Gareyev grabs O2C Doeberl Cup

by Irene Sukandar
4/6/2018 – The strongest open tournament in Australia, the Doeberl Cup, has been held annually for 56 years in the capital city, Canberra. This year saw a new winner from Uzbekistan who represents the USA, GM Timur Gareyev, who edged out Australian IM James Morris on tiebreak score. The "Blindfold King" also swept the field by winning 10-0 in a blindfold exhibition prior to the tournament and had a perfect score in the 2018 Doeberl Cup Lightning. A successful trip to the land down under by Gareyev, but also for our reporter IM Irene Sukandar, who won the prize for the best woman. | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup
Tap into your creative mind and start the game on a fresh note. The Trompowsky (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) is an opening outside of conventional wisdom. Create challenges and make your opponent solve problems early on.

King of Canberra

Many chess travellers — even the most avid globetrotters — might find the trip to Australia an ocean too far. Indonesia, where I live, looks fairly close on a map, but it took me seven hours for a flight from Jakarta to Sydney and then another hour to reach Canberra, not including the stopover time. So I can imagine many of my European and American readers here would be hesitant to undertake the trek. However, I can assure you it will be well worth visiting as totally new experiences await. Nature, wine, food and kangaroos — what is there not to like?! Now onto chess…

Playing hall

Spacious hall at the Canberra Southern Cross Club | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup

This was my third time playing this event and if I was not so busy I would play here every year. This time around they changed the time control to become more favourable for the players on double game days, just 90 minutes with increment of 30 seconds from the first move, and without a second time control. As for the date of the tournament, it changes slightly from one year to another but is always held over the long Easter weekend.

Doeberl organisers

The people behind the success of the tournament: (L to R) Charles Bishop, Steve Rohan-Jones, Rosemary Doeberl and Erich Doeberl | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup

In the third game, I scored my biggest victory over the first seeded from China, GM Ma Qun. I was lucky that we came to a complicated game that boosted my chance against him. A piece sacrifice I made to muddle the waters was met by inaccurate play. Not to mention that it was a morning game. If only this was what happened whenever I played 2600 players…

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.b3?! A rare and slightly dubious line that explains why it was not much played especially in modern chess nowadays. But since I did not expect my opponent to play this variation. Getting him off the main line might give me a slight edge to play interesting chess. Usually the line continue with 6.Qe2 Ng6 6...d5 also deserves attention 7.h4 h5 8.e5 f6 8...Be7 9.Qe4 Rb8 10.c4 9.Qe4 Kf7 10.Na3 d5 11.exd6 Qxd6 12.Nc4 Qd5 13.Ne3 Qxe4 14.dxe4 Black's doubled pawns on c-file give White a slight advantage. 6...f6?! A premature prevention on White's intention to gain control on a1-h8 diagonal. In regard of continuing its development, Black's next move is pretty much clear and needed to be stopped by White. 7.Nh4 e5 7...Ng6? 8.Qh5+- 8.0-0 d5 9.Nc3 White has to exploit the fact that Black has some development issues and that the King is still on its original square. 9.exd5 cxd5 10.f4 Qc7 11.c4 g6 12.Qe1 Bg7 13.Nc3 9...h5 10.f4 In the spirit of attacking, I felt this was a natural move though later the computer was not in favour of this move. exf4 11.exd5 g5! 12.Ne4 gxh4? The only way to maintain some material advantage in exchange of White's activity. 12...Bg7 13.Bb2 gxh4 14.Bxf6 0-0 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.d6 Ng6 13.Nxf6+ Kf7 14.Nxh5 Nf5? 14...Nxd5 15.Nxf4 Nxf4 16.Rxf4+ Kg8 17.Bb2 Rh7 18.Qf3 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Rxg7 20.Re1 Bd7= It might look a bit scary for Black, but with accurate play Black should be able to hold the position. 15.Bb2± Rh6 16.Nxf4 cxd5 I made the next few moves after a rather easy contemplation. It is obvious that White needs more attackers. 17.Qg4 d4 18.Rae1 Rb8 19.Bc1 Everyone should come to the party! Rbb6 20.Nh3 Rhg6 21.Rxf5+ Bxf5 22.Qxf5+ Rbf6 23.Qh5 Also good is 23.Qe4 Re6 24.Qf4+ Ref6 25.Qxh4 Kg8 26.Nf4 Rg7 Transposition to the game. 23...Kg8 24.Nf4 Rg7 25.Qxh4 Bd6 26.Qh5 The safest option 26.g3 eliminates any of Black's discovery chances. 26...Rff7 27.g3 Finally! Qg5 28.Qxg5 With only a couple of minutes left on the clock, I did not want to take any risk. Despite being an exchanged down, the extra three pawns are enough to win the game. Rxg5 29.Re8+ Rf8 30.Re4 Re5 31.Rxe5 Bxe5 32.Ng6 Re8 33.Nxe5 Rxe5 34.Kf2+- The rest is just a matter of finishing. a6 35.g4 Re6 36.Bf4 Rf6 37.Kf3 Re6 38.Kf2 Rf6 39.Kf3 Re6 40.h4 Re1 41.g5 Rf1+ 42.Kg4 Rf2 43.h5 Rxc2 44.g6 Rxa2 45.h6 Re2 46.Kf5 Rf2 47.Ke4 1–0
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Sukandar,I2408Ma Qun26451–02018B30Doeberl Cup3.1

