The Dayton Chess Festival opened today in Dayton, OH, at the Dayton Chess Club.
There are three FIDE rated round-robin events taking place. The Dayton Masters features ten players, all holding at least the FM title:
- IM John Bartholomew (USA)
- IM Calvin Blocker (USA)
- GM Dejan Bojkov (BUL)
- FM Carl Boor (USA)
- GM Vladimir Georgiev (MKD)
- FM Ruifeng Li (USA)
- IM Farai Mandizha (ZIM)
- GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (GEO)
- GM Nikola Mitkov (MKD)
- IM Jeffery Xiong (USA)
Dayton Futurity “A” is a 10-player RR that has all masters or experts. FM Akshi.ta Gorti, NM Davis Whaley (Kentucky state champion), and NM Will Sedlar (Dayton Chess Club champion) are among the participants.
Dayton Futurity “B” is a 9-player RR that has a number of up-and-coming young players, mostly Ohioans. The top seeds there are the brother/sister duo of Abhinay and Aasa Dommalapati.
The Dayton Masters will be broadcast live on chess.com (there was a computer crash this morning that is delaying transmission of round 1, but I’m told that will be fixed shortly). The time control is 40/90+30i, SD/30+30i.
As time permits, I’ll try to update standings here each round. There are pictures being taken (albeit by an extremely amateur photographer).
(EDIT: Forgot about the autocensor on FM Gorti’s given name.)
The Dayton Masters broadcast will be at http://www.chess.com/tv. There appears to be a transmission there now.
Thanks for alerting us to this event, Mr. Reed. I stopped by the Dayton Chess Club while in town on business back in May and played in their weekly G/24 d5 event. It’s well worth the visit and an excellent facility for a city of any size.
Results of Dayton Masters, Round 1:
Georgiev 1 - 0 Bartholomew
Mandizha 1 - 0 Blocker
Bojkov 1/2 - 1/2 Li
Mitkov 1/2 - 1/2 Boor
Xiong 1 - 0 Margvelashvili
It appears that the previous technical issues with transmission should be resolved for the start of Round 2. (At least, the DGT units all appear to be working now…we’ll see if that’s still the case after play resumes.)
Results of Dayton Masters, round 2:
Bartholomew 0 - 1 Margvelashvili
Boor 0 - 1 Xiong
Li 1/2 -1/2 Mitkov
Blocker 1 - 0 Bojkov
Georgiev 1 - 0 Mandizha
Leaders after 2 rounds: V. Georgiev & J. Xiong, 2/2
Round 3, 11am tomorrow…
Results of Dayton Masters, round 3:
Bojkov 1/2 - 1/2 Georgiev
Mandizha 1/2 - 1/2 Bartholomew
Mitkov 1/2 - 1/2 Blocker
Xiong 1/2 - 1/2 Li
Margvelashvili 1 - 0 Boor
Leaders after 3 rounds: V. Georgiev & J. Xiong, 2.5-0.5; G. Margvelashvili, 2-1
Round 4, 6pm tonight…
Results of Dayton Masters, round 4:
Georgiev 1/2 - 1/2 Mitkov
Li 1/2 - 1/2 Margvelashvili
Blocker 1/2 - 1/2 Xiong
Bartholomew 1 - 0 Boor
Mandizha 1/2 - 1/2 Bojkov
Leaders after 4 rounds: V. Georgiev & J. Xiong, 3-1; G. Margvelashvili, 2.5-1.5
Dayton Futurity “A”
Leaders after 4 rounds: D. Whaley, 3.5-0-5; 5 players, 2.5-1.5
Dayton Futurity “B”
Leaders after 4 rounds: Aa. Dommalapati, 4-0; Ab. Dommalapati & J. Storn, 3.5-0.5
Notes:
The Dayton Masters is a Category 8 tournament (average rating 2442.1).
FM Li has reasonable IM norm chances. He’s already played three of the four GMs, plus IM Xiong, and has drawn all four games. He needs to finish +1 (5 points) for an IM norm. All norm-seekers except IM Xiong (who should not need a norm from this event to earn his GM title) need 6.5 points for a GM norm. If anyone else gets within reasonable distance of a norm, I’ll report it here.
