Invitation 4th Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2016

Dear Chess friends,

In honor of the independence day of Suriname (November 25), and after the enormous success of the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Srefidensi tournament, the Surinaamse Schaakbond will organize the 4^th Srefidensi Chess Celebration tournament, from Monday, November 21^th, 2016 till Monday, November 28^th, 2016.

This international chess tournament will consist of a Master and an Open class.

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3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 8

At the top boards the players were consolidating their current tournament rankings with quick draws. That means that IM Jose Rafael Gascon from Venezuela is now on 6.5 out of 8 and still a full point ahead of the rest of the field. Irine Sukandar did come to board with the intention of trying to beat the tournament leader and declined the first draw offer, but got nothing from the opening.

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3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 9

IM Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal from Venezuela is the winner of the third edition of the Srefidensi Chess Celebration, with an impressive 7 out of 9 score and a 2590 performance. He is always so well prepared that his opponents have trouble getting playable positions against him. In the last round Anna Zozulia tried 3.c3 in the Sicilian, but soon she ended up in a worse position without anything to play for, so she accepted the draw offer.

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3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 7

Jose Rafael Gascon consolidated his lead by beating Ryan Harper with the white pieces. Harper is a dangerous attacking player, but he has problems getting his game going with Black. Gascon played a Maroczy Bind in classical fashion, first restricting all active options of his opponent, before switching his attention to the kingside, to go after the black king. Gascon is now on 6 out of 7, a full point ahead of the rest of the field.

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