Eric Hansen won his last round game, with the black pieces, to finish in a tie for 4th, only half a point behind the leaders. Sharing 1st were GM's Andriasian (ARM), Kovchan (UKR), and Ernst (NED) with scores of 7/9.
http://64funsolutions.ca/ Puzzle of the week #214 has been uploaded and is awaiting for solvers. The first puzzle of 2013 is giving you a chance to brush up your attacking skills: en garde!
Updated 01-02-2013 at 05:38 PM by Valer Eugen Demian (Added category)
With one round left to play Eric has 5.5/8 - one point behind leader Zaven Andiasian (ARM). In tomorrow's game he is black against GM Peter Michalik, a win would likely land him in 3rd or 4th (with a theoretical chance for a first place tie). http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/fe...2/A/index.html
IM Bindi Cheng is among a handful of Canadians competing in Las Vegas. He currently sits with 2 out of 3 points in the Open Section. Sixteen GM's are participating. http://chesstournamentservices.com/c...012-standings/
Once again a good percentage of the top players in the world made it to this event in Beijing, China to particpate in Rapid, Blitz, and Blindfold tournaments. Rapid Gold: Laurent Fressinet (FRA) Silver: Hikaru Nakamura (USA) Bronze: Alexander Grischuk (RUS) Gold: Kataryna Lahno (UKR) Silver: Hou Yifan (CHN) Bronze: Humpy Koneru (IND) Blitz Gold: Sergey Karjakin (RUS) Silver: Hikaru Nakamura (USA) ...