When I was in Montreal last month I saw a promo for these impressive events. Three of the top American players, a pair of Israelis, a few internationals, and Canadian champion Pascal Charbonneau meet in the powerful Montreal A Group [link fixed] round robin. It's a category 15 (2612 avg.) After three rounds Russia's Timofeev leads with 2.5. In the first round he beat Korneev, who must have really hot-footed it from Villarrobledo. Pascal, a Dirt favorite, has some coming back to do as he trails the field with a half point.
The B Group, a GM norm event, has a more Canuck feel, with five of the ten players representing the home team. But the leader is America's Irina Krush with 2.5/3. She just finished beating Elizabeth Paetz in a six-game match in Dortmund. Maybe if we ask really nicely (and pay her) she'll annotate some games for the Black Belt newsletter when she gets back. Nikolay Noritsyn is Canada's teen hope.
Link?
Not all GMs have quick draws :-)
Likavsky(2498) - Mitkov(2563)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. f3 b6 9. e4 c5 10. Nh3 h6 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Ne8 13. Nf2 Ba6 14. Be2 Rc8 15. Rc1 Qf6 16. b4 Ne5 17. c5 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 dxc5 19. bxc5 b5 20. Nd3 Nc6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Rb1 a6 23. Nb4 Nxb4 24. axb4 Nd7 25. Ra1 Nb8 26. Bf4 Nc6 27. Bd6 Rfd8 28. Rxa6 Nxb4 29. Rb6 Ra8 30. Rd1 Rdc8 31. Rxb5 Nc6 32. Rb7 e5 33. Rd2 Ra3 34. Rdb2 h5 35. h4 Rc3 36. Kd2 Ra3 37. Ke2 Rc3 38. Kd2 Ra3 39. Rc7 Rxc7 40. Bxc7 f6 41. Bd6 Na5 42. Ke1 Kh7 43. Rb8 Nc6 44. Rb6 Ra1 45. Kf2 Ra2 46. Kg1 Nd4 47. c6 Rc2 48. c7 Ne6 49. Rb7 Rc6 50. g3 Rc1 51. Kf2 Rc2 52. Ke1 Rc1 53. Kd2 Rc6 54. Ke1 Rc1 55. Kf2 Rc2 56. Kf1 Rc1 57. Kg2 Rc2 58. Kh3 Rc3 59. Ra7 Kg6 60. Ra3 Rc2 61. Ra8 Nxc7 62. Rc8 Rc6 63. Bxc7 Rc3 64. Kg2 Rc2 65. Kf1 Rc3 66. Ke2 Kh7 67. Kf2 Rc2 68. Ke1 Kg6 69. Kd1 Rc3 70. Ke2 Kh7 71. g4 hxg4 72. fxg4 Kg6 73. Kd2 Rc6 74. Kd3 Rc1 75. Kd2 Rc4 76. Kd3 Rc1 77. g5 fxg5 78. h5 Kh7 79. Ke3 Rc3 80. Kf2 g4 81. Kg2 g6 82. hxg6 Kxg6 83. Rg8 Kf7 84. Rg7 Kf6 85. Rd7 Rc4 86. Bd8 Ke6 87. Re7 Kd6 88. Rg7 Rxe4 89. Kg3 Ke6 90. Rg6 Kd5 91. Rg5 Kd4 92. Bf6 Kd5 93. Bh8 Ke6 94. Kh4 Re1 95. Kg3 Re4 96. Rg6 Kf5 97. Rf6 Kg5 98. Re6 Kf5 99. Re8 Re3 100. Kf2 Rf3 101. Kg2 Re3 102. Bg7 Re2 103. Kg3 Re3 104. Kf2 Rf3 105. Kg2 e4 106. Bh6 Rb3 107. Rf8 Kg6 108. Bc1 Rc3 109. Bf4 Rf3 110. Rg8 Kf5 111. Bh6 Rb3 112. Rg5 Kf6 113. Rxg4 Ke5 114. Kf2 Rh3 115. Be3 Rf3 116. Ke2 Rf7 117. Rg5 Rf5 118. Bd4 Kf4 119. Be3 Ke5 120. Rg8 Rh5 121. Ra8 Rh2 122. Ke1 Kd5 123. Bf4 Rb2 124. Rd8 Ke6 125. Bd2 Rb3 126. Ke2 Ke5 127. Rc8 Kd4 128. Rd8 Ke5 129. Rd7 Ra3 130. Rb7 Rh3 131. Be3 Rh2 132. Bf2 Rh3 133. Rf7 Rb3 134. Be1 Rb2 135. Bd2 Rb3 136. Bf4 Ke6 137. Ra7 Kf5 138. Be3 Rb2 139. Kd1 Rg2 140. Bd2 Ke5 141. Kc2 Kd4 142. Rd7 Ke5 143. Kc3 Rg3 144. Kc4 Rd3 145. Re7 Kf5 146. Bc3 Rd8 147. Rf7 Kg4 148. Bd4 Kg3 149. Be3 Rd3 150. Bd4 Ra3 151. Bc5 Rd3 152. Bb6 Ra3 153. Bf2 Kg2 154. Bc5 Rg3 155. Kd4 e3 156. Kd3 Rf3 157. Re7 Rf5 158. Bxe3 Kf3 159. Bd4 Rf8 160. Re3 Kf4 161. Be5 Kg4 162. Rg3 Kh5 163. Ke4 Rf7 164. Rg8 Kh6 165. Kd5 Kh7 166. Rg1 Rf2 167. Ke6 Re2 168. Kf7 Kh6 169. Bf6 Kh5 170. Rg5 Kh6 171. Rg4 Rh2 172. Rg8 1-0
Where is Naka? This seems like a perfect event for him.
Pascal lost 3 out of his first 4 games. He might be enjoying summer too much
Oops, fixed the link in the item.
http://monroi.com/tournamentgate/MontrealInternational/index.html
Hikaru is playing in an event in Japan right now.
What Naka in Japan?? And CHESSNINJA does not have day by day reports?!? Who else is there? etc etc
please steve no get big orgasm now naka here japan, yes? naka little improve these past few years not play like hope for. please calm down.
chop