Villarrobledo International Rapid Open

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexey Shirov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Ivan Sokolov, Vadim Milov, Vladimir Malakhov, Sergey A Fedorchuk, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Mladen Palac, Namig Gouliev, Atanas Kolev, Julen Luis Arizmendi-Martinez, Dragan Paunovic, Oswaldo Zambrana, Aimen Rizouk, Herminio Herraiz Hidalgo, Manuel Rivas-Pastor, Pablo Lafuente, Manuel Perez-Candelario, Maria Velcheva, J Ibanez Aullana, M Fernandez Gil, Francisco Javier Garcia Jimenez, J Guerra Reig, E Alonso Abad, Ju Prieto Honorato, Aaron Bendayan Claros

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Topalov vs J Guerra Reig 1-0 27 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A00 Uncommon Opening 2. M Palac vs Topalov 0-1 24 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 3. Mamedyarov vs J Arizmendi-Martinez 1-0 45 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 4. Ponomariov vs N Gouliev   ½-½ 70 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open C42 Petrov Defense 5. V Malakhov vs O Zambrana   1-0 56 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. Topalov vs Mamedyarov   ½-½ 26 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Shirov vs V Malakhov   ½-½ 43 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B30 Sicilian 8. Paunovic vs Ponomariov ½-½ 66 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B10 Caro-Kann 9. N Gouliev vs V Milov   ½-½ 68 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B42 Sicilian, Kan 10. Shirov vs A Rizouk   ½-½ 34 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 11. H Herraiz Hidalgo vs Mamedyarov   0-1 25 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A52 Budapest Gambit 12. P Lafuente vs Ponomariov   0-1 64 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 13. E Alonso Abad vs Mamedyarov   0-1 29 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A05 Reti Opening 14. Shirov vs J Prieto Honorato   1-0 16 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B06 Robatsch 15. A Bendayan Claros vs Ponomariov 0-1 43 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 16. F Garcia Jimenez vs Topalov 0-1 36 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B10 Caro-Kann 17. Mamedyarov vs J Ibanez Aullana   1-0 29 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E15 Queen's Indian 18. M Fernandez Gil vs Shirov   0-1 42 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B30 Sicilian 19. Ponomariov vs M Velcheva   1-0 33 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 20. Topalov vs M Rivas-Pastor   1-0 30 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E16 Queen's Indian 21. Paunovic vs Topalov   0-1 44 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A20 English 22. Ponomariov vs M Palac   ½-½ 72 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 23. V Malakhov vs M Perez-Candelario   1-0 35 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. Topalov vs Shirov 1-0 81 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A15 English 25. V Malakhov vs Mamedyarov   ½-½ 15 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A04 Reti Opening  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Aug-14-08    Inf: First! Aug-14-08    Stonehenge: No, Topalov was. Aug-14-08    Inf: I didn't say at what ^^ Aug-14-08    ILikeFruits: i like topalov... king topalov wants you... im third... Aug-14-08    OneArmedScissor: fourth Aug-14-08    swordfish: Kind of an unbalanced field. The only strong opponent Topalov defeated was Shirov. I have to think Kamsky is getting better preparation for their match by playing in the Grand Prix. Aug-14-08    Dr. Funkenstein: Swordfish: Finishing first in a tournament that includes Mamedyarov, Ponomariov, and Shirov isn't doing too bad. Yes Topalov was the top seed and the rest of the field wasn't as strong, but you still have to convert and he did so with a crushing 8/9 I think Topalov is more than prepared for Kamsky as he has the experience of going toe to toe with Kramnik in a much more high pressure situation. Additionally, Topalov is always extremely prepared in openings and his opponent's preferences so I don't think the lack of classical time control games against 2700's before their match is as big a disadvantage as you might think. Aug-14-08    just a kid: Not a bad tournament for topalov. Aug-15-08    Madman99X: Is this every match from the tournament? Or did it get truncated? Aug-15-08    wolfmaster: <just a kid> <Not a bad tournament for topalov.> Yes, but he did yield draws (as white) to Mamedyarov and Ponomariov. Aug-16-08    ILikeFruits: stop hating your king topalov.... topalov wants you.... long live adam sizzler... Aug-17-08    blackburne: Information and photos of Villarrobledo Open in: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/14%2... ------------------

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