2023 Ottawa December Open December 8, 9, 10

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Huang, Patrick L"]
[Black "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "2437"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:21:21]} {[%emt 00:09:37]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:30:55]} {[%emt
00:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%clk 01:21:35]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} c5 {[%clk 01:30:23]}
{[%emt 00:01:02]} 3. d5 {[%clk 01:21:56]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} e6 {[%clk
01:30:51]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 01:22:06]} {[%emt 00:00:20]} exd5
{[%clk 01:31:17]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 5. cxd5 {[%clk 01:22:23]} {[%emt 00:00:13]}
d6 {[%clk 01:31:42]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 6. g3 {[%clk 01:22:30]} {[%emt
00:00:22]} g6 {[%clk 01:32:07]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 7. Bg2 {[%clk 01:22:40]}
{[%emt 00:00:20]} Bg7 {[%clk 01:32:32]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 8. Nf3 {[%clk
01:22:57]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 00:00:11]} 9. O-O {[%clk 01:23:17]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} a6 {[%clk 01:33:23]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 10. a4 {[%clk
01:23:35]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} Re8 {[%clk 01:33:49]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 11. Bf4
{[%clk 01:23:52]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} Ne4 {[%clk 01:33:22]} {[%emt 00:00:57]} 12.
Nxe4 {[%clk 01:23:58]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} Rxe4 {[%clk 01:33:47]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} 13. Nd2 {[%clk 01:23:52]} {[%emt 00:00:36]} Rb4 {[%clk 01:34:16]}
{[%emt 00:00:02]} 14. Ra2 {[%clk 01:22:53]} {[%emt 00:01:29]} g5 {[%clk
01:22:19]} {[%emt 00:12:27]} 15. Be3 {[%clk 01:19:36]} {[%emt 00:03:47]} f5
{[%clk 01:22:25]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} 16. Nf3 {[%clk 01:13:31]} {[%emt 00:06:34]}
h6 {[%clk 01:21:17]} {[%emt 00:01:38]} 17. h4 {[%clk 01:08:36]} {[%emt
00:05:25]} g4 {[%clk 01:08:30]} {[%emt 00:38:48]} 18. Nd2 {[%clk 01:02:19]} Nd7
{[%clk 01:04:21]} 19. b3 {[%clk 00:57:38]} Ne5 {[%clk 01:02:54]} 20. Qc2 {[%clk
00:57:01]} Qf6 {[%clk 00:59:53]} 21. Rc1 {[%clk 00:50:13]} {[%emt 00:04:58]}
Bd7 {[%clk 00:58:45]} {[%emt 00:01:38]} 22. Nc4 {[%clk 00:46:30]} {[%emt
00:04:13]} Nxc4 {[%clk 00:56:05]} {[%emt 00:05:27]} 23. bxc4 {[%clk 00:46:22]}
a5 {[%clk 00:52:28]} {[%emt 00:02:28]} 24. Bd2 {[%clk 00:43:40]} {[%emt
00:03:11]} b6 {[%clk 00:31:11]} {[%emt 00:23:16]} 25. Bxb4 {[%clk 00:35:44]}
{[%emt 00:06:57]} axb4 {[%clk 00:31:28]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 26. e3 {[%clk
00:34:57]} {[%emt 00:01:17]} Qe5 {[%clk 00:25:45]} {[%emt 00:06:13]} 27. Bf1
{[%clk 00:33:30]} {[%emt 00:01:56]} h5 {[%clk 00:23:05]} {[%emt 00:03:11]} 28.
Bd3 {[%clk 00:32:49]} {[%emt 00:01:12]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:20:39]} {[%emt 00:02:56]}
29. Qd1 {[%clk 00:29:39]} {[%emt 00:03:39]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:19:21]} {[%emt
00:01:48]} 30. Qb3 {[%clk 00:27:01]} {[%emt 00:03:08]} Kd8 {[%clk 00:19:32]}
{[%emt 00:00:20]} 31. Qc2 {[%clk 00:24:55]} {[%emt 00:02:35]} Kc7 {[%clk
00:19:57]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 32. Qb3 {[%clk 00:22:02]} {[%emt 00:03:23]} Qe8
{[%clk 00:19:20]} {[%emt 00:01:07]} 33. Bc2 {[%clk 00:21:14]} {[%emt 00:01:18]}
Be5 {[%clk 00:19:46]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 34. Kg2 {[%clk 00:19:51]} {[%emt
00:01:53]} Ra5 {[%clk 00:19:47]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 35. Rb1 {[%clk 00:14:46]}
{[%emt 00:05:35]} Bc3 {[%clk 00:18:55]} {[%emt 00:01:23]} 36. Bd1 {[%clk
00:13:26]} {[%emt 00:01:49]} Qa8 {[%clk 00:17:57]} {[%emt 00:01:28]} 37. Qc2
{[%clk 00:09:42]} {[%emt 00:04:14]} b5 {[%clk 00:17:33]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} 38.
cxb5 {[%clk 00:09:19]} {[%emt 00:00:53]} Qxd5+ {[%clk 00:17:49]} {[%emt
00:00:14]} 39. Kh2 {[%clk 00:09:22]} {[%emt 00:00:27]} Bxb5 {[%clk 00:17:35]}
{[%emt 00:00:44]} 40. Be2 {[%clk 00:08:21]} {[%emt 00:01:31]} Bc6 {[%clk
00:17:53]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} 41. Rg1 {[%clk 00:08:01]} {[%emt 00:00:50]} c4
{[%clk 00:17:54]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} 0-1

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Black "Rousskikh, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteClock "00:15:59"]
[BlackClock "00:00:00"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2040"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:30:55]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} d5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%clk 01:31:20]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} c6 {[%clk 01:31:18]}
{[%emt 00:00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:46]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} Nf6 {[%clk
01:31:42]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 4. e3 {[%clk 01:32:12]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} Bf5
{[%clk 01:32:06]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 01:32:37]} {[%emt 00:00:05]}
e6 {[%clk 01:32:30]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 6. Nh4 {[%clk 01:33:03]} {[%emt
00:00:03]} Bg6 {[%clk 01:32:54]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 7. Bd2 {[%clk 01:33:19]}
{[%emt 00:00:15]} Nbd7 {[%clk 01:32:04]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 8. Nxg6 {[%clk
01:33:42]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} hxg6 {[%clk 01:32:25]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} 9. Qc2
{[%clk 01:34:09]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} a6 {[%clk 01:25:01]} {[%emt 00:07:54]} 10.
g3 {[%clk 01:30:20]} {[%emt 00:04:18]} Qc7 {[%clk 01:16:45]} {[%emt 00:08:46]}
11. Rc1 {[%clk 01:28:01]} {[%emt 00:02:48]} Rc8 {[%clk 01:09:28]} {[%emt
00:07:47]} 12. cxd5 {[%clk 01:22:54]} {[%emt 00:05:37]} exd5 {[%clk 01:04:54]}
{[%emt 00:05:04]} 13. Bg2 {[%clk 01:21:17]} {[%emt 00:02:06]} Bd6 {[%clk
01:03:06]} {[%emt 00:03:37]} 14. Qb3 {[%clk 01:13:47]} {[%emt 00:06:41]} Qb8
{[%clk 00:54:15]} {[%emt 00:29:46]} 15. O-O {[%clk 01:12:41]} O-O {[%clk
00:46:13]} 16. f3 {[%clk 01:12:15]} Qa7 {[%clk 00:37:03]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} 17.
Be1 {[%clk 01:09:51]} {[%emt 00:02:53]} c5 {[%clk 00:33:00]} {[%emt 00:04:34]}
18. Nxd5 {[%clk 01:04:55]} {[%emt 00:08:29]} cxd4 {[%clk 00:32:45]} 19. Bf2
{[%clk 01:00:34]} {[%emt 00:02:31]} Nxd5 {[%clk 00:27:48]} {[%emt 00:05:29]} 20.
Rxc8 {[%clk 00:57:12]} {[%emt 00:20:56]} Rxc8 {[%clk 00:28:06]} 21. Qxd5 {[%clk
00:57:29]} dxe3 {[%clk 00:27:20]} 22. Qxd6 {[%clk 00:57:51]} exf2+ {[%clk
00:27:43]} 23. Kh1 {[%clk 00:58:15]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:26:24]} 24. Qd2 {[%clk
00:55:10]} Qc5 {[%clk 00:22:41]} 25. Bh3 {[%clk 00:51:33]} Rc7 {[%clk
00:22:26]} 26. Rxf2 {[%clk 00:50:55]} {[%emt 00:00:35]} Rc6 {[%clk 00:17:08]}
{[%emt 00:05:50]} 27. Re2 {[%clk 00:45:56]} {[%emt 00:05:27]} Rd6 {[%clk
00:16:48]} {[%emt 00:00:51]} 28. Qc2 {[%clk 00:43:53]} {[%emt 00:02:29]} Qd5
{[%clk 00:15:42]} {[%emt 00:01:39]} 29. Kg2 {[%clk 00:43:40]} {[%emt 00:00:41]}
g5 {[%clk 00:14:38]} {[%emt 00:01:35]} 30. Bf5 {[%clk 00:25:38]} {[%emt
00:18:32]} g6 {[%clk 00:06:55]} {[%emt 00:08:15]} 31. Be4 {[%clk 00:25:11]}
{[%emt 00:00:57]} Nxe4 {[%clk 00:06:42]} {[%emt 00:00:42]} 32. Rxe4 {[%clk
00:25:21]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} Qd2+ {[%clk 00:07:04]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} 33. Re2
{[%clk 00:25:48]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} Qxc2 {[%clk 00:07:25]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} 34.
Rxc2 {[%clk 00:26:13]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:06:58]} {[%emt
00:00:56]} 35. Kf2 {[%clk 00:26:21]} {[%emt 00:00:22]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:05:12]}
{[%emt 00:02:16]} 36. Ke3 {[%clk 00:26:39]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Ke6 {[%clk
00:05:07]} {[%emt 00:00:36]} 37. Rc7 {[%clk 00:25:52]} {[%emt 00:01:17]} b6
{[%clk 00:04:40]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} 38. b4 {[%clk 00:25:18]} {[%emt 00:01:03]}
f5 {[%clk 00:03:51]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 39. a4 {[%clk 00:24:30]} {[%emt
00:01:17]} a5 {[%clk 00:02:24]} {[%emt 00:01:58]} 40. bxa5 {[%clk 00:23:13]}
{[%emt 00:01:46]} bxa5 {[%clk 00:02:48]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 41. Ra7 {[%clk
00:23:25]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} Rd5 {[%clk 00:03:01]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} 42. Ra6+
{[%clk 00:23:49]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:03:19]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} 43.
h3 {[%clk 00:20:39]} {[%emt 00:03:39]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:03:20]} {[%emt 00:00:30]}
44. Ra8 {[%clk 00:20:24]} {[%emt 00:00:45]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:03:08]} {[%emt
00:00:43]} 45. Ra7+ {[%clk 00:19:31]} {[%emt 00:01:24]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:03:11]}
{[%emt 00:00:27]} 46. Ra6+ {[%clk 00:19:40]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} Kf7 {[%clk
00:03:31]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} 47. f4 {[%clk 00:18:48]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} gxf4+
{[%clk 00:03:37]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 48. Kxf4 {[%clk 00:19:08]} {[%emt
00:00:10]} Rd4+ {[%clk 00:03:03]} {[%emt 00:01:05]} 49. Kg5 {[%clk 00:19:26]}
{[%emt 00:00:11]} f4 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:02:53]} 50. Rf6+ {[%clk
00:19:27]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:00:39]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} 51. Rxf4
{[%clk 00:18:36]} {[%emt 00:12:30]} Rd5+ {[%clk 00:01:02]} 52. Kg4 {[%clk
00:19:00]} Kh6 {[%clk 00:01:22]} 53. h4 {[%clk 00:19:04]} Rc5 {[%clk 00:01:38]}
54. Rd4 {[%clk 00:18:35]} Rf5 {[%clk 00:01:44]} 55. Rc4 {[%clk 00:18:46]} Kg7
{[%clk 00:01:41]} 56. Kh3 {[%clk 00:16:29]} Kh6 {[%clk 00:01:18]} 57. Kg2
{[%clk 00:16:42]} Rd5 {[%clk 00:01:37]} 58. Kf3 {[%clk 00:16:41]} Rd3+ {[%clk
00:01:39]} 59. Kf4 {[%clk 00:17:07]} Rb3 {[%clk 00:01:59]} 60. g4 {[%clk
00:14:03]} {[%emt 00:01:04]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:01:03]} {[%emt 00:01:26]} 61. Kg5
{[%clk 00:14:03]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} Rb4 {[%clk 00:00:56]} {[%emt 00:00:48]} 62.
Rc6 {[%clk 00:14:13]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} Rxa4 {[%clk 00:01:10]} {[%emt
00:00:18]} 63. Rxg6+ {[%clk 00:14:37]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} Kh7 {[%clk 00:01:18]}
{[%emt 00:00:22]} 64. Ra6 {[%clk 00:15:00]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Ra3 {[%clk
00:00:34]} {[%emt 00:01:14]} 65. Ra7+ {[%clk 00:15:24]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Kg8
{[%clk 00:00:39]} {[%emt 00:00:26]} 66. Kg6 {[%clk 00:15:41]} {[%emt 00:00:12]}
Kf8 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} 67. h5 {[%clk 00:15:59]} {[%emt
00:00:12]} 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xu, Daniel"]
[Black "Lattafi Youcef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2015"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.Bxc4
e6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 a6 11.Rc1 b5 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Bb1
Re8 14.a3 g6 15.Qd2 Na5 16.Qe2 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxd4 18.h3 Kg7 19.Rcd1
Qc5 20.Bxf6+ Bxf6 21.Qxf6+ Kg8 22.b4 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Petrovic Milos"]
[Black "Lawson Eric (CAN)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.g4 b5 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Nce2 Bb7 12.O-O-O Nc5 13.Bxf6
gxf6 14.Rhe1 h5 15.gxh5 f5 16.Ng3 O-O-O 17.Kb1 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4
19.Nxe4 Bg7 20.Qc3+ Qc7 21.Qxc7+ Kxc7 22.Ng5 Rd7 23.Re3 Rxh5
24.Rh3 Rxh3 25.Nxh3 Kd8 26.Ng5 Ke7 27.h4 Rd8 28.f5 Bxd4 29.Rxd4
exf5 30.Kc1 Rg8 31.a4 f6 32.Nh3 Rg4 33.Rxg4 fxg4 34.Ng1 Kf7 35.axb5
axb5 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hughes-Dupuy Henry"]
[Black "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1978"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.c4 c6 7.Nc3 Bf5
8.Nd2 e5 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Qc4 Qb6 13.Qb3 Qa6
14.Nde4 Ne8 15.h4 h6 16.Nd2 Nf6 17.Qc4 b5 18.Qd3 Qb7 19.a3 Rc8
20.Nde4 Ne8 21.g4 Bxg4 22.Nxb5 Qe7 23.Qg3 Bxe2 24.Nbc3 Bxf1 25.Bxf1
Nd7 26.Be3 f5 27.Bh3 Nf8 28.Qg2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "D'souza Carina"]
[Black "Zhu Matthew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6
7.c3 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Bb4
13.Rc1 Bxd2 14.Qxd2 O-O 15.h4 Rfc8 16.h5 h6 17.Rc3 Ne7 18.Rd3
Qc6 19.Qf4 Qc2 20.Rb3 Rc7 21.Nh4 Nc6 22.Rg3 Kh8 23.Ree3 Qd1+
24.Kh2 Qxd4 25.Qxd4 Nxd4 26.Rg4 Nc6 27.Nf3 Rac8 28.Nd4 Nxd4 29.Rxd4
Rc2 30.Rf4 Kg8 31.Rb3 R8c7 32.Kg3 Re2 33.Ra4 b6 34.f4 Rec2 35.Kf3
f6 36.Rba3 fxe5 37.fxe5 Rf7+ 38.Ke3 Rxb2 39.Rxa7 Rf5 40.Ra8+
Kh7 41.Re8 Rxe5+ 42.Kd4 Re4+ 43.Kc3 Rxg2 44.Raa8 Re3+ 45.Kd4
Re4+ 46.Kd3 Rg3+ 47.Kd2 Rg2+ 48.Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Black "Jolicoeur Jacob"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3 b5 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 Nf6
8.e5 Nd5 9.a4 Nxc3 10.dxc3 b4 11.Be4 O-O 12.Bxc6 dxc6 13.Qxd8
Rxd8 14.c4 Ra7 15.Be3 Rad7 16.Re2 f6 17.Nd2 f5 18.Nf3 h6 19.h4
Kf7 20.h5 Rd1+ 21.Re1 R1d7 22.g3 Rd4 23.Kg2 Kg8 24.Re2 Re4 25.Rd2
Rxd2 26.Bxd2 Bd7 27.Be3 Be8 28.Rh1 Bg5 29.Bxc5 Re2 30.Nd4 Rxe5
31.Bxb4 f4 32.Re1 Rxe1 33.Bxe1 fxg3 34.fxg3 Bxh5 35.Nxe6 Bf6
36.Nc5 Bd1 37.Nxa6 Bxc2 38.a5 Bxb3 39.c5 Bd8 40.Nb8 Bc7 41.Nd7
Bc4 42.Bc3 Kf7 43.Kf3 Ke6 44.Nb6 Ba6 45.Bxg7 h5 46.Kg2 Kf7 47.Bd4
Ke6 48.Kh3 Kf5 49.Kh4 Be2 50.Kh3 Bg4+ 51.Kg2 Be2 52.Be3 Ke4 53.Kf2
Ba6 54.Bf4 Bxf4 55.gxf4 Kxf4 56.Nd7 Ke4 57.Nb8 Bb7 58.a6 Bxa6
59.Nxa6 Kd4 60.Kg3 Kc4 61.Kh4 Kb5 62.Nb8 Kxc5 63.Kxh5 Kd5 64.Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Moses, Neil"]
[Black "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteClock "00:22:21"]
[BlackClock "01:04:39"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "2586"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:30:54]} {[%emt 00:20:05]} e5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk
01:31:17]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:31:18]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 01:31:38]} a6 {[%clk 01:31:43]}
4. Ba4 {[%clk 01:32:01]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:32:09]} 5. O-O {[%clk 01:32:20]} d6
{[%clk 01:32:36]} 6. c3 {[%clk 01:32:37]} Bd7 {[%clk 01:32:59]} 7. Re1 {[%clk
01:32:28]} g6 {[%clk 01:33:24]} 8. d4 {[%clk 01:32:44]} Bg7 {[%clk 01:33:49]} 9.
d5 {[%clk 01:32:59]} Ne7 {[%clk 01:34:09]} 10. Bxd7+ {[%clk 01:33:16]} Nxd7
{[%clk 01:33:57]} 11. c4 {[%clk 01:33:23]} O-O {[%clk 01:34:18]} 12. b4 {[%clk
01:33:20]} h6 {[%clk 01:33:21]} 13. Nc3 {[%clk 01:29:57]} f5 {[%clk 01:31:11]}
14. Ba3 {[%clk 01:21:53]} b6 {[%clk 01:22:29]} 15. c5 {[%clk 01:08:32]} {[%emt
00:02:58]} b5 {[%clk 01:22:00]} {[%emt 00:00:59]} 16. Rc1 {[%clk 01:06:10]}
{[%emt 00:02:52]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:16:05]} {[%emt 00:30:20]} 17. cxd6 {[%clk
01:00:24]} cxd6 {[%clk 01:16:20]} 18. Qd3 {[%clk 00:51:23]} Rc8 {[%clk
01:11:24]} 19. Nd2 {[%clk 00:50:17]} Qb6 {[%clk 01:10:13]} {[%emt 00:00:48]} 20.
Qe3 {[%clk 00:40:18]} {[%emt 00:27:15]} Qxe3 {[%clk 01:10:19]} 21. fxe3 {[%clk
00:40:39]} h5 {[%clk 01:10:30]} 22. exf5 {[%clk 00:23:26]} {[%emt 00:01:50]}
gxf5 {[%clk 01:08:59]} {[%emt 00:02:00]} 23. e4 {[%clk 00:23:12]} {[%emt
00:00:44]} Bh6 {[%clk 01:09:04]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} 24. Ncb1 {[%clk 00:23:34]}
{[%emt 00:00:09]} Nxe4 {[%clk 01:06:41]} {[%emt 00:11:47]} 25. Rc6 Rc7 26. Rxc7
{[%clk 00:23:37]} Rd8 27. Rc8 Rxc8 {[%clk 01:07:04]} 28. Nxe4 {[%clk 00:23:52]}
fxe4 {[%clk 01:07:30]} 29. Rxe4 {[%clk 00:24:12]} Rc2 {[%clk 01:05:59]} 30. Rh4
{[%clk 00:22:28]} Nxd5 {[%clk 01:04:39]} 0-1

