Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

[Erwin Casareno]

Nice start for the men's Canadian team.

Nikolay just resigned.

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

This makes no sense - in the position given, Black is lost and should resign. Is the position wrong?
As it stands, if Black moves his knight he loses the f-pawn. If he retreats the king, White's king penetrates and queens the b-pawn.

[Erwin Casareno]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

This makes no sense - in the position given, Black is lost and should resign. Is the position wrong?
As it stands, if Black moves his knight he loses the f-pawn. If he retreats the king, White's king penetrates and queens the b-pawn.

Two possibilities:
1. Nikolay lost on time
2. Wrong result

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

Two possibilities:
1. Nikolay lost on time
2. Wrong result

The online live games presentation is totally incompetent. It's a waste of time trying to follow the games. The Turkish organizers have been scammed by fraudulent computer techies. And the viewing public has been cheated of their time. What a joke!

[Hugh Brodie]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

If Canada's board order was what I think it was:

Gerzhoy (Black)
Noritsyn (White)
Hansen (Black)
Porper (White)

then Canada won 4-0 (assuming the positions are correct.

[Kerry Liles]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn in a knight and pawn ending??

Nice start for the men's Canadian team.

Nikolay just resigned.

No. He was with White pieces - although the online live games viewer makes that nearly impossible to determine...
Canada 4-0 Open and Women's Team!

[Fred McKim]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

The online live games presentation is totally incompetent. It's a waste of time trying to follow the games. The Turkish organizers have been scammed by fraudulent computer techies. And the viewing public has been cheated of their time. What a joke!

Noritsyn was white !!

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

Noritsyn was white !!

Yes, I read the diagram as Noritsyn as White. But they showed a result that Black won 0 - 1.

If you read my post earlier (above) you would see that I described how White (Noritsyn) must win the game.

[Erwin Casareno]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

Yes, I read the diagram as Noritsyn as White. But they showed a result that Black won 0 - 1.

the official website has changed the result to reflect a 4-0 win by the men's Canadian team.......

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

the official website has changed the result to reflect a 4-0 win by the men's Canadian team.......

Thanks, Erwin. Now you can be correct in your earlier statement>>>>

"Nice start for the men's Canadian team."

[Kai G. Gauer]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

When looking at the game replay viewer, light brown means white and dark brown is black. One can flip the viewer to see the game from a favored side. The player's name should appear in that color accordingly.

[Erwin Casareno]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

Thanks, Erwin. Now you can be correct in your earlier statement>>>>

"Nice start for the men's Canadian team."

Yes Vlad.....its really nice to see tean Canada win 4-0.

I understand the emotional impact when the officail website wrongly recorded the result as a loss for our favored IM.

I'll visit you in about 3 weeks to play in your rapid tournament.

[Hugh Brodie]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

I predicted Canada would finish 31st, and that's where they are after round 1!

If normal Swiss pairings are used, Canada will play Italy in round 2.

[Kerry Liles]

Re: Team Canada 3 wins; Noritsyn trying to draw in a knight and pawn ending

I predicted Canada would finish 31st, and that's where they are after round 1!

If normal Swiss pairings are used, Canada will play Italy in round 2.

IF you can believe anything on the Olympiad website, it looks like Canada (Open team) is playing Turkmenistan in round 2, and the Women are playing Kazakhstan.