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Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. R Gardner vs R Wang |
 | 1-0 | 46 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 2. E Porper vs A Kovalyov |
| ½-½ | 33 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 3. Mikhalevski vs Short |
| 1-0 | 37 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A20 English |
| 4. V Pechenkin vs I Krush |
| ½-½ | 44 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A20 English |
| 5. L Piasetski vs R Gardner |
| ½-½ | 50 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A13 English |
| 6. R Wang vs D Haessel |
| ½-½ | 81 | 2012 | Edmonton International | D85 Grunfeld |
| 7. R Gardner vs D Haessel |
| 1-0 | 38 | 2012 | Edmonton International | D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 |
| 8. E Porper vs Short |
| 0-1 | 50 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A10 English |
| 9. L Piasetski vs I Krush |
| ½-½ | 36 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A25 English |
| 10. R Wang vs A Kovalyov |
| 0-1 | 34 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 11. V Pechenkin vs Mikhalevski |
| 0-1 | 33 | 2012 | Edmonton International | B20 Sicilian |
| 12. I Krush vs R Wang |
| 0-1 | 28 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 13. A Kovalyov vs V Pechenkin |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A04 Reti Opening |
| 14. Short vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 25 | 2012 | Edmonton International | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
| 15. Mikhalevski vs E Porper |
| ½-½ | 31 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System |
| 16. D Haessel vs L Piasetski |
| ½-½ | 47 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 17. Short vs D Haessel |
 | 1-0 | 23 | 2012 | Edmonton International | D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) |
| 18. Mikhalevski vs R Wang |
| 1-0 | 61 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A37 English, Symmetrical |
| 19. I Krush vs R Gardner |
| ½-½ | 43 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A13 English |
| 20. A Kovalyov vs L Piasetski |
| 1-0 | 53 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A14 English |
| 21. E Porper vs V Pechenkin |
| 1-0 | 19 | 2012 | Edmonton International | A04 Reti Opening |
| 22. E Porper vs L Piasetski |
| ½-½ | 41 | 2012 | Edmonton International | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 23. Mikhalevski vs R Gardner |
| 1-0 | 19 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 24. I Krush vs A Kovalyov |
| ½-½ | 71 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
| 25. D Haessel vs I Krush |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2012 | Edmonton International | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
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 | | HeMateMe: I'm rooting for Irina in these estrogen v. testosterone battles to take place. Do it for New York, Irina! |
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| Jun-26-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: <Guess Edmonton isn't exactly Montreal or Vancouver in the haute cuisine dept, eh?> Ha! I repeat that Irina (a New Yorker) chose the restaurant. And my dish was very good. |
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| Jun-26-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: Nigel Short gave his lecture earlier tonight.
My favorite quote: "Since Anand had such difficulty beating Gelfand recently, I thought I would show you all how it's done."He then demonstrated one of his wins over Gelfand:
Gelfand vs Short, 1990
He followed with a demonstration of one of his wins over Anand:
Short vs Anand, 1993
As I type, Irina Krush is in the other room conducting her simul on 20 boards. After an hour, nobody has been knocked out yet, so this could be a late night. Her opponents range from unrated, up to around 1900. |
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| Jun-26-12 | | I play the Fred: For a chain restaurant you could do a lot worse than Red Lobster. |
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Jun-26-12
 | | WannaBe: Coco's, Outback, Denny's, pick Up Stix, Wendy's, Jack in the Box, Chipotle, Burger King, Dairy Queen... :-)) |
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| Jun-26-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: The tournament starts tomorrow night (Wednesday), 7 PM local time (9 PM Eastern). Round 1 pairings:
GM Mikhalevski (2519) - GM Short (2705)
IM Porper (2414) - GM Kovalyov (2619)
FM Pechenkin (2312) - IM Krush (2457)
FM Wang (2307) - FM Haessel (2161)
IM Piasetski (2304) - Gardner (2202)
The full pairings list (including the final round game which is being played at this moment to allow Wang to catch a flight to another tournament) http://www.albertachess.org/2012EIC... |
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| Jun-26-12 | | Shams: Someone looking over my shoulder assures me that Irina Krush must, must, must have had the cheddar biscuits in mind when she chose Red Lobster. I wouldn't know. <EdmontonChessClub> Thanks for the updates, this is really supererogatory from a tournament organizer. :) Five bucks for a lecture from Short is ridiculous value. Did IM Krush request a rating ceiling for the simul? |
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Jun-27-12
| | HeMateMe: <Shams> I'll bet u a benito box and a triple grilled shrimp that she would never wuss out (ala Kasparov) and demand a rating ceiling. How embarrsing for Mr. Kasparov. One shouldn't even be playing simuls if you are afraid of losing a game of chess. Do they have any ice cream drinks at Red Lobster? I could REALLY go for a Mohito with a slab of lime sherbert. |
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Jun-27-12
| | WannaBe: <ECC> I am sure we are all look forward to more info from you. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | wordfunph: <Edmontonchessclub> keep going, thanks. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: I definitely will. I've been posting to Chessgames since long before I started organizing tournaments (though it was under a different handle). Irina Krush is up 5-0 in her simul now, with 15 games still playing. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: <Did IM Krush request a rating ceiling for the simul?> No, she didn't. But we have a tradition in Edmonton of only players under 2000 playing in simuls, so I made that the limit. A player of 2161 is in the International itself, along with Short and Krush, so 2000 for her simul seems reasonable to me. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | LoveThatJoker: <EdmontonChessClub> My apologies for asking this - as what you shared is already informative in regard to GM Short's lecture - but are there any other memorable things that he talked about that you can tell us about. If I were in Edmonton, I would have most definitely paid the $5.00! Thank you and I look forward to your reply!
