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Standings Rd3 HHchess
Samsonkin and Cummings share the lead with 3/3 with 2 rounds to play.

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#	Name	Ratng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1	Artiom Samsonkin	2547	W24	W17	W11	3
2	David Cummings	2443	W27	W15	W4	3
3	Michael Song	2322	W32	W5	D8	2.5
4	Bator Sambuev	2684	W19	W13	L2	2
5	Nikolay Noritsyn	2598	W22	L3	W24	2
6	Tomas Krnan	2576	D23	W30	D16	2
7	Peter Vavrak	2500	H—	W25	H—	2
8	Bindi Cheng	2485	W26	D14	D3	2
9	Roman Sapozhnikov	2440	D35	W28	D14	2
10	Arthur Calugar	2429	D20	W31	D17	2
11	Michael Kleinman	2368	W29	W18	L1	2
12	Victor Plotkin	2350	L30	W34	W22	2
13	Nikita Gusev	2309	W21	L4	W27	2
14	Razvan Preotu	2300	W36	D8	D9	2
15	Christopher Knox	2276	W33	L2	W23	2
16	Michael Dougherty	2271	H—	W35	D6	2
17	Jura Ochkoos	2303	W37	L1	D10	1.5
18	Vladimir Birarov	2273	W34	L11	D20	1.5
19	Michael Humphreys	2269	L4	D21	W30	1.5
20	Tony [juntao] Lin	2165	D10	D23	D18	1.5
21	Yuanchen Zhang	2082	L13	D19	W35	1.5
22	Mike Ivanov	2266	L5	W29	L12	1
23	Liam Henry	2265	D6	D20	L15	1
24	Geordie Derraugh	2248	L1	W37	L5	1
25	Pavel Peev	2227	H—	L7	D28	1
26	David Southam	2222	L8	D36	D31	1
27	Jackie Peng	2214	L2	W33	L13	1
28	Simon Gladstone	2197	H—	L9	D25	1
29	Dale McTavish	2158	L11	L22	W36	1
30	Lali Agbabishvili	2108	W12	L6	L19	1
31	Ian Loadman	2106	H—	L10	D26	1
32	Tyler Longo	2095	L3	H—	H—	1
33	Gorkhmaz Verdiyev	1797	L15	L27	W37	1
34	Zhanna Sametova	1660	L18	L12	B—	1
35	Gordon Olheiser	2214	D9	L16	L21	0.5
36	Guannan Terry Song	2022	L14	D26	L29	0.5
37	Daniel Wiebe	2057	L17	L24	L33	0

Posted in Hart House Open Toronto 2013

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

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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

Photo Neckar-open 2012

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).

Rang	Name	Title	FIDE	M/F	Fed	Pts
1	Grachev,Boris	GM	2688	M	RUS	5.5
2	Vajda,Levente	GM	2603	M	ROU	5.5
3	Van Kampen,Robin	GM	2581	M	NED	5.5
4	Istratescu,Andrej	GM	2654	M	FRA	5.5
5	Vachier-Lagrave,M	GM	2711	M	FRA	5
6	Fier,Alexandr	GM	2573	M	BRA	5
7	Melkumyan,Hrant	GM	2656	M	ARM	5
8	Edouard,Romain	GM	2686	M	FRA	5
9	Ghaem Maghami,Ehs	GM	2572	M	IRI	5
10	Pelletier,Yannick	GM	2604	M	SUI	5
11	Vorotnikov,Vladis	GM	2464	M	RUS	5
12	Bartel,Mateusz	GM	2629	M	POL	5
13	Turov,Maxim	GM	2630	M	RUS	4.5
14	Mladenov,Svetlin		2407	M	BUL	4.5
15	Hansen,Eric	IM	2568	M	CAN	4.5
16	Heimann,Andreas	IM	2489	M	GER	4.5
17	Milosevic,Goran	IM	2328	M	SUI	4.5
18	Lekic,Dusan	IM	2411	M	MNE	4.5
19	Georgiadis,Nico	FM	2369	M	SUI	4.5
20	Toth,Bela	IM	2352	M	ITA	4.5
21	Maier,Christian	IM	2354	M	GER	4.5
22	Dann,Matthias	FM	2432	M	GER	4.5
23	Maisuradze,Nino	WGM	2306	W	FRA	4.5
24	Faibisovich,Vadim	IM	2349	M	RUS	4.5

Posted in Basel, Hansen

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

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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

Posted in Basel, Hansen, Old Indian

Basel 2013 Rd6, GM Hansen,E(CAN)

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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

Posted in Basel, Hansen, King's Indian

Hastings 2012-13 Standings Rd8, IM Panjwani(CAN)

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Rd8 Standings
IM Panjwani lost in rd8 and remains with 5/8.

