Round 11 I was paired white against Slovakia's Lukas Hajek, rated 1762, but he beat two experts with his French defense. Since we start 10:00 AM, I didn't bother to prepare much except look at the main line. Coincidentally he went into the mainline but after Nh6, Nc2, Qb6, o-o, he castled, and let me play g4, forcing him to h6 and letting me double his pawns. I tried to go for an early complication and attack, and pushed my g-pawn threatening to open the file, I completely underestimated the idea of taking my pawn, and then my d4 pawn was hanging! At this time I was very nervous, knowing that it was at least -+ and that I would have to pull a miracle to win. I temporarily sacrificed a piece, and he blundered by taking my knight which actually leads to a forced mate in 13! I obviously didn't see the whole mate in one time, but I worked my moves step by step and eventually found a very nice combo that lead to a forced mate. 1-0, and I finished with 6/11 and tied for 43rd. I'm quite happy with my score because I finished with the highest out of all the Canadian U14 players. Thomas Kaminski was playing great but unfortunately had some blunders in his last rounds, he scored 5.5/11 and placed 61st. David Itkin from Toronto scored 4/11 and tied for 112nd.
The tournament went nicely, even though I wasn't happy with our hotel. The walls were very thin, and there were four girls opposite of our room who kept on shouting and laughing until 12 AM everyday. I thought the food was pretty good, and service was as well, but most people couldn't speak English and it was hard to communicate.
As I expected, Richard Wang drew his last round and got 3rd! He was 27th seed but obviously performed much higher than his rating. Good job! Canada did very well, I think all of our players scored 3.5+ and a lot of players scored more than 50%!
This was my first WYCC experience and I look forward to more international events!
I'll be posting all of my games with brief annotations after a week, so stay tuned!
See you all until my next tournament! Thanks for viewing. ;)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WYCC Rounds 9 and 10
Round 9 I was paired white against Baglan Esat, another underrated 1762. His actual performance might be 1900. I played Bb5 against the Nc6 sicilian, and he definitely prepared or knew the opening well because he played 11 moves into theory very quickly and confidently. I tried to attack the kingside with h4, but I shifted my focus to the queenside which was an error. He exchanged too many pieces and it was a dead draw in the end. 1/2-1/2
Round 10 I was paired against Arat Ufuk Sezen as white. He was rated 1884 and from Turkey. I suspect since the Turkish team has strong coaches, I was prepared against very easily. I played the Caro-Kann again, where this time he played d4 Nd2 and transposed into a Larsen-Bronstein variation. We both castled queenside and I tried to break in the centre, but left too many dark squared holes which he took advantage of. He 3 way repititioned the position with his dark squared bishop, because if I didn't accept, he would win a pawn and threaten mate. 1/2-1/2
In general, I think I'm having a bad second half. The first half I was definitely playing well, but after the 6th round, I started playing very lazily and carelessly. My last round is important since I want 6/11. So I'm white probably and will play for a win no matter what. If it's dead drawn then it's draw, if it's lost it's lost. I'm not doing that well, but wish me luck!
Round 10 I was paired against Arat Ufuk Sezen as white. He was rated 1884 and from Turkey. I suspect since the Turkish team has strong coaches, I was prepared against very easily. I played the Caro-Kann again, where this time he played d4 Nd2 and transposed into a Larsen-Bronstein variation. We both castled queenside and I tried to break in the centre, but left too many dark squared holes which he took advantage of. He 3 way repititioned the position with his dark squared bishop, because if I didn't accept, he would win a pawn and threaten mate. 1/2-1/2
In general, I think I'm having a bad second half. The first half I was definitely playing well, but after the 6th round, I started playing very lazily and carelessly. My last round is important since I want 6/11. So I'm white probably and will play for a win no matter what. If it's dead drawn then it's draw, if it's lost it's lost. I'm not doing that well, but wish me luck!
Friday, November 20, 2009
WYCC Round 8
I played black against Cakiroglu Metin rated 1722 from Turkey. He played the Caro line 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4, instead of exchanging my bishop, I moved it back and soon gave white an unnecessary attack. He thought he could win my bishop by pushing h4, g4, but I pulled a tactic and soon won a pawn, he gave me more pawns, and I gladly accepted. Soon he got his rook to the 7th file and prevented me by castling, he then made a mistake allowing me to shift my king over and exchange rook for knight, bishop. He resigned quickly following. 0-1
Today, I'm playing another Turkish guy named Baglan Esat, 1762 Fide. I should be able to do well as long as I focus and don't underestimate him. See you tomorrow!
