NM Brian Fiedler wins Toronto weekend

Macedonian Labour Day Open 2005 was held in Toronto on 3rd-5th september. It was 6 round Swiss event with 5 sections and time control 40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour sudden death. Open section had 29 participants.

NM Brian Fiedler (2222), former IBM programer, won this event with 5,5 points, even tough he took a "bye" for 5th round. Second place goes to my good friend FM Igor Divljan (2334) with 4,5 points.

Final standings (all ratings are CFC):
1. Brian Fiedler (2222) 5,5
2. FM Igor Divljan (2334) 4,5
3-6. IM Ron Livshits (2478), Nikolay Noritsyn (2414),FM Goran Milicevic (2368) and Hugh Siddeley (2050) 4
7-10. FM Christian Stevens (2354), Nat. Khoudgarian (2290), Warrick Rolfe (2186) and Kevin Chung (1952) 3,5 etc.


Lets take a look at this chess masterpiece:

White: Brian Fiedler
Black: Ron Livshits
Round 4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Bc5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxe3+ 14. Kh1


14...Qc7 15. exf6 Qxc6 16. Nd5 Bc5 17. Qh5 h6 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Rf6 Be3 20. Raf1 1-0