Tal Memorial 2017

**Wayne Komer** · Friday, 3rd March, 2017, 05:22 PM

Re: Tal Memorial 2017

Tal Memorial 2017

March 3, 2017

Blitz Tournament

The live games were not available as promised. The results after eleven rounds:

Final Ranking after 11 Rounds

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2624 9.5
2 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2665 8.5
3 GM Fridman Daniel GER 2568 8.5
4 GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2566 8.5
5 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2529 8.5
6 IM Kollars Dmitrij GER 2443 8.5
7 IM Meskovs Nikita LAT 2561 8
8 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2706 8
9 GM Ladva Ottomar EST 2514 8
10 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2528 8
11 Bogdanov Egor UKR 2430 8
12 GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2549 7.5
13 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2665 7.5
14 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2595 7.5
15 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2521 7.5
16 GM Glud Jakob Vang DEN 2562 7.5
17 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2629 7.5
18 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2447 7.5
19 GM Solodovnichenko Yuri UKR 2440 7.5
20 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2606 7.5
21 NM Nikolajev Denis LAT 2400 7.5
22 FM Esipenko Andrey RUS 2489 7.5
23 GM Stocek Jiri CZE 2479 7.5
24 Nasibullin Iskander RUS 2076 7.5
25 GM Ismagambetov Anuar KAZ 2524 7
26 GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2536 7
27 FM Gorodetzky David ISR 2378 7
28 CM Nogerbek Kazybek KAZ 2071 7
29 FM Lavendelis Egons LAT 2338 7
30 IM Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2394 7
31 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2488 7
32 IM Panchenko Dmitry RUS 2429 7
33 NM Reimanis Ritvars LAT 2370 7
34 IM Shevchenko Kirill UKR 2516 7
35 FM Shishkov Andrei EST 2326 7
36 IM Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2394 7
37 FM Sylvan Jacob DEN 2392 7
38 FM Boe Mads DEN 2394 7
39 IM Krupenski Juri EST 2413 7
40 Dubrovin Robert EST 2234 7
41 GM Shvyrjov Igor EST 2257 7
42 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2333 6.5
43 FM Mustaps Matiss LAT 2327 6.5
44 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2387 6.5
45 Kiltti Jyrki FIN 2299 6.5
46 IM Barskij Vladimir RUS 2327 6.5
47 FM Vovk Ilja EST 2258 6.5
48 NM Indricans Olgerts LAT 2225 6.5
49 Chukavin Kirill EST 2215 6.5
50 FM Shulman Vladlen LAT 2261 6.5
51 IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2338 6.5
52 FM Solys Laimutis LTU 2281 6.5
53 Shirshov Nikolay RUS 1982 6.5
54 MK Zenchanka Pavel BLR 2049 6.5
55 FM Krustkalns Kristaps LAT 2149 6.5
56 FM Bernotas Arturs LAT 2392 6.5
57 MK Auzins Artis LAT 2093 6.5
58 FM Percivaldi Martin DEN 2099 6
59 Thogersen Rasmus DEN 1930 6
60 NM Kretainis Kristaps LAT 2157 6
61 IM Sotsky Alexander RUS 2222 6
62 Orndahl Markus SWE 2220 6
63 Olkhovskiy Alexander RUS 2130 6
64 NM Stasans Aivars LAT 2087 6
65 WGM Berzina Ilze LAT 2174 6
66 Blauhut Holger GER 2052 6
67 FM Jacobsen Mikkel Manosri DEN 2092 6
68 FM Olsen Filip Boe DEN 2039 6
69 MK Indricans Vadims LAT 2023 6
70 FM Kristensen Kaare Hove DEN 2361 6
71 Gorodetzky Matan ISR 2123 6
72 MK Bekasovs Rihards LAT 2004 6
73 MK Isakovs Janis LAT 1900 6
74 Kovalevsky Stanislav BLR 2066 6
75 NM Daudzvardis Janis LAT 1984 6
76 Zhukov Anton RUS 1886 6
77 FM Bjerre Jonas DEN 1993 5.5
78 FM Thybo Jesper Sondergaard DEN 2123 5.5
79 IM Kashtanov Ruslan RUS 2291 5.5
80 MK Zhuravlev Stepan RUS 2127 5.5
81 Poleshchuk Dmitriy BLR 2124 5.5
82 Ulasevich Sergei BLR 2178 5.5
83 MK Mitskevich Yauheniya BLR 1762 5.5
84 MK Baliasnyj Timur LTU 2095 5.5
85 NM Semjonovs Ilja LAT 2070 5.5
86 Kali Yelimzhan KAZ 1877 5.5
87 CM Sanz Losada Victoriano ESP 2085 5.5
88 MK Gudovskis Konstantins LAT 1927 5.5
89 IM Karttunen Mika FIN 2453 5.5
90 Nakhodkin Gennadiy RUS 2038 5.5
91 AGM Naumovich Yaroslav BLR 1615 5.5
92 NM Putka Verners LAT 2416 5.5
93 Petrov Dmitri EST 2153 5.5
94 Gasik Piotr POL 2025 5.5
95 Tsaruk Maksim BLR 2011 5.5
96 Pedmanson Albert EST 1774 5.5
97 Martynov Alexander RUS 2043 5.5
98 Kaatiala Pekka FIN 2017 5.5
99 MK Zemba Viktors LAT 1976 5.5
100 I Vilums Aldis LAT 1942 5.5

