MARK PINTO INTERNATIONAL AND IM NORM TOURNAMENT Organized by IM John Donaldson and the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club. All games will be played at Mechanics' Institute between July 17 and August 1. This website by Michael Aigner is for his friends to track the results. Go to http://www.chessclub.org/Pinto04.html for the official tournament website. Final score: 4.5/11 FIDE rating: +8 (2263 performance rating) USCF rating: +3 (2312 performance rating) LIST OF PLAYERS FIDE USCF 1. IM Enrico Sevillano (USA) 2464 2541 2. IM Ricardo DeGuzman (PHI) 2420 2474 3. FM Dmitry Zilberstein (USA) 2392 2401 4. IM Odondoo Ganbold (MGL) 2384 2404 5. FM David Pruess (USA) 2371 2388 6. FM Alan Stein (USA) 2339 2428 7. FM Frank Thornally (USA) 2299 2287 8. FM Richard Lobo (ENG) 2277 2339 9. NM Shivkumar Shivaji (USA) 2272 2263 10. FM Bela Evans (USA) 2262 2319 11. NM Michael Aigner (USA) 2224 2302 12. WFM Tuvshintogs Batchimeg (MGL) 2169 2327 average ratings: 2322 2372 TOURNAMENT CROSSTABLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. Sevillano 2464 x = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 8.0/11 +5 2. DeGuzman 2420 = X 0 = 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.0/11 +3 3. Zilberstein 2392 0 1 X 0 = 0 1 1 = = = 1 6.0/11 +1 4. Ganbold 2384 = = 1 X = 1 = 0 1 1 = = 7.0/11 +3 5. Pruess 2371 = 1 = = X = 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.0/11 +7 IM norm! 6. Stein 2339 1 = 1 0 = X = = = = 0 0 5.0/11 -1 7. Thornally 2299 0 0 0 = 0 = X 0 0 = 1 0 2.5/11 -6 8. Lobo 2277 0 0 0 1 0 = 1 X 0 = 1 0 4.0/11 -3 9. Shivaji 2272 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 1 X 0 = = 4.0/11 -3 10. Evans 2262 0 0 = 0 0 = = = 1 X = 0 3.5/11 -4 11. Aigner 2224 = = = = 0 1 0 0 = = X = 4.5/11 -2 12. Batchimeg 2169 0 0 0 = 0 1 1 = 1 1 = X 5.5/11 even WIM norm! average FIDE rating = 2322 --> Category III --> IM norm = 7.5/11 WIM norm = 4.5/11 AIGNER'S PLAYING SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (see games at bottom of page) round 1: drew FM Zilberstein with white (closed Sicilian, 61 moves) round 2: drew NM Shivaji with white (From's gambit, 57 moves) round 3: defeated FM Stein with white (Scotch game, 55 moves) round 4: drew IM Sevillano with black (Alapin Sicilian, 63 moves) round 5: drew FM Evans with black (Leningrad Dutch, 44 moves) round 6: drew IM Ganbold with white (Modern defense, 74 moves) round 7: drew WFM Batchimeg with black (Ruy Lopez anti-Marshall, 70 moves) round 8: lost to FM Pruess with black (Ruy Lopez anti-Marshall, 32 moves) round 9: drew IM DeGuzman with black (Stonewall Dutch, 50 moves) round 10: lost to FM Thornally with white (Scotch game, 30 moves) round 11: lost to FM Lobo with black (Anglo-Dutch defense, 38 moves) AIGNER'S GAMES [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Aigner, Michael"] [Black "Zilberstein, Dmitry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Sicilian: closed, 6.Be3"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nge2 e5 9. O-O b5 10. Nxb5 Rb8 11. a4 a6 12. Na3 Rxb2 13. Nc4 Rb8 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Nc3 