id been so tired playing chess lately, i’m so lazy in studying my books, quite exciting is tal memorial tournament, but im tired of reading the quarrel among chess fans posted over the net.
I’d spent the good part of my day in the mall as well as watching the bodies exhibit at eaton place montreal.The number of people who watch is amazing, i consider it double the number of people who watch titanic artifact exhibition.
The exhibit is amazing,i feel so lucky to have experience it.
Bobby Fischer – The Career and Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion, as it’s officially called, published last week by Russell Enterprises, contains all tournament games the eleventh World Champion played between 1955 and 1992. All games are annotated by German GM Karsten Müller, who’s renowned for his deep endgame knowledge and meticulous way of analysing chess games.
Karsten Mullen likewise co author "Secrets of pawn endings".It's one of my treasured chess book.
New TAG Heuer Formula 1
UPDATE!
Wesley So Tag Heuer Chess Simul
Oct 31, 2009 Saturday 12-3 PM
Venue: Burgoo Restaurant
2nd level Mall of Asia
Yes! The most hardcore and affluent of the Brgy. Wesley So member at chessgames.com contributed a fund to give GM Wesley So a Tag Huer f1 watch as a gift for his 16th birthday.Together in the hand over ceremony will be the attendance of Wesley So parents,GM Wesley So and a lot more member of Brgy Wesley So.It will be a get together for the members of the So page at CHESSGAMES.COM.Food and wine will flow.
A chess simul will be done by wesley and this is a great opportunity for members to have otb friendly games.
More members are needed, lets unite and support Wesley So and Philippine chess players!
for more info check out the GM Wesley So page at chessgames.com.
GM Kevin Spragget, thanks for visiting my blog:)
Yes ! The rating set by Alexander Grischuk aka depressnyak and Magnus Carlsen aka andrinogiordano at 3737 was molly-whop by smallville aka GM Hikaru Nakamura at Internet Chess Club.GM Nakamura reach an astoundingly high rating of 3750 elo Internet Chess Club!
naka gain the rating by first beating GM radjabov 12x then getting a follow up win against li quang liem 7 straight in a row.
I actually keep the pgn of 12 blitz games of naka and radjabov and one game against le quang liem in my e mail.
i'll share too you guys at least 2 of the games played that time!
Ubiyca is GM radjabov.
[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.10.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Smallville"]
[Black "Ubiyca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "3656"]
[BlackElo "3407"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"]
[ECO "B53"]
[NIC "SI.02"]
[Time "05:19:09"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6
8. Bg5 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nd4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rhe1 h5
14. h4 Rg8 15. g3 Kd7 16. b4 Kc8 17. Kb2 Bd7 18. a3 Rd8 19. Nde2 Bc6 20. Nf4
Rh8 21. Nfd5 Bd8 22. Nf4 Be7 23. Rd3 b5 24. Nfe2 Kc7 25. Nd4 Kb6 26. Nd5+
exd5 27. exd5 Bf8 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Rf3 Rc8 30. c3 Rh6 31. Nf5 Rh8 32. Nd4
Rh6 33. Rfe3 Rh8 34. Re8 Bh6 35. Rxh8 Rxh8 36. Re7 Rc8 37. Nf5 Bf8 38. Rxf7
Re8 39. Kc1 {Black resigns} 1-0
Quang Liem is GM le quang liem of vietnam
[Event "ICC 3 1"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.10.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "quangliem"]
[Black "Smallville"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "3509"]
[BlackElo "3741"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn: English defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "VO.03"]
[Time "06:17:47"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. O-O Nb4 7. Be2 d6 8. a3
N4c6 9. Nc3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 a6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Rd2 h6 14. Rad1
O-O-O 15. h4 g6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bg7 18. R4d2 Nxe5 19. f3 Nd7 20. Kf2
Nc5 21. Be3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Nd7 23. Ne4 Bxb2 24. a4 Nf6 25. Ng3 Nd5 26. c4
Nxe3 27. Rxb2 Nf5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Ke3 Bc6 30. c5 Kb7 31. a5 b5 32. g4 fxg4
33. fxg4 Rd8 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Kxd2 f6 36. Ke3 e5 37. Bd3 Bd5 38. Be4 Bxe4
39. Kxe4 b4 40. Kd3 b3 41. Kc3 Kc6 {White resigns} 0-1
Hexie delacruz Punongbayan proves that every where we go as migrant worker we bring our chess with us.Hexie represent Macau in Dresden Olympiad. Mentioning again the aguilar sisters who represent Malta at the Olympiad and Filipino migrant workers in the mid east who contribute a lot in chess of there host country, to name few champions we have from mid east Rolenson Loyola-open division chess champion 2009, ABU DHABI,Richard Roxas QATAR open chess champion 2009,Ferdie Laming Kuwait Ramadan 2009 Chess champion.
