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  • #46
    Re: Canadian Zonal

    Originally posted by Ken Craft View Post
    I see timely information online to be a value added not a necessity. How did we all survive in the pre-internet era?
    Pre-internet era? There were computers back in the days of Adam and Eve!

    She had an Apple, he had a Wang :D
    No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.

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    • #47
      Re: Canadian Zonal

      Originally posted by Jordan S. Berson View Post
      Pre-internet era? There were computers back in the days of Adam and Eve!

      She had an Apple, he had a Wang :D
      Yes but if you remember her Apple caused the ultimate crash :D:D

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      • #48
        Re: Canadian Zonal

        Yeah, too many bytes.

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        • #49
          Sambuev is 6/6 !!!

          What a game with Hebert.

          [Event "Canadian Closed- Championnats canadiens"]
          [Site "Montreal"]
          [Date "2012.08.08"]
          [Round "6"]
          [White "Hebert, Jean"]
          [Black "Sambuev, Bator"]
          [Result "0-1"]
          [WhiteELO "2410"]
          [WhiteTitle "IM"]
          [BlackELO "2531"]
          [BlackTitle "GM"]
          [Source "MonRoi"]

          1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 f5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Nc3 a6 10.Rc1 b5 11.Ne2 Bb7 12.c5 Bc7 13.b4 Nbd7 14.h3 Ne4 15.Ne5 a5 16.f3 Ng5 17.a3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bc8 19.f4 Ne4 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qg4 Qf7 23.Qe2 Qg6 24.Bc3 Qh6 25.Rf2 Bd8 26.Kh2 Qg6 27.g4 Qh6 28.Rcf1 axb4 29.Bxb4 g6 30.g5 Qg7 31.Kg2 h5 32.Qe1 Be7 33.h4 Ra4 34.Qc3 Rfa8 35.Rb1 Qf8 36.Rfb2 Qb8 37.Rb3 Kf7 38.Qc2 R8a6 39.Rd1 Qa7 40.Ne2 Rxa3 41.Bxa3 Rxa3 42.Nd4 Bxc5 43.Rxa3 Qxa3 44.Ra1 Qb4 45.Rb1 Qc4 46.Qxc4 dxc4 47.Rc1 Be7 48.Kf2 c5 49.Ne2 Bc6 50.f5 exf5 51.Nf4 Bd7 52.Ra1 c3 53.Ra7 c2 54.Rxd7 c1Q 55.e6 Ke8 56.Nxg6 Qb2 57.Kf1 Qa1 58.Kg2 Qa2 0-1

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          • #50
            Re: Canadian Zonal

            The only guys on the top four boards that Sambuev has not played are Panjwani, Qin and Wang.

            So after Panjawani has his turn at stopping Sambuev. Then we are looking at funelling up players that are having a really tough tournament so far.

            Round 7

            GM SAMBUEV Bator 2523 6 4½ IM PANJWANI Raja 2394
            FM PECHENKIN Vladimir 2334 4½ 4½ GM KOVALYOV Anton 2605
            QIN Zi Yi (joey) 2198 4 4 IM NORITSYN Nikolay 2472
            FM WANG Richard 2338 4 4 IM HEBERT Jean 2410

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            • #51
              Re: Canadian Zonal

              So with a win Sambuev can clinch the title? Is there a bonus for someone going perfect this year?

              Probably a nice performance rating so far too!
              Christopher Mallon
              FIDE Arbiter

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              • #52
                Re: Canadian Zonal

                Originally posted by Christopher Mallon View Post
                So with a win Sambuev can clinch the title? Is there a bonus for someone going perfect this year?

                Probably a nice performance rating so far too!
                Is Bator a robot? :) Very sharp/practical player. He could easily go 9/9

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                • #53
                  Re: Canadian Zonal

                  An anonymous participant posted the following in another discussion group:

                  "I must say that the playing conditions at [insert his local chess club's name here] are significantly better than here. There is nothing resembling a carpet on the floor, and every chair move sounds like a nail scratching glass. Only the top four and the bottom two boards are treated royally, while all the other players are in a permanently cramped position. The ceiling is low and looks weird. A cup of coffee costs $1. The only two advantages are bigger washrooms and a hot photographer."

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                  • #54
                    Re: Canadian Zonal

                    At least they don't have the thunder-stairs such as the ones we had in 2007 :)
                    Christopher Mallon
                    FIDE Arbiter

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                    • #55
                      Sambuev 7-0-0

                      Bator is a beast!
                      A very hungry cluster of FMs sit a 4.5, hunting the IM title which needs a minimum of 6 points, or 1.5 form their next 2 games - Pechenkin, Wang, Jiang, Hamilton and Milicevic

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                      • #56
                        Re: Sambuev 7-0-0

                        Not to mention a bunch of hungry untitled players within 1 point of one of the two FM titles!
                        Christopher Mallon
                        FIDE Arbiter

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                        • #57
                          Re: Sambuev 7-0-0

                          Originally posted by Christopher Mallon View Post
                          Not to mention a bunch of hungry untitled players within 1 point of one of the two FM titles!
                          Better hand out binoculars. Sambuev is leading by so much those untitled players will need binoculars to see him. :)

                          How many are still playing in the womens zonal?
                          Gary Ruben
                          CC - IA and SIM

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                          • #58
                            Re: Canadian Zonal

                            10 women started; 9 are left. I heard there was a possibility of another withdrawl.

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                            • #59
                              Re: Canadian Zonal

                              For those interested - I uploaded a 10 minute video clip of the 2012 Zonal opening address at You Tube...

                              http://youtu.be/s-pPDQwKVSg

                              Hopefully, there will be some interviews with women players at some point following the tournament.

                              a bientot
                              Don
                              Last edited by Donald McLean; Friday, 10th August, 2012, 11:53 AM. Reason: misinformation

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                              • #60
                                Re: Canadian Zonal

                                I notice that the video/address took place in the corridor (rather than in one of the playing rooms) - with the four organizers/arbiters conveniently standing between the men's and the women's washrooms. :-)

                                With one woman already out of the tournament - a second one forfeited yesterday, although she remains paired for today.

                                Two have withdrawn from the "men's" section, but since it's a Swiss, no real harm is done.
                                Last edited by Hugh Brodie; Friday, 10th August, 2012, 12:43 PM.

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