FIDE's Top 100 July ratings are now available and I'm happy to report that the world's top junior, Richard Rapport, is officially #17 in the world at 2752, one of 17 players closer to 2800 than 2700. (:
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Peter Doggers has a full report on the new July ratings. He ends his report with some amusing chess.com bullet ratings, namely Carlsen at 3275 and Nakamura at 3203! (:
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Doggers didn't post the top junior list but I find that list of interest for one particular reason. Razvan Preotu maintains his inclusion at #98 but what caught my attention was that Iran has 6 juniors (4 born this century!) higher rated than Razvan. While Canada is still the stronger chess nation, #33 vs #40, it would appear those days are numbered. ):
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The Romanian Chess Federation selected a 16 years IM (he's GM now after achieving his 3rd norm at Zalakaros Chess Festival) to be part of the Olympic Team in Baku. They don't take the player's rating as the main selection criteria (Deac is 9th on the FIDE list)Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
I'm still puzzled why the CFC selection committee selected a "rusty" GM with 10 games in the last 10 years. So Jack don't be surprised if Iran will surpass Canada in chess in the following years. Like other chess federations they don't rely on "dinosaurs" and encourage the young players to play at international level.Comment
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I couldn't agree with you more, Rene. And I've yet to encounter a single person in the chess community who wouldn't rather see Razvan on that team. Best of 'luck' to Razvan in Philadelphia.Originally posted by Rene Preotu View PostThe Romanian Chess Federation selected a 16 years IM (he's GM now after achieving his 3rd norm at Zalakaros Chess Festival) to be part of the Olympic Team in Baku. They don't take the player's rating as the main selection criteria (Deac is 9th on the FIDE list)
I'm still puzzled why the CFC selection committee selected a "rusty" GM with 10 games in the last 10 years. So Jack don't be surprised if Iran will surpass Canada in chess in the following years. Like other chess federations they don't rely on "dinosaurs" and encourage the young players to play at international level.Comment
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;) He'll need some in rd. 3 against GM KamskyOriginally posted by Jack Maguire View PostComment
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You're talking to the wrong guy, Rene. I always play a Smerdon Scandinavian against e4. (:Originally posted by Rene Preotu View PostComment
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Jack, you missed the humour here..playing KID against a guy who wrote a book on it (knows everything about it) is a scary experience :)
Good luck to Razvan.Comment
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He run out of luck :(Originally posted by Nikolay Noritsyn View Post
With few seconds left on his clock he missed the winning 34...Qh3 followed by 35...Bc4
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14/15 year old (depending on his 2001 birthday) IM Ruifeng Li is not afraid, Nikolay. Of course, he's playing Kamsky not Bologan. (:Originally posted by Nikolay Noritsyn View Post
Last edited by Jack Maguire; Sunday, 3 July, 2016, 10:43 AM.Comment
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IM Ruifeng Li is the same player who drew Caruana at the 2015 Millionaire Chess with an Evans Gambit. (:Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
He earned his first GM norm recently at the Philadelphia Open.
And he's well on his way to another GM norm at this World Open with 5.5/7 and a TPR well above 2600. Ruifeng must love Philadelphia since he's yet to lose a single game there in 16 games despite playing 7 GMs. And with a FIDE rating of 2529 (and rapidly rising) he won't have to wait for his GM title once he secures all 3 norms.Comment
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:(Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
Not anymore. He got very unlucky pairings in the last round (paired against GM Victor Bologan who needed a win to recover from the round 8 lost game). The game was a very interesting Scheveningen Sicilian with Keres Attack.
http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/20...ame745840.html
[Event "44th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Li, Ruifeng"]
[Black "Bologan, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2016.07.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. h4 N8d7 13. h5 Rc8 14. Rh3 Ne5 15. b3 Ng4 16. g6 Nxe3 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxe3 Bf6 19. O-O-O e5 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. Bd3 d5 22. exd5 Qxc3 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Ne4 Nxd5 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qh6 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qc3+ 28. Kc1 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qd4 30. Ke1 Kf7 31. Rg3 Qc3+ 32. Kf1 Rcg8 33. Rxg8 Kxg8 34. Bf5 Kf7 35. Bxh7 Qf3 36. Ke1 Qg4 37. Bg6+ Kg8 38. Bf7+ Kxf7 39. Qxh8 Qg1+ 40. Kd2 Qg5+ 41. Ke1 Ne7 42. Qh7+ Ke6 43. Qd3 Qg1+ 44. Ke2 Qg4+ 45. Ke1 Bc6 46. h6 Qh5 47. h7 Kf7 48. Kd2 e4 49. Qd4 Qxh7 50. Kc1 Qh6+ 51. Kb1 Qh5 52. Rg1 a5 53. Kc1 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Qc3 Qf5 56. Qd4 Qf4+ 57. Kb1 Qh2 58. Rd1 Bd5 59. Rd2 Qb8+ 60. Ka1 Qb5 61. Rd1 Qc6 62. Kb2 Ke6 63. Qb4 Nf5 64. Qf8 Qb6+ 65. Kc1 Ne7 66. Qe8 Bc6 67. Qd8 Qxf2 68. Rd6+ Kf7 69. Qh8 Qf4+ 70. Rd2 e3 71.Qh5+ Ke6 72. Re2 Bf3 73. Qh3+ f5 74. Re1 e2+ 75. Kb1 Qd2 76. Qh4 Be4 0-1Comment
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On point, Rene, check out this Iranian event. (:Originally posted by Rene Preotu View PostThe Romanian Chess Federation selected a 16 years IM (he's GM now after achieving his 3rd norm at Zalakaros Chess Festival) to be part of the Olympic Team in Baku. They don't take the player's rating as the main selection criteria (Deac is 9th on the FIDE list)
I'm still puzzled why the CFC selection committee selected a "rusty" GM with 10 games in the last 10 years. So Jack don't be surprised if Iran will surpass Canada in chess in the following years. Like other chess federations they don't rely on "dinosaurs" and encourage the young players to play at international level.
http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/4040...hess-Stars-CupComment
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Wow. Pretty impressive. It won't be easy to achieve a GM norm with such a field of strong GMs.Originally posted by Jack Maguire View PostComment
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