastingschess 2013 SMW Tournament site Hastingschess
Jones,Sulskis and Gao are in a 3-way tie for first with 5/6. IM Panjwani(CAN) moved up to 4.5/6 with another win.

GM Sulskis, Sarunas

Photo and Bio wikipedia

Bio
He won the Lithuanian Chess Championship on five occasions: in 1991, 1994, 1998 (shared with Vidmantas Mališauskas), 2007 and 2009.
Played for Lithuania in the Chess Olympiads of 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010[2] and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1997, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

In 2006, he tied for 2nd–9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J. Gordon, Gawain Jones, Luis Galego, Danny Gormally, Klaus Bischoff and Karel van der Weide in the 2nd EU Individual Open Chess Championship in Liverpool.

In 2011 he won the Guernsey International Chess Festival.

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	5	6
1	GM Jones, Gawain C B	5	ENG	M	2644	2713	0.45	1	1
2	GM Sulskis, Sarunas	5	LTU	M	2550	2651	0.74	½	1
3	IM Gao, Rui	5	CHN	M	2450	2703	1.92	1	1
4	GM Sumets, Andrey	4.5	UKR	M	2638	2576	-0.3	1	½
5	GM Vocaturo, Daniele	4.5	ITA	M	2521	2520	0.15	1	0
6	GM Alsina Leal, Daniel	4.5	ESP	M	2511	2576	0.56	½	½
7	IM Hawkins, Jonathan	4.5	ENG	M	2507	2507	0.1	1	1
8	IM Panjwani, Raja	4.5	CAN	M	2402	2496	0.67	1	1
9	GM Kulaots, Kaido	4	EST	M	2581	2520	-0.4	0	1
10	GM Vovk, Andrey	4	UKR	M	2567	2451	-0.54	0	1
11	GM Pert, Nicholas	4	ENG	M	2557	2456	-0.69	½	½
12	IM Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn	4	ISL	M	2516	2477	-0.19	½	½
13	GM Williams, Simon K	4	ENG	M	2515	2501	0.07	0	1
14	GM Arkell, Keith C	4	ENG	M	2470	2506	0.41	0	1
15	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur	4	ISL	M	2404	2623	1.76	1	0
16	IM Burns-Mannion, Stephen R	4	SCO	M	2351	2475	0.83	1	1
17	IM Farid, Firman Syah	4	INA	M	2338	2346	0.12	½	½
18	IM Knott, Simon J B	4	ENG	M	2325	2272	-0.28	1	½
19	WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica	4	INA	F	2277	2406	0.85	1	½
20	WGM Gu, Xiaobing	4	CHN	F	2209	2422	1.62	1	1
21	Kvisla, Johannes Luangtep	4	NOR	M	2148	2429	2.08	1	1
22	McKenna, Jason P	4	ENG	M	2102	2399	2.25	1	½

Hastings 2012-13 Rd5 Partial Standings, Panjwani

Rd5
GM Vocaturo, Daniele(ITA) won his last 2 games to be in clear first with 4.5/5. IM Panjwani(CAN) has 3.5/5.

GM Vocaturo, Daniele

Photo chessdom Daniele-Vocaturo-balaguer-open

Daniele Vocaturo was born December 16, 1989, in Vitinia, a suburb of Rome; in May 2009 he became the third chess player born in Italy to be awarded the Grandmaster title.

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	4	5
1	GM Vocaturo, Daniele	4.5	ITA	M	2521	2630	0.48	1	1
2	GM Jones, Gawain C B	4	ENG	M	2644	2664	0.12	½	1
3	GM Sumets, Andrey	4	UKR	M	2638	2598	-0.13	1	1
4	GM Sulskis, Sarunas	4	LTU	M	2550	2612	0.44	1	½
5	GM Alsina Leal, Daniel	4	ESP	M	2511	2572	0.39	1	½
6	IM Gao, Rui	4	CHN	M	2450	2668	1.43	1	1
7	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur	4	ISL	M	2404	2728	2.06	½	1
8	GM Pert, Nicholas	3.5	ENG	M	2557	2481	-0.4	½	½
9	IM Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn	3.5	ISL	M	2516	2533	0.11	=	½
10	IM Hawkins, Jonathan	3.5	ENG	M	2507	2475	-0.09	0	1
11	IM Hamitevici, Vladimir	3.5	MDA	M	2440	2311	-0.65	½	1
12	IM Panjwani, Raja	3.5	CAN	M	2402	2500	0.51	1	1
13	IM Farid, Firman Syah	3.5	INA	M	2338	2414	0.42	1	½
14	IM Knott, Simon J B	3.5	ENG	M	2325	2206	-0.57	1	1
15	IM Rudd, Jack	3.5	ENG	M	2288	2441	0.98	1	½
16	WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica	3.5	INA	F	2277	2386	0.55	1	1
17	Kirk, Ezra	3.5	ENG	M	2254	2411	1.02	1	1
18	Duff, Rufus	3.5	ENG	M	2114	2371	1.6	1	0

North American Open Las Vegas 2012 Rd8

Here is another Cheng,Bindi game, this time from round 8 with Cheng on the white side. White had chances to take the upper hand in the topical g3 line. 

Cheng also has a Youtube Channel for chess Youtube barkyducky 

IM Cheng,Bindi(CAN)

Cheng,Bindi (2397)-Molner,M (2479)
Benoni g3 [A64]
22nd North American Open Las Vegas USA (8.11), 29.12.2012

Position 1
The position is tense. The mobile pawn center is white's major weapon. What should white do next?