Round 5, 11am tomorrow…
Results of Dayton Masters, round 5:
Xiong 1 - 0 Georgiev
Mitkov 1/2 - 1/2 Mandizha
Bojkov 1 - 0 Bartholomew
Margvelashvili 1 - 0 Blocker
Boor 0 - 1 Li
Leaders after 5 rounds: J. Xiong, 4-1; G. Margvelashvili, 3.5-1.5.
Dayton Futurity “A”
Leaders after 5 rounds: D. Whaley, 4-1; W. Griggs & N. Keating-Adams, 3.5-1.5
Dayton Futurity “B”
Leaders after 5 rounds: Aa. Dommalapati, 5-0; Ab. Dommalapati, 4.5-0.5
Notes:
Xiong remains on track for a “bonus” GM norm by beating the erstwhile co-leader. He needs to finish +2 in the last 4 rounds.
Li is now firmly in line for an IM norm after his first win. 50% over the last 4 rounds will do the trick, and he’s been very solid thus far, not losing a game. He is still mathematically alive for a GM norm, but he’ll need to finish +3 in the last 4 rounds.
Round 6, 6pm tonight…
A few games from the event so far. (Don’t get used to this…I can’t guarantee I’ll have time to post more game scores. These are just a few I found interesting, and thought I’d share.)
[Event “Dayton Masters”]
[Site “Dayton, OH”]
[Date “2015.07.29”]
[Round “5”]
[White “Xiong, Jeffery”]
[Black “Georgiev, Vladimir”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “C45”]
[WhiteElo “2523”]
[BlackElo “2554”]
- e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 g6 8.
Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. f3 O-O 11. c4 Nh5 12. g3 f5 13. f4 fxe4 14. Bg2 Qe7
- Nc3 Nf6 16. Ned5 Qc5 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Qd5+ Rf7 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Bxe4 Re7
- O-O-O Nb4 22. Rhe1 Nxa2+ 23. Nxa2 Rxa2 24. Bb1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Ra8 26. Re8+
Kf7 27. Rh8 Kg7 28. Rd8 d6 29. g4 b5 30. cxb5 Bb7 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. b6 Bf3 33.
g5+ Ke6 34. Rxc7 Kd5 35. b7 Rb8 36. Bd3 Be4 37. Ba6 Bf5 38. Rc8 Bxc8 39. bxc8=Q
Rxc8 40. Bxc8 Ke4 41. Kd2 Kxf4 42. Kd3 d5 43. Be6 d4 44. Kc4 1-0
[Event “Dayton Masters”]
[Site “Dayton, OH”]
[Date “2015.07.28”]
[Round “3”]
[White “Xiong, Jeffery”]
[Black “Li, Ruifeng”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “C03”]
[WhiteElo “2523”]
[BlackElo “2394”]
- e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 c5 7. a3 a5 8. h4 Nc6
- h5 Be7 10. Rh3 f6 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ndxe5 13. f4 O-O 14. Rg3 f5 15. fxe5
Bh4 16. Nf1 Bxg3+ 17. Nxg3 Qh4 18. Nde2 f4 19. Qa4 d4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Qxc6 Rb8 23. Qc7 Ra8 24. Qc6 Rb8 25. Qc7 Ra8 26. Qc6 1/2-1/2
[Event “Dayton Masters”]
[Site “Dayton, OH”]
[Date “2015.07.27”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Blocker, Calvin”]
[Black “Bojkov, Dejan”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “E60”]
[WhiteElo “2370”]
[BlackElo “2496”]
- Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 e5 12. Nf3 d6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rc1 Nc5
- Nd2 Bd7 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. Bb4 Rfc8 18. b3 f5 19. Qd2 Rc7 20. Rc2 Rac8 21.
Rfc1 Bf8 22. e3 b6 23. f3 Qb7 24. f4 e4 25. Bf1 Be8 26. Bc3 Rd8 27. Bf6 Rdd7
- b4 Na4 29. Nb2 Rf7 30. Bd4 Qc8 31. b5 Nc5 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. a4 Qd8 34. Nc4
g5 35. Rb1 h5 36. a5 h4 37. b6 axb6 38. axb6 Rb7 39. Rcb2 hxg3 40. hxg3 gxf4
- gxf4 Rh7 42. Qe1 Bg7 43. Rg2 Kh8 44. Qg3 Bf7 45. Qg5 Bf6 46. Qxf5 Rh5 47.
