Reykjavik Open 2014

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  • #46
    Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

    The Rejkjavik tournament is turning into quite the race with several GM's in the hunt!

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    • #47
      Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

      Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
      Shes probably in depression now thinking who is Geordie Derraugh? - now she knows. Seriously tho after losing to Alex, Geordie is now back in the tournament.
      Geordie lost guys. Maybe the result got transmitted incorrectly.

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      • #48
        Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

        Originally posted by Tyler Longo View Post
        Geordie lost guys. Maybe the result got transmitted incorrectly.
        Well, crap. It definitely showed him as the winner when I posted about it up above. But I see now it's been changed to a loss.

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        • #49
          Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

          [Event "N1 Reykjavik Open 2014"]
          [Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
          [Date "2014.03.08"]
          [Round "6.10"]
          [White "Hansen, Eric"]
          [Black "Ezat, Mohamed"]
          [Result "1/2-1/2"]
          [ECO "B08"]
          [WhiteElo "2587"]
          [BlackElo "2439"]
          [PlyCount "71"]
          [EventDate "2014.03.04"]

          1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
          O-O-O O-O 9. g4 a6 10. e5 Nd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. Qe4 Rf6 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 e6
          15. Nxf6 Qxf6 16. c3 Rf8 17. f4 d5 18. Qg2 b5 19. h4 b4 20. c4 Nb6 21. g5 Qf7
          22. Bxb6 cxb6 23. cxd5 b3 24. axb3 Nb4 25. Qe4 Qc7 26. Qc4 Qd6 27. Kb1 b5 28.
          Qe4 exd5 29. Bh3 Kh8 30. h5 Rxf4 31. Qe2 gxh5 32. Qxh5 Rf2 33. Qe8 Rf8 34. Qe4
          Rf2 35. Qe8 Rf8 36. Qe4 1/2-1/2

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          • #50
            Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

            Great tournament for Jason Kenney by the way - good chances for an IM norm!

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            • #51
              Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

              GM Eric Hansen is in a tie for 3rd after round 7 with his delightful win against GM Djurhuus.

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              • #52
                Re: Reykjavik Open 2014

                Oops - actually a tie for 4th for Eric and a huge one - several players with 5.5. Two 2700's GM Li Chao and GM Naiditsch tied for 2nd and GM Amin in first with an undefeated 6.5 out of 7! Wow!

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                • #53
                  Re: Reykjavik Open

                  A fantastic performance! Go, Eric, Go!

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                  • #54
                    Re: Reykjavik Open

                    [Event "Reykjavik Open 2014"]
                    [Site "Reykjavik"]
                    [Date "2014.03.09"]
                    [Round "7"]
                    [White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
                    [Black "Hansen, Eric"]
                    [Result "0-1"]
                    [ECO "D81"]
                    [WhiteElo "2447"]
                    [BlackElo "2587"]
                    [PlyCount "56"]
                    [EventDate "2014.??.??"]
                    [EventCountry "ISL"]

                    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qb5 Bd7 7. Qb3 c5 8.
                    d5 b5 9. Nxb5 Na6 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Qd1 Qa5 12. f3 Bg7 13. e4 Nc7 14. Kf2 c4 15.
                    g3 O-O 16. Kg2 Nfe8 17. Qd2 Nd6 18. Nh3 f5 19. Nf2 Ncb5 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. e5
                    Bxe5 22. Nd1 f4 23. Nc3 Qb7 24. g4 Bxg4 25. fxg4 f3 26. Kh3 Qd7 27. Qg5 Nf7
                    28. Qh4 h5 0-1

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                    • #55
                      Re: Reykjavik Open

                      Eric won with the two bishops and passed pawns today which leaves him excellently positioned in a 6 way tie for 2nd, one half point behind the leader Li Chao. Whoever gets Li Chao (and I hope its GM Naiditsch or GM Rapport) needs to make things interesting and play for a win. Richard Rapport again had fun today achieving a virtual zugzwang position with a king walk from g8 to e2 at the end.

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                      • #56
                        Re: Reykjavik Open

                        Chess-news.ru today has photographs of the Fischer “museum” at Selfoss – a town located about fifty kilometres from Reykjavik.