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 5th March, 2017, 02:33 AM

Re: Tal Memorial 2017

Tal Memorial 2017

March 5, 2017

Rapid Tournament

The play of the blitz tournament never seemed to get online.

The first round of the rapids did not appear either but rounds 2 to 6 have.

Rumour has it that the DGT electronic boards are not communicating with the controlling software. This would explain a lot.

There appear to be only six electronic boards anyway and the rest are conventional. One game in Round 6 (Shabalov-Onischuk) is only reported to move 18 and the comment online is “crashed server??”.

After the first day of play in the rapids, this is the standing table:

1 Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2458 - 5.5
2 Ehlvest Jaan USA 2558 - 5.5
3 Neiksans Arturs LAT 2605 - 5.5
4 Stocek Jiri CZE 2530 - 5
5 Bok Benjamin NED 2606 - 5
6 Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2619 - 5
7 Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2702 - 5
8 Fridman Daniel GER 2663 - 4.5
9 Panchenko Dmitry RUS 2402 - 4.5
10 Fedorov Alexei BLR 2611 - 4.5
11 Kovalenko Igor LAT 2664 - 4.5
12 Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2599 - 4.5
13 Ladva Ottomar EST 2473 - 4.5
14 Meskovs Nikita LAT 2534 - 4.5
15 Bogdanov Egor UKR 2213 - 4.5
16 Miezis Normunds LAT 2548 - 4.5
17 Laznicka Viktor CZE 2662 - 4.5
18 Shirov Alexei LAT 2723 - 4.5
19 Krivonosov Oleg LAT 2468 - 4.5
20 Van Wely Loek NED 2639 - 4
21 Glud Jakob Vang DEN 2511 - 4
22 Hansen Eric CAN 2635 - 4
23 Kantans Toms LAT 2511 - 4
24 Orndahl Markus SWE 2230 - 4
25 Zhukova Natalia UKR 2343 - 4
26 Zuckovs Aleksejs LAT 2302 - 4
27 Notkin Maksim RUS 2465 - 4
28 Vavulin Maksim RUS 2512 - 4
29 Nasibullin Iskander RUS 2111 - 4
30 Karttunen Mika FIN 2389 - 4
31 Shabalov Alexander USA 2570 - 4
32 Casper Thomas GER 2369 - 4
33 Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2357 - 4
34 Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2424 - 4
35 Krupenski Juri EST 2403 - 4

Three Eric Hansen games:

Tal Memorial A 2017 Rapid
Jurmala, Latvia
12+5
Round 2, Mar. 4, 2017
Hansen, Eric- Bjerre, Jones
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Qe2 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bc2 e5 8.O-O g6 9.d4 Bg7 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.a4 Rb8 12.b3 O-O 13.Na3 Qb6 14.Bd3 c4 15.bxc4 bxa4 16.Nc2 a5 17.Rxa4 Nc5 18.Be3 Qc7 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Rfa1 Ra8 21.Qe3 Qc7 22.Na3 Bd7 23.Nb5 Bxb5 24.cxb5 Qxc3 25.R1a3 Qc7 26.b6 Qb7 27.Rxa5 Ng4 28.Qe1 Rad8 29.h3 Nf6 30.Qb4 Nd7 31.Rb5 Ra8 32.Rxa8 Rxa8 33.Qd6 Bf8 34.Qd5 Qxd5 35.exd5 Rb8 36.b7 Nc5 37.Nxe5 Rxb7 38.Rxb7 Nxb7 39.f4 Bc5+ 40.Kf1 Nd6 41.Ke2 f6 42.Nc6 Kf7 43.Kf3 Ke8 44.h4 Kf7 45.Nd8+ Ke7 46.Ne6 Bb4 47.g3 Ba3 48.h5 Kf7 49.g4 Bb2 50.h6 Bc3 51.Ke3 Bb2 52.Kd2 f5 53.g5 Ba3 54.Kc2 Bb4 55.Kb3 Ba5 56.Ka4 Bb6 57.Kb4 Ke7 58.Bb5 Kf7 59.Bd3 Ke7 60.Kc3 Kf7 61.Bc2 Ke7 62.Nd4 Kf7 63.Kd3 Bc5 64.Nc6 Bb6 65.Ne5+ Kg8 66.Nd7 Ba7 67.Nf6+ Kh8 68.Ba4 Bb6 69.Bd7 Bd8 70.Be6 Be7 71.Kd4 Bd8 72.Kc5 Bxf6 73.gxf6 Ne4+ 74.Kc6 Nxf6 75.d6 Nd7 76.Kxd7 g5 77.Ke7 g4 78.d7 g3 79.d8=Q# 1-0

Round 3, Mar. 4, 2017
Krivonosov, Oleg – Hansen, Eric
A04 Reti Opening

1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 e5 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bd3 c6 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Be4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qa5 13.Qb3 Nd7 14.Qa3 Qe5 15.Bf3 a6 16.Be3 Nf6 17.h3 Rb8 18.Rab1 Qc7 19.Qb4 Re8 20.Nc6 Ra8 21.Bb6 Qd7 22.Rbd1 Qe6 23.Na5 Nd7 24.Bd4 Rb8 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.c4 Qf6 27.Qd6 Qxd6 28.Rxd6 Ne5 29.Bd5 b6 30.Nc6 Nxc6 31.Rxc6 Bf5 32.Rc7 Be6 33.Rd1 Rbd8 34.Rb1 Bxd5 35.cxd5 Rxd5 36.Rxb6 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Re2 38.Rc3 Rxf2 39.Rxa6 Rdd2 40.Rg3 h5 41.h4 Rf4 42.Raa3 Rxh4+ 43.Rh3 Re4 0-1

Round 4, Mar. 4, 2017
Hansen, Eric – Stocek, Jiri
C13 French, Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 h6 7.Be3 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.Qg4 d4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bxc5 12.Qf4 Qb6 13.O-O-O Bxf2 14.Rh3 Bxg1 15.Ne4 O-O 16.c3 f6 17.Bc4 Nxe5 18.Bb3 Kh8 19.g4 Nxg4 20.Qxg4 e5 21.Qg2 Bxh3 22.Qxh3 Rad8 23.Re1 f5 24.Ng3 Bf2 25.Rxe5 Qd6 0-1

Five more rounds tomorrow. One hopes that things will work out for the organizers.

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 5th March, 2017, 04:20 PM

Re: Tal Memorial 2017

Tal Memorial 2017

March 5, 2017

Rapid Tournament continued

Three more Hansen games:

Tal Memorial 2017A
Jurmala, Latvia
12+5
Round 9, Mar. 5, 2017
Hansen, Eric – Vavulin, Maksim
C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Ne7 6.c3 Bd7 7.d4 Ng6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Re1 Kh8 11.Bc2 Bf6 12.Rc1 Qe7 13.h3 Rae8 14.a3 a5 15.d5 Nd8 16.b4 axb4 17.cxb4 c6 18.dxc6 bxc6 19.Nc4 Nb7 20.Nb6 Qd8 21.a4 Be6 22.a5 c5 23.Ba4 Nh4 24.Bxe8 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Rxe8 26.bxc5 dxc5 27.Red1 Qc7 28.Bd2 Rd8 29.Bc3 h6 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.Rd1 Qc7 32.Qe2 c4 33.Nd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Qc6 35.Qb2 Kh7 36.Qb6 1-0

