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7th Edmonton International 2012

Published July 3, 2012 | By Bart7

7th Edmonton International 2012

Grandmaster Nigel Short wins  this year  main event with 6 wins 2 draws 1 loss.The Edmonton International Chess Festival,  One of only two annual competitions in Western Canada that offers international norms opportunities.  

 
IM Piasetski, Leon (2304) – GM Short, Nigel D (2705)
7th Edmonton International Edmonton CAN (Rd9), 2012.07.02

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.Be3 Be7 7.Be2 a6 8.Nd2 Bxe2 9.Qxe2 O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Rad1 b5 12.f4 b4 13.Ncb1 Qb8 14.g4 Qb5 15.Qf3 Nd7 16.f5 h6 17.Rf2 Rae8 18.Rg2 Bg5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.c3 Nf6 21.h4 Nh7 22.hxg5 Nxg5 23.Qe3 f6 24.fxe6 d5 25.c4 dxc4 26.Nf3 Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Rxe6 28.d5 Ne5 29.Qh3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Re7 31.Rf1 Qd4 32.Nd2 c3 33.bxc3 bxc3 34.Rh2 cxd2 35.Qh8+ Kf7 36.Rxf6+ gxf6 37.Qh5+ Ng6 0-1

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