Kamsky wins Cappelle la Grande Open

by Johannes Fischer
2/28/2016 – The open tournament in Cappelle la Grande in France has a long and vibrant tradition. Its 32nd edition attracted 538 players, among them strong grandmasters such as Kevin Spraggett or Artur Jussupow. With a rating of 2667 US-Grandmaster Gata Kamsky was top seed and did not disappoint: With 7.5/9 he became sole and convincing tournament winner.
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Gata Kamsky (Photo: Alexandre Feyrin, tournament page)

With six wins and three draws Kamsky did not lose a single game. He convinced with a fine mix of patient positional play and a keen tactical eye.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 This move has recently become popular but Kamsky has been playing the London System for years. Nh5 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 g5 5.e3 Nf6 6.Bg3 d6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.c3 Nc6 9.Bd3 e5 10.Ne2 Qe7 11.h3 e4 12.Bc2 Bf5 13.b4 Bg6 14.Qb1 0-0 The opening led to a complex maneuvering position with equal chances. 15.Bh2 Rae8 16.b5 Na5 17.a4 b6 18.Qa2 Rc8 19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 d5 21.Qa2 c5 22.bxc6 Rxc6 23.Bb3 Rd8 24.0-0 Bf5 25.c4 Be6 26.Rac1 Qb4 27.cxd5 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Nxd5 29.Bg3 Rd7 30.Rc8+ Kh7 31.Kh2 f5?
Too aggressive - which White proves with a surprising tactical counter. After 31...Qe7 White has at best a slight plus. 32.Nc3! Suddenly Black is lost! Qa5 Black cannot take the knight on c3 because the weakening move 31.. .f5 allowed a surprising after 32...Nxc3 33.Bxe6 Nxa2 34.Bxf5# And if Black parries the mate with e.g. 34...Kg6 White simply plays 35.Rxc3 Qxc3 36. Bxd7 winning a piece. 33.Qc2 Preparing another tactical shot. Bf7 Giving White the chance to finish the game tactically. More stubborn was 33...Nb4 34.Qb1 Bxb3 35.Qxb3 Nd5 36.Nxd5 Qxd5 37.Qxd5 Rxd5 38.Rc7 though this endgame does not offer Black much joy. 34.Nxe4! Bg6 After 34...fxe4 35.Qxe4+ Bg6 36.Qe6 Nf6 37.Be5 White regains his material investments with interest. 35.Qc6 f4 36.Qxd7 Bxe4 37.Rh8+! A nice finishing touch. Kg6 38.Qe8+ Kf5 39.Qxe4+! An echo of the 34.Bxf5 mate shown in the comment to Black's 32nd move. 1–0
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Kamsky,G2667Kazhgaleyev,M25801–02016A4532nd Cappelle Open 20167.1

The three winners: Christian Bauer, Eduardo Iturrizaga, and Gata Kamsky
Photo: Alexandre Feyrin (Tournament page)

2014 World Champion U10: The 11-year old Sarin Nihal from India
attracted a lot of attention. He played a strong tournament
and finished with 5.0/9.

 