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Black "Wiebe, Isaac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2234"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:28:34]} {[%emt 00:02:25]} d5 {[%clk 01:30:51]} {[%emt
00:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%clk 01:28:51]} {[%emt 00:08:00]} dxc4 {[%clk 01:31:20]} 3.
Nf3 {[%clk 01:29:14]} a6 {[%clk 01:31:48]} 4. e3 {[%clk 01:28:34]} Bg4 {[%clk
01:32:17]} 5. Bxc4 {[%clk 01:28:51]} e6 {[%clk 01:32:43]} 6. h3 {[%clk
01:28:05]} Bh5 {[%clk 01:33:13]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk 01:28:07]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:33:34]}
8. O-O {[%clk 01:24:47]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:34:03]} 9. Qe2 {[%clk 01:19:20]} {[%emt
00:05:32]} Bd6 {[%clk 01:34:28]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 10. Rd1 {[%clk 01:13:12]}
{[%emt 00:06:38]} O-O {[%clk 01:30:57]} {[%emt 00:04:01]} 11. Bd3 {[%clk
01:12:21]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} Qe7 {[%clk 01:23:40]} {[%emt 00:07:47]} 12. g4
{[%clk 01:01:28]} {[%emt 00:11:23]} Nxg4 {[%clk 01:22:34]} {[%emt 00:01:37]} 13.
hxg4 {[%clk 00:58:35]} {[%emt 00:26:30]} Bxg4 {[%clk 01:23:03]} 14. Kg2 {[%clk
00:40:54]} f5 {[%clk 01:23:04]} 15. Rh1 {[%clk 00:40:59]} e5 {[%clk 01:19:04]}
{[%emt 00:00:28]} 16. Bc4+ {[%clk 00:34:35]} {[%emt 00:06:53]} Kh8 {[%clk
01:19:33]} {[%emt 00:00:01]} 17. dxe5 {[%clk 00:33:59]} {[%emt 00:20:41]} Nxe5
{[%clk 01:19:48]} 18. Nxe5 {[%clk 00:33:39]} Qxe5 {[%clk 01:19:23]} 19. Qc2
{[%clk 00:27:04]} Rf6 {[%clk 01:15:48]} 20. Be2 {[%clk 00:20:37]} {[%emt
00:00:32]} Rh6 {[%emt 00:16:22]} 21. f4 {[%clk 00:15:14]} Qf6 {[%clk 01:06:52]}
22. Bd2 {[%clk 00:14:37]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} Bxf4 {[%clk 00:59:37]} {[%emt
00:07:45]} 23. Bxg4 {[%clk 00:08:54]} {[%emt 00:06:14]} Rg6 {[%clk 00:53:35]}
{[%emt 00:06:33]} 24. Nd5 {[%clk 00:02:17]} {[%emt 00:07:06]} Rxg4+ {[%clk
00:53:46]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} 25. Kf1 {[%clk 00:02:32]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Qf7
{[%clk 00:49:40]} {[%emt 00:04:36]} 26. Nxf4 {[%clk 00:02:57]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} Rxf4+ {[%clk 00:50:07]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 27. exf4 {[%clk 00:03:24]}
{[%emt 00:00:03]} Qd5 {[%clk 00:50:33]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 28. Kf2 {[%clk
00:03:13]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} Re8 {[%clk 00:50:38]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} 29. Rae1
{[%clk 00:03:20]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} Qd4+ {[%emt 00:02:50]} 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Zhu Matthew"]
[Black "Fiset, Anais Chloe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Be3 Bd6
7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Nd7 9.O-O Re8 10.c4 Nf8 11.Qc2 Be6 12.Rad1 Ng6
13.Nc3 Qc7 14.h3 Qd7 15.Ne4 Bb8 16.f4 Bxh3 17.gxh3 Qxh3 18.Qf2
Nh4 19.Rde1 Bxf4 20.Bxf4 Qxd3 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Qxh4 Qxd4+ 23.Kh1
Kh8 24.Bg5 Qxh4+ 25.Bxh4 Kg7 26.Rg1+ Kh6 27.Ref1 Re6 28.Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Pitre, Lucas"]
[Black "Xu, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nbd7 10.Qd3 Bxd5 11.exd5 O-O 12.O-O Re8 13.a4
a5 14.Nd2 Bf8 15.Nb1 Rc8 16.Na3 Nb6 17.Bxb6 Qxb6 18.Nb5 e4 19.Qb3
e3 20.f3 h5 21.c4 g6 22.Kh1 h4 23.Rae1 Bh6 24.Qa3 Bf4 25.Qd3
Nh5 26.Nc3 Ng3+ 27.Kg1 Nxf1 28.Rxf1 Qxb2 29.Rb1 Qd2 30.Ne4 Qxd3
31.Bxd3 Re7 32.g3 Be5 33.f4 Bd4 34.Kf1 Rd8 35.Ke2 hxg3 36.hxg3
Kg7 37.Rh1 Red7 38.Kf3 Rh8 39.Rxh8 Kxh8 40.Be2 Kg7 41.Ng5 Bc5
42.Ne4 b6 43.Nxc5 bxc5 44.Kxe3 Rb7 45.Bd1 Kf6 46.Bc2 Rb4 47.Kd3
Kf5 48.Bd1 Rb1 49.Kc2 Rxd1 50.Kxd1 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Black "Xu Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.g4 h6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Be7 7.f3 c6
8.Qd2 cxd5 9.exd5 a6 10.O-O-O b5 11.Nge2 Bb7 12.Ng3 Rc8 13.h4
Qa5 14.Kb1 b4 15.Nce4 Nxd5 16.Nf5 Nc3+ 17.Nxc3 bxc3 18.Nxd6+
Kf8 19.Nxb7 Qb4 20.Qc1 Qxb7 21.b3 Nb6 22.Bf2 Nd5 23.Bxa6 Qxa6
24.Rxd5 Ra8 25.a4 Rb8 26.Ka2 Rb4 27.Bc5 Rxa4+ 28.bxa4 Qc4+ 29.Ka1
Qxd5 30.Bxe7+ Kxe7 31.Qa3+ Qd6 32.Ka2 Rb8 33.Qxd6+ Kxd6 34.Rb1
Rc8 35.Rb7 Ke6 36.Kb3 g6 37.g5 hxg5 38.hxg5 Kf5 39.Rxf7+ Kxg5
40.Kb4 Kh4 41.a5 g5 42.a6 g4 43.fxg4 Kxg4 44.a7 e4 45.Rc7 Ra8
46.Kxc3 Kf3 47.Rd7 Ke2 48.Kb4 e3 49.Kb5 Kf2 50.Re7 e2 51.Kb6
Rf8 52.Kb7 e1Q 53.Rxe1 Rf7+ 54.Kb6 Rf6+ 55.Kb5 Rf5+ 56.Kb4 Rf8
57.Re7 Rc8 58.Kb5 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Sowa Ryan"]
[Black "Jiang, Barron Jiyu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2337"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qd3 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5
e4 14.Qd2 Ne5 15.Rfd1 Rac8 16.c3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Na5 Qc7
19.c4 Ng4 20.Bd4 e3 21.fxe3 Bg5 22.b4 Rfe8 23.Ra3 Re4 24.h3 Nh6
25.Qf2 f6 26.Rf1 Rce8 27.Rc3 g6 28.c5 dxc5 29.Rxc5 Qd7 30.Qa2
b6 31.d6+ R4e6 32.Rc7 Qxd6 33.Rc6 Qe7 34.Rxb6 Nf5 35.Rxa6 Nxd4
36.exd4 Be3+ 37.Kh1 Qf7 38.Rxe6 Rxe6 39.Qd5 Kg7 40.Nc4 Bg5 41.Ne5
Qe7 42.Nf3 Bf4 43.Qc4 Re2 44.d5 Bg3 45.Qg4 Bb8 46.Nd4 Qe5 47.Ne6+
Kg8 48.Nf4 Re1 49.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 50.Kh2 Qxb4 51.g3 Bxf4 52.Qxf4 Qb2+
53.Kg1 Qa1+ 54.Kf2 Qa2+ 55.Ke3 Qxd5 56.h4 Qb3+ 57.Kf2 Qc2+ 58.Kf3
Qd3+ 59.Kg2 Qe2+ 60.Kh3 Qe6+ 61.Qg4 f5 62.Qf4 Qe1 63.Kg2 Qe2+
64.Kg1 Qe1+ 65.Kh2 Qe2+ 66.Kh3 Qe1 67.Qf3 Kg7 68.Kg2 Qd2+ 69.Qf2
Qd5+ 70.Kh2 Kf6 71.Qc2 Ke5 72.Qc3+ Kd6 73.a5 Qa2+ 74.Kg1 Qe2
75.Qd4+ Kc7 76.Qb6+ Kc8 77.Qc6+ Kb8 78.Qb6+ Kc8 79.Qf2 Qd1+ 80.Kh2
Kb7 {The game was adjudicated a draw as we had to exit the RA at this point.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Lawson Eric (CAN)"]
[Black "Latreille Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3
O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.f3 a5 13.b3
Nd7 14.Be3 Nc5 15.Rab1 Qb6 16.Kh1 Qb4 17.Rfc1 Rfd8 18.Qb2 Qb6
19.Rc2 Qc7 20.Qc1 b6 21.Bf1 Qb7 22.Qe1 Rf8 23.a3 e6 24.b4 axb4
25.axb4 Na4 26.b5 Bd7 27.Nxa4 Rxa4 28.Rd1 Qc7 29.Qf2 Rb8 30.Rcd2
Bf8 31.e5 d5 32.cxd5 Qxe5 33.d6 Rba8 34.Bxb6 Bh6 35.Bd4 Qg5 36.Re2
Qxb5 37.Rxe6 Qd5 38.Ree1 Ra2 39.Qh4 Qg5 40.Qe4 Bf8 41.Bc3 Qc5
42.Bf6 R8a4 43.Qe5 Qf2 44.Qg3 Qc5 45.Qg5 Qf2 46.Be5 Qh4 47.Qxh4
Rxh4 48.g4 Bc6 49.Re3 Bd7 50.Bg3 Rh6 51.Bc4 Rb2 52.Re7 Rb7 53.Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Wang Derek"]
[Black "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2013"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 d6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6 4.e3 c6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.f3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6
8.h4 Qb6 9.Nge2 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qa6 11.O-O-O Qxd3 12.cxd3 e6 13.Kd2
h5 14.g5 Ng8 15.Rb1 a5 16.a3 Nd7 17.Rhc1 Ne7 18.e4 Ng6 19.Bg3
Nb6 20.b4 Nc8 21.bxa5 Bxa3 22.Rc2 Bd6 23.e5 Bc7 24.Rxb7 Bxa5
25.Nf4 Nxf4 26.Bxf4 Ne7 27.Bg3 Nf5 28.Bf2 O-O 29.Rcb2 c5 30.Kc2
cxd4 31.Ne2 Rfc8+ 32.Kb3 Bc3 33.Rc2 Rcb8 34.Rxb8+ Rxb8+ 35.Ka2
Ra8+ 36.Kb3 Rb8+ 37.Ka2 Ra8+ 38.Kb3 Ra1 39.Rc1 Rxc1 40.Nxc1 Bd2
41.Ne2 Be3 42.Be1 Kh7 43.Kc2 Kg6 44.Kd1 Ne7 45.Bg3 Kf5 46.Bh2
Bf2 47.Bg3 Bxg3 48.Nxg3+ Kg6 49.Ne2 Kf5 50.Ng3+ Kxe5 51.Nxh5
Nf5 52.f4+ Kd6 53.Ke2 Kc5 54.Kf2 Kb4 55.Nf6 gxf6 56.h5 Kc3 57.Kf3
Kxd3 58.Kg4 Ke4 59.h6 Ne7 60.gxf6 Ng8 61.Kg5 Nxh6 62.Kxh6 d3
63.Kg7 d2 64.Kxf7 d1Q 65.Kxe6 Qg4+ 0-1

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Xu, Daniel"]
[Black "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2437"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:30:56]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} e5 {[%clk 01:23:59]} {[%emt
01:21:27]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:16]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:24:25]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk
01:31:31]} a6 {[%clk 01:24:42]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 01:31:49]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:24:51]}
5. O-O {[%clk 01:32:08]} Bc5 {[%clk 01:25:16]} 6. c3 {[%clk 01:32:02]} b5
{[%clk 01:25:41]} 7. Bb3 {[%clk 01:32:21]} d6 {[%clk 01:26:06]} 8. a4 {[%clk
01:31:37]} Bg4 {[%clk 01:22:16]} 9. d3 {[%clk 01:30:30]} Rb8 {[%clk 01:20:14]}
10. h3 {[%clk 01:28:28]} Bh5 {[%clk 01:16:11]} 11. Nbd2 {[%clk 01:27:34]} g5
{[%clk 01:01:44]} 12. axb5 {[%clk 01:12:50]} axb5 {[%clk 01:02:09]} 13. g4
{[%clk 01:11:45]} Bg6 {[%clk 01:01:49]} 14. Nh2 {[%clk 00:56:45]} h5 {[%clk
00:47:56]} {[%emt 00:08:49]} 15. Qf3 {[%clk 00:56:20]} {[%emt 00:00:55]} hxg4
{[%clk 00:47:24]} {[%emt 00:01:02]} 16. hxg4 {[%clk 00:56:11]} {[%emt
00:00:39]} Qe7 {[%clk 00:45:45]} {[%emt 00:02:09]} 17. Re1 {[%clk 00:52:50]}
{[%emt 00:03:51]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:40:45]} {[%emt 00:05:30]} 18. Ndf1 {[%clk
00:49:58]} {[%emt 00:03:22]} f6 {[%clk 00:38:48]} {[%emt 00:02:27]} 19. Ne3
{[%clk 00:46:01]} {[%emt 00:04:27]} Qh7 {[%clk 00:33:50]} {[%emt 00:05:28]} 20.
Qg3 {[%clk 00:45:39]} {[%emt 00:00:51]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:33:00]} {[%emt 00:01:21]}
21. Bd2 {[%clk 00:35:18]} {[%emt 00:10:51]} Bf7 {[%clk 00:32:04]} {[%emt
00:01:25]} 22. Bxf7+ {[%clk 00:27:53]} {[%emt 00:07:55]} Kxf7 {[%clk 00:32:16]}
{[%emt 00:00:18]} 23. b4 {[%clk 00:26:37]} {[%emt 00:01:46]} Bxe3 {[%clk
00:27:38]} {[%emt 00:05:08]} 24. Bxe3 {[%clk 00:25:34]} {[%emt 00:01:33]} Ne6
{[%clk 00:24:50]} {[%emt 00:03:18]} 25. Ra7 {[%clk 00:24:05]} {[%emt 00:01:59]}
Rhc8 {[%clk 00:24:55]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 26. Nf1 {[%clk 00:22:51]} {[%emt
00:01:43]} Nf4 {[%clk 00:24:14]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 27. Bxf4 {[%clk 00:22:42]}
{[%emt 00:00:39]} gxf4 {[%clk 00:14:45]} {[%emt 00:16:41]} 28. Qh2 {[%clk
00:16:58]} Qg8 {[%clk 00:12:14]} {[%emt 00:02:35]} 29. f3 {[%clk 00:17:08]}
{[%emt 00:00:19]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:11:26]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 30. Rea1 {[%clk
00:12:07]} {[%emt 00:19:35]} Nf8 {[%clk 00:11:37]} 31. d4 {[%clk 00:04:55]} Ne6
{[%clk 00:11:06]} 32. d5 {[%clk 00:04:25]} Ng5 {[%clk 00:11:35]} 33. Qg2 {[%clk
00:02:58]} Qh7 {[%clk 00:10:35]} 34. Nd2 {[%clk 00:02:48]} {[%emt 00:00:07]}
Kd7 {[%clk 00:09:39]} {[%emt 00:01:26]} 35. R1a6 {[%clk 00:01:50]} {[%emt
00:01:28]} Qh8 {[%clk 00:07:58]} {[%emt 00:02:10]} 36. Nb3 {[%clk 00:00:56]}
{[%emt 00:01:24]} Ra8 {[%clk 00:07:12]} {[%emt 00:05:32]} 37. Rxa8 {[%clk
00:00:35]} Rxa8 {[%clk 00:07:41]} 38. Ra5 {[%clk 00:00:33]} Rg8 {[%clk
00:06:09]} 39. Nd2 {[%clk 00:00:37]} f5 {[%clk 00:05:32]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} 40.
exf5 {[%clk 00:00:34]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} e4 {[%clk 00:06:01]} 41. Nxe4 {[%clk
00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} Nxe4 {[%clk 00:06:17]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} 42. fxe4
{[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} Qxc3 {[%clk 00:06:18]} {[%emt 00:00:29]}
0-1



