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Well, I'm hoping someone else can point these out so I can watch just the best games from the Open.
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Re: Best games of the first 3 rounds
I also prefer selected games rather than complete tournament books, so you should wait for the CFC magazine.Originally posted by Alan Baljeu View Post
I considered putting up a poll for most entertaining game of each round but then I would have to select 10 games and people have different criteria. Certainly, the top boards are interesting battles, as are opening innos and battles in the latest master lines. I can appreciate endgame technique, but it’s not as interesting. I tend to just look at people I know games. Others might want to check out rating upsets. If I’m using a database program, I may just look up certain openings. I find having the computer evaluation running affects my assessment of the game.
My choices:
Round 1
Lacau-Rodean 0–1 Arencibia
Samsonkin 1–0 Inigo
Thavandiran 1–0 Preotu
Round 2
Benjamin 1/2– ½ Humphreys
Day 0-1 Rozentalis
Arencibia 1–0 Gulati
Cheng 1–0 Sohal
Derraugh 1–0 Calugar
Grecu 1–0 Orlova
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Re : Best games of the first 3 rounds
Round 2
Day 0-1 Rozentalis
The opening of this game was very strange ...
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[Event "Pinnacle 48th COCC 2011"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "2011.07.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Day, Lawrence"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2262"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackELO "2614"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[Source "MonRoi"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d3 d5 3.h3 b5 4.c3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.d4 Bb7 9.e3 a6 10.a4 b4 11.a5 Bd6 12.Bd3 O-O 13.O-O c5 14.Bc2 Qe7 15.e4 bxc3 16.bxc3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Rfc8 18.Re1 Bb4 19.Re3 Rc7 20.Rb3 Nf6 21.e5 Ne4 22.Nf1 Bc6 23.Bd3 Bb5 24.Qe2 Nc3 25.Qe3 Ba4 26.Rxa4 Nxa4 27.Ng3 Rc3 28.Rxc3 Nxc3 29.Nh5 Rc8 30.Qf4 Ne4 31.Bxa6 Rc3 32.Bf1 Bxa5 33.Qg4 g6 34.Nf4 Ng5 35.Nh2 h5 36.Nxh5 gxh5 37.Qxh5 Bd8 38.Ng4 Nh7 39.Nh6 Kg7 40.f4 Qh4 41.Qxf7 Kxh6 42.Qxe6 Kg7 43.Qxd5 Nf8 44.f5 Rc1 45.Qb7 Kh8 46.Qb4 Be7 47.Qd2 Bg5 48.Qd3 Qe1 49.e6 Be3 50.Kh2 Qf2 51.e7 Bf4+ 0-1Comment
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Re: Re : Best games of the first 3 rounds
Can anyone explain to me why W did not play 26.Rxc3? I am not good enough to understand that! There has to be something because 2 masters would not miss it.Originally posted by Jean Deschesnes View PostComment
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26. Rxc3 looks good to me. And my computer.Comment
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Re: Best games of the first 3 rounds
I dont know about Rds 1 to 3 but in Rd4 I particularly enjoyed Golod-Milicevic.
I think Goran Milicevic deserves a Canadian fan club for the way he plays when he plays inspired chess! (although Goran was making the hole at g7 a little too much bait? - I love the idea tho and I think Black was winning at some point but I didnt Fritzify it). Goran, Im sorry for your loss you deserve better. Actually I think there should be a special fund set up to reward players when they play an especially inspired game of chess. There should be a committee of chess beauty enthusiasts who decide on candidate games. Somehow there should be a reward for taking exceptional risks (and maybe even an archive of truly amazing Canadian chessgames).Comment
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Re: Best games of the first 3 rounds
It’s great to have some pics by masters like Jonathan and Hans. Maybe they should be judges for game prizes.
Patzer’s picks for Round 3
Hambelton 0-1 Perelshteyn
Renteria 0-1 Benjamin
Fedorowicz 1/2-1/2 Yee
Patterson 0-1 Zenyuk
Frilles 1-0 Razzaq
Orlova 1-0 Pieri
Patzer’s picks for Round 4
Perelshteyn 1-0 Bluvshtein
Puri 0-1 Krush
Golod 1-0 Milicevic
Larochelle 1/2-1/2 Fedorowicz
Macak 1-0 Ang
Manola 0-1 Preotu
An advantage of this year's downstairs hall is that it isn't crowded at the entrance and there's a large lobby to hang around in. I'm getting involved in social conversations that I missed having last year, and especially enjoyed a visit by Angela Day, who used to be an Olympiad team member, major Toronto tournament director, and worked for the Grandmasters' Assn in Brussels.Comment
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