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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Basel Rapid 2013-Hansen,E(CAN)

GM Hansen,E(CAN) wins again sharing first with GM Bartel,Mateusz(POL).

From German Newspaper basellandschaftlichezeitung
'Schach verbindet. Robin van Kampen aus Holland und der Kanadier Eric Hansen haben sich bei Turnieren kennengelernt. Dabei geniesst Schach in ihren Herkunftsländern einen völlig unterschiedlichen Stellenwert. von Olivier Winistörfer

Eric Hansen(l) and Robin van Kampen(r)

Am Basler Schachfestival nähert man sich der Entscheidung. Mit im Rennen um den begehrten ersten Platz ist auch der 18-jährige Niederländer Robin van Kampen. Dabei kam der junge Grossmeister erst durch seinen guten Freund Eric Hansen aus Kanada zum Turnier in Basel. «Eric war vorher in Holland und meinte, dass er am Turnier teilnehmen würde. Als ich dann hörte, dass ein eingeladener Spieler nicht teilnehmen könne und somit ein Platz frei wurde, habe ich mich gemeldet.» 
So verbrachten die beiden Silvester nicht in Kanada oder in den Niederlanden sondern am Rheinknie. «Wir kennen beide die Schweiz nicht sehr gut. Aber was wir hier in Basel sehen konnten, hat uns wirklich gefallen», meint Hansen zu der wenigen Zeit, die sie in der Schweiz Zeit hatten neben dem Turnier.(more)'
From tournament site Schachfestivalbasel Rapid-basel



GM Bartel,Mateusz

Great Interview
'Mateusz Bartel could have been forgiven for taking life easy after winning the Aeroflot Open and a coveted place in the Dortmund super-tournament. Instead he went on to win the Polish Championship for the third year in a row. Leszek Kropisz interviewed a player whose star is in the ascendancy.

For a number of years Bartel appeared to have reached a rating ceiling at a little over 2600, with much of his time devoted to launching and editing the excellent Mat chess magazine (from which I’ve translated a number of articles for Chess in Translation). It was his friend Radosław Wojtaszek who was the first Polish player after Michal Krasenkow to break through the 2700 barrier, but now Bartel is close to matching that feat, with 2700chess.com recently quoting his live rating as 2691.8.


It now seems less of an anomaly, therefore, that Bartel has performed so well at the Polish Championship. He first won in 2006, and has now completed a hat-trick in 2010, 2011 and 2012, despite the higher-rated Wojtaszek having competed in each of the last three events.(more)..'
RankTeilnehmerTitleTWZLandWinDrawLossPts
1Hansen,EricIM2568CAN7117.5
2Bartel,MateuszGM2629POL7117.5
3Turov,MaximGM2630RUS6217
4Edouard,RomainGM2686FRA6217
5Melkumyan,HrantGM2656ARM7027
6Grachev,BorisGM2688RUS5316.5
7Ghaem Maghami,EhsGM2572IRI5316.5
8Vachier-Lagrave,MGM2711FRA4506.5
9Fier,AlexandrGM2573BRA4416
10Van Kampen,RobinGM2581NED4416
11Vajda,LeventeGM2603ROU5226
12Istratescu,AndrejGM2654FRA6036
13Djuric,StefanGM2471SRB6036
14Gavrilov,AlexeiGM2501RUS6036
15Lekic,DusanIM2385MNE5226
16Schwierskott,Marc2232GER6036
17Pelletier,YannickGM2604SUI4325.5
18Züger,BeatIM2403SUI4325.5
19Filipovic,BrankoIM2369CRO4325.5
20Maisuradze,NinoWGM2306FRA5135.5
21Karabalis,Harilos2245GER5135.5
22Seitz,Benjamin2177SUI5135.5
23Vulevic,VjekoslavFM2299MNE5135.5
24Schacht,HolgerFM2224GER5135.5