Final standings

Pl   Nom Elo Cat. Fede Pts Tr. Perf Bu.
1 g KAMSKY Gata 2667 F SenM USA 7½ 44½ 2806 56
2 g ITURRIZAGA BONELLI Eduardo 2624 F SenM VEN 7 45½ 2717 54½
3 g BAUER Christian 2631 F SenM FRA 7 44½ 2747 55
4 m ANURAG Mhamal 2383 F SenM IND 7 43½ 2648 53
5 g VOVK Andrey 2632 F SenM UKR 7 43 2656 53½
6 g JUSSUPOW Artur 2578 F SenM GER 7 43 2639 53½
7 g SASIKIRAN Krishnan 2632 F SenM IND 7 42 2688 51
8 g KULAOTS Kaido 2575 F SenM EST 7 41½ 2618 52½
9 g GOPAL G.n. 2525 F SenM IND 6½ 45 2630 55½
10 g MIEZIS Normunds 2486 F SenM LAT 6½ 44½ 2655 55½
11 g PEREZ PONSA Federico 2586 F SenM ARG 6½ 43½ 2669 54½
12 g VOROBIOV Evgeny E. 2571 F SenM RUS 6½ 43½ 2569 53½
13 g TROFF Kayden W 2511 F CadM USA 6½ 43 2635 53
14 g DJUKIC Nikola 2565 F SenM MNE 6½ 43 2565 53½
15 g KHARITONOV Alexandr 2569 F SenM RUS 6½ 43 2560 52½
16 g GUPTA Abhijeet 2613 F SenM IND 6½ 42½ 2635 53½
17 g ZUBOV Alexander 2603 F SenM UKR 6½ 42½ 2629 53
18 g BURMAKIN Vladimir 2556 F SenM RUS 6½ 42½ 2593 52½
19 g LALITH BABU M R 2554 F SenM IND 6½ 42 2591 52½
20 m ESSERMAN Marc 2410 F SenM USA 6½ 42 2587 52
21 g KAZHGALEYEV Murtas 2580 F SenM KAZ 6½ 41½ 2608 52
22 g KVEINYS Aloyzas 2524 F SenM LTU 6½ 41 2584 50½
23 g RIFF Jean-Noel 2505 F SenM FRA 6½ 41 2541 49½
24 g LU Shanglei 2617 F SenM CHN 6½ 40½ 2637 51
25 m KANAREK Marcel 2533 F SenM POL 6½ 40 2511 50
26 m DAULYTE Deimante 2391 F SenF LTU 6½ 39½ 2520 49
27 g DEMUTH Adrien 2544 F SenM FRA 6½ 39½ 2484 49½
28 g JIANU Vlad-Cristian 2570 F SenM ROU 6½ 38½ 2484 48
29 g NAUMKIN Igor 2413 F SenM RUS 6½ 38 2405 47

... 538 players

Impressions

Former World Championship candidate Kevin Spraggett

Artur Jussupov, also a former World Championship candidate and a living chess legend.