[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Black "Lawson, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteClock "00:07:39"]
[BlackClock "00:02:24"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2329"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:30:56]} {[%emt 02:40:26]} d5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} {[%emt
00:00:03]} 2. c4 {[%clk 01:31:23]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} c6 {[%clk 01:31:19]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:49]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} Nf6 {[%clk
01:31:43]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 4. e3 {[%clk 01:32:15]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} e6
{[%clk 01:30:52]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} 5. Nbd2 {[%clk 01:32:38]} {[%emt 00:00:08]}
c5 {[%clk 01:31:16]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 6. cxd5 {[%clk 01:30:15]} {[%emt
00:02:52]} exd5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} {[%emt 01:16:39]} 7. Bb5+ {[%clk 01:30:33]}
Bd7 {[%clk 01:30:25]} 8. Bxd7+ {[%clk 01:30:53]} Nbxd7 {[%clk 01:30:38]} 9. b3
{[%clk 01:28:58]} Bd6 {[%clk 01:30:00]} 10. Bb2 {[%clk 01:28:48]} O-O {[%clk
01:29:41]} 11. O-O {[%clk 01:29:09]} Re8 {[%clk 01:29:56]} 12. Qe2 {[%clk
01:27:35]} Rc8 {[%clk 01:20:02]} 13. dxc5 {[%clk 01:26:02]} Nxc5 {[%clk
01:20:13]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 01:26:01]} Qe7 {[%clk 01:18:24]} 15. Rac1 {[%clk
01:17:22]} Nce4 {[%clk 01:16:02]} 16. h3 {[%clk 01:13:16]} Ba3 {[%clk
00:58:35]} 17. Nb1 {[%clk 01:10:54]} Bxb2 {[%clk 00:58:13]} 18. Qxb2 {[%clk
01:11:20]} h6 {[%clk 00:57:59]} 19. Nc3 {[%clk 01:08:26]} Nxc3 {[%clk
00:50:35]} 20. Rxc3 {[%clk 01:04:58]} {[%emt 00:03:19]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:46:18]}
{[%emt 00:04:47]} 21. Rdc1 {[%clk 01:00:57]} {[%emt 00:04:31]} Ne4 {[%clk
00:46:08]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} 22. R3c2 {[%clk 01:01:05]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} b6
{[%clk 00:25:46]} {[%emt 00:20:56]} 23. Ne5 {[%clk 00:58:35]} {[%emt 00:02:58]}
Qf5 {[%clk 00:19:44]} {[%emt 00:06:34]} 24. Nc6 {[%clk 00:57:56]} {[%emt
00:01:04]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:20:08]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} 25. Nd4 {[%clk 00:57:23]}
{[%emt 00:01:01]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:20:05]} {[%emt 00:00:35]} 26. Qc3 {[%clk
00:52:39]} {[%emt 00:05:12]} Rc7 {[%clk 00:19:37]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 27. b4
{[%clk 00:48:42]} {[%emt 00:04:23]} Ne6 {[%clk 00:19:42]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 28.
Nc6 {[%clk 00:48:11]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} b5 {[%clk 00:15:47]} {[%emt 00:04:27]}
29. Qd3 {[%clk 00:41:57]} {[%emt 00:06:39]} Rec8 {[%clk 00:14:12]} {[%emt
00:02:09]} 30. Ne5 {[%clk 00:41:14]} {[%emt 00:01:13]} Qd6 {[%clk 00:14:09]}
{[%emt 00:00:35]} 31. Rxc7 {[%clk 00:41:01]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Rxc7 {[%clk
00:14:33]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 32. Rxc7 {[%clk 00:41:25]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nxc7
{[%clk 00:14:31]} {[%emt 00:00:32]} 33. Qf5 {[%clk 00:41:27]} {[%emt 00:00:26]}
Qe6 {[%clk 00:12:54]} {[%emt 00:02:08]} 34. Qf4 {[%clk 00:37:15]} {[%emt
00:04:42]} Ne8 {[%clk 00:08:56]} {[%emt 00:04:28]} 35. Nf3 {[%clk 00:34:23]}
{[%emt 00:08:32]} Qc8 {[%clk 00:06:13]} 36. Nd4 {[%clk 00:31:34]} {[%emt
00:01:22]} a6 {[%clk 00:06:29]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} 37. Nf5 {[%clk 00:31:49]}
{[%emt 00:00:13]} Qc1+ {[%clk 00:06:40]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} 38. Kh2 {[%clk
00:32:13]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:07:05]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 39. Kg3
{[%clk 00:32:08]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} f6 {[%clk 00:05:35]} {[%emt 00:02:02]} 40.
h4 {[%clk 00:26:08]} {[%emt 00:18:50]} h5 {[%clk 00:04:53]} 41. Qxc7 {[%clk
00:22:29]} Nxc7 {[%clk 00:05:18]} 42. Kf3 {[%clk 00:22:43]} Kf7 {[%clk
00:04:48]} 43. g4 {[%clk 00:22:16]} hxg4+ {[%clk 00:03:46]} 44. Kxg4 {[%clk
00:22:28]} g6 {[%clk 00:03:45]} 45. Nd4 {[%clk 00:22:44]} Ne8 {[%clk 00:01:26]}
{[%emt 00:00:43]} 46. Nb3 {[%clk 00:22:31]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Nd6 {[%clk
00:01:15]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} 47. Nc5 {[%clk 00:22:42]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} f5+
{[%clk 00:00:32]} {[%emt 00:01:14]} 48. Kf4 {[%clk 00:22:04]} {[%emt 00:01:05]}
Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:35]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 49. Nxa6 {[%clk 00:22:02]} {[%emt
00:00:32]} Ne4 {[%clk 00:01:02]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 00:18:41]}
{[%emt 00:06:18]} Nc3 {[%clk 00:01:23]} 51. a3 {[%clk 00:18:47]} Ke5 {[%clk
00:01:04]} 52. Nc5 {[%clk 00:18:59]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 53.
Kg3 {[%clk 00:15:42]} {[%emt 00:03:44]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:00:36]} {[%emt 00:00:38]}
54. f4+ {[%clk 00:15:33]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt
00:00:17]} 55. Nb3 {[%clk 00:14:49]} {[%emt 00:01:14]} Nb1 {[%clk 00:00:58]}
{[%emt 00:00:22]} 56. Nd4 {[%clk 00:15:13]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} Nxa3 {[%clk
00:00:32]} {[%emt 00:00:57]} 57. h5 {[%clk 00:15:32]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} gxh5
{[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 58. Kh4 {[%clk 00:14:37]} {[%emt 00:01:26]}
Nc4 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 59. Nxb5+ {[%clk 00:14:48]} {[%emt
00:00:19]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:00:54]} {[%emt 00:00:26]} 60. Nd4 {[%clk 00:13:16]}
{[%emt 00:02:01]} Nxe3 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 61. Kxh5 {[%clk
00:13:16]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:01:27]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} 62. b5
{[%clk 00:13:25]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:00:42]} {[%emt 00:01:15]} 63.
Kh6 {[%clk 00:13:43]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:00:32]}
64. Kh7 {[%emt 00:00:46]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:37]} 65. Kh6 {[%clk 00:13:01]}
{[%emt 00:01:30]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} 66. Kh5 {[%clk
00:12:36]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:48]} 67. Kh4
{[%clk 00:12:59]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:38]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 68.
Kg3 {[%clk 00:13:15]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:35]}
69. Kf3 {[%clk 00:13:38]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Kg6 {[%clk 00:00:34]} {[%emt
00:00:30]} 70. Ke3 {[%clk 00:13:50]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:38]}
{[%emt 00:00:27]} 71. Kd3 {[%clk 00:13:17]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} Kg6 {[%clk
00:00:46]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 72. Ne6 {[%clk 00:13:09]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Kf6
{[%clk 00:00:54]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 73. Nc7 {[%clk 00:13:26]} {[%emt 00:00:10]}
Ke7 {[%clk 00:00:53]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} 74. Kd4 {[%clk 00:11:37]} {[%emt
00:02:19]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 75. Ne8+ {[%clk 00:10:44]}
{[%emt 00:01:23]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:01:39]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 76. Ng7 {[%clk
00:11:05]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:02:03]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 77. Kxd5
{[%clk 00:11:01]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} Kxg7 {[%clk 00:01:00]} {[%emt 00:01:33]} 78.
Kc6 {[%clk 00:11:19]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} Nf8 {[%clk 00:01:11]} {[%emt 00:00:20]}
79. Kd6 {[%clk 00:11:38]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt
00:00:24]} 80. b6 {[%clk 00:11:53]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Ke8 {[%clk 00:01:38]}
{[%emt 00:00:10]} 81. b7 {[%clk 00:10:07]} {[%emt 00:04:07]} Nd7 {[%clk
00:02:04]} 82. Kc7 {[%clk 00:08:06]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:02:30]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} 83. Kc6 {[%emt 00:01:07]} Kf6 {[%emt 00:00:08]} 1/2-1/2




[Event "Ottawa December Open U1600"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Langer Herb"]
[Black "Ward Ryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "1088"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bg4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.d5
Qb6 8.Qa4+ Nd7 9.Bb5 Qc7 10.Be3 Bd6 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Ngf6 13.O-O-O
O-O 14.Rhg1 Bf4 15.Qb3 exd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Bxe3+ 18.Qxe3
Rad8 19.Bxd7 Rxd7 20.Rxg7+ Kxg7 21.Qg5+ Kh8 22.Qf6+ 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Wiebe Isaac"]
[Black "Lattafi Youcef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A91"]
[WhiteElo "2171"]
[BlackElo "2015"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nh3 O-O 7.cxd5
exd5 8.O-O c6 9.Rb1 Ne4 10.Qc2 a5 11.Nf4 Na6 12.a3 Bd7 13.f3
Nd6 14.e4 fxe4 15.fxe4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bf5 17.Qb3+ Kh8 18.Ne6 Bxe6
19.Rxf8+ Bxf8 20.Qxe6 Qe7 21.Qxe7 Bxe7 22.Bf4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Rd8
24.Re1 Bf6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.dxe5 g6 27.Kf2 Kg7 28.Ke3 Kf7 29.Bd3
Nc7 30.Bc4+ Ke7 31.Rf1 Rf8 32.Rf4 Nd5+ 33.Bxd5 Rxf4 34.gxf4 cxd5
35.Kd4 Ke6 36.a4 b6 37.b3 h6 38.h3 g5 39.f5+ 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Latreille Etienne"]
[Black "Pitre, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Qg4 g6 7.b4 Bb6
8.Nf3 Qc7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Bb2 Nge7 11.O-O Bd7 12.a4 a5 13.bxa5 Bxa5
14.Na3 Nb4 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5+ Nbc6 17.Qf4 O-O 18.Ra3 Nf5 19.g4
Ng7 20.Qh6 Ne8 21.Ng5 f6 22.Nxe6 Qe7 23.Qxf8+ Qxf8 24.Nxf8 Kxf8
25.exf6 Nb4 26.Rh3 Nxc2 27.Rxh7 b6 28.Rc1 Ne1 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Bxe8+
Rxe8 31.Rc7+ Re7 32.Rxe7# 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "D'souza Carina"]
[Black "Guillemette Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.a3 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.Bf4 Bd6
8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Nfd2 Nbd7 10.Nc3 a6 11.e4 O-O 12.Kh1 b5 13.f4 d4
14.Ncb1 Rac8 15.g4 c4 16.g5 Ne8 17.dxc4 bxc4 18.Rf3 Nb6 19.Rh3
g6 20.Qg4 f6 21.Qh4 Rc7 22.c3 fxg5 23.fxg5 e5 24.Nf3 Rf4 25.Qg3
Bxe4 26.Nbd2 Bc6 27.cxd4 exd4 28.Re1 c3 29.bxc3 dxc3 30.Nf1 Rcf7
31.Rh4 Rxf3 32.Rxe8+ Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.Qe1 Qe5 35.Qc1 Qxg5
36.Qe1 Qxg2# 0-1



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Adam Rafael (CAN)"]
[Black "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Ne4 4.Bf4 Qb6 5.Bc1 c4 6.e3 e6 7.f3 Nf6
8.Bxc4 Qb4+ 9.Nd2 exd5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.c3 Qe7 12.Kf2 Ne5 13.Nb3
h5 14.h4 g6 15.Nh3 Bh6 16.Nf4 O-O 17.Nd4 d6 18.a4 Bd7 19.g3 Bc6
20.a5 a6 21.b3 Rfe8 22.Be2 Rac8 23.Bd2 Bd7 24.Kg2 Kg7 25.Rh2
Rc5 26.b4 Rc7 27.Qb3 Nc4 28.Bxc4 dxc4 29.Qc2 d5 30.Re1 Qd6 31.Rhh1
Bc8 32.Kf2 Rce7 33.Bc1 Kh8 34.Re2 b5 35.Rhe1 Bg7 36.Bd2 Bb7 37.Rg1
Qd7 38.Rg2 Re5 1/2-1/2



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Batorshyn Ilia"]
[Black "Zhu Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6
7.c4 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.d3 O-O 10.h3 a6 11.Be3 Ne8 12.Qd2 Nc7 13.Nd5
Nxd5 14.exd5 Nd8 15.Bh6 e5 16.dxe6 Nxe6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.d4 cxd4
19.Nxd4 Rfe8 20.Nf3 Qc6 21.b3 Rad8 22.Rad1 b5 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Re3
d5 25.Rd3 d4 26.Nxd4 Nxd4 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Qxd4+ Qf6 29.Qxf6+
Kxf6 30.Rd6+ Kg7 31.Kf1 h5 32.Rd2 Kf6 33.Re2 Rd8 34.Ke1 Rd7 35.Rd2
Rc7 36.Kd1 Ke5 37.Rc2 Rb7 38.Kc1 Kd4 39.b4 Kd3 40.Kb2 Ra7 41.Rc5
Rb7 42.Kb3 Ke2 43.Rc2+ Kd3 44.Rc6 Ke2 45.Rf6 Kf1 46.g3 Kg2 47.h4
Rd7 48.a3 Kg1 49.f3 Kg2 50.g4 g5 51.Rf5 gxh4 52.Rxb5 Kxf3 53.Rxh5
Kxg4 54.Rh7 Re7 55.b5 Re3+ 56.Kb4 f5 57.b6 f4 58.b7 Re8 59.a4
f3 60.a5 Rf8 61.Rf7 Rxf7 62.b8Q Rf4+ 63.Kc3 f2 64.Qg8+ Kh3 65.Qe6+
Kg3 66.Qg6+ Kh2 67.Qc2 Kg1 68.a6 f1Q 69.a7 Qc4+ 70.Kb2 Qxc2+ 0-1



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Black "Moses Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.a4 Nc6 4.Nf3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Be3
Qa5 8.Qd2 Nf6 9.Be2 d6 10.f3 Bd7 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 Qc7 13.Nd1
d5 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bf4 e5 16.exd5 exf4 17.dxc6 Ne4 18.fxe4 Bxa1
19.cxb7 Rad8 20.Bd3 Be5 21.Qe2 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Qxb4 23.Bxa6 Qxa4
24.Bc4 Rd4 25.Bd5 Qa5 26.Nf2 Rd2 27.Qc4 Qc7 28.Nd3 Rxc2 29.Qxc7
Bxc7 30.Nb4 Rb2 31.Nd3 Rd2 32.Nc5 Bd6 33.Nd7 Rd8 34.Nb6 f3 35.gxf3
Rxh2+ 36.Kg1 Rb2 37.Nc4 Bc5+ 38.Kh1 Rb5 39.Ra1 Kg7 40.Bc6 Rb4
41.Bd5 Rb5 42.Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Halldor P. Palsson]

Pairings for Round 4.

2023 Ottawa December Open

Bd # Res White # Res Black
1 2 IM Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte (2437 3.0) 1 GM Bator Sambuev (2586 2.5)
2 4 IM Eric Lawson (2329 2.5) 8 Matthew Zhu (2238 2.5)
3 6 Vincent Latorre (2299 2.5) 14 Hugo Guillemette (2086 2.5)
4 10 Rafael Adam (2215 2.0) 3 FM Daniel Xu (2357 2.0)
5 13 Etienne Latreille (2149 2.0) 7 Jordan Clyde (2258 2.0)
6 19 Patrick L Huang (2031 2.0) 9 Isaac Wiebe (2234 2.0)
7 11 Neil Moses (2161 1.5) 25 Carina D'Souza (1913 1.5)
8 12 Ilia Batorshyn (2158 1.5) 29 Anais Chloe Fiset (1830 1.5)
9 24 Jacob Jolicoeur (1936 1.5) 31 Philip Xu (1816 1.5)
10 15 Derek Wang (2086 1.0) 23 Henry Hughes-Dupuy (1973 1.0)
11 20 Youcef Lattafi (2015 1.0) 28 Elber Zhu (1847 1.0)
12 30 Lucas Pitre (1829 1.0) 21 Milos Petrovic (1980 1.0)
13 22 Barron Jiyu Jiang (1977 1.0) 27 Oliver Byl (1862 1.0)
14 18 Maxim Rousskikh (2040 0.5) 16 Joshua Myers (2047 0.5)
15 26 Danail Donev (1873 0.0) 17 Ben Kellar (2043 0.5)
5 0 Ryan Sowa (2303 0.5) BYE




Pairings for Round 4. 2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1900
Bd # Res White # Res Black
16 8 Thomas Swenson (1760 3.0) 6 Marc Nassar (1767 3.0)
17 3 Eric Cloutier (1781 2.0) 1 Thomas Guillemette (1845 2.5)
18 11 Johan Kenneth Moleta (1702 2.0) 4 Troy Dana (1780 2.0)
19 10 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi (1704 2.0) 7 Arnaud Jutras (1765 2.0)
20 5 Iassen Pelev (1776 1.5) 22 Randy Taylor (1501 1.5)
21 12 Stefaniia Shevtsova (1687 1.5) 9 Douglas Graham (1725 1.5)
22 18 Damian Rauch (1587 1.5) 16 Cristian Scrieciu (1633 1.5)
23 17 Jay Serdula (1618 1.0) 13 Babacar Sonko (1681 1.0)
24 21 Samuel Filion (1503 1.0) 14 Jacob Stephen Burton (1655 1.0)
25 20 Justin Wen (1522 0.0) 19 Edison Zhu (1577 1.0)
15 ½ Mario Thibault (1638 1.0) BYE
2 ½ Vladimir Dukkardt (1810 0.0) BYE


