Canadian Olympians in Barcelona

[Bob Armstrong]

In Rd. 5 today, Mark drew, giving him 4 pts.; Leonid won, giving him 4 pts.; and Antoine drew, giving him 2 1/2 pts.

The 2 leaders are:

1 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley CUB 2510 5,0
2 GM Handke, Florian GER 2494 5,0

Rd. 6 Pairings ( Tomorrow, Wed., Aug. 25 ):

1. Mark has 4 pts., and plays on Bd. 8 ( he is ranked 6th originally ):

8 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 4 4 FM Gonzalez Perez, Arian ( Cuba - 2403 ) 49

2. Leonid has 4 pts., and plays on Bd. 16 ( he is ranked 29th originally ):

16 56 FM Sowray, Peter J ( England - 2383 ) 4 4 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 29

3. Antoine has 2 1/2 pts., and plays on Bd. 92 ( he is ranked 178 originally ):

92 178 Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 2½ 2½ Garcia Acosta, Roger ( Spain - 1857 ) 332


Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

In Rd. 6 today, Mark won relatively early ( move 26 ) - he was up the exchange, but his opponent had 2 P's compensation. But Mark got a devastating attack against the opponent's K-side, along the h-file.

8 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 1 - 0 FM Gonzalez Perez, Arian ( Cuba - 2403 ) 49

Mark now has 5/6 ( 4 wins; 2 draws ).

Bob

[John Coleman]

Mark won today with white

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. h3 0-0
6. Bg5 Na6
7. Nf3 Qe8
8. g4 h5
9. Qd2 hxg4
10. hxg4 Nxg4
11. 0-0-0 f6
12. Be3 Qf7
13. Bh3 Qxc4
14. Nh4 Nb4
15. Kb1 Kf7
16. Bf1 Qe6
17. a3 a5
18. d5 Qd7
19. Bh3 Rh8
20. f3 Rxh4
21. Bxg4 Rxg4
22. fxg4 Na6
23. Rh7 Kg8
24. Qh2 Qd8
25. Rh1 Qf8
26. Rh8

[Bob Armstrong]

Round 6 Results ( today ):

1. Mark won and has 5 pts. ( he is ranked 6th originally ):

8 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 1 - 0 FM Gonzalez Perez, Arian ( Cuba - 2403 ) 49

2. Leonid won and has 5 pts. ( he is ranked 29th originally ):

16 56 FM Sowray, Peter J ( England - 2383 ) 0 - 1 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 29

3. Antoine won and has 3 1/2 pts. ( he is ranked 178 originally ):

92 178 Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 1 - 0 Garcia Acosta, Roger ( Spain - 1857 ) 332

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

For Rd. 7, Canadians are on first and third boards !!

The current leaders are:

1 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley CUB 2510 0 5,5
2 GM Handke, Florian GER 2494 0 5,5

Rd. 7 Pairings ( Thurs., Aug. 26 ):

1. Mark has 5/6 pts., is 1/2 pt. out of first, and is on Bd. # 1, playing one of the 2 co-leaders ( Mark is originally ranked 6th ):

1 21 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley ( Cuba - 2510 ) 5½ 5 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 6

2. Leonid has 5/6 pts., is 1/2 pt. out of first, and is on Bd. # 3, playing the top-ranked player ( Leonid is originally ranked 29th ):

3 29 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 5 5 GM Markowski, Tomasz ( Poland - 2628 ) 1

3. Antoine has 3 1/2 / 6 pts. and is on Bd. # 56 ( originally ranked 178 th ):

56 86 cm Lillo Castay, Victor ( Spain - 2284 ) 3½ 3½ Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 178

I would expect both Mark's and Leonid's games to be broadcast tomorrow @ 10:30 EDT.

