2nd FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi
Ivanchuk-Gashimov Round 7. Photo © http://www.europe-echecs.com/
The 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Tournament takes place in Sochi 31st July - 14th August 2008.
(these are the dates of the first and last rounds, rest days 5th and 10th August).
Games in PGN
Official site: http://sochi2008.fide.com/.
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2nd FIDE GP Sochi (RUS), 31 vii-14 viii 2008 | cat. XIX (2708) |
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Cheparinov, Ivan |
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BUL |
2687 |
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4½ |
2826 |
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Radjabov, Teimour |
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AZE |
2744 |
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4½ |
2794 |
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Gashimov, Vugar |
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AZE |
2717 |
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2765 |
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Aronian, Levon |
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ARM |
2737 |
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2742 |
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Kamsky, Gata |
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USA |
2723 |
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3½ |
2733 |
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Wang Yue |
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2704 |
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2695 |
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Svidler, Peter |
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RUS |
2738 |
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Jakovenko, Dmitry |
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RUS |
2709 |
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3½ |
2722 |
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Grischuk, Alexander |
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RUS |
2728 |
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2693 |
10. |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
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UKR |
2781 |
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2687 |
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Karjakin, Sergey |
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UKR |
2727 |
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3½ |
2696 |
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Gelfand, Boris |
g |
ISR |
2720 |
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2670 |
13. |
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
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QAT |
2556 |
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2½ |
2621 |
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Navara, David |
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CZE |
2646 |
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2551 |
Round 1 (July 31, 2008) |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
45 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
Radjabov, Teimour |
- Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
1-0 |
48 |
A07 |
Barcza System |
Wang Yue |
- Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
32 |
D11 |
Slav Defence |
Svidler, Peter |
- Kamsky, Gata |
½-½ |
35 |
B12 |
Caro Kann Advanced |
Grischuk, Alexander |
- Karjakin, Sergey |
1-0 |
41 |
D43 |
Anti-Meran Gambit |
Gelfand, Boris |
- Jakovenko, Dmitry |
½-½ |
42 |
E32 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Navara, David |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
½-½ |
39 |
E15 |
Queens Indian |
Round 2 (August 1, 2008) |
Gashimov, Vugar |
- Gelfand, Boris |
½-½ |
39 |
C43 |
Petroff's Defence |
Aronian, Levon |
- Navara, David |
1-0 |
46 |
D45 |
Anti-Meran Variations |
Kamsky, Gata |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
1-0 |
47 |
B33 |
Sicilian Sveshnikov |
Svidler, Peter |
- Cheparinov, Ivan |
0-1 |
39 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Jakovenko, Dmitry |
- Radjabov, Teimour |
½-½ |
57 |
E97 |
King's Indian Classical |
Karjakin, Sergey |
- Wang Yue |
½-½ |
41 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
- Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
34 |
C19 |
French Winawer |
Round 3 (August 2, 2008) |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
- Kamsky, Gata |
1-0 |
41 |
D86 |
Gruenfeld Simagin |
Radjabov, Teimour |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
24 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
Wang Yue |
- Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
½-½ |
43 |
D11 |
Slav Defence |
Grischuk, Alexander |
- Jakovenko, Dmitry |
½-½ |
87 |
E06 |
Catalan |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Aronian, Levon |
1-0 |
44 |
D11 |
Slav Defence |
Gelfand, Boris |
- Svidler, Peter |
½-½ |
53 |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
Navara, David |
- Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
44 |
A29 |
English Four Knights |
Round 4 (August 3, 2008) |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
- Gelfand, Boris |
½-½ |
41 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
Gashimov, Vugar |
- Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
23 |
B43 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
Kamsky, Gata |
- Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
37 |
D43 |
Anti-Meran Gambit |
Svidler, Peter |
- Radjabov, Teimour |
1-0 |
41 |
B76 |
Sicilian Modern Dragon |
Jakovenko, Dmitry |
- Wang Yue |
½-½ |
74 |
D17 |
Slav Defence |
Karjakin, Sergey |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
½-½ |
25 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
- Navara, David |
1-0 |
48 |
B40 |
Sicilian Classical |
Round 5 (August 4, 2008) |
Radjabov, Teimour |
- Cheparinov, Ivan |
1-0 |
38 |
D43 |
Anti-Meran Gambit |
Aronian, Levon |
- Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
34 |
A17 |
English Opening |
Wang Yue |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
42 |
E35 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Grischuk, Alexander |
- Svidler, Peter |
½-½ |
24 |
B96 |
Sicilian Najdorf |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
½-½ |
31 |
B19 |
Caro Kann |
Gelfand, Boris |
- Kamsky, Gata |
½-½ |
37 |
A13 |
Reti Opening |
Navara, David |
- Jakovenko, Dmitry |
½-½ |
29 |
C78 |
Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence |
Round 6 (August 6, 2008) |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
- Grischuk, Alexander |
1-0 |
55 |
D12 |
Slav Defence |
Gashimov, Vugar |
- Navara, David |
1-0 |
70 |
C99 |
Ruy Lopez Chigorin |
Kamsky, Gata |
- Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
47 |
B90 |
Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
Svidler, Peter |
- Wang Yue |
½-½ |
36 |
C53 |
Giuoco Piano |
Jakovenko, Dmitry |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
½-½ |
32 |
B84 |
Sicilian Scheveningen |
Gelfand, Boris |
- Radjabov, Teimour |
0-1 |
49 |
E97 |
King's Indian Classical |
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
- Aronian, Levon |
0-1 |
64 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Round 7 (August 7, 2008) |
Radjabov, Teimour |
- Kamsky, Gata |
½-½ |
50 |
D85 |
Gruenfeld Defence |
Aronian, Levon |
- Jakovenko, Dmitry |
½-½ |
30 |
D56 |
Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence |
Wang Yue |
- Cheparinov, Ivan |
½-½ |
56 |
D30 |
Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) |
Grischuk, Alexander |
- Gelfand, Boris |
½-½ |
46 |
E04 |
Catalan |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
34 |
C49 |
Four Knights Metger |
Karjakin, Sergey |
- Al-Modiahki, Mohamad |
1-0 |
89 |
C24 |
Bishop's Opening |
Navara, David |
- Svidler, Peter |
½-½ |
49 |
B87 |
Sicilian Sozin Attack |
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British Championship
The 95th Championships of The British Isles organised by the English Chess
Federation takes place Sunday 27th July - Saturday 9th August 2008 in St.
George's Hall, Liverpool.
Games in PGN Rd1-9
Official site: http://www.britishchess08.com includes live coverage of the top boards
Leading games in PGN from Rd10
Leading Results from Round 10
Round 10 (August 7, 2008) |
Flear, Glenn C |
- Surtees, Mike J |
1-0 |
35 |
A40 |
Unusual Replies to 1.d4 |
Ynojosa, Felix Jose |
- Pert, Nicholas |
0-1 |
66 |
C01 |
French Exchange |
Eggleston, David J |
- Hawkins, Jonathan |
0-1 |
36 |
E70 |
King's Indian Fianchetto |
Rendle, Thomas E |
- Pert, Richard G |
½-½ |
13 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
Venkataramanan, T.S |
- Davies, Nigel R |
0-1 |
34 |
B40 |
Sicilian Classical |
Kolbus, Dietmar |
- Rudd, Jack |
1-0 |
22 |
A20 |
English Opening |
Ledger, Andrew J |
- Arkell, Keith C |
0-1 |
35 |
B17 |
Caro Kann |
Gormally, Daniel W |
- Hebden, Mark L |
½-½ |
52 |
C55 |
Two Knights Defence |
Conquest, Stuart C |
- Haslinger, Stewart G |
1-0 |
29 |
A50 |
Queen's Indian (without e7-e6) |
Gordon, Stephen J |
- Williams, Simon K |
½-½ |
44 |
E81 |
King's Indian Saemisch |
Jones, Gawain C B |
- Lalic, Bogdan |
½-½ |
12 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
95th ch-GBR Liverpool (ENG), 28 vii - 9 viii 2008
Leading Round 9 Standings: |
Pos | Player | NAT | ti | Elo | Pts |
1 | Conquest, Stuart | ENG | g | 2536 | 6½ |
2 | Gordon, Stephen | ENG | m | 2508 | 6½ |
3 | Jones, Gawain C | ENG | g | 2549 | 6½ |
4 | Lalic, Bogdan | CRO | g | 2533 | 6½ |
5 | Williams, Simon K | ENG | g | 2496 | 6½ |
6 | Arkell, Keith C | ENG | g | 2506 | 6 |
7 | Gormally, Daniel | ENG | g | 2504 | 6 |
8 | Haslinger, Stewart G | ENG | g | 2511 | 6 |
9 | Hebden, Mark | ENG | g | 2520 | 6 |
10 | Kolbus, Dietmar | GER | m | 2393 | 6 |
11 | Ledger, Andrew | ENG | m | 2423 | 6 |
12 | Rudd, Jack | ENG | f | 2345 | 6 |
13 | Davies, Nigel R | ENG | g | 2478 | 5½ |
14 | Eggleston, David J | ENG | f | 2372 | 5½ |
15 | Hawkins, Jonathan | ENG | | 2232 | 5½ |
16 | Pert, Richard | ENG | m | 2468 | 5½ |
17 | Rendle, Thomas | ENG | m | 2363 | 5½ |
18 | Tiruchirapalli, Venkatara | IND | | 2247 | 5½ |
19 | Addison, Bret C | ENG | | 2244 | 5 |
20 | Buckley, Graeme | ENG | m | 2401 | 5 |
21 | Flear, Glenn C | ENG | g | 2493 | 5 |
22 | Greet, Andrew N | ENG | m | 2453 | 5 |
23 | Grigoryan-Lyell, Meri | ENG | wf | 2053 | 5 |
24 | Hanley, James L | ENG | | 2243 | 5 |
25 | Kett, Tim | WLS | | 2247 | 5 |
26 | Knott, Simon J B | ENG | m | 2365 | 5 |
27 | Lalic, Susan | ENG | m | 2344 | 5 |
28 | Ledger, Dave | ENG | f | 2260 | 5 |
29 | Pert, Nicholas | ENG | g | 2547 | 5 |
30 | Surtees, Mike | ENG | | 2182 | 5 |
31 | Trent, Lawrence | ENG | m | 2470 | 5 |
32 | Ynojosa, Felix Jose | ENG | | 2101 | 5 |
33 | Zhou, Yang-Fan | ENG | | 2259 | 5 |
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Najdorf Memorial
The Najdorf Memorial takes place 2nd-10th August 2008. There is an all-play-all and a couple of opens.