MABUHAY PO KAYO MGA ANAK NG BAYAN!
hexie tense moments
having fun with giant pieces
hexie light moments
1.What is your official Fide rating now?
I dont have a fide rating at the moment.. The 2008 chess olympiad was my first official tournament...
2. How long you been playing with macau chess federation and how did you qualify to represent its national pool?
Ive been playing for 3 years here in macau... I joined the Macau chess championship last 2007 and luckily won the tourney :)
3.Did you win titles in chess competition in the past?
nope.. as i said, my first official tournament was the 2008 chess olym.
4.How old are you? are you still studying? working?
im 22 years old now,.. Im currently working at the moment as warehouse attendant, planning to go to university when i save enough money for my studies..
5.At what age you learn how to play chess?
Hmm in not so sure about this one.. i think around 10 years old.. but i didnt really take it seriously before.. i only play with my cousins and friends..
6.Youre family name sound like tagalog word, Did you have your ancestral roots from Philippines?
I was born and grew up in cavite... I only did came here in macau when im 17 years old so that my mom can can attach me here and live together..
7.What/where from the philippines did they come from?
Cavite...
8. Do you have plans to make chess your lifetime career?
I dont know sir... as for my current situation here i guess i cant.. But well maybe if i can do better next time maybe ill take chess more seriously..
Its a bout a year since my account was suspended at gameknot.These after i violate the sites rule of making only one account, i just can't get enough games then, testing how serious the site in enforcing its policy i tried to make a double account, thing i regreat a lot and already ask apology in the past.
I once more get in contact with my past buddys, join there tournament and this time since im a paying member i could plat to the maximun of 50 games at the same time.
Choosing a 1 move per 10 day time allotment makes things easier.
to be familiar to game pattern im make sure to play the same opening in every 10 games i have, scotch as white and carokann as black.
I hope this could improve my chess.
I'll quote Mrs. Leny So kibitz at Wesley page at CG.
Thanks a lot for all the ideas and inputs for Wesley.
Aside from chess, I am
praying that he will finish his high school this year, pass the SAT exam so he
can be accepted for a scholarship in Texas Tech. I admired Carlsen Magnus too.
Hope Wesley can be like him in the future.
Susan Polgar: Texas Tech scholarship would include tuition and housing expenses. Students will also be given the opportunity to make additional spending money by spending a few hours a week teaching chess at many local schools.
All our titled players are given the opportunity to compete in many strong tournaments throughout the year. In fact, we do pay for the expenses for the players to compete in some (not all) of these events. I also work with them personally.
My job is to dissect the players' game, then help them maximize their areas of strength, as well as improving areas of weaknesses.
If a player needs to represent their countries in various competition (national championships, Olympiad, world cup, etc.), they are free to do that. All they need is to make arrangements with their professors to make up the work / tests.
There have been many good examples of strong players doing both (Onischuk, Shulman, Dr. Kosashvili, Dr. Sherzer, and me, etc.)
I do not advocate strong players to give up chess for college. It is possible for serious players / students to do both.
Best wishes, Susan Polgar
I personally would support everything that could improve Wesley personal and professional life.Well wait for more info about these.
click to read Wesley So page at CG.
The chess games of Wesley So
Yun Fan..... is this song available for upload at itunes?
