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Edmonton International
June 23, 2019
Rounds Six to Nine
Round 6, June 22
Findlay, Ian – Balakrishnan, Praveen
B33 Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.h4 g6 14.h5 Bg5 15.g3 a5 16.a3 Be6 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Nce3 Kg7 19.Qd3 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 f5 21.Rd1 Qd7 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Be4 Qa7 25.O-O Bh3 26.Bg2 Bf5 27.Be4 Be6 28.Ne3 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Bc4 30.Qd2 Rf8+ 31.Kg2 Bxf1+ 32.Rxf1 Rxf1 33.Kxf1 Qxe3 34.Qxe3 Bxe3 35.Ke2 Bc1 36.b4 Bxa3 37.bxa5 Bc5 38.a6 Kf6 39.Bd3 Kg5 40.Kf3 d5 41.Bxb5 e4+ 42.Kg2 Kf5 43.Bc6 Ke5 44.Kf1 d4 45.cxd4+ Kxd4 46.Ke2 g5 47.g4 Ke5 48.Bd7 Kf4 49.Bf5 Ba7 1/2-1/2
Round 7, June 22
Bhavik, Dave – Findlay, Ian
A61 Benoni Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.h3 O-O 11.Nd2 b5 12.e3 Na6 13.Bxb5 Bxb5 14.Nxb5 Qa5 15.Ke2 Nxd5 16.Bxd6 Nab4 17.a4 Rfc8 18.Nc4 Qd8 19.Rhd1 Qg5 20.Kf1 a6 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Nd5 23.Rd3 Nb4 24.cxb4 Bxa1 25.Nb6 c4 26.Nxc4 Bf6 27.Bc5 Rc7 28.Nb6 Rd8 29.Nd5 Rcd7 30.e4 Kg7 31.a5 Be5 32.Qd1 f5 33.f3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Rf7+ 35.Kg1 h5 36.Rf3 Rxf3 37.Qxf3 Qc1+ 38.Kf2 Qd2+ 39.Kf1 Re8 40.Qe3 Qd1+ 41.Qe1 Qb3 42.Qf2 Qb1+ 43.Qe1 Qc2 44.Qe2 Qc1+ 45.Qe1 Qg5 46.Qe3 Qxe3 47.Bxe3 Bd6 48.Ke2 Rxe4 49.Kd3 Re8 50.Kc4 Rc8+ 51.Bc5 Bb8 52.Ne3 Kf6 53.Kd5 Bf4 54.Ke4 Bxe3 55.Kxe3 Ke5 56.g3 Rc6 57.Kd3 Kd5 58.Ke3 Re6+ 59.Kf3 Re4 60.Bf8 g5 61.Bc5 Rc4 62.g4 Rc3+ 63.Be3 h4 64.Kf2 Ke4 65.Bxg5 Rxh3 66.Be7 Rf3+ 67.Ke2 h3 68.Bd6 Rd3 69.Bh2 Rb3 70.Kf2 Rxb4 71.Kg3 Rb3+ 72.Kh4 Rb5 73.Kxh3 Rxa5 74.Bd6 0-1
Final position, Black wins in 23 moves after 74…Rd5
Round 8, June 23
Daggupati, Balaji – Findlay, Ian
B70 Sicilian, Dragon variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 d5 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bxd5 axb5 12.c3 Nc6 13.Nc5 Qc7 14.Qb3 e6 15.Be4 Ne5 16.Nd3 Ra4 17.Nb4 f5 18.Bb1 Bd7 19.Qd1 Nc6 20.Bc2 Raa8 21.Nd3 e5 22.Nc5 Rad8 23.Bg5 Bc8 24.Bxd8 Rxd8 25.Qe2 b4 26.Rad1 bxc3 27.bxc3 e4 28.Qc4+ Kh8 29.Rxd8+ Nxd8 30.Bb3 1-0
Round 9, June 23
Findlay, Ian – Porper, Edward
B06 Robatsch Defence
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.dxc5 Qa5+ 6.Bd2 Qxc5 7.Bc3 Nf6 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.O-O O-O 10.Nd2 b5 11.Nb3 Qb6 12.a4 b4 13.a5 Qa6 14.Bd2 Bg4 15.f3 Be6 16.Nbd4 Bc4 17.Re1 Nd7 18.c3 Nc5 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Nf4 bxc3 21.Bxc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Nb3 23.Rb1 Qc5+ 24.Kh1 Nxa5 25.Qa4 Rab8 26.Qd7 Nc6 27.Nd5 Bxd5 28.exd5 Ne5 0-1