Games in PGN and Open Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.poloniachess.pl/najdorf2008/index.php?lang=en
Najdorf Memorial A Warsaw POL (POL), 2-10 viii 2008 | cat. XV (2608) |
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Sasikiran, Krishnan |
g |
IND |
2684 |
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4 |
2820 |
2. |
Socko, Bartosz |
g |
POL |
2627 |
½ |
* |
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1 |
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½ |
1 |
3½ |
2746 |
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Krasenkow, Michal |
g |
POL |
2639 |
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2683 |
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Nyback, Tomi |
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2639 |
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2650 |
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Balogh, Csaba |
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HUN |
2624 |
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2½ |
2636 |
6. |
Berg, Emanuel |
g |
SWE |
2592 |
0 |
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½ |
½ |
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½ |
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1 |
. |
2½ |
2633 |
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Macieja, Bartlomiej |
g |
POL |
2606 |
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0 |
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2547 |
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Kempinski, Robert |
g |
POL |
2613 |
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2521 |
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Rozentalis, Eduardas |
g |
LTU |
2599 |
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1½ |
2451 |
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Olszewski, Michal |
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2458 |
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2392 |
Round 1 (August 2, 2008) |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
- Olszewski, Michal |
1-0 |
92 |
E44 |
Nimzo Indian Rubinstein |
Socko, Bartosz |
- Macieja, Bartlomiej |
1-0 |
36 |
E20 |
Nimzo Indian |
Balogh, Csaba |
- Kempinski, Robert |
1-0 |
78 |
B90 |
Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
Berg, Emanuel |
- Nyback, Tomi |
½-½ |
94 |
C92 |
Ruy Lopez Chigorin |
Rozentalis, Eduardas |
- Krasenkow, Michal |
½-½ |
35 |
B40 |
Sicilian Classical |
Round 2 (August 3, 2008) |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
- Rozentalis, Eduardas |
1-0 |
52 |
B04 |
Alekhine's Defence |
Krasenkow, Michal |
- Socko, Bartosz |
½-½ |
17 |
E33 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Nyback, Tomi |
- Balogh, Csaba |
0-1 |
38 |
D12 |
Slav Defence |
Macieja, Bartlomiej |
- Berg, Emanuel |
½-½ |
73 |
A57 |
Volga Gambit |
Olszewski, Michal |
- Kempinski, Robert |
½-½ |
90 |
B91 |
Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 |
Round 3 (August 4, 2008) |
Socko, Bartosz |
- Sasikiran, Krishnan |
½-½ |
38 |
C68 |
Ruy Lopez Exchange |
Balogh, Csaba |
- Macieja, Bartlomiej |
0-1 |
38 |
B48 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
Berg, Emanuel |
- Krasenkow, Michal |
½-½ |
56 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Kempinski, Robert |
- Nyback, Tomi |
½-½ |
84 |
D48 |
Queens Gambit Meran |
Rozentalis, Eduardas |
- Olszewski, Michal |
½-½ |
62 |
C68 |
Ruy Lopez Exchange |
Round 4 (August 5, 2008) |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
- Berg, Emanuel |
1-0 |
36 |
A67 |
Benoni Three Pawns System |
Krasenkow, Michal |
- Balogh, Csaba |
1-0 |
49 |
D45 |
Anti-Meran Variations |
Macieja, Bartlomiej |
- Kempinski, Robert |
½-½ |
50 |
D51 |
Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs |
Rozentalis, Eduardas |
- Socko, Bartosz |
½-½ |
14 |
C68 |
Ruy Lopez Exchange |
Olszewski, Michal |
- Nyback, Tomi |
0-1 |
62 |
C90 |
Ruy Lopez |
Round 5 (August 6, 2008) |
Socko, Bartosz |
- Olszewski, Michal |
1-0 |
29 |
C68 |
Ruy Lopez Exchange |
Nyback, Tomi |
- Macieja, Bartlomiej |
1-0 |
56 |
D39 |
QGD Ragozin |
Balogh, Csaba |
- Sasikiran, Krishnan |
½-½ |
56 |
B81 |
Sicilian Keres Attack |
Berg, Emanuel |
- Rozentalis, Eduardas |
1-0 |
38 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
Kempinski, Robert |
- Krasenkow, Michal |
½-½ |
63 |
A21 |
English Opening |
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Staunton Memorial
The Staunton Memorial takes place in Simpsons in the Strand in London August 7th-18th 2008 (one rest day August 13th).
