Monday, November 16, 2009

Round 5

Under 8 Open

40 127 ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 GANJALI Hossein 0 IRI 52

43 19 AKIN Kadir 0 TUR 1½ 0 - 1 2 WAN Kevin 0 CAN 122

Under 8G

11 75 TURMUNKH Munkhzul 0 MGL 3 1 - 0 3 LIU Jiaxin 0 CAN 48

Under 10 Open


Both boys won

Under 10 G


7 52 Meskenaite Rugile 0 LTU 1 0 - 1 1 Giblon Melissa 0 CAN 37

Under 12 Open


16 68 Sheykhhasani Bardia 1894 IRI 3 0-1 3 Wang Richard 2044 CAN 27

64 100 Choi Daehyun 1577 KOR 1 0-1 1 Qian Jack 0 CAN 135

Under 12G


48 77 Giblon Rebecca 0 CAN 1 1-0 1 Samudin Elina 0 KGZ 100

Under 14 Open


11 Terentjev Vladislav 2232 RUS 3 1-0 3 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN

18 Zhang David 1998 CAN 2½ 0-1 2½ Sahoo Utkal Ranjan 2219 IND

57 Itkin David 0 CAN 1 .5-.5 1 Munasinghe Shanaka 1811 SRI

Under 14G

29 Jain Radha 1880 ENG 2 0-1 2 WCM Botez Alexandra 0 CAN

Under 16 Open


37 94 Pastar Slaven 1880 BIH 2 0-1 2 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 61

52 112 Mahehu Brian 0 KEN 1 0-1 1 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 88

Under 16G
31 36 WFM Petrova Irina 2010 UKR 1½ .5-.5 2 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 67

48 88 Mcdonald Maryann 1530 SCO ½ 1-0 ½ Lam Karen 0 CAN 97

Under 18 Open


3 23 FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 3½ 0-1 3½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2562 ESP 2

25 35 FM Jorczik Julian 2368 GER 2 0-1 2 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN 57

46 89 Rasovic Uros 1914 MNE 1 0-1 1 Me Kevin 2119 CAN 75

Under 18G


18 60 Du Jasmine (yaoshen) 0 CAN 2 0-1 2 Agrest Inna 2180 SWE 16

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Video for rounds 1-4

I am able to email a link with the video I got from round 1-4. If you would like to see them, post your email as a comment. Also you can find a link on my facebook account.
For the parents who are home, they can log in to 2009CYCT@gmail.com , enter the same password as the one for this blog, and use the invitation that is sent there.

Andrei Botez

Double rounds for tomorrow

Fifth round will start at 10.00AM (local time) followed by the sixth round at 17.00PM (local time). I will post the results in 4 hours after the rounds starts.

Andrei

Round 4 results

Under 8 (Open)

27 122 WAN Kevin 0 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 JABER Koochaki 0 IRI 61

30 71 KUCUK Dogukan 0 TUR 2 1 - 0 2 ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 127

Under 8G

9 48 LIU Jiaxin 0 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 AYAN Bengu Sena 0 TUR 8

Under 10 (Open)

38 44 NIKITENKO Mihail 1740 BLR 1½ 0 - 1 1½ KONG Dezheng 0 CAN 103

62 143 VIGNA Leo 0 TUR 1 0 - 1 1 GRAIF William 0 CAN 88

Under 10G

33 37 Giblon Melissa 0 CAN 1 0 - 1 1 Salah Nadya Ahmed 0 YEM 65


Under 12


21 27 Wang Richard 2044 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Naoum Spyridon 1885 GRE 70

135 Qian Jack 0 CAN 0 1 - - Bye

Under 12G

32 34 Lagunow Elina 1735 GER 1 1 - 0 1 Giblon Rebecca 0 CAN 77

Under 14 (open)

25 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN 2 1 - 0 2 Garnazhenko Dmytro 1947 UKR

41 Modi Jaishil Bhadrashil 1646 RSA 1½ 0 - 1 1½ Zhang David 1998 CAN

52 Karabayir Mustafa Yilmaz 1864 TUR 1 1 - 0 1 Itkin David 0 CAN

Under 14G


37 WCM Botez Alexandra 0 CAN 1 1 - 0 1 Cemhan Kardelen 1767 TUR

Under 16 (Open)

23 61 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 Petenyi Tamas 2273 SVK 36

40 63 Huseyn Orkhan Samir Oglu 2121 AZE 1 1 - 0 1 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 88


Under 16G


21 67 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 2 0 - 1 2 WFM Ognerubova Anastasia 2077 RUS 30

50 97 Lam Karen 0 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 Demartini Maysa Lais 0 BRA 92