Lyrics:Sometimes I feel so lonely just like you do/Too many questions surrounding you/How to get through/Every problem has a sulotion/and you’re growing with innocence/
I saw you standing there alone and try to be strong/The sky of yours are falling down and things all go wrong/Have you ever got what you want/cuz you never carry those on/
More you fight for less you gainEmpty handed too much painThey never give out but they gainIs that fair no fairYou never tell lies just for onceLose your control then you fallyou said you can’t understandwhy is this real really realx2
Sometimes such loneliness surrounding me and youSometimes such loneliness surrounding me and you
click on the link to replay song
ICC Chess.FM » Yun Fan’s “Empty Handed”
End game position of my game against Acrocorinthus at ICC.
1. -+ (-1.82): 1.Ke2 Kd5 2.Kd3 Ke6 3.Ke2 Ke5 4.Kd3 Kf6 5.Ke2 Ke6 6.Kd3 Kd5 7.Ke2 Ke5 8.Kd3 Kf6 9.Ke2 Ke6 10.Kd3 Kd5 11.Ke2 Ke5 12.Kd3 Kf6 13.Ke2 Ke6 14.Kd3 Kd5 15.Ke2 Ke5 16.Kd3
2. -+ (-5.12): 1.Nxe3 fxe3[]
3. -+ (-5.12): 1.Ke4 e2
rybka analysis show an evaluation higher for the black when in fact the position is drawn.
i tried to ask my friend zanshin at chessgames.com about the position if what can he say about rybkas failure to identify the position as drawn.
here's what he got to say:
it's a draw despite the -2.0 evaluation, which I'm pretty sure is because of the material lead and advanced pawns. However, if you play through the moves, you will see that the lead never increases which means Black is not able to improve his position. It's because the White King just moves from e2 to d3 and back and the advanced pawns never get a chance to Queen. In fact, advanced pawns that cannot promote are a known weakness of engines.
In the evaluation i posted ,it only say 1.82 in favor of black at depth 14 but maybe zanshin analyze it with his engine in deeper mode for him to say rybkas analysis reach 2.0 in favor of black.
Rybkas weakness is that it can't identify position as this one as draw.
Event "ICC 15 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "timhortonsknigt"]
[Black "Acrocorinthus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
[WhiteElo "1607"]
[BlackElo "1843"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[ECO "B22"]
[NIC "SI.46"]
[Time "12:23:42"]
[TimeControl "900+0"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Bg5 d5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nd2 g6 7. Ngf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Qc2 b6 12. Rfe1 Ba6 13. Nb3 Rad8 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. d4 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Qe4 18. Qxe4 fxe4 19. Ne1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. b3 f5 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke2 Ke6 26. Nc2 Kd5 27. Nb4+ Kc5 28. Nc2 f4 29. f3 e3 30. g3 g5 31. g4 b5 32. Kd3 Bb2 33. Ke2 a5 34. Kd3 b4 35. Ke2 Kb5 36. Kd3 a4 37. Ke2 Bc3 38. Kd3 axb3 39. axb3 Kc5 40. Ke2 Kd5 41. Kd3 Ke5 42. Ke2 Kf6 43. Kd3 h5 44. h3 hxg4 45. hxg4 Ke5 46. Ke2 Kd5 47. Kd3 Kc5 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kd3 Kc5 50. Ke2 Kd5 51. Kd3 Kc5 52. Ke2 Kd5 53. Kd3 Kc5 54. Ke2 Kd5 55. Kd3 Kc5 56. Ke2 Kd5 57. Kd3 Kc5 58. Ke2 Kd5 59. Kd3 Kc5 60. Ke2 Kd5 Game drawn by repetition 1/2-1/2
Mcgill University Montreal
LONDON (AFP) - British and US universities dominate the top of a league table of universities worldwide published Thursday, but Oxford has slipped one place to joint fifth.
Harvard remains in top spot in the Times Higher Education league table, followed by Britain's Cambridge University then Yale in third place, with London's University College and Imperial College in fourth and fifth.
