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    I'm at the airport right now (yes, Christmas morning!) en route to Germany - Erfurt specifically. I will be competing in an eight (8) round event from December 26th - 30th before going to France for a norm event. If you're interested in the standings/results they are available here.

    The main website for the tournament is here. I'm not yet sure if they will have live games, and at the moment I'm seeded 7th behind 6 GMs.

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    Best of luck. Keep us posted.

    Reminds me when I was a competitive squash player in my late teens. I had a tournament in New York city and was forced to travel on Christmas day. My first Christmas without the family.

    Norm

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    • #3
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      The final results should be posted in a few minutes, with standing decided only by tiebreaks (many players finished with 6/8!). I managed to win in my tense last round game to also finish =1 with 6/8.

      http://chess-results.com/tnr78177.aspx?lan=1

      The prize ceremony is happening in about an hour from now. It was quite a fun experience, and also a good way to celebrate my birthday today with a win and shared first place! :)

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        Originally posted by Aman Hambleton View Post
        The final results should be posted in a few minutes, with standing decided only by tiebreaks (many players finished with 6/8!). I managed to win in my tense last round game to also finish =1 with 6/8.

        http://chess-results.com/tnr78177.aspx?lan=1

        The prize ceremony is happening in about an hour from now. It was quite a fun experience, and also a good way to celebrate my birthday today with a win and shared first place! :)
        Hi Aman,

        Congrats and Happy Birthday!!

        Larry

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        • #5
          Re: Erfurt Schachfestival

          Originally posted by Aman Hambleton View Post
          I managed to win in my tense last round game to also finish =1 with 6/8.
          Congrats and happy birthday!

          Looks like you also won something in the blitz tournament; photos:

          http://www.steffans-schachseiten.de/...image_id=18008
          http://www.steffans-schachseiten.de/...image_id=18004
          http://www.steffans-schachseiten.de/...image_id=18049

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          • #6
            Re: Erfurt Schachfestival

            Happy Birthday, congratulations on the first place finish and I am looking forward to seeing some of the games (in TWIC perhaps).

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            • #7
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              Great result. Have a very Happy New Year. See you back in Ottawa after your next triumph.

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              • #8
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                Following Aman and Eric on their dramatic ascents is one of the most fun chess things! :)

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                • #9
                  Re: Erfurt Schachfestival

                  The final standings show me at =1 with 6/8 points and my tiebreaks placing me at 7th overall (my starting rank actually). I earned a modest prize for this effort, and also a small prize in the blitz tournament which are the pictures John is referring to.

                  Results of the main tournament:

                  http://chess-results.com/tnr78177.as...n=1&turdet=YES

                  The blitz tournament was under time-odds so losses against some unlikely players are explained in this way. I placed 3rd overall, handing a loss to Zubarev in our game with even time. There is a chess-results link to the blitz tournament as well:

                  http://chess-results.com/tnr88789.as...&lan=0&fed=GER


                  The winner of the main event, GM Alexander Zubarev!

                  My quick thoughts on Germany: very modern, simple yet efficient, ahead of the curve on technology and fashion, and surprisingly tasty food. In the particular town I was in, the scenery was especially gorgeous. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!

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