Players: Ivan Sokolov, Jan Timman, Jan Smeets , Jan Werle,
Erwin L'Ami ,Loek Van Wely, Jonathan Speelman, Peter Wells, Michael Adams, Bob Wade, Alex Cherniaev and Nigel Short.
Official site: http://www.howardstaunton.com/hsmt2008/index.shtml
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XXIII Villarrobledo International Rapid Open
The XXIII Villarrobledo International Rapid Open took place over the weekend of 2nd-3rd August 2008.
There was a strong entry at the top headed by Veselin Topalov who took clear first place with
8/9 half a point clear of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Former FIDE Champion Ruslan Ponomariov was
a further half point behind and Alexei Shirov a further half point behind that.
Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.ajedrezenvillarrobledo.es/
XXIII Rapid Open Villarrobledo
(ESP), 2-3 viii 2008
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
Pl. | Name | Ti | FED | Elo | Pts. | BH 1 | BH 2 | FIDE |
1 | Topalov Veselin | GM | BUL | 2777 | 8,0 | 53,0 | 58,0 | 41,0 |
2 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2742 | 7,5 | 52,0 | 56,5 | 41,0 |
3 | Ponomariov Ruslan | GM | UKR | 2718 | 7,0 | 52,0 | 57,0 | 37,0 |
4 | Palac Mladen | GM | CRO | 2587 | 7,0 | 50,0 | 53,5 | 36,0 |
5 | Malakhov Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2689 | 7,0 | 49,5 | 54,0 | 38,0 |
6 | Ljubojevic Ljubomir | GM | SRB | 2555 | 7,0 | 47,5 | 51,0 | 36,5 |
7 | Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis | GM | ESP | 2524 | 7,0 | 47,0 | 50,0 | 35,0 |
8 | Shirov Alexei | GM | ESP | 2741 | 6,5 | 52,0 | 56,5 | 37,0 |
9 | Paunovic Dragan | GM | SRB | 2539 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 36,5 |
10 | Sokolov Ivan | GM | NED | 2658 | 6,5 | 48,0 | 52,5 | 34,0 |
11 | Van Wely Loek | GM | NED | 2644 | 6,5 | 48,0 | 52,0 | 36,0 |
12 | Abreu Delgado Aryam | IM | CUB | 2502 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 49,0 | 34,5 |
13 | Perez Candelario Manuel | IM | ESP | 2537 | 6,5 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 34,0 |
14 | Dreev Alexey | GM | RUS | 2657 | 6,5 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 32,5 |
15 | Guliyev Namig | GM | AZE | 2510 | 6,5 | 42,5 | 46,0 | 34,5 |
16 | Lafuente Pablo | IM | ARG | 2505 | 6,5 | 42,0 | 46,0 | 32,5 |
17 | Minzer Claudio Javier | IM | ARG | 2457 | 6,5 | 42,0 | 45,0 | 31,0 |
18 | Milov Vadim | GM | SUI | 2705 | 6,0 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 35,0 |
19 | Fedorchuk Sergey A | GM | UKR | 2624 | 6,0 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,5 |
20 | Kolev Atanas | GM | BUL | 2565 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 50,5 | 34,5 |
163 players |
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Magnus Carlsen Simul on ICC in aid of Dusan Popovic
Magnus Carlsen will play a simultaneous exhibition in aid of Dusan Popovic who has chronic
kidney failure. The exhibition will take place on ICC on August 11th 2008.
Serbian GM Dusan Popovic tragically took ill earlier this year and diagnosed with chronic kidney failure and now is in urgent need of a transplant. You can read more about;Dusan's plight here
The exhibtion takes place Monday, August 11th 2008, with matches beginning at 2pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (7pm GMT)
Internet Chess Club is offering on eBay 18 seats to play in the simultaneous exhibition with Super-Grandmaster Carlsen. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play whom many believe will soon become the world #1 and world champion - and at the same time help towards a good cause. Twelve seats will be sold in a Dutch Auction (here), and six seats are offered in this listing at a fixed price. To view the auctions, go to:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZinternetchessclub
The six people who donate $500 each for these special fixed-price seats will receive a two-year subscription (or two-year renewal) to ICC; a downloadable copy of the latest version of Junior, the three-time world champion chess engine; and a one-year subscription to the world's leading chess magazine, New In Chess for a total value of about $250!
The winning bid will earn a seat to play Super Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on ICC. The time control will be 90 minutes with a 5 second increment. Seats will only be available to players under the rating of 2200 and they will play with the black pieces.
Notes: All payments must be made by PayPal or credit card within 24 hours of the close of the auction in order to allow time to properly prepare for this event. You need not be an ICC member in order to participate; you will receive instructions via email upon payment.
