FM Daniel Fernandez of Singapore would have to be the standout in the on-going Sydney International Open. Going into today's final round, the 15-year old is on 6 points, the same as four others who are all grandmasters! Just as well really since Daniel has drawn with 2 of them and beaten one GM-aspirant.
Sadly, that victim is Aussie IM George Xie.
2010 Sydney International Open
Xie, George
Fernandez, Daniel
C66
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Qf3 c5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 g6 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. b3 Bf6 16. Bb2 Ne5 17. Qg3 Rb8 18. Nd5 Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 Bxb2 20. Rad1 Bg7 21. Qf4 c4 22. Qc1 c6 23. Nf4 Qa5 24. a4 Qc5 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 Rb4 27. g3 cxb3 28. Rxb3 Rd4 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Rb4 Rxe4 31. Kf1 Re1+ 32. Kg2 Rd1 33. Kf3 Rd2 34. Ne2 Bb6 35. Rc4 Bc5 36. c3 Kg7 37. Nd4 Kf6 38. g4 Ke5 39. Nxc6+ Kd5 40. Na5 Bb6 41. Rb4 Rxf2+ 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. c4+ Ke6 44. Nb3 Rc3+ 45. Kg2 f5 46. a5 Be3 47. gxf5+ gxf5 48. a6 f4 49. Rb7 h5 50. c5 dxc5 51. Na5 c4 52. Nc6 Ra3 53. Rh7 Kd5 54. Ne7+ Ke4 55. h4 Ra2+ 56. Kh3 Bg1 57. Rxh5 Kf3 0-1
Australia's IM George Xie, who secured his third GM norm last week, will have to wait a litte more to finally bag that GM title, especially when he loses like this.
2010 Sydney International Open
Xie, George
Steadman, Michael
C04
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Qa4?? axb5 Oops! Just like that. 10. Qxb5 Not 10. Qxa8 because of 10...Nb6 and the Q is trapped. Kiwi Steadman is no mug and Xie could have just resigned on the spot. But perhaps wanting to avoid an embarassing miniature, he keeps going on a bit anyway. 10... Bd6 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Ne7 13. h4 e5 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. O-O Bg4 17. Ng5 h6 18. f4 hxg5 19. hxg5 Qg6 20. Ra4 Bc5+ 21. Rd4 N5c6 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qd3 24. Qxb7 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Bxd4+ 0-1
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Well done Daniel!
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