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

Rd. 7 Results ( Today ):

The current leader is:

1 GM Handke, Florian GER 2494 6,5

1. Mark won on first board against one of the two co-leaders and has 6/7 pts. ( 5 wins and 2 draws ), and is in a 5-way tie for second, 1/2 pt. out of first. It was a long game ( move 89 ), which saw both sides queen, with Mark being then up N vs P. ( Mark is originally ranked 6th ):

1 21 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley ( Cuba - 2510 ) 0 - 1 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 6

2. Leonid drew the top-ranked player on third board, and has 5.5/7 pts.. ( Leonid is originally ranked 29th ):

3 29 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 1/2 - 1/2 GM Markowski, Tomasz ( Poland - 2628 ) 1

3. Antoine lost and has 3 1/2 / 7 pts.. ( originally ranked 178 th ):

56 86 cm Lillo Castay, Victor ( Spain - 2284 ) 1 - 0 Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 178

Bob

[Vladimir Birarov]

1 21 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley ( Cuba - 2510 ) 5½ 5 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 6
3 29 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 5 5 GM Markowski, Tomasz ( Poland - 2628 ) 1

Mark won on move 89 after completely crazy game.
Leonid missed some chances, I think, and allowed Polish GM to force perpetual.

[Bob Armstrong]

After 7 rounds:

The current leaders are:

Rk. 0........... Nombre.............FED FIDE Pts.

1 GM Handke, Florian GER 2494 6,5

2 GM Bluvshtein, Mark CAN 2583 6,0
3 GM Rodshtein, Maxim ISR 2609 6,0
4 IM Khmelniker, Ilya ISR 2483 6,0
5 IM Barrientos, Sergio E COL 2477 6,0
6 FM Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ESP 2424 6,0

Rd. 8 Pairings ( Tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 27 ) :

1. Mark has 6/7 pts. ( 5 wins; 2 draws ), is playing on Bd. # 2, and is in a 5-way tie for second, 1/2 pt. out of first ( Mark is originally ranked 6th ):

2 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 6 6 FM Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ( Spain - 2424 ) 40

2. Leonid has 5.5/7 pts., plays the 8th ranked player, and is on Bd. # 6 ( Leonid is originally ranked 29th ):

6 8 GM Parligras, Mircea ( Roumania - 2574 ) 5½ 5½ IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 29

3. Antoine has 3.5 / 7 pts. and is on Bd. # 91 ( originally ranked 178th ):

91 178 Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 3½ 3½ Delisau Gil, Oriol ( Spain - 1818 ) 338

I would expect both Mark's and Leonid's games to be broadcast tomorrow @ 10:30 EDT.

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

Round 8 Results Today:

1. Mark lost and has 6/8 pts. ( 5 wins; 2 draws; 1 loss ). Mark is originally ranked 6th.

2 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 0 - 1 FM Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ( Spain - 2424 ) 40

2. Leonid drew and has 6/8 pts.( 4 wins; 4 draws ). He is originally ranked 29th.

6 8 GM Parligras, Mircea ( Roumania - 2574 ) ½ ½ IM Gerzhoy, Leonid ( 2471 ) 29

3. Antoine won and has 4.5 / 8 pts. . He is originally ranked 178th.

91 178 Berube, Antoine ( 2140 ) 1 - 0 Delisau Gil, Oriol ( Spain - 1818 ) 338

The current leaders are:

Rk. 0........... Nombre.............FED FIDE Pts.

1/2 GM Rodshtein, Maxim ISR 2609 7,0
1/2 FM Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ESP 2424 7,0
- there is 7-way tie for third at 6.5 pts.

Bob

[Vladimir Birarov]

Round 8 Results Today:
2 6 GM Bluvshtein, Mark ( 2583 ) 0 - 1 FM Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ( Spain - 2424 ) 40
Bob

Very annoying loss for Mark. He was already 3 pawns up, and then he grabbed pretty much "poisoned" piece (although it seems to me, that with 32. Re2 instead of e5 he could parry all the threats) and missed graceful combination of Spanish FM.