Ray and Darmen Tie; Ray Wins Armageddon |
By Jennifer Shahade
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September 15, 2008 |
IM Ray Robson, Photo Ola Osanyinjobi
13-year-old IM Ray Robson and GM Darmen Sadvakasov tied for first in the Miami Open, with 7/9 each. (Scroll down past photos for complete final crosstable.) Ray was leading throughout but lost to the Kazakh GM in the final
round. According to Tournament director Franc Guadalupe, Ray went on to defeat Darmen in the Armageddon. Ray got the White pieces and seven minutes vs. Black's five minutes and draw odds and Ray won on time.
Marc Esserman also turned in a fantastic result. He tied for 3rd-9th with 6.5/9 and his result included victories over GMs Mikhalevski and Ehlvest. This fantastic result scored Marc his second IM norm! Unfortunately, Ray and Marc both seem to be ineligible for GM norms due to not enough GM opponents. Reiner Gonzalez and Josh Friedel are still GM-elects so they do not count yet. If CLO hears otherwise from FIDE, we will let you know immediately.
Before checking out the Robson victory below over IM Reiner Gonzalez, can you find Ray's move in this position?
White to Move and Win
Show Solution Solution Ray played Bb4! winning instantly in view of xb4 Qxc8! See the whole game below. (Hide Solution)
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Photos from Miami courtesy Franc Guadalupe
Marc Esserman's water position after his draw against Ray Robson
Eric Hecht
Dan Mayers
A crowd gathers to watch Marc Esserman and Ray Robson's battle
Miami Open Final Standings
# |
Name |
|
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Rd 9 |
Tot |
1 |
GM Darmen Sadvakasov |
|
L23 |
W57 |
W28 |
W10 |
D13 |
D20 |
W21 |
W11 |
W2 |
7.0 |
2 |
IM Ray S Robson |
|
W51 |
W18 |
W19 |
W11 |
W6 |
D7 |
W10 |
D3 |
L1 |
7.0 |
3 |
GM Victor Mikhalevski |
|
W15 |
D12 |
W16 |
D9 |
L7 |
W23 |
W29 |
D2 |
W11 |
6.5 |
4 |
GM Julio J Becerra |
|
W48 |
D13 |
W12 |
D22 |
D9 |
D11 |
W32 |
W20 |
D6 |
6.5 |
5 |
IM Davorin Kuljasevic |
|
W35 |
W55 |
L10 |
L23 |
W37 |
W48 |
D13 |
W12 |
W14 |
6.5 |
6 |
IM Salvijus Bercys |
|
W52 |
D29 |
W17 |
W32 |
L2 |
W36 |
D20 |
W18 |
D4 |
6.5 |
7 |
Marc R Esserman |
|
W53 |
D32 |
W21 |
W27 |
W3 |
D2 |
L11 |
D10 |
W20 |
6.5 |
8 |
IM Jacek Stopa |
|
W39 |
L16 |
D37 |
W42 |
W14 |
D13 |
D27 |
D9 |
W22 |
6.0 |
9 |
IM Andrei Co Florean |
