Riga Open 2008.

Nice going there. Black looked in pretty serious problems without being able to develop the light square bishop in time.

18 minutes of your total time used, that is fast. There is an English player named Jack Rudd who you would probably have a fast game against.

Originally posted by Korch
2nd round was very easy. My opponent was not familiar with opening and after 10th move my position was already won. I`ve spent only 18 minutes of my time when my opponent spent 1 hour and 47 minutes 🙂

3rd round was very hard (looks like punishment for my easy 2nd round). my opponent was IM from Greece - Georgios Souleidis (ELO 2431). Game was long complicated and tiresome and starting from move 35-40 both of us were in time trouble (time control is 90 min + 30 sec increasment fore each move), because most of our time was spent on first 20 moves (mostly 13-22 move). Unfortunately I could not save half a point 🙁

[Event "Riga open 2008"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2008.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Georgios Souleidis"]
[Black "Kristaps Kretainis"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2169"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0
7. Re1 c6 8. a4 Qc7 9. h3 h6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Nf8 12. Bd3 Ng6
13. Ne2 Nh5 14. Qd2 Bf6 15. c4 a5 16. Rac1 b6 17. Bb1 Bd7 18. Bd3 Rad8
19. d5 c5 20. Nc3 Qc8 21. Bf1 Ngf4 22. Kh2 g5 23. Ng1 Kh7
24. g3 Ng6 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. cxb5 Ng7 27. Rc3 Qc7 28. Qd1 Rh8
29. Nf3 Qe7 30. Nd2 Nf8 31. Be2 Kg8 32. Bg4 Rb8 33. Rf3 Nf8 34. Kg1
h5 35. Bf5 Qd8 36. Qd3 Ng6 37. Bc1 Ne7 38. Bh7+ Rxh7 39. Rxf8 Ne8
40. Bxg5 Nxf6 41. Bxf6 Qd7 42. Qd2 h4 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Rh1 Ng6
45. Qg4 Kg8 46. Kf3 hxg3 47. fxg3 Qxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Kd7 49. h4 Kc7
50. Rf1 Rg8 51. Kh3 Re8 52. Bg5 Rg8 53. Rf5 Nf8 54. Bf6 Ng6
55. Bg5 Ng8 56. Kg2 Thg7 57. Kf3 Rg6 58. Kg2 Rh7 59. Rf3 Rh7
60. Rf6 Rd8 61. Kf3 Rd7 62. g4 Ng6 63. h5 Ne7 64. Kg3 Ng8
65. Rf5 Rg7 66. Kh4 Rh7 67. Bf6 Nh6 68. Bf3 Ng8 69. g5 Kb7
70. Kg4 Kc7 71. h6 Kb7 72. Kh5 Nxf6 73. Rxf6 Kc7 74. Ne3 Rh8 75. Nf5 Rhh7
76. g6 fxg6 77. Rxg6 1-0

Dont know why but I` cant insert it in pgn format 🙁

On 4th round I will have to play with Ritvars Reimanis - young unpredicible talent. There are all three results possible. I would rate my chances as higher because I will have White.

Beating of GMs are not finished yet - in 2nd round GM Viesturs Meijers (ELO 2496) lost to young talent Kristaps Kalnins (ELO 2217) and in 3rd round strongest Latvian GM - Normunds Miezis (ELO 2540) was beaten by another young talent - Jurijs Mihailovs (ELO 2388).

After 3 rounds there are 2 leaders - Meelis Kanep and Jurijs Mihailovs with 3/3.

Standings after 3rd round and pairing for the 4rd round:

http://www.chess.lv/lv/jaunumi/?newsid=91

Just a trial:

Originally posted by gambit05
Just a trial:

[pgn]
[Event "Riga open 2008"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2008.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Georgios Souleidis"]
[Black "Kristaps Kretainis"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2169"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0
7. Re1 c6 8. a4 Qc7 9. h3 h6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Nf8 12. Bd3 Ng6
13. Ne2 Nh5 14. ...[text shortened]... Kh5 Nxf6 73. Rxf6 Kc7 74. Ne3 Rh8 75. Nf5 Rhh7
76. g6 fxg6 77. Rxg6 1-0[/pgn]

Originally posted by heinzkat
The problem lies in 16. Rc1 (Rac1 or Rec1) and Black's 27. ... Qg7 (is impossible, probably Qb7). The notation deteriorates further, 30. ... Nf8 and 33. ... Nf8 is impossible (perhaps Nf1 for White, but still then it doesn't work, or maybe Ne8). 36. Qd3 is impossible too.

Originally posted by gambit05
Hmm, that is too complicated to figure out without a chess board.

Originally posted by gambit05
Hmm, that is too complicated to figure out without a chess board.

Originally posted by heinzkat
Too complicated to figure out without the real score sheet at hand/the real game in mind indeed. Korch will need to check this himself.

I feel really tired now. Probably it`s time to sleep. Tomorrow 2 games again. (For chess players its called vacation LOL)

P.S. Video with some participants of Riga open 2008.

http://www.sahistiem.lv/pivot/entry.php?id=233#comm

4th round. Short draw. I did not expect French (I did expect Sicilian) and my opponent solved all opening problems. Final position did not seem promising to play for win and I offered draw.

Originally posted by Korch
4th round. Short draw. I did not expect French (I did expect Sicilian) and my opponent solved all opening problems. Final position did not seem promising to play for win and I offered draw.

[pgn]
[Event "Riga open 2008"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2008.08.21"]
[Round "4]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kristaps Kretainis"]
[Black "Ritvars Reimanis"]
[WhiteElo ...[text shortened]... . N3h2 Nxf2 18. Qxf2
1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

Next round will start after 2,5 hours.