White to Play

21...Nh5

Position 2
The battle lines are clearly marked. Black wants to destroy the pawn center and white's king. White wants to push forward. How should black proceed?


Black to Play

24.Qxb3

North American Open Las Vegas 2012

IM Bindi Cheng(CAN) was on both sides of the Benoni in the North American Open Las Vegas 2012. Here is one of his games.

IM Cheng,Bindi(CAN)

Photo-Botez,A twchesssafari

Hammer,J (2633)-Cheng,Bindi (2397)
Benoni 7.Bf4 [A61]
22nd North American Open Las Vegas USA (7.4), 29.12.2012

Position 1
White has a stable endgame edge to work with. Black's pawn structure is weak and the passed a-pawn is a key factor. How should black defend?

• 25...d5 liquidating pawns
• 25...Ra8 activating the rook
• 25...Nc6 activating the knight
• -Something else

25.Nc4

Budapest Xmas Open 2012 Rd7

Here is a tense game in the topical Najdorf from the Xmas Open last year.

Mester,Attila(2128)-Medve,Mark(1972)
Sicilian Najdorf English Attack 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3[B90]
IV. Karacsonyi Open Budapest, Hungary(7.4),30.12.2012

Position 1
Mutual attacks have begun. White looks to be further along with the g-file to work with and the bishop pair. What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

23.Qg2

Pan-Am Intercollegiate Ch 2012

Here is a nice attacking game by GM Boros(HUN) from the PAN-AM Intercollegiate Championships.

 

 

GM Boros,Dene(HUN)

 

 

Boros,De(2506)-Chirila,I(2525)
Sicilian Scheveningen [B82]
Pan-Am Intercollegiate 2012 Princeton USA (4), 29.12.2012

Position 1  
The plan is clearly to attack but how?

• 22.Rg4 threatening Rxh7 etc(as played in game)
• 22.Rcf1
• Something else

 White to Play        

21...Qd8

Donau Open 2012

Here is a nice positional game by GM Horvath,Jo from the Donau Open 2012. BLack tries to do without ...Qe8 and the ...e5 advance but does not suceed.

GM Horvath,Jo

Horvath,Jo(2539)-Wacker,P(2300)
Leningrad Dutch 6.b3 [A87]
21st Donau Open 2012 Aschach AUT (7),31.12.2012

Position 1
White has the better structure to work with and opposite colored bishops. What is the right plan?
-Aim for a clearly better ending based on better pawn structure
-32.Nd4 to shut Bb2 off from the kingside
-32.Re1 challenging the e-file
-Other


White to Play

31...cd

TWIC 947 HUN-CAN Summary

21st Donau Open 2012
Veteran GM Horvath,Jozef came =2nd with 5.5/7.

GM Horvath,Jozef

1 Handler,L 2369 6.0/7
2 Horvath,Jo(HUN) 2539 5.5/7
3 Froewis,G 2399 5.5/7

12 Juhasz,Kr(HUN) 2343 4.0/7
29 Szabolcsi,J(HUN) 2387 1.0/3
46 Horvath,Re(HUN) 2042

ch-CAN Junior 2012 Cjcc 2012
Reported elsewhere in blog. IM Richard Wang won with 6.5/9.

Larrry Bevand(l) presenting the trophy to new champion IM Richard Wang(r)

88th Hastings Masters 2012(In progress)Hastingschess
1 Sulskis,S                2550 -½ +1 -1 +1 3.5/4
2 Vocaturo,D           2521 -1 +½ -1 +1 3.5/4
3 Alsina Leal,D         2511 -1 +½ -1 +1 3.5/4
4 Duff,R                    2114 -½ +1 -1 +1 3.5/4
56 Panjwani,R(CAN) 2402 +½ -0 +1 1.5/3

Groningen Open A 2012 Schaakstad Groningen

Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating
1 GM Andriasian, Zaven 7 ARM M 2605
2 GM Kovchan, Alexander 7 UKR M 2579
3 GM Ernst, Sipke 7 NED M 2562
4 GM Kampen van, Robin 6.5 NED M 2570
5 IM Pancevski, Filip 6.5 MKD M 2512
6 IM Hansen, Eric 6.5 CAN M 2539

XLII Rilton Cup 2012(In Progress)

1 Krasenkow,M 2628 -1 +1 -1 +1 4.0/4
2 Shimanov,A 2630 +1 -1 +½ -1 3.5/4
55 Wenzel,B(CAN) 2092 +½ -½ +½ -0 1.5/4

22nd North American Open 2012  North-american-open'The 22nd Annual North American Open was held at Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada.

GM Timur Gareev finished with an undefeated 8/9, a full point ahead of his nearest rival, to convincingly claim the title of North American Open Champion along with a prize of nearly $10,000 for his efforts throughout the week. FM John Bryant finished in 2nd place with 7/9, scoring a GM norm in the process, to claim a prize of $4704.

IM Zhanibek Amanov also scored a GM norm, finishing in a group of four players with 6.5/9, as well as taking the Under 2500 prize. FMs Yian Liou and Michael Bodek both scored IM norms.'

Bally’s Casino Resort-Las Vegas

Photo-Tournament website

1 Gareev,T 2663 8.0/9 2 Li Chao2 2670 6.5/9
3 Ramirez,Alej 2554 6.5/9
22 Cheng,Bindi(CAN) 2397 5.5/9
46 Behrooz Ebrahim-Shirazi 2036 CAN 4.0 /9
47 FM Jason Cao 2004 CAN 4.0/9

PAN-AM
GM Boros D(HUN)
IM Calugar A(CAN)
WGM Greeff M(RSA)