Ma Qun and James Morris

The tournament's top seed, GM Ma Qun from China and Australia's IM James Morris | Photos: O2C Doeberl Cup

Besides Gareyev’s successful quest in the Land Down Under, this tournament also saw a great performance by Australia’s very own IM James Morris who finished equal first and nearly made his GM norm. Morris’s victory will definitely increase his chance of getting selected for the Olympic team in Batumi, Georgia this year.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qf3 For the penultimate round, the Indian Grandmaster chose a rare but interesting line in the Sicilian Taimanov that has been played several times among the elite players. Instead of the text move, several normal continuations for White here are 7.Be3; 7.Be2; 7.Qd2; or 7.f3. But we won't talk much about the opening here. This game is a good example of a typical attacking Sicilian game that can go south easily for the side with the upper hand. a6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bd4 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bd3 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qxf6 Rg8 14.Bd3 14.Rd3 Be7 15.Qd4 Bb7 16.Kb1 Qc5 17.Qxc5 Bxc5 Although White has a pawn up, the power of Black's pair of Bishops cannot be underestimated. 14...Be7 15.Qf3 Rb8 16.Rde1 Qa5 17.Bxh7 Rg7 18.Qd3 d4 19.Ne2 Qxa2 20.Be4 Qxb2+ 21.Kd1 Qa1+ 22.Nc1 Bd7 23.Qh3 Bg5 24.Ke2 Ke7 25.f4 e5 26.Bf5 Bxf5 27.Qxf5 Bxf4 28.Nd3 Qc3 29.Nxf4 exf4 30.Qe5+ Kd7 31.Qxg7 Re8+ 32.Kf2 Qxc2+ 33.Kf3 Qc3+ 34.Kxf4 Qd2+ 35.Kf3 Qc3+ 36.Kg4 Rxe1 37.Rxe1 Qxe1 38.Qxd4+ Ke7 39.Qa7+ Kf8 40.Qa8+ Kg7 41.Qxa6 Qe4+ 42.Kh3 Qf5+ 43.Kg3 Qe5+ 44.Kh3 1/2-1/2 (44) Solodovnichenko,Y (2615)-Aroshidze,L (2539) Pamplona 2011 12...Rb8? 12...Bb7 13.Rhe1 Be7 14.Kb1 0-0 White may have a very slight advantage here, but since Black has managed to castle, the game could still continue with chances for both sides. 13.Rhe1! Kf8 Black is forced to preclude the possibility to castle. 14.Re3 Bc5 15.Be5 Bd6 15...Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Qb6 17.Bxb8 Qxb8 18.f4 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qxf6± Rg8 18.Ne2 18.Bxh7 Rg7 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Rxd5 Be6 21.Rxe6 Bf4+ 22.Kd1 22.Kb1? Rxh7 23.Rc6 Re8 24.a3 Be5 25.Rxc7 Bxf6= 22...Rxh7 23.Rc6 Rh5 24.Rxh5 Qd7+ 25.Rd6 Qxd6+ 26.Qxd6+ Bxd6 27.Rh8+ Ke7 28.Rxb8 Bxb8 29.Ke2± 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Bxh7 Rg7 20.Rxd5 with a transposition. 18...Rxg2 19.Kb1 19.Bxh7 Rxh2 20.Qg5 Rxf2 21.Kb1 Ke8 22.Qxd5 Be7 23.Qd3 Bf6 19...Qe7 19...Be7! 20.Qh6+ Ke8 and Black's king is somehow safe 20.Qh6+ Ke8 21.f4 Qf8 22.Qxh7 Be7 23.b3 Bf6 24.Rg3?? 24.c3 is forced here. Qa3 25.Bc2 Rb5 26.f5 Ra5 27.Nc1 After White neutralises Black's attack, White can now focus on playing its lead on the kingside. 24...Qa3! 25.c3 Bxc3! 26.Bb5+ axb5 27.Rxc3 Rxe2-+ 28.Qh8+ Kd7 29.Rxd5+ exd5 30.Qh3+ Kd6 0–1
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Deep,S2579Morris,J24610–12018B48Doeberl Cup8.2

