MCF GM Tournament - Day 3 - update

Round 3 : IM Mashafizul ( right) vs WIM Zhang Xiaowen (left) 1/2-1/2

Day Round 3 report


GM Saidali Yuldachev (2520) vs GM Ziaur Rahman (2560) = 1/2-1/2

IM Mashafizulhelmi (2386) vs WIM Zhang Xiaowen (2382) = 1/2-1/2

GM Drazen Sermek (2509) vs FM Myo Zaw Min ( 2486) 1-0

Standing after Round 3

1. GM Drazen Sermek - FIDE 2509 ( Croatia) 2.5 points

2. GM Saidali Yuldachev - FIDE 2520 (Uzbekistan) 2 points

3. GM Ziaur Rahman - FIDE 2560 ( Bangladesh) 2 points

4. IM Mashafizul Helmi - FIDE 2386 ( Malaysia) 1.5 points

5. FM Myo Zaw Min - FIDE 2486 (Myanmar) 0.5 points

6. WIM Zhang Xiaowen - FIDE 2382 (China) 0.5 points


Round 3 Games.

IM Mashafizulhelmi (2386) vs WIM Zhang Xiaowen (2382)



[Event "MCF GM Tournament"]
[Date "2008.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "IM Mashafizul"]
[Black "WIM Zhang Xiaowen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2382"]


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6.f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. g3 Be7 9. Bh3 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Ne2 f6 12. Rf1 Kh8 13. a3 Na5 14. Rf2 Nb8 15. Kf1 Nbc6 16. Kg2 Nb3 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Be3 Nca5 19.Nc3 f5 20. g4 fxg4 21. Bxg4 Be8 22. Qe1 Bg6 23. Rd1 Nc4 24. Kg3 Bf5 25. h3 Rac8 26. Na2 a5 27. Nc3 Qc6 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rd3 Rcf8 30. Qd1 a4 31. Nxa4 Qxa4 32.Qxb3 Qe8 33. Bc1 Qg6+ 34. Kh2 Rh5 35. Ng1 Qf5 36. Rg2 b6 37. Qd1 Rc8 38. Rc3 Rf8 39. Qd3 b5 40. Qxf5 Rhxf5 41. b3 Na5 42. Rc7 Bd8 43. Rcxg7 Nxb3 44. Be3 Na5 45. Bd2 Nc6 46. Ne2 R5f7 47. Rxf7 Rxf7 48. Rg1 Ra7 49. Rc1 Ra6 50. Rc5 Kg7 51. Kg2 Kg6 52. Bb4 Nxb4 53. axb4 Ra2 54. Kf3 Be7 55. Rxb5 Ra3+ 56. Kg2 Ra2 57. Kf3
Ra3+ 1/2-1/2


W: GM Saidali Yuldachev (2520) vs GM Ziaur Rahman (2560)



[Event "MCF GM Tournament"]
[Date "2008.08.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM Saidali Yuldachev"]
[Black "GM Ziaur Rahman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2560"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3
O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 Nxg3 12. hxg3
Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg4 c6 15. Rb1 Qb6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Qh5 Kg7 18. Nd1 Qd4
19. Qf3 f5 20. c3 Qc4 21. exf5 g4 22. Ne3 gxf3 23. Nxc4 Rxf5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25.
Rbd1 fxg2 26. Kxg2 Kf7 27. Re4 cxd5 28. Rxd5 Ke6 29. Ra5 Rd8 30. Re2 Kf6 31.
Ra4 h5 32. Rb4 Rd7 33. a4 Kf7 34. Re3 Kg6 35. a5 Kf6 36. Rf3 e6 37. Rxf5+ exf5
38. Kf3 Kg5 39. Ke3 Re7 40. Ke2 Rd7 41. Rc4 f4 42. gxf4+ exf4 43. Kf3 Rd3+ 44.
Kg2 Kg4 45. Rc7 f3+ 46. Kh2 Rd2 47. Rc4+ Kg5 48. Kg3 Rxb2 49. Kxf3 Rb5 50. Rc7
Rxa5 51. Rxb7 Rc5 52. Rb3 h4 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. Rb4+ Kg5 55. Rb3 1/2-1/2


W: GM Drazen Sermek (2509) vs FM Myo Zaw Min (2486)



[Event "MCF GM Tournament"]
[Date "2008.08.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM Drazen Sermek"]
[Black "FM Myo Zaw Min"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2486"]


1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
6. Bg5 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3 Be7 9. h3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. O-O
h6 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. Qf5 g6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qe5 Qd7 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. g4 Ng7
19. Qf4 g5 20. Ne5 Ng6 21. Qf3 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Red8 23. Rad1 d4 24. Ne4 Qe7 25.Nf6+ Kf8 26. Qe4 Nf8 27.Qh7 1-0

Below is post morterm video Mas vs Zhang

GM Ian Rogers and FM Lim Yee Weng join the post morterm