Round 10, Mar. 5, 2017
Sveshnikov, Evgeny – Hansen, Eric
C28 Vienna game

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 d5 7.exd5 Bb4 8.Bd2 O-O 9.Nge2 Be7 10.Bg5 Nxd5 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.O-O c5 13.f4 exf4 14.Nxf4 Nc6 15.Qh5 b6 16.Rae1 Nd4 17.Ncd5 Be6 18.c3 Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Ne6 20.Re3 g6 21.Qe5 Qg5 22.Nf6+ Kg7 23.Qxg5 Nxg5 24.Re7 Rad8 25.h4 Ne6 26.Nd7 Rde8 27.Rfxf7+ Rxf7 28.Rxe8 Nc7 29.Rd8 Ne6 30.Re8 Nc7 31.Rd8 Ne6 1/2-1/2

Round 11, Mar. 5, 2017
Hansen, Eric – Bok, Benjamin
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.Bc2 c4 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.Na3 d5 9.exd5 Bxa3 10.dxe6 O-O 11.exd7 Bxd7 12.O-O Bd6 13.d4 Bg4 14.h3 Rae8 15.Qd1 Bh5 16.Bf5 Qa5 17.g4 Bg6 18.Nh4 Bb8 19.Qf3 Qc7 20.Qg2 Re2 21.Bg5 Nd5 22.Rae1 Rxb2 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Nxg6 Qh2+ 25.Qxh2 Bxh2+ 26.Kxh2 fxg6 27.Re5 Nxc3 28.d5 Rfxf2+ 29.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 30.Kg3 Re2 31.Rxe2 Nxe2+ 32.Kf3 Nd4+ 33.Kf4 Kf7 34.a4 c3 35.Ke4 Nb3 36.Kd3 Nc5+ 37.Kxc3 Ne4+ 0-1

These are the only Hansen games from today available at the moment.

Final Tournament Standing

1 Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2702 - 9
2 Neiksans Arturs LAT 2605 - 8.5
3 Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2619 - 8.5
4 Bok Benjamin NED 2606 - 8.5
5 Fedorov Alexei BLR 2611 - 8
6 Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2458 - 8
7 Kovalenko Igor LAT 2664 - 8
8 Fridman Daniel GER 2663 - 8
9 Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2599 - 8
10 Ehlvest Jaan USA 2558 - 7.5
11 Stocek Jiri CZE 2530 - 7.5
12 Hansen Eric CAN 2635 - 7.5
13 Shabalov Alexander USA 2570 - 7.5
14 Orndahl Markus SWE 2230 - 7.5
15 Shirov Alexei LAT 2723 - 7.5
16 Starostits Ilmars LAT 2439 - 7.5
17 Kantans Toms LAT 2511 - 7
18 Vavulin Maksim RUS 2512 - 7
19 Panchenko Dmitry RUS 2402 - 7
20 Miezis Normunds LAT 2548 - 7
21 Van Wely Loek NED 2639 - 7
22 Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2523 - 7
23 Gorodetzky David ISR 2424 - 7
24 Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2525 - 7
25 Bernotas Arturs LAT 2390 - 7
26 Esipenko Andrey RUS 2453 - 7
27 Gunina Valentina RUS 2568 - 7
28 Stepins Edgars LAT 2244 - 7
29 Ladva Ottomar EST 2473 - 6.5
30 Laznicka Viktor CZE 2662 - 6.5
31 Meskovs Nikita LAT 2534 - 6.5
32 Glud Jakob Vang DEN 2511 - 6.5
33 Zuckovs Aleksejs LAT 2302 - 6.5
34 Bogdanov Egor UKR 2213 - 6.5
35 Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2357 - 6.5
36 Notkin Maksim RUS 2465 - 6.5
37 Ismagambetov Anuar KAZ 2450 - 6.5
38 Vovk Ilja EST 2274 - 6.5
39 Krupenski Juri EST 2403 - 6.5
40 Mustaps Matiss LAT 2340 - 6
41 Jacobsen Mikkel Manosri DEN 1964 - 6
42 Shishkov Andrei EST 2300 - 6
43 Barskij Vladimir RUS 2387 - 6
44 Chukavin Kirill EST 2253 - 6
45 Boe Mads DEN 2339 - 6
46 Casper Thomas GER 2369 - 6
47 Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2424 - 6
48 Kashtanov Ruslan RUS 2353 - 6
49 Solys Laimutis LTU 2272 - 6
50 Heinzel Olaf GER 2310 - 6

and 130 others

**Hans Jung** · Wednesday, 8th March, 2017, 12:45 PM

Re: Tal Memorial 2017

Really enjoyed GM Eric Hansen's endgame play in rd 2

Tal Memorial 2017

Tal Memorial 2017

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