The top non-US and non-European universities are the Australian National University in 17th place, down one, and Canada's McGill University in 18th position, down two.
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Asia moves up university league table - Yahoo! Canada News
Photograph by: Handout, Montreal Gazette
These time its cheese not CHESS.
MONTREAL — A Quebec goat cheese named Cinderella has been voted the best cheese in the world at the World Cheese Awards 2009, beating out 2,440 entries from 34 countries.
Cinderella story: Canadian cheese named best in the world
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My favorite tv series at RPN 9 during late 9o's Alley Mcbeal will finally released its DVD collection! In many of its episode comes with is those offbit character of the frog, dancing babies and i just love every character in these tv series.
Ally McBeal faces the music on DVD
Letters were sent on Wednesday to community members urging them to donate, said Angelita Ogerio, president of the Federation of Filipino-Canadian Associations of Quebec.
The FFCAQ was one of several organizations pooling their resources to donate through the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, which has a branch in the Philippines.
A first shipment of goods will be sent Wednesday, Ogerio said, but it will take eight weeks to arrive at its destination.
The city of Montreal pledged $3,000 yesterday to help the Philippines and other countries of southeast Asia affected by the typhoon, while another $2,000 was donated by the borough of Côte des Neiges/ Notre Dame de Grâce, where 18 per cent of the population is Filipino.
Montreal's Filipino community reaches out
Flight engineers Jeffrey Williams (top) and Maxim Surae (bottom) wave farewell with passenger Guy Laliberté from the bottom of the Soyuz launch pad shortly before their launch yesterday.
Photograph by: BILL INGALLS NASA, REUTERS, REUTERS
Montreal circus billionaire Guy Laliberté blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan yesterday to become the world's seventh space tourist.
souce:montreal gazzete
Thanks to Malta Chess Federation for turning over my letter to the Aguilar sisters.
With all pride i want to let everybody know that we got two kababayan chess players playing under Malta Chess Federation.They are Filipina Aguilar and Jessieca Aguilar.
Kahit saan likas ang galing nating pilipino sa larangan ng ahedres.
Here are the questions I forwarded to miss Filipina Aguilar which she courteously replied.
1.How long hve you been plying with malta chess asociation?
3-4 years
2.How did you qualify to represent Malta national team?
I’d been living in Malta for the last 14 years.
3.are you related to another player named Aguilar in the Malta national team?
Jessieca Aguilar is my sister.
4. Do you have any plan to make chess as a lifetime career?
No. I only play chess as a hobby.
5.Is there enough incentive package in playing for the national team?
Malta Chess Federation is a small association. Being in the team is enough incentive for me.
6.Are you still going to school or focusing with chess fulltime?
I have a full time job as an accounting technician with Go plc. ( a telecommunication company in Malta ) because of that I cannot afford to focus my time in chess full time.
7. please tell us more about youre chess, your family.
I was born in Manila. I grew up in San Pablo City where I used to play chess when I was young. I used to compete in STRAA representing San Pablo City when I was in high school.
Please check out the malta chess federation website
GM Eugene Torre and the Filipino common-law wife and child of the late Bobby
Fischer will appear in a documentary being filmed by BBC-HBO on the life of the
greatest chess player that ever pushed a pawn.
Torre , Marilyn and Jinky Young will provide the Philippine connection in Fischer’s
life starting with his early visits to the country in the early 70s to his romantic liaison
with Marilyn and the birth of Jinky in 2001. It was Torre who introduced Marilyn to the
late chess icon at the Baguio Golf and Country Club.
please click on the link
GM Torre in Fischer documentary
"Btw about our game earlier,it was a clear draw.In the final position,he played 18.Nxc8 (which was not shown in the relay) and offered a draw.After 18...Kxc8 19.Bxf7 hxg5 20.Rxh1,there's no point in continuing and besides we have 30 secs increment,so really no chance to flag him or anything"
As Wesley describe his last game at chessgames.com . I'm still personally hoping for Wesley to win all his remaining games.
Latest standing at Spice tournament,Wesley is a point away from the leaders.
