Sid Anjilvel vs Azroy Kandan (2013 President's Challenge Round 5)

Here's my Round 5 game against Sid Anjilvel as Black, opening with the Polish Opening:

Loading embedded chess game...

2013 President's Challenge - Final Round Pairings

We're down to the final stretch. Looks like we already have some clear winners in some of the sections here are the overall pairings:

White	Rating	Points	Black	Rating	Points
Azroy Kandan	1886	4.5	Peter Sibbald	2055	3
Dave Gordon	1739	0.5	Sid Anjilvel	1737	2
Lorenz Paulsen	1473	1.5	Harry Jordan	1550	2.5
Chris Hargreaves	1392	2	John Lukezich	1354	4
Alex Chan	1334	1.5	Brennan Bibic	1335	3
Alexis Thomson	1297	2.5	Arman Azroy	1270	3
Huxley Anjilvel	1142	3	Francois Chan	1149	2
Roman Polywkan	1130	1	Steve Hughes	1082	4
Ian Birch	976	5	Stephen Laughren	1073	4
Devin Ancsin	973	1	NO OPPONENT	NR	0

Azroy and John are clear winners for sections A and B respectively, regardless of the outcome for Round 6. Steve and Ian both need a draw to secure a win in their respective sections D and E. While Brennan and Arman both need to win to share the title for section C.

Good luck to all, and see you next week!

2013 President's Challenge - Round 5 Results

White dominated the boards today with only one loss, one draw, and 7 wins by White. Here are the results:

White	Rating	Results	Black	Rating
Sid Anjilvel	1737	0 - 1	Azroy Kandan	1886
Peter Sibbald	2055	1 - 0	Dave Gordon	1739
John Lukezich	1354	1 - 0	Lorenz Paulsen	1473
Harry Jordan	1550	1/2 - 1/2	Chris Hargreaves	1392
Arman Azroy	1270	1 - 0	Alex Chan	1334
Brennan Bibic	1335	1 - 0	Alexis Thomson	1297
Steve Hughes	1082	1 - 0	Huxley Anjilvel	1142
Francois Chan	1149	1 - 0	Roman Polywkan	1130
Brendan	NR	0 - 1	Ian Birch	976
Stephen Laughren	1073	1 - 0	Devin Ancsin	973

Arman Azroy vs. Brennan Bibic (2013 President's Challenge Round 4)

Here is Brennan's game against Arman. Brennan and Arman both have 2 points now after 4 rounds, with Alexis leading the pack with 2.5 points in the section:

Loading embedded chess game...

Azroy Kandan vs. Dave Gordon (2013 President's Challenge Round 4)

I managed to draw my round 4 game against Dave Gordon despite having a worse off position. I thought I'd share for other to review:

Loading embedded chess game...

2013 President's Challenge - Round 5 Pairings

Here are the pairings for round 5:

White	Rating	Points	Black	Rating	Points
Sid Anjilvel	1737	2	Azroy Kandan	1886	3.5
Peter Sibbald	2055	2	Dave Gordon	1739	0.5
John Lukezich	1354	3	Lorenz Paulsen	1473	1.5
Harry Jordan	1550	2	Chris Hargreaves	1392	1.5
Arman Azroy	1270	2	Alex Chan	1334	1.5
Brennan Bibic	1335	2	Alexis Thomson	1297	2.5
Steve Hughes	1082	3	Huxley Anjilvel	1142	3
Francois Chan	1149	1	Roman Polywkan	1130	1
NO OPPONENT	NR	0	Ian Birch	976	4
Stephen Laughren	1073	3	Devin Ancsin	973	1

Looks like, only Ian has a perfect score of 4/4. And we still have one game remaining between John Lukezich and Chris Hargreaves. See you guys next week.

2013 President's Challenge - Round 4 Results

Here are the results for Round 4:

White	Rating	Results	Black	Rating
Sid Anjilvel	1737	0 - 1	Peter Sibbald	2055
Azroy Kandan	1886	1/2 - 1/2	Dave Gordon	1739
John Lukezich	1354	1 - 0	Harry Jordan	1550
Lorenz Paulsen	1473	0 - 1	Chris Hargreaves	1392
Arman Azroy	1270	0 - 1	Brennan Bibic	1335
Alex Chan	1334	0 - 1	Alexis Thomson	1297
Steve Hughes	1082	1 - 0	Francois Chan	1149
Huxley Anjilvel	1142	1 - 0	Roman Polywkan	1130
NO OPPONENT	NR	0 - 1	Stephen Laughren	1073
Ian Birch	976	1 - 0	Devin Ancsin	973