The Sicilian has been known for decades as the most reliable way for Black to obtain an unbalanced but good position. Among the most popular Sicilians at the top level the two that certainly stand out are the Najdorf and the Paulsen.

In the last round, the standings were pretty much clear as Gareyev and Morris were in a close race. Morris took a short draw against a Chinese player Mu Ke, while Gareyev had to work harder against Ma Qun, who had finally made his comeback after a rough journey to the top. In the game, Gareyev missed a win — a chance to take clear first place.

 
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Can you find the missed opportunity here? The game continued with 1.Bxg6? Missed opportunity 1.Be4! Nc3 1...Nb4 2.Bxb7 Rc7 3.Rd8+ Kg7 4.Rb8 Nxa2 5.Bxa6± 2.Bxb7 Nxd1 2...Rb8 3.Rd7 Nxa2 4.Bxa6 Rxb3 5.Bc4 Rb2 6.Rxf7 3.Bxc8 Nc3 4.Bxa6 Nxa2 5.Bc4± 1...hxg6 2.Rxd5 Rc1+ 3.Kh2 Rc2 4.Rd6 Rxa2 5.Rb6 Rxf2 6.Rxb7 Kg7 7.b4 ½–½
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Gareyev,T2590Ma Qun2645½–½2018Doeberl Cup9.1

Ian Rogers

The commentary from the one and only GM Ian Rogers, who has won the tournament 12 times, was highly anticipated | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup

The Australian prodigy, GM Anton Smirnov, who won the Best Australian Junior and will have his name engraved on the Bedi Cup for the 6th time.

Baldev Bedi and Anton Smirnov

Baldev Bedi (left) sponsors the junior prize won by Anton Smirnov | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup

Zulfic and Press

Fedja Zulfic from South Australia won the Best U2200 prize for the second year in a row, pictured with arbiter Shaun Press | Photo: O2C Doeberl Cup

It is always enjoyable if you succeed in finding straightforward tactics in some games. It is almost as if you are solving a study. The following position happened right next to my board in the 7th round. I was not sure why White played so hastily despite the sufficient time on the clock, but it definitely cost him a great deal.

 
Trevor Tao vs Mu Ke
Black to move - Can you find the simple tactic here?

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Final standings (top 20)

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Gareyev Timur 7,5 43,5
2 Morris James 7,5 39,5
3 Bjelobrk Igor 7,0 38,0
4 Ma Qun 6,5 38,0
5 Mu Ke 6,5 38,0
6 Ikeda Junta 6,5 35,5
7 Sengupta Deep 6,0 40,5
8 Clarke Brandon G I 6,0 37,0
9 Lane Gary W 6,0 35,5
10 Dale Ari 6,0 34,0
11 Sukandar Irine Kharisma 5,5 40,5
12 Stojic Dusan 5,5 39,0
13 Kunte Abhijit 5,5 38,5
14 Smirnov Anton 5,5 35,5
15 Chen Pengyu 5,5 34,5
16 Solomon Stephen J 5,5 33,5
17 Puccini Jack 5,5 29,5
18 Liu Yi 5,5 28,0
19 Lam Daniel King-Wai 5,5 25,5
20 Tao Trevor 5,0 37,5

