Monthly Archives: December 2012
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd9 Standings
Final Standings
IM Richard Wang is the new Canadian Junior Champion winning with 6.5/9. The tournament was fabulously organized by the Chess and Math Association.
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | CAN | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
2 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | CAN | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | CAN | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
4 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | CAN | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | |
FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | CAN | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | |
6 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | CAN | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | CAN | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | |
8 | Song Michael | 2322 | CAN | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | |
9 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | CAN | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | |
10 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 |
Here is his rd8 game against FM Kleinman,M.
Wang,Richard(2454)-Kleinman,Michael(2368)
Classical Pirc[B08]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Champions Toronto(8),26.12.2012
Position 1
Black is in a bad way.Bh8 is locked out by white’s pawn chain and Bd7 is restricted by black’s own pawn chain. How should white continue?
White to Play
Hastings 2012-13 Rd4 Standings(Partial)
Rd4 Standings Hastingschess
There is a 4-way tie for first with 3.5/4. IM Panjwani, Raja(CAN) has 2.5/4.
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Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM Sulskis, Sarunas | 3.5 | LTU | M | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | GM Vocaturo, Daniele | 3.5 | ITA | M | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
3 | GM Alsina Leal, Daniel | 3.5 | ESP | M | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
4 | Duff, Rufus | 3.5 | ENG | M | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5 | GM Jones, Gawain C B | 3 | ENG | M | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ |
6 | GM Sumets, Andrey | 3 | UKR | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | GM Kulaots, Kaido | 3 | EST | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
8 | GM Vovk, Andrey | 3 | UKR | M | = | 1 | ½ | 1 |
9 | GM Pert, Nicholas | 3 | ENG | M | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ |
10 | IM Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn | 3 | ISL | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | = |
11 | GM Williams, Simon K | 3 | ENG | M | = | = | 1 | 1 |
12 | GM Flear, Glenn C | 3 | ENG | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
13 | GM Arkell, Keith C | 3 | ENG | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
14 | IM Gao, Rui | 3 | CHN | M | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
15 | IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur | 3 | ISL | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
16 | IM Farid, Firman Syah | 3 | INA | M | = | ½ | 1 | 1 |
17 | IM Rudd, Jack | 3 | ENG | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
18 | IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 2.5 | ENG | M | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 |
19 | IM Hamitevici, Vladimir | 2.5 | MDA | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
20 | IM Panjwani, Raja | 2.5 | CAN | M | + | ½ | 0 | 1 |
21 | FM Ashton, Adam G | 2.5 | ENG | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ |
22 | IM Knott, Simon J B | 2.5 | ENG | M | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
23 | FM Haydon, David L | 2.5 | ENG | M | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
24 | IM Prosviriakov, Vladimir | 2.5 | USA | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
25 | WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica | 2.5 | INA | F | = | ½ | ½ | 1 |
26 | FM Eames, Robert S | 2.5 | ENG | M | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
27 | Kirk, Ezra | 2.5 | ENG | M | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
28 | FM Furman, Boris | 2.5 | RUS | M | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
29 | Talsma, Paul | 2.5 | NED | M | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
30 | Jaunooby, Ali R | 2.5 | ENG | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
31 | Byron, Alan M | 2.5 | ENG | M | = | = | 1 | ½ |
32 | Rayner, Francis | 2.5 | WLS | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
33 | McKenna, Jason P | 2.5 | ENG | M | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd8 Standings and Results
Standings
Richard Wang has the sole lead with 6/8.
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
3 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | |
4 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | ||
5 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | |
6 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3 | ||
8 | Song Michael | 2322 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3 | ||
10 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 |
Results Rd8
In a rather odd round, all games were decisive.
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Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
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2454 | Richard Wang | 1-0 | Michael Kleinman | 2368 |
2449 | Joey Qin | 1-0 | Karoly Szalay | 2392 |
2322 | Michael Song | 1-0 | Nikita Kraiouchkine | 2351 |
2300 | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté | 2187 |
2440 | Roman Sapozhnikov | 1-0 | Louie Jiang | 2406 |
Budapest Xmas Open 2012 Rd7 Pics
Here are more pics all taken by Thomas Heyl(Thanks!).
Trinidad and Tobago Ch 2012
FIDE Master Frank Yee and Woman National Master Aditi Soondarsingh were the top male and female chess players for the year after capturing the national championship titles in November.
Aditi, an engineering student at UTT (University of T&T), was the most outstanding local female player at the World Chess Olympiad, where she played on boards one and two, scoring four wins. It was on the top board that she scored one of the biggest wins of her career, defeating Woman International Master (WIM) Iman Al-Rufaye of Iraq.
In the process, Soondarsingh (A) became the first T&T female to beat a WIM. She followed this up with a successful defence of her national women’s title, playing unbeaten among the ten finalists for her eighth lien on the national crown. Javanna Smith placed second with Jane Kennedy third.
Juniors
Among the juniors, Joshua Johnson was easily the most outstanding male. He had little difficulty winning the National Under-14 title, and sprang a surprise to win the National Junior/Under-20 title from favourite Vishnu Singh, who placed second, and Jayson Paul, who finished third.
Johnson then qualified for the national finals, where he again surprised many to place fourth among the seniors. Johnson won the Under-16 category in the inaugural CARIFTA tournament over the Easter weekend, and claimed a silver medal at the December 13-16 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Chess Championships in Puerto Rico.
Among the girls, National Under-10 Girls champion Shemilah James snatched the number one spot at the last minute by grabbing gold for T&T at the CAC Championships. James, who was accompanied by her coach Bhisham Soondarsingh, won the Under-10 Girls category. She finished on 4.5 points, with a notable draw against Candidate Master (CM) Christopher Vazquez of Puerto Rico among her results.