ICC members can also pay a modest sum of 5 chekels (or donate more) to play in two large online qualifiers (Saturday, 9 August, 5pm ET and Sunday, 10 August, 4pm ET) with the two winners - and the player with the highest accumulated score from both qualifiers - winning through to play in the Magnus Carlsen simultaneous.
Please remember that ALL 100% of the proceeds raised will go directly to GM Dusan Popovic's medical fund for his kidney transplant - please give generously to his cause.
Source ICC Press Release August 7th 2008.
Details at: http://www.chessclub.com/
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Some current tournaments.
The World Junior Championships takes place 3rd-15th August 2008 (rest day 9th August) in Gaziantep, Turkey.
Official site: http://wjcc2008.tsf.org.tr/
The 83rd Argentine Championship followed on from the semi-finals and takes place 30th July - 11th August 2008.
Official site: http://201.216.215.172/torneos/FINAL-83-ARG-08/
The 12th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament takes place in Vlissingen, August 2nd-9th, 2008.
The 12th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament in Vlissingen will be the strongest Dutch Summer Open of 2008. 250 players, among them more than 30 titleholders, will compete in the Hogeschool Zeeland, Edisonweg 4 in Vlissingen, in a 9 rounds Swiss. Three months before the first move will be made all places available for amateurs were sold out.
Players include: GM Farrukh Amonatov (Tadzjikistan, 2650), GM Konstantin Landa (Russia, 2615), GM Lazaro Bruzon (Cuba, 2592), GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov (Russia, 2592), GM Chanda Sandipan (India, 2588), GM Sipke Ernst (Holland, 2581), GM Friso Nijboer (Holland, 2564), GM Alexandr Fier (Brazil, 2558), IM Krikor Mekhitarian (Brazil, 2504) and GM Ralf Akesson (Sweden, 2480).
Official site: http://www.hztoernooi.nl
The Arctic Chess Challenge 2008 takes place 2nd-10th August 2008 in Tromso,
Norway.
Official site: http://www.arcticchess.org
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FIDE Rating List for July 2008
The FIDE Rating List for July has been released. Anand holds on to top spot. Morozevich catches Kramnik in 2nd but Aerosvit
isn't rated so Carlsen doesn't move to that spot.
July 2008 FIDE Rating List
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COMPLETED
EVENTS
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Mainz |
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VI Gyorgy Marx |
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41st Biel International Chess Festival |
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North Urals Cup |
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Chess Classic Mainz
The Chess Classic Mainz took place 28th July - 3rd August 2008.
The 13th GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship takes place 1st-3rd August 2008. The time rate will be 20min + 5 seconds
a move and 5min + 5 seconds a move if playoffs are required (play starts at 17:30pm each day). There is a double round robin amongst the players
Viswanathan Anand, Alexander Morozevich, Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar.
Anand beat Carlsen in the final 3-1 with a game to spare after winning the first two games of the four game final. Alexander Morozevich
won the final game of his match against Judit Polgar to take 3rd.
The 15th Ordix Open took place 2nd-3rd August and the time rate is also
20min + 5 seconds a move and was won by rising star Ian Nepomniachtchi on tie-break from Pavel Eljanov
Final Games in PGN
3rd-4th Place Games in PGN
Games in PGN
Ordix Open Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.chesstigers.de
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008 |
Gm1 |
Anand, V |
- Carlsen, Magnus |
1-0 |
50 |
B77 |
Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
Gm2 |
Carlsen, Magnus |
- Anand, V |
0-1 |
50 |
E06 |
Catalan closed, 5.Nf3 |
Gm3 |
Anand, V |
- Carlsen, Magnus |
½-½ |
56 |
B52 |
Sicilian Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7 |
Gm4 |
Carlsen, Magnus |
- Anand, V |
½-½ |
11 |
E06 |
Catalan closed, 5.Nf3 |
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2798 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
3 |
2968 |
Carlsen, Magnus |
g |
NOR |
2775 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
2605 |
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh 3rd-4th Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008 |
Gm1 |
Morozevich, A |
- Polgar, Judit |
½-½ |
49 |
A70 |
Benoni Classical with e4 and Nf3 |
Gm2 |
Polgar, Judit |
- Morozevich, A |
½-½ |
146 |