June 23, 2019
Rounds Six to Nine
Round 6, June 22
Findlay, Ian – Balakrishnan, Praveen
B33 Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.h4 g6 14.h5 Bg5 15.g3 a5 16.a3 Be6 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Nce3 Kg7 19.Qd3 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 f5 21.Rd1 Qd7 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Be4 Qa7 25.O-O Bh3 26.Bg2 Bf5 27.Be4 Be6 28.Ne3 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Bc4 30.Qd2 Rf8+ 31.Kg2 Bxf1+ 32.Rxf1 Rxf1 33.Kxf1 Qxe3 34.Qxe3 Bxe3 35.Ke2 Bc1 36.b4 Bxa3 37.bxa5 Bc5 38.a6 Kf6 39.Bd3 Kg5 40.Kf3 d5 41.Bxb5 e4+ 42.Kg2 Kf5 43.Bc6 Ke5 44.Kf1 d4 45.cxd4+ Kxd4 46.Ke2 g5 47.g4 Ke5 48.Bd7 Kf4 49.Bf5 Ba7 1/2-1/2
Round 7, June 22
Bhavik, Dave – Findlay, Ian
A61 Benoni Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.h3 O-O 11.Nd2 b5 12.e3 Na6 13.Bxb5 Bxb5 14.Nxb5 Qa5 15.Ke2 Nxd5 16.Bxd6 Nab4 17.a4 Rfc8 18.Nc4 Qd8 19.Rhd1 Qg5 20.Kf1 a6 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Nd5 23.Rd3 Nb4 24.cxb4 Bxa1 25.Nb6 c4 26.Nxc4 Bf6 27.Bc5 Rc7 28.Nb6 Rd8 29.Nd5 Rcd7 30.e4 Kg7 31.a5 Be5 32.Qd1 f5 33.f3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Rf7+ 35.Kg1 h5 36.Rf3 Rxf3 37.Qxf3 Qc1+ 38.Kf2 Qd2+ 39.Kf1 Re8 40.Qe3 Qd1+ 41.Qe1 Qb3 42.Qf2 Qb1+ 43.Qe1 Qc2 44.Qe2 Qc1+ 45.Qe1 Qg5 46.Qe3 Qxe3 47.Bxe3 Bd6 48.Ke2 Rxe4 49.Kd3 Re8 50.Kc4 Rc8+ 51.Bc5 Bb8 52.Ne3 Kf6 53.Kd5 Bf4 54.Ke4 Bxe3 55.Kxe3 Ke5 56.g3 Rc6 57.Kd3 Kd5 58.Ke3 Re6+ 59.Kf3 Re4 60.Bf8 g5 61.Bc5 Rc4 62.g4 Rc3+ 63.Be3 h4 64.Kf2 Ke4 65.Bxg5 Rxh3 66.Be7 Rf3+ 67.Ke2 h3 68.Bd6 Rd3 69.Bh2 Rb3 70.Kf2 Rxb4 71.Kg3 Rb3+ 72.Kh4 Rb5 73.Kxh3 Rxa5 74.Bd6 0-1
Final position, Black wins in 23 moves after 74…Rd5
Round 8, June 23
Daggupati, Balaji – Findlay, Ian
B70 Sicilian, Dragon variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 d5 10.Nb5 a6 11.Bxd5 axb5 12.c3 Nc6 13.Nc5 Qc7 14.Qb3 e6 15.Be4 Ne5 16.Nd3 Ra4 17.Nb4 f5 18.Bb1 Bd7 19.Qd1 Nc6 20.Bc2 Raa8 21.Nd3 e5 22.Nc5 Rad8 23.Bg5 Bc8 24.Bxd8 Rxd8 25.Qe2 b4 26.Rad1 bxc3 27.bxc3 e4 28.Qc4+ Kh8 29.Rxd8+ Nxd8 30.Bb3 1-0
Round 9, June 23
Findlay, Ian – Porper, Edward
B06 Robatsch Defence
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.dxc5 Qa5+ 6.Bd2 Qxc5 7.Bc3 Nf6 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.O-O O-O 10.Nd2 b5 11.Nb3 Qb6 12.a4 b4 13.a5 Qa6 14.Bd2 Bg4 15.f3 Be6 16.Nbd4 Bc4 17.Re1 Nd7 18.c3 Nc5 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Nf4 bxc3 21.Bxc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Nb3 23.Rb1 Qc5+ 24.Kh1 Nxa5 25.Qa4 Rab8 26.Qd7 Nc6 27.Nd5 Bxd5 28.exd5 Ne5 0-1
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