***
Kasparov beats Karpov 6-2 in blitz match, what's hottest than this when it comes to chess discussion on chess websites right now?
I'm just happy to see Gazza push the wood again but was not surprised by Tolyas performance.We got the legends playing and thats the news but for chess sake theres nothing interesting in there game, i better observe at ICC a high profile blitz match with accompanying slur throwing on both GM.
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Anton Kovalyov: Canadas strongest!
"Anton Kovalyov was invited and he accepted the invitation to the SPICE Cup B. Unfortunately, he did not apply for a visa timely. That is why he had to back out"
An answer I got from WGM Susan Polgar why GM anton Kovalyov failed to play at Spice Cup.
"Yes I know I lack in middlegame,and probably manoevering/prophylactic.Still trying to know how to improve on that though."
Wesley chatting with his chess fan at chessgames.com wesley so page, humbly pointed the weaknesses in his game.
Wesley blew 2 game out of 3 and loss what could have been a drawn game.
This could have been 2.5 out of 3 performance at spice cup group A category, just amazing still considering wesley is working on his own with out having a benifit of a second or a coach.
Maturity of the game come with experience, this is Wesley first category 16 tournament and he is just doin fine Against GM Kuzubov.I am expecting that the raw and vicious talent of this young GM's will clash in successive rounds. Wesley came prepared with queenside opening line, this will help him become unpredictable in the course of the tournament,what is unfolding is a Wesley So transformation from a caterpillar into a beautifull monarch butterfly, it just dont sting, it poison.
Wesley welcome to the higher leaugue!
To all Wesley So chess fan!
Keep cheering!
Keep the drum beating!
Keep the spirit on!
The last time id read a controversial early bye was made in an international chess competition, was by GM Nakamura in World Open chess championship under United States Federation,Nakamura was then hustling to catch his Donestia chess festival tournament.
The difference with the world open is that it is an open event while the dutch championship is a closed one,But sergey is claiming he made prior arraignment with the organizer about his schedule.
This could have been an early bye if things don’t get out of hand, or Tiviakov is expecting guys like from Quebec chess federation to give him a break,Dutch championship and montreal internation chess championship are both close tournament.
Goin back to tiviakov argument that maze and bacrot was givin a chance by montreal organizer not to attend the closing ceremony.
yes!
tiviakov was right, the game of maze and bluvshtien was played at 12 noon last day of tournament as well as bacrot -kovalyov game when it is suppose to start at 2pm as it was scheduled as posted in the official site, maze versus bluvshtien was an early draw while bacrot-kovalyov was a hard fought draw, i witness it from first move to last move as i hang around the site and i smell something fishy why bacrot-kovalyov/maze bluvhstien game Was played before its proper schedule.Was the tournament game schedule re-arraigned to fit somebodys time? as it happen in montreal where nobody complained, everybody go home happy.
GM Tiviakov at Montreal 2009
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“On May 28th I spoke with Jan Stomphorst and Jeroen Bosch [Sports Director at the Dutch Chess Federation, PD], when I already informed them that I had confirmed my participation in Croatia. There and then, Stomphorst promised me that the Championship would be organized in such a way that I wouldn’t have to miss the Croatian league. Then, when I received the playing schedule of the Championship, I was of course very disappointed, as the federation didn’t fulfil their promise.”
IM Jean Hebert, the 89TH montreal open chess champion!
Scored 4.5/5
In these picture i catch IM jean Herbert conversing with another gentleman in an animated fashion.
GM Bator Sambuev was penalized a game due to tournament violation.
His phone ring while a chessmatch is on.
(file photo 2009)quebec chess invitational chess championship
I meet in person the famous KAPAMA30B of INTERNET CHESS CLUB!
89TH montreal open chess championship...191 participants, 2 GrandMaster and 8 international master.
Pairings are posted on the wall:)
pairings,pairings on the wall
who's the toughest of them all?