Tournament: 3 More rounds and the WYCC is over. Standings are taking shape now, and the medalists are predictable. Eric had a nice start, but faced 3 GMs in a row and is now hard to compete for a medal. Notable players are RICHARD WANG, scoring 6/8, and JIAXIN (DORA) LIU, also with 6/8. They both have good medal chances and might bring the Canadian team home with 2 top 3s!
Today, I'm playing another Turkish guy named Baglan Esat, 1762 Fide. I should be able to do well as long as I focus and don't underestimate him. See you tomorrow!
Tournament: 3 More rounds and the WYCC is over. Standings are taking shape now, and the medalists are predictable. Eric had a nice start, but faced 3 GMs in a row and is now hard to compete for a medal. Notable players are RICHARD WANG, scoring 6/8, and JIAXIN (DORA) LIU, also with 6/8. They both have good medal chances and might bring the Canadian team home with 2 top 3s!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WYCC Rounds 5-7
I am playing absolutely disastrous right now, I guess I'm becoming more tired and playing worse.
5th Round, I was white against Sahoo Utkal Ranjan from India with a 2216 Fide. I played the Four Knights and soon got a bad position. I tried to play very complicated and tactical because I have strengths in complicated positions, but he played exactly like Fritz and negated every one of my moves. In the end, I was down a pawn in the endgame. 0-1
6th Round, I was black against Karabiyar Mohamud Yilmaz from Turkey with only a 1864 rating. I played a bad exchange opening and was soon worse. I got an isolated pawn on d5 which he blocked and I was totally out. I had almost no plan at all, we exchanged into the endgame which should be an easy draw, and at my 40th move, I could play a simple tactic which would draw the game. But guess what? I flagged. Yup, FLAGGED, RAN OUT OF TIME. I was very mad and it probably affected my game today as well. 1-0. I lost both games in one day.
7th Round. White against Marco San Pedro from Mexico, rated 1830. I tried to prepare, but he only had a few games and his name was very very hard to find. I played a bad Rossolimo and he soon equalized. On move 18 he offered a draw. I thought 30 minutes on a tactic, and he had only one way of refuting it, if he did he won, if he didn't, I won. I tried finding another continuation but couldn't, so I didn't want to risk anything, so I accepted. Fritz actually said it was +- 1.4 because of a sacrificial tactic that was very hard to see. I should have kept going and pushed. Round 6 really affected my playing. I need to recover from that loss and change my state of mind.
For the next 4 rounds, I'm pushing all in. No draws, just win or loss. Of course if I'm losing or completely drawn, I'll draw, but winning is my priority for the next 4 rounds. Wish me luck!
5th Round, I was white against Sahoo Utkal Ranjan from India with a 2216 Fide. I played the Four Knights and soon got a bad position. I tried to play very complicated and tactical because I have strengths in complicated positions, but he played exactly like Fritz and negated every one of my moves. In the end, I was down a pawn in the endgame. 0-1
6th Round, I was black against Karabiyar Mohamud Yilmaz from Turkey with only a 1864 rating. I played a bad exchange opening and was soon worse. I got an isolated pawn on d5 which he blocked and I was totally out. I had almost no plan at all, we exchanged into the endgame which should be an easy draw, and at my 40th move, I could play a simple tactic which would draw the game. But guess what? I flagged. Yup, FLAGGED, RAN OUT OF TIME. I was very mad and it probably affected my game today as well. 1-0. I lost both games in one day.
7th Round. White against Marco San Pedro from Mexico, rated 1830. I tried to prepare, but he only had a few games and his name was very very hard to find. I played a bad Rossolimo and he soon equalized. On move 18 he offered a draw. I thought 30 minutes on a tactic, and he had only one way of refuting it, if he did he won, if he didn't, I won. I tried finding another continuation but couldn't, so I didn't want to risk anything, so I accepted. Fritz actually said it was +- 1.4 because of a sacrificial tactic that was very hard to see. I should have kept going and pushed. Round 6 really affected my playing. I need to recover from that loss and change my state of mind.