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Basel 2013 Rd7 Standings, GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Standings Schachfestivalbasel


GM Boris Grachev

'Four players tied for first in the main group, with 5.5/7 points, with Boris Grachev (above) winning on tiebreak points. The Russian GM won his first four games and was then able to take tournament victory with draws in the last three. Top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave conceded too many draws and landed on place five with 5.0/7 points- Photo and report from Chessbase Basel 2013

There's a 4-way tie for first with 5.5/7 between Grachev, Vajda, Van Kampen and Istratescu. GM Hansen,E(CAN) lost a tough game against Istratescu in rd7 which allowed him Istratescu to leap up in the standings to grab a share of first.


GM Istratescu,Andrej

Bio Wikipedia
Andrei Istrăţescu (born 3 December 1975 in Romania) is a chess grandmaster (1993) representing France. For the national Romanian team he took part in six Chess Olympiads (1992–1998, 2002, 2006).

RangNameTitleFIDEM/FFedPts
1Grachev,BorisGM2688MRUS5.5
2Vajda,LeventeGM2603MROU5.5
3Van Kampen,RobinGM2581MNED5.5
4Istratescu,AndrejGM2654MFRA5.5
5Vachier-Lagrave,MGM2711MFRA5
6Fier,AlexandrGM2573MBRA5
7Melkumyan,HrantGM2656MARM5
8Edouard,RomainGM2686MFRA5
9Ghaem Maghami,EhsGM2572MIRI5
10Pelletier,YannickGM2604MSUI5
11Vorotnikov,VladisGM2464MRUS5
12Bartel,MateuszGM2629MPOL5
13Turov,MaximGM2630MRUS4.5
14Mladenov,Svetlin2407MBUL4.5
15Hansen,EricIM2568MCAN4.5
16Heimann,AndreasIM2489MGER4.5
17Milosevic,GoranIM2328MSUI4.5
18Lekic,DusanIM2411MMNE4.5
19Georgiadis,NicoFM2369MSUI4.5
20Toth,BelaIM2352MITA4.5
21Maier,ChristianIM2354MGER4.5
22Dann,MatthiasFM2432MGER4.5
23Maisuradze,NinoWGM2306WFRA4.5
24Faibisovich,VadimIM2349MRUS4.5

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Basel 2013 Rd7,.GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Here is Hansen's rd7 game.


Istratescu,Andrei(2654)-Hansen,Eric(2568)
Old Indian [A53]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel(7.4), 05.01.2013

Position 1

White to Play


13...a6


Position 2
The position is complicated. Both sides are trying to make progress with flank attacks. How should black continue?

Black to Play


27.Rc2


Basel 2013 Rd6, GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Here is Hansen's rd6 game.

Hansen,Eric (2568) - Mladenov,Svetlin (2407)
King’s Indian Classical h3 [E90]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel (6.6), 04.01.2013

Position 1
Black has just planted a knight in the center with 23...Nd4. How should white respond?

White to Play

23...Nd4


Friday, January 4, 2013

Basel 2013 Rd5,.GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Here is Hansen's Rd5 game.

Hansen,Eric (2568)-Kvetny,Mark(2201)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.h3!?[B90]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel (5.10), 04.01.2013

Position 1
Black has just advanced in the center with the natural looking 10...d5 novelty. How should white respond?

White to Play


10...d5


Position 2
White has just attacked Nb4 in a tense unbalanced position. How should white respond?

Black to Play


29.Ka3


Position 3
White's queen is passive and Ka3 looks awkwardly placed. What should white do now?

White to Play


35...Bg6


Basel 2013 Rd4, GM Hansen E(CAN)

Here is Hansen's Rd 4 game

Bogdanovich,Grigory (2343) - Hansen,Eric (2568)
King’s Indian [E60]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel (4.11), 03.01.2013

Position 1
Black has more space but what is the correct plan for black now?

