A. Kovalyov - R. Pogorelov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Qc2 Re8 11. b3 Na6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. e3 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Ne6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qf5 Rc7 17. Ne5 Ng5 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. f4 Nge4 20. Rd3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Bb4 22. Rd3 Ne4 23. Rdd1 Bd6 24. Qe2 f6 25. Nf3 Qf7 26. Nh4 Bc8 27. Rf1 c5 28. Bf3 Bh3 29. Bh5 Qe6 30. Bxe8 Bxf1 31. Qxf1 Qxe8 32. dxc5 Bxc5 33. Qd3 Rd7 34. Kg2 a5 35. Rd1 Qe6 36. Nf3 Kf7 37. Bd4 h5 38. Rf1 Kg8 39. f5 Qe8 40. Rd1 Rc7 41. Be5 Rd7 42. Bb2 Rd8 43. Qe2 Rd7 44. Bd4 Bxd4 45. Rxd4 Rc7 46. Qd1 Qc8 47. Rxd5 Rc2+ 48. Kg1 Kh7 49. Ne1 Rc1 50. Qxh5+ Kg8 51. Rd1 Rxd1 52. Qxd1 Qxf5 53. Qe2 Kh7 54. a3 b5 55. Qc2 Kh8 56. Kg2 b4 57. axb4 axb4 58. Nf3 Qd5 59. h4 Nc5 60. Qc4 Kg8 1/2-1/2

click for larger view

You can claim him as your countryman no problem with that, but as a canadian ill claim him too as my countryman,he kibitz at icc "Canada is my last country!", ok lets share him with ukrainians , for anton was born in ukraine.

You give these boy a chance to play where Caruana is playing, i'm sure he could equal caruana.

E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

1. (-0.75): 26...Qf8 27.Bf2 g6 28.Bf3 Qh6 29.g3 Qg7 30.Rd2 Bf6 31.Bxc5 2. (-0.33): 26...Qg5 27.Nxe5 Nxe5[] 28.Bxe5 Qxe5

1) E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

:

1. (1.34): 61.Bxe5 dxe5[] 62.Rxf6[] Qf8 63.Rxf7 Qxf7 64.Qc1 Qf4+ 65.Qxf4[] exf4+ 66.Kxf4 Kf7 67.Re1 Rb8 68.Re3 Rd8 69.Bb1 Nb3 70.Re6 Nd4 2. = (0.06): 61.Rh2 Qf8 62.Rhf2 Qxh6 63.Rxf6 Rxf6 64.Rxf6 Ncd7 65.Re6 Qe3+ 66.Kg2 Qg5 67.Qe2 h5 68.Bxa4 Nc5 69.Re8+ Kh7 70.Rxh8+ Kxh8 71.Bc2 Ncd7 72.Bd2 Qxg4+ 73.Qxg4 hxg4 74.b3 Kg7 75.Kg3

2)

E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

Analysis by Rybka 3 1-cpu 32-bit:

1. (1.55): 71.Qe2 Qe5 72.Qxe5[] dxe5 73.Rf5 e4
2. (1.55): 71.Qe1 Qe5

E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

Analysis by Rybka 3 1-cpu 32-bit:

1. (-1.28): 74...Ne5 75.Qf5[] Qe8+[] 76.Kh4[] Ng6+[] 77.Kg3 Nxf4 78.Qf6+ Kg8 79.Qxf4 Qe1+ 80.Kh3 Qe5 81.Qg4 Kf7 82.Qd7+ Qe7 83.Qg4 Kg7 84.Qf5 Qf7 85.Qxf7+ Kxf7 86.Bxa4 h6 2. (-0.68): 74...Qe8+ 75.Kh4[] Ne5 76.Qd2 Ng6+ 77.Bxg6[] hxg6+ 78.Kg4 Qd7+ 79.Kf3 Qh3+ 80.Ke2 Qg2+ 81.Kd3 Rh3+ 82.Kc2 Rh2 83.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 84.Kc3 Rxg5 85.Rf2 Rf5 86.Rg2 Kf6 87.Kb4

