Montreal Class Ch 2013 Rd5

Here is the critical Rd5 game of GM Sambuev which he won in strong positional style.

Kleinman,Michael (2288) - Sambuev,Bator (2576)
3.Nd2 Be7[C03]
Championnat par classe du Québec A (5.1), 20.01.2013

Position 1
Black has won a pawn but how to convert it? What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

32.Kf2

Montreal Class Ch 2013 Final Standings

A great event took place in Montreal. GM Sambuev took top honors in the Open section.

Two young players battle it out

Photo see gallery fqechecs championnat-par-classe 2013

Standings Open Montreal Class Ch 2013 Standings
GM took clear first with 4.5/5. IM Hambleton was clear 2nd with 4/5 and continues to perform strongly.

	Nom	Rating	Tot	Prix
1	Bator Sambuev	2576	4,5	750,00
2	Aman Hambleton	2370	4,0	400,00
3	Michael Kleinman	2288	3,5	125,00
4	Raven Sturt	2283	3,5	125,00
5	Keith Mackinnon	2316	3,0
6	Marius Nicula	2207	3,0
7	Félix Dumont	2121	3,0
8	C.-Ratte Olivier-Kenta	2226	2,5
9	Louis Robichaud	2032	2,5	62,50
10	Misael Cardona	2031	2,5	62,50
11	Thierry Libersan	2128	2,0
12	Valentin Prahov	2121	2,0
13	Lizandro Fernando L. Linares	2066	2,0
14	Yuan Chen Zhang	2031	2,0
15	Paul Weston	2010	2,0
16	Bertrand Auger	1978	2,0
17	Valentin Gueorguiev	1938	1,5
18	Jean Hébert	2417	0,0
19	Alain Dumouchel	2020	0,0

B Section(20 Players)

Erick Gilbert took clear first with 4.4/5.

	Nom	Cote	Tot	Prix
1	Erick Gilbert	1737	4,5	400,00
2	Jonathan Turcotte	1935	4,0	225,00
3	Jean-Marc Bouchard	1857	3,5	130,00
4	Carl Martin	1955	3,0
5	Maximo Alcantara	1882	3,0
6	Mike Sun	1801	3,0
7	José Heredia	1766	3,0	42,50
8	Theo Mathews	1587	3,0	42,50

C Section(22 Players)

Ananda Saha won clear first with 4.5/5.

	Nom	Cote	Tot	Prix
1	Ananda Saha	1655	4,5	300,00
2	Ihor Ptitsyn	1484	4,0	125,00
3	Maili-Jade Ouellet	1423	4,0	125,00
4	Marc-Éric Plante	1676	3,5
5	Jean-Pierre Cloutier	1559	3,5
6	Marc-André Joanis	1654	3,0
7	Chahin Fiouzi	1566	3,0
8	Sang Kil Kay	1511	3,0
9	Jean-Guy Bergeron	1509	3,0
10	Hou Han Zhang	1427	3,0	75,00

D Section(28 Players)
Simon Jacques and Sasha Koulenovitch shared first with 4.5/5.

	Nom	Cote	Tot	Prix
1	Simon Jacques	1370	4,5	187,50
2	Sasha Koulenovitch	1365	4,5	187,50
3	Vincent Vlasblom	1253	4,0	67,50
4	Carl Montreuil	1190	4,0	67,50
5	Valentino Perna	1180	3,5

Montreal Class Ch 2013 Rd1

Here GM Sambuev's rd1 game from the Montreal Class Ch. 
See fqechecs championnat-par-classe-desjardins-du-quebec-2013
Thanks to Hugh Brodie for posting the links on Chesstalk Class Ch

Liberzan,Thierry (2128) - Sambuev,Bator (2576)

French Winawer 4.Nge2[C15]

Championnat de classe du Québec  (1.1), 18.01.2013

Position 1
White has gathered his pieces on the kingside. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

16...a4

Position 2
White's pieces are awkwardly placed. How should black continue?

Black to Play

35.c4

Montreal Class Ch 2013 Rd3 Standings

Open Section Globetrotter Standings
Michael Kleinman leads with 3/3. Kleinman just finished playing in the Canadian Junior Ch.

Thanks to Hugh Brodie for posting links on Chesstalk Mtl Class Ch

IM Hambleton(l) vs GM Sambuev,B(r) at the Montreal Class Ch 2013

Photo(and more) from
fqechecs Championnat-par-classe-desjardins-du-quebec-2013

#	Nom	Cote	Total
1	Michael Kleinman	2288	3,0
2	Bator Sambuev	2576	2,5
3	Aman Hambleton	2370	2,5
4	Félix Dumont	2121	2,5
5	Raven Sturt	2283	2,0
6	C.-Ratte Olivier-Kenta	2226	2,0
7	Paul Weston	2010	2,0
8	Marius Nicula	2207	1,5
9	Louis Robichaud	2032	1,5
10	Valentin Gueorguiev	1938	1,5
11	Keith Mackinnon	2316	1,0
12	Thierry Libersan	2128	1,0
13	Valentin Prahov	2121	1,0
14	Misael Cardona	2031	1,0
15	Yuan Chen Zhang	2031	1,0
16	Bertrand Auger	1978	1,0
17	Lizandro Fernando L. Linares	2066	0,5
18	Jean Hébert	2417	0,0
19	Alain Dumouchel	2020	0,0

Here's Hambleton's rd2 win

Hambleton,Aman (2370) - Prahov,Valentin (2121)
Grunfeld 5.Bd2[D85]
Championnat de classe du Québec (2.2), 19.01.2013