For the next 4 rounds, I'm pushing all in. No draws, just win or loss. Of course if I'm losing or completely drawn, I'll draw, but winning is my priority for the next 4 rounds. Wish me luck!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
WYCC Round 4
I played a very intense game as black against Modi Jaishil Bhadrashil (RSA). It was around 5 hours, against an underrated 1650(Approximate)! His performance should just be about 1900, but he did play quite well. He had no Caro games in the database, and seemingly he had good results against e5 and c5, so I prepared advance and main line. Starting off with an unexpected Panov attack with 2.c4, I played an unusual line that is not that great for black. 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qd5?! Instead I can just play Nf6, capturing, and keeping tempo control. After Qd5, he played Nf3, d4 and soon, with a Bc2, Qd3 battery, he started hitting my king. I had all my development finished with a fianchettoed b7 bishop, knights etc. I did not know the correct defense for his attack, but using calculation/common sense, I found the defense and kept an equal position. He then played Ne4 and trying to gain space, but he made a mistake by letting me exchange f6/e4 knights with h4?!, then I had a discovered attack on his rook that took back on e4. I trapped his rook later and won the exchange, which I should've not tooken so early said by Fritz 11. He pulled some tactics on the queenside, exchanging off the rooks, but gaining me another pawn. I was up a pawn AND the exchange now, evaluation was -2.XX, but he started going for my queenside again with just a Bishop and Queen! I played a horrible blunder which won him 2 pawns and tied down my king. At this time, it was still -/=, maybe even -+, but it was very hard for a human to play as black. I moved my king to the queenside, but he had a 2 on 1 pawn structure that might've lead to an easy draw. With 10 minutes on my clock, I started playing perfect moves with slight planning and intuition. He made a mistake by letting his bishop leave a vulnerable pawn, and I double attack a pawn on h4 and b4 with Qe4, but if I took the pawn on a4, my queen/rook were on the same diagonal, so he'd win back the exchange. I found a nice tactic (GM tactic) and won the game. Very close! I was very nervous! It's good that I won though. 0-1, now I'm 2.5/4, playing white against Sahoo Utkal Ranjan (IND) rated 2219. I need some good results starting from now, if I want to hit 6.5. Wish me good luck!
The highlight of the day was Eric Hansen with the black pieces, playing the Gruenfeld defense, which he had never played before, beat his first GM (2480 Fide). Kevin Me and Victor Kaminski drew a 1900 and 2300 respectively. Thomas Kaminski won, giving him 3/4 and good chances to place high. The Canadian team did excellent this round, congrats to all the players!
Results:
Under 8 (Open)
WAN Kevin 0 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 JABER Koochaki 0 IRI 61
KUCUK Dogukan 0 TUR 2 1 - 0 2 ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 127
Under 8G
LIU Jiaxin 0 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 AYAN Bengu Sena 0 TUR 8
Under 10 (Open)
NIKITENKO Mihail 1740 BLR 1½ 0 - 1 1½ KONG Dezheng 0 CAN 103
VIGNA Leo 0 TUR 1 0 - 1 1 GRAIF William 0 CAN 88
Under 10G
Giblon Melissa 0 CAN 1 0 - 1 1 Salah Nadya Ahmed 0 YEM 65
Under 12
Wang Richard 2044 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Naoum Spyridon 1885 GRE 70
135 Qian Jack 0 CAN 0 1 - - Bye
Under 12G
Lagunow Elina 1735 GER 1 1 - 0 1 Giblon Rebecca 0 CAN 77
Under 14 (open)
Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Garnazhenko Dmytro 1947 UKR
Modi Jaishil Bhadrashil 1646 RSA 1½ 0 - 1 1½ Zhang David 1998 CAN
Karabayir Mustafa Yilmaz 1864 TUR 1 1 - 0 1 Itkin David 0 CAN
Under 14G
WCM Botez Alexandra 0 CAN 1 1 - 0 1 Cemhan Kardelen 1767 TUR
Under 16 (Open)
Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 Petenyi Tamas 2273 SVK 36
Huseyn Orkhan Samir Oglu 2121 AZE 1 1 - 0 1 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 88
Under 16G
Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 WFM Ognerubova Anastasia 2077 RUS 30
Lam Karen 0 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 Demartini Maysa Lais 0 BRA 92
Under 18 (Open)
GM Salem A.R.Saleh 2472 UAE 2½ 0 - 1 2½ FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 23
Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Stankovic Milos 2379 SRB 33
Me Kevin 2119 CAN ½ ½ - ½ ½ Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 88
Under 18G
WFM Dudas Eszter 2147 HUN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Du Jasmine 0 CAN 60
The highlight of the day was Eric Hansen with the black pieces, playing the Gruenfeld defense, which he had never played before, beat his first GM (2480 Fide). Kevin Me and Victor Kaminski drew a 1900 and 2300 respectively. Thomas Kaminski won, giving him 3/4 and good chances to place high. The Canadian team did excellent this round, congrats to all the players!
