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We are extremely pleased to announce that will re-open in 2011 on Saturday 8 with a simultaneous exhibition to be given by GM Bator Sambuev.
Currently Quebec Champion, equal first in the last Montreal Open Championship, Mr. Sambuev has recently changed his FIDE affiliation to represent Canada. Making no secret of his desire to become the next Canadian champion, he is, in the eyes of many, the top active Grandmaster in the nation.
Chess fans, this is an invitation to come to our club and watch the simul or experience the thrill of facing a combative and creative Grandmaster over the board !
We are located in the gymnasium of Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens school at 9930 Parthenais in Montréal. Street parking is easily found just outside the building. Coming by public transit ? Then find the best route at http://www2.stm.info/taz/index.php.
Date : Saturday, January 8 - we open at 11h30.
Simul starts at : 13h00.
Entry fee : $10.
Event limited to 50 opponents. Don’t risk being disappointed, send an early e-mail and reserve your spot at info@echecsahuntsic.com.
Last edited by Bernard Ouimet; Saturday, 18th December, 2010, 11:59 PM.
I wouldn't count GM Bluvshtein and GM Roussel-Roozmon quite out yet, when considering the next Can. Champion ! I think the top player is still uncertain, though clearly Bator has it by rating at the moment!
Remember that Bator has been active in Canada, and increasing his rating, while Mark has been playing little in Canada, and a lot internationally. So his CFC rating has remained relatively flat, where I think it also would be definitely rising if he were as active as Bator. There is also the wildcard of our current Canadian Champion, IM Jean Hebert, who has shown the capacity to play above his rating when he is on form.
Lastly some outsiders are the GTA triumverate of IM Gerzhoy, IM Samsonkin and IM Noritsyn ( past Canadian Champion ).
Bob
Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Saturday, 18th December, 2010, 10:55 PM.
On the eve of Bator Sambuev's simul, here is the list of pre-registered participants. Sixteen spots still are open. Those interested should show up no later than 12:30 tomorrow at 9930 Parthenais (Montreal). Entry fee is 10$ (free for spectators).
1 Belhumeur, Pierre
2 Berger, Robert
3 Bergeron, Michel
4 Blanchette, Jacques
5 Blondin, Bernard
6 Bouchard, David
7 Boucher, Roméo
8 Bureau, Robert
9 Chiku-Ratté, Olivier Kenta
10 Couture, François
11 Couture, Jean-Sébastien
12 Dardoura, Khaled
13 Dominique, Vladimir
14 Dubois, Lorraine
15 Fallet, Maurice
16 Gauthier, Jérémie
17 Lajoie, Gérald
18 Laplante, Sylvain
19 Lapointe, Dany
20 Lemarier, Stéphane
21 Lépine, Yannick
22 Martin, Robert
23 Médawar, Jean-Marc
24 Moisescu, George
25 Moisescu, Horia
26 Nakatsugawa, Hiroshi
27 Ollivier, Laurent
28 Raduica, Gheoghe
29 Raymond, Jean-Luc
30 Rémillard, Pierre
31 Roberge, Jean-Marc
32 Sirois, Marco
33 Tremblay, Jacynthe
34 Wu, Qiyou
Last edited by Bernard Ouimet; Friday, 7th January, 2011, 09:17 PM.
Reason: last minute entries
He turned round and round for five and a half hours. In the end, tired but unbowed, Bator Sambuev signed an impressive performance of 45 wins out of 46 games during a memorable simul at the Ahuntsic Chess Club on January 8, 2011.
Qiyou Wu was the only one squeezing a draw out of him (see picture).
Yet for a long while the master courted disaster against Jean-Marc Médawar. « Unfortunately I blundered a piece in the opening », he admitted after everything was over. Like a groggy boxer hanging on to his opponent to survive after a vicious punch, he complicated the position. He was, at that point, just hoping to stay alive. And then, as black kings all around were being killed, the master gradually began to come back faster and faster to Jean-Marc, who eventually crumbled under the pressure. The piece was eventually regained and next an exchange forced another resignation. An excruciating victory for White and an honorable defeat for Jean-Marc. Hail to Bator Sambuev for this tenacious recovery and a nearly perfect score !
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