E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. d5 O-O 8. e4 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nd4 Nc5 11. Qc2 a5 12. Be3 a4 13. O-O Kh8 14. Rad1 Nfd7 15. f4 e5 16. Nf5 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bg5 18. Bg3 Ne5 19. Nb5 Bc8 20. Kh1 Bf6 21. Rf2 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Re8 23. Nd4 Qe7 24. Rff1 Ned7 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Nc6 Qf8 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rf5 Ncd7 29. Rdf1 g6 30. R5f4 Qg7 31. Bf2 Kg8 32. Bd4 Rf8 33. g4 f6 34. Qc3 Rae8 35. Bd1 Ra8 36. Bc2 Rf7 37. h3 Nc5 38. Kg2 Qf8 39. R4f2 Qe7 40. Rf4 Kg7 41. Re1 Ncd7 42. Qb4 Qd8 43. Ref1 Nc5 44. Qc3 Qe7 45. Re1 Rff8 46. Ref1 Ncd7 47. Re1 Qd8 48. Qb4 Ra5 49. Re3 Qa8 50. Kg3 Qa6 51. Qe1 Qa8 52. Bc3 Ra7 53. Qd2 Rf7 54. Re1 Qc8 55. h4 Qa6 56. h5 Ra8 57. Rh1 Rh8 58. Qd1 Nc5 59. Qf1 Qc8 60. h6+ Kg8 61. Rh2 Qf8 62. Bd4 Ned7 63. Bc3 Ne5 64. Bd2 g5 65. Rf5 Ng6 66. Rhf2 Qxh6 67. Bxg5 fxg5 68. Rxf7 Nf4 69. R2xf4 gxf4+ 70. Rxf4 Qg7 71. g5 Qe7 72. Kg4 Nd7 73. Kh5 Kg7 74. Qd3 Ne5 75. Qf5 Qe8+ 76. Kh4 Ng6+ 77. Kg3 Rf8 78. Qe4 Qd8 79. Rf5 Rxf5 80. Qxf5 Qe7 81. Kf2 Nf8 82. Bxa4 h6 83. gxh6+ Kxh6 84. Qf4+ Kg7 85. Bc2 Nd7 86. Qg4+ Kf8 87. b4 Ne5 88. Qf4+ Ke8 89. a4 Kd8 90. Bf5 Qf6 91. Ke3 Nxc4+ 92. Qxc4 Qxf5 93. a5 Qh3+ 94. Kd2 bxa5 95. bxa5 Qa3 96. a6 Kc8 97. Kc2 Qa5 98. Qc6 Qa2+ 99. Kc3 Qa3+ 100. Kc2 Qa2+ 101. Kc3 Qa3+ 1/2-1/2

E. Iturrizaga - A. Kovalyov, Benidorm Open 2009 2009

click for larger view

:

http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/index.php...

The four finalist of these tournament who will be joining Tourneo international de montreal.

thank you for uploading anton kovalyovs game in benidorm 2009. this boy is trying to hit 2600 elo rating this year and todays tourneo de montreal which is category 15 is a big break for him.

kovalyov toasting GM tiviakov... game is still in progress, i observe at the site, nice to see in person GM bacrot and naiditsch.

Tiviakov - Kovalyov, 10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament 2009

click for larger view

Frédérique Doyon
Edition Friday 04 septembre 2009
Keywords: International Chess Tournament in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec (Province)

The 10th International Chess Tournament in Montreal meet the elite international players

Opponents have thought out their strategies, the battle looks hot, even if all the fighting going on ... silently between the two ears of the participants. Welcome to the 10th International Chess Tournament in Montreal.

f he is silent, the TIM (for respondent) to excite the fans. Since at least 2006, it ranks among the largest in the world and ousted all American tournaments. This year, 12 masters from Canada, the United States, France, Russia, Germany, Argentina and Ukraine face them in rotation since August 21 last, and this until Monday. The young champion of Quebec 17 years, Anton Kouvalyov (yes, yes, the same surname as the hockey Kovalev!), A Belarusian high in Argentina and to Quebec for two years, participates in the adventure.

Yesterday evening, the French Etienne Bacrot, leader of the tournament, won with black in an hour, against the Ukrainian Alexander Moiseenko who was white.

"As I had the black [which disadvantage just the player, since the white part of the launch, Ed] I played a bit risky, not very correct, and I hope he does not read my line "Le Devoir explains the youngest winner in the mid-twenties, joined after his game. "I prepared myself for two hours to work openings, to study the style of my opponent, what he likes early." The tactic was right Moiseenko, who had also confided in a whisper be "not very confident "before the game.

Etienne Bacrot, 15th best player in the world, already grandmaster at 13 years - a record! - Thus still leading the tournament at the time of writing, although the seventh round was not completed. The parties, which last an average of four hours, can sometimes stretch over seven hours ...

The French n'exulte too, knowing closely followed by Alexander Onischuk and Arkady Naiditsch. "I can do to catch up," said philosopher, who began playing at age four years, initiated by an uncle.

"First among equals" is often said in the middle. "No one is clearly dominant," said Andre Langlois, organizer of the tournament since its inception. With elite players, there is little room for error, and multiply the ties. Forget the "checkmate" the mythical sentence is never imposed. In adults, recognizing his defeat is the most common way to end a game. This does not prevent the thirty dailies TIM spectators to attend the epic battles, like that of a few days ago between Tiviakov and Bhat, who will anthology, according to an analyst.

In tournament rotation, such as Montreal, "everybody plays against everybody," said Robert Berube, director general of the Quebec Chess Federation (FQE). "[Yesterday was] the seventh part of 11. There are 12 participants, that means 11 rounds, as they all play against each other at least once. "You follow? Chess is very mathematical and strategic ...

"It takes a strong capacity for abstraction, a powerful memory, concentration, and a great ability to abstract calculation," recalls André Langlois.