Montreal Open Chess Tournament 2009
Du 11 septembre 2009 au 13 septembre 2009
Thank you Mr.Wilf Ferner for acknowledging my presence in the Canadian chess blog community.You made me feel very proud!
check out the updated list of canadian chess bloggers:)
Canadian Chess Blogs - ChessTalk / Parlons Echecs
I was surprised to see that GM So is currently the top blitz playing GM of ICC as per www.cs.utu.fi.I chat with him in his wesley16 account at ICC last night and verify if indeed foster is him and he confirmed to me that ,that was his incognito account, well, it is not an incognito account anymore.
I chatted with him some more about his spice cup tourney and told him to give deep respect about GM akobian playing style,Akobian who last few week played here in montreal showed that he is a tough player by beating GM Arkady Naiditsch in a stunning fashion.
check out this link
89th edition of the Montreal Open Chess Championship
official site
http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/
The tournament which is suppose to start at 7pm (9-11-09)was delayed for few minutes last night, just a little luck for me since i also come late at the site, at least i had time to take a snap of photos i posted here
I missed the chance of taking many more photo of other big personality in these tournament,WGM/IM Salome Melia (GEO 2441) stayed outside the tournament hall as the tourney was delayed in starting, shes pretty...
IM Castellanos id seen seated in front row, he's gettin interviewed through vid by probably another chess blogger.GM Bator Sambuev is also present but i fail to go near him:)
few of the photos id taken at the site last night:)
IM noritsyn! the famous kapama30b of ICC!
IM noritsyn is seated silently in his table when i approach him and introduce myself, he stand up and said "here we go" we exchange pleasantries and i thank him for the opportunity of having his photo taken
IM Jean Hébert is engage in animated conversation with another gentleman when i take this picture:)
He won the canadian open chess championship in Guelph ontario last august 2009, a point ahead from runner up GM bluvshtein.
Pre game socialization among chess players..from teens to 90's
site of 89th edition of the Montreal Open Chess Championship
Centre de loisirs Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, 10125 Parthenais St. (Montréal)
Date : September 11-13, 2009
Schedule :
Friday September 11 - late entries 17:30-18:15- Round 1 at 19:00
Saturday September 12 - Round 2 at 10:00
Saturday September 12 - Round 3 at 15:00
Sunday September 13 - Round 4 at 10:00
Sunday September 13 - Round 5 at 15:00
Quebec chess federation Sept-Oct 2009 issue mag cover.
As a member of this chess federation i got my share of its chess publication.
GM Moiseenko win the blitz competition held after the 10th tourneo international de montreal standard time control competition.
It was a 6 double round competition.
I chat with him this morning at ICC and he happen to mention to me this event.
GM Moiseenkoo next tournament is European Cup.
All the best!
GM anton kovalyov is living now in canada!
Montreals best!
Decisive game of round 11 at montreal international tournament 2009!
This game start at 12:30 pm 9/7/09.two hour ahead of the remaining 4 games. by the time naiditsch come in at the tournament hall AT 2 PM to play against GM bhat, he already see that bacrot is pressed on time and cant find a winning shot against the fast moving Anton kovalyov.
Naiditsch play for a win against GM bhat, there game grind slow.
i remember that move 22 where in GM bhat blundered, naiditsch must have said in his mind, this tournament is mine ,as he is pacing around the hall and monitoring the bacrot game on screen in between his moves, he know that bacrot is just fighting for a draw.
i write this as i witnessed it.
bacrot must be suffering from flu, he sneeze and blow his nose while this game is ongoing.
kovalyov move his pieces so fast that bacrot remaining time go down to few minute before move 40 while kovalyov still got an hour.i feel that anton kovalyov is in a winning mode here only the break did not come in.
had kovalyov win this tournament maybe he could get the attention of corus organizer.
