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IM Raja Panjwani ( 2395 ) is only 1 pt. out of first place. He is tied for 4th/20th with 5/7 pts. His opponent in Rd. 8 tomorrow ( Wed. Aug. 11 ) , Andre Diamant ( 2518 ), is a GM. He is the fourth GM Raja will have played, and so far against GM's. Raja's score is 2wins, 1 loss.
Here are the 3 leaders:
Place SNo. Title Name Fed. FIDE Total ∑Rn-1 Prog.
1 1 GM Andreikin, Dmitry RUS 2650 6.0 14895 23.5
2 18 IM Tomczak, Jacek POL 2509 5.5 14927 23.5
3 4 GM Sjugirov, Sanan RUS 2610 5.5 14533 21.5
Bob
Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Tuesday, 10th August, 2010, 11:30 PM.
Raja just drew his game against Diamant. Shiyam looks like he's a little worse in his game against Simonian but he should be fine.
I think in Raja's game 19. Rh3 started not the best plan trying to attack on king side. Instead 19. Nc5 forcing 19. ... Bxc5 20. dxc5 with clear advantage for white - B vs. N and weakness on e6.
I think in Raja's game 19. Rh3 started not the best plan trying to attack on king side. Instead 19. Nc5 forcing 19. ... Bxc5 20. dxc5 with clear advantage for white - B vs. N and weakness on e6.
Chances look pretty good but you guys should remember that since it's 13 rounds if they dont make it in their 9 round norm they'll have a couple more chances to get it. I dunno if it's gonna be Shiyam's first norm but chances look good that he'll get it. As for Raja, pretty amazing play and given his recent performances, I'm sure he'll get a well-timed pairing to get it
Rd. 9 - Raja lost - IM Tomczak had 2 connected , passed P's, and they couldn't be stopped.
Bob
Very interesting game though. It looks like Raja missed some chances in the middlegame. For example at first glance it looks like 27...Nxe3 28.Qxe3 Qxe3 29.Rxe3 g5 would put White on the defensive. Maybe there was something else.
Very impressive performance by the Canadians in this event.
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