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    I'm playing in a strong round-robin starting tomorrow. At 4:30 p.m daily starting Friday (10:30 EST) I'll be playing against a field of 7 other GM's. The tournament is an annual event held at a beautiful casino by the harbor.

    Official Website

    ChessBomb and Playchess will also be broadcasting the games I presume.


  • #2
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    Awesome picture Eric! Good Luck!

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    • #3
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      In round 1, Eric beat Spanish/Catalonian GM Daniel Alsina (2539).

      It was the only decisive game of the round.

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      • #4
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        Round 2 - Eric lost.

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        • #5
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          Round 3 - draw with GM Ftacnik.

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          • #6
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            Kevin has a nice analysis of the round 2 loss.
            Gary Ruben
            CC - IA and SIM

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            • #7
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              Round 4 - Eric won, but there are probably typos in the Chessbomb game score.

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              • #8
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                Eric finished tied for second with some great battles and fighting games. My friend Csaba Balogh finished first. Csaba has been a regular on the Hungarian Olympic Team and is a strong positional player. Interestingly he presented me with his book of grandmaster tactical puzzles (best tactical puzzles of 2012 games) last year at Spice Cup and it has helped sharpen my game. Andrew Peredun has borrowed the book and its helping him. Csaba is also co-editor of Chess Evolution, a weekly email magazine that annotates selected best 4 games of the week around the world, most interesting endgame, and a game from the legends, an excellent magazine!

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