Schachfestival Erfurt 2012 Final Standings
Final Standings
IM-elect Hambleton(CAN) shared first in a 9-way tie.
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Rank | Name | FED | Elo | Pts | |
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1 | GM | Zubarev Alexander | UKR | 2594 | 6 |
2 | GM | Jaracz Pawel | POL | 2548 | 6 |
3 | GM | Kasparov Sergey | BLR | 2475 | 6 |
4 | Lubbe Nikolas | GER | 2406 | 6 | |
IM | Seger Rüdiger | GER | 2390 | 6 | |
6 | IM | Köpke Christian | GER | 2359 | 6 |
7 | FM | Hambleton Aman | CAN | 2422 | 6 |
8 | FM | Ducarmon Quinten | NED | 2402 | 6 |
9 | GM | Slobodjan Roman | GER | 2529 | 6 |
10 | FM | Michna Christian | GER | 2279 | 5.5 |
11 | FM | Müller Michael | GER | 2239 | 5.5 |
12 | GM | Petr Martin | CZE | 2521 | 5.5 |
13 | IM | Thinius Marco | GER | 2355 | 5.5 |
14 | FM | Hess Christian | GER | 2269 | 5.5 |
15 | IM | Lammers Markus | GER | 2371 | 5.5 |
16 | Hilverda Alexander | GER | 2325 | 5.5 |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd6 Game
Here is an attacking game by IM Richard Wang from Rd6 of the Canadian Jr Ch.
Wang,Richard (2454)- Szalay,Karoly(2392)
Zukertort[D05]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Championship Toronto (6), 26.12.2012
The Zukertort System claims another victim.
Position 1
The roles are clear in the middlegame reached. White is attacking and black is defending. How should white continue?
White to Play
Position 2
White has broken through on the kingside. How should white continue the attack?
White to Play
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Groningen 2012 Final Standings
Final Standings
GM Andriasian, Zaven(ARM) and GM Kovchan, Alexander(UKR) shared first with 7/9. GM Hansen,E(CAN) shared 2nd with 6.5/9 winning his last 2 games.
Piasetski,L(CAN) finished with 4/9. Lyell(ENG) got 4.5/9.
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Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We | 8 | 9 |
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1 | GM Andriasian, Zaven | 7 | ARM | M | 2605 | 2679 | 0.83 | ½ | ½ |
2 | GM Kovchan, Alexander | 7 | UKR | M | 2579 | 2666 | 0.96 | ½ | 1 |
3 | GM Ernst, Sipke | 7 | NED | M | 2562 | 2690 | 1.44 | ½ | 1 |
4 | GM Kampen van, Robin | 6.5 | NED | M | 2570 | 2617 | 0.74 | 1 | ½ |
5 | IM Pancevski, Filip | 6.5 | MKD | M | 2512 | 2582 | 0.78 | 0 | + |
6 | IM Hansen, Eric | 6.5 | CAN | M | 2539 | 2497 | -0.33 | 1 | 1 |
7 | GM Michalik, Peter | 6 | SVK | M | 2508 | 2592 | 1.06 | ½ | 0 |
8 | GM Gormally, Daniel W | 6 | ENG | M | 2495 | 2524 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 |
9 | IM Hovhanisian, Mher | 6 | ARM | M | 2477 | 2526 | 0.71 | ½ | ½ |
10 | IM Bok, Benjamin | 6 | NED | M | 2522 | 2547 | 0.36 | ½ | ½ |
11 | IM Das, Arghyadip | 6 | IND | M | 2476 | 2506 | 0.5 | ½ | ½ |
12 | IM Hausrath, Daniel | 6 | GER | M | 2483 | 2526 | 0.6 | ½ | ½ |
13 | IM Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi | 6 | IND | M | 2441 | 2533 | 1.22 | 0 | 1 |
14 | GM Barua, Dibyendu | 6 | IND | M | 2410 | 2538 | 1.56 | 0 | 1 |
15 | GM Deviatkin, Andrei | 6 | RUS | M | 2569 | 2495 | -0.59 | 1 | 0 |
16 | FM Drozdowski, Kacper | 6 | POL | M | 2426 | 2475 | 0.61 | 1 | ½ |
17 | IM Donchenko, Alexander | 6 | GER | M | 2401 | 2390 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 |
18 | IM Matnadze, Ana | 6 | ESP | F | 2401 | 2397 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 |
19 | IM Naroditsky, Daniel | 5.5 | USA | M | 2483 | 2459 | -0.15 | 1 | ½ |
20 | IM Breder, Dennis | 5.5 | GER | M | 2438 | 2466 | 0.41 | 1 | – |
21 | Maris, Ivo | 5.5 | NED | M | 2086 | 2472 | 4.14 | ½ | 1 |
22 | FM Schoorl, Rob | 5.5 | NED | M | 2366 | 2361 | 0.07 | 1 | ½ |
23 | GM Brunello, Sabino | 5.5 | ITA | M | 2583 | 2402 | -1.79 | 1 | ½ |
24 | IM Pacher, Milan | 5.5 | SVK | M | 2436 | 2347 | -0.92 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Majhi, Ankit | 5.5 | NED | M | 1984 | 2263 | 2.78 | 1 | 1 |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd7 Standings
Standings Rd7
IM Wang and FM Kleinman share the lead with 5/7.
Photo Cjcc 2012
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | ||
2 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
3 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | ||
4 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | |||
5 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | |||
6 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | |||
7 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3 | |||
8 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | |||
9 | Song Michael | 2322 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2 | |||
10 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2 |