Black to Play



22.Bf1


Thursday, January 3, 2013

Basel 2013 Rd3, GM Hansen,E(CAN)

Here is Hansen's tough rd3 game.

Hansen,Eric(2568)-Loetscher,Roland(2395)
Sicilian Bind[B36]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel (3.5), 02.01.2013

Position 1
(After 27...Rb8)
White is pressing but how to continue?

White to Play
(Sorry but I cannnot upload images to Blogger at the moment-Hopefully this is temporary)


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.


RankNameTitleFIDEAtFedPts
1Grachev,BorisGM2688MRUS4
2Vachier-Lagrave,MGM2711MFRA3.5
3Istratescu,AndrejGM2654MFRA3.5
4Van Kampen,RobinGM2581MNED3.5
5Turov,MaximGM2630MRUS3.5
6Melkumyan,HrantGM2656MARM3.5
7Vajda,LeventeGM2603MROU3
8Lötscher,RolandFM2395MSUI3
9Fier,AlexandrGM2573MBRA3
10Mladenov,Svetlin2407MBUL3
11Lekic,DusanIM2411MMNE3
12Bartel,MateuszGM2629MPOL3
13Toth,BelaIM2352MITA3
14Edouard,RomainGM2686MFRA3
15Filipovic,BrankoIM2369MCRO3
16Ghaem Maghami,EhsGM2572MIRI3
17Giesler,Julius2089MGER3
18Vorotnikov,VladisGM2464MRUS2.5
19Kurmann,OliverIM2456MSUI2.5
20Hansen,EricIM2568MCAN2.5
21Heimann,AndreasIM2489MGER2.5
22Gavrilov,AlexeiGM2501MRUS2.5
23Aguera Naredo,JavFM2417MESP2.5
23Milosevic,GoranIM2328MSUI2.5
25Flückiger,ChristiFM2344MSUI2.5
26Pelletier,YannickGM2604MSUI2.5
27Schmidt-Schäffer,2356MGER2.5
28Bogdanovich,GrigoIM2343MRUS2.5
28Grandadam,NicolasFM2322MSUI2.5
30Faibisovich,VadimIM2349MRUS2.5
31Vulevic,VjekoslavFM2299MMNE2.5
32Dann,MatthiasFM2432MGER2.5
33Georgiadis,NicoFM2369MSUI2.5
34Guo,EmmaWIM2006WAUS2.5
35Faraone,Ettore2003MSUI2.5
36Kvetny,Mark2201MGER2.5

Thursday, December 6, 2012

GM Hansen,E(CAN) 2012-13 Coming Events

The Hansen watch has begun.

From Hansen,E on Chesstalk Message Board(CAN):
'I leave for Amsterdam on the 13th and will be living with a strong Dutch GM for a week. I may play a game in the Dutch League Div #1 but its yet to be confirmed. Groningen I hope to win this event and thus qualify for Tata Steel C. And then I will participate in a strong Swiss open(Basel) against top GM's. If I dont qualify for Wijk An Zee then expect to see me play in Gibraltar.'

Groningen Dec 21-30 2012 See Schaakstad Groningen NL; SchaakstadGroningen (English)
Chess Festival Groningen 2012-From december 21 up to and including december 30 2012

Open A (2000+)
Prize fund: € 6000,-
Entry fee: € 60,-
Players FIDE 2400+ and I(G)M don't have to pay the entry fee.
The winner receives an invitation to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013, Grandmaster Group C.

Open B (1700-2100)
Prize fund: € 1500,-
Entry fee: € 60,-

Open C (Under 1800)
Prize fund: € 750,-
Entry fee: € 60,-

Basel January 1-5 2013 See Schach Festival Basel  
Pre-registed already are, where Hansen,E(CAN) is the #14 seed.  


