Srefidensi Chess Celebration

3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 3

The third round was played on Saturday evening and was a most exciting one. All three games on the top boards were eventually drawn, so nobody is on 100% anymore, but what a great fights. On the first board Dutch GM Sipke Ernst just couldn't help himself and gambitted a pawn with Black as early as move 7 against Cuban IM Humberto Pecorelli Garcia. Things quickly got out of control, and while White was objectively on top for most of the game, the game was always very complicated. Even in the final position White still has good chances in the knight ending, but Pecorelli must have been very tired as well after such a long tense game and offered a draw.

3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 2

The second round had the twelve winners of the first round all paired against eachother. Since we now have six live boards, all action at the top boards could be followed nicely. Clearly the game of the round was the one on the first board. Young IM Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal from Venezuela played a very inspired attacking game to take down the number one rated player of the tournament, Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo. The key move of the game was 20.g4, which gives White nice attacking chances on the kingside. In fact, Black may have to look for an improvement earlier on.

3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015 – round 1

The Srefidensi Chess Celebration is still a young tradition, but steadily growing. This year the master group consists of 26 players, so 13 games per round. In the first round the top half was paired against the bottom half. Eleven results were according to Elo expectation. The two exceptions were 16-year-old Trinidad talent Joshua Johnson drawing IM Ariel Marichal Gonzalez and Sherman Maduro from Curacao beating Warren Elliott from Jamaica.

Invitation 3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration 2015

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Dear Chess friends,

In honor of the independence day of Suriname (November 25), and after the enormous success of the 1st and 2nd Srefidensi tournament, the Surinaamse Schaakbond will organize the 3rd Srefidensi Chess Celebration tournament, from Friday, November 20th, 2015 until Wednesday, November 25th, 2015.

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