Tuesday, September 05, 2006

BDO Tournament Update

After 9 rounds of the BDO Premier section, IM David Smerdon collected 5.5 points in total - the same as three other players. Sergey Kasparov is the ultimate victor with 6.5 points overall.

Smerdon's event included 3 losses - one to Michiel Abeln penultimate round.

BDO Haarlem
Abeln, M
Smerdon, D

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nh5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Be2 Kh8 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Rab1 Qe7 16. b4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Nf6 21. Bf3 Bd7 22. Rfe1 Nfe4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Nc6 Rbe8 25. Rxb6 Nd3 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Nxe4 Qxd5 28. Nb4 Qd4 29. Be3 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Be5+ 31. Ng3 Nf4 32. Rxd6 Ne2 33. Qxe2 Bxd6 34. Qd2 Bxg3+ 35. fxg3 Qxa4 36. Bd4+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qe5+ Kf7 40. Nd5 Qc6 41. Qe7+ Kg6 42. Qg7+ 1-0

Then in the final round, the Australian bounced back against the 2343 rated Chiel van Oosterom.

BDO Haarlem
Smerdon, D.
Van Oosterom, C.

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 b5 8. Be2 Na6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nf3 Nc7 11. Ne5 Qd6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. Bf4 bxc3 15. Bxc7 Ba4 16. Qa3 Bb5 17. Qxa6 Bxa6 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. d6 exd6 20. Nxd6+ Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Bxe2 22. Kxe2 Ne4 23. Bb4 Nxc3+ 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 25. Rhc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Kd7 27. Rc3 a6 28. Ra3 Re8+ 29. Kd3 Re6 30. d5 Rf6 31. f3 h5 32. Kd4 g5 33. Ke5 Rb6 34. Rb3 f6+ 35. Kd4 1-0

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