Manitobans at Canadian Open - Round 4

By my count, the Manitobans scored 5 out of 10.
The highlight was Paolo's draw with Jeff Reeve. A very good result !

I saw the following game at monroi.com; I am guessing that Tyler Longo owns a monroi unit.

Manitobans in Rd 3

Another tough day - 4.5 - 5.5

Paolo joins Gentes at 2-1
Aron keeps steady at 1.5

I am predicting 6-4 for the fourth round !

Round 3: IM Krush vs. FM Kevin Gentes

Round 3: Kong vs. Van Heirzeele

With Gentes the only Manitoban with more than 1 point, I thought it would be interesting to also track young Dezheng tonight.

Manitobans in Round 2

Went 3.5-6.5,
led by FM Kevin Gentes second straight victory.
Tonight he has Black against IM Irina Krush on Board 13.
There should be monroi coverage - tune in at 7:00 p.m.

Former Winnipegger Dezhong Kong has 1.5 after drawing a young master

FM Raja Panjwani - Paolo Araullo

Round 2 game - I believe Panjwani has at least two IM norms.

GM Ni (2700) - Kaptsan 1-0

You should be able to see a link to Monroi's transmission of Aron's game below -
(I notice that the game transmission seems to get hung up at times; if so refresh the browser.)

I am not sure what it will look like after the game concludes.

Canadian Open 1 - Day One

A tough day for the Manitobans as most of them were paired well up.

However, FM Kevin Gentes, Aron Kaptsan, and Paolo Araullo, who were paired down, all won.
Aron's reward is to play Black against GM Hua Ni on Board 2 tonight ! Paolo gets FM Raja Panjwani on Board 20.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 4, 2009

From the Winnipeg Free Press

White to Mate in 2 (Eaton)
1. Rb3