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Basel Rapid 2013-Hansen,E(CAN)
GM Hansen,E(CAN) wins again sharing first with GM Bartel,Mateusz(POL).
From German Newspaper basellandschaftlichezeitung
‘Schach verbindet. Robin van Kampen aus Holland und der Kanadier Eric Hansen haben sich bei Turnieren kennengelernt. Dabei geniesst Schach in ihren Herkunftsländern einen völlig unterschiedlichen Stellenwert. von Olivier Winistörfer
Eric Hansen(l) and Robin van Kampen(r)
Am Basler Schachfestival nähert man sich der Entscheidung. Mit im Rennen um den begehrten ersten Platz ist auch der 18-jährige Niederländer Robin van Kampen. Dabei kam der junge Grossmeister erst durch seinen guten Freund Eric Hansen aus Kanada zum Turnier in Basel. «Eric war vorher in Holland und meinte, dass er am Turnier teilnehmen würde. Als ich dann hörte, dass ein eingeladener Spieler nicht teilnehmen könne und somit ein Platz frei wurde, habe ich mich gemeldet.»
So verbrachten die beiden Silvester nicht in Kanada oder in den Niederlanden sondern am Rheinknie. «Wir kennen beide die Schweiz nicht sehr gut. Aber was wir hier in Basel sehen konnten, hat uns wirklich gefallen», meint Hansen zu der wenigen Zeit, die sie in der Schweiz Zeit hatten neben dem Turnier.(more)’
From tournament site Schachfestivalbasel Rapid-basel
‘Mateusz Bartel could have been forgiven for taking life easy after winning the Aeroflot Open and a coveted place in the Dortmund super-tournament. Instead he went on to win the Polish Championship for the third year in a row. Leszek Kropisz interviewed a player whose star is in the ascendancy.
For a number of years Bartel appeared to have reached a rating ceiling at a little over 2600, with much of his time devoted to launching and editing the excellent Mat chess magazine (from which I’ve translated a number of articles for Chess in Translation). It was his friend Radosław Wojtaszek who was the first Polish player after Michal Krasenkow to break through the 2700 barrier, but now Bartel is close to matching that feat, with 2700chess.com recently quoting his live rating as 2691.8.
Rank | Teilnehmer | Title | TWZ | Land | Win | Draw | Loss | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hansen,Eric | IM | 2568 | CAN | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
2 | Bartel,Mateusz | GM | 2629 | POL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
3 | Turov,Maxim | GM | 2630 | RUS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Edouard,Romain | GM | 2686 | FRA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
5 | Melkumyan,Hrant | GM | 2656 | ARM | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
6 | Grachev,Boris | GM | 2688 | RUS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
7 | Ghaem Maghami,Ehs | GM | 2572 | IRI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
8 | Vachier-Lagrave,M | GM | 2711 | FRA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
9 | Fier,Alexandr | GM | 2573 | BRA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
10 | Van Kampen,Robin | GM | 2581 | NED | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
11 | Vajda,Levente | GM | 2603 | ROU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
12 | Istratescu,Andrej | GM | 2654 | FRA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Djuric,Stefan | GM | 2471 | SRB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Gavrilov,Alexei | GM | 2501 | RUS | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Lekic,Dusan | IM | 2385 | MNE | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
16 | Schwierskott,Marc | 2232 | GER | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
17 | Pelletier,Yannick | GM | 2604 | SUI | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 |
18 | Züger,Beat | IM | 2403 | SUI | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 |
19 | Filipovic,Branko | IM | 2369 | CRO | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 |
20 | Maisuradze,Nino | WGM | 2306 | FRA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 |
21 | Karabalis,Harilos | 2245 | GER | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | |
22 | Seitz,Benjamin | 2177 | SUI | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | |
23 | Vulevic,Vjekoslav | FM | 2299 | MNE | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 |
24 | Schacht,Holger | FM | 2224 | GER | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 |
Basel 2013 Rd7 Standings, GM Hansen,E(CAN)
Standings Schachfestivalbasel
‘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.
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Rang | Name | Title | FIDE | M/F | Fed | Pts |
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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 |
Basel 2013 Rd5,.GM Hansen,E(CAN)
Here is Hansen’s Rd5 game.
Position 1
Black has just advanced in the center with the natural looking 10…d5 novelty. How should white respond?
White to Play
Position 2
White has just attacked Nb4 in a tense unbalanced position. How should white respond?
Black to Play
White to Play
Basel 2013 Rd3, GM Hansen,E(CAN)
Here is Hansen’s tough rd3 game.
Hansen,Eric(2568)-Loetscher,Roland(2395)
Sicilian Bind[B36]
Hilton Open 2013 Basel (3.5), 02.01.2013
Position 1
(After 27…Rb8)
White is pressing but how to continue?
White to Play
(Sorry but I cannnot upload images to Blogger at the moment-Hopefully this is temporary)
Basel 2012 Rd4 Standings
Rd4 Standings
GM Grachev,Boris(RUS) is in the sole lead with 4/4. GM Hansen,E(CAN) is at 2.5/4.