LTJ
PS. Perhaps having a fee for an internet audience (you could collect money via paypal) would be an excellent resource for your future lectures: That way you can broadcast it, people not in EDM can watch it, and you can make more money. |
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Jun-27-12
| | HeMateMe: That could be the wave of the future, when really portable devices like the tablet can quickly latch onto a streaming movie or remote video location. It would help if one didn't have to pay for a second internet connection, in addition to the one being used at home. That is a real stumbling block. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: Irina Krush finished the simul with 16 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. We just picked up the final player at the airport, GM Kovalyov. I'm heading home for some sleep. Rest is important, because there is soccer to be watched tomorrow afternoon! ...also, the chess tournament starts tomorrow night. The final round game Gardner-Wang (which was played early due to a scheduling conflict) was won by Gardner. So, after zero rounds, Gardner is leading the tournament. :). Pgn tomorrow. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | PhilFeeley: I was going to say that if Wang won the tournament he wouldn't be there for the prize ceremony. Now it looks like he'll have a hard time winning it. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | PhilFeeley: <HHM> Chessplayers don't seem to suffer from the same gossipers (like you and I) as those in the movie industry, so it's hard to find out answers to these questions. I'm not sure if she'd look at your grimly (as she did with the author of the book I found out about the marriage had happen to him when he took too much time in one of her simuls) if you asked her about this. We'll just have to wait patiently I guess. I wish her well whatever the answer. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: <Lovethatjoker: ...in regard to GM Short's lecture - are there any other memorable things that he talked about that you can tell us about.> Not really. He demonstrated those two games in detail, it took about an hour, and then it was time for Irina Krush's simul. |
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Jun-27-12
| | HeMateMe: Does Irina have a book to sign? There was <Krushing Attacks>, a collection of her best games, that came out a few years ago--were you saying that people at the simul were asking her to sign that one? |
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| Jun-27-12 | | parmetd: How on earth is Krush as seed 4 of 10the (and a norm seeking IM) considered a top seed? ! She is certainly an underdog here. Anyways, Go Nigel. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: Hehateme,
She mostly signed people's scoresheets. I didn't see her signing any books. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Shams: How are the pairings handled throughout the tournament, when two players have a "Last Round" game on the books already? |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Marmot PFL: <No, she didn't. But we have a tradition in Edmonton of only players under 2000 playing in simuls, so I made that the limit.> So I would be rated too high to play the celebrities in the simul and too low to play them in the tournament. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Marmot PFL: <For a chain restaurant you could do a lot worse than Red Lobster.> Maybe they vary from one franchise to the next. The last time I was in one everything tasted fresh from the freezer and not very well prepared. At least the portions were large. |
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| Jun-27-12 | | Edmontonchessclub: Seven hours until kickoff! As an organizer, I realize this tourney doesn't measure up to typical Chessgames fare, like the Tal Memorial, but I'm still very excited about it. It has been planned for a long time. <Shams>,
It is a round robin, so all the pairings are done before the tournament starts.
You can see the pairings here:
http://albertachess.org/2012EICF-St...
<Marmot>,
You would not be too low to play in the tournament, but you would have to win a qualifying tournament, as Robert Gardner did, in order to play. One year, even I won the qualifying tournament, and was able to play in the Edmonton International. This is the 7th annual Edmonton International, but the first one featured on <Chessgames>. |
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