[Event "10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament "]
[Site "Montreal/Quebec/Canada"]
[Date "2009.09.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kovalyov, Anton GM"]
[Black "Bacrot, Étienne GM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Robot 3"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. a3 e5 8. b4
f6 9. Rb1 cxb4 10. axb4 a6 11. O-O Be7 12. b5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. Rxb5 O-O
15. d3 Ra5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Be3 f5 18. Rb1 f4 19. Bb6 Rxb5 20. Qxb5 Qd6 21. Nd2
Bg4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Ra8 24. Qc4 h6 25. Kg2 Qd7 26. Rb5 Bf6 27. Rb1 Ne7
28. Qb5 Nc6 29. Qb3 Be7 30. Qf7 Rf8 31. Qc4 Ra8 32. h3 fxg3 33. fxg3 Rc8 34.
Qe4 Bf6 35. Bf2 Re8 36. g4 Nd8 37. Bg3 Qe6 38. Rb4 Qc6 39. Qxc6 Nxc6 40. Rxb7
e4 41. dxe4 Rxe4 42. Kf1 Nd4 43. Nxd4 Rxd4 44. Kf2 Kh7 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. Kf3 Ra4
47. h4 Kf7 48. e3 g6 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Bf4 Bxh4 51. Bxh6 Bf6 52. Bf4 Rc4 53. g5
Ba1 54. Ke2 Rc5 55. Re7 Kf8 56. Re4 Kf7 57. Kf3 Bg7 58. Kg4 Bf8 59. Be5 Rb5 60.
Rf4+ Ke8 61. Bd4 Be7 62. Bf6 Bd6 63. Rf1 Rb3 64. Bd4 Be7 65. e4 Rb4 66. Rd1 Kf7
67. Kf4 Ke6 68. Be3 Rb5 69. Rg1 Bxg5+ 70. Rxg5 Rxg5 71. Kxg5 Ke5 72. Kxg6 Kxe4
1/2-1/2
Kovalyov,A - Bacrot,É, 10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament 2009
8/5k2/6p1/2r3P1/4RB2/4P3/4K3/b7 w - - 0 1
Analysis by Rybka 3 Human
1. +/= (0.66): 57.Ra4 Bc3 58.Ra6 Ra5 59.Rb6 Rc5 60.Kf3
2. +/= (0.63): 57.Kf3 Bc3 58.Ra4 Rc6 59.e4 Ke6 60.Kg4 Ke7 61.Ra7+ Ke6 62.Ra8
Grandmaster Arkady Niditsch 10th Montreal International Chess Tournament Champion!
7.5 points out of 11!
final standing after round 11.
1.Naiditsch - 7.5/11
2.Bacrot - 7.0/11
3.Maze - 6.5/11
4.Tiviakov - 6/11
5.Kovalyov - 6/11
6.Bluvshtein - 5.5/11
7.Bhat - 5/11
8.Onischuk - 5/11
9.Akobian - 5/11
10.Shulman - 4.5/11
11.12.Moiseenko - 4.5/11
12.Roozmon - 3.5/11
Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov versus GM Itiene Bacrot at the final round.Kovalyov holding Bacrot to a draw is decisive , Naiditsch win this tournament by beating GM vhinay bhat in the last round!
I was around observing kovalyov and bacrot game,bacrot is obviously suffering from a flue considering his sneezing and nose blowing.This game start at 12:30 pm, by the time naiditsch came in at 2:00pm, this game is played mid game already, so naiditsch has an idea that bacrot is drawing his game and he needed to win his game against GM bhat in order to get the crown. GM Naiditsch and bhat game started at 2:00 pm.
Montreal chess spectators!
Quay, old port montreal!
Montreal Bixi bike system
STILL BACROT AND NAIDITSCH ON THE LEAD!
amazing how GM tiviakov pulled himself up to 5.5 after round 10!
standing after round 10
1.Bacrot - 6.5/10
2.Naiditsch - 6.5/10
3.Maze - 6/10
4.Tiviakov - 5.5/10
5.Kovalyov - 5.5/10
6.Bhat - 5/10
7.Bluvshtein - 5/10
8.Onischuk - 4.5/10
9.Akobian - 4.5/10
10.Shulman - 4/10
11.12.Moiseenko - 4/10
12.Roozmon - 3/10
game result round 10
1.bacrot-akobian draw
2.bhat-moiseenko 0-1
3.maze-kovalyov draw
4.roozmon-niaditsch draw
5.tiviakov-onischuk 1-0
6.bluvhstien shulman draw.
