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Groningen Open-A (2011) The Groningen Chess Festival took place 21st-30th December 2011. Alexander Kovchan edged out Robert Hess on tie-break after both scored 7/9. They were half a point clear of Sergei Tiviakov and Yaroslav Zherebukh. Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...  page 10 of 10; games 226-238 of 238  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 226. B Firat vs J van Overdam   ½-½ 38 2011 Groningen Open-A E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 227. V Tarasova vs M Thesing   0-1 40 2011 Groningen Open-A E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 228. H Poetsch vs A Thakur   1-0 38 2011 Groningen Open-A C51 Evans Gambit 229. V Plat vs S Kuipers   1-0 42 2011 Groningen Open-A D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 230. P Michalik vs K Nuri   1-0 35 2011 Groningen Open-A B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 231. A Pijpers vs D Klein   0-1 59 2011 Groningen Open-A C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 232. B Michiels vs D Brandenburg   ½-½ 57 2011 Groningen Open-A A57 Benko Gambit 233. S Ernst vs M Hoffmann   ½-½ 35 2011 Groningen Open-A D85 Grunfeld 234. V Durarbayli vs B Bok   1-0 37 2011 Groningen Open-A C78 Ruy Lopez 235. Rapport vs E Romanov   ½-½ 39 2011 Groningen Open-A E46 Nimzo-Indian 236. Tiviakov vs Naroditsky 1-0 70 2011 Groningen Open-A B22 Sicilian, Alapin 237. R Ruck vs R Hess ½-½ 51 2011 Groningen Open-A A30 English, Symmetrical 238. Zherebukh vs A Kovchan   ½-½ 11 2011 Groningen Open-A B32 Sicilian  page 10 of 10; games 226-238 of 238    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-25-11    achieve: I posted Zerebukh's 4 wins sofar over on his player page, here's a link: Yaroslav Zherebukh Several are indeed worth replaying and analyzing... Big test tomorrow, when Zerebukh faces Tiviakov in the fifth round ... Dec-25-11    achieve: Funnily, when I checked this morning I somehow didn't see the games uploaded, and posted a few PGNs - as now appears more than a bit silly - on young Zherebukh's player page... In Dutch I keep translating, associating, his name with "Zere buik"... What a day! Good evening. Dec-25-11    Rook e2: I will start tomorrow in the 'Compactgroep'. Dec-26-11    achieve: The "Compactgroep"?? What a name.... Best of luck, <Rook e2>, oh - are you from abroad, or dutch? Maybe you can ask what they mean by compactgroup to name a category. Dec-26-11    zluria: I'm watching the game Tiviakov-Zerebukh now. Yaro seems to have misplayed the opening a little bit. Tivvy looks better to me right now (after 20 moves). Of course, there are no comp evals so I have to trust my brain, a notoriously fickle instrument. Dec-26-11    waustad: Zherebukh leads after 5 rounds with 4.5. There is a 6 way tie going into the final round at 4, including Robert Hess and Sergei Tiviakov. Evgeny Romanov is the only 2600+ player not in the 4+ groups. Dec-27-11    achieve: <waustad: Zherebukh leads after 5 rounds with 4.5. There is a 6 way tie going into the final round at 4> No sir Waustad, the Open A, B and C play a 9 rnd Swiss tournament. Four more rounds left to play until the 30th of december. The Compact groups will play 5 rounds, which is indeed very, umm, "compact." Dec-27-11    waustad: Ah. I assumed that since the site: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl only has 6 listed that they were all of the rounds. I guess that they add rounds one at a time. Oh well, I've been wrong before. In any case, many of the leaders have already played each other. BTW, it is interesting for a German to name his some Hagen. Maybe they aren't Wagner fans, but a kenning like "der Grimme" isn't one I'd like to live with. Dec-27-11    waustad: Ah. I assumed that since the site: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/f... only has 6 listed so far that they were all of the rounds. I guess that they add rounds one at a time. Oh well, I've been wrong before. In any case, many of the leaders have already played each other. BTW, it is interesting for a Germans to name their son Hagen. Maybe they aren't Wagner fans, but a kenning like "der Grimme" isn't one I'd like to live with. Dec-27-11    achieve: <waustad: Ah. I assumed that since the site: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/f... only has 6 listed so far that they were all of the rounds. I guess that they add rounds one at a time.> Surprise surprise, pairings!, dear wau! 5 rounds played, then the "pairings" for the next round are announced, which is hard <two> rounds ahead of time, hehe - and yes you mean <Hagen Poetsch> I assume.... Well, Germany has a lot of immigrants (don't we all?), also from Scandinavia, which is where I assume the name "Hagen" originates.... Not sure <why> I assume that, though, and I'm no expert, just that I know of the Icecream mogol Hägen-Dasz, and the norwegian cyclist Boasson Hagen... Dec-27-11    achieve: Well it seems names like Hagen, and the scandinavian Hakan, share an Irish and Gaelic origin, as revealed by my latest research. Dec-27-11    kellmano: Games are on now. Curious that Yaro is not on top board. Dec-27-11    LDJ: Another short draw by Tiviakov in round 6... Dec-27-11    Rook e2: <The Compact groups will play 5 rounds, which is indeed very, umm, "compact." > Indeed, we started monday while the other groups started earlier. 1,5 out of 2 now. Dec-27-11    waustad: I guess I assumed that it would be stubbed out. When I think of Hagen I think of Gotlob Frick's voice and a spear in Siegfried's back. Dec-27-11    visayanbraindoctor: Zherebukh, Rapport, and Hess are rising youngsters. It's pretty certain their progress is being followed by a lot of chess fans, as the chess world is always eagerly on the lookout for potential rising stars. Dec-27-11    achieve: Hess, age 20 and weighing in at 200 pounds, can hardly be considered a 'rising youngster' - whereas Rapport at 15 surely is, and Zherebukh at 17 also qualifies. But of course the definition can be stretched, as can Hess. Dec-28-11    Rook e2: Benjamin Bok is also a youngster. Nick Maatman had a very nice start this tournament. Dec-28-11    Beholder: <achieve: Hess, age 20 and weighing in at 200 pounds, can hardly be considered a 'rising youngster' - whereas Rapport at 15 surely is, and Zherebukh at 17 also qualifies. But of course the definition can be stretched, as can Hess.> LooooL! Dec-29-11    Fish55: Hess just turned 20 last week, and is dividing his attention between chess and Yale. That makes him a potential rising stat in my book - who knows what he can achieve if he starts playing chess full-time! Dec-29-11    HeMateMe: joel Benjamin was an Eli, a Yalie, about 30 years ago. Jan-01-12    Penguincw: Congratulations to Robert Lee Hess who won 1/2 a point ahead of his nearest rivals. Jan-01-12    mike1: no, the result above is not correct. Kovchan drew his last game and ended at 7 as well. Jan-02-12    FSR: <mike1> is correct: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/f... Jan-02-12    Penguincw: Well then congratz to Hess and Kavchan for placing first place 1/2 point ahead of their nearest rivals. search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. 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