Results:
Under 8 (Open)
WAN Kevin 0 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 JABER Koochaki 0 IRI 61
KUCUK Dogukan 0 TUR 2 1 - 0 2 ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 127
Under 8G
LIU Jiaxin 0 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 AYAN Bengu Sena 0 TUR 8
Under 10 (Open)
NIKITENKO Mihail 1740 BLR 1½ 0 - 1 1½ KONG Dezheng 0 CAN 103
VIGNA Leo 0 TUR 1 0 - 1 1 GRAIF William 0 CAN 88
Under 10G
Giblon Melissa 0 CAN 1 0 - 1 1 Salah Nadya Ahmed 0 YEM 65
Under 12
Wang Richard 2044 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Naoum Spyridon 1885 GRE 70
135 Qian Jack 0 CAN 0 1 - - Bye
Under 12G
Lagunow Elina 1735 GER 1 1 - 0 1 Giblon Rebecca 0 CAN 77
Under 14 (open)
Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Garnazhenko Dmytro 1947 UKR
Modi Jaishil Bhadrashil 1646 RSA 1½ 0 - 1 1½ Zhang David 1998 CAN
Karabayir Mustafa Yilmaz 1864 TUR 1 1 - 0 1 Itkin David 0 CAN
Under 14G
WCM Botez Alexandra 0 CAN 1 1 - 0 1 Cemhan Kardelen 1767 TUR
Under 16 (Open)
Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 Petenyi Tamas 2273 SVK 36
Huseyn Orkhan Samir Oglu 2121 AZE 1 1 - 0 1 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 88
Under 16G
Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 WFM Ognerubova Anastasia 2077 RUS 30
Lam Karen 0 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 Demartini Maysa Lais 0 BRA 92
Under 18 (Open)
GM Salem A.R.Saleh 2472 UAE 2½ 0 - 1 2½ FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 23
Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Stankovic Milos 2379 SRB 33
Me Kevin 2119 CAN ½ ½ - ½ ½ Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 88
Under 18G
WFM Dudas Eszter 2147 HUN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Du Jasmine 0 CAN 60
Saturday, November 14, 2009
WYCC Round 3
I just played David Adelburg (2201) from USA as white, I only prepared a bit coming into the round, so I chose a line which I didn't need much theory. The Moscow variation (1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+). We got into main line, and then instead of playing on the kingside, which is the correct plan, I played on the C-file, and moved my knight to the queenside, since he had a weak pawn on a4, I could target that. Soon, we exchanged all the pieces off and it was a theoretical draw. He played a move that I questioned, and since I only had 1 minute on my clock, I quickly played a move that I though would win the a pawn and the game. But it was actually a blunder, because he could take one of my pawns with check! Worst blunder of my life. =(. 0-1
Eric played some 500 point underrated 1800 but still managed to win in a drawn position using a cheap tactic.
I'm playing an RSA dude rated 1647 tomorrow. I think he's underrated, so I'm still going to prepare and play my best. See you all tomorrow!