C92 |
Ruy Lopez Flohr-Zaitsev system |
Gm3 |
Morozevich, A |
- Polgar, Judit |
½-½ |
67 |
A70 |
Benoni Classical with e4 and Nf3 |
Gm4 |
Polgar, Judit |
- Morozevich, A |
1-0 |
71 |
C92 |
Ruy Lopez Flohr-Zaitsev system |
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh 3rd-4th Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008 |
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Morozevich, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2788 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
2½ |
2806 |
Polgar, Judit |
g |
HUN |
2711 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1½ |
2701 |
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Mainz (GER), 1-2 viii 2008 | cat. XXI (2768) |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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1. |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2798 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
4 |
2883 |
2. |
Carlsen, Magnus |
g |
NOR |
2775 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
3½ |
2822 |
3. |
Morozevich, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2788 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2761 |
4. |
Polgar, Judit |
g |
HUN |
2711 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
1½ |
2594 |
15th Ordix Open Mainz
(GER), 2-3 viii 2008 Final Round 11 Standings |
Pl | Player | Ti | NAT | TWZ | Punkte | PktSum | MiBuch |
1 | Nepomniachtchi,Ian | GM | RUS | 2602 | 9,5 | 62,5 | 69,5 |
2 | Eljanov,Pavel | GM | UKR | 2716 | 9,5 | 60,0 | 71,0 |
3 | Almasi,Zoltan | GM | HUN | 2675 | 9,0 | 58,5 | 69,0 |
4 | Najer,Evgeniy | GM | RUS | 2680 | 9,0 | 58,0 | 71,0 |
5 | Lahno,Kateryna | WGM | UKR | 2515 | 9,0 | 57,0 | 70,0 |
6 | Nakamura,Hikaru | GM | USA | 2697 | 9,0 | 56,5 | 67,5 |
7 | Motylev,Alexander | GM | RUS | 2675 | 9,0 | 56,5 | 66,5 |
8 | Naiditsch,Arkadij | GM | | 2669 | 9,0 | 55,5 | 68,0 |
9 | Ivanisevic,Ivan | GM | SRB | 2664 | 9,0 | 54,0 | 66,5 |
10 | Kazhgaleyev,Murtas | GM | KAZ | 2641 | 9,0 | 54,0 | 63,5 |
11 | Fressinet,Laurent | GM | FRA | 2673 | 9,0 | 54,0 | 63,5 |
12 | Kasimdzhanov,Rustam | GM | UZB | 2679 | 8,5 | 56,5 | 70,5 |
13 | Vaganjan,Rafael Agred | GM | ARM | 2610 | 8,5 | 56,0 | 69,5 |
14 | Bareev,Evgeny | GM | RUS | 2659 | 8,5 | 55,5 | 65,5 |
15 | Potkin,Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2636 | 8,5 | 54,5 | 66,0 |
16 | Schneider,Ilja | | | 2468 | 8,5 | 54,5 | 61,5 |
17 | Mchedlishvili,Mikhail | GM | GEO | 2604 | 8,5 | 54,0 | 66,0 |
18 | Tregubov,Pavel | GM | RUS | 2668 | 8,5 | 53,0 | 64,0 |
19 | Bhat,Vinay S. | IM | USA | 2483 | 8,5 | 53,0 | 62,0 |
20 | Bischoff,Klaus | GM | | 2545 | 8,5 | 52,5 | 64,0 |
21 | Appel,Ralf | IM | | 2543 | 8,5 | 52,5 | 62,5 |
22 | Barle,Janez | IM | SLO | 2414 | 8,5 | 50,0 | 57,5 |
23 | Siebrecht,Sebastian | IM | | 2453 | 8,5 | 49,5 | 61,5 |
24 | Seel,Christian | IM | | 2494 | 8,5 | 48,5 | 59,0 |
25 | Buhmann,Rainer | GM | | 2561 | 8,0 | 54,5 | 67,0 |
26 | Jaracz,Pawel | GM | POL | 2501 | 8,0 | 54,0 | 69,0 |
27 | Arutinian,David | GM | GEO | 2586 | 8,0 | 54,0 | 66,0 |
28 | Movsesian,Sergei | GM | SVK | 2723 | 8,0 | 53,5 | 69,0 |
29 | Polzin,Rainer | GM | | 2520 | 8,0 | 53,0 | 65,5 |
30 | Berelovich,Aleksandar | GM | UKR | 2557 | 8,0 | 53,0 | 63,0 |
31 | Morawietz,Dieter | | | 2449 | 8,0 | 52,0 | 67,0 |
32 | Hracek,Zbynek | GM | CZE | 2630 | 8,0 | 51,5 | 64,5 |
33 | De Jong,Jan Willem | IM | NED | 2479 | 8,0 | 51,0 | 62,0 |
34 | Meier,Georg | GM | | 2556 | 8,0 | 50,5 | 59,0 |
35 | Csiszar,Csaba | IM | HUN | 2436 | 8,0 | 50,0 | 62,5 |
36 | Gheng,Josef | FM | | 2315 | 8,0 | 48,0 | 59,5 |
37 | Zhukova,Natalia | WGM | UKR | 2489 | 8,0 | 47,5 | 60,0 |
38 | Bruehl,Andreas | FM | | 2378 | 8,0 | 47,5 | 56,5 |
39 | Gohil,Harry | FM | | 2344 | 8,0 | 46,0 | 59,5 |
40 | Voropaev,Gleb | FM | | 2290 | 8,0 | 46,0 | 57,0 |
41 | Donchenko,Anatoly | IM | | 2399 | 8,0 | 45,0 | 56,0 |
42 | Handke,Florian | GM | | 2498 | 8,0 | 44,0 | 54,0 |
43 | Kosteniuk,Alexandra | GM | RUS | 2510 | 7,5 | 55,5 | 71,0 |
44 | Horvath,Adam | GM | HUN | 2513 | 7,5 | 55,0 | 70,5 |
45 | Markowski,Tomasz | GM | POL | 2606 | 7,5 | 54,5 | 70,5 |
46 | Ruck,Robert | GM | HUN | 2574 | 7,5 | 54,0 | 66,5 |
47 | Andersson,Ulf | GM | SWE | 2562 | 7,5 | 52,0 | 64,0 |
48 | Shanava,Konstantine | GM | GEO | 2522 | 7,5 | 52,0 | 63,5 |
49 | Glek,Igor | GM | | 2512 | 7,5 | 52,0 | 63,5 |
50 | Cmilyte,Viktorija | WGM | LTU | 2536 | 7,5 | 51,0 | 64,5 |
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VI Gyorgy Marx
The VI.Gyorgy Marx Memorial took place in Paks, Hungary 24th July - 4th
August, 2008. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the event with 7/10.
