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  • Go Shiyam go!!

    Shiyam is playing in the Washington International and he needs fan support. So a loud cheer out to Shiyam!! He's playing the grandmasters now and needs all the support he can get. Its tough but Shiyam bear down and do it!

  • #2
    Go Shiyam go!!

    August 13, 2018

    7thAnnual Washington International
    Round 4, August 12, 2018
    Thavandiran, Shiyam (2417) –- Friedel, Joshua (2547)
    C49 Four Knights game

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Bg5 Bd7 9.Rb1 a6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Nd2 h6 12.Bh4 b5 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 Ne8 15.d4 f6 16.Nf1 Ng7 17.Qd3 Qe8 18.f3 Qf7 19.Ne3 Rad8 20.a4 Ra8 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.c4 Bd7 23.c3 f5 24.exf5 exd4 25.Qxd4 Nxf5 26.Nxf5 Bxf5 27.Ra1 a5 28.c5 Ra6 29.c4 dxc5 30.Qxc5 Be6 31.Rxa5 Rxa5 32.Qxa5 Bxc4 33.h4 gxh4 34.Bxh4 c6 35.Re7 Qg6 36.Re4 Be6 37.Qe5 Bf5 38.Re3 Bd7 39.Qd4 Re8 40.Qc4+ Qf7 41.Rxe8+ Bxe8 42.Qg4+ Qg6 43.Qd4 Qf5 44.Be1 c5 45.Qe3 Qf8 46.Bc3 Kh7 47.Bb2 Bg6 48.Ba3 Qe8 49.Qc3 c4 50.Bb2 Qg8 51.Kf2 Bf7 52.Qf6 Bg6 53.f4 Bf7 54.g4 Be6 55.f5 Bf7 56.Qe5 Qf8 57.Kg3 Qg8 58.Kf2 Qf8 59.Bd4 Be8 60.Ke2 Bf7 61.Kd1 Be8 62.Ke2 Bf7 63.Kf2 Be8 64.Kg3 Bf7 65.Qf6 Qg8 66.Kf4 Qb8+ 67.Be5 Qg8 68.Qh4 c3 69.Bxc3 Qb8+ 70.Ke3 Qb6+ 71.Bd4 Qb3+ 72.Kf4 Qb8+ 73.Ke3 Qb3+ 74.Kf4 Qb8+ 75.Ke4 1/2-1/2

    Position after Black’'s 67....…Qg8

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    • #3
      Two games a day. Tough schedule against GMs.

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      • #4
        Go Shiyam go!!

        August 15, 2018

        So far as I can see, he has only lost one game – against Julio Becerra (2529)

        25 IM Shiyam Thavandiran 2417 D40 D31 W42 D6 L12 D46 W38 D22

        One round to go

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        • #5
          Shiyam finished with 5/9. One loss, six draws.

          http://www.mdchess.com/live/WashIntl...standings.html

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          • #6
            Shiyam has his first GM in rd 2 of the US Masters. Good Luck and good chess Shiyam!

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            • #7
              Shiyam just drew GM Gareev (the blindfold king) in rd 4. He has a draw and a loss against GM's. He plays as white against his 3rd GM in rd 5. GO SHIYAM GO!!

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              • #8
                Shiyam is finally getting lots of GM opposition (4 so far in this tournament). Now he has to start winning against GMs (not easy). Good Luck and good chess in your remaining games Shiyam!

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                • #9
                  Go Shiyam go!!