Under 18 (Open)

7 14 GM Salem A.R.Saleh 2472 UAE 2½ 0 - 1 2½ FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 23

26 57 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Stankovic Milos 2379 SRB 33

45 75 Me Kevin 2119 CAN ½ ½ - ½ ½ Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 88

Under 18G

17 23 WFM Dudas Eszter 2147 HUN 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Du Jasmine 0 CAN 60

Day one by Sherman Graif Elizabeth

Round 1 - commentary

Day 1 (by Elizabeth Sherman Graif)

There are about 1500 children competing in this year’s World Youth Chess Tournament, from close to 100 countries, in six age categories (Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18), with separate sections for boys and girls. This year, Team Canada has 21 players, ranging in age from 7 to 18 years old. For some, it is their first experience at an international tournament of this scope; others are veterans of the circuit. With the first game of the World Youth 2009 under their belts, Team Canada is settling into the rhythm of competition.

Team Captain Andrei Botez, father of three-time Canadian team member Alexandra Botez, is enthusiastic about the team’s potential. “They are a great bunch of kids, and I hope they all play hard and have fun.”

The players have been working hard, preparing for their games and analyzing their results. Many are working with coach Artiom Samsonkin, one of the top-ranked players in Canada. It is his first year with the team, and his dedication and positive outlook are infectious. After breakfast each morning, there is a knot of Canadian players encircling Artiom on the comfortable red leather sofas of the Hotel Limra’s lobby, intently listening to each player working with Artiom on their ideas and potential strategies for the upcoming game.

For ten-year-old William Graif, it is his second experience representing Canada at the World Youth. “It is great to see kids I remember from last year,” he says. “And it is really cool to meet other chess players from all over the world.” An added bonus for William – drinking the delicious fresh pomegranate juice that is traditionally served in Turkey, and learning and trying out new words in Turkish. His favourite new word is “satranç” (pronounced “suh-TRUNCH”), which is Turkish for “chess.”

Even with just one game under their belts, some kids have already had an experience that they will always remember. Eleven-year-old Rebecca Giblon of Thornhill played a thrilling four-hour game against WFM Liza Kisteneva of Russia that ended in a draw. “This was the best result of my life!” burbled Rebecca to her friends and family at a late dinner after the match. “What a great way to start the tournament!”

Day Three by Sherman Graif Elizabeth

Day Three

From the main building, it is a short walk outdoors to the building that houses the tournament games. The walkway is covered, and beautiful displays of purple and pink flowers climb the walls of the buildings we pass. Before 3:00 p.m., it is a pleasant walk: on the way back, the sun has set and there is a sharp chill in the air. After sunset, you can feel the bite of the Mediterranean breeze.

They younger children compete in a large room on the main floor, and the older ones are divided into a series of smaller rooms downstairs, accessible only by a small spiral staircase. After the chaos and mayhem surrounding the first day’s game, which started late because the officials could not remove the adults from the playing floors to start the games, parents are not permitted past a gate at the edge of the playing hall. They look like a throng of paparazzi, pushing and shoving in front of a pair of implacable Turkish guards at the entrance.

Now, apart from arbiters and players, only coaches, heads of delegation, members of the press and FIDE executives are permitted in the playing halls. Parents of the Canadian team members share a badge for ten-minute shifts so that they can go in and check on the progress of the games. It is much more civilized, in terms of crowd control, but it is more difficult for the younger kids, who have to navigate the hall and set up for their games alone. Fortunately, Canada has a few people inside, and we can check on all the kids to make sure that they are prepared and comfortable.

Having people in the playing hall is key. Dalia Kagramanov had a nasty start to Game Three, when just a few moves into the game, her opponent announced that Dalia’s pieces were incorrectly set up (the black queen and king were reversed). The player called over the arbiter to say that according to FIDE rules, Dahlia was required to play out the game with her two pieces reversed. Fortunately, Canadian delegation head Andrei Botez and coach Artiom Samsonkin arrived within moments and intervened. For those of us who do not have the rule book memorized - it is certainly not a FIDE rule, but it may have been a questionable tactic. A rattled Dalia Kagramanov regained her composure and went on to win her game –

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Video from first 3 rounds

I have the files ready but it is impossible to load them on the blog with the internet speed available. I tried to load them on youtube but the site is banned by the Turkish government. If anyone has any idea where else I can load them, please let me know.

