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Quebec Open Rd6 Top 4 Boards
GM Bruzon is in clear first with 5/6. IMs Hambleton, Panjwani and Gerzhoy are in a group of 8 with 4.5/6.
GM Sulskis won a marathon game in the only decisive game on the top 4 boards. There was plenty of action in Chirila-Gerzhoy with black on the attack in the Semi-Slav but the top two boards produced only quiet draws.
First Saturday Non-Norm RR Pricing Info
Details on entry fee levels, pricing and Budapest Tournaments
-How to find the tournaments etc
Please read this if you want to play in First Saturday or play in Budapest.
Quebec Open Rd7: Top 4 boards; Results and Standings
Standings
GMs Bruzon and Rozentalis share the lead with 5/5/7. IMs Hambleton and Gerzhoy are in a group of 6 players with 5/7. Jason Cao has 3/7.
Results
GM Rozentalis converted a nice queen ending for the victory which put him in shared first with GM Bruzon. IM Hambleton had to defend a 103-move marathon before earning a tough draw against GM Moradiabadi.
Quebec Open Rd8 Results and Standings
Standings
GMs Bruzon, Moradiabadi, Rozentalis and Kovalyov share the lead with 6/8.
Results
GMs Kovalyov and Moradiabadi ground out a couple of tough wins but in the the amazing game IM Gerzhoy-GM Sulskis, Gerzhoy had an absolutely crushing position in the ending and did not win.
Quebec Open Rd8 Top 4
Annotated games + pics
The gallery has been updated for rd8 pics so now pics match the rounds.
Great job by Rene Preotu have a look at the gallery
Quebec Open Rd9 Final Standings and Results
Standings
GM Bruzon took clear first with a last round win over IM Gerzhoy with a score of 7/9. GMs Rozentalis, Moradiabadi and Kovalyov shared second with 6.5/9.
Quebec Open Rd9-Top 4 Boards
GM Bruzon beat IM Gerzhoy's French Defence is spectacular fashion.
GM Rozentalis could not convert a promising position against GM Moradiabadi and had to settle for a draw.
GM Sambuev made a positional exchange sac against IM Panjwani and later they drew.
GM Sulskis played a marathon but got nowhere in a fascinating Q+P vs. RBN battle against GM Kovalyov.
Maccabiah Open 2013(ISR)
There were four RRs, an open and a junior tournament. See REOChessNews For full article
Overall results
GM-1-GM Dvoirys won with 6/9.
GM-2-GM Avrukh won with 6/9.
IM-1-WIM Efroimski ,FM Ofir and IM Battaglini shared first with 6.5/9.
IM-2-IM Kaspi won with 6/9.
Open-Erenberg, Ariel(ISR) and D'Israel Davy(BRA) were equal first with 7.5/9. Unrated Siegal, Matthew(CAN) finished with 4/9.
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