Pairings for Round 4. 2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1600
Bd # Res White # Res Black
27 3 Zichuan Chen (1469 3.0) 27 Gregory Marcelin (1212 3.0)
28 7 Xavier Tremblay (1441 3.0) 29 Subaru Ishii (1195 3.0)
29 18 Alexander Hodgins (1343 3.0) 35 Brian Batchelar (1089 3.0)
30 2 Herb Langer (1474 2.0) 25 Anuj Radia (1254 2.0)
31 41 Oliver Bond (1045 2.0) 10 Parker Thompson (1409 2.0)
32 23 Paul Shedden (1268 2.0) 1 Noah Witmer (1510 2.0)
33 28 Stephane Sonko (1212 2.0) 4 Yves Filion (1463 2.0)
34 9 Grant Schaper (1423 2.0) 42 Brian Melaschenko-Bolger (1014 2.0)
35 43 Justin Hum ( 988 2.0) 13 Kevin Fice (1387 2.0)
36 14 Jeremy Sztuka (1384 2.0) 38 Ryan Daoust (1080 2.0)
37 46 Anna Loevenich ( 960 2.0) 17 Victor Samuel (1358 2.0)
38 57 Jonathan Deslauriers (unr. 2.0) 21 Sachen Gombu (1294 2.0)
39 11 Shuwen Tan (1404 1.5) 44 Thanish Karuvarasan ( 978 2.0)
40 12 Damien Lamontagne (1397 1.5) 40 Ozan Cecen (1070 1.5)
41 20 Kirk Hu (1299 1.5) 6 Ondrej Pacin (1445 1.5)
42 39 Siddhaarth Aravinthan (1079 1.5) 30 Li Zhu (1180 1.5)
43 5 Daniel Ribero Pinto (1446 1.0) 37 Ryan Ward (1088 1.0)
44 45 Iain Wong ( 965 1.0) 8 Stephane Legault (1433 1.0)
45 16 Devon Pollard (1377 1.0) 34 Daniel Davydov (1099 1.0)
46 24 John Hay (1261 1.0) 52 Scott Davidson (unr. 1.0)
47 48 Ojayit Basu ( 883 1.0) 26 John If Lukezich (1215 1.0)
48 51 Carlos Caceres Castro (unr. 1.0) 32 Michael Barry Jr Lafer (1117 1.0)
49 33 Pierre Arcand (1114 1.0) 56 Dale Wang (unr. 1.0)
50 55 Chris Turner (unr. 1.0) 50 Alena Zeng ( 683 0.5)
51 31 Anthony McCormick (1142 0.5) 53 Daniel Fedorov (unr. 0.5)
52 49 Adhvik Aravinthan ( 850 0.0) 36 Niam Moses (1088 0.0)
54 1 Deaan Seyyon Karthik (unr. 0.0) BYE
15 ½ Zipei Liu (1382 1.5) BYE
19 ½ Romy Peters (1328 1.0) BYE
22 ½ Anton Karpov (1280 2.0) BYE
47 ½ Andrew Svensson ( 946 0.5) BYE
58 ½ To-Ching Yeung (unr. 1.0) BYE
59 0 Carey Zhao (unr. 0.0) BYE

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Xu, Daniel"]
[Black "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2437"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:30:56]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} e5 {[%clk 01:23:59]} {[%emt
01:21:27]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:16]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:24:25]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk
01:31:31]} a6 {[%clk 01:24:42]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 01:31:49]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:24:51]}
5. O-O {[%clk 01:32:08]} Bc5 {[%clk 01:25:16]} 6. c3 {[%clk 01:32:02]} b5
{[%clk 01:25:41]} 7. Bb3 {[%clk 01:32:21]} d6 {[%clk 01:26:06]} 8. a4 {[%clk
01:31:37]} Bg4 {[%clk 01:22:16]} 9. d3 {[%clk 01:30:30]} Rb8 {[%clk 01:20:14]}
10. h3 {[%clk 01:28:28]} Bh5 {[%clk 01:16:11]} 11. Nbd2 {[%clk 01:27:34]} g5
{[%clk 01:01:44]} 12. axb5 {[%clk 01:12:50]} axb5 {[%clk 01:02:09]} 13. g4
{[%clk 01:11:45]} Bg6 {[%clk 01:01:49]} 14. Nh2 {[%clk 00:56:45]} h5 {[%clk
00:47:56]} {[%emt 00:08:49]} 15. Qf3 {[%clk 00:56:20]} {[%emt 00:00:55]} hxg4
{[%clk 00:47:24]} {[%emt 00:01:02]} 16. hxg4 {[%clk 00:56:11]} {[%emt
00:00:39]} Qe7 {[%clk 00:45:45]} {[%emt 00:02:09]} 17. Re1 {[%clk 00:52:50]}
{[%emt 00:03:51]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:40:45]} {[%emt 00:05:30]} 18. Ndf1 {[%clk
00:49:58]} {[%emt 00:03:22]} f6 {[%clk 00:38:48]} {[%emt 00:02:27]} 19. Ne3
{[%clk 00:46:01]} {[%emt 00:04:27]} Qh7 {[%clk 00:33:50]} {[%emt 00:05:28]} 20.
Qg3 {[%clk 00:45:39]} {[%emt 00:00:51]} Nd8 {[%clk 00:33:00]} {[%emt 00:01:21]}
21. Bd2 {[%clk 00:35:18]} {[%emt 00:10:51]} Bf7 {[%clk 00:32:04]} {[%emt
00:01:25]} 22. Bxf7+ {[%clk 00:27:53]} {[%emt 00:07:55]} Kxf7 {[%clk 00:32:16]}
{[%emt 00:00:18]} 23. b4 {[%clk 00:26:37]} {[%emt 00:01:46]} Bxe3 {[%clk
00:27:38]} {[%emt 00:05:08]} 24. Bxe3 {[%clk 00:25:34]} {[%emt 00:01:33]} Ne6
{[%clk 00:24:50]} {[%emt 00:03:18]} 25. Ra7 {[%clk 00:24:05]} {[%emt 00:01:59]}
Rhc8 {[%clk 00:24:55]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 26. Nf1 {[%clk 00:22:51]} {[%emt
00:01:43]} Nf4 {[%clk 00:24:14]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 27. Bxf4 {[%clk 00:22:42]}
{[%emt 00:00:39]} gxf4 {[%clk 00:14:45]} {[%emt 00:16:41]} 28. Qh2 {[%clk
00:16:58]} Qg8 {[%clk 00:12:14]} {[%emt 00:02:35]} 29. f3 {[%clk 00:17:08]}
{[%emt 00:00:19]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:11:26]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 30. Rea1 {[%clk
00:12:07]} {[%emt 00:19:35]} Nf8 {[%clk 00:11:37]} 31. d4 {[%clk 00:04:55]} Ne6
{[%clk 00:11:06]} 32. d5 {[%clk 00:04:25]} Ng5 {[%clk 00:11:35]} 33. Qg2 {[%clk
00:02:58]} Qh7 {[%clk 00:10:35]} 34. Nd2 {[%clk 00:02:48]} {[%emt 00:00:07]}
Kd7 {[%clk 00:09:39]} {[%emt 00:01:26]} 35. R1a6 {[%clk 00:01:50]} {[%emt
00:01:28]} Qh8 {[%clk 00:07:58]} {[%emt 00:02:10]} 36. Nb3 {[%clk 00:00:56]}
{[%emt 00:01:24]} Ra8 {[%clk 00:07:12]} {[%emt 00:05:32]} 37. Rxa8 {[%clk
00:00:35]} Rxa8 {[%clk 00:07:41]} 38. Ra5 {[%clk 00:00:33]} Rg8 {[%clk
00:06:09]} 39. Nd2 {[%clk 00:00:37]} f5 {[%clk 00:05:32]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} 40.
exf5 {[%clk 00:00:34]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} e4 {[%clk 00:06:01]} 41. Nxe4 {[%clk
00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} Nxe4 {[%clk 00:06:17]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} 42. fxe4
{[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} Qxc3 {[%clk 00:06:18]} {[%emt 00:00:29]}
0-1

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Black "Lawson, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteClock "00:07:39"]
[BlackClock "00:02:24"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2329"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:30:56]} {[%emt 02:40:26]} d5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} {[%emt
00:00:03]} 2. c4 {[%clk 01:31:23]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} c6 {[%clk 01:31:19]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:49]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} Nf6 {[%clk
01:31:43]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 4. e3 {[%clk 01:32:15]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} e6
{[%clk 01:30:52]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} 5. Nbd2 {[%clk 01:32:38]} {[%emt 00:00:08]}
c5 {[%clk 01:31:16]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 6. cxd5 {[%clk 01:30:15]} {[%emt
00:02:52]} exd5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} {[%emt 01:16:39]} 7. Bb5+ {[%clk 01:30:33]}
Bd7 {[%clk 01:30:25]} 8. Bxd7+ {[%clk 01:30:53]} Nbxd7 {[%clk 01:30:38]} 9. b3
{[%clk 01:28:58]} Bd6 {[%clk 01:30:00]} 10. Bb2 {[%clk 01:28:48]} O-O {[%clk
01:29:41]} 11. O-O {[%clk 01:29:09]} Re8 {[%clk 01:29:56]} 12. Qe2 {[%clk
01:27:35]} Rc8 {[%clk 01:20:02]} 13. dxc5 {[%clk 01:26:02]} Nxc5 {[%clk
01:20:13]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 01:26:01]} Qe7 {[%clk 01:18:24]} 15. Rac1 {[%clk
01:17:22]} Nce4 {[%clk 01:16:02]} 16. h3 {[%clk 01:13:16]} Ba3 {[%clk
00:58:35]} 17. Nb1 {[%clk 01:10:54]} Bxb2 {[%clk 00:58:13]} 18. Qxb2 {[%clk
01:11:20]} h6 {[%clk 00:57:59]} 19. Nc3 {[%clk 01:08:26]} Nxc3 {[%clk
00:50:35]} 20. Rxc3 {[%clk 01:04:58]} {[%emt 00:03:19]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:46:18]}
{[%emt 00:04:47]} 21. Rdc1 {[%clk 01:00:57]} {[%emt 00:04:31]} Ne4 {[%clk
00:46:08]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} 22. R3c2 {[%clk 01:01:05]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} b6
{[%clk 00:25:46]} {[%emt 00:20:56]} 23. Ne5 {[%clk 00:58:35]} {[%emt 00:02:58]}
Qf5 {[%clk 00:19:44]} {[%emt 00:06:34]} 24. Nc6 {[%clk 00:57:56]} {[%emt
00:01:04]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:20:08]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} 25. Nd4 {[%clk 00:57:23]}
{[%emt 00:01:01]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:20:05]} {[%emt 00:00:35]} 26. Qc3 {[%clk
00:52:39]} {[%emt 00:05:12]} Rc7 {[%clk 00:19:37]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 27. b4
{[%clk 00:48:42]} {[%emt 00:04:23]} Ne6 {[%clk 00:19:42]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 28.
Nc6 {[%clk 00:48:11]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} b5 {[%clk 00:15:47]} {[%emt 00:04:27]}
29. Qd3 {[%clk 00:41:57]} {[%emt 00:06:39]} Rec8 {[%clk 00:14:12]} {[%emt
00:02:09]} 30. Ne5 {[%clk 00:41:14]} {[%emt 00:01:13]} Qd6 {[%clk 00:14:09]}
{[%emt 00:00:35]} 31. Rxc7 {[%clk 00:41:01]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Rxc7 {[%clk
00:14:33]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 32. Rxc7 {[%clk 00:41:25]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nxc7
{[%clk 00:14:31]} {[%emt 00:00:32]} 33. Qf5 {[%clk 00:41:27]} {[%emt 00:00:26]}
Qe6 {[%clk 00:12:54]} {[%emt 00:02:08]} 34. Qf4 {[%clk 00:37:15]} {[%emt
00:04:42]} Ne8 {[%clk 00:08:56]} {[%emt 00:04:28]} 35. Nf3 {[%clk 00:34:23]}
{[%emt 00:08:32]} Qc8 {[%clk 00:06:13]} 36. Nd4 {[%clk 00:31:34]} {[%emt
00:01:22]} a6 {[%clk 00:06:29]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} 37. Nf5 {[%clk 00:31:49]}
{[%emt 00:00:13]} Qc1+ {[%clk 00:06:40]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} 38. Kh2 {[%clk
00:32:13]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:07:05]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 39. Kg3
{[%clk 00:32:08]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} f6 {[%clk 00:05:35]} {[%emt 00:02:02]} 40.
h4 {[%clk 00:26:08]} {[%emt 00:18:50]} h5 {[%clk 00:04:53]} 41. Qxc7 {[%clk
00:22:29]} Nxc7 {[%clk 00:05:18]} 42. Kf3 {[%clk 00:22:43]} Kf7 {[%clk
00:04:48]} 43. g4 {[%clk 00:22:16]} hxg4+ {[%clk 00:03:46]} 44. Kxg4 {[%clk
00:22:28]} g6 {[%clk 00:03:45]} 45. Nd4 {[%clk 00:22:44]} Ne8 {[%clk 00:01:26]}
{[%emt 00:00:43]} 46. Nb3 {[%clk 00:22:31]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Nd6 {[%clk
00:01:15]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} 47. Nc5 {[%clk 00:22:42]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} f5+
{[%clk 00:00:32]} {[%emt 00:01:14]} 48. Kf4 {[%clk 00:22:04]} {[%emt 00:01:05]}
Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:35]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 49. Nxa6 {[%clk 00:22:02]} {[%emt
00:00:32]} Ne4 {[%clk 00:01:02]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 00:18:41]}
{[%emt 00:06:18]} Nc3 {[%clk 00:01:23]} 51. a3 {[%clk 00:18:47]} Ke5 {[%clk
00:01:04]} 52. Nc5 {[%clk 00:18:59]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 53.
Kg3 {[%clk 00:15:42]} {[%emt 00:03:44]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:00:36]} {[%emt 00:00:38]}
54. f4+ {[%clk 00:15:33]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt
00:00:17]} 55. Nb3 {[%clk 00:14:49]} {[%emt 00:01:14]} Nb1 {[%clk 00:00:58]}
{[%emt 00:00:22]} 56. Nd4 {[%clk 00:15:13]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} Nxa3 {[%clk
00:00:32]} {[%emt 00:00:57]} 57. h5 {[%clk 00:15:32]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} gxh5
{[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} 58. Kh4 {[%clk 00:14:37]} {[%emt 00:01:26]}
Nc4 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 59. Nxb5+ {[%clk 00:14:48]} {[%emt
00:00:19]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:00:54]} {[%emt 00:00:26]} 60. Nd4 {[%clk 00:13:16]}
{[%emt 00:02:01]} Nxe3 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 61. Kxh5 {[%clk
00:13:16]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:01:27]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} 62. b5
{[%clk 00:13:25]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:00:42]} {[%emt 00:01:15]} 63.
Kh6 {[%clk 00:13:43]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:41]} {[%emt 00:00:32]}
64. Kh7 {[%emt 00:00:46]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:37]} 65. Kh6 {[%clk 00:13:01]}
{[%emt 00:01:30]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:50]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} 66. Kh5 {[%clk
00:12:36]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:48]} 67. Kh4
{[%clk 00:12:59]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nb6 {[%clk 00:00:38]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 68.
Kg3 {[%clk 00:13:15]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Nd7 {[%clk 00:00:33]} {[%emt 00:00:35]}
69. Kf3 {[%clk 00:13:38]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Kg6 {[%clk 00:00:34]} {[%emt
00:00:30]} 70. Ke3 {[%clk 00:13:50]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:00:38]}
{[%emt 00:00:27]} 71. Kd3 {[%clk 00:13:17]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} Kg6 {[%clk
00:00:46]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 72. Ne6 {[%clk 00:13:09]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Kf6
{[%clk 00:00:54]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 73. Nc7 {[%clk 00:13:26]} {[%emt 00:00:10]}
Ke7 {[%clk 00:00:53]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} 74. Kd4 {[%clk 00:11:37]} {[%emt
00:02:19]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 75. Ne8+ {[%clk 00:10:44]}
{[%emt 00:01:23]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:01:39]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 76. Ng7 {[%clk
00:11:05]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:02:03]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 77. Kxd5
{[%clk 00:11:01]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} Kxg7 {[%clk 00:01:00]} {[%emt 00:01:33]} 78.
Kc6 {[%clk 00:11:19]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} Nf8 {[%clk 00:01:11]} {[%emt 00:00:20]}
79. Kd6 {[%clk 00:11:38]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} Kf7 {[%clk 00:01:17]} {[%emt
00:00:24]} 80. b6 {[%clk 00:11:53]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Ke8 {[%clk 00:01:38]}
{[%emt 00:00:10]} 81. b7 {[%clk 00:10:07]} {[%emt 00:04:07]} Nd7 {[%clk
00:02:04]} 82. Kc7 {[%clk 00:08:06]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:02:30]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} 83. Kc6 {[%emt 00:01:07]} Kf6 {[%emt 00:00:08]} 1/2-1/2