Andrei

Round 3 pictures







Round 3

Under 8 (Open)

WAN Kevin CAN 1-0 JANNESAR Rad IRI
ZHANG Yuanchen CAN 1-0 KARACAN Can Berk TUR

Under 8 (Girls)

WIJESURIYA G. P. Y. SRI 0-1 LIU Jiaxin CAN

Under 10 (Open)

KONG Dezheng CAN 0-1 KAPLUN David 1831 GER
GRAIF William CAN 0-1 SAVENKOV Konstantin 1808 RUS

Under 10 (Girls)

Tokhirjonova Gulruhbegim UZB 1-0 Giblon Melissa CAN

Under 12 (Open)

Vaibhav Suri 2344 IND 1-0 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Qian Jack CAN 0-1 Dali Mohamed Souhaib TUN

Under 12 (Girls)

Giblon Rebecca CAN 0-1 Bulmaga Elena 1732 MDA

Under 14 (Open)

Zhang David 1998 CAN 0-1 Adelberg David 2201 USA
IM Berbatov Kiprian 2463 BUL .5-.5 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Melnik Igor 1969 UKR 1-0 Itkin David CAN

Under 14 (Girls)

WCM Botez Alexandra CAN 1-0 Liao Jo-Yu TPE

Under 16 (Open)

Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 0-1 Kozganbayev Erken 2213 KAZ
Tello Chavez Hermes A MEX 0-1 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN

Under 16 (Girls)

Karabayeva Zhanna 1994 KAZ 0-1 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN
Diril Isil 1585 TUR 1-0 Lam Karen CAN

Under 18 (Open)

FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 1-0 Eiti Bashir 1813 SYR
Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 0-1 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN
Celis Joel Chang 1698 MAC .5-.5 Me Kevin 2119 CAN

Under 18 (Girls)

Du Jasmine 0 CAN .5-.5 Hannes Diana 2125 GER

Round 3

Under 8 (Open)

WAN Kevin CAN 1-0 JANNESAR Rad IRI
ZHANG Yuanchen CAN 1-0 KARACAN Can Berk TUR

Under 8 (Girls)

WIJESURIYA G. P. Y. SRI 0-0 LIU Jiaxin CAN

Under 10 (Open)

KONG Dezheng CAN 0-1 KAPLUN David 1831 GER
GRAIF William CAN 0-1 SAVENKOV Konstantin 1808 RUS

Under 10 (Girls)

Tokhirjonova Gulruhbegim UZB 1-0 Giblon Melissa CAN

Under 12 (Open)

Vaibhav Suri 2344 IND 1-0 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Qian Jack CAN 0-1 Dali Mohamed Souhaib TUN

Under 12 (Girls)

Giblon Rebecca CAN 0-1 Bulmaga Elena 1732 MDA

Under 14 (Open)

Zhang David 1998 CAN 0-1 Adelberg David 2201 USA
IM Berbatov Kiprian 2463 BUL .5-.5 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Melnik Igor 1969 UKR 1-0 Itkin David CAN

Under 14 (Girls)

WCM Botez Alexandra CAN 1-0 Liao Jo-Yu TPE

Under 16 (Open)

Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 0-1 Kozganbayev Erken 2213 KAZ
Tello Chavez Hermes A MEX 0-1 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN

Under 16 (Girls)

Karabayeva Zhanna 1994 KAZ 0-1 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN
Diril Isil 1585 TUR 1-0 Lam Karen CAN

Under 18 (Open)

FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 1-0 Eiti Bashir 1813 SYR
Margarido Ricardo Emanuel Torr 1966 POR 0-1 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN
Celis Joel Chang 1698 MAC .5-.5 Me Kevin 2119 CAN

Under 18 (Girls)

Du Jasmine (yaoshen) CAN .5-.5 Hannes Diana 2125 GER

Friday, November 13, 2009

Relax, Jesse. Sleep well, exercise more, and don't forget your homework.

Thanks for the post on chesstalk. Your dad and I are so proud of such a considerate son! Do you best and enjoy the rest of the tournament. We'll continue to try to call you. Mom.

Message from former World Champion for our team

Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgarian: Антоанета Стефанова) (born April 19, 1979) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth titleholder in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE. Stefanova's FIDE rating of 2535 on the July 2009 list makes her eighth in the world among active female players.

Round 2 pics






More round 1 pics










Round 1 - commentary

ROUND 2

The round will start in 2h and 15min from now I will try to update the results as fast as I get them.