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	7	8
1	GM Jones, Gawain C B	6	ENG	M	2644	2656	0.15	½	½
2	GM Sulskis, Sarunas	6	LTU	M	2550	2607	0.7	½	½
3	GM Alsina Leal, Daniel	6	ESP	M	2511	2587	0.83	½	1
4	IM Gao, Rui	6	CHN	M	2450	2648	2.14	½	½
5	GM Sumets, Andrey	5.5	UKR	M	2638	2524	-0.88	½	½
6	GM Vovk, Andrey	5.5	UKR	M	2567	2473	-0.51	1	½
7	GM Vocaturo, Daniele	5.5	ITA	M	2521	2443	-0.47	½	½
8	IM Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn	5.5	ISL	M	2516	2530	0.23	1	½
9	IM Hawkins, Jonathan	5.5	ENG	M	2507	2527	0.36	½	½
10	GM Arkell, Keith C	5.5	ENG	M	2470	2494	0.47	1	½
11	IM Zhou, Yang-Fan	5.5	ENG	M	2419	2381	-0.13	1	1
12	IM Burns-Mannion, Stephen R	5.5	SCO	M	2351	2565	1.96	1	½
13	WGM Gu, Xiaobing	5.5	CHN	F	2209	2481	2.74	½	1
14	Kvisla, Johannes Luangtep	5.5	NOR	M	2148	2497	3.35	1	½
15	GM Kulaots, Kaido	5	EST	M	2581	2463	-1.09	0	1
16	GM Hebden, Mark L	5	ENG	M	2547	2272	-2.2	1	1
17	GM Williams, Simon K	5	ENG	M	2515	2407	-0.58	½	½
18	GM Flear, Glenn C	5	ENG	M	2481	2436	-0.35	1	½
19	IM Hamitevici, Vladimir	5	MDA	M	2440	2340	-0.85	1	½
20	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur	5	ISL	M	2404	2505	1.13	0	1
21	IM Panjwani, Raja	5	CAN	M	2402	2445	0.48	½	0
22	FM Ashton, Adam G	5	ENG	M	2366	2311	-0.52	1	½
23	IM Farid, Firman Syah	5	INA	M	2338	2385	0.54	½	½
24	Rayner, Francis	5	WLS	M	2166	2367	2.06	1	½

Posted in Hastings 2012-13, Panjwani

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

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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

Posted in Basel, Hansen, Sicilian Najdorf

Basel 2013 Rd4, GM Hansen E(CAN)

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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

Posted in Basel, Hansen

Vandoeuvre Open 2012(FRA) Rd4, IM Hambleton(CAN)

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Here is Hambleton’s Rd4 game.

Malakhatko,Vadim(2550)-Hambleton,Aman(2462)

Queen’s Indian[E15]

Vandoeuvre Open (4), 03.01.2013

Position 1
White is planning to pile up on the c-pawn with 24.Rfc1. How should black respond?

Black to Play

23.Rc2

Posted in Hambleton, Queen's Indian, Vandoeuvre Open 2012(FRA)

Toronto Chess News-Issue 1-9, Jan 1 2013

Jan 4

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Latest Edition-Issue # 1-9, January 1, 2013 – 68 pages Torontochessnews

Bob Armstrong,BCN Editor

Articles
Youth/Junior Chess in Canada 4
FIDE January 1, 2013 Regular Rating List ( Open/Women ) 11
FIDE Jan. 1, 2013 Regular Rating List – Canadian Rankings ( Open/Women ) 13
Malmsten on Chess – Chess History at Hart House 35
Editor’s Notebook: Year-End Stock-taking 61
Ken’s Chess Trivia 62
TCN Readers Have Questions 64
TCN Readers’ Feedback 64 TCN’s “Readers’ Opinion” Column 64

Tournaments
World Mind Games – Chess 6
Groningen Chess Festival, Netherlands 12
Canadian Junior Chess Championship 22
The Battle of Toronto Invitational 40
Toronto Junior Championship 49
GTCL Premier League 51

Organizations with News Reports
Chess Federation of Canada ( CFC ) 21 Chess ‘n Math Association ( CMA ) 22 Greater Toronto Chess League ( GTCL ) 52
Chess Institute of Canada ( CIC ) 52
Scarborough Chess Club ( SCC ) 54
Annex Chess Club ( ACC ) 54
Willowdale Chess Club ( WCC ) 55
Burlington Chess Club 56
Mississauga Chess Club 56
Aurora Chess Club 58
Ajax Chess Club 59
Hamilton City Chess Club 59
Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club 60

Tournament Notices
Hart House Winter Open 65
GTCL League Cup 66
2013 Toronto Closed Championship – Advance Notice 66

Posted in Toronto Chess News

Verifying The Sharpest Sicilian 2012 6.Bc4-Part 2

Jan 4

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Part 2 11…0-0
The 6.Bc4 Najdorf requires detailed preparations for the defence. Georgiev and Kolev give this line and the Najdorf as a whole a thorough analysis. Now these findings are verified in light of recent games.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.Be3 Qb7 11.Qg3
(a)11…b4!(Georgiev/Kolev)
(b)11…0-0

Here is a recent game in the 11…0-0 line which is not part of the Georgiev/Kolev repertoire. However, I think it’s a perfectly viable method of defending.

Dastan,B (2317)-Dao Thien Hai(2518)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bc4[B87]
40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR(7.18), 04.09.2012

Position 1
Black’s king is surrounded by a protective pawn wall. How should white proceed?

White to Play

38…Qc6

Posted in Sicilian Najdorf, The Sharpest Sicilian 2012