Results: (www.2009cyct.blogspot.com)
Under 8 (Open)
WAN Kevin CAN 1-0 JANNESAR Rad IRI
ZHANG Yuanchen CAN 1-0 KARACAN Can Berk TUR
Under 8 (Girls)
WIJESURIYA G. P. Y. SRI 0-1 LIU Jiaxin CAN
Under 10 (Open)
KONG Dezheng CAN 0-1 KAPLUN David 1831 GER
GRAIF William CAN 0-1 SAVENKOV Konstantin 1808 RUS
Under 10 (Girls)
Tokhirjonova Gulruhbegim UZB 1-0 Giblon Melissa CAN
Under 12 (Open)
Vaibhav Suri 2344 IND 1-0 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Qian Jack CAN 0-1 Dali Mohamed Souhaib TUN
Under 12 (Girls)
Giblon Rebecca CAN 0-1 Bulmaga Elena 1732 MDA
Under 14 (Open)
Zhang David 1998 CAN 0-1 Adelberg David 2201 USA
IM Berbatov Kiprian 2463 BUL .5-.5 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Melnik Igor 1969 UKR 1-0 Itkin David CAN
Under 14 (Girls)
WCM Botez Alexandra CAN 1-0 Liao Jo-Yu TPE
Under 16 (Open)
Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 0-1 Kozganbayev Erken 2213 KAZ
Tello Chavez Hermes A MEX 0-1 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN
Under 16 (Girls)
Karabayeva Zhanna 1994 KAZ 0-1 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN
Diril Isil 1585 TUR 1-0 Lam Karen CAN
Under 18 (Open)
FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 1-0 Eiti Bashir 1813 SYR
Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 0-1 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN
Celis Joel Chang 1698 MAC .5-.5 Me Kevin 2119 CAN
Under 18 (Girls)
Du Jasmine 0 CAN .5-.5 Hannes Diana 2125 GER
Eric played some 500 point underrated 1800 but still managed to win in a drawn position using a cheap tactic.
I'm playing an RSA dude rated 1647 tomorrow. I think he's underrated, so I'm still going to prepare and play my best. See you all tomorrow!
Results: (www.2009cyct.blogspot.com)
Under 8 (Open)
WAN Kevin CAN 1-0 JANNESAR Rad IRI
ZHANG Yuanchen CAN 1-0 KARACAN Can Berk TUR
Under 8 (Girls)
WIJESURIYA G. P. Y. SRI 0-1 LIU Jiaxin CAN
Under 10 (Open)
KONG Dezheng CAN 0-1 KAPLUN David 1831 GER
GRAIF William CAN 0-1 SAVENKOV Konstantin 1808 RUS
Under 10 (Girls)
Tokhirjonova Gulruhbegim UZB 1-0 Giblon Melissa CAN
Under 12 (Open)
Vaibhav Suri 2344 IND 1-0 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Qian Jack CAN 0-1 Dali Mohamed Souhaib TUN
Under 12 (Girls)
Giblon Rebecca CAN 0-1 Bulmaga Elena 1732 MDA
Under 14 (Open)
Zhang David 1998 CAN 0-1 Adelberg David 2201 USA
IM Berbatov Kiprian 2463 BUL .5-.5 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Melnik Igor 1969 UKR 1-0 Itkin David CAN
Under 14 (Girls)
WCM Botez Alexandra CAN 1-0 Liao Jo-Yu TPE
Under 16 (Open)
Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 0-1 Kozganbayev Erken 2213 KAZ
Tello Chavez Hermes A MEX 0-1 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN
Under 16 (Girls)
Karabayeva Zhanna 1994 KAZ 0-1 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN
Diril Isil 1585 TUR 1-0 Lam Karen CAN
Under 18 (Open)
FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 1-0 Eiti Bashir 1813 SYR
Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 0-1 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN
Celis Joel Chang 1698 MAC .5-.5 Me Kevin 2119 CAN
Under 18 (Girls)
Du Jasmine 0 CAN .5-.5 Hannes Diana 2125 GER
Friday, November 13, 2009
WYCC Round 2
I played against Sebastian Kaphle (2152 Fide) as black. I had a hard time preparing since he plays random lines and only had 4 games as white vs the Caro Kann. We started off with an unusual line, that I was ready for. 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5. He checked me on b5 with the bishop and exchanged his knight for my bishop. Fritz says I equalized right away. It was =/+ by the time I had my development finished. I got a break with e5 and many supporting pieces, unfortunately I underestimated his threat of attacking my isolated d5 pawn. After a series of moves he got a nice tactic, that if I reacted any other way, I lose. After 50 minutes of thinking on ONE move, I found a combination that could lead to a draw. (I was inferior at that point). He took off my defenders and won my pawn on d5, but after exchanging the d-file rooks, I got my e-file rook to the second rank and pinned his pieces together in a bind. I offered a draw at that point and he declined. Down a pawn with opposite bishops was an easy draw I could accomplish. After an hour, he finally traded off king-side pawns and we had a 3 way repetition draw. It feels like I'm playing decently, hopefully I continue to play well and maybe hit my new goal of 6.5/11. ;)
Sometimes the internet is down, and since I update usually after dinner, if it's down I have to wait 'til morning. If this ever happens, I will wake up a bit earlier and post which will be around 8-9:00 PM Mountain Time Zone. Hopefully it is up and I'll be trying to post as frequently and soon as possible.
