IM Oliver Barbosa @ 2009 NY International

The 2009 NY International. date: June 19-23, 9 Rounds

An Extremely Strong Tournament:

46 players rated over 2200, including seven GMs and fourteen IMs, representing over ten different national chess federations!







1.Spot report of Marshall chess club after round 4.

Barbosa, 4-0, Leads 56-Player Field;
Arnold, Shankland, Stripunsky
Are One Half-Point Back


2.Spot report of Marshall chess club after round 6.


Barbosa Steamroller Slowed By Epic Draw With Stripunsky; Shankland Slays Harper's Dragon To Join In 2-Way Tie For The Lead!


The following are the games of IM Barbosa at the 2009 NY International.


[Event "ICC 120 60 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.06.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "*IM_Barbosa"]
[Black "*GM_Stripunsky"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Opening "Sicilian defense"]
[ECO "B40"]
[NIC "SI.43"]
[Time "00:45:43"]
[TimeControl "7200+60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. h4 a5 11. Bf4 b4 12. Nbd2 a4 13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Ba6
15. Nf1 c4 16. d4 c3 17. Qe3 Rc8 18. N1h2 Na5 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Ng4 Nf8 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. h5 h6 23. Nfh2 Nc4 24. Qxc3 Nxe5 25. Qa5 Nxg4 26. Nxg4 Ra8 27.
Ne3 Qg5 28. Qxa4 Qxh5 29. Qc6 Rec8 30. Qd6 Qg5 31. Rab1 Qf6 32. Rb6 Bc4 33.
Rd1 Be2 34. Rd2 Bf3 35. Rd3 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Ng6 37. Rb7 Rd8 38. Qb4 h5 39. Qd2
Ra4 40. Nf1 h4 41. Nh2 Rf8 42. Nf3 hxg3 43. fxg3 Rc4 44. Rc3 Rxc3 45. Qxc3
Ne7 46. Qb4 Nc6 47. Qc5 Rc8 48. Ne5 Ne7 49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. Qxc7 Nf5 51. Qc3
Nd6 52. Qc6 Qd8 53. a4 Nf5 54. Qc3 f6 55. Nd3 Ne3+ 56. Kf3 Nc4 57. Qb4 e5
58. Kf2 Qd7 59. dxe5 Qf5+ 60. Kg1 Qf3 61. Qe1 Ne3 62. Qf2 Qd1+ 63. Qe1 Qf3
64. Qf2 Qd1+ 65. Qe1 Qf3 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2






[Event "ICC 120 60 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.06.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "*IMMarcArnold"]
[Black "*IMOliverBarbos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Opening "Neo-Grünfeld, 6.O-O, main line"]
[ECO "D79"]
[NIC "KI.80"]
[Time "17:54:40"]
[TimeControl "7200+60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Qd5 11. Be3 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bh6 Re8 14.
Qa4 Nc6 15. Qxe4 Qxb2 16. Rfb1 Qf6 17. Qf4 Nd4 18. Qxf6 exf6 19. Rd1 Nxe2+
20. Kf1 Bf5 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bc6 Bh3+ 23. Bg2 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rbd8 25. Rxd8
Rxd8 26. Rb1 g5 27. h4 gxh4 28. gxh4 Nd4 29. Rd1 a6 30. Rd3 Rd6 31. Rg3+ Kh8
32. Bf8 Rd5 33. Bg7+ Kg8 34. Bh6+ Kh8 35. Bg7+ Kg8 36. Bxf6+ Kf8 37. h5 Ne2
38. Bg7+ Kg8 39. Rg4 f5 40. Rg5 Nf4+ 41. Kf3 Ne6 42. Rg1 Kf7 43. Bh6 Rd3+
44. Kg2 Ra3 45. Rb1 Kf6 46. Rb7 Rxa2 47. Rxh7 f4 48. Kh3 Ra3+ 49. Kg4 Ra1
50. Ra7 Rg1+ 51. Kf3 Ke5 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2




[Event "ICC 120 60 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.06.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "*IM_Barbosa"]
[Black "*GM_Ehlvest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[ECO "A05"]
[NIC "QP.11"]
[Time "08:09:53"]
[TimeControl "7200+60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. d4 dxc4 7. O-O c6 8.
a4 a5 9. e4 Nfd7 10. Be3 Na6 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Rad1 Nb4 14. f4 Ra6
15. Kh1 Qc8 16. Qf2 Bh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. d5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Nd7 20. Bc5 Nxe5
21. Bxe7 Nbd3 22. Qe2 Re8 23. d6 Rb6 24. Rd2 Rb3 25. Nd1 Qe6 26. Ne3 Rxe7
27. dxe7 Qxe7 28. Nxc4 Nxc4 29. Rxd3 Rxb2 30. Qg4 Ne5 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Rd8
Kh6 33. Re8 Qg5 34. Rf4 f5 35. Rxe5 {White wins} 1-0





[Event "ICC 120 60 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.06.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "*GrigoryBraylov"]
[Black "*IMOliverBarbos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "243"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Opening "Sicilian defense"]
[ECO "B40"]
[NIC "SI.43"]
[Time "17:36:16"]
[TimeControl "7200+60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O b6 8. Re1
Bb7 9. e5 Nd7 10. c3 Qc7 11. a3 h6 12. b4 a6 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qc2 Na5 15.
Nd4 b5 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. f4 g6 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Be3 Na4 20. Qf2 Qd7 21. Ra2 Rc7
22. Rac2 Kh7 23. g4 Nc6 24. Nb3 f6 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Be7
28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Rf1 Qd6 30. Qg3 a5 31. Rcf2 Rcf7 32. h4 Kg7 33. Qe3 Bc8
34. d4 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. h5 gxh5 37. gxh5 Kh7 38. Qd3+ Kh8 39. cxb4 Qxb4
40. f5 exf5 41. Nc3 Qxd4 42. Qxd4+ Nxd4 43. Nxd5 f4 44. Rd1 Ne6 45. Nb6 Ng5
46. Rd6 Be6 47. Rd4 f3 48. Bf1 Rf4 49. Rxf4 Rxf4 50. Rc2 Ne4 51. Bd3 f2+ 52.
Kg2 Bg4 53. Rc1 Nd2 54. Nd5 Rf3 55. Be2 Bh3+ 56. Kh2 f1=Q 57. Bxf1 Nxf1+ 58.
Kg1 Ng3 59. Rc6 Ne2+ 60. Kh2 Bf1 61. Rxh6+ Kg7 62. Rg6+ Kf7 63. Rf6+ Rxf6
64. Nxf6 Kxf6 65. h6 Kg6 66. h7 Kxh7 67. Kh1 Kg6 68. Kh2 Kg5 69. Kh1 Kg4 70.
Kh2 Bh3 71. Kh1 Nd4 72. Kh2 Kh4 73. Kh1 Kg3 74. Kg1 Nf3+ 75. Kh1 Bg2#
{Black wins}
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