Rh2 Bh4 48. Qg4 Be8 49. Rg2 Bg5 50. fxg5 Rbh7 51. g6 Bxg6 52. Qxg6 Rh1+ 53. Kf2
Qf8+ 54. Ke2 R7h2 55. Qg3 Rh3 56. Qf4 1-0
Results of Dayton Masters, round 6:
Georgiev 1/2 - 1/2 Margvelashvili
Blocker 1/2 - 1/2 Boor
Bartholomew 1/2 - 1/2 Li
Mandizha 1/2 - 1/2 Xiong
Bojkov 1/2 - 1/2 Mitkov
Leaders after 6 rounds: J. Xiong, 4.5-1.5; G. Margvelashvili, 4-2
Dayton Futurity “A”
Leaders after 6 rounds: D. Whaley, 5-1; N. Keating-Adams, 4.5-1.5
Dayton Futurity “B”
Leaders after 6 rounds: Aa. Dommalapati, 6-0; Ab. Dommalapati, 5.5-0.5
Notes:
FM Li remains on pace for an IM norm. He and IM Xiong are the only undefeated Masters participants.
Round 7, 11am tomorrow…
Results of Dayton Masters, round 7:
Boor 0 - 1 Georgiev
Xiong 1/2 - 1/2 Bojkov
Margvelashvili 1 - 0 Mandizha
Mitkov 0 - 1 Bartholomew
Li 1 - 0 Blocker
Leaders after 7 rounds: G. Margvelashvili & J. Xiong, 5-2; V. Georgiev & R. Li, 4.5-2.5
Dayton Futurity “A”
Leaders after 7 rounds: D. Whaley, 5.5-1.5; W. Sedlar & N. Keating-Adams, 5-2
Dayton Futurity “B”
Leaders after 6 rounds: Aa. Dommalapati & Ab. Dommalapati, 6.5-0.5
Notes:
FM Li now requires just a 0.5/2 finish for an IM norm. He and IM Xiong could each still score 2/2 for a GM norm.
The Dayton Chess Club’s Facebook page has a gallery of pictures, and their website has standings updated after each round.
Round 8, 6pm tonight…
The eighth round is still in progress, but there is news to report.
FM Ruifeng Li has drawn his game as black against GM Vladimir Georgiev. This should secure his third IM norm with a round to spare. Having previously achieved the necessary FIDE rating, Li appears to have satisfied the requirements for the IM title.
Results of Dayton Masters, round 8:
Georgiev 1/2 - 1/2 Li
Bartholomew 1 - 0 Blocker
Mandizha 1 - 0 Boor
Bojkov 1/2 - 1/2 Margvelashvili
Mitkov 1/2 - 1/2 Xiong
Leaders after 8 rounds: G. Margvelashvili & J. Xiong, 5.5-2.5; V. Georgiev & R. Li, 5-3
Dayton Futurity “A”
Leaders after 8 rounds: D. Whaley, 6.5-1.5; W. Sedlar, 6-2
Dayton Futurity “B”
Leaders after 8 rounds: Ab. Dommalapati, 7.5-0.5; Aa. Dommalapati, 6.5-1.5
Notes:
IM Xiong and FM Li continue to be the only players in the Masters who have not yet suffered a loss.
Tomorrow’s update may be somewhat truncated, if not omitted entirely. (I’m not even staying for the closing ceremony, as I have to drive back to Pittsburgh, unpack, repack, and catch a 7am flight to Phoenix the next morning.) Final information should be available through the Dayton Chess Club’s website and Facebook page.
Round 9 (last round), 11am tomorrow…
Results of Dayton Masters, round 9:
Blocker 0 - 1 Georgiev
Margvelashvili 1/2 - 1/2 Mitkov
Boor 1/2 - 1/2 Bojkov
Li 1 - 0 Mandizha
Xiong 1/2 - 1/2 Bartholomew
Winners: V. Georgiev, G. Margvelashvili, J. Xiong, R. Li, 6-3
Dayton Futurity “A”
Winners: D. Whaley, 7.5-1.5; W. Sedlar, 7-2
Dayton Futurity “B”
Winners: Ab. Dommalapati, 8-1; Aa. Dommalapati, 7-2
Notes:
By winning his last game, Ruifeng Li tied for first place, a half-point shy of a GM norm.
Final information should be available through the Dayton Chess Club’s website and Facebook page.
Thanks for the reporting, Boyd. I wish I could have been there to play in one of the futurities. Sigh. Once again the Dayton Chess Club adds to its luster as one of the best chess clubs in the US.