Kitchener chessfest - final rounds
Round 6 & extra floater paired games follow another day.
William Doubleday becomes the Canadian Senior's champion this year & the previous champion who tied in the round-robin becomes runner-up (keep watch at the CFC ratings/announcements pages for an official announcement, once the cross-tables come in). Here's the climactic final rounds of the top Amateur section & the Canadian senior's play-offs (the latter has a time control of 40 minutes/player + 30 seconds/move):
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nicholson, Mathew"]
[Black "Peredun, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "1933"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Nc2 Nh5 11. Be3 f5 12. exf5 {draw offered here} Bxf5 13. Nd4 Rxe3 14. Nxc6 Qe8 15. Nd4 Nf4 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Kf2 c5 18. Re1 Bd4 19. Kf1 Qg6 20. Bd3 Rxf3+ 0-1
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bzikot, Robert"]
[Black "Zoccano, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Qe2 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. Nd2 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Nd4 {62} a6 {20} 17. Rab1 Bc6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Kh1 Bb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. a3 O-O 22. Bf2 Qc6 23. Bd4 {10} Nb6 {17} 24. f4 Ne7 25. g4 Qd7 26. Bxb6 1-0
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drkulec, Vladimir"]
[Black "Song, Terry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2002"]
[BlackElo "1879"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. g3 Bxa6 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rb1 Nbd7 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bd2 Nge5 13. b3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qa5 15. Qc2 Rfb8 16. Rfd1 Bc8 17. a4 Ne5 18. Be4 Bd7 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Na3 Qa6 21. Bc3 c4 22. a5 cxb3 23. Rxb3 Rxb3 24. Qxb3 Qxe2 25. Re1 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Re3 Qg4 28. f3 Qf5 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxe7 Rxa5 31. Qc3+ Qf6 32. Qxa5 Qxe7 33. Kf2 Qe5 34. Qd2 Qa1 35. Nc4 Qh1 36. Qb2+ Kh6 37. Qd2+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Qh4 Bb5 40. Ne3 Qc1 41. Qd4 Qh1 42. Ng4 Qf1+ 43. Ke3 Qc1+ 44. Qd2 Qxd2+ 45. Kxd2 f5 46. Ne3 Kf7 47. f4 Kf6 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Kb4 Be8 50. Ka5 Kd7 51. Kb6 Bf7 {in addition to 52 Kb7, white tries} 52. h3 ({prior to 52 h3, white tries} 52. Kb7 Bg8 53. Kb6 Bf7 {transposes}) 52... h5 53. Kb5 Bg8 54. Kc4 Ke7 55. g4 fxg4 56. hxg4 h4 57. g5 h3 58. Ng4 Bf7 59. Kd4 Bg8 60. Ke4 Bf7 61. Nh2 Bg8 62. Nf1 Bf7 1/2-1/2
--- played in the 6th round ---
[Event "Canadian Senior play-off"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Doubleday, William"]
[Black "Deline, Ralph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2063"]
[BlackElo "1865"]
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. a3 Rb8 9. Rb1 a6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. f4 f5 16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Ra5 Rxa5 22. bxa5 Ra8 23. Ra1 Qc7 24. Ra2 Kf7 25. Qb4 Rb8 26. h3 Qc5 27. Qb3 Ra8 28. Kh2 b4 29. Ra4 Rxa5 30. Qxb4 Qxb4 31. Rxb4 Nxd5 32. Bxd5+ Rxd5 33. Kg2 h6 34. h4 Bf6 35. Kf3 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. fxg5 Bxg5 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Nxd4 Kf6 40. Ne2 Ke5 41. g4 fxg4+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Canadian Senior play-off"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Deline, Ralph"]
[Black "Doubleday, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1865"]
[BlackElo "2063"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rb1 b6 13. Re1 {38} Bb7 {40} 14. Qa4 Rfe8 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. Rbd1 {33} e6 {32} 17. Ng5 a6 18. Bf3 b5 19. Qc2 Na5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Rac8 22. Rh4 Qc7 23. Bc5 Nb7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qd3 Qd5 26. Qh3 Rxc5 0-1
Round 6 & extra floater paired games follow another day.
