Sunway Sitges International 12 to 22 December 2024

[Simon Myles]

Annual Sitges event is underway with a healthy English contingent taking part, including junior Harry Zheng who is paired with Alekseenko on board one in round 2. https://chess-results.com/tnr957150.asp ... ES&flag=30
Live games on lichess.

[Mick Norris]

round 6 pairings with Ivanchuk - Gormally

[LawrenceCooper]

Supratit beat an IM in round 5: https://lichess.org/broadcast/xi-sunway ... z/AIonQYRj

[NickFaulks]

round 6 pairings with Ivanchuk - Gormally

Unfortunately for our lad, The Master is showing vintage form.

https://lichess.org/broadcast/xi-sunway ... m/zLyRhB7k

Not using his clock very wisely, though.

[LawrenceCooper]

round 6 pairings with Ivanchuk - Gormally

It's Keith's turn to face Ivanchuk in round 9, albeit with white.

[LawrenceCooper]

round 6 pairings with Ivanchuk - Gormally

It's Keith's turn to face Ivanchuk in round 9, albeit with white.

Link to the game: https://lichess.org/broadcast/xi-sunway ... P/ZC1afJMu

[Keith Arkell]

It's Keith's turn to face Ivanchuk in round 9, albeit with white.

Link to the game: https://lichess.org/broadcast/xi-sunway ... P/ZC1afJMu
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I apologised to him about my rating After the amount of talented Asian kids with farcical ratings I’ve played in the last few months it could even be much worse. I’m reasonably happy to have recovered to 7/10 though.

[Kevin Thurlow]

Does 23.Rfc1 count as a "mysterious rook move"? Or is it logically putting it opposite the queen to deter exd4...?

[Keith Arkell]

It was saying that b3 is coming if you don’t do anything, Kevin, when c3 will have some useful protection.

[Kevin Thurlow]

Thanks - it's nice to learn something, without going to the trouble of losing to you!

[Christopher Kreuzer]

There is a lovely picture in the Chessbase report of the blitz tiebreaks taking place as dusk falls on a beach bar somewhere (presumably the hotel venue):

https://en.chessbase.com/post/sunway-sitges-2024-final

The fourth picture down.