[Event "Ottawa December Open U1600"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Langer Herb"]
[Black "Ward Ryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "1088"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bg4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.d5
Qb6 8.Qa4+ Nd7 9.Bb5 Qc7 10.Be3 Bd6 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Ngf6 13.O-O-O
O-O 14.Rhg1 Bf4 15.Qb3 exd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Bxe3+ 18.Qxe3
Rad8 19.Bxd7 Rxd7 20.Rxg7+ Kxg7 21.Qg5+ Kh8 22.Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Wiebe Isaac"]
[Black "Lattafi Youcef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A91"]
[WhiteElo "2171"]
[BlackElo "2015"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nh3 O-O 7.cxd5
exd5 8.O-O c6 9.Rb1 Ne4 10.Qc2 a5 11.Nf4 Na6 12.a3 Bd7 13.f3
Nd6 14.e4 fxe4 15.fxe4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bf5 17.Qb3+ Kh8 18.Ne6 Bxe6
19.Rxf8+ Bxf8 20.Qxe6 Qe7 21.Qxe7 Bxe7 22.Bf4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Rd8
24.Re1 Bf6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.dxe5 g6 27.Kf2 Kg7 28.Ke3 Kf7 29.Bd3
Nc7 30.Bc4+ Ke7 31.Rf1 Rf8 32.Rf4 Nd5+ 33.Bxd5 Rxf4 34.gxf4 cxd5
35.Kd4 Ke6 36.a4 b6 37.b3 h6 38.h3 g5 39.f5+ 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Latreille Etienne"]
[Black "Pitre, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.Qg4 g6 7.b4 Bb6
8.Nf3 Qc7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Bb2 Nge7 11.O-O Bd7 12.a4 a5 13.bxa5 Bxa5
14.Na3 Nb4 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5+ Nbc6 17.Qf4 O-O 18.Ra3 Nf5 19.g4
Ng7 20.Qh6 Ne8 21.Ng5 f6 22.Nxe6 Qe7 23.Qxf8+ Qxf8 24.Nxf8 Kxf8
25.exf6 Nb4 26.Rh3 Nxc2 27.Rxh7 b6 28.Rc1 Ne1 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Bxe8+
Rxe8 31.Rc7+ Re7 32.Rxe7# 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "D'souza Carina"]
[Black "Guillemette Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.a3 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.Bf4 Bd6
8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Nfd2 Nbd7 10.Nc3 a6 11.e4 O-O 12.Kh1 b5 13.f4 d4
14.Ncb1 Rac8 15.g4 c4 16.g5 Ne8 17.dxc4 bxc4 18.Rf3 Nb6 19.Rh3
g6 20.Qg4 f6 21.Qh4 Rc7 22.c3 fxg5 23.fxg5 e5 24.Nf3 Rf4 25.Qg3
Bxe4 26.Nbd2 Bc6 27.cxd4 exd4 28.Re1 c3 29.bxc3 dxc3 30.Nf1 Rcf7
31.Rh4 Rxf3 32.Rxe8+ Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.Qe1 Qe5 35.Qc1 Qxg5
36.Qe1 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Adam Rafael (CAN)"]
[Black "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Ne4 4.Bf4 Qb6 5.Bc1 c4 6.e3 e6 7.f3 Nf6
8.Bxc4 Qb4+ 9.Nd2 exd5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.c3 Qe7 12.Kf2 Ne5 13.Nb3
h5 14.h4 g6 15.Nh3 Bh6 16.Nf4 O-O 17.Nd4 d6 18.a4 Bd7 19.g3 Bc6
20.a5 a6 21.b3 Rfe8 22.Be2 Rac8 23.Bd2 Bd7 24.Kg2 Kg7 25.Rh2
Rc5 26.b4 Rc7 27.Qb3 Nc4 28.Bxc4 dxc4 29.Qc2 d5 30.Re1 Qd6 31.Rhh1
Bc8 32.Kf2 Rce7 33.Bc1 Kh8 34.Re2 b5 35.Rhe1 Bg7 36.Bd2 Bb7 37.Rg1
Qd7 38.Rg2 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Batorshyn Ilia"]
[Black "Zhu Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6
7.c4 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.d3 O-O 10.h3 a6 11.Be3 Ne8 12.Qd2 Nc7 13.Nd5
Nxd5 14.exd5 Nd8 15.Bh6 e5 16.dxe6 Nxe6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.d4 cxd4
19.Nxd4 Rfe8 20.Nf3 Qc6 21.b3 Rad8 22.Rad1 b5 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Re3
d5 25.Rd3 d4 26.Nxd4 Nxd4 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Qxd4+ Qf6 29.Qxf6+
Kxf6 30.Rd6+ Kg7 31.Kf1 h5 32.Rd2 Kf6 33.Re2 Rd8 34.Ke1 Rd7 35.Rd2
Rc7 36.Kd1 Ke5 37.Rc2 Rb7 38.Kc1 Kd4 39.b4 Kd3 40.Kb2 Ra7 41.Rc5
Rb7 42.Kb3 Ke2 43.Rc2+ Kd3 44.Rc6 Ke2 45.Rf6 Kf1 46.g3 Kg2 47.h4
Rd7 48.a3 Kg1 49.f3 Kg2 50.g4 g5 51.Rf5 gxh4 52.Rxb5 Kxf3 53.Rxh5
Kxg4 54.Rh7 Re7 55.b5 Re3+ 56.Kb4 f5 57.b6 f4 58.b7 Re8 59.a4
f3 60.a5 Rf8 61.Rf7 Rxf7 62.b8Q Rf4+ 63.Kc3 f2 64.Qg8+ Kh3 65.Qe6+
Kg3 66.Qg6+ Kh2 67.Qc2 Kg1 68.a6 f1Q 69.a7 Qc4+ 70.Kb2 Qxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.08"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Black "Moses Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.a4 Nc6 4.Nf3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Be3
Qa5 8.Qd2 Nf6 9.Be2 d6 10.f3 Bd7 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 Qc7 13.Nd1
d5 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bf4 e5 16.exd5 exf4 17.dxc6 Ne4 18.fxe4 Bxa1
19.cxb7 Rad8 20.Bd3 Be5 21.Qe2 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Qxb4 23.Bxa6 Qxa4
24.Bc4 Rd4 25.Bd5 Qa5 26.Nf2 Rd2 27.Qc4 Qc7 28.Nd3 Rxc2 29.Qxc7
Bxc7 30.Nb4 Rb2 31.Nd3 Rd2 32.Nc5 Bd6 33.Nd7 Rd8 34.Nb6 f3 35.gxf3
Rxh2+ 36.Kg1 Rb2 37.Nc4 Bc5+ 38.Kh1 Rb5 39.Ra1 Kg7 40.Bc6 Rb4
41.Bd5 Rb5 42.Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Black "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2586"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:29:31]} {[%emt 00:31:05]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:30:34]} 2. c4 {[%clk
01:29:51]} e6 {[%clk 01:31:01]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 01:30:17]} d5 {[%clk 01:31:26]} 4.
Nc3 {[%clk 01:30:42]} Bb4 {[%clk 01:31:50]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 01:31:08]} h6 {[%clk
01:32:01]} 6. Bxf6 {[%clk 01:31:22]} Qxf6 {[%clk 01:32:26]} 7. e3 {[%clk
01:31:20]} O-O {[%clk 01:30:11]} {[%emt 00:01:17]} 8. Rc1 {[%clk 01:31:30]}
{[%emt 00:00:21]} Qd8 {[%clk 01:24:25]} {[%emt 00:06:15]} 9. a3 {[%clk
01:14:07]} {[%emt 00:17:54]} Be7 {[%clk 01:24:43]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} 10. c5
{[%clk 01:12:07]} {[%emt 00:02:30]} a5 {[%clk 01:18:09]} {[%emt 00:07:02]} 11.
Bd3 {[%clk 01:06:30]} {[%emt 00:06:08]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:18:00]} {[%emt 00:00:39]}
12. O-O {[%clk 01:04:59]} {[%emt 00:02:01]} Bf6 {[%clk 01:15:20]} {[%emt
00:03:09]} 13. Bb5 {[%clk 00:59:32]} {[%emt 00:05:58]} Ne7 {[%clk 01:11:23]}
{[%emt 00:04:27]} 14. b4 {[%clk 00:56:04]} {[%emt 00:03:58]} g5 {[%clk
00:59:58]} {[%emt 00:11:53]} 15. Ne5 {[%clk 00:47:10]} {[%emt 00:09:26]} Bg7
{[%clk 00:58:28]} {[%emt 00:02:00]} 16. Qh5 {[%clk 00:43:36]} {[%emt 00:04:05]}
axb4 {[%clk 00:47:14]} {[%emt 00:11:44]} 17. axb4 {[%clk 00:42:56]} {[%emt
00:01:10]} f6 {[%clk 00:37:25]} {[%emt 00:10:19]} 18. Ng4 {[%clk 00:32:45]}
{[%emt 00:10:42]} Kh7 {[%clk 00:37:10]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} 19. f4 {[%clk
00:29:35]} {[%emt 00:03:41]} gxf4 {[%clk 00:31:43]} {[%emt 00:05:56]} 20. exf4
{[%clk 00:29:32]} {[%emt 00:03:00]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:26:02]} {[%emt 00:03:44]} 21.
f5 {[%clk 00:09:14]} {[%emt 00:20:49]} Qe8 {[%clk 00:21:19]} {[%emt 00:16:00]}
22. Qxe8 {[%clk 00:08:19]} Rxe8 {[%clk 00:17:43]} 23. fxe6 {[%clk 00:08:00]} f5
{[%clk 00:16:42]} 24. Ne5 {[%clk 00:03:26]} {[%emt 00:02:08]} Bxe5 {[%clk
00:16:34]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} 25. dxe5 {[%clk 00:03:52]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} Bxe6
{[%clk 00:16:59]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 26. Rcd1 {[%clk 00:03:30]} {[%emt
00:00:53]} Re7 {[%clk 00:10:52]} {[%emt 00:06:37]} 27. Nxd5 {[%clk 00:02:28]}
{[%emt 00:01:33]} Bxd5 {[%clk 00:10:56]} {[%emt 00:01:23]} 28. Rxd5 {[%clk
00:02:54]} Nxe5 {[%clk 00:09:22]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 29. Rxf5 {[%clk 00:02:14]}
{[%emt 00:01:10]} Ra1+ {[%clk 00:09:13]} {[%emt 00:00:38]} 30. Rf1 {[%clk
00:02:03]} {[%emt 00:00:42]} Ra2 {[%clk 00:09:18]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 31. Bd3+
{[%clk 00:01:28]} {[%emt 00:01:07]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:08:47]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 32.
Bb1 {[%clk 00:01:35]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} Rb2 {[%clk 00:08:29]} {[%emt 00:00:47]}
33. Rd4 {[%clk 00:01:23]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Rd7 {[%clk 00:03:52]} {[%emt
00:05:07]} 34. Rxd7+ {[%clk 00:01:12]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} Nxd7 {[%clk 00:04:20]}
{[%emt 00:00:02]} 35. c6 {[%clk 00:01:01]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} bxc6 {[%clk
00:04:39]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} 36. Be4 {[%clk 00:01:29]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} Rxb4
{[%clk 00:03:48]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} 37. Bxc6 {[%clk 00:01:53]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:04:12]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 38. Rc1 {[%clk 00:01:52]}
{[%emt 00:00:32]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:04:01]} {[%emt 00:00:42]} 39. g3 {[%clk
00:01:30]} {[%emt 00:00:51]} Ke6 {[%clk 00:02:51]} {[%emt 00:01:40]} 40. Bg2
{[%clk 00:01:31]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:02:13]} {[%emt 00:01:08]} 41.
Re1+ {[%clk 00:01:03]} {[%emt 00:00:57]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:02:30]} {[%emt
00:00:12]} 42. Rd1+ {[%clk 00:01:20]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:02:31]}
{[%emt 00:00:28]} 43. Rd5+ {[%clk 00:01:18]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} Kf6 {[%clk
00:02:41]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} 44. Rc5 {[%clk 00:00:59]} {[%emt 00:00:49]} Rb1+
{[%clk 00:03:02]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} 45. Kf2 {[%clk 00:01:27]} {[%emt 00:00:02]}
Rb2+ {[%clk 00:03:25]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 46. Kg1 {[%clk 00:01:44]} {[%emt
00:00:14]} Rb1+ {[%clk 00:01:31]} {[%emt 00:02:23]} 47. Kf2 {[%clk 00:02:11]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:01:38]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 48. Rxc7 {[%clk
00:02:04]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Ng4+ {[%clk 00:02:01]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 49. Kf3
{[%clk 00:02:20]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Ne5+ {[%clk 00:01:38]} {[%emt 00:00:52]} 50.
Kf2 {[%clk 00:02:38]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Ng4+ {[%clk 00:02:04]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} 1/2-1/2



[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Lawson, Eric"]
[Black "Zhu, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2238"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:28:20]} c5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:28:34]} d6 {[%clk
01:31:16]} 3. d4 {[%clk 01:28:58]} cxd4 {[%clk 01:31:39]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk
01:29:21]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:31:59]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 01:29:43]} g6 {[%clk 01:31:55]}
6. Be2 {[%clk 01:25:52]} {[%emt 00:03:31]} Bg7 {[%clk 01:32:12]} {[%emt
00:00:13]} 7. O-O {[%clk 01:26:12]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} O-O {[%clk 01:32:07]}
{[%emt 00:00:35]} 8. Re1 {[%clk 01:26:37]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nc6 {[%clk
01:32:05]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} 9. Nb3 {[%clk 01:27:00]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Be6
{[%clk 01:31:31]} {[%emt 00:01:04]} 10. Bf1 {[%clk 01:27:01]} {[%emt 00:00:29]}
Rc8 {[%clk 01:29:12]} {[%emt 00:02:56]} 11. Nd5 {[%clk 01:25:13]} {[%emt
00:02:11]} Ne5 {[%clk 01:24:03]} {[%emt 00:05:39]} 12. Bg5 {[%clk 01:23:10]}
{[%emt 00:02:33]} Bxd5 {[%clk 01:08:54]} {[%emt 00:15:40]} 13. exd5 {[%clk
01:23:15]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} Qc7 {[%clk 01:03:57]} {[%emt 00:05:29]} 14. c3
{[%clk 01:18:51]} {[%emt 00:04:55]} Rfe8 {[%clk 00:56:43]} {[%emt 00:07:44]} 15.
Rc1 {[%clk 01:12:15]} {[%emt 00:07:05]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:53:52]} {[%emt 00:03:21]}
16. Rc2 {[%clk 01:04:29]} {[%emt 00:08:16]} a6 {[%clk 00:48:35]} {[%emt
00:05:47]} 17. g3 {[%clk 00:59:37]} {[%emt 00:05:22]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:40:03]}
{[%emt 00:09:03]} 18. Bg2 {[%clk 00:57:44]} {[%emt 00:02:22]} Qf5 {[%clk
00:33:48]} {[%emt 00:06:45]} 19. Bc1 {[%clk 00:57:27]} {[%emt 00:00:46]} Nb6
{[%clk 00:33:08]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 20. h3 {[%clk 00:47:14]} {[%emt 00:10:42]}
h5 {[%clk 00:31:16]} {[%emt 00:02:22]} 21. Rd2 {[%clk 00:38:14]} {[%emt
00:09:30]} Rc7 {[%clk 00:25:20]} {[%emt 00:06:26]} 22. Rd4 {[%clk 00:34:52]}
{[%emt 00:03:51]} Qc8 {[%clk 00:21:32]} {[%emt 00:04:19]} 23. Rb4 {[%clk
00:31:24]} {[%emt 00:09:07]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:19:19]} 24. a4 {[%clk 00:31:43]} Qd7
{[%clk 00:14:09]} {[%emt 00:03:25]} 25. a5 {[%clk 00:25:18]} {[%emt 00:06:55]}
Rec8 {[%clk 00:11:03]} {[%emt 00:16:10]} 26. Qd3 {[%clk 00:23:46]} Ne5 {[%clk
00:10:38]} 27. Qe2 {[%clk 00:23:59]} Qf5 {[%clk 00:09:41]} 28. Be3 {[%clk
00:20:59]} Qd3 {[%clk 00:08:27]} 29. Bb6 {[%clk 00:20:40]} Rd7 {[%emt
00:01:34]} 30. f4 {[%clk 00:18:26]} Qxe2 {[%clk 00:07:51]} {[%emt 00:00:55]} 31.
Rxe2 {[%clk 00:18:50]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nd3 {[%clk 00:07:22]} {[%emt
00:01:00]} 32. Rd4 {[%clk 00:18:38]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:07:06]}
{[%emt 00:00:46]} 33. Rc4 {[%clk 00:18:31]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Bf8 {[%clk
00:06:17]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 34. Nxc5 {[%clk 00:14:53]} {[%emt 00:04:07]} dxc5
{[%clk 00:06:41]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 35. Rxc5 {[%clk 00:14:57]} {[%emt
00:00:26]} Rxc5 {[%clk 00:03:49]} {[%emt 00:03:23]} 36. Bxc5 {[%clk 00:15:21]}
{[%emt 00:00:06]} Nxd5 {[%clk 00:02:21]} {[%emt 00:01:58]} 37. Rd2 {[%clk
00:15:31]} {[%emt 00:00:20]} e6 {[%clk 00:02:48]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} 38. Bxf8
{[%clk 00:15:45]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Kxf8 {[%clk 00:03:17]} {[%emt 00:00:01]} 39.
c4 {[%clk 00:16:03]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:03:45]} {[%emt 00:00:02]}
40. Rxd7 {[%clk 00:16:24]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} Nxd7 {[%clk 00:04:14]} {[%emt
00:00:01]} 41. Bxb7 {[%clk 00:16:36]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:04:42]}
{[%emt 00:00:03]} 42. Bc6 {[%clk 00:14:23]} {[%emt 00:02:42]} Nb3 {[%clk
00:04:59]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 43. Bb5 {[%clk 00:14:25]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} Nxa5
{[%clk 00:03:45]} {[%emt 00:01:44]} 44. b4 {[%clk 00:14:02]} {[%emt 00:00:52]}
Nb3 {[%clk 00:02:28]} {[%emt 00:01:48]} 45. Bxa6 {[%clk 00:14:25]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:02:50]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} 46. c5 {[%clk 00:13:13]}
{[%emt 00:01:43]} Nd4 {[%clk 00:02:31]} {[%emt 00:00:49]} 47. Bd3 {[%clk
00:09:55]} {[%emt 00:03:47]} e5 {[%clk 00:01:50]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 48. fxe5
{[%clk 00:09:08]} {[%emt 00:01:16]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:01:20]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 49.
b5 {[%clk 00:09:31]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Nxe5 {[%clk 00:01:47]} {[%emt 00:00:04]}
50. b6 {[%clk 00:09:07]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} Kd8 {[%clk 00:00:59]} {[%emt
00:01:18]} 51. Bb5 {[%clk 00:08:58]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} Kc8 {[%clk 00:01:07]}
{[%emt 00:00:22]} 52. c6 {[%clk 00:09:04]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} Kb8 {[%clk
00:00:40]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} 53. c7+ {[%clk 00:09:23]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Kb7
{[%clk 00:01:08]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} 54. Ba6+ {[%clk 00:09:45]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Black "Guillemette Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g4 a6 7.Be3
b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Qd2 b4 10.Ne2 Qxe4 11.Rg1 Qc4 12.Nf4 Qc7 13.O-O-O
Nf6 14.Nh5 Bb7 15.Bd4 Ne4 16.Qe3 e5 17.Bb6 Qc6 18.f3 Nf6 19.Qxe5+
Qe6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Qd4 Rc8 22.Bd3 Bh6+ 23.g5 Bxg5+ 24.Rxg5
fxg5 25.Qxh8+ Ke7 26.Qd4 Bxf3 27.Qxb4+ 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Batorshyn Ilia"]
[Black "Fiset, Anais Chloe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bf5 7.Bc4
Bd6 8.Qe2+ Be7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 O-O 11.Ne2 Nd7 12.O-O Ne5 13.Qc2
Ng6 14.Be3 Qd5 15.c4 Qh5 16.Ng3 Qa5 17.Qe4 Rad8 18.Qg4 Rfe8 19.Nf5
Bf8 20.h4 Kh8 21.h5 Ne7 22.Ng3 Nc8 23.Qf3 Nd6 24.b3 Qc7 25.h6
gxh6 26.Qxf6+ Bg7 27.Qf4 Qe7 28.Rad1 Rg8 29.Rfe1 Rge8 30.d5 Qf8
31.dxc6 bxc6 32.Bc5 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moses Neil"]
[Black "D'souza Carina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 Ng6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4
d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Ne5 Ngxe5 10.dxe5 Bc5 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Bf4 O-O
13.Rc1 Bb6 14.Qd2 Ba5 15.Qd3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qd7 17.Rfd1 a6 18.Ba4
Nxe5 19.Bxd7 Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Bxd7 21.Rxd5 Be6 22.Rd2 Rac8 23.Be5
Rc4 24.f3 Ra4 25.Rcc2 f6 26.Bd4 Rc8 27.Kf2 Kf7 28.g4 Ra3 29.h3
g5 30.Ke3 Rc4 31.f4 gxf4+ 32.Kxf4 Rca4 33.Rf2 Rxa2 34.Rxa2 Rxa2
35.Rf1 Bc4 36.Rf2 Ra1 37.g5 Rf1 38.gxf6 Rxf2+ 39.Bxf2 Kxf6 1/2-1/2



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Huang Patrick L"]
[Black "Wiebe Isaac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7
8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Bg5 f6
14.Bc1 Rb8 15.a5 b5 16.axb6 Nxb6 17.e4 Qc7 18.h3 Nh6 19.Bf1 Nf7
20.Bf4 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Ng5 Nxg5 23.Bxg5 Be5 24.Kh1 Bb7 25.Bg2
Qg7 26.f4 Bf6 27.Bxf6 Rxf6 28.Kh2 Rg6 29.Qd3 Kh8 30.Re3 Rg8 31.Ne2
Bc8 32.Re1 Nd7 33.Nc1 Qxb2 34.Qxf5 Ne5 35.Qh5 Bg4 36.hxg4 Nxg4+
37.Kh1 Rh6 38.Qxh6 Nxh6 39.Nd3 Qd4 40.Nf2 Nf5 0-1



