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7th Continental Chess Tournament / Mar del Plata 2012Tourney type: Eleven-round swiss open Special: Event is considered a world championship qualifier thus all norms earned are worth double. |
A view of the adjacent playing room for the top boards
Uruguayan IM Bernardo Roselli
If round six saw the leaders caught by others, it was merely a prelude to the cutthroat round to follow. On the top ten boards, there were only two draws and many a head was lopped off. It started with the blitzkrieg on board one when top-seed Lazaro Bruzon beat his compatriot in just 22 moves, guaranteeing his place in the top for the rounds to follow.
On board two, it was a battle between the Peruvians as rising prodigy Jorge Cori faced veteran GM Julio Grand Zuniga. Though it ended in a draw, it was a battle to the end as is typical of Granda Zuniga’s uncompromising play.
Peruvian GM Julio "I never compromise" Granda Zuniga
Venezuelan GM Eduardo Iturrizaga put a brake to Brazilian GM Krikor Mekhitarian, and GM Rafael Leitao also steamrolled Argentine Diego Valergo. If the top placed Argentines, Valerga and Felgaer fell from grace, they were promptly replaced by Flores and Mareco. The Americans also had a good day, as IM Hungaski kept his GM norm chances alive after a tense draw against Canadian GM-elect Eric Hansen, and both Kaidanov and Shabalov made sure they were not outpaced by the leaders.
A tense draw between Canadian Eric Hansen (2527) and Robert Hungaski
Alexander Shabalov had a good win in round seven
[Event "VII Continental Americano"]
[Site "Mar del Plata, ARG"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
{The top-seed GM Lazaron Bruzon continues to lead the rankings thanks to his
impressive strenght with white. Here he defeated his compatriot GM Bacallao
Alonso in just 22 moves.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 {A version of the Gruenfeld
played against the English Opening.} 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 Na5 {An acceptable line, but more common is} (
9... e5) 10. Bf4 b6 11. e4 (11. Qd3 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. Bxe5 Re8 14. Bxg7 Bxe4
15. Qd1 Kxg7 16. Re1 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Djuric,S/New York 1990/CBM 016
ext (16)}) 11... Bb7 12. Qc2 $1 {The main purpose of Black's play in the
Gruenfeld is to attack the white pawn center, using a variety of small
tactical shots. The text move sidesteps several of these problems which could
occur after} (12. Qd3 {Here the undefended queen is on the same column as her
opponent. This can be taken advantage of with} e5 $3 13. Bxe5 (13. Nxe5 $2 g5
$1 {followed by Bxe5.}) 13... Re8 $1 14. Bxg7 Bxe4 {followed by Kxg7 with
comfortable black play as in Tukmakov-Djuric, New York 1990.}) 12... e6 13.
Rad1 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15. h4 $1 {Once he has stabilized his center and
completed his development, Bruzon undertakes kingside operations.} h6 16. c4 $5
{A risky move as it gives a bit of leeway to the bishop on g7, which presently
pressures d4, since White's space advantage was threatening to smother Black's
play.} Qb4 $5 {Black seeks counterplay by attacking White's pawns but
compromises his pieces.} 17. Bf1 Bc6 18. Qc1 Ba4 $2 {A decisive mistake. The
h6 pawn now falls and there is no time to solve the problem of Black's
misplaced pieces on the queenside.} 19. Rd3 $1 Kh7 20. c5 $1 Rxd4 {There was
no solution anyhow as the queen is caught and can only be saved at the cost of
material.} ({For example} 20... bxc5 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Ra3) 21. Bd2 Qc4 22. Nxd4
1-0
FIDE Continental President Jorge Vega enjoys a laugh with IM Carolina Lujan
Brazilian FM Ricardo Teixeira plays fellow compatriot Miton Okamura
Rk |
Tit |
Name | FED |
Rtg |
Pts |
TB2 |
1 |
GM |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro | CUB |
2717 |
6.0 |
30.0 |
2 |
GM |
Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN |
2639 |
6.0 |
30.0 |
3 |
GM |
Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo | CUB |
2579 |
6.0 |
29.0 |
4 |
GM |
Leitao Rafael | BRA |
2617 |
6.0 |
28.5 |
5 |
GM |
Granda Zuniga Julio E | PER |
2647 |
5.5 |
30.5 |
6 |
IM |
Hungaski Robert Andrew | USA |
2451 |
5.5 |
29.5 |
7 |
GM |
Perez Ponsa Federico | ARG |
2489 |
5.5 |
26.0 |
8 |
GM |
Mareco Sandro | ARG |
2581 |
5.5 |
26.0 |
9 |
GM |
Flores Diego | ARG |
2598 |
5.5 |
25.5 |
10 |
GM |
Cori Jorge | PER |
2522 |
5.5 |
25.0 |
11 |
GM |
Shabalov Alexander | USA |
2570 |
5.5 |
25.0 |
12 |
GM |
Kaidanov Gregory S | USA |
2587 |
5.5 |
25.0 |
13 |
GM |
Valerga Diego | ARG |
2485 |
5.0 |
30.0 |
14 |
IM |
Tristan Leonardo | ARG |
2442 |
5.0 |
29.5 |
15 |
GM |
Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag | BRA |
2503 |
5.0 |
29.5 |
16 |
GM |
Bacallao Alonso Yusnel | CUB |
2580 |
5.0 |
29.0 |
17 |
GM |
Ricardi Pablo | ARG |
2505 |
5.0 |
27.5 |
18 |
GM |
Hernandez Guerrero Gilberto | MEX |
2531 |
5.0 |
27.5 |
19 |
GM |
Felgaer Ruben | ARG |
2579 |
5.0 |
27.0 |
20 |
WGM |
Cori T. Deysi | PER |
2411 |
5.0 |
26.0 |
21 |
IM |
Kanefsck Gustavo | ARG |
2358 |
5.0 |
26.0 |
22 |
IM |
Krysa Leandro | ARG |
2381 |
5.0 |
26.0 |
23 |
IM |
Molina Roberto Junio Brito | BRA |
2400 |
5.0 |
25.5 |
24 |
FM |
Pichot Alan | ARG |
2300 |
5.0 |
25.5 |
25 |
IM |
Toth Christian Endre | BRA |
2357 |
5.0 |
25.0 |
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