Umudova,Nargiz(WIM-AZE)


No.TeilnehmerTitleRatingVerein/OrtFed
1Vachier-Lagrave,MaxiGM2711FRA
2Grachev,BorisGM2688MoskauRUS
3Edouard,RomainGM2686AvantonFRA
4Istratescu,AndrejGM2654BelfortFRA
5Melkumyan,HrantGM2649JerewanARM
6Turov,MaximGM2630RUS
7Bartel,MateuszGM2629WarschauPOL
8Zherebukh,YaroslavGM2623UKR
9Pelletier,YannickGM2604MontpellierSUI
10Vajda,LeventeGM2603ROU
11Volkov,SergeyGM2590RUS
12Gagunashvili,MerabGM2587GEO
13Fier,AlexandrGM2567BRA
14Hansen,EricIM2539CAN
15Heimann,AndreasIM2490Grenzach-WhylenGER
16Vorotnikov,VladislavGM2464MoskauRUS
17Kurmann,OliverIM2456LuzernSUI
18Dann,MatthiasFM2432TSV Schott MainzGER
19Hendriks,WillyIM2428ZutphenNED
20Aguera Naredo,JavierFM2417GjionESP
21Mladenov,Svetlin2407SV Wattenscheid 1930BUL
22Filipovic,BrankoIM2374BaselCRO
23Rindlisbacher,LarsFM2370WorbSUI
24Georgiadis,NicoFM2369SchindellegiSUI
25Schmidt-Schäffer,Seb2356BerlinGER
26Maier,ChristianIM2354StaufenGER
27Lutz,BernhardFM2353Weil a.RheinGER
28Toth,BelaIM2352BaselITA
29Faibisovich,Vadim ZIM2349St.PetersburgRUS
30Grandadam,NicolasFM2327HuningueSUI
31Vatter,Hans-JoachimFM2318Karlsruher SF 1853GER
32Maisuradze,NinoWGM2315FRA
33Vulevic,VjekoslavFM2299Davos-PlatzMNE
34Mäurer,Christoph,Dr.FM2291Stuttgarter SF 1879GER
35Hess,ChristianFM2269Koenigsspr.SC.1984 eGER
36Kelecevic,NedeljkoIM2267WinterthurSUI
37Misiano,FrancoFM2263MilanoITA
38Nuri,KambezFM2241RichterswilSUI
39Curien,Nicolas2239BernSUI
40Düssel,Udo2228RheinfeldenGER
41Umudova,NargizWIM2220BakuAZE
42Stankovic,Zeljko2212BaselSUI
43Aerni,Andreas2206MuttenzSUI
44Seitz,Benjamin2177Reinach BLSUI
45Michaelis,Nico2165KandernGER
46Wirz,Heinz2161BirsfeldenSUI
47Eidinger,Helmut2137WettingenSUI
48Ernst,RolfFM2131LausenGER
49Bräunlin,Klaus-Rober2131Zimmern ob RottweilGER
50Wehrle,Uwe2117KandernGER
51Pommerehne,Michael2110Lörrach-BrombachGER
52Seidler,Lukas2108SK BingenGER
53Heinis,Vincent2101ToulouseFRA
54Kaspereit,Holger2094SK EbringenGER
55Klamp,Christoph2088SV Griesheim(DA)GER
56Staechelin,Ruedi2078BaselSUI
57Klumpp,Jochen2070SG Caissa Rochade KuGER
58Paul,Mathias2060Weil am RheinGER
59Sommerhalder,Eric2054PfeffingenSUI
60Toth,IlonaWFM2053BaselHUN
61Bender,Dirk2047SG Turm IdsteinGER
62Spiess,Thomas2028HannoverGER
63Faraone,Ettore2003EttingenSUI
64Guo,EmmaWIM2000CanberraAUS
65Tillmann,Marc1999SchönbühlSUI
66Lehnert,Michael1993FC Bayern München e.GER
67Müllhaupt,Philippe1977GenèveSUI
68Sand,Rolf,Dr.1950SV Tübingen 1870 e.VGER