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Latreille Etienne"]
[Black "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.h4 h5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Be3 b5 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Ng4
8.Bf4 Nd7 9.e5 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nc5 11.O-O Nxd3 12.cxd3 Bf5 13.d4
Bg7 14.Ng5 Qb6 15.Qb3 O-O 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Be3 a5 18.a4 b4 19.Ne2
Nxe3 20.fxe3 e6 21.Rc1 Bh6 22.Ng3 Qb7 23.N5e4 Kh8 24.Nf6 Bg7
25.Rc5 Qe7 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Rxc6 Bxf6 28.Rxf6 Rc8 29.Qd1 Kg7 30.Qf3
Qd7 31.Rd6 Qxa4 32.e4 fxe4 33.Qf6+ Kh7 34.e6 Qe8 35.exf7 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Adam Rafael (CAN)"]
[Black "Xu, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O Nc6
8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Bf4 Nh5 10.Be3 Be6 11.Nd5 b6 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qc2
e6 14.Nc3 f5 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Bg5 Nf6 17.Qc1 Qf7 18.Rd6 Ne8 19.Rd3
Nb4 20.Rdd1 Rc8 21.a3 Nc6 22.Qd2 Nd4 23.Be3 Nxf3+ 24.Bxf3 Nf6
25.Bf4 Bc6 26.Nb5 Bxb5 27.cxb5 Nd5 28.Bg5 c4 29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Bh6
Bxh6 31.Qxh6 Rc5 32.a4 Qg7 33.Qd2 Rd8 34.e3 Kf7 35.Qc3 Qxc3 36.bxc3
Ra8 37.Rb1 Ke6 38.Rb4 Kd6 39.Rfb1 Kc7 40.Kg2 a6 41.Kf3 axb5 42.Rxb5
Rxb5 43.axb5 Ra2 44.Rc1 Kd6 45.h3 Kc5 46.g4 Kxb5 47.gxf5 gxf5
48.Kf4 Rxf2+ 49.Ke5 Kc6 50.Rg1 Rf3 51.Kd4 Rxh3 52.Rg8 Rh4+ 0-1

[Halldor P. Palsson]

Pairings for Round 5. 2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December Open
Bd # Res White # Res Black
1 6 Vincent Latorre (2299 3.5) 2 IM Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte (2437 3.5)
2 3 FM Daniel Xu (2357 3.0) 4 IM Eric Lawson (2329 3.5)
3 1 GM Bator Sambuev (2586 3.0) 13 Etienne Latreille (2149 3.0)
4 8 Matthew Zhu (2238 2.5) 9 Isaac Wiebe (2234 3.0)
5 31 Philip Xu (1816 2.5) 12 Ilia Batorshyn (2158 2.5)
6 14 Hugo Guillemette (2086 2.5) 19 Patrick L Huang (2031 2.0)
7 7 Jordan Clyde (2258 2.0) 22 Barron Jiyu Jiang (1977 2.0)
8 25 Carina D'Souza (1913 2.0) 10 Rafael Adam (2215 2.0)
9 15 Derek Wang (2086 2.0) 11 Neil Moses (2161 2.0)
10 28 Elber Zhu (1847 1.5) 18 Maxim Rousskikh (2040 1.5)
11 29 Anais Chloe Fiset (1830 1.5) 20 Youcef Lattafi (2015 1.5)
12 21 Milos Petrovic (1980 1.5) 24 Jacob Jolicoeur (1936 1.5)
13 17 Ben Kellar (2043 1.0) 30 Lucas Pitre (1829 1.5)
14 27 Oliver Byl (1862 1.0) 23 Henry Hughes-Dupuy (1973 1.0)
15 26 Danail Donev (1873 0.5) 16 Joshua Myers (2047 0.5)
5 0 Ryan Sowa (2303 0.5) BYE



Pairings for Round 5. 2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1900
Bd # Res White # Res Black
16 1 Thomas Guillemette (1845 3.0) 6 Marc Nassar (1767 3.5)
17 7 Arnaud Jutras (1765 3.0) 8 Thomas Swenson (1760 3.5)
18 4 Troy Dana (1780 3.0) 5 Iassen Pelev (1776 2.5)
19 12 Stefaniia Shevtsova (1687 2.5) 3 Eric Cloutier (1781 2.5)
20 16 Cristian Scrieciu (1633 2.0) 10 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi (1704 2.0)
21 17 Jay Serdula (1618 2.0) 11 Johan Kenneth Moleta (1702 2.0)
22 22 Randy Taylor (1501 1.5) 18 Damian Rauch (1587 2.0)
23 9 Douglas Graham (1725 1.5) 21 Samuel Filion (1503 1.5)
24 13 Babacar Sonko (1681 1.0) 19 Edison Zhu (1577 1.0)
20 1 Justin Wen (1522 1.0) BYE
14 0 Jacob Stephen Burton (1655 1.5) BYE
15 0 Mario Thibault (1638 1.5) BYE
2 0 Vladimir Dukkardt (1810 0.5) BYE



Pairings for Round 5. 2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1600
Bd # Res White # Res Black
27 35 Brian Batchelar (1089 4.0) 3 Zichuan Chen (1469 4.0)
28 10 Parker Thompson (1409 3.0) 7 Xavier Tremblay (1441 4.0)
29 27 Gregory Marcelin (1212 3.0) 2 Herb Langer (1474 3.0)
30 13 Kevin Fice (1387 3.0) 18 Alexander Hodgins (1343 3.0)
31 29 Subaru Ishii (1195 3.0) 14 Jeremy Sztuka (1384 3.0)
32 17 Victor Samuel (1358 3.0) 28 Stephane Sonko (1212 3.0)
33 1 Noah Witmer (1510 2.5) 57 Jonathan Deslauriers (unr. 3.0)
34 9 Grant Schaper (1423 2.5) 22 Anton Karpov (1280 2.5)
35 11 Shuwen Tan (1404 2.5) 23 Paul Shedden (1268 2.5)
36 42 Brian Melaschenko-Bolger (1014 2.5) 12 Damien Lamontagne (1397 2.5)
37 4 Yves Filion (1463 2.0) 39 Siddhaarth Aravinthan (1079 2.0)
38 30 Li Zhu (1180 2.0) 5 Daniel Ribero Pinto (1446 2.0)
39 6 Ondrej Pacin (1445 2.0) 33 Pierre Arcand (1114 2.0)
40 8 Stephane Legault (1433 2.0) 43 Justin Hum ( 988 2.0)
41 15 Zipei Liu (1382 2.0) 55 Chris Turner (unr. 2.0)
42 32 Michael Barry Jr Lafer (1117 2.0) 16 Devon Pollard (1377 2.0)
43 38 Ryan Daoust (1080 2.0) 20 Kirk Hu (1299 2.0)
44 44 Thanish Karuvarasan ( 978 2.0) 24 John Hay (1261 2.0)
45 25 Anuj Radia (1254 2.0) 41 Oliver Bond (1045 2.0)
46 26 John If Lukezich (1215 1.5) 46 Anna Loevenich ( 960 2.0)
47 40 Ozan Cecen (1070 1.5) 31 Anthony McCormick (1142 1.5)
48 34 Daniel Davydov (1099 1.0) 48 Ojayit Basu ( 883 1.5)
49 37 Ryan Ward (1088 1.0) 51 Carlos Caceres Castro (unr. 1.0)
50 52 Scott Davidson (unr. 1.0) 45 Iain Wong ( 965 1.0)
51 56 Dale Wang (unr. 1.0) 47 Andrew Svensson ( 946 1.0)
52 49 Adhvik Aravinthan ( 850 1.0) 54 Deaan Seyyon Karthik (unr. 1.0)
53 50 Alena Zeng ( 683 0.5) 36 Niam Moses (1088 0.0)
53 1 Daniel Fedorov (unr. 0.5) BYE
58 0 To-Ching Yeung (unr. 1.5) BYE
21 0 Sachen Gombu (1294 2.0) BYE
19 0 Romy Peters (1328 1.5) BYE
59 0 Carey Zhao (unr. 0.0) BYE

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Black "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2586"]

1. d4 {[%clk 01:29:31]} {[%emt 00:31:05]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:30:34]} 2. c4 {[%clk
01:29:51]} e6 {[%clk 01:31:01]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 01:30:17]} d5 {[%clk 01:31:26]} 4.
Nc3 {[%clk 01:30:42]} Bb4 {[%clk 01:31:50]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 01:31:08]} h6 {[%clk
01:32:01]} 6. Bxf6 {[%clk 01:31:22]} Qxf6 {[%clk 01:32:26]} 7. e3 {[%clk
01:31:20]} O-O {[%clk 01:30:11]} {[%emt 00:01:17]} 8. Rc1 {[%clk 01:31:30]}
{[%emt 00:00:21]} Qd8 {[%clk 01:24:25]} {[%emt 00:06:15]} 9. a3 {[%clk
01:14:07]} {[%emt 00:17:54]} Be7 {[%clk 01:24:43]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} 10. c5
{[%clk 01:12:07]} {[%emt 00:02:30]} a5 {[%clk 01:18:09]} {[%emt 00:07:02]} 11.
Bd3 {[%clk 01:06:30]} {[%emt 00:06:08]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:18:00]} {[%emt 00:00:39]}
12. O-O {[%clk 01:04:59]} {[%emt 00:02:01]} Bf6 {[%clk 01:15:20]} {[%emt
00:03:09]} 13. Bb5 {[%clk 00:59:32]} {[%emt 00:05:58]} Ne7 {[%clk 01:11:23]}
{[%emt 00:04:27]} 14. b4 {[%clk 00:56:04]} {[%emt 00:03:58]} g5 {[%clk
00:59:58]} {[%emt 00:11:53]} 15. Ne5 {[%clk 00:47:10]} {[%emt 00:09:26]} Bg7
{[%clk 00:58:28]} {[%emt 00:02:00]} 16. Qh5 {[%clk 00:43:36]} {[%emt 00:04:05]}
axb4 {[%clk 00:47:14]} {[%emt 00:11:44]} 17. axb4 {[%clk 00:42:56]} {[%emt
00:01:10]} f6 {[%clk 00:37:25]} {[%emt 00:10:19]} 18. Ng4 {[%clk 00:32:45]}
{[%emt 00:10:42]} Kh7 {[%clk 00:37:10]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} 19. f4 {[%clk
00:29:35]} {[%emt 00:03:41]} gxf4 {[%clk 00:31:43]} {[%emt 00:05:56]} 20. exf4
{[%clk 00:29:32]} {[%emt 00:03:00]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:26:02]} {[%emt 00:03:44]} 21.
f5 {[%clk 00:09:14]} {[%emt 00:20:49]} Qe8 {[%clk 00:21:19]} {[%emt 00:16:00]}
22. Qxe8 {[%clk 00:08:19]} Rxe8 {[%clk 00:17:43]} 23. fxe6 {[%clk 00:08:00]} f5
{[%clk 00:16:42]} 24. Ne5 {[%clk 00:03:26]} {[%emt 00:02:08]} Bxe5 {[%clk
00:16:34]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} 25. dxe5 {[%clk 00:03:52]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} Bxe6
{[%clk 00:16:59]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 26. Rcd1 {[%clk 00:03:30]} {[%emt
00:00:53]} Re7 {[%clk 00:10:52]} {[%emt 00:06:37]} 27. Nxd5 {[%clk 00:02:28]}
{[%emt 00:01:33]} Bxd5 {[%clk 00:10:56]} {[%emt 00:01:23]} 28. Rxd5 {[%clk
00:02:54]} Nxe5 {[%clk 00:09:22]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 29. Rxf5 {[%clk 00:02:14]}
{[%emt 00:01:10]} Ra1+ {[%clk 00:09:13]} {[%emt 00:00:38]} 30. Rf1 {[%clk
00:02:03]} {[%emt 00:00:42]} Ra2 {[%clk 00:09:18]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 31. Bd3+
{[%clk 00:01:28]} {[%emt 00:01:07]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:08:47]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 32.
Bb1 {[%clk 00:01:35]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} Rb2 {[%clk 00:08:29]} {[%emt 00:00:47]}
33. Rd4 {[%clk 00:01:23]} {[%emt 00:00:43]} Rd7 {[%clk 00:03:52]} {[%emt
00:05:07]} 34. Rxd7+ {[%clk 00:01:12]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} Nxd7 {[%clk 00:04:20]}
{[%emt 00:00:02]} 35. c6 {[%clk 00:01:01]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} bxc6 {[%clk
00:04:39]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} 36. Be4 {[%clk 00:01:29]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} Rxb4
{[%clk 00:03:48]} {[%emt 00:01:21]} 37. Bxc6 {[%clk 00:01:53]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:04:12]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 38. Rc1 {[%clk 00:01:52]}
{[%emt 00:00:32]} Kf6 {[%clk 00:04:01]} {[%emt 00:00:42]} 39. g3 {[%clk
00:01:30]} {[%emt 00:00:51]} Ke6 {[%clk 00:02:51]} {[%emt 00:01:40]} 40. Bg2
{[%clk 00:01:31]} {[%emt 00:00:29]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:02:13]} {[%emt 00:01:08]} 41.
Re1+ {[%clk 00:01:03]} {[%emt 00:00:57]} Kd6 {[%clk 00:02:30]} {[%emt
00:00:12]} 42. Rd1+ {[%clk 00:01:20]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Ke5 {[%clk 00:02:31]}
{[%emt 00:00:28]} 43. Rd5+ {[%clk 00:01:18]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} Kf6 {[%clk
00:02:41]} {[%emt 00:00:19]} 44. Rc5 {[%clk 00:00:59]} {[%emt 00:00:49]} Rb1+
{[%clk 00:03:02]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} 45. Kf2 {[%clk 00:01:27]} {[%emt 00:00:02]}
Rb2+ {[%clk 00:03:25]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 46. Kg1 {[%clk 00:01:44]} {[%emt
00:00:14]} Rb1+ {[%clk 00:01:31]} {[%emt 00:02:23]} 47. Kf2 {[%clk 00:02:11]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} Ne5 {[%clk 00:01:38]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 48. Rxc7 {[%clk
00:02:04]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Ng4+ {[%clk 00:02:01]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 49. Kf3
{[%clk 00:02:20]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Ne5+ {[%clk 00:01:38]} {[%emt 00:00:52]} 50.
Kf2 {[%clk 00:02:38]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Ng4+ {[%clk 00:02:04]} {[%emt
00:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Lawson, Eric"]
[Black "Zhu, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2238"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:28:20]} c5 {[%clk 01:30:53]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:28:34]} d6 {[%clk
01:31:16]} 3. d4 {[%clk 01:28:58]} cxd4 {[%clk 01:31:39]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk
01:29:21]} Nf6 {[%clk 01:31:59]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 01:29:43]} g6 {[%clk 01:31:55]}
6. Be2 {[%clk 01:25:52]} {[%emt 00:03:31]} Bg7 {[%clk 01:32:12]} {[%emt
00:00:13]} 7. O-O {[%clk 01:26:12]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} O-O {[%clk 01:32:07]}
{[%emt 00:00:35]} 8. Re1 {[%clk 01:26:37]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nc6 {[%clk
01:32:05]} {[%emt 00:00:33]} 9. Nb3 {[%clk 01:27:00]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Be6
{[%clk 01:31:31]} {[%emt 00:01:04]} 10. Bf1 {[%clk 01:27:01]} {[%emt 00:00:29]}
Rc8 {[%clk 01:29:12]} {[%emt 00:02:56]} 11. Nd5 {[%clk 01:25:13]} {[%emt
00:02:11]} Ne5 {[%clk 01:24:03]} {[%emt 00:05:39]} 12. Bg5 {[%clk 01:23:10]}
{[%emt 00:02:33]} Bxd5 {[%clk 01:08:54]} {[%emt 00:15:40]} 13. exd5 {[%clk
01:23:15]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} Qc7 {[%clk 01:03:57]} {[%emt 00:05:29]} 14. c3
{[%clk 01:18:51]} {[%emt 00:04:55]} Rfe8 {[%clk 00:56:43]} {[%emt 00:07:44]} 15.
Rc1 {[%clk 01:12:15]} {[%emt 00:07:05]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:53:52]} {[%emt 00:03:21]}
16. Rc2 {[%clk 01:04:29]} {[%emt 00:08:16]} a6 {[%clk 00:48:35]} {[%emt
00:05:47]} 17. g3 {[%clk 00:59:37]} {[%emt 00:05:22]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:40:03]}
{[%emt 00:09:03]} 18. Bg2 {[%clk 00:57:44]} {[%emt 00:02:22]} Qf5 {[%clk
00:33:48]} {[%emt 00:06:45]} 19. Bc1 {[%clk 00:57:27]} {[%emt 00:00:46]} Nb6
{[%clk 00:33:08]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 20. h3 {[%clk 00:47:14]} {[%emt 00:10:42]}
h5 {[%clk 00:31:16]} {[%emt 00:02:22]} 21. Rd2 {[%clk 00:38:14]} {[%emt
00:09:30]} Rc7 {[%clk 00:25:20]} {[%emt 00:06:26]} 22. Rd4 {[%clk 00:34:52]}
{[%emt 00:03:51]} Qc8 {[%clk 00:21:32]} {[%emt 00:04:19]} 23. Rb4 {[%clk
00:31:24]} {[%emt 00:09:07]} Nc4 {[%clk 00:19:19]} 24. a4 {[%clk 00:31:43]} Qd7
{[%clk 00:14:09]} {[%emt 00:03:25]} 25. a5 {[%clk 00:25:18]} {[%emt 00:06:55]}
Rec8 {[%clk 00:11:03]} {[%emt 00:16:10]} 26. Qd3 {[%clk 00:23:46]} Ne5 {[%clk
00:10:38]} 27. Qe2 {[%clk 00:23:59]} Qf5 {[%clk 00:09:41]} 28. Be3 {[%clk
00:20:59]} Qd3 {[%clk 00:08:27]} 29. Bb6 {[%clk 00:20:40]} Rd7 {[%emt
00:01:34]} 30. f4 {[%clk 00:18:26]} Qxe2 {[%clk 00:07:51]} {[%emt 00:00:55]} 31.
Rxe2 {[%clk 00:18:50]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nd3 {[%clk 00:07:22]} {[%emt
00:01:00]} 32. Rd4 {[%clk 00:18:38]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:07:06]}
{[%emt 00:00:46]} 33. Rc4 {[%clk 00:18:31]} {[%emt 00:00:37]} Bf8 {[%clk
00:06:17]} {[%emt 00:01:19]} 34. Nxc5 {[%clk 00:14:53]} {[%emt 00:04:07]} dxc5
{[%clk 00:06:41]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 35. Rxc5 {[%clk 00:14:57]} {[%emt
00:00:26]} Rxc5 {[%clk 00:03:49]} {[%emt 00:03:23]} 36. Bxc5 {[%clk 00:15:21]}
{[%emt 00:00:06]} Nxd5 {[%clk 00:02:21]} {[%emt 00:01:58]} 37. Rd2 {[%clk
00:15:31]} {[%emt 00:00:20]} e6 {[%clk 00:02:48]} {[%emt 00:00:03]} 38. Bxf8
{[%clk 00:15:45]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} Kxf8 {[%clk 00:03:17]} {[%emt 00:00:01]} 39.
c4 {[%clk 00:16:03]} {[%emt 00:00:12]} Nf6 {[%clk 00:03:45]} {[%emt 00:00:02]}
40. Rxd7 {[%clk 00:16:24]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} Nxd7 {[%clk 00:04:14]} {[%emt
00:00:01]} 41. Bxb7 {[%clk 00:16:36]} {[%emt 00:00:18]} Nc5 {[%clk 00:04:42]}
{[%emt 00:00:03]} 42. Bc6 {[%clk 00:14:23]} {[%emt 00:02:42]} Nb3 {[%clk
00:04:59]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 43. Bb5 {[%clk 00:14:25]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} Nxa5
{[%clk 00:03:45]} {[%emt 00:01:44]} 44. b4 {[%clk 00:14:02]} {[%emt 00:00:52]}
Nb3 {[%clk 00:02:28]} {[%emt 00:01:48]} 45. Bxa6 {[%clk 00:14:25]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} Ke7 {[%clk 00:02:50]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} 46. c5 {[%clk 00:13:13]}
{[%emt 00:01:43]} Nd4 {[%clk 00:02:31]} {[%emt 00:00:49]} 47. Bd3 {[%clk
00:09:55]} {[%emt 00:03:47]} e5 {[%clk 00:01:50]} {[%emt 00:01:11]} 48. fxe5
{[%clk 00:09:08]} {[%emt 00:01:16]} Nc6 {[%clk 00:01:20]} {[%emt 00:01:00]} 49.
b5 {[%clk 00:09:31]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Nxe5 {[%clk 00:01:47]} {[%emt 00:00:04]}
50. b6 {[%clk 00:09:07]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} Kd8 {[%clk 00:00:59]} {[%emt
00:01:18]} 51. Bb5 {[%clk 00:08:58]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} Kc8 {[%clk 00:01:07]}
{[%emt 00:00:22]} 52. c6 {[%clk 00:09:04]} {[%emt 00:00:24]} Kb8 {[%clk
00:00:40]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} 53. c7+ {[%clk 00:09:23]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Kb7
{[%clk 00:01:08]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} 54. Ba6+ {[%clk 00:09:45]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Latorre Vincent (CAN)"]
[Black "Guillemette Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g4 a6 7.Be3
b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Qd2 b4 10.Ne2 Qxe4 11.Rg1 Qc4 12.Nf4 Qc7 13.O-O-O
Nf6 14.Nh5 Bb7 15.Bd4 Ne4 16.Qe3 e5 17.Bb6 Qc6 18.f3 Nf6 19.Qxe5+
Qe6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Qd4 Rc8 22.Bd3 Bh6+ 23.g5 Bxg5+ 24.Rxg5
fxg5 25.Qxh8+ Ke7 26.Qd4 Bxf3 27.Qxb4+ 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Batorshyn Ilia"]
[Black "Fiset, Anais Chloe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bf5 7.Bc4
Bd6 8.Qe2+ Be7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 O-O 11.Ne2 Nd7 12.O-O Ne5 13.Qc2
Ng6 14.Be3 Qd5 15.c4 Qh5 16.Ng3 Qa5 17.Qe4 Rad8 18.Qg4 Rfe8 19.Nf5
Bf8 20.h4 Kh8 21.h5 Ne7 22.Ng3 Nc8 23.Qf3 Nd6 24.b3 Qc7 25.h6
gxh6 26.Qxf6+ Bg7 27.Qf4 Qe7 28.Rad1 Rg8 29.Rfe1 Rge8 30.d5 Qf8
31.dxc6 bxc6 32.Bc5 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moses Neil"]
[Black "D'souza Carina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 Ng6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4
d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Ne5 Ngxe5 10.dxe5 Bc5 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Bf4 O-O
13.Rc1 Bb6 14.Qd2 Ba5 15.Qd3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qd7 17.Rfd1 a6 18.Ba4
Nxe5 19.Bxd7 Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Bxd7 21.Rxd5 Be6 22.Rd2 Rac8 23.Be5
Rc4 24.f3 Ra4 25.Rcc2 f6 26.Bd4 Rc8 27.Kf2 Kf7 28.g4 Ra3 29.h3
g5 30.Ke3 Rc4 31.f4 gxf4+ 32.Kxf4 Rca4 33.Rf2 Rxa2 34.Rxa2 Rxa2
35.Rf1 Bc4 36.Rf2 Ra1 37.g5 Rf1 38.gxf6 Rxf2+ 39.Bxf2 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Huang Patrick L"]
[Black "Wiebe Isaac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7
8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Bg5 f6
14.Bc1 Rb8 15.a5 b5 16.axb6 Nxb6 17.e4 Qc7 18.h3 Nh6 19.Bf1 Nf7
20.Bf4 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Ng5 Nxg5 23.Bxg5 Be5 24.Kh1 Bb7 25.Bg2
Qg7 26.f4 Bf6 27.Bxf6 Rxf6 28.Kh2 Rg6 29.Qd3 Kh8 30.Re3 Rg8 31.Ne2
Bc8 32.Re1 Nd7 33.Nc1 Qxb2 34.Qxf5 Ne5 35.Qh5 Bg4 36.hxg4 Nxg4+
37.Kh1 Rh6 38.Qxh6 Nxh6 39.Nd3 Qd4 40.Nf2 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Latreille Etienne"]
[Black "Clyde Jordan (CAN)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.h4 h5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Be3 b5 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Ng4
8.Bf4 Nd7 9.e5 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nc5 11.O-O Nxd3 12.cxd3 Bf5 13.d4
Bg7 14.Ng5 Qb6 15.Qb3 O-O 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Be3 a5 18.a4 b4 19.Ne2
Nxe3 20.fxe3 e6 21.Rc1 Bh6 22.Ng3 Qb7 23.N5e4 Kh8 24.Nf6 Bg7
25.Rc5 Qe7 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Rxc6 Bxf6 28.Rxf6 Rc8 29.Qd1 Kg7 30.Qf3
Qd7 31.Rd6 Qxa4 32.e4 fxe4 33.Qf6+ Kh7 34.e6 Qe8 35.exf7 1-0

