'Rising Stars' clinch victory against 'Experience'

Submitted by SonofPearl on Fri, 08/29/2008 at 10:59am.

The rising stars of the ...err...'Rising Stars' team have eclipsed the 'Experience' team to ensure victory in the NH Tournament with 2 rounds still to go.

All the young 'uns have played well, but Wang Yue (pictured) of China has been spectacular. After 8 rounds he stands on a remarkable 7.5/8, with Ivan Cheparinov still just about in touch with him on 6.5/8. The winner will get an invite to the prestigious Melody Amber event next year.

Wang Yue's performance has been so impressive that he has been approached by Jeroen van den Berg, organiser of the Corus tournament, who invited him to play in the 'A' tournament there next year. He is also currently leading in the FIDE Grand Prix standings, so it seems the sky is the limit for this talented 21 year-old from China.

Update. There was just one decisive game in round 9 - Ljubomir Ljubojevic beat Fabiano Caruana to give the 'Experience Team' their first 'round' victory. Well done Ljubo!

The match score is 'Rising Stars' 30 - 'Experience' 15 with just one round to go.

The individual standings after round 9 are:

1. Wang Yue	CHN	8.0
2. Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	7.0
3. Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	5.5
4. L'Ami, Erwin	NED	5.0
5. Stellwagen, Daniël	NED	4.5
6. Agdestein, Simen	NOR	4.0
7. Bareev, Evgeny	RUS	3.5
8. Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	SRB	3.0
9. Korchnoi, Viktor	SUI	2.5
10. Jussupow, Artur	GER	2.0

Here is Yue's win over Jussupow in round 8 and Ljubo's win over Caruana in round 9:

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by SonofPearl - 16 hours ago
Wales

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Ljubojevic's peak ranking was third in the world in the early 80's when only the great Karpov and Kasparov were better than him. He would certainly be a contender for any top 100 list of chess players, but don't take my word for it, look here, where he is placed at number 34.

by uhavebeenserved - 16 hours ago
las vegas United States

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ljubo one of the greatest chess players of all time???????? He would not be in the top 100 in your wildest dreams..what have you been smoking???

by Rodgie - 26 hours ago
Manila Philippines

Member Since: Jun 2008
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Congratulations for this spectacular win by ljubojevic over the young and dangerous Caruana Fabiano.Some New generations of players today probably didnt know much about ljubojevic but ljubo has been an outstanding player for many years and was considered as one of the greatest chess players the game has ever produced.More Power to you IDOL!!

by shuttlechess92 - 46 hours ago
California United States

Member Since: Jul 2008
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wow nice game by ljubojevic, reducing black's light squared bishop to a passive existence.

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