In building Empresa (305, rue Notre-Dame Ouest), the games take place on two planes. Duels in real time engaged in silence. But equipped with chessboards censors can reproduce simultaneously on the big screen - and on the Internet - up shots. In another room, the French Igor Nataf, another great master, and can comment on the parties to the benefit of spectators fans.

The Montreal event, little publicized (failures do not suffer the same popularity here in Europe) so managed to reach tens of thousands of internet chess fans around the world.

The stakes tournament in Montreal? A few thousand dollars in scholarships, and especially valuable ranking points to climb to the top of the world. Who has not heard of the titanic struggle between Kasparov and the computer Deep Blue? Kasparov has since retired. They are now Anand, Topalov and Kramnik who exchanged the title of world champion.

"But now we can not say that the best player is a human," notes Mr. Berube. Kasparov and Karamnik have delivered that draws cons computers ...

Still, "it's very expensive to have these players then it is hoped one day to find sponsors for the invite," says Mr. Langlois.

Feedback

No comment ... Be the first!

i remember that move 22 where in GM bhat blundered, naiditsch must have said in his mind this tournament is mine, as bacrot is just fighting for a draw against kovalyov.

i write this as i witnessed it.

bacrot must be suffering from flu, he sneeze and blow his nose while this game is ongoing.

kovalyov move his pieces so fast that bacrot remaining time go down few minute before move 40 while kovalyov still got an hour.i feel that anton kovalyov is in a winning mode here only the break did not come in.

had kovalyov win this tournament maybe he could get the attention of corus organizer.

[Event "10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament "]
[Site "Montreal/Quebec/Canada"]
[Date "2009.09.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kovalyov, Anton GM"]
[Black "Bacrot, Étienne GM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Robot 3"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. a3 e5 8. b4 f6 9. Rb1 cxb4 10. axb4 a6 11. O-O Be7 12. b5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. Rxb5 O-O 15. d3 Ra5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Be3 f5 18. Rb1 f4 19. Bb6 Rxb5 20. Qxb5 Qd6 21. Nd2 Bg4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Ra8 24. Qc4 h6 25. Kg2 Qd7 26. Rb5 Bf6 27. Rb1 Ne7 28. Qb5 Nc6 29. Qb3 Be7 30. Qf7 Rf8 31. Qc4 Ra8 32. h3 fxg3 33. fxg3 Rc8 34. Qe4 Bf6 35. Bf2 Re8 36. g4 Nd8 37. Bg3 Qe6 38. Rb4 Qc6 39. Qxc6 Nxc6 40. Rxb7 e4 41. dxe4 Rxe4 42. Kf1 Nd4 43. Nxd4 Rxd4 44. Kf2 Kh7 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. Kf3 Ra4 47. h4 Kf7 48. e3 g6 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Bf4 Bxh4 51. Bxh6 Bf6 52. Bf4 Rc4 53. g5 Ba1 54. Ke2 Rc5 55. Re7 Kf8 56. Re4 Kf7 57. Kf3 Bg7 58. Kg4 Bf8 59. Be5 Rb5 60. Rf4+ Ke8 61. Bd4 Be7 62. Bf6 Bd6 63. Rf1 Rb3 64. Bd4 Be7 65. e4 Rb4 66. Rd1 Kf7 67. Kf4 Ke6 68. Be3 Rb5 69. Rg1 Bxg5+ 70. Rxg5 Rxg5 71. Kxg5 Ke5 72. Kxg6 Kxe4 1/2-1/2

id seen rybka lighted up one blunder alert in kovalyovs move ,once in the entire game.

if kovalyov played more accurately he could have beatin bacrot, maybe, i hope the experts could analyze this game later.

Kovalyov,A - Bacrot,É, 10th Montreal Int'l Chess Tournament 2009

click for larger view

latest picture of anton kovalyov at TIM 2009.our montreals best!

I was especially impressed with the performance of the young grandmaster Anton Kovalyov! Living in Montreal the past 2 years, Anton has been reluctant to change his status as an Argentine player for Canadian player.

I consider Anton a budding superstar in the chess world. Canadian chess reality and chess politics have not treated Anton with the respect that he deserves. Last year I tried to get some sponsorship for him in Montreal, but encountered resistance. Especially from Andre Langlois!

After his excellent performance in the Montreal tournament, I hope that the Quebec chess community recognize the incredible talent that lives among them at this moment. If not, it will be them that will be the big losers. I recall that when the late Terry Fox ran his marathon across Canada in the beginning of the 80's (Fox died in mid 1981), in Quebec he was totally ignored by the media. It was only when he left Quebec that he became a national phenomenon!

Of course, Anton Kovalyov is not dying, but Quebec chess might be! Quebec needs its superstars, regardless of where they were born or what their mother language is!

<i didnt realize mr spragget could write this be hard in his chess blog>

im still full of respect to montreal organizers and its chess organizing team, i see how they work and it impressed me. theres always politics in chess where ever you go and lets treat this as normal.

i introduce my self to kovalyov last quebec invitational 2009 and the usual response of GM "aha! from icc!"

last montreal international 2009 i got a chance again to take a snap of anton kovalyov and this time his nice to me.