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 b6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb7 9.Qe2 0-0 10.0-0 c5 11.Rd1 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Qc7 13.Bg5 a6 14.Rac1 Rfe8 15.b4 Rad8 16.c5 bxc5 17.bxc5 Ne5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Bxa6 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxc5 21.Bb5 Rf8 22.Bd3 f5 23.Nxf5 exf5 24.Qxf5 f6 25.Rxc5 Rxd3 26.Rxd3 Qxc5 27.Rg3+ Kh8 28.h4 Qd4 29.h5 Qd7 30.Qc2 Rc8 31.Qb1 Ng4 32.h6 Qd2 33.Rxg4 Rc1+ 34.Qxc1 Qxc1+ 35.Kh2 Qxh6+ 36.Kg3 f5 37.Rf4 Qd6 38.a4 Kg7 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Zulfic,F2156Ma,Q26450–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Gareyev,T2590Wright,N21101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Maguire,T2096Sengupta,D25790–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Smirnov,A2543Specht,J20941–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Litchfield,F2054Kunte,A24990–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Morris,J2461KUAN,J20371–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Ng,C2036Mu,K24500–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Ikeda,J2415Parle,H20331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Bhat,V2028Sukandar,I24080–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Lane,G2385Jiang,Z20111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Winkelman,A2010Dale,A23740–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Tao,T2366Prasad,L19861–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Mallari,D1966Clarke,B23620–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Johansen,D2354Yu,S19601–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Lam,R1924Solomon,S23490–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Liu,Y2323Paevskiy,I19191–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Bennett,H1911Brown,A22780–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Chen,P2273Lai,C19091–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Russell,P1897Stojic,D22650–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Song,R2233Otawa,Y1895½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Huang,J1890Lam,D22151–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Kargosha,B2211Lin,K18510–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Hardegen,K1850Chan,L22100–12018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Kethro,M2170Renjith,S18491–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Goh,S1837Otgonjargal,S21621–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Cannon,D2159Pigram,D17711–02018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Bjelobrk,I2380bye-½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup1
Ma,Q2645Johansen,D23541–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Clarke,B2362Gareyev,T25900–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Sengupta,D2579Liu,Y23231–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Solomon,S2349Smirnov,A2543½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Kunte,A2499Chen,P22730–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Brown,A2278Morris,J24610–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Mu,K2450Kethro,M21701–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Stojic,D2265Ikeda,J24151–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Sukandar,I2408Cannon,D21591–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Chan,L2210Lane,G23850–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Dale,A2374Huang,J18901–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Goh,S1837Tao,T23661–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Lin,K1851Bjelobrk,I23800–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Cabilin,J1948Song,R22330–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Otawa,Y1895Slater-Jones,T20321–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Slater-Jones,H1869Fasakin,O19841–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Lam,D2215Winkelman,A2010½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Mallari,D1966Kargosha,B22110–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Yu,S1960Zulfic,F2156½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Wright,N2110Lam,R19241–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Paevskiy,I1919Maguire,T20960–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Lai,C1909Litchfield,F2054½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup2
KUAN,J2037Bennett,H19110–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Renjith,S1849Ng,C20360–12018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Parle,H2033Russell,P18971–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Pigram,D1771Bhat,V20281–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Jiang,Z2011Hardegen,K18501–02018O2C Doeberl Cup2
Sukandar,I2408Ma,Q26451–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Gareyev,T2590Dale,A23741–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Lane,G2385Sengupta,D25790–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Morris,J2461Goh,S18371–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Chen,P2273Mu,K24500–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Smirnov,A2543Stojic,D22650–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Bjelobrk,I2380Slater-Jones,H18691–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Song,R2233Solomon,S2349½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Ikeda,J2415Otawa,Y18951–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Nguyen,T2131Kunte,A24990–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Chapman,M2385Wright,N21101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Tao,T2366Cameron,A21041–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Maguire,T2096Clarke,B23620–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Johansen,D2354Guo,E20921–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Liu,Y2323Parle,H2033½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Ng,C2036Brown,A22780–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Puccini,J2264Jiang,Z20111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Kargosha,B2211Lo,W20050–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Gong,N1955Chan,L22100–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Bennett,H1911Goldsmith,A21791–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Kethro,M2170Pigram,D17711–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Cannon,D2159Lin,K18511–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Huang,J1890Hu,J2157½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Prasad,L1986Lam,D22151–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Fasakin,O1984Zulfic,F21560–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Specht,J2094Yu,S1960½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Litchfield,F2054Cabilin,J19481–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Slater-Jones,T2032Lai,C19090–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Winkelman,A2010KUAN,J20371–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Bhat,V2028Paevskiy,I19190–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Russell,P1897Mallari,D19660–12018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Lam,R1924Renjith,S18491–02018O2C Doeberl Cup3
