Submitted by Keith MacKinnon on Mon, 07/08/2013 - 22:48
This year's Edmonton International featured its strongest field ever. When I played the event back in 2009, the tournament boasted a 2600+ rated player (Victor Mikhalevski). He was back again this year, along with Eric Hansen, and two 2700s, Lazaro Bruzon and Nigel Short.
S. Cleto (1906) – J. Repa (1991), Abe Yanofsky Memorial 2011
White clearly dominates the position and even if he does not manage to break through immediately, his advantage will persist. Nevertheless, he can end the game immediately.
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Here's what IM Aman Hambleton wrote on Chesstalk yesterday.
As the title says, Eric and I have some big news to report!
Dear readers,
We've decided to add another type of content to this column: international news articles. There always are exciting tournaments going on, and we thought you might be interested in handpicked articles and news website recommendations!
Jina Burn, from the Fort McMurray Chess Club and the Alberta Chess, is organizing two tournaments, an open and a women's championship, on July 6-7.
Lazaro Bruzon convincingly won the 8th Edmonton International with 7 wins and 2 draws.
A few Canadians participated at the 2nd DC International.
Submitted by Keith MacKinnon on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 22:06
The "Jeunes Espoirs" tournament which translates to Young Hopes was held in late June to give Quebec chess juniors a chance to play against one another. I chose a game which features an attack which could have been parried but ends up working due to several inaccuracies by black.
If you still do not follow GM Hansen on Facebook, you might have missed one of his recent annoucements.
M. Chang (1775) – J. D. Castaneda Jimenez (2100), Père Noël Montreal 2012
Black’s advantage in space on the kingside give him good attacking possibilities. Furthermore, his best option is to follow through with it, as White is superior elsewhere on the board.
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