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 Rb8 18. Rxb8+ Qxb8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nb4 21. Kh2 Qc7 22. f4 Nbxd5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Bf2 Nb4 25. Kh1 h5 26. c3 Nbd5 27. Qe1 h4 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Nxe5 hxg3 30. Bxc5 Nxc3 31. a5 Nh5 32. Nc6 Nd1 33. d4 Ne3 34. d5 Nxg2 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Kxg2 Ke8 37. Nc6 Nf4+ 38. Kxg3 Nxd5 39. Kf3 Bc3 40. Ke4 Nc7 41. Kd3 Be1 42. Bb6 Bg3 43. Nb8 f5 44. Bxc7 Bxc7 45. Nxa6 Bxa5 46. Nc5 Ke7 47. Ke2 Kf6 48. Kf3 Kg5 49. Nd3 Bb6 50. Kg2 Bd4 51. Kf3 Kh4 52. Kg2 Bc3 53. Kh2 f4 54. Kg2 g5 55. Nf2 Bd4 56. Ng4 Bc5 57. Nh2 Kh5 58. Kf3 Bg1 59. Ng4 Kh4 60. Kg2 f3+ 61. Kxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Aigner, Michael"] [Black "Shivaji, Shivkumar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Bird: From gambit, Lasker variation"] 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. g3 g4 6. Nh4 Ne7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. c3 Bf5 11. e4 Qe7 12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qe3 Nc4 15. Qe2 Rxh2 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Bxg3 18. Rxf5 gxf5 19. Qxc4 f4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Qe2 Qg3 22. Kf1 Rh8 23. Na3 Be3 24. Qe1 Qf4+ 25. Ke2 Rh2 26. Kd3 Rxg2 27. Qxe3 Rg3 28. Nc2 Rxe3+ 29. Nxe3 g3 30. Rg1 f6 31. b4 a6 32. a4 Qf2 33. Rg2 Qe1 34. a5 c6 35. Rb2 Kd7 36. Ng2 Qf1+ 37. Re2 f5 38. exf5 Qxf5+ 39. Kd2 Qf3 40. Ne1 Qf4+ 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Re5 Qf1+ 43. Kd2 g2 44. Nxg2 Qxg2+ 45. Kd3 Qf1+ 46. Kd2 Qf2+ 47. Kd3 Qb2 48. Rc5 Qc1 49. Ke2 Qc2+ 50. Ke1 Kd7 51. Rc4 Qd3 52. Rc5 Kd6 53. Kf2 Kc7 54. Ke1 Kd6 55. Kf2 Qd2+ 56. Kf3 Qd3+ 57. Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Aigner, Michael"] [Black "Stein, Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [Opening "Scotch game"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Ne5 9. Be2 Qg6 10. Nd2 d5 11. Bh5 Qd6 12. f4 N5c6 13. e5 Qd8 14. N2b3 Bb6 15. Bf3 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Kh1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. a4 c6 20. Qd2 Bc7 21. Rae1 Ng6 22. g3 Bh3 23. Rf2 Qd7 24. Bd1 Raf8 25. Nf3 h6 26. Bc2 Bf5 27. Bd4 R6f7 28. Rfe2 b6 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Bxc2 31. Qxc2 Ne7 32. b4 c5 33. b5 Rd8 34. Qd3 Nf5 35. g4 Nh4 36. f5 d4 37. Bg3 Qb7+ 38. Re4 c4 39. Qxc4 Rc8 40. Qxc8+ Qxc8 41. Re8+ Rf8 42. Rxc8 Rxc8 43. Bxh4 dxc3 44. Rc1 Rc4 45. Be1 Rxg4 46. Rxc3 Rxa4 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Bf2 Rb2 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. Rc7 Rxb5 51. f6 Rg5+ 52. Kh3 a5 53. Bxb6 Kg6 54. Rxg7+ Kxf6 55. Rxg5 1-0 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Sevillano, Enrico"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Sicilian: Alapin's variation"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qe2 14. Nd2 h5 15. a4 Qg4 16. Qxg4 hxg4 17. a5 Nd7 18. a6 b6 19. Nc4 e6 20. Bf4 Rh5 21. Rfd1 Rc5 22. Ne3 f5 23. Rd2 Rcc8 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Red1 