Under 8 (Open)

ERENBERG Ariel ISR 0-1 WAN Kevin CAN
ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 0 Bye

Under 8 (Girls)
LIU Jiaxin CAN 1-0 BULBUL Doga Su TUR

Under 10 (Open)

AZIMI Khashayar 1796 IRI 0-1 KONG Dezheng CAN
GRAIF William CAN 1-0 SIROKOV Jevgenijs LAT

Under 10 (Girls)

Giblon Melissa CAN 1-0 Romo Herrera Ibarrola Maria Fe MEX

Under 12 (Open)

FM Wagdy Andro 1895 EGY 0-1 Wang Richard 2044 CAN
Samardzic Nikola 1713 CRO 1-0 Qian Jack CAN

Under 12 (Girls)

Baghirova Khatin Mahammad Qizi 1809 AZE .5- .5 Giblon Rebecca CAN

Under 14 (Open)

Kaphle Sebastian 2152 GER .5-.5 Zhang David 1998 CAN
Vicente Joao Vasco Reis 1736 POR 0-1 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN
Itkin David CAN 1-0 Boztuna Mehmet 1785 TUR

Under 14 (Girls)

Bea Boglarka 2042 HUN 1-0 WCM Botez Alexandra CAN

Under 16 (Open)

Raznikov Danny 2290 ISR 1-0 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN
Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 1-0 Litvinov Konstantin 1841 RUS


Under 16 (Girls)

Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 1-0 Kane Marta LAT
Lam Karen CAN 0-1 WFM Gameel Amal 1825 YEM

Under 18 (Open)

FM Karayev Assylkhan 2275 KAZ .5-.5 FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN
Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN .5-.5 Kristinsson Bjarni J 2023 ISL
Me Kevin 2119 CAN 0-1 Wais Abdul Khalid AFG

Under 18 (Girls)

WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2319 MNE .5-.5 Du Jasmine CAN

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Team picture



Round 1 results

Under 8:

58 122 WAN Kevin 0 CAN 0 0 - 1 0 HALLMAN Valo 0 FIN 58

63 63 KAMKIA Davit 0 GEO 0 1 - 0 0 ZHANG Yuanchen 0 CAN 127

Under 8 G:

6 6 ARPITA Mukherjee 0 IND 0 1 - 0 0 LIU Jiaxin 0 CAN 48

Under 10:

29 102 KONG Dezheng 0 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 SAVENKOV Konstantin 1808 RUS 29

14 14 SALIM Riza 1895 ROU 0 1 - 0 0 GRAIF William 0 CAN 87

Under 10G:

37 78 Vescovi Katherine Lemos 0 BRA 0 1 - 0 0 Giblon Melissa 0 CAN 37

Under 12:

27 27 Wang Richard CAN 1 0 Vural Murathan 1657 TUR 97

64 134 Qian Jack CAN 0 1 Gheorghiu Calin 1897 ROU 64

Under 12G

23 77 Giblon Rebecca CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 WFM Kisteneva Liza 1797 RUS 23

Under 14

35 35 Kaminski Thomas 2112 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 Yang Ching Wei Austin 1725 TPE 104

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Zhang David1998CAN0+ - -0
Saidov Umed0TJK132


57 57 Ly Daniel 2024 AUT 0 1 - 0 0 Itkin David 0 CAN 126

Under 14G

27 27 Kuchava Ana 1932 GEO 0 1 - 0 0 WCM Botez Alexandra 0 CAN 76

Under 16

2 2 IM Nyzhnyk Illya 2494 UKR 0 1 - 0 0 Szalay Karoly 2128 CAN 61

29 88 Wang Jesse B J 1976 CAN 0 1 - 0 0 Baghdasaryan Vahe 2294 ARM 29

Undre 16 G:

16 16 WFM Baciu Diana 2173 MDA 0 1 - 0 0 Kagramanov Dalia 1835 CAN 67

46 46 Edes Zsofia 1959 SVK 0 1 - 0 0 Lam Karen 0 CAN 97

Under 18

5 5 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2510 ROU 1 0 Kaminski Victor 2235 CAN 57

23 23 FM Hansen Eric 2409 CAN 1 0 Me Kevin 2119 CAN 75

Under 18 G

6 60 Du Jasmine (yaoshen) 0 CAN 0 ½ - ½ 0 WFM Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2128 BLR 27

Friday, November 6, 2009

IMPORTANT: Re-confirm your flight at least 72 hours

Please be sure to re-confirm your flight at least 72 hours prior to scheduled departure (72 hours prior for flights international destinations). You may check your flight status and departure gate online, or contact the airline directly. Seat assignments, meal preferences, and special requests must be confirmed with the airline.


You can do it NOW!


Andrei

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Check list for the trip of WYCC

Don't forget these important things for your trip:

1. Passport
2. Visa
3. Invitation letter
4. Euro
5. Air ticket
6. A chess book
7. Important phone numbers to you
8. Chess set and clock
9. Talk with your teacher and bring some of your homework with you
10. Some summer/spring clothes

These are items in my mind and I hope it can help. Welcome to add more on the list and see you all soon.

Lianhua (Karoly's mom)