Mtel round 9 pairings
2008-05-17 02:59:12
Round 9 pairings:Xiangzhi, Bu - Topalov, VIvanchuk, V - Aronian, LRadjabov, T - Cheparinov, IStandings after 8 round
s:1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR 6,52 Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 6,03 Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 4,54 Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 3,55 Aronian Levon 2763 ARM 2,06 Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN 1,5Official website:
Questions Surround Kamsky Match
2008-05-17 02:54:13
By Macauley Peterson May 16, 2008Sofia, BulgariaIn the past week the deadline for FIDE to receive additional bids to hold the Kamsky-Topalov match was extended for the fourth time since April 11, this time from Monday, May 12, to Thursday, May 15. That is about the only thing that is certain. On Thursday FIDE published a PDF document of a bid from M
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Frank Berry US Chess Championship
2008-05-17 02:48:06
Round 5 Pairings:1 GM Alex Onischuk (2728 :3.0) - GM Sergey Kudrin (2588 : 3.5)2 GM Gregory Kaidanov (2697 : 3.0) - GM Yuri Shulman (2676 : 3.0)3 IM Josh Friedel (2539 : 2.5) - GM Julio Becerra (2648 : 3.0)4 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2666 : 2.0) - GM Alex Yermolinsky (2568 : 2.5)5 GM John Fedorowicz (2514 : 2.0) - GM Alex Shabalov (2709 :2.0)6 IM David Pruess (2497 : 2.0) - GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2626
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Perfect Zatonskih, Krush
2008-05-17 02:44:42
IM Anna ZatonskihLeaders after 4 rounds:1 Kudrin, Sergey GM 2610 USA 3.52-5 Becerra, Julio GM 2637 USA 3.02-5 Shulman, Yury GM 2664 USA 3.02-5 Kaidanov, Gregory GM 2697 USA 3.02-5 Onischuk, Alexander GM 2728 USA 3.0Women's leaders:1-2 Zatonskih, Anna IM 2490 USA 4.01-2 Krush, Irina IM 2515 USA 4.03 Abrahamyan, Tatev WFM 2280 USA 3.04 Rohonyan, Katerine WGM 2318 USA 2.5
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Najer leads in the President's Cup in Baku
2008-05-17 02:38:58
180 players, GMs as far as the eye can see. Korchnoi, Timman, Short and Beliavsky. In the lead is Evgeniy Najer, GM from Russia, who has won all of his first five games. The Third President
's Cup is under way in the capital of Azerbaijan, with the stars playing in the Open and separate groups for children and seniors.The Third President's Cup is taking place from May 11th to 21st 2008 in Baku,
US Championship
2008-05-17 02:33:22
Kudrin leads US ChampionshipRound 4 results:Shulman, Yury - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 1/2Becerra, Julio - Kaidanov, Gregory 1/2 1/2Kudrin, Sergey - Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0Shabalov, Alexander - Kraai, Jesse 1/2 1/2Yermolinsky, Alex - Ivanov, Alexander 1-0Perelshteyn, Eugene - Fedorowicz, John 1/2 1/2Friedel, Josh - Gulko, Boris 1-0Finegold, Benjamin - Pruess, David 1/2 1/2Vigorito, David - Ludwig
Very bad form aronian
2008-05-17 02:24:32
GM Aronian (2763) - GM Radjabov (2751) [E97]Mtel Roun 8, 16.05.20081.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Nd2 Nf4 13.Bf1 c5 14.a4 Ra6 15.Ra3 Nh5 16.Nb5 Nf6 17.Bb2 Ne8 18.Nf3 h6 19.g3 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Bd3 Rf7 23.Bc2 Bd7 24.Qb1 Rf8 25.Rf3 h5 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Rxe4 Ra8 28.Re1 Rc8 29.Bc1 Ra8 30.Bd2 b6 31.Be3 e4 32.Rf4 N
Ivanchuk escapes with a draw
2008-05-17 02:20:27
GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) - GM Ivanchuk (2740) [A05]16.05.2008 - Mtel round 81.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 0–0 13.Qe3 Re8 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.h3 Rac8 16.Nh2 Qb8 17.Ng4 Ba8 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Na4 Be7 20.e5 Bxg2 21.exd6 Bxd6 22.Kxg2 Nc5 23.Nc3 Be5 24.b4 Nb7 25.Qxb6 Rxc4 26.Na4 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Bxb2 28.Nxb2 Qa8 29.Qc6 Nd6 30.Qxa8
Topalov vs Kamsky – and the remarkable Mr Chernenko
2008-05-17 02:18:29
Russian chess journalist Yuri Vasiliev has now confirmed that the semifinal Candidates Match between Veselin Topalov
and Gata Kamsky will take place in Lvov, Ukraine, for a prize fund of US $750,000. On the web site ChessPro Vasiliev tells of a lengthy conversation he had with the initiator, Gata Kamsky's manager (and diamond trader) Alexander Chernenko. Must-read interview.Lvov awaits Topalov
MTel R8: Topalov and Radjabov win
2008-05-17 02:15:43
Veselin Topalov
had little difficulty beating his second Ivan Cheparinov, while Levon Aronian blundered one move before the time controls (see his round seven interview) to throw away the full point against Teimour Radjabov