|
W54 |
D27 |
W26 |
D3 |
D4 |
L10 |
W19 |
D8 |
W24 |
6.0 |
10 |
IM Renier Gonzalez |
|
W57 |
W23 |
W5 |
L1 |
D22 |
W9 |
L2 |
D7 |
D13 |
5.5 |
11 |
IM John Bartholomew |
|
W34 |
W45 |
W20 |
L2 |
W23 |
D4 |
W7 |
L1 |
L3 |
5.5 |
12 |
IM Vinay S Bhat |
|
W50 |
D3 |
L4 |
D37 |
W39 |
D26 |
W17 |
L5 |
W32 |
5.5 |
13 |
IM Dean J Ippolito |
|
W43 |
D4 |
D27 |
W39 |
D1 |
D8 |
D5 |
D26 |
D10 |
5.5 |
14 |
IM David Pruess |
|
L45 |
W24 |
D38 |
W58 |
L8 |
W25 |
W23 |
W27 |
L5 |
5.5 |
15 |
FM Keaton Kiewra |
|
L3 |
W50 |
W45 |
W18 |
L20 |
L27 |
D39 |
W44 |
W31 |
5.5 |
16 |
Eric Rodriguez |
|
W61 |
W8 |
L3 |
L20 |
L18 |
W43 |
D44 |
W35 |
W29 |
5.5 |
17 |
GM Alexander Ivanov |
|
W41 |
D22 |
L6 |
W59 |
L36 |
W42 |
L12 |
D31 |
W33 |
5.0 |
18 |
IM Joshua Ed Friedel |
|
W49 |
L2 |
W33 |
L15 |
W16 |
W50 |
W22 |
L6 |
U--- |
5.0 |
19 |
IM Irina Krush |
|
W37 |
W47 |
L2 |
D48 |
L21 |
W45 |
L9 |
D39 |
W40 |
5.0 |
20 |
IM Dionisio Aldama |
|
W24 |
W33 |
L11 |
W16 |
W15 |
D1 |
D6 |
L4 |
L7 |
5.0 |
21 |
IM Justin Sarkar |
|
D40 |
W59 |
L7 |
W38 |
W19 |
D22 |
L1 |
L24 |
W39 |
5.0 |
22 |
FM Marcel Martinez |
|
W44 |
D17 |
W29 |
D4 |
D10 |
D21 |
L18 |
X36 |
L8 |
5.0 |
23 |
FM Kazim Gulamali |
|
W1 |
L10 |
W36 |
W5 |
L11 |
L3 |
L14 |
W43 |
W38 |
5.0 |
24 |
Ernesto Alvarez |
|
L20 |
L14 |
W53 |
W30 |
L29 |
W37 |
W48 |
W21 |
L9 |
5.0 |
25 |
Ryan Joseph Moon |
|
L36 |
B--- |
D35 |
D28 |
D47 |
L14 |
W42 |
W41 |
H--- |
5.0 |
26 |
GM Alexander Shabalov |
|
D59 |
W40 |
L9 |
D31 |
W56 |
D12 |
D36 |
D13 |
U--- |
4.5 |
27 |
GM Jaan Ehlvest |
|
W31 |
D9 |
D13 |
L7 |
W41 |
W15 |
D8 |
L14 |
U--- |
4.5 |
28 |
IM Marko Zivanic |
|
W56 |
D36 |
L1 |
D25 |
L49 |
W58 |
D33 |
D38 |
D30 |
4.5 |
29 |
GM Gildardo J Garcia |
|
W42 |
D6 |
L22 |
D41 |
W24 |
X31 |
L3 |
D32 |
L16 |
4.5 |
30 |
Tautvydas Vedrickas |
|
D60 |
L58 |
D40 |
L24 |
L43 |
W53 |
W55 |
W50 |
D28 |
4.5 |
31 |
Patrick Scharrer |
|
L27 |
D51 |
W44 |
D26 |
W57 |
F29 |
W49 |
D17 |
L15 |
4.5 |
32 |
Victor Kaminski |
|
W38 |
D7 |
W58 |
L6 |
D48 |
W49 |
L4 |
D29 |
L12 |
4.5 |
33 |
Artem Edm Ruppert |
|
B--- |
L20 |
L18 |
L50 |
W40 |
W57 |
D28 |
W34 |
L17 |
4.5 |
34 |
Troy Daly |
|
L11 |
H--- |
L59 |
H--- |
W60 |
D41 |
W52 |
L33 |
W44 |
4.5 |
35 |
Gregory J Kimmel |
|
L5 |
W56 |
D25 |
L36 |
L44 |
W46 |
W45 |
L16 |
W42 |
4.5 |
36 |
IM Drasko Boskovic |
|
W25 |
D28 |
L23 |
W35 |
W17 |
L6 |
D26 |
F22 |