I get disconnected every few sessions so it is hard for me to post videos/photos. I will though, be uploading some media maybe on the free day which is Sunday. See you all tomorrow!
For the first round, the Canadian team only got 6/21! But round 2 was completely different. Check out the results below.
Results: (Got from www.2009cyct.blogspot.com)
Under 8 (Open)
ERENBERG Ariel ISR 0-1 WAN Kevin CAN
ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 0 Bye
Under 8 (Girls)
LIU Jiaxin CAN 1-0 BULBUL Doga Su TUR
Under 10 (Open)
AZIMI Khashayar 1796 IRI 0-1 KONG Dezheng CAN
GRAIF William CAN 1-0 SIROKOV Jevgenijs LAT
Under 10 (Girls)
Giblon Melissa CAN 1-0 Romo Herrera Ibarrola Maria Fe MEX
Under 12 (Open)
FM Wagdy Andro 1895 EGY 0-1 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Samardzic Nikola 1713 CRO 1-0 Qian Jack CAN
Under 12 (Girls)
Baghirova Khatin Mahammad Qizi 1809 AZE .5- .5 Giblon Rebecca CAN
Under 14 (Open)
Kaphle Sebastian 2152 GER .5-.5 Zhang David 1998 CAN
Vicente Joao Vasco Reis 1736 POR 0-1 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Itkin David CAN 1-0 Boztuna Mehmet 1785 TUR
Under 14 (Girls)
Bea Boglarka 2042 HUN 1-0 WCM Botez Alexandra CAN
Under 16 (Open)
Raznikov Danny 2290 ISR 1-0 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN
Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 1-0 Litvinov Konstantin 1841 RUS
Under 16 (Girls)
Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 1-0 Kane Marta LAT
Lam Karen CAN 0-1 WFM Gameel Amal 1825 YEM
Under 18 (Open)
FM Karayev Assylkhan 2275 KAZ .5-.5 FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN
Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN .5-.5 Kristinsson Bjarni J 2023 ISL
Me Kevin 2119 CAN 0-1 Wais Abdul Khalid AFG
Under 18 (Girls)
WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2319 MNE .5-.5 Du Jasmine CAN
Sometimes the internet is down, and since I update usually after dinner, if it's down I have to wait 'til morning. If this ever happens, I will wake up a bit earlier and post which will be around 8-9:00 PM Mountain Time Zone. Hopefully it is up and I'll be trying to post as frequently and soon as possible.
I get disconnected every few sessions so it is hard for me to post videos/photos. I will though, be uploading some media maybe on the free day which is Sunday. See you all tomorrow!
For the first round, the Canadian team only got 6/21! But round 2 was completely different. Check out the results below.