Christian Bauer from France

Andrea-Christina Navrotescu

Deimante Daulyte

Dina Belenkaya

Olga Kalina

Nataliya Buksa

Vera Nebolsina

Bilel Bellahcene

Kamil Dragun

Eyal Grinberg

Jean-Luc Chabanon

Matthieu Cornette

Yuri Vovk

Vladimir Burmakin

Tigran Gharamian

Raluca Sgircea

Photos: Philippe Dornbusch

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 b5 8.Qe2 Bb7 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.Be3 Be7 11.f4 d6 12.a4 b4 13.Na2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 d5 15.e5 Ne4 16.c3 bxc3 17.Nxc3 Nxc3 18.bxc3 0-0 19.f5 exf5 20.Rxf5 Bc8 21.Rf4 a5 22.Raf1 Be6 23.Qh5 g6 24.Qh6 Rfc8 25.Rxf7 Bxf7 26.Rxf7 Kxf7 27.Qxh7+ Ke8 28.Qxg6+ Kf8 29.Qh6+ Ke8 30.Bb5+ Qd7 31.Qg6+ Kd8 32.Bb6+ 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Kamsky,G2667D'Costa,L24081–02016B4332nd Cappelle Open 20161.1
Grinev,V2403Berkes,F26490–12016A5032nd Cappelle Open 20161.2
Gharamian,T2643Bulmaga,I2395½–½2016A1532nd Cappelle Open 20161.3
Daulyte,D2391Kravtsiv,M26360–12016C8432nd Cappelle Open 20161.4
Sasikiran,K2632Kvetny,M2389½–½2016C4932nd Cappelle Open 20161.5
Kavutskiy,K2388Vovk,A2632½–½2016A8832nd Cappelle Open 20161.6
Bauer,C2631Clery,N23871–02016C4432nd Cappelle Open 20161.7
Anurag,M2383Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26240–12016A0432nd Cappelle Open 20161.8
Vovk,Y2620Genzling,A23831–02016B3132nd Cappelle Open 20161.9
Zhai,M2382Lu,S26170–12016D3132nd Cappelle Open 20161.10
Gupta,A2613Song,M23760–12016B0632nd Cappelle Open 20161.11
Jarmula,L2374Krasenkow,M26121–02016A1532nd Cappelle Open 20161.12
Moussard,J2487Kamsky,G2667½–½2016A0732nd Cappelle Open 20162.1
Berkes,F2649Manolache,M24951–02016E6032nd Cappelle Open 20162.2
Kravtsiv,M2636Miezis,N2486½–½2016B4132nd Cappelle Open 20162.3
Wan,Y2485Bauer,C26310–12016C1032nd Cappelle Open 20162.4
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2624Basso,P24831–02016A0132nd Cappelle Open 20162.5
Castellanos Rodriguez,R2478Vovk,Y2620½–½2016B9032nd Cappelle Open 20162.6
Lu,S2617Bellahcene,B24761–02016C8132nd Cappelle Open 20162.7
Prasanna,R2460Gupta,A2613½–½2016B5132nd Cappelle Open 20162.8
Krasenkow,M2612Battaglini,G2450½–½2016A6132nd Cappelle Open 20162.9
Velten,P2449Feller,S2610½–½2016D0232nd Cappelle Open 20162.10
Neiksans,A2607Molina,R24451–02016D1232nd Cappelle Open 20162.11
Klekowski,M2439Zubov,A2603½–½2016E1532nd Cappelle Open 20162.12
Gurevich,M2542Berkes,F2649½–½2016A5032nd Cappelle Open 20163.1
Bauer,C2631Vishnu Prasanna,V2526½–½2016A0132nd Cappelle Open 20163.2
Gopal,G2522Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26241–02016B1232nd Cappelle Open 20163.3
Kveinys,A2524Lu,S2617½–½2016A8032nd Cappelle Open 20163.4
Ulybin,M2519Neiksans,A2607½–½2016B4032nd Cappelle Open 20163.5
Troff,K2511Perez Ponsa,F2586½–½2016E9732nd Cappelle Open 20163.6
Dragun,K2584Ben Artzi,I24171–02016A4132nd Cappelle Open 20163.7
Riff,J2505Danin,A2570½–½2016C6532nd Cappelle Open 20163.8
Tsatsalashvili,K2243Burmakin,V25560–12016D1032nd Cappelle Open 20163.9
Kamsky,G2667Castellanos Rodriguez,R24781–02016A4532nd Cappelle Open 20163.10
Battaglini,G2450Kravtsiv,M26360–12016E5232nd Cappelle Open 20163.11
Sasikiran,K2632Moussard,J2487½–½2016A5032nd Cappelle Open 20163.12
Gopal,G2522Dragun,K2584½–½2016B9032nd Cappelle Open 20164.1
Burmakin,V2556Briet,A22011–02016A4832nd Cappelle Open 20164.2
Nevednichy,V2547Kamsky,G2667½–½2016B4332nd Cappelle Open 20164.3
Berkes,F2649Demuth,A2544½–½2016D0032nd Cappelle Open 20164.4
Kravtsiv,M2636Gurevich,M2542½–½2016C1132nd Cappelle Open 20164.5
Kanarek,M2533Bauer,C26310–12016A5832nd Cappelle Open 20164.6
Vishnu Prasanna,V2526Vovk,Y2620½–½2016B1232nd Cappelle Open 20164.7
Lu,S2617Kurajica,B25331–02016B0132nd Cappelle Open 20164.8
Spraggett,K2522Gupta,A2613½–½2016A1532nd Cappelle Open 20164.9
Krasenkow,M2612Kveinys,A2524½–½2016D3032nd Cappelle Open 20164.10
Delorme,A2512Feller,S26100–12016D0232nd Cappelle Open 20164.11
Neiksans,A2607Blomqvist,E25151–02016D1132nd Cappelle Open 20164.12
Bauer,C2631Burmakin,V25561–02016B1032nd Cappelle Open 20165.1
Dragun,K2584Lu,S2617½–½2016B9132nd Cappelle Open 20165.2
Feller,S2610Perez Ponsa,F2586½–½2016E0632nd Cappelle Open 20165.3
Lalith Babu,M2554Neiksans,A2607½–½2016E1932nd Cappelle Open 20165.4
Kamsky,G2667Gopal,G25221–02016A4832nd Cappelle Open 20165.5
Wan,Y2485Berkes,F2649½–½2016B3132nd Cappelle Open 20165.6
Kravtsiv,M2636Molina,R24451–02016B4032nd Cappelle Open 20165.7