[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Adam Rafael (CAN)"]
[Black "Xu, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O Nc6
8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Bf4 Nh5 10.Be3 Be6 11.Nd5 b6 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Qc2
e6 14.Nc3 f5 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Bg5 Nf6 17.Qc1 Qf7 18.Rd6 Ne8 19.Rd3
Nb4 20.Rdd1 Rc8 21.a3 Nc6 22.Qd2 Nd4 23.Be3 Nxf3+ 24.Bxf3 Nf6
25.Bf4 Bc6 26.Nb5 Bxb5 27.cxb5 Nd5 28.Bg5 c4 29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Bh6
Bxh6 31.Qxh6 Rc5 32.a4 Qg7 33.Qd2 Rd8 34.e3 Kf7 35.Qc3 Qxc3 36.bxc3
Ra8 37.Rb1 Ke6 38.Rb4 Kd6 39.Rfb1 Kc7 40.Kg2 a6 41.Kf3 axb5 42.Rxb5
Rxb5 43.axb5 Ra2 44.Rc1 Kd6 45.h3 Kc5 46.g4 Kxb5 47.gxf5 gxf5
48.Kf4 Rxf2+ 49.Ke5 Kc6 50.Rg1 Rf3 51.Kd4 Rxh3 52.Rg8 Rh4+ 0-1

[Halldor P. Palsson]

[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Latorre, Vincent"]
[Black "Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2299"]
[BlackElo "2437"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:30:42]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} e5 {[%clk 01:30:54]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:30:57]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Nc6 {[%clk 01:31:20]}
{[%emt 00:00:05]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 01:31:17]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} Nf6 {[%clk
01:31:43]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} 4. d3 {[%clk 01:31:42]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} Bc5
{[%clk 01:32:07]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 5. c3 {[%clk 01:31:44]} {[%emt 00:00:28]}
d6 {[%clk 01:29:00]} {[%emt 00:03:37]} 6. a4 {[%clk 01:31:12]} {[%emt
00:01:02]} a5 {[%clk 01:28:50]} {[%emt 00:00:40]} 7. O-O {[%clk 01:31:02]}
{[%emt 00:00:39]} Ba7 {[%clk 01:27:42]} {[%emt 00:01:39]} 8. Na3 {[%clk
01:24:56]} {[%emt 01:12:46]} h6 {[%clk 01:26:31]} 9. Re1 {[%clk 01:22:09]} O-O
{[%clk 01:20:59]} 10. Be3 {[%clk 01:18:07]} Bxe3 {[%clk 01:19:05]} 11. Rxe3
{[%clk 01:18:13]} Ne7 {[%clk 01:12:32]} 12. Re1 {[%clk 01:13:16]} Ng6 {[%clk
01:04:21]} 13. Bb3 {[%clk 01:04:03]} Bg4 {[%clk 00:49:05]} 14. Nc4 {[%clk
00:56:42]} {[%emt 00:16:50]} Kh8 {[%clk 00:43:56]} 15. Ne3 {[%clk 00:53:35]}
Bd7 {[%clk 00:44:21]} 16. Bc2 {[%emt 00:18:21]} Nh7 {[%clk 00:27:47]} {[%emt
00:15:22]} 17. d4 {[%clk 00:44:55]} Ng5 {[%clk 00:16:28]} {[%emt 00:04:01]} 18.
dxe5 {[%clk 00:43:46]} {[%emt 00:01:38]} Nxf3+ {[%clk 00:16:33]} {[%emt
00:00:26]} 19. Qxf3 {[%clk 00:44:06]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} dxe5 {[%clk 00:17:00]}
{[%emt 00:00:04]} 20. Bb3 {[%clk 00:38:42]} {[%emt 00:05:54]} Nf4 {[%clk
00:16:13]} {[%emt 00:01:16]} 21. Red1 {[%clk 00:36:14]} {[%emt 00:18:21]} Qe8
{[%clk 00:15:58]} 22. Rd2 {[%clk 00:26:10]} Ne6 {[%clk 00:15:41]} 23. Bxe6
{[%clk 00:25:38]} Bxe6 {[%clk 00:15:12]} 24. c4 {[%clk 00:25:37]} Rd8 {[%clk
00:12:44]} {[%emt 00:02:14]} 25. Rxd8 {[%clk 00:25:06]} {[%emt 00:01:01]} Qxd8
{[%clk 00:13:13]} {[%emt 00:00:01]} 26. Rd1 {[%clk 00:25:19]} {[%emt 00:00:16]}
Qe7 {[%clk 00:12:37]} {[%emt 00:01:06]} 27. b3 {[%clk 00:20:04]} {[%emt
00:05:44]} Rd8 {[%clk 00:09:07]} {[%emt 00:04:01]} 28. h3 {[%clk 00:14:58]}
{[%emt 00:05:35]} Rxd1+ {[%clk 00:08:52]} {[%emt 00:00:46]} 29. Qxd1 {[%clk
00:14:43]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} c6 {[%clk 00:02:29]} {[%emt 00:06:54]} 30. Qd2
{[%clk 00:13:41]} {[%emt 00:01:32]} Qa3 {[%clk 00:01:42]} {[%emt 00:01:18]} 31.
Qxa5 {[%clk 00:11:48]} {[%emt 00:02:23]} Qxb3 {[%clk 00:02:08]} {[%emt
00:00:04]} 32. Qxe5 {[%clk 00:11:54]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} Qxa4 {[%clk 00:02:13]}
{[%emt 00:00:25]} 33. c5 {[%clk 00:11:44]} {[%emt 00:00:40]} Qa5 {[%clk
00:01:01]} {[%emt 00:01:41]} 34. Nf5 {[%clk 00:11:15]} {[%emt 00:00:59]} Bxf5
{[%clk 00:01:18]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} 35. Qxf5 {[%clk 00:11:36]} {[%emt
00:00:09]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:01:20]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} 36. e5 {[%clk 00:06:59]}
{[%emt 00:05:07]} Qe7 {[%clk 00:01:25]} {[%emt 00:00:25]} 37. Qc8+ {[%clk
00:07:23]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Kh7 {[%clk 00:01:51]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 38. Qf5+
{[%clk 00:07:42]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} g6 {[%clk 00:00:51]} {[%emt 00:01:30]} 39.
Qf4 {[%clk 00:08:03]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} Kg7 {[%clk 00:00:49]} {[%emt 00:00:33]}
40. Qd4 {[%clk 00:08:20]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} Qe6 {[%clk 00:00:44]} {[%emt
00:00:36]} 41. Qb2 {[%clk 00:07:53]} {[%emt 00:07:12]} Qe7 {[%clk 00:00:50]} 42.
e6+ {[%clk 00:06:52]} Qf6 {[%clk 00:00:44]} 43. Qxb7 {[%clk 00:06:50]} Qxe6
{[%clk 00:00:59]} 44. Qb2+ {[%clk 00:07:10]} Qf6 {[%clk 00:01:21]} 45. Qb6
{[%clk 00:04:59]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} Qa1+ {[%clk 00:01:34]} {[%emt 00:00:17]} 46.
Kh2 {[%clk 00:05:23]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Qe5+ {[%clk 00:01:52]} {[%emt
00:00:12]} 47. g3 {[%clk 00:05:22]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} Qd5 {[%clk 00:01:34]}
{[%emt 00:00:49]} 48. h4 {[%clk 00:05:11]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} h5 {[%clk
00:02:01]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 49. Qb2+ {[%clk 00:04:47]} {[%emt 00:00:54]} Kf8
{[%clk 00:02:16]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} 50. Qc3 {[%clk 00:04:20]} {[%emt 00:00:57]}
Ke7 {[%clk 00:02:37]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} 51. Qe3+ {[%clk 00:04:35]} {[%emt
00:00:14]} Kd7 {[%clk 00:01:33]} {[%emt 00:01:34]} 52. Kg1 {[%clk 00:04:19]}
{[%emt 00:00:46]} Kc8 {[%clk 00:01:06]} {[%emt 00:00:58]} 53. Qe7 {[%clk
00:04:28]} {[%emt 00:00:20]} Qd1+ {[%clk 00:01:13]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 54. Kh2
{[%clk 00:04:32]} {[%emt 00:00:26]} Qd7 {[%clk 00:01:04]} {[%emt 00:00:40]} 55.
Qe5 {[%clk 00:04:13]} {[%emt 00:00:48]} Qc7 {[%clk 00:00:51]} {[%emt 00:00:44]}
56. Qh8+ {[%clk 00:03:49]} {[%emt 00:00:53]} Kb7 {[%clk 00:00:48]} {[%emt
00:00:33]} 57. Qa1 {[%clk 00:04:08]} {[%emt 00:00:11]} Qe7 {[%clk 00:00:39]}
{[%emt 00:07:16]} 58. Qb2+ {[%clk 00:04:27]} Kc8 {[%clk 00:00:58]} 59. Qd4
{[%clk 00:04:32]} Qe6 {[%clk 00:00:49]} 60. Qh8+ {[%clk 00:03:35]} Kd7 {[%clk
00:01:01]} 61. Qd4+ {[%clk 00:03:47]} Qd5 {[%clk 00:01:22]} 62. Qe3 {[%clk
00:04:09]} Qe6 {[%clk 00:00:50]} 63. Qg5 {[%clk 00:01:50]} {[%emt 00:00:59]}
Kc8 {[%clk 00:00:40]} {[%emt 00:00:41]} 64. Qd2 {[%clk 00:01:08]} {[%emt
00:01:12]} Qd5 {[%clk 00:00:37]} {[%emt 00:00:34]} 65. Qe3 {[%clk 00:01:11]}
{[%emt 00:00:27]} Kb7 {[%clk 00:00:45]} {[%emt 00:00:23]} 66. Qa3 {[%clk
00:01:35]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Qc4 {[%clk 00:00:45]} {[%emt 00:00:30]} 67. Qb2+
{[%clk 00:01:18]} {[%emt 00:00:46]} Qb5 {[%clk 00:00:47]} {[%emt 00:00:28]} 68.
Qa3 {[%clk 00:01:33]} {[%emt 00:00:14]} Kc8 {[%clk 00:00:47]} {[%emt 00:00:30]}
69. Qa8+ {[%clk 00:01:43]} {[%emt 00:00:21]} Kd7 {[%clk 00:01:05]} {[%emt
00:00:13]} 70. Qf8 {[%clk 00:01:55]} {[%emt 00:00:16]} Ke6 {[%clk 00:01:18]}
{[%emt 00:00:18]} 71. Qd6+ {[%clk 00:02:18]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Kf5 {[%clk
00:01:44]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} 72. Qf4+ {[%clk 00:02:41]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} Ke6
{[%clk 00:02:10]} {[%emt 00:00:05]} 73. Qd6+ {[%clk 00:02:38]} {[%emt
00:00:01]} Ke5 {[%emt 00:02:37]} 1/2-1/2




[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.2.6"]
[Event "2023 Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa, Canada"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Xu, Daniel"]
[Black "Lawson, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "90 Minutes plus 30 sec/move"]
[WhiteClock "00:03:14"]
[BlackClock "00:03:48"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2329"]