Alongside was the XII.Paks Open 30th July - 3rd August, 2008, 7 rounds.
The time control was 100 minutes for 40 moves and then 50 minutes for 20 moves and finally 15 minutes. There is an increment of 30
seconds per move first move 1.
Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2008/index_eng.html
VI Gyorgy Marx Mem Paks (HUN), 25 vii-4 viii 2008 | cat. XV (2625) |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
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1. |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
g |
FRA |
2681 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
7 |
2763 |
2. |
Beliavsky, Alexander G |
g |
SLO |
2606 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
6 |
2701 |
3. |
Berkes, Ferenc |
g |
HUN |
2645 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2621 |
4. |
Sargissian, Gabriel |
g |
ARM |
2660 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
2582 |
5. |
Stellwagen, Daniël |
g |
NED |
2616 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
4 |
2555 |
6. |
Acs, Peter |
g |
HUN |
2544 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
3½ |
2531 |
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41st Biel International Chess Festival
Alekseev, Dominguez and Carlsen receive their prizes. Photo ©
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/
The 41st Biel International Chess Festival took place 19th July - 1st August 2008. Leinier Dominguez
Perez and Evgeny Alekseev finished on 6.5/9 half a point clear of the pre-tournament favourite Magnus
Carlsen. Alekseev won the title after a playoff 2.5-1.5 by winning game four and thus avoided
taking the match into a sudden death (Armageddon) 5m-4m playoff.
Games in PGN and Playoff Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/
Playoff format: Two rapid games (15 minutes) were both drawn, Alekseev won the second 5 minute + 2secs a move game
to take the cup.
41st Festival GM Biel Playoff (SUI), 31 vii 2008 |
Gm1 |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
- Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
½-½ |
37 |
D27 |
QGA |
Gm2 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
- Alekseev, Evgeny |
½-½ |
65 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Gm3 |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
- Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
½-½ |
48 |
B92 |
Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 |
Gm4 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
- Alekseev, Evgeny |
0-1 |
44 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
41st Festival GM Biel Playoff (SUI), 31 vii 2008 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
g |
RUS |
2708 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
2½ |
2803 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
g |
CUB |
2708 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1½ |
2621 |
41st Festival GM Biel (SUI), 20-31 vii 2008 | cat. XVIII (2687) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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1. |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
g |
RUS |
2708 |
* |
* |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
2792 |
2. |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
g |
CUB |
2708 |
½ |
1 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6½ |
2792 |
3. |
Carlsen, Magnus |
g |
NOR |
2775 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2741 |
4. |
Bacrot, Etienne |
g |
FRA |
2691 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
2722 |
5. |
Onischuk, Alexander |
g |
USA |
2670 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
4 |
2618 |
6. |
Pelletier, Yannick |
g |
SUI |
2569 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
1½ |
2414 |
Round 10 (July 31, 2008) |
Alekseev, Evgeny |
- Pelletier, Yannick |
1-0 |
43 |
D81 |
Gruenfeld Botvinnik |
Carlsen, Magnus |
- Onischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
36 |
C84 |
Ruy Lopez Centre Attack |
Bacrot, Etienne |
- Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
1-0 |
36 |
D27 |
QGA |
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North Urals Cup
The North Urals Cup took place in Krasnoturinsk (Sverdlovsk region) July 26th - August 3rd 2008.
Antoaneta Stefanova took clear first place with 4½/7 half a point clear of Anna Ushenina and Marie Sebag.