                  August 21, 2018

                  US Masters 2018
                  Greensboro, NC
                  Round 4, August 20, 2018
                  Gareyev, Timur (2572) –- Thavandiran, Shiyam (2417)

                  A00 Anderssen’'s Opening

                  1.a3 Nf6 2.b4 b6 3.Bb2 Bb7 4.Nf3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.g4 h6 7.Rg1 d6 8.h4 e5 9.g5 hxg5 10.hxg5 Nfd7 11.c4 Nc6 12.Be2 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.Nc3 e4 15.Nd4 Nc5 16.Qc2 Qd7 17.Na4 Rh4 18.f4 O-O-O 19.O-O-O Rdh8 20.Kb1 R8h7 21.Rdf1 Kb8 22.Qd1 Ka8 23.Rf2 Qc8 24.Rgf1 Nf5 25.Nxc5 dxc5 26.Nxf5 Qxf5 27.Bxg7 Rxg7 28.Qc1 Rg8 29.Qc3 Rd8 30.Kc2 Kb8 31.Qe5 Bc8 32.Qc3 Rd6 33.Rg1 Qd7 34.Rgg2 Qe7 35.Rh2 Rxh2 36.Rxh2 Rd8 37.Rh8 Bf5 38.Qg7 Kc8 39.Kc3 Rxh8 40.Qxh8+ Kd7 41.Bd1 Qd6 42.Bc2 Ke7 43.Qg7 Qe6 44.Qg8 Qd6 45.Qa8 1/2-1/2

                  US Masters 2018
                  Round 5, August 20, 2018
                  Thavandiran (2417) -– Suarez, Isan Ortiz (2549)
                  B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

                  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e6 7.a5 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Bd7 10.Be3 Nc6 11.Nb3 Nb4 12.Bb6 Qe8 13.f4 Bc6 14.Qe2 e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Bc4 Rc8 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Nd2 Bg4 19.Qf2 Be6 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.Be3 Nc5 22.Rfd1 f6 23.Ne1 Qg6 24.Qh4 Ncxd3 25.cxd3 Rfd8 26.Qf2 Bb3 27.Rd2 Qf7 28.d4 exd4 29.Rxd4 Rxd4 30.Bxd4 Qc4 31.h3 Bd6 32.Bb6 Rc6 33.Be3 Rc7 34.Rc1 Qe6 35.Bf4 Bc5 36.Be3 Bf8 37.Qg3 Rd7 38.Qb8 Nc6 39.Qg3 Nxa5 40.Nf3 Nc6 41.Nd2 Qf7 42.Nxb3 Qxb3 43.Qf2 Nb4 44.Qf5 Rf7 45.Rb1 Rc7 46.Nd5 Nxd5 47.Qxd5+ Qxd5 48.exd5 Bd6 49.Kf2 Kf7 50.b4 Rc4 51.Bc5 Ke7 52.Re1+ Kd7 53.Bxd6 Kxd6 54.Re6+ Kxd5 55.Re7 Rxb4 56.Rxg7 h5 0-1

                  Some of the players in the Open are Alexander Shabalov, Evgeny Postny, Samuel Sevian, Michael Rohde, Joel Benjamin and, would you believe it?, Robert J. Fischer!

                  http://chessstream.com/US-Masters-an...pen/Games.aspx
                  Last edited by Wayne Komer; Tuesday, 21st August, 2018, 07:37 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Go Shiyam go!!!

                    August 21, 2018

                    US Masters 2018
                    Round 7, August 21
                    Thavandiran, Shiyam (2417) -– Balleisen, Aaron (2209)
                    B23 Sicilian, Closed

                    1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 Nf6 6.O-O a6 7.d3 b5 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 Bb7 10.h3 Be7 11.f4 h5 12.Qe1 Qc7 13.Qf2 d6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd1 Bf6 16.Ba5 Qc6 17.Bc3 Bd8 18.Ne3 Rg8 19.f5 e5 20.Be1 Bg5 21.Nd5 Nb6 22.c4 Nxd5 23.exd5 Qd7 24.Nc3 b4 25.Ne4 Bf6 26.Bd2 h4 27.d4 exd4 28.Nxf6+ gxf6 29.Rae1+ Kd8 30.Qxh4 Kc7 31.Qxf6 Rae8 32.Bf4 a5 33.h4 Bc8 34.h5 Qd8 35.Qxf7+ Kb6 36.Rxe8 Rxe8 37.Bg5 Qxg5 38.Qxe8 Bxf5 39.Qb8+ Ka6 40.Qxd6+ Kb7 1-0



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