Bob Armstrong
07-30-2012, 09:01 AM
The CFC Regular Chess Post – July 30/12 #2 - The Quebec Open Result.
The Quebec Open was played in Montreal, Quebec from July 21-28 at Brébeuf College. It was a 9 round swiss in 5 sections.
Invitational Section Winners ( 32 players, including 9 GM’s ; 3 Can. GM’s participated – Kovalyov; Sambuev ( Canadian Champion ); So ) - Wesley So, the winner, is a Canadian playing for Philippines. Anton Kovalyov is a Canadian, playing for Argentina. Three other Canadians also finished in the top 8:
Rg..........Name.....................FED ELO Pts. Dep.1
1 GM SO, Wesley................... PHI 2650 7.5 37.50
2 GM BRUZON BATISTA, Lazaro.CUB 2711 7.0 38.25
3 GM SUMETS, Andrey............ UKR 2618 6.5 35.00
4 GM KOVALYOV, Anton.......... ARG 2614 5.5 24.25
5 FM OLIVA CASTANEDA, Keve..CUB 2320 5.5 23.00
6 IM GERZHOY, Leonid............ CAN 2459 5.5 22.50
7 IM PANJWANI, Raja............. CAN 2392 5.5 21.75
8 FM THAVANDIRAN, Shiyam.... CAN 2301 5.5 21.50
Prizes: $ 18,000 guaranteed
Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator
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The Quebec Open was played in Montreal, Quebec from July 21-28 at Brébeuf College. It was a 9 round swiss in 5 sections.
Invitational Section Winners ( 32 players, including 9 GM’s ; 3 Can. GM’s participated – Kovalyov; Sambuev ( Canadian Champion ); So ) - Wesley So, the winner, is a Canadian playing for Philippines. Anton Kovalyov is a Canadian, playing for Argentina. Three other Canadians also finished in the top 8:
Rg..........Name.....................FED ELO Pts. Dep.1
1 GM SO, Wesley................... PHI 2650 7.5 37.50
2 GM BRUZON BATISTA, Lazaro.CUB 2711 7.0 38.25
3 GM SUMETS, Andrey............ UKR 2618 6.5 35.00
4 GM KOVALYOV, Anton.......... ARG 2614 5.5 24.25
5 FM OLIVA CASTANEDA, Keve..CUB 2320 5.5 23.00
6 IM GERZHOY, Leonid............ CAN 2459 5.5 22.50
7 IM PANJWANI, Raja............. CAN 2392 5.5 21.75
8 FM THAVANDIRAN, Shiyam.... CAN 2301 5.5 21.50
Prizes: $ 18,000 guaranteed
Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator
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