. Meanwhile Vassily Ivanchuk was lucky to survive against tail-ender Bu Xiangzhi. He is now just half a point ahead of Topalov, with two rounds to go.The tournament, which is be
Awesome Topalov
2008-05-17 02:08:28
GM Topalov
(2767) - GM Cheparinov (2695) [D85]Mtel round 8, 16.05.20081.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.e3 0–0 8.Rc1 N8d7 9.a4 a5 10.e4 e5 11.d5 c6 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.d6 Qe6 15.b3 Bg7 16.h4 f5 17.Ng5 Qf6 18.b4 f4 19.Bxb6 Nxb6 20.bxa5 Nd7 21.a6 Kh8 22.Nb1 Bh6 23.Nf3 bxa6 24.Rxc6 Bb7 25.Rc7 Bxe4 26.Rxd7 Qf5 27.Rc7 Bxb1 28.Ng5 Bg7 29.Bc4 Bc2 30.Qd5 h6 31.Rf7 Qc8 32.R
Zhu Chen the torch bearer
2008-05-17 02:03:27
Chess Grandmaster to bear torch with coming baby 2008-05-16 13:39:57Special report: 2008 Olympic GamesWENZHOU, East China, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's chess champion torchbearer Zhu Chen said on Friday that she's going to run 100 meters as the 41st torch bearer on Saturday in home town Wenzhou despite her six-month pregnancy."I will make it as scheduled and the moment will be unforgettable in life,
Picture of the day
2008-05-16 10:36:17
Topalov and Ivanchuk after the football game.
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Winning A Won Game
2008-05-16 10:09:47
Winning a game of chess is not easy, especially for the inexperienced chess player. one difficulty that many newer players face is how to capitalize on an advantage that they have in a game. if you are in the lead in the game, you have momentum, and you are ahead in pieces, but have difficulty placing your opponent into checkmate then you are having trouble winning a won game.Many inexperienced pl
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Endgame Techniques
2008-05-16 08:51:06
D. Gurdenidze 1989White to play and win!
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A Forgotten Novelty?
2008-05-16 08:22:24
GM Joe Gallagher - GM Aleksandr ShneiderBern 1994, Rnd 9Sicilian Defense B811. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4!? e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5!?A bold idea by the Hungarian IM Perenyi, who dies tragically in a car crash some years ago. White is forced to sacrifice a whole piece and it's still an open question whether his lead in development plus black's immobility is sufficient
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Unique chess pieces!
2008-05-16 07:46:48
Look at the knight!Very unique set!
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Happy birthday to Dr. Anthony Saidy!
2008-05-16 07:43:27
Anthony Saidy was born May 16, 1937 in Los Angeles. From 1963 to 1965 he was a doctor with the US Peace Corps in Jamaica, but he took leave to play in the U.S. Championship, achieving a tie for 4th place in the 1963-4 edition, with Samuel Reshevsky. Saidy's best U.S. Championship result was clear 4th place in 1974. Saidy won the American Open Championship in 1967, shortly after a 2nd-place finish
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Interview with Aronian
2008-05-16 07:40:57
Interview by Robert FontaineRobert Fontaine: "For the moment your tournament is not so good. How do you explain this bad form?"Levon Aronian: "Well, I am just blundering one-movers. I won't say that I am playing the worst chess in my career, but at the moment I am starting to produce moves I could not expect to produce. I think maybe I'm afraid of time trouble, maybe that pressures me.
Frank K. Berry US and US Women's Championship
2008-05-16 07:38:12
Round 3 results:1 Kaidanov, Gregory - Kudrin, Sergey 1/2 1/22 Onischuk, Alexander - Perelshteyn, Eugene 1-03 Gulko, Boris - Shulman, Yury 0-14 Becerra, Julio - Yermolinsky, Alex 1-05 Ludwig, Daniel - Shabalov, Alexander 1/2 1/26 Akobian, Varuzhan - Gurevich, Dmitry 1-07 Ivanov, Alexander - Friedel, Josh 1/2 1/28 Kraai, Jesse - Finegold, Benjamin 1/2 1/29 Fedorowicz, John - Vigorito, David 1-010 Pr
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Students learn right moves in life
2008-05-19 08:07:05
Three years ago, they didn't know a pawn from a rook."This is a chessboard," Daniel Katz recalled saying to his pupils on the first day of class, in 2005, at Cross Country Elementary School in Northwest Baltimore.Since then, the kids, most of them recruited for the embryonic chess club because of their math skills, have taken on established challengers from across the country, won trophies and som
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John Ray Batucan to represent Phil!
2008-05-19 07:55:33
by Marianne L. Saberon-AbalayanWHO would ever think that this 11-year-old from Barangay Daliao, Toril