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Rank | Name | Title | FIDE | At | Fed | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grachev,Boris | GM | 2688 | M | RUS | 4 |
2 | Vachier-Lagrave,M | GM | 2711 | M | FRA | 3.5 |
3 | Istratescu,Andrej | GM | 2654 | M | FRA | 3.5 |
4 | Van Kampen,Robin | GM | 2581 | M | NED | 3.5 |
5 | Turov,Maxim | GM | 2630 | M | RUS | 3.5 |
6 | Melkumyan,Hrant | GM | 2656 | M | ARM | 3.5 |
7 | Vajda,Levente | GM | 2603 | M | ROU | 3 |
8 | Lötscher,Roland | FM | 2395 | M | SUI | 3 |
9 | Fier,Alexandr | GM | 2573 | M | BRA | 3 |
10 | Mladenov,Svetlin | 2407 | M | BUL | 3 | |
11 | Lekic,Dusan | IM | 2411 | M | MNE | 3 |
12 | Bartel,Mateusz | GM | 2629 | M | POL | 3 |
13 | Toth,Bela | IM | 2352 | M | ITA | 3 |
14 | Edouard,Romain | GM | 2686 | M | FRA | 3 |
15 | Filipovic,Branko | IM | 2369 | M | CRO | 3 |
16 | Ghaem Maghami,Ehs | GM | 2572 | M | IRI | 3 |
17 | Giesler,Julius | 2089 | M | GER | 3 | |
18 | Vorotnikov,Vladis | GM | 2464 | M | RUS | 2.5 |
19 | Kurmann,Oliver | IM | 2456 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
20 | Hansen,Eric | IM | 2568 | M | CAN | 2.5 |
21 | Heimann,Andreas | IM | 2489 | M | GER | 2.5 |
22 | Gavrilov,Alexei | GM | 2501 | M | RUS | 2.5 |
23 | Aguera Naredo,Jav | FM | 2417 | M | ESP | 2.5 |
23 | Milosevic,Goran | IM | 2328 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
25 | Flückiger,Christi | FM | 2344 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
26 | Pelletier,Yannick | GM | 2604 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
27 | Schmidt-Schäffer, | 2356 | M | GER | 2.5 | |
28 | Bogdanovich,Grigo | IM | 2343 | M | RUS | 2.5 |
28 | Grandadam,Nicolas | FM | 2322 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
30 | Faibisovich,Vadim | IM | 2349 | M | RUS | 2.5 |
31 | Vulevic,Vjekoslav | FM | 2299 | M | MNE | 2.5 |
32 | Dann,Matthias | FM | 2432 | M | GER | 2.5 |
33 | Georgiadis,Nico | FM | 2369 | M | SUI | 2.5 |
34 | Guo,Emma | WIM | 2006 | W | AUS | 2.5 |
35 | Faraone,Ettore | 2003 | M | SUI | 2.5 | |
36 | Kvetny,Mark | 2201 | M | GER | 2.5 |
GM Hansen,E(CAN) 2012-13 Coming Events
The Hansen watch has begun.
From Hansen,E on Chesstalk Message Board(CAN):
‘I leave for Amsterdam on the 13th and will be living with a strong Dutch GM for a week. I may play a game in the Dutch League Div #1 but its yet to be confirmed. Groningen I hope to win this event and thus qualify for Tata Steel C. And then I will participate in a strong Swiss open(Basel) against top GM’s. If I dont qualify for Wijk An Zee then expect to see me play in Gibraltar.’
Groningen Dec 21-30 2012 See Schaakstad Groningen NL; SchaakstadGroningen (English)
Chess Festival Groningen 2012-From december 21 up to and including december 30 2012
Open A (2000+)
Prize fund: € 6000,-
Entry fee: € 60,-
Players FIDE 2400+ and I(G)M don’t have to pay the entry fee.
The winner receives an invitation to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013, Grandmaster Group C.
Open B (1700-2100)
Prize fund: € 1500,-
Entry fee: € 60,-
Open C (Under 1800)
Prize fund: € 750,-
Entry fee: € 60,-
Basel January 1-5 2013 See Schach Festival Basel
Pre-registed already are, where Hansen,E(CAN) is the #14 seed.