Results: (Got from www.2009cyct.blogspot.com)
Under 8 (Open)
ERENBERG Ariel ISR 0-1 WAN Kevin CAN
ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 0 Bye
Under 8 (Girls)
LIU Jiaxin CAN 1-0 BULBUL Doga Su TUR
Under 10 (Open)
AZIMI Khashayar 1796 IRI 0-1 KONG Dezheng CAN
GRAIF William CAN 1-0 SIROKOV Jevgenijs LAT
Under 10 (Girls)
Giblon Melissa CAN 1-0 Romo Herrera Ibarrola Maria Fe MEX
Under 12 (Open)
FM Wagdy Andro 1895 EGY 0-1 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Samardzic Nikola 1713 CRO 1-0 Qian Jack CAN
Under 12 (Girls)
Baghirova Khatin Mahammad Qizi 1809 AZE .5- .5 Giblon Rebecca CAN
Under 14 (Open)
Kaphle Sebastian 2152 GER .5-.5 Zhang David 1998 CAN
Vicente Joao Vasco Reis 1736 POR 0-1 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Itkin David CAN 1-0 Boztuna Mehmet 1785 TUR
Under 14 (Girls)
Bea Boglarka 2042 HUN 1-0 WCM Botez Alexandra CAN
Under 16 (Open)
Raznikov Danny 2290 ISR 1-0 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN
Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 1-0 Litvinov Konstantin 1841 RUS
Under 16 (Girls)
Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 1-0 Kane Marta LAT
Lam Karen CAN 0-1 WFM Gameel Amal 1825 YEM
Under 18 (Open)
FM Karayev Assylkhan 2275 KAZ .5-.5 FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN
Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN .5-.5 Kristinsson Bjarni J 2023 ISL
Me Kevin 2119 CAN 0-1 Wais Abdul Khalid AFG
Under 18 (Girls)
WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2319 MNE .5-.5 Du Jasmine CAN
Thursday, November 12, 2009
WYCC Round 1
L-O-L. First round is very funny. For me, I'm pretty happy that my opponent didn't show up, so I got a default win. Everyone is still playing, the highlight is that Kevin Me and Eric Hansen (Both good friends), are playing eachother! Eric has played his fellow team members 2 years in a row. Last year, he played Alexander Martchenko 4th round.
Tomorrow, I'm probably going to be playing black, so I'm going to prepare my lines right now! Peace y'all.
Tomorrow, I'm probably going to be playing black, so I'm going to prepare my lines right now! Peace y'all.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
5 Hours Before WYCC Round 1
Hey guys, just updating again.
Today at 15:00 is the first round of the WYCC. Eric is going to help me prepare because the 1st round is very important. Yesterday, we had a 1 and a half hour opening ceremony, it was very much like the Olympics, carrying flags in and having performances. My dad somehow got a converter, which is awesome!
My section is actually not very high rated compared to some other sections. The highest rated is a 2463 IM, and obviously I'm going to beat him. (Obviously I'm going to try to draw if I play him) But all's going well, we hung out with the team yesterday, and IM Samsonkin is helping some team members prepare. Kevin says 3/11 is enough for him, but I'm aiming for 5.5/11 or more. First international tournament, I'm pretty excited!
I'll post the results after the round. 'Til then, check out our team blog, or the WYCC main page!
http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/ and http://2009cyct.blogspot.com/
I'll upload some photos and videos later, the internet here is very slow so it takes a long time.
Today at 15:00 is the first round of the WYCC. Eric is going to help me prepare because the 1st round is very important. Yesterday, we had a 1 and a half hour opening ceremony, it was very much like the Olympics, carrying flags in and having performances. My dad somehow got a converter, which is awesome!
My section is actually not very high rated compared to some other sections. The highest rated is a 2463 IM, and obviously I'm going to beat him. (Obviously I'm going to try to draw if I play him) But all's going well, we hung out with the team yesterday, and IM Samsonkin is helping some team members prepare. Kevin says 3/11 is enough for him, but I'm aiming for 5.5/11 or more. First international tournament, I'm pretty excited!
I'll post the results after the round. 'Til then, check out our team blog, or the WYCC main page!
http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/ and http://2009cyct.blogspot.com/
I'll upload some photos and videos later, the internet here is very slow so it takes a long time.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pre-WYCC
Hey everyone, we just arrived in Turkey around 14 hours ago.
It's currently 5:24 AM right now, and because I'm still suffering from jet lag, I woke up an hour ago.
Unfortunately, we forgot to bring a converter for the electricity plug-in, so we're borrowing Kevin Me's converter to charge our laptop.
Anyways, the plane ride was insufferably horrible, around 20 hours in total, with no sleep at all. Fail. But the resort is amazing! Me, Richard Wang, Eric Hansen are all staying at the Limra resort, and it's awesome! The rooms are very comfortable, quiet and peaceful. You can eat all you want, when you want! There's a buffet downstairs open 24/7 and it's free of charge to all WYCC participants. I think each round starts at 3:00 PM, so we're free to prepare before hand etc. Awesome eh?
I hope the Canadian team all does well, and I bet we're all gonna' have a great time. See you tomorrow!
It's currently 5:24 AM right now, and because I'm still suffering from jet lag, I woke up an hour ago.
Unfortunately, we forgot to bring a converter for the electricity plug-in, so we're borrowing Kevin Me's converter to charge our laptop.