William Doubleday becomes the Canadian Senior's champion this year & the previous champion who tied in the round-robin becomes runner-up (keep watch at the CFC ratings/announcements pages for an official announcement, once the cross-tables come in). Here's the climactic final rounds of the top Amateur section & the Canadian senior's play-offs (the latter has a time control of 40 minutes/player + 30 seconds/move):
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nicholson, Mathew"]
[Black "Peredun, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "1933"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Nc2 Nh5 11. Be3 f5 12. exf5 {draw offered here} Bxf5 13. Nd4 Rxe3 14. Nxc6 Qe8 15. Nd4 Nf4 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Kf2 c5 18. Re1 Bd4 19. Kf1 Qg6 20. Bd3 Rxf3+ 0-1
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bzikot, Robert"]
[Black "Zoccano, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Qe2 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. Nd2 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Nd4 {62} a6 {20} 17. Rab1 Bc6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Kh1 Bb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. a3 O-O 22. Bf2 Qc6 23. Bd4 {10} Nb6 {17} 24. f4 Ne7 25. g4 Qd7 26. Bxb6 1-0
[Event "Canadian Amateur - open"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drkulec, Vladimir"]
[Black "Song, Terry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2002"]
[BlackElo "1879"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. g3 Bxa6 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rb1 Nbd7 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bd2 Nge5 13. b3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qa5 15. Qc2 Rfb8 16. Rfd1 Bc8 17. a4 Ne5 18. Be4 Bd7 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Na3 Qa6 21. Bc3 c4 22. a5 cxb3 23. Rxb3 Rxb3 24. Qxb3 Qxe2 25. Re1 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Re3 Qg4 28. f3 Qf5 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxe7 Rxa5 31. Qc3+ Qf6 32. Qxa5 Qxe7 33. Kf2 Qe5 34. Qd2 Qa1 35. Nc4 Qh1 36. Qb2+ Kh6 37. Qd2+ Kg7 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Qh4 Bb5 40. Ne3 Qc1 41. Qd4 Qh1 42. Ng4 Qf1+ 43. Ke3 Qc1+ 44. Qd2 Qxd2+ 45. Kxd2 f5 46. Ne3 Kf7 47. f4 Kf6 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Kb4 Be8 50. Ka5 Kd7 51. Kb6 Bf7 {in addition to 52 Kb7, white tries} 52. h3 ({prior to 52 h3, white tries} 52. Kb7 Bg8 53. Kb6 Bf7 {transposes}) 52... h5 53. Kb5 Bg8 54. Kc4 Ke7 55. g4 fxg4 56. hxg4 h4 57. g5 h3 58. Ng4 Bf7 59. Kd4 Bg8 60. Ke4 Bf7 61. Nh2 Bg8 62. Nf1 Bf7 1/2-1/2
--- played in the 6th round ---
[Event "Canadian Senior play-off"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Doubleday, William"]
[Black "Deline, Ralph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2063"]
[BlackElo "1865"]
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. a3 Rb8 9. Rb1 a6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. f4 f5 16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Ra5 Rxa5 22. bxa5 Ra8 23. Ra1 Qc7 24. Ra2 Kf7 25. Qb4 Rb8 26. h3 Qc5 27. Qb3 Ra8 28. Kh2 b4 29. Ra4 Rxa5 30. Qxb4 Qxb4 31. Rxb4 Nxd5 32. Bxd5+ Rxd5 33. Kg2 h6 34. h4 Bf6 35. Kf3 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. fxg5 Bxg5 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Nxd4 Kf6 40. Ne2 Ke5 41. g4 fxg4+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Canadian Senior play-off"]
[Site "Kitchener, Ontario"]
[Date "2011.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Deline, Ralph"]
[Black "Doubleday, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1865"]
[BlackElo "2063"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rb1 b6 13. Re1 {38} Bb7 {40} 14. Qa4 Rfe8 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. Rbd1 {33} e6 {32} 17. Ng5 a6 18. Bf3 b5 19. Qc2 Na5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Rac8 22. Rh4 Qc7 23. Bc5 Nb7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qd3 Qd5 26. Qh3 Rxc5 0-1
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