U--- |
4.0 |
37 |
Karel Gonzalez |
|
L19 |
W46 |
D8 |
D12 |
L5 |
L24 |
L43 |
W58 |
W52 |
4.0 |
38 |
Sylvain Leburgue |
|
L32 |
W53 |
D14 |
L21 |
L45 |
W54 |
W51 |
D28 |
L23 |
4.0 |
39 |
Brian Goldstein |
|
L8 |
X61 |
W47 |
L13 |
L12 |
W56 |
D15 |
D19 |
L21 |
4.0 |
40 |
Matan Prilleltensky |
|
D21 |
L26 |
D30 |
L47 |
L33 |
B--- |
W56 |
W48 |
L19 |
4.0 |
41 |
Evan S Rosenberg |
|
L17 |
D44 |
W51 |
D29 |
L27 |
D34 |
W50 |
L25 |
U--- |
3.5 |
42 |
FM Renard W Anderson |
|
L29 |
D52 |
W54 |
L8 |
W51 |
L17 |
L25 |
W45 |
L35 |
3.5 |
43 |
Juan Camilo Arango |
|
L13 |
L48 |
B--- |
L51 |
W30 |
L16 |
W37 |
L23 |
D46 |
3.5 |
44 |
Alexander Velikanov |
|
L22 |
D41 |
L31 |
W54 |
W35 |
D47 |
D16 |
L15 |
L34 |
3.5 |
45 |
Robert M Perez |
|
W14 |
L11 |
L15 |
H--- |
W38 |
L19 |
L35 |
L42 |
W55 |
3.5 |
46 |
Alonso USCF Jaramillo |
|
L47 |
L37 |
L50 |
D53 |
W55 |
L35 |
W58 |
D51 |
D43 |
3.5 |
47 |
IM Daniel Fernandez |
|
W46 |
L19 |
L39 |
W40 |
D25 |
D44 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
3.0 |
48 |
Corey Acor |
|
L4 |
W43 |
W60 |
D19 |
D32 |
L5 |
L24 |
L40 |
U--- |
3.0 |
49 |
Andres Santalla |
|
L18 |
D54 |
D52 |
W60 |
W28 |
L32 |
L31 |
U--- |
U--- |
3.0 |
50 |
Christopher Heung |
|
L12 |
L15 |
W46 |
W33 |
W59 |
L18 |
L41 |
L30 |
U--- |
3.0 |
51 |
Misael D Mestres |
|
L2 |
D31 |
L41 |
W43 |
L42 |
W59 |
L38 |
D46 |
U--- |
3.0 |
52 |
Humberto Cruz |
|
L6 |
D42 |
D49 |
H--- |
D58 |
H--- |
L34 |
H--- |
L37 |
3.0 |
53 |
Emilio Gustavo Hernandez |
|
L7 |
L38 |
L24 |
D46 |
H--- |
L30 |
H--- |
D55 |
B--- |
3.0 |
54 |
Hans M Morrow |
|
L9 |
D49 |
L42 |
L44 |
B--- |
L38 |
X60 |
U--- |
U--- |
2.5 |
55 |
Juan E Dominguez |
|
B--- |
L5 |
L56 |
L57 |
L46 |
W60 |
L30 |
D53 |
L45 |
2.5 |
56 |
Rodelay Medina |
|
L28 |
L35 |
W55 |
B--- |
L26 |
L39 |
L40 |
U--- |
U--- |
2.0 |
57 |
Jose Cabrera |
|
L10 |
L1 |
B--- |
W55 |
L31 |
L33 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
2.0 |
58 |
Leonardo Campiz |
|
H--- |
W30 |
L32 |
L14 |
D52 |
L28 |
L46 |
L37 |
U--- |
2.0 |
59 |
FM Charles A Galofre |
|
D26 |
L21 |
W34 |
L17 |
L50 |
L51 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
1.5 |
60 |
Jose Antonio Carrillo |
|
D30 |
H--- |
L48 |
L49 |
L34 |
L55 |
F54 |
U--- |
U--- |
1.0 |
61 |
Rainer Selva |
|
L16 |
F39 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
0.0 |
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