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No. | Teilnehmer | Title | Rating | Verein/Ort | Fed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vachier-Lagrave,Maxi | GM | 2711 | FRA | |
2 | Grachev,Boris | GM | 2688 | Moskau | RUS |
3 | Edouard,Romain | GM | 2686 | Avanton | FRA |
4 | Istratescu,Andrej | GM | 2654 | Belfort | FRA |
5 | Melkumyan,Hrant | GM | 2649 | Jerewan | ARM |
6 | Turov,Maxim | GM | 2630 | RUS | |
7 | Bartel,Mateusz | GM | 2629 | Warschau | POL |
8 | Zherebukh,Yaroslav | GM | 2623 | UKR | |
9 | Pelletier,Yannick | GM | 2604 | Montpellier | SUI |
10 | Vajda,Levente | GM | 2603 | ROU | |
11 | Volkov,Sergey | GM | 2590 | RUS | |
12 | Gagunashvili,Merab | GM | 2587 | GEO | |
13 | Fier,Alexandr | GM | 2567 | BRA | |
14 | Hansen,Eric | IM | 2539 | CAN | |
15 | Heimann,Andreas | IM | 2490 | Grenzach-Whylen | GER |
16 | Vorotnikov,Vladislav | GM | 2464 | Moskau | RUS |
17 | Kurmann,Oliver | IM | 2456 | Luzern | SUI |
18 | Dann,Matthias | FM | 2432 | TSV Schott Mainz | GER |
19 | Hendriks,Willy | IM | 2428 | Zutphen | NED |
20 | Aguera Naredo,Javier | FM | 2417 | Gjion | ESP |
21 | Mladenov,Svetlin | 2407 | SV Wattenscheid 1930 | BUL | |
22 | Filipovic,Branko | IM | 2374 | Basel | CRO |
23 | Rindlisbacher,Lars | FM | 2370 | Worb | SUI |
24 | Georgiadis,Nico | FM | 2369 | Schindellegi | SUI |
25 | Schmidt-Schäffer,Seb | 2356 | Berlin | GER | |
26 | Maier,Christian | IM | 2354 | Staufen | GER |
27 | Lutz,Bernhard | FM | 2353 | Weil a.Rhein | GER |
28 | Toth,Bela | IM | 2352 | Basel | ITA |
29 | Faibisovich,Vadim Z | IM | 2349 | St.Petersburg | RUS |
30 | Grandadam,Nicolas | FM | 2327 | Huningue | SUI |
31 | Vatter,Hans-Joachim | FM | 2318 | Karlsruher SF 1853 | GER |
32 | Maisuradze,Nino | WGM | 2315 | FRA | |
33 | Vulevic,Vjekoslav | FM | 2299 | Davos-Platz | MNE |
34 | Mäurer,Christoph,Dr. | FM | 2291 | Stuttgarter SF 1879 | GER |
35 | Hess,Christian | FM | 2269 | Koenigsspr.SC.1984 e | GER |
36 | Kelecevic,Nedeljko | IM | 2267 | Winterthur | SUI |
37 | Misiano,Franco | FM | 2263 | Milano | ITA |
38 | Nuri,Kambez | FM | 2241 | Richterswil | SUI |
39 | Curien,Nicolas | 2239 | Bern | SUI | |
40 | Düssel,Udo | 2228 | Rheinfelden | GER | |
41 | Umudova,Nargiz | WIM | 2220 | Baku | AZE |
42 | Stankovic,Zeljko | 2212 | Basel | SUI | |
43 | Aerni,Andreas | 2206 | Muttenz | SUI | |
44 | Seitz,Benjamin | 2177 | Reinach BL | SUI | |
45 | Michaelis,Nico | 2165 | Kandern | GER | |
46 | Wirz,Heinz | 2161 | Birsfelden | SUI | |
47 | Eidinger,Helmut | 2137 | Wettingen | SUI | |
48 | Ernst,Rolf | FM | 2131 | Lausen | GER |
49 | Bräunlin,Klaus-Rober | 2131 | Zimmern ob Rottweil | GER | |
50 | Wehrle,Uwe | 2117 | Kandern | GER | |
51 | Pommerehne,Michael | 2110 | Lörrach-Brombach | GER | |
52 | Seidler,Lukas | 2108 | SK Bingen | GER | |
53 | Heinis,Vincent | 2101 | Toulouse | FRA | |
54 | Kaspereit,Holger | 2094 | SK Ebringen | GER | |
55 | Klamp,Christoph | 2088 | SV Griesheim(DA) | GER | |
56 | Staechelin,Ruedi | 2078 | Basel | SUI | |
57 | Klumpp,Jochen | 2070 | SG Caissa Rochade Ku | GER | |
58 | Paul,Mathias | 2060 | Weil am Rhein | GER | |
59 | Sommerhalder,Eric | 2054 | Pfeffingen | SUI | |
60 | Toth,Ilona | WFM | 2053 | Basel | HUN |
61 | Bender,Dirk | 2047 | SG Turm Idstein | GER | |
62 | Spiess,Thomas | 2028 | Hannover | GER | |
63 | Faraone,Ettore | 2003 | Ettingen | SUI | |
64 | Guo,Emma | WIM | 2000 | Canberra | AUS |
65 | Tillmann,Marc | 1999 | Schönbühl | SUI | |
66 | Lehnert,Michael | 1993 | FC Bayern München e. | GER | |
67 | Müllhaupt,Philippe | 1977 | Genève | SUI | |
68 | Sand,Rolf,Dr. | 1950 | SV Tübingen 1870 e.V | GER |