2024 Canadian Closed

[Fred McKim]

Wondering if someone can post the link to the live games ?

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Maybe this https://lichess.org/broadcast/2024-c...lWpiVKT#boards

Found at https://harthousechess.com/2024-canadian-zonals/
at the bottom of the page.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 1 The Shawn RL- Latorre game took a while to start real action but on move 29 Shawn found the maneuver Qe1-Qe3-Qg3 and the queen took over as boss on the kingside. After that full action happened on the kingside with the F-pawn lever and tripling on the F-file and eventual breakthrough. Win for Shawn.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 1 Nicula- Panjwani Raja Panjwani kept the two bishops into the endgame and after some inaccuracies by his opponent would have collected two pawns, enough for resignation.

Preotu - Abrahams After some minor piece jousting Razvan Preotu forced through the A-pawn winning a piece and the game.

Piasetski-Sambuev Leon Piasetski had the advantage through most of the middlegame but with the exchange of queens the advantage dissipated. Result draw.

[Hans Jung]

The Canadian Closed (the actual Canadian Championship) started yesterday and continues throughout the Easter weekend at Hart House, University of Toronto. Drop by Hart House and see the action. Its a great venue and atmosphere.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Zachary Dukic vs Shawn RL Zachary has the two bishops vs the two knights. A real spar fest going on. Exciting!
Zachary's exchange sack didnt work out and then he walked into a cute checkmate. Win for Shawn.

Jaferian vs Preotu After some interesting skirmishing White has won a pawn. Tough defence is in needed.
Yoosha found the most efficient way to finish. Big upset!

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Sambuev vs Malakar. Of the GM games Bator Sambuev scores first with exciting pawn play.

Geordie Derraugh scores a knockout miniature with a devastating kingside attack against IM Chiku-Ratte.

Mike Ivanov's 15.Rxd5! and the pieces dance to a scintillating attack!

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Raja Panjwani smooth win. Passed C-pawn pressure, good rook activity, bishop over knight.

Other wins of note:IM Nikolay Noritsyn, IM Shiyam Thavandiran, IM Le Quang Long, IM Nicholas Vettese over IM Mark Plotkin, IM Eric Lawson.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Christian Stevens making a comeback to chess scores over Raymond Kaufman.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 A little closer to home for me two former youth stars now masters Joshua Terry over Ryan Campbell. Good to see them both playing in the Canadian Championship.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Enjoyed Liu-Ajith Look at those pawns go. Especially the breakthrough 30...e3! scintillating! and tittilating!

also Li - Yang what a finish. Advice to young players: be very careful when you have combination of two knights and queen coming at you - can cause irreversible damage to your kings position.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Enjoyed the attacks in Vettese-Le Quang and NN - Derraugh.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Sai Krishna - V. Plotkin Many mistakes but highly entertaining.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Dorrance vs Atanasov and Lawson - Sambuev precision finishes.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 Thavandiran - Panjwani Quite the attacking breakthrough! Congratulations Shiyam!