Anyways, the plane ride was insufferably horrible, around 20 hours in total, with no sleep at all. Fail. But the resort is amazing! Me, Richard Wang, Eric Hansen are all staying at the Limra resort, and it's awesome! The rooms are very comfortable, quiet and peaceful. You can eat all you want, when you want! There's a buffet downstairs open 24/7 and it's free of charge to all WYCC participants. I think each round starts at 3:00 PM, so we're free to prepare before hand etc. Awesome eh?
I hope the Canadian team all does well, and I bet we're all gonna' have a great time. See you tomorrow!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Alberta Junior Chess Championships 2009
Unexpectedly, I decided to play in the Alberta Junior, and got a spot because Tony Cai dropped out. I was basically playing for the title, and also a warm-up for the WYCC, which I am leaving for today.
The first day, I arrived to play Diwen Shi as black in round 1. He's rated around 1500, and due to a tactical error, I won. Second round, I played Yuekai Wang as white, I had a good Rossolimo going, then I created pressure on the queenside and was soon +-. Unfortunately, I overplayed my rook, and missed a break which he saw and equalized. It was very hard to push for a win, so after an hour, we drew. Third round, I played David Miller (1670) as black, I was very tired and wasn't paying that much attention, and he definitely took control on the queenside. It was still equal, according to Fritz, but after I made a huge mistake letting his rooks flow in and he won an extra pawn. Seeing that I was almost completely lost, I offered a draw, and because of my rating, he accepted.
Nicka Kalaydina (Second seed) had just drawn Yuekai, and was leading the section by 0.5, the only way I could get the title is if I beat her, and thus I'd win on tiebreak (Head to head, cumulative etc.)
Third day, I started off white playing Nicka Kalaydina, it was pretty much just a standard Shevenigen without a6. It was very equal the whole game, although I had a bit of a space advantage. Then I broke through and she made the mistake of exchanging her good piece, thus after a series of mistakes, I won. Fifth round, I played Naveed Virji, lowest seed coming into the tourny, I quickly won the exchange in a Panov-Botvinnik attack and soon he resigned.
I played badly and my rating will go down 12 points from 2101, but let this be a good warm-up for the WYCC. At least I got the title and funding to go to the 2010 CJCC. :)
Sidenote: The AJCC was the best tournament, in all aspects, in my opinion. I've been to 4 national tournaments, and this tournament, directed by Simon Ong, was very professional, with closing and opening ceremonies, refreshments, an appeal committee etc. I would like to thank him for making this tournament a great success.
See you all in Turkey!
The first day, I arrived to play Diwen Shi as black in round 1. He's rated around 1500, and due to a tactical error, I won. Second round, I played Yuekai Wang as white, I had a good Rossolimo going, then I created pressure on the queenside and was soon +-. Unfortunately, I overplayed my rook, and missed a break which he saw and equalized. It was very hard to push for a win, so after an hour, we drew. Third round, I played David Miller (1670) as black, I was very tired and wasn't paying that much attention, and he definitely took control on the queenside. It was still equal, according to Fritz, but after I made a huge mistake letting his rooks flow in and he won an extra pawn. Seeing that I was almost completely lost, I offered a draw, and because of my rating, he accepted.
Nicka Kalaydina (Second seed) had just drawn Yuekai, and was leading the section by 0.5, the only way I could get the title is if I beat her, and thus I'd win on tiebreak (Head to head, cumulative etc.)
Third day, I started off white playing Nicka Kalaydina, it was pretty much just a standard Shevenigen without a6. It was very equal the whole game, although I had a bit of a space advantage. Then I broke through and she made the mistake of exchanging her good piece, thus after a series of mistakes, I won. Fifth round, I played Naveed Virji, lowest seed coming into the tourny, I quickly won the exchange in a Panov-Botvinnik attack and soon he resigned.
I played badly and my rating will go down 12 points from 2101, but let this be a good warm-up for the WYCC. At least I got the title and funding to go to the 2010 CJCC. :)
Sidenote: The AJCC was the best tournament, in all aspects, in my opinion. I've been to 4 national tournaments, and this tournament, directed by Simon Ong, was very professional, with closing and opening ceremonies, refreshments, an appeal committee etc. I would like to thank him for making this tournament a great success.
See you all in Turkey!
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