Games in PGN
Official site: http://www.northuralscup.ru
5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk (RUS), 27 vii-3 viii 2008 | cat. XI (2522) |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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1. |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
g |
BUL |
2550 |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
4½ |
2620 |
2. |
Ushenina, Anna |
m |
UKR |
2476 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
4 |
2578 |
3. |
Sebag, Marie |
m |
FRA |
2530 |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
4 |
2571 |
4. |
Xu Yuhua |
g |
CHN |
2483 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
3½ |
2527 |
5. |
Koneru, Humpy |
g |
IND |
2622 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
1 |
3½ |
2508 |
6. |
Cramling, Pia |
g |
SWE |
2544 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
3 |
2469 |
7. |
Muzychuk, Anna |
m |
SLO |
2504 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
3 |
2474 |
8. |
Pogonina, Natalija |
wg |
RUS |
2469 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
2½ |
2427 |
Round 7 (August 3, 2008) |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
- Xu Yuhua |
½-½ |
10 |
E06 |
Catalan |
Ushenina, Anna |
- Koneru, Humpy |
½-½ |
21 |
E37 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Sebag, Marie |
- Cramling, Pia |
1-0 |
61 |
B48 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
Pogonina, Natalija |
- Muzychuk, Anna |
½-½ |
36 |
B42 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
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FUTURE
EVENTS
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World Championship Bonn |
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Wijk aan Zee 2008 |
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Bilbao |
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World Championship
Match Anand against Kramnik in Bonn.
The World Championship match where Viswanathan Anand will
defends his World title against Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn,
Germany will now take place October 14th– 2nd November,
2008. The main reason for the slight change in dates is to
fit in with the sponsors and politicians ability to attend
the opening. The main sponsor is Evonik Industries AG and the
prizemoney 1,5 Million Euro. The contract was signed by both
players 18th December 2007.
Dates for the match: Gm1: Oct 14th, Gm2: Oct 15th, Gm3:
Oct 17th, Gm4: Oct 18th, Gm5: Oct 20th, Gm6: Oct 21st, Gm7:
Oct 23rd, Gm8: Oct 24th, Gm9: Oct 26th, Gm10: Oct 27th, Gm11:
Oct 29th, Gm12: Oct 31st, Tiebreak Nov 2nd.
Advanced booking for the World Chess Championship 2008 between
Viswanathan Anand (India) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) has started.
The tickets are available at the price of 35 Euro per day. The following benefits are included:
- entrance to the playing hall
- entrance to the commentary room with analysis by prominent grandmasters.
The tickets are available at all ticket agencies in Germany.
You can also buy tickets for the match in advance via BONNTICKET: http://www.bonnticket.de
tickets@bonnticket.de. Tel. +49-(0)-180/5001812.
Tickets for a possible tiebreak on November 02, 2008, will be available after the 12th game.
Exclusive VIP tickets are also available. Details at the website below along with features
on the leadup to the championships.
Website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/
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Wijk aan Zee 2009
The organizers of the 71st Corus Chess Tournament have invited the young Dutch Grandmasters Daniel Stellwagen (1987) and reigning Dutch Champion Jan Smeets (1985) for the Grandmaster group A in 2009. For both players it means a debut on the highest level. Together with Loek van Wely, they will represent the Netherlands in the traditional chess festival, that will be held from Friday January 16th to Sunday 1st of February 2009.
Besides the participation of the above mentioned three Dutch players, the following World Class players have confirmed their participation: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Gata Kamsky (United States) and Teymour Radjabov (Azerbaijan).
Carlsen, Ivanchuk and Morozevich will be in the Top-5 of the new World Ranking list, that will be published on July 1st 2008.
The young Ukrainian Grandmaster Sergei Karjakin, as well as the winner of last year’s Grandmaster group B, Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia), have also confirmed their participation. The complete field with 14 participants will be presented in October 2008, as well as the names of the participants in the Grandmaster groups B and C.
Official site: http://www.coruschess.com/
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Bilbao Grand Slam Final
The 1st Grand Slam Chess Final Masters takes place 2nd-13th September 2008 in Bilbao with 6 players in a double round robin format. They are: World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the in-form Vassily Ivanchuk, Veselin Topalov, the de-facto world number 2 Magnus Carlsen (his Foros result was too late for the July rating list), Teimour Radjabov and Levon Aronian.
Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and another 60 minutes to finish the game.
The total prize money amounts to €400,000: €150,000 for 1st, €70,000 for 2nd, €60,000 for 3rd, €50,000 for 4th, €40,000 for 5th and €30,000 for 6th.
Other innovations include three points for a win and only a point for a draw (in events where this has been tried before its never really seemed to make much difference to the final result in my opinion) and that they will play outside in a huge soundproofed and air-conditioned glass case which is under construction. This will be placed in the Plaza Nueva in Bilbao under a marquee which will also accommodate The Agora for analysis and comments.
Grand Slam Final Bilbao (ESP), 2-13 ix 2008.
Category XXI (2769) |
WRk | Name | Ti | NAT | YofB | Elo Ju08 |
1 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 1969 | 2798 |
4 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 1969 | 2781 |
5 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 1975 | 2777 |
6 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 1990 | 2775 |
7 | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 1987 | 2744 |
12 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 1982 | 2737 |
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