(RdV) – En dat is 3-op-een-rij: na de overwinningen van eergisteren en gisteren heeft Robby opnieuw een vol punt gescoord. In de 8e ronde versloeg hij IM Jorden van Foreest (2494, 5½ punt), die zelf nog 1 punt nodig had (en nu nog steeds heeft) voor een GM-norm (6½ uit 9).
Het mooie rijtje van Robby:
Ronde 5: ½ uit 5, TPR: 2097
Ronde 6: 1½ uit 6, TPR: 2253
Ronde 7: 2½ uit 7, TPR: 2357
Ronde 8: 3½ uit 8, TPR: 2421 !
Ronde 9: ??? uit 9 (IM-norm: 4½ uit 9)
Morgen (zondag) begint de laatste ronde om 12:00 uur; Robby heeft wit tegen de Belgische IM Stef Soors (staat 3e/4e met 4 punten, ELO 2407, TPR 2464).
Hierbij enige stukken uit het verslag van Robby’s coach Merijn van Delft (het volledige verslag vindt U op de Batavia-website):
14:53 Jorden van Foreest and Robby Kevlishvili are having a heavy theoretical discussion in, again, the Najdorf Poisoned Pawn variation (compare earlier rounds).
Theory is constantly evolving in these sharp opening variations. Jorden is 15 years old and already knows how to study chess on his own. Robby is only just 13 years old and still has to learn this.
I suspect the position is dynamically balanced, with White having compensation for the two pawns. From a practical point of view it may be easier to play for White, especially since Jorden by now is an hour up on time. But Robby is a tricky defender, so let’s see what happens.
15:13 With 26.Qe4 Van Foreest has introduced a novelty. The aforementioned correspondence game continued with 26.Qa1 Qb6 27.Rb2 Kc7 28.Nb3 with a dangerous initiative as well.
16:02 Jorden played the suprising hyper sharp 29.c4 (the computer wants to double rooks with 29.Rba2 or first 29.Qe2), which seems to be based on a miscalculation. Robby played the obvious 29…Bxd4 and now Jorden is thinking again, so possibly he now realises that he missed something.
17:07 Jorden indeed miscalculated and has resigned. He relied on 31.Rxb5 axb5 32.Ra7+ but this is not mate after 32…Qxa7. Robby should be praised for his cool play in this game, since he knew the line until 19…Bxc5 and from that point on he was on his own. Furthermore, Robby now won three (!) games in a row and impressively fought his way back in the tournament after a difficult start. It is to be expected that these two young men will play many more exciting games in the future.
19:28 So today was yet another exciting day at Café Batavia in Amsterdam, without any draws and several surprises. Tomorrow the last round starts at 12:00. Jorden van Foreest needs a win for a GM norm (with Black against Andreas Heimann) and Robby Kevlishvili needs a win for an IM norm (with White against Stef Soors). See you then!
De stand na de 8e ronde:
|
Rank |
Name |
Score |
Fed. |
M/F |
Rating |
TPR |
W-We |
SB |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
1 |
6.5 |
NED |
M |
2586 |
2690 |
+0.97 |
24.25 |
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|
2 |
5.5 |
NED |
M |
2494 |
2570 |
+0.81 |
19.0 |
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|
3 |
4.0 |
BEL |
M |
2407 |
2464 |
+0.59 |
16.0 |
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|
4 |
4.0 |
NED |
M |
2366 |
2439 |
+0.78 |
13.75 |
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|
5 |
3.5 |
ENG |
M |
2489 |
2388 |
-1.13 |
14.0 |
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|
6 |
3.5 |
NED |
M |
2347 |
2421 |
+0.73 |
13.75 |
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|
7 |
3.5 |
GER |
M |
2539 |
2386 |
-1.67 |
12.75 |
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|
8 |
3.5 |
NED |
M |
2349 |
2426 |
+0.76 |
12.25 |
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|
9 |
3.0 |
NED |
M |
2358 |
2382 |
+0.17 |
12.0 |
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|
10 |
3.0 |
GER |
M |
2527 |
2344 |
-2.01 |
10.75 |