                        http://www.chess-news.ru/node/14857

                        There are photos and a painting of the Fischer-Spassky Match, 1972, on display. There are printed literature, tickets, and by far the most satisfying thing, reproductions of the caricatures by the Icelandic artist Halldor Petursson (1916-1977). The latter have the best likenesses of famous chessplayers that I have ever seen.

                        If you can identify most of the personages in the colour tableau with Bobby crowning himself, then you are doing well. Strangely, it differs from the same plate given in the move-by-move book of the match by Larry Evans and Ken Smith.

                        Euwe is being held back by Harry Golombek on the staircase podium, where are also Fred Cramer, Thorarinsson and Frederik Olafsson. With Spassky are Geller and Krogius.

                        If you are a collector, Petursson did 18 cartoons of the match and they are available as postcards.

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                        • #57
                          Re: Reykjavik Open

                          Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
                          Eric won with the two bishops and passed pawns today which leaves him excellently positioned in a 6 way tie for 2nd, one half point behind the leader Li Chao. Whoever gets Li Chao (and I hope its GM Naiditsch or GM Rapport) needs to make things interesting and play for a win. Richard Rapport again had fun today achieving a virtual zugzwang position with a king walk from g8 to e2 at the end.
                          You got your wish, Hans, albeit I'm sure you would have rather seen Rapport get the White pieces against Li Chao. The two have seemingly never played (at least at chessgames.com) so we'll see how Li Chao handles Rappport's 'madness' (:

                          Eric will also be wielding the Black pieces, on board 2 against Naiditsch. Wouldn't you love to see both Richard and Eric prevail today and get paired in tomorrow's final round (:

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                          • #58
                            Eric is going over 2600 today or the latest tomorrow

                            Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
                            You got your wish, Hans, albeit I'm sure you would have rather seen Rapport get the White pieces against Li Chao. The two have seemingly never played (at least at chessgames.com) so we'll see how Li Chao handles Rappport's 'madness' (:

                            Eric will also be wielding the Black pieces, on board 2 against Naiditsch. Wouldn't you love to see both Richard and Eric prevail today and get paired in tomorrow's final round (:
                            Eric need to repeat this:

                            Event "Bundesliga 2013-14"]
                            [Site "Hockenheim GER"]
                            [Date "2013.12.14"]
                            [Round "5"]
                            [Board "2"]
                            [White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
                            [Black "Hansen, Eric"]
                            [Result "0-1"]
                            [WhiteTitle "GM"]
                            [BlackTitle "GM"]
                            [WhiteElo "2724"]
                            [BlackElo "2567"]
                            [ECO "B43"]
                            [Opening "Sicilian"]
                            [Variation "Kan, 5.Nc3"]
                            [WhiteTeam "OSG Baden-Baden"]
                            [BlackTeam "SV Wattenscheid 1930"]
                            [WhiteFideId "4650891"]
                            [BlackFideId "2606771"]
                            [EventDate "2013.10.12"]
                            [EventType "team"]

                            1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3
                            Be7 9. f4 d6 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Kh1 Nc6 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bh6 Ndxe5 15.
                            Qg3 f5 16. Rae1 Bd6 17. Qh4 Be7 18. Qh3 Bd7 19. Bg7 Rg8 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qg3
                            Bd6 22. Bxf5 O-O-O 23. Be4 Rgf8 24. Qh4 h5 25. h3 Kb8 26. Nd2 Bc8 27. Rxf8 Rxf8
                            28. Rd1 Be7 29. Qg3 h4 30. Qe1 g5 31. Qe2 Rf4 32. Bf3 b5 33. Re1 Nxf3 34. Nxf3
                            g4 35. hxg4 h3 36. Nd5 hxg2 37. Kxg2 Rxg4 38. Kf1 Qg3 39. Qe5 Bd6 40. Qxg3
                            Rxg3 0-1

                            Winning will put Eric over 2600, drawing will take him to 1599.3

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                            • #59
                              Re: Eric is going over 2600 today or the latest tomorrow

                              Richard Rapport played somewhat passively (for him) today and seemed confused in the tactics (although it was complicated) wonder what he missed? Eric's game (still going) is very interesting. He sacked a piece but (according to computer) has compensation. Actually I rather like his chances, although GM Naiditsch is known as a tricky tactician.

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                              • #60
                                Re: Eric is going over 2600 today or the latest tomorrow

                                Eric pulled off a great win! - and outplayed GM Naiditsch from the piece sack onwards!

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