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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Tata Steel (Group C) Tournament

Daniele Vocaturo9/13(+8 -3 =2)[view games]
Illya Nyzhnyk8.5/13(+6 -2 =5)[view games]
Kateryna Lahno8/13(+5 -2 =6)[view games]
Mark Bluvshtein7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[view games]
Ivan Ivanisevic7.5/13(+4 -2 =7)[view games]
Dariusz Swiercz7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[view games]
Murtas Kazhgaleyev7/13(+5 -4 =4)[view games]
Benjamin Bok6.5/13(+4 -4 =5)[view games]
Tania Sachdev6.5/13(+5 -5 =3)[view games]
Sebastian Siebrecht5.5/13(+4 -6 =3)[view games]
Mark Van der Werf5/13(+3 -6 =4)[view games]
Robin Van Kampen4.5/13(+2 -6 =5)[view games]
Roeland Pruijssers4/13(+1 -6 =6)[view games]
Jan Willem de Jong4/13(+3 -8 =2)[view games]

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. D Vocaturo vs M Kazhgaleyev  1-062 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C41 Philidor Defense
2. I Ivanisevic vs D Vocaturo  1-037 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
3. M Bluvshtein vs T Sachdev 1-029 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C00 French Defense
4. M Kazhgaleyev vs M Van der Werf  1-033 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E10 Queen's Pawn Game
5. D Vocaturo vs S Siebrecht 1-037 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
6. I Ivanisevic vs I Nyzhnyk 1-057 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E00 Queen's Pawn Game
7. S Siebrecht vs R Van Kampen  1-032 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
8. B Bok vs M Bluvshtein 1-034 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)B07 Pirc
9. T Sachdev vs J W de Jong 1-046 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
10. S Siebrecht vs M Kazhgaleyev  1-051 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E77 King's Indian
11. R Pruijssers vs M Bluvshtein  1-053 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
12. I Ivanisevic vs J W de Jong  1-067 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D97 Grunfeld, Russian
13. D Swiercz vs D Vocaturo 1-043 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
14. B Bok vs R Pruijssers  1-035 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C78 Ruy Lopez
15. I Nyzhnyk vs R Van Kampen 1-058 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. I Nyzhnyk vs B Bok 1-068 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
17. D Vocaturo vs Lahno  1-069 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)B07 Pirc
18. J W de Jong vs S Siebrecht 1-030 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
19. D Swiercz vs I Nyzhnyk  1-047 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)B94 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. M Kazhgaleyev vs T Sachdev  1-052 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. Lahno vs B Bok  1-058 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C67 Ruy Lopez
22. I Nyzhnyk vs R Pruijssers  1-030 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
23. I Ivanisevic vs B Bok 1-032 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)A15 English
24. Lahno vs S Siebrecht  1-043 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C41 Philidor Defense
25. B Bok vs M Kazhgaleyev  1-062 2011 Tata Steel (Group C)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jan-29-11
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  HeMateMe: Lahno at +4, perhaps B group next year.
Jan-30-11
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  ketchuplover: Vocaturo testing Nyzhnyk's nerves with 27.Bxh5
Jan-30-11
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  ketchuplover: Nyzhnyk in time trouble :(
Jan-30-11
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  Eyal: It looks like Vocaturo miscalculated and he might be actually losing now; he shouldn't have a perpetual (or a win) after 29...axb4 30.Bxg6, which I suppose is what he's planning - but of course anything can happen in time trouble.
Jan-30-11  Kazzak: I'm not too unhappy with Nyzhnyk's position here.


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Jan-30-11
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  ketchuplover: Nyzhnyk can't handle the pressure :(
Jan-30-11
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  Eyal: After 32.Nxd6+:


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Nyzhnyk should be accurate now and play 32...Kxg6 rather than 32...Bxd6? which allows a draw after 33.Qh5 Nf6 34.Rxf6! Kxf6 35.Qh6+ with perpetual.

Jan-30-11
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  ketchuplover: it's gonna be a draw :(
Jan-30-11
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  crazybird: <I'm not too unhappy with Nyzhnyk's position here.>

I guess your hunch was right...

Jan-30-11  Kazzak: We'll see - they'll play on.

Nyzhnyk had him, and is going to hate the fact.

But Nyzhnyk's playing is at another level entirely, and he'll put together a wall of chess, given a little time.

Jan-30-11  siamesedream: Nyzhnyk spoiled his chance. Hope they will invite him to B group anyway.

Congratulations to Daniele Vacaturo!

Jan-30-11
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  Eyal: It's simply a perpetual, there's no play left after 32...Bxd6. Not that 32...Kxg6 was so simple - after 33.Qe4+ Black has to play the king to h6 and allow Nf7+ winning the queen; but Black has so much material already that he could afford it, at least he could keep playing for a win even if it's not trivial.
Jan-30-11
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  ketchuplover: congrats to Vocaturo. good luck in class B next year. good show by Illya. see ya next year.
Jan-30-11  randyjohnson: AWESOME!
Jan-30-11  Kazzak: Imagine if Nyzhnyk had found the winning Queen sacrifice - he would have been the hero of Wijk.
Jan-30-11  moroloser: Eyal is always right, thx God. Great tournament by Vocaturo but I agree with <Kazzak> here, the russian kid will be a much better player in a very short time. I believe both deserve B group next year.
Jan-30-11
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  Peligroso Patzer: < *** the russian kid will be a much better player in a very short time. *** >

Actually, Nyzhnyk is Ukranian.

Jan-30-11
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  KingG: What a shame for Nyzhnyk. Nevermind, in a couple of years he will probably be playing in the A group.
Jan-30-11  laskereshevsky: After all Nyzhnyk not deserved to win the tournament, basically cause He had a BIG Chance to do it, But didnt handled the pressure in a properly way....

I mean Kxg6 in place of Nxd6 much probably is a winning line.....

But this is not a shame, after all is still more a child then a teenager...:)

Credit to Nyzhnyk

Celebration to Vocaturo.... All in All the worthy winner

Jan-30-11  laskereshevsky: Found in an Italian chess-site this picture in an editorial to celebrate the Voc. victory:

http://soloscacchi.altervista.org/w...

Jan-30-11
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  YouRang: Woo hoo! I had 100 chessbucks on Vocaturo. Sheer luck -- I liked his name.
Jan-30-11  Bdellovibrio: Sachdev, the lowest rated player in the field, finished even, and was one of only three players to beat the leader.
Jan-31-11  Kanatahodets: To call Nizhnik a Russian is the same as call French guy a British.
Jan-31-11  BobCrisp: Some of those French guys were called Kings of England.
Feb-01-11  moroloser: <Kanatahodets> Yes ok, deeply sorry about it, I've called the guy "russian" because I honestly thought that was his nationality and not because I don't know the difference between Russia and Ukraina as you seem to assume... But anyway thanks for your little lesson.
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