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, Herminio Herraiz Hidalgo, Aimen Rizouk, Pablo Lafuente, Manuel Rivas-Pastor, 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 2 of 2; games 26-36 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. A Kolev vs Ponomariov 0-1 53 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 27. Mamedyarov vs Shirov   ½-½ 32 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E60 King's Indian Defense 28. Paunovic vs V Milov   1-0 65 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 29. Shirov vs Ljubojevic   1-0 34 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E15 Queen's Indian 30. I Sokolov vs Mamedyarov 0-1 34 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 31. Topalov vs Ponomariov   ½-½ 34 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 32. Ponomariov vs H Herraiz Hidalgo   1-0 35 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open C11 French 33. J Arizmendi-Martinez vs Shirov   0-1 44 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open C78 Ruy Lopez 34. Mamedyarov vs S Fedorchuk   1-0 19 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open E20 Nimzo-Indian 35. V Malakhov vs Topalov 0-1 48 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B08 Pirc, Classical 36. M Palac vs V Milov   1-0 50 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3  page 2 of 2; games 26-36 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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