Only one decisive game in round 9 and its GM moiseenko win over GM Roozmon of Montreal.This win pull Moiseenko out in the tail end.
standing after round 9
1.Bacrot - 6/9
1.Naiditsch - 6/9
3.Maze - 5.5/9
4.Kovalyov - 5/9
4.Bhat - 5/9
6.Bluvshtein - 4.5/9
6.Onischuk - 4.5/9
6.Tiviakov - 4.5/9
9.Akobian - 4/9
10.Shulman - 3.5/9
11.Roozmon - 2.5/9
12.12.Moiseenko - 3/9
game result round 9
Y. Shulman 1/2
S. Mazé
M. Bluvshtein 1/2
V. Bhat
A. Moiseenko 1-0
T. Roussel-Roozmon
A. Naiditsch 1/2
S. Tiviakov
A. Onischuk 1/2
É. Bacrot
V. Akobian 1/2
A. Kovalyov
Standing after Round 8***
1.Bacrot - 5.5/8
1.Naiditsch - 5.5/8
3.Maze - 5/8
4.Kovalyov - 4.5/8
4.Bhat - 4.5/8
6.Bluvshtein - 4/8
6.Onischuk - 4/8
6.Tiviakov - 4/8
9.Akobian - 3.5/8
10.Shulman - 3/8
11.Roozmon - 2.5/8
12.Moiseenko - 2/8
game result 8
Bacrot 1/2 - Naiditsch 1/2
Maze 1 - Akobian 0
Bhat 1 - Shulman 0
Roozmon 1 - Bluvshtein 0
Tiviakov 1 - Moiseenko 0
Kovalyov 1/2 - Onischuk 1/2
ROUND 7 TOURNEO INTERNATIONAL DE MONTREAL
GM BACROT AND NAIDITSCH BACK IN THE LEAD AFTER ROUND 7 WITH 5 POINT EACH.
round 7 update
1.moiseenko-bacrot ended in a 12 move draw.
2.naiditsch-kovalyov 1-0..GM kovalyov got clobbered after an opening mistake.
3.Bhat-maze draw
4.shulman-roozmon draw
5.bluvshtiene-tiviakov draw
6.onischuk akobian draw
latest standing count
1.bacrot 5/7
2.naiditsch 5/7
3.kovalyov 4/7
4.maze 4/7
5.bluvhstiene 4/7
6.bhat 3.5/7
7.onischuk 3.5/7
8.akobian 3.5/7
9.tiviakov 3/7
10.shulman 3/7
11.moiseenko 2/7
12.roozmon 1.5/7
a decisive game of round 7 that put back GM naiditsch in number spot
[Event "10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament "]
[Site "Montreal/Quebec/Canada"]
[Date "2009.09.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkady GM"]
[Black "Kovalyov, Anton GM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Robot 3"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 d5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. e5
Nd7 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nc5 14. Qf2 Nxd3
15. cxd3 Qd7 16. Ne2 O-O 17. g4 b4 18. f5 f6 19. fxe6 Qxe6 20. Nf4 Qd7 21. e6
Qd6 22. Rhe1 Rac8 23. Nh5 Rc6 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. g5 Qd8 26. gxf6+ Rxf6 27. Re3
Bc8 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. e7+ Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Qa7+ Bd7 33. Re1+
Kd8 34. Qb8+ Bc8 35. Qxb4 Bf5 36. Qa5+ 1-0
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GrandMaster Alexander Onischuk
MOSCOW OPEN CHAMPION 2009 as his latest notable achievement among so many won international chess competition.
Member of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis’ board of Grandmaster Advisers.
Coach to chess Phenom IM Ray Robson.
worked as a second to GM Karpov
worked as a second to GM Topalov
His playing at the moment at Tourneo international de montreal having 3 point out after 6 rounds,those who fell prey to GM Onischuk in this competition are GM bhat in the first round and GM Moiseenko in the 4th round.