1. e4 {[%clk 01:30:57]} {[%emt 00:00:02]} c5 {[%clk 01:30:49]} {[%emt
00:00:11]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 01:31:20]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} d6 {[%clk 01:31:08]}
{[%emt 00:00:12]} 3. d4 {[%clk 01:31:40]} {[%emt 00:00:09]} cxd4 {[%clk
01:31:33]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 01:32:02]} {[%emt 00:00:08]} Nf6
{[%clk 01:31:56]} {[%emt 00:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 01:32:26]} {[%emt 00:00:22]}
a6 {[%clk 01:32:21]} 6. f3 {[%clk 01:32:48]} e5 {[%clk 01:32:22]} {[%emt
00:00:28]} 7. Nb3 {[%clk 01:33:13]} {[%emt 00:00:04]} Be6 {[%clk 01:32:34]}
{[%emt 00:00:17]} 8. Be3 {[%clk 01:33:37]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Be7 {[%clk
01:32:49]} {[%emt 00:00:15]} 9. Qd2 {[%clk 01:33:58]} {[%emt 00:00:10]} O-O
{[%clk 01:32:58]} {[%emt 00:00:20]} 10. O-O-O {[%clk 01:34:22]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} a5 {[%clk 01:32:50]} {[%emt 00:00:39]} 11. a4 {[%clk 01:34:21]}
{[%emt 00:00:30]} Na6 {[%clk 01:32:25]} {[%emt 00:00:55]} 12. g4 {[%clk
01:34:25]} {[%emt 00:00:26]} Nb4 {[%clk 01:30:35]} {[%emt 00:02:19]} 13. g5
{[%clk 01:33:37]} {[%emt 00:01:18]} Nh5 {[%clk 01:30:52]} {[%emt 00:00:13]} 14.
Rg1 {[%clk 01:33:24]} {[%emt 00:00:44]} Rc8 {[%clk 01:29:47]} {[%emt 01:12:55]}
15. Kb1 {[%clk 01:33:50]} Qc7 {[%clk 01:27:48]} 16. Bb5 {[%clk 01:33:14]} f5
{[%clk 01:20:26]} 17. gxf6 {[%clk 01:33:12]} Nxf6 {[%clk 01:20:30]} 18. Bg5
{[%clk 01:25:13]} Kh8 {[%clk 01:12:55]} 19. Qg2 {[%clk 01:06:53]} Nh5 {[%clk
00:58:13]} 20. Nxa5 {[%clk 00:37:27]} {[%emt 00:21:41]} Bxg5 {[%clk 00:47:18]}
{[%emt 00:11:25]} 21. Qxg5 {[%clk 00:37:50]} {[%emt 00:00:07]} Rxf3 {[%clk
00:40:29]} {[%emt 00:17:20]} 22. Qd2 {[%clk 00:30:09]} Qxa5 {[%clk 00:25:08]}
{[%emt 00:14:01]} 23. Qxd6 {[%clk 00:30:19]} {[%emt 00:17:49]} Bg8 {[%clk
00:22:46]} 24. Qxe5 {[%clk 00:29:01]} Rfxc3 {[%clk 00:06:55]} {[%emt 00:03:33]}
25. bxc3 {[%clk 00:25:41]} {[%emt 00:03:49]} Na2 {[%clk 00:07:18]} {[%emt
00:00:07]} 26. Kb2 {[%clk 00:09:34]} {[%emt 00:16:37]} Nxc3 {[%clk 00:04:46]}
{[%emt 00:03:03]} 27. Ra1 {[%clk 00:06:42]} {[%emt 00:03:22]} Ne2 {[%clk
00:03:48]} {[%emt 00:01:27]} 0-1



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sambuev Bator (CAN)"]
[Black "Latreille Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nh4 Bg4 7.Qc2 e6
8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Nfd7 10.gxh5 Qxh4 11.Bd2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c5 13.Qe4
Qxe4 14.Nxe4 cxd4 15.exd4 Nc6 16.d5 Nd4 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Rc1 Ne5
19.Be3 Nef3+ 20.Kf1 Rd8 21.a3 Be7 22.Ba2 Rf8 23.Rd1 Rf5 24.Ng3
Rc5 25.Ne2 e5 26.Bb1 Rb5 27.b4 a5 28.Nc3 Rb6 29.Be4 axb4 30.Nd5
Rbd6 31.Nxe7 Kxe7 32.Bxf3 Nxf3 33.Bc5 bxa3 34.Rxd6 Rxd6 35.Bxa3
Nd4 36.Rg1 Ne6 37.h6 g6 38.Bxd6+ Kxd6 39.Rxg6 Ke7 40.Rg4 1-0



[Event "Ottawa December Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zhu Matthew"]
[Black "Wiebe Isaac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 Nxd4
8.Nxd4 exd4 9.c3 d3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Rd1 Ng4 13.Bf4
Bf6 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Nf3 Re8 16.h3 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Rxe5
19.f4 Re7 20.e5 Be6 21.exd6 Rd7 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Qe4 cxd6 24.Qxe6+
Kh8 25.Rd5 Re7 26.Qxd6 Qxd6 27.Rxd6 Re2 28.b4 Rf8 29.a4 g5 30.axb5
gxf4 31.bxa6 f3 32.a7 Rxg2+ 33.Kf1 Rgg8 34.a8Q Rxa8 35.Rxa8 Rxa8
36.Kf2 Rc8 37.Rd3 Kg7 38.Rxf3 1-0


The big money game in U1600 section. Winner took home $600!


[Event "Ottawa December Open U1600"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Batchelar Brian"]
[Black "Chen Zichuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1089"]
[BlackElo "1469"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d4 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.c4
Nf6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Bf4 a6 11.Rc1 Bd6 12.Ne5 Qe7 13.Bf3
Bd7 14.Re1 Rad8 15.Qd2 Nh7 16.Nd5 Qh4 17.Nc3 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5
19.Rxe5 Ng5 20.Bxb7 Bc8 21.Bxc8 Rxd4 22.Qe3 Rxc8 23.b3 Rcd8 24.Rc5
Rd3 25.Qe1 Rxh3 26.gxh3 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Nxe1+ 28.Rxe1 Rd3 29.Re3
Rxe3 30.fxe3 Qe1 31.Na4 Qxe3 32.Rxc7 Qe2+ 33.Kg1 Qxa2 34.Nc5
Qa5 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.Kf1 Qa1+ 37.Ke2 Qc3 38.Nd7 Kg6 39.h4 Qxb3
40.Rc5 Qb2+ 41.Kd3 Qb7 42.Ne5+ Kh7 43.Kc3 Qe4 44.Nd3 f6 45.Ra5
e5 46.Nb2 Qe1+ 0-1



[Event "Ottawa Fall Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Xu Philip"]
[Black "Batorshyn Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 d4 7.d3 c5
8.e3 Nc6 9.exd4 cxd4 10.Re1 Re8 11.a3 a5 12.Nbd2 Bd6 13.Ng5 h6
14.Nge4 Bf8 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Ne4 Qd8 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qf3 f5 19.Nd2
Qc7 20.Qd1 Bd7 21.Bb2 Rad8 22.Rc1 Bc5 23.Rb1 Qd6 24.Ra1 b6 25.Kh1
Ne5 26.Qe2 Nf7 27.Kg1 Bc6 28.Bxc6 Qxc6 29.Qf3 Qd6 30.Qg2 Ne5
31.Qf1 Nd7 32.Qg2 Ne5 33.Qf1 Kh7 34.h3 Nf7 35.Qg2 Rd7 36.Kh2
Rde7 37.Kh1 Ne5 38.Qf1 Nd7 39.Qg2 e5 40.g4 Nf6 41.f3 Nd7 42.h4
Rg8 43.Rg1 Reg7 44.Rge1 Nf8 45.Qh2 Re7 46.h5 gxh5 47.gxh5 Rg5
48.f4 Qc6+ 49.Ne4 Rg4 50.Rg1 Rxg1+ 51.Rxg1 fxe4 52.Qg2 Qe6 53.Qxe4+
Kh8 54.f5 Qf6 55.Bc1 Rg7 56.Re1 Nh7 57.Qa8+ Bf8 58.Qe4 Ng5 59.Qxe5
Qxe5 60.Rxe5 Nf3 0-1



[Event "Ottawa Fall Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Guillemette Hugo"]
[Black "Huang Patrick L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2031"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4
Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.f3 Bg7 10.Be3 O-O 11.O-O Rfd8 12.Qd2 Rac8 13.b3
e6 14.Rad1 d5 15.Qf2 a6 16.Na4 Qe7 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bb6 Re8 19.Rfe1
dxc4 20.Bc5 Qc7 21.Nb6 Rcd8 22.Nxc4 Nd7 23.Bd6 Qb7 24.e5 Bf8
25.Rd2 c5 26.Red1 Qc6 27.Bxf8 Rxf8 28.Rd6 Qc7 29.Qd2 1-0



[Event "Ottawa Fall Open"]
[Site "Ottawa (Canada)"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "D'souza Carina"]
[Black "Adam Rafael (CAN)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[Annotator ""]
[Source ""]
[Remark ""]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 e5 7.dxe5
Nxe5 8.Nf3 Nxd3+ 9.Qxd3 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.O-O Be6 12.Nd4 O-O
13.Nd2 Rfe8 14.Rfe1 Bd8 15.Qf3 Qb6 16.a4 Rc8 17.N2b3 a6 18.a5
Qd6 19.Bf4 Qf8 20.Nd2 Nd7 21.Qg3 g6 22.b4 Bf6 23.N2b3 Rc4 24.Re3
Qg7 25.Rd1 h5 26.Bg5 Be5 27.Bf4 Bf6 28.Bg5 Kh7 29.Bxf6 Qxf6 30.Rde1
Rcc8 31.Qd6 Nf8 32.Nc5 Qe7 33.Qxd5 Bxd5 34.Rxe7 Rxe7 35.Rxe7
Kg7 36.Re5 Rd8 37.f4 Kf6 38.Kf2 Ne6 39.Ndxe6 fxe6 40.h4 Bc4 41.Ne4+
Kf7 42.Rc5 Bd5 43.Rc7+ Kf8 44.Nc5 Kg8 45.Nxb7 Bxb7 46.Rxb7 Rc8
47.Rb6 Kf7 48.Rxa6 Rxc3 49.b5 Rb3 50.Rb6 Ra3 51.a6 Kf6 52.Rc6
Ra5 53.Rb6 Kf5 54.Rb7 Kxf4 55.Rf7+ Ke4 56.a7 Ra2+ 57.Kg3 Ra3+
58.Kh2 Kd5 59.Rc7 Kd6 60.b6 Ra6 61.Rc8 1-0

[Halldor P. Palsson]

2023 Ottawa December Open
# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total
1 IM Eric Lawson 123478 2329 W16 W10 D2 W5 W8 4.5 $1000
2 GM Bator Sambuev 146462 2586 W15 W13 D1 D3 W10 4.0 $333.33
3 IM Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte 148376 2437 W21 W9 W8 D2 D4 4.0 $333.33
4 Vincent Latorre 162297 2299 W25 W18 D19 W7 D3 4.0 $333.33
5 Matthew Zhu 160019 2238 D11 W23 W6 L1 W9 3.5
6 Ilia Batorshyn 167504 2158 H--- W26 L5 W23 W18 3.5
7 Hugo Guillemette 167806 2086 H--- W30 W11 L4 W21 3.5 $200 U2200
8 FM Daniel Xu 160020 2357 W22 W29 L3 W19 L1 3.0
9 Isaac Wiebe 146995 2234 W31 L3 W22 W21 L5 3.0
10 Etienne Latreille 154563 2149 W28 L1 W29 W12 L2 3.0
11 Carina D'Souza 167600 1913 D5 W24 L7 D13 W19 3.0 $200 U2050
12 Jordan Clyde 130068 2258 D26 W14 D13 L10 D17 2.5
13 Neil Moses 170949 2161 W27 L2 D12 D11 D14 2.5
14 Derek Wang 166573 2086 D23 L12 D18 W25 D13 2.5
15 Maxim Rousskikh 173654 2040 L2 D25 L23 W24 W28 2.5
16 Milos Petrovic 160269 1980 L1 L28 W31 D29 W26 2.5
17 Barron Jiyu Jiang 165891 1977 D30 L19 D25 W27 D12 2.5
18 Philip Xu 167580 1816 W20 L4 D14 W26 L6 2.5
19 Rafael Adam 165899 2215 H--- W17 D4 L8 L11 2.0
20 Ben Kellar 148170 2043 L18 H--- L26 D31 W29 2.0
21 Patrick L Huang 152884 2031 L3 W31 W28 L9 L7 2.0
22 Youcef Lattafi 2015 L8 W27 L9 D28 D23 2.0
23 Anais Chloe Fiset 173894 1830 D14 L5 W15 L6 D22 2.0
24 Joshua Myers 145333 2047 L29 L11 H--- L15 W31 1.5
25 Henry Hughes-Dupuy 160188 1973 L4 D15 D17 L14 D27 1.5
26 Jacob Jolicoeur 184193 1936 D12 L6 W20 L18 L16 1.5
27 Oliver Byl 174403 1862 L13 L22 B--- L17 D25 1.5
28 Elber Zhu 174325 1847 L10 W16 L21 D22 L15 1.5
29 Lucas Pitre 157622 1829 W24 L8 L10 D16 L20 1.5
30 Ryan Sowa 150020 2303 D17 L7 U--- U--- U--- 0.5
31 Danail Donev 143574 1873 L9 L21 L16 D20 L24 0.5



2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1900
# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total
1 Troy Dana 166087 1780 W18 W13 L3 W7 W10 4.0 $400
2 Marc Nassar 185266 1767 W8 W11 W7 D3 D4 4.0 $400
3 Thomas Swenson 179332 1760 W15 W20 W1 D2 D6 4.0 $400
4 Thomas Guillemette 172489 1845 H--- W19 W12 D5 D2 3.5
5 Eric Cloutier 167746 1781 W14 L7 W18 D4 W11 3.5
6 Arnaud Jutras 172491 1765 H--- D21 W17 W13 D3 3.5
7 Johan Kenneth Moleta 153217 1702 W17 W5 L2 L1 W15 3.0
8 Cristian Scrieciu 179493 1633 L2 W22 D10 D9 W13 3.0
9 Damian Rauch 177929 1587 H--- L12 W21 D8 W20 3.0 $200 U1750
10 Iassen Pelev 153414 1776 L19 W15 D8 W20 L1 2.5
11 Stefaniia Shevtsova 185025 1687 W22 L2 D20 W12 L5 2.5
12 Douglas Graham 169362 1725 D21 W9 L4 L11 D17 2.0
13 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 155558 1704 W16 L1 W19 L6 L8 2.0
14 Babacar Sonko 177467 1681 L5 L17 W16 L15 W21 2.0
15 Jay Serdula 103877 1618 L3 L10 W22 W14 L7 2.0
16 Justin Wen 174383 1522 L13 L18 L14 W21 B--- 2.0
17 Samuel Filion 182218 1503 L7 W14 L6 D18 D12 2.0
18 Jacob Stephen Burton 167700 1655 L1 W16 L5 D17 U--- 1.5
19 Mario Thibault 102205 1638 W10 L4 L13 H--- U--- 1.5
20 Randy Taylor 175695 1501 B--- L3 D11 L10 L9 1.5
21 Edison Zhu 174324 1577 D12 D6 L9 L16 L14 1.0
22 Vladimir Dukkardt 163375 1810 L11 L8 L15 H--- U--- 0.5



2023 Ottawa December Open: 2023 Ottawa December U1600
# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total
1 Zichuan Chen 176198 1469 W39 W12 W11 W4 W6 5.0 $600
2 Xavier Tremblay 176873 1441 W58 W5 W18 W19 D8 4.5 $400
3 Jeremy Sztuka 162452 1384 L20 W49 W39 W41 W19 4.0 $50 3rd prize of $200 split on four.
4 Gregory Marcelin 181507 1212 W53 W9 W26 L1 W13 4.0 $50
5 Stephane Sonko 177904 1212 W7 L2 W24 W23 W16 4.0 $50 etransfer instructions needed.
6 Brian Batchelar 169909 1089 W25 W47 W37 W10 L1 4.0 $200 U1300
7 Jonathan Deslauriers 185191 unr. L5 W58 W47 W37 W22 4.0 $50
8 Parker Thompson 184493 1409 W33 W29 L19 W43 D2 3.5
9 Kevin Fice 183159 1387 W43 L4 W50 W21 D10 3.5
10 Alexander Hodgins 181627 1343 W49 W20 W34 L6 D9 3.5
11 Anton Karpov 181778 1280 W51 W22 L1 H--- W26 3.5
12 Paul Shedden 182259 1268 W52 L1 W54 D22 W27 3.5
13 Herb Langer 100319 1474 H--- D21 W55 W18 L4 3.0
14 Damien Lamontagne 173310 1397 H--- H--- H--- W42 D20 3.0
15 Devon Pollard 183157 1377 L34 W56 L41 W40 W39 3.0
16 Victor Samuel 112306 1358 W48 L19 W35 W44 L5 3.0
17 Kirk Hu 173019 1299 W56 L34 D42 D25 W41 3.0
18 Anuj Radia 183825 1254 W35 W24 L2 L13 W43 3.0
19 Subaru Ishii 184385 1195 W54 W16 W8 L2 L3 3.0
20 Brian Melaschenko-Bolger 167557 1014 W3 L10 W38 D26 D14 3.0
21 Justin Hum 181353 988 W28 D13 D23 L9 W36 3.0
22 Noah Witmer 175301 1510 W38 L11 W32 D12 L7 2.5
23 Yves Filion 146488 1463 D32 W30 D21 L5 D33 2.5
24 Daniel Ribero Pinto 177775 1446 W40 L18 L5 W55 D31 2.5
25 Ondrej Pacin 105834 1445 L6 W48 D33 D17 D32 2.5
26 Grant Schaper 132741 1423 W41 W31 L4 D20 L11 2.5
27 Shuwen Tan 177847 1404 D42 D44 D31 W34 L12 2.5
28 Zipei Liu 177533 1382 L21 W46 H--- H--- D35 2.5
29 John Hay 162669 1261 W57 L8 L44 W51 D34 2.5
30 John If Lukezich 146765 1215 H--- L23 D51 D50 W44 2.5
31 Li Zhu 174322 1180 W59 L26 D27 D33 D24 2.5
32 Pierre Arcand 160146 1114 D23 D42 L22 W53 D25 2.5
33 Siddhaarth Aravinthan 181781 1079 L8 W57 D25 D31 D23 2.5
34 Thanish Karuvarasan 181868 978 W15 W17 L10 L27 D29 2.5
35 Chris Turner 185727 unr. L18 W40 L16 W56 D28 2.5
36 Stephane Legault 107017 1433 L55 W45 L43 W48 L21 2.0
37 Sachen Gombu 155110 1294 W46 W55 L6 L7 U--- 2.0
38 Anthony McCormick 184334 1142 L22 D51 L20 W52 D42 2.0
39 Michael Barry Jr Lafer 180471 1117 L1 W52 L3 W46 L15 2.0
40 Daniel Davydov 173336 1099 L24 L35 W45 L15 W50 2.0
41 Ryan Daoust 184335 1080 L26 W59 W15 L3 L17 2.0
42 Ozan Cecen 183051 1070 D27 D32 D17 L14 D38 2.0
43 Oliver Bond 176378 1045 L9 W53 W36 L8 L18 2.0
44 Anna Loevenich 171547 960 H--- D27 W29 L16 L30 2.0
45 Adhvik Aravinthan 181782 850 L47 L36 L40 W58 W57 2.0
46 Carlos Caceres Castro 185529 unr. L37 L28 W58 L39 W55 2.0
47 Romy Peters 135706 1328 W45 L6 L7 H--- U--- 1.5
48 Iain Wong 179340 965 L16 L25 W57 L36 D51 1.5
49 Andrew Svensson 143414 946 L10 L3 D52 H--- D53 1.5
50 Ojayit Basu 184818 883 H--- H--- L9 D30 L40 1.5
51 Scott Davidson 184276 unr. L11 D38 D30 L29 D48 1.5
52 Daniel Fedorov 185637 unr. L12 L39 D49 L38 B--- 1.5
53 Dale Wang 184002 unr. L4 L43 B--- L32 D49 1.5
54 To-Ching Yeung 177074 unr. L19 B--- L12 H--- U--- 1.5
55 Ryan Ward 184426 1088 W36 L37 L13 L24 L46 1.0
56 Alena Zeng 180212 683 L17 L15 H--- L35 D58 1.0
57 Deaan Seyyon Karthik unr. L29 L33 L48 B--- L45 1.0
58 Niam Moses 171947 1088 L2 L7 L46 L45 D56 0.5
59 Carey Zhao 185235 unr. L31 L41 U--- U--- U--- 0.0