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Mystery game #30: For the record. Their sons play better!!
Mystery game #30: For the record. Their sons play better!!
Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, with variations, offer opinions on the era, setting, time controls, players' strengths, and so on. I will supply all data in a few days. Enjoy!!
Dr. Dilip Panjwani (~1750) -- Ilia Bluvshtein (~2100), Canadian Open, Kapuskasing 2004 (10). Played 2004-07-18. Time controls 40/120, SD/60.
I had trouble with the game score for this one, with missing moves from W, and Russian script notation in small letters from B. So I set it aside, in 2004, and then got back to it recently, so now we have it. This was not a great game by Dr. Dilip Panjwani, father of Raja Panjwani, but his idea of 6.g3 is interesting; couldn't find any other games with it. To follow up better, W needed to castle long and use the open g-file for attack.
Dilip, who served two years on the CFC Executive, and as head of delegation to several Canadian teams at the WYCC, had his rating in the mid-1800s in 2003. He sat in on the lessons I gave to Raja in Kingston over a three year period, ending in 2003, and raised his own playing strength substantially due to that.
Ilia Bluvshtein, father of Mark, played very well here. He has had a rating over 2200 at various times.
With this round, the final one of the 2004 Canadian Open, then-IM Mark Bluvshtein, age 16, completed a fantastic tournament to score his second GM norm. He made his third one a few weeks later in Montreal, and got his FIDE rating over 2500 during the 2004 Toronto Zonal, to complete the requirements for Grandmaster status under FIDE regulations. He formally received the title at the FIDE Congress held during the 2004 Olympiad, where he was part of the Canadian team. At the time this game was played, NM Raja Panjwani, age 14, had a good Canadian Open, and would play in his first Zonal the next month in Toronto, posting a good result. Raja has now completed his three GM norms, and just needs to get his FIDE rating over 2500, to officially receive the title from FIDE.
So, I think this game is a unique slice of Canadian chess history, since the fathers of two players, who reached (will reach) Grandmaster status, themselves meet, in the national Open Championship!!!
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