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Round 2 saw a long struggle between Edward Porper and Mikheil Kekelidze which went on for 96 moves before finally ending in a draw. Porper had his chances but could not bring home the full point against the GM.
Richard Wang drew has game against Vlad Pechenkin. Richard now has 1.5/3 (Richard played his 9th round opponent yesterday before the start of round 1, Magesh Pachanathan, so Magesh can make his flight at the end of the event).
Magesh now has 3/9 (all wins) after defeating Daniel Van Heirzeele. Jesse Kraai defeated Dale Haessel after Dale allowed a knight fork in a very difficult position. Rocket Rob Gardner drew against FM Michael Langer in a peaceful way.
Round 3 has started. Watch the games by following the link.
After 3 rounds (4 rounds if you are Panchanathan or Wang), Magesh Panchanathan is still undefeated, winning all of his games. When he gets a small advantage, he rides it home all the way for the full point.
Richard Wang is having a good tournament so far. scoring 2.5/4, losing only to Panchanathan. He will be tested today when he plays against the Georgian GM Mikheil Kekelidze.
Round 4 begins today at 6 pm Mountain time. Live games, standings, pgn files and more available on our website.
Yes, Richard played a fine game last night to snatch a half point from the GM. His chances remain alive but he has his work cut out for himself. Magesh continues to point each round.
Round 5 has started. We are broadcasting the following games:
GM Kekelidze vs FM Pechenkin
GM Kraai vs IM Porper
FM Langer vs GM Panchanathan
GM Panchanathan has won 6 in a row! He will face another GM in round 6.
Richard Wang drew with Dale Haessel, Richard can still get a norm, but will need 2.5 in his final 3 rounds to get it. He still has to play FM Langer, GM Kraai and IM Porper.
Round 6 will begin at 6 pm Mountain time. We will be broadcasting the following games:
Van Heirzeele vs GM Kekelidze
GM Panchanathan vs GM Kraai
Gardner vs IM Porper
Story lines gone. But a fantastic(logical, with human themes, w/ two fritz swings of +\- 1 outside the otherwise hovering eval between-0.7 to +0.40) game in penultimate rd, no?
Story lines gone. But a fantastic(logical, with human themes, w/ two fritz swings of +\- 1 outside the otherwise hovering eval between-0.7 to +0.40) game in penultimate rd, no?
Pretty crazy game with winning chances for both sides. Panchanathan was finally stopped but with that game he clinched clear first! Of course the last move (ke5) didn't actually happen.
Porper put an end to Panchanathan's picket fence and takes the first half point off the GM. Wang was just outplayed, Kraai played the position beautifully.
In round 8 we will broadcast...
Wang vs Porper
Pechenkin vs Kraai
Gardner Panchanathan
The final round hasn't started but we have a winner. GM Panchanathan finished with 8.5/9, beating the old record for the Edmonton International which was 7.5 (Vlad can confirm this).
Richard Wang is the other story of the tournament. Richard finished with 4.5/9, ahead of all the other Alberta players with the exception of Edward Porper. When I was 11, I barely knew how the pieces moved. Richard has a bright future in chess. It is clear that Richard loves chess. It shows when he plays.
Daniel Van Heirzeele had to withdraw after round 6 due to health problems and struggled throughout the event with them. His withdrawl meant 3 games would be unplayed (forfeit) from rounds 7 through 9.
Jesse Kraai has played in all 5 Edmonton Internationals. He finished a strong 2nd behind Magesh who was also the only player he lost to. Jesse is threatening to swim the Saskatchewan river tomorrow. Next year may be a memorial tournament if he tries this stunt.
Now that 4 players have finished, we will be broadcasting the remaining 3 games today. They are as follows...
Haessel vs Gardner
Langer vs Kekelidze
Porper vs Pechenkin
Follow the games live starting at 11 am on our website.
Another Edmonton International has come and gone. This year there were no major problems and the tournament ran smoothly under the direction of Vlad Rekhson.
GM Magesh Panchanathan went undefeated finishing with 8.5/9 to take clear first. GM Jesse Kraai was next with 7/9 followed by GM Mikheil Kekelidze and IM Edward Porper at 6.5/9 sharing 3rd.
Honorable mention must go to 11 year old Richard Wang who finished at 50% with 4.5/9. This was a great experience for the youngster who I am sure you wil be hearing more about in the future.
The final crosstable, all the games and a selection of photos are available on the website. We will be back next year with the 6th edtion. See you then.
GM Magesh Panchanathan went undefeated finishing with 8.5/9 to take clear first. GM Jesse Kraai was next with 7/9 followed by GM Mikheil Kekelidze and IM Edward Porper at 6.5/9 sharing 3rd.
You forgot to mention Edward Porper was also undefeated. Not an easy task in a RR event like that.
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