Ke8 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Bg5 Nf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Nc4 Rc8 30. Ne5+ Ke8 31. Rd1 Ne4 32. Be3 Bd6 33. Nxg4 Rd8 34. Rd4 Nc5 35. Bg5 Rd7 36. Ne3 Nxa6 37. g4 fxg4 38. Rxg4 Nc5 39. Nc4 Bc7 40. Be3 Nd3 41. b4 b5 42. Na3 a6 43. Nc2 Kf7 44. Nd4 Bb6 45. Rg3 Ne5 46. Nf3 Rd1+ 47. Kg2 Nc4 48. Ng5+ Ke7 49. Bxb6 Nxb6 50. Ne4 Kf7 51. Rf3+ Ke7 52. Ng5 Rd7 53. Ne4 Nd5 54. Kg3 Rc7 55. Rd3 Rc4 56. f3 Nf6 57. Nd2 Nh5+ 58. Kf2 Rh4 59. Kg1 Nf4 60. Re3 Nd5 61. Rd3 Nf4 62. Re3 Nd5 63. Rd3 Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Evans, Bela"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Dutch: Leningrad variation"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. b4 d6 6. Bb2 e5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. h3 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Bxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nc3 c6 13. O-O-O+ Kc7 14. e4 f4 15. gxf4 Rf8 16. fxe5 Rxf2 17. Rd2 Rxd2 18. Kxd2 Be6 19. Bf3 Nd7 20. Bg4 Re8 21. Ke3 Nxe5 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Kf4 Nf7 24. h4 Rf6+ 25. Ke3 Ne5 26. Rh3 Kd6 27. Na4 b6 28. Nb2 Ng4+ 29. Kd4 c5+ 30. bxc5+ bxc5+ 31. Kc3 Rf4 32. Rd3+ Kc6 33. Rd8 Nf6 34. e5 Nd5+ 35. Kb3 Rb4+ 36. Ka3 Ne3 37. Rc8+ Kb7 38. Rxc5 Rxh4 39. Nd3 Re4 40. Kb3 Ng4 41. Rd5 Kc7 42. Ra5 Kb6 43. Rd5 Kc7 44. Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Aigner, Michael"] [Black "Ganbold, Odondoo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Pirc: classical, h3 system"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Nd2 Ne8 13. c3 Nd6 14. a4 Bf8 15. b4 Nf7 16. Na3 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. Ke2 Nf7 19. Rhd1 c6 20. Nac4 Kg7 21. h4 Kf6 22. g4 h6 23. Nb3 Rac8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f3 Nb8 26. a5 Na6 27. Rb1 g5 28. h5 Nd6 29. Rd1 Nf7 30. Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Nc1 Nb8 32. Nd3 Nd7 33. Kd2 Nf7 34. Kc2 Ke7 35. Kb3 b6 36. Na3 b5 37. a6 Nd6 38. c4 Kd8 39. cxb5 Nxb5 40. Nc2 Kc7 41. Nc5 Nxc5+ 42. bxc5 Kd7 43. Kc4 Kc7 44. Kd3 Kd7 45. Ne3 Na3 46. Nd1 Nb5 47. Nb2 Na3 48. Kd2 Nb5 49. Nd3 Nc7 50. Nxe5+ Ke8 51. Nxc6 Nxa6 52. Kc3 Nxc5 53. Nxa7 Nd7 54. Nc6 Kf7 55. Kd4 Kf6 56. e5+ Kf7 57. Nd8+ Ke7 58. Nb7 Nb6 59. Nd6 Nd7 60. Ne4 Kf7 61. Nf2 Ke7 62. Nh3 Nb8 63. f4 gxf4 64. Nxf4 Nc6+ 65. Ke4 Kf7 66. Ng6 Na5 67. Kd4 Nb3+ 68. Kc4 Nd2+ 69. Kc5 Ne4+ 70. Kc6 Nf2 71. Kd6 Nxg4 72. Nf4 Ne3 73. Nxe6 Nc4+ 74. Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintogs"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: closed, anti-Marshall 8.a4"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 d6 13. d4 e4 14. Rxe4 b3 15. Qe1 Bxd5 16. Rxe7 bxa2 17. Qxa5 Bxf3 18. Qxc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Be4 20. f3 Bf5 21. Rxa2 Rfe8 22. Kf2 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. c3 Be6 25. Ra3 Kf8 26. Ke3 Bc4 27. Kf2 Rb8 28. b4 Ke7 29. Bf4 Kd7 30. Ra1 Re8 31. Be3 Kc6 32. Rb1 d5 33. Rb2 Re7 34. Bf4 Re8 35. Be5 f6 36. Bf4 Re7 37. Bb8 Rb7 38. Bf4 Re7 39. h4 h5 40. Be3 Re8 41. g4 g6 42. g5 f5 43. Bf4 Bd3 44. Be5 Bc4 45. Ke3 Bf1 46. Rb1 Bc4 47. Kf4 Re6 48. Ra1 Kb7 49. Rb1 Kc6 50. Re1 Bd3 51. Ra1 Kb7 52. Ra3 Bc4 53. Ra1 Bd3 54. Re1 Bc4 55. Re3 Bf1 56. b5 axb5 57. a5 Bc4 58. Bf6 Rxe3 59. Kxe3 b4 60. cxb4 Kc6 61. Be7 Kd7 62. Bf8 Bb5 63. Kd2 Kc6 64. Kc3 Be2 65. Bc5 Bb5 66. Kd2 Kd7 67. Bb6 Ba6 68. Bc5 Bb5 69. Ke3 Ba6 70. Kd2 Bb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Pruess, David"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: closed, anti-Marshall 8.a4"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 bxa4 12. Nf1 c5 13. Ng3 Bc8 14. Nh4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Bxh4 16. Qh5 Bf6 17. Rxa4 Nc6 18. Bd5 Bb7 19. Qf3 Rc8 20. Nh5 Kh8 21. Bh6 Rg8 22. Rg4 e4 23. Rxe4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Nd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxb7 Qa5 27. g3 gxh6 28. Rxf7 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe8 30. Nf6 Qxf7 31. Bxf7 Rg7 32. Ne8 1-0 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "9"] [White "DeGuzman, Ricardo"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Opening "Dutch: stonewall variation"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. e3 g5 12. Ne5 Ndf6 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. f3 exf3 15. Bxf3 Bd7 16. e4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rf8 21. Rf6 Rxf6 22. exf6 Qc5+ 23. Bd4 Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Kf7 26. Bd4 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Kf2 Bf5 29. a3 Bc2 30. b4 Bd1 31. b5 cxb5 32. cxb5 Ba4 33. b6 Bc6 34. Ke1 Ke6 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Kc4 Be8 38. Kb4 Bg6 39. Kc4 f3 40. a4 Be4 41. a5 f2 42. Bxf2 Kxf6 43. Kd4 Bg2 44. Bh4+ Ke6 45. Ke3 Bf1 46. Kf4 Kd6 47. Kg5 Kc6 48. Kh6 Bd3 49. Be1 Kb5 50. h4 Ka6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.07.31"] [Round "10"] [White "Aigner, Michael"] [Black "Thornally, Frank"] [Result "0-1"] [Opening "Scotch game"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 d6 8. O-O Ne5 9. Be2 h5 10. Qd2 Qg6 11. f4 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Qxg4 13. f5 Bd7 14. h3 Qxe4 15. Re1 Qd5 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxf5 18. Na3 Be6 19. c4 a6 20. Bb2 Qg6 21. Qe2 Nf5 22. Rac1 O-O 23. Nb1 Rfe8 24. Nd2 Bd7 25. Qf2 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Nf3 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Bc6 29. a3 Ng3 30. Qd4 Ne2+ 0-1 [Event "Mark Pinto International"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2004.08.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Lobo, Richard"] [Black "Aigner, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [Opening "English: Anglo-Dutch defense"] 1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bf7 12. Nec3 Kh8 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Nb8 16. b5 Nd7 17. Bb2 Nc5 18. Qc2 Ra2 19. Nb4 Ra4 20. Bc3 Qa8 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qe8 23. Qb2 Rg8 24. Ra7 g5 25. Qa1 f4 26. Bxb7 Nxb7 27. Rxb7 Bh5 28. Rxc7 Bf3 29. b6 fxe3 30. fxe3 Qh5 31. e4 Rf8 32. b7 Qh3 33. Qf1 Bg4 34. Qxf8+ Bxf8 35. b8=Q Kg8 36. Qe8 Be6 37. Nd5 Qh6 38. Bd2 1-0