Mu,K2450Gareyev,T25900–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Sengupta,D2579Sukandar,I24081–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Stojic,D2265Morris,J24610–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Bjelobrk,I2380Chapman,M23851–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Ma,Q2645Chen,P22731–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Kunte,A2499Puccini,J22641–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Chan,L2210Ikeda,J2415½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Goh,S1837Lane,G23850–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Dale,A2374Song,R2233½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Lo,W2005Tao,T23660–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Clarke,B2362Kethro,M21701–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Solomon,S2349Bennett,H19111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Brown,A2278Cannon,D21591–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Lai,C1909Smirnov,A25430–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Otawa,Y1895Liu,Y23231–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Hu,J2157Winkelman,A2010½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Zulfic,F2156Prasad,L19861–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Slater-Jones,H1869Litchfield,F20540–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Parle,H2033Huang,J18901–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Goldsmith,A2179Mallari,D19661–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Jiang,Z2011Nguyen,T21310–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Wright,N2110Gong,N19551–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Cameron,A2104Lam,R19241–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Yu,S1960Maguire,T20960–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Paevskiy,I1919Specht,J2094½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Guo,E2092Hardegen,K18501–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Lin,K1851Ng,C20361–02018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Pigram,D1771Slater-Jones,T20320–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Lam,D2215Fasakin,O1984½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Cabilin,J1948Bhat,V20280–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
KUAN,J2037Russell,P18970–12018O2C Doeberl Cup4
Gareyev,T2590Sengupta,D25791–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Morris,J2461Bjelobrk,I2380½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Tao,T2366Ma,Q26451–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Clarke,B2362Kunte,A2499½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Solomon,S2349Mu,K24500–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Sukandar,I2408Brown,A2278½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Lane,G2385Stojic,D22651–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Smirnov,A2543Chan,L22101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Ikeda,J2415Zulfic,F21561–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Litchfield,F2054Dale,A23740–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Otawa,Y1895Johansen,D2354½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Song,R2233Parle,H20331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Chapman,M2385Cameron,A21041–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Chen,P2273Wright,N21100–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Puccini,J2264Guo,E20921–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Winkelman,A2010Goldsmith,A21791–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Kethro,M2170Lo,W2005½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Cannon,D2159Goh,S18371–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Maguire,T2096Hu,J21570–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Nguyen,T2131Lin,K18511–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Bennett,H1911Liu,Y2323½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Huang,J1890Kargosha,B22110–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Specht,J2094Lai,C19091–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Slater-Jones,T2032Paevskiy,I19191–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Prasad,L1986Slater-Jones,H18690–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Gong,N1955Lam,D2215½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Ng,C2036Yu,S19601–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Hardegen,K1850Bhat,V20281–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Renjith,S1849Jiang,Z2011½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Fasakin,O1984Lam,R19240–12018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Mallari,D1966Pigram,D17711–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Russell,P1897Cabilin,J19481–02018O2C Doeberl Cup5
Morris,J2461Gareyev,T2590½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Sengupta,D2579Tao,T2366½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Bjelobrk,I2380Lane,G23851–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Mu,K2450Smirnov,A2543½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Kunte,A2499Song,R22331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Brown,A2278Ikeda,J24150–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Dale,A2374Sukandar,I24080–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Ma,Q2645Clarke,B23621–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Cannon,D2159Chapman,M23850–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Johansen,D2354Nguyen,T21311–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Hu,J2157Solomon,S2349½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Stojic,D2265Winkelman,A20101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Wright,N2110Puccini,J22641–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Kargosha,B2211Otawa,Y18950–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Chan,L2210Slater-Jones,T20321–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Parle,H2033Kethro,M2170½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Zulfic,F2156Bennett,H19111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Slater-Jones,H1869Specht,J2094½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Lo,W2005Litchfield,F2054½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Liu,Y2323Ng,C20361–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Lam,R1924Chen,P22730–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Goldsmith,A2179Russell,P18971–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Cameron,A2104Hardegen,K18501–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Lin,K1851Maguire,T20961–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Guo,E2092Mallari,D19660–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Goh,S1837Prasad,L19860–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Lam,D2215Renjith,S18491–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Jiang,Z2011Huang,J18900–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Paevskiy,I1919Gong,N19550–12018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Lai,C1909KUAN,J2037½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Bhat,V2028Yu,S19601–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Pigram,D1771Fasakin,O19841–02018O2C Doeberl Cup6
Gareyev,T2590Bjelobrk,I23801–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Ikeda,J2415Morris,J24610–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Sukandar,I2408Kunte,A2499½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Tao,T2366Mu,K24500–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Chapman,M2385Sengupta,D25790–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Otawa,Y1895Ma,Q26450–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Smirnov,A2543Johansen,D2354½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Lane,G2385Wright,N21101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Dale,A2374Stojic,D2265½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Clarke,B2362Chan,L22101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Solomon,S2349Zulfic,F2156½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Song,R2233Brown,A22781–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Chen,P2273Hu,J21571–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Specht,J2094Liu,Y23230–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Puccini,J2264Parle,H20331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Litchfield,F2054Goldsmith,A21791–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Kethro,M2170Slater-Jones,H18690–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Winkelman,A2010Cannon,D21591–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Nguyen,T2131Lo,W2005½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Mallari,D1966Cameron,A21040–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Slater-Jones,T2032Lin,K18511–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Bennett,H1911Lam,D22150–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Gong,N1955Kargosha,B22110–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Prasad,L1986Huang,J18901–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Maguire,T2096Lai,C19091–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Russell,P1897Guo,E20921–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Ng,C2036Pigram,D17710–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Bhat,V2028Goh,S18371–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Hardegen,K1850Lam,R19240–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
KUAN,J2037Paevskiy,I19190–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Cabilin,J1948Jiang,Z20110–12018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Renjith,S1849Fasakin,O19841–02018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Yu,S1960Jule,A2031½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup7
Kunte,A2499Gareyev,T2590½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Sengupta,D2579Morris,J24610–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Mu,K2450Sukandar,I2408½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Ma,Q2645Lane,G23851–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Bjelobrk,I2380Tao,T23661–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Song,R2233Smirnov,A2543½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Johansen,D2354Ikeda,J24150–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Stojic,D2265Clarke,B23620–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Zulfic,F2156Chapman,M23851–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Wright,N2110Dale,A23740–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Cameron,A2104Solomon,S23490–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Liu,Y2323Litchfield,F2054½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Chen,P2273Otawa,Y18951–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Slater-Jones,H1869Puccini,J2264½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Brown,A2278Winkelman,A2010½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Lam,D2215Nguyen,T21311–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Chan,L2210Prasad,L19861–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Hu,J2157Slater-Jones,T20321–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Lo,W2005Cannon,D2159½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Goldsmith,A2179Bhat,V20280–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Lam,R1924Kethro,M21701–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Pigram,D1771Maguire,T20960–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Lin,K1851Specht,J20940–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Parle,H2033Mallari,D19661–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Jiang,Z2011Russell,P18971–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Huang,J1890Gong,N19550–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Paevskiy,I1919Renjith,S18491–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Guo,E2092Bennett,H19111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Goh,S1837Ng,C2036½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Lai,C1909Hardegen,K18501–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Yu,S1960Cabilin,J19481–02018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Fasakin,O1984KUAN,J20370–12018O2C Doeberl Cup8
Gareyev,T2590Ma,Q2645½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Morris,J2461Mu,K2450½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Sukandar,I2408Bjelobrk,I23800–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Clarke,B2362Sengupta,D2579½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Ikeda,J2415Kunte,A24991–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Smirnov,A2543Chen,P2273½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Lane,G2385Song,R22331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Dale,A2374Zulfic,F21561–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Solomon,S2349Johansen,D2354½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Tao,T2366Chan,L2210½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Winkelman,A2010Liu,Y23230–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Litchfield,F2054Stojic,D22650–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Puccini,J2264Hu,J21571–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Lam,D2215Slater-Jones,H18691–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Chapman,M2385Parle,H20331–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Specht,J2094Brown,A22780–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Bhat,V2028Wright,N21101–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Otawa,Y1895Cameron,A2104½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Maguire,T2096Lo,W2005½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Kargosha,B2211Lam,R19241–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Cannon,D2159Jiang,Z20111–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Nguyen,T2131Paevskiy,I19191–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Slater-Jones,T2032Gong,N19551–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Prasad,L1986Goldsmith,A21791–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Kethro,M2170Guo,E2092½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Mallari,D1966Lin,K18511–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Russell,P1897Lai,C19090–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
KUAN,J2037Pigram,D1771½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Ng,C2036Huang,J1890½–½2018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Renjith,S1849Yu,S19601–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Bennett,H1911Goh,S18370–12018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Hardegen,K1850Cabilin,J19481–02018O2C Doeberl Cup9
Solution to tactic

White is skewered through and through after 33...Rd2 after which 34.Be2 Rxe2 35.Qxe2 Qxe4+ picks up the rook 0-1

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Irene was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and became the country's first Woman Grandmaster and female International Master. Recently she graduated from Webster University, St. Louis, USA with a degree in Master of Arts in International Relations. In 2012 and 2014 she won the Asian Continental Championships which qualified her to play in the Women's World Championships in 2015 and 2017. With one Grandmaster norm in hand, she is currently pursuing her dream to complete the title in the near future.

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