From: "N." POST NETLINK SE> Date: 2 dec 2002 Subject: Re: Report from Goteborg Open Thank you very much, mr chiaki! N. At 22:59 2002-12-01 -0800, you wrote: >wow, 6 wins without any loss! congratulations, mr. nils! > >chiaki > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carl Johan Nilsson" TELIA COM> >To: TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL> >Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:02 PM >Subject: Report from Goteborg Open > > > > Dear shogi players, > > > > This weekend Goteborg Open was played in Goteborgs Schackcentrum. Twelve > > players from five different shogi clubs participated. > > Nils Carlsson from Stockholm who had played very well lately in Japan, and > > Richard Bjerke, eager to improve his three straight second places in this > > tournament, both made interesting starts. > > > > In the first round there were no surprises, since all players rated on the > > upper half managed to win their games. > > In the second round the game between Carlsson and me, later was shown to >be > > an early final. Carlsson got some trouble with his climbing silver in the > > middle game, when he was forced to either misplace it or sacrifice it for >a > > pawn. Carlsson bravely chose to sacrifice it. After the sacrifice >Carlson's > > attack was relentless, never letting me into the game again. The Norwegian > > players, Terje Christoffersen and Richard Bjerke also won their second >round > > games, therefore sharing the lead with Carlsson. > > > > In the break between second and third round, the players could enjoy the > > famous Swedish "glögg". It is a sort of sweet wine, served with raisins >and > > almonds. A very popular event, which seemed to increase not only >creativity, > > but also the general spirit. > > > > In the third and last round in day one of the tournament, the Norwegian > > players had to play each other. Bjerke managed to win this game. He >thereby > > shared the lead with Carlsson who won his game against Soderberg. > > This duo was followed by five players on two points, Christoffersen, > > Nilsson, Ahlqvist, Wredenberg and Rabe. > > > > The leading duo played each other in round four. A fortress game where > > Bjerke tried to play a Spearing the sparrow which Carlsson countered with >a > > climbing silver. Carlsson managed to force an early exchange of bishops > > which killed Bjerke's attack. After that Bjerke had no real chances in the > > game. This left Carlsson as a sole leader with a perfect score, chased by > > Bjerke, Cristoffersen and me, all with three points. In round five > > Christoffersen tried his luck against the uncompromising Carlsson, but > > without any success. Bjerke, who played me on the second board, won my >rook > > for a > > gold and a knight in the middle game. A few moves later I blundered away a > > silver for nothing, leaving Bjerke with a big material advantage. But >since > > you usually attack at the top of your capacity when you are lost and have > > nothing to lose, I > > managed to make my "final desperate all-out attack" work. This left > > Carlsson > > as a sole leader followed by me on second place. > > > > After the fifth round the players strengthened their courage with some >more > > glögg before starting to play the last round. In this round Carlsson won >to > > Ahlqvist securing the first place and thereby the biggest of the five cups > > made of pure tin. Christoffersen totally outplayed me in the middle game >on > > the second board. In the end of the attack when there was several >available > > tsumes, he blundered away his promoted rook and thereby both the game and > > the second place in the tournament to me. Bjerke, who won his last game > > against Soderberg, won the third price. Jonas Ahlqvist, who ended on fifth > > place, won the prize for best player graded between 6-10 kyu and Daniel > > Wredenberg won the prize for best player between 11-15 kyu. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Carl Johan Nilsson > > > > Results: > > > > 1. Nils Carlsson 10+ 2+ 6+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6pts > > > > 2. Carl Johan Nilsson 7+ 1- 8+ 5+ 3+ 4+ 5pts > > > > 3. Richard Bjerke 9+ 5+ 4+ 1- 2- 6+ 4pts > > > > 4. Terje Christoffersen 8+ 6+ 3- 9+ 1- 2- 3pts 24 Sos > > 5. Jonas Ahlqvist 12+ 3- 7+ 2- 9+ 1- 3pts 22 Sos > > 6. Robert Söderberg 11+ 4- 1- 8+ 7+ 3- 3pts 20 Sos > > 7. Jan Rabe 2- 10+ 5- 11+ 6- 12+ 3pts 14 Sos 3 > > Sdos 9 Cum > > 8. Mikael Jansson 4- 11+ 2- 6- 12+ 10+ 3pts 14 Sos 3 Sdos >8 > > Cum > > 9. Daniel Wredenberg 3- 12+ 10+ 4- 5- 11+ 3pts 13 Sos > > > > 10. Daniel Ivarsson 1- 7- 9- 12- 11+ 8- 1pt 17 Sos > > 11. Björn Tjällberg 6- 8- 12+ 7- 10- 9- 1pt 14 Sos >1Sdos > > 4 Cum > > 12. Henrik Hellberg 5- 9- 11- 10+ 8- 7- 1pt 14 Sos 1Sdos >3 > > Cum