Sasikiran,K2632Lalic,B24291–02016D2032nd Cappelle Open 20165.8
Abergel,T2436Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26240–12016B3132nd Cappelle Open 20165.9
Vovk,Y2620Esipenko,A2429½–½2016C5032nd Cappelle Open 20165.10
Gupta,A2613Sochacki,C24191–02016A5032nd Cappelle Open 20165.11
Grinberg,E2418Krasenkow,M26120–12016C6532nd Cappelle Open 20165.12
Bauer,C2631Kravtsiv,M2636½–½2016A0132nd Cappelle Open 20166.1
Djukic,N2565Kamsky,G26670–12016C4532nd Cappelle Open 20166.2
Burmakin,V2556Sasikiran,K2632½–½2016D7832nd Cappelle Open 20166.3
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2624Lalith Babu,M25541–02016A3032nd Cappelle Open 20166.4
Lu,S2617Gurevich,M25420–12016C0932nd Cappelle Open 20166.5
Nevednichy,V2547Gupta,A26130–12016C0732nd Cappelle Open 20166.6
Krasenkow,M2612Troff,K2511½–½2016D8732nd Cappelle Open 20166.7
Vishnu Prasanna,V2526Feller,S2610½–½2016C6732nd Cappelle Open 20166.8
Neiksans,A2607Kveinys,A2524½–½2016B0332nd Cappelle Open 20166.9
Spraggett,K2522Zubov,A2603½–½2016A3632nd Cappelle Open 20166.10
Perez Ponsa,F2586Riff,J25051–02016B4532nd Cappelle Open 20166.11
Miron,L2496Dragun,K2584½–½2016B9132nd Cappelle Open 20166.12
Kamsky,G2667Kazhgaleyev,M25801–02016A4532nd Cappelle Open 20167.1
Jussupow,A2578Bauer,C2631½–½2016E3332nd Cappelle Open 20167.2
Vorobiov,E2571Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2624½–½2016E1232nd Cappelle Open 20167.3
Gupta,A2613Kharitonov,A2569½–½2016E4632nd Cappelle Open 20167.4
Gurevich,M2542Perez Ponsa,F25861–02016A1632nd Cappelle Open 20167.5
Kveinys,A2524Berkes,F2649½–½2016A1532nd Cappelle Open 20167.6
Kravtsiv,M2636Spraggett,K2522½–½2016B4032nd Cappelle Open 20167.7
Sasikiran,K2632Delorme,A25121–02016C9232nd Cappelle Open 20167.8
Ulybin,M2519Vovk,A26320–12016D8532nd Cappelle Open 20167.9
Blomqvist,E2515Krasenkow,M2612½–½2016B3332nd Cappelle Open 20167.10
Feller,S2610Miron,L2496½–½2016C8832nd Cappelle Open 20167.11
Troff,K2511Neiksans,A26071–02016E1532nd Cappelle Open 20167.12
Anurag,M2383Gupta,A26131–02016A4832nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Arizmendi Martinez,J2507Gharamian,T2643½–½2016E5432nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Berkes,F2649Blomqvist,E25150–12016A0332nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2624Troff,K2511½–½2016A0532nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Kamsky,G2667Gurevich,M25421–02016D0032nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Kharitonov,A2569Bauer,C2631½–½2016A6532nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Krasenkow,M2612Riff,J2505½–½2016E1132nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Miron,L2496Kravtsiv,M2636½–½2016C7732nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Moussard,J2487Feller,S26101–02016A4632nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Prasanna Raghuram,R2460Jussupow,A25780–12016E0832nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Vorobiov,E2571Sasikiran,K2632½–½2016E0532nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Vovk,A2632Gopal G N25221–02016C1332nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande8
Bauer,C2631Moussard,J24871–02016A5032nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Blomqvist,E2515Kulaots,K25750–12016A3932nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Gharamian,T2643Naumkin,I2413½–½2016C5332nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Gurevich,M2542Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26240–12016A3432nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Jussupow,A2578Anurag,M2383½–½2016D9032nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Kravtsiv,M2636Castellanos Rodriguez,R2478½–½2016B8532nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Lalith Babu M R2554Perez Ponsa,F2586½–½2016E9032nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Miezis,N2486Kharitonov,A2569½–½2016B1332nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Sasikiran,K2632Spraggett,K25221–02016B4232nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Troff,K2511Vorobiov,E2571½–½2016D8532nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Vovk,A2632Kamsky,G2667½–½2016B1232nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9
Zubov,A2603Burmakin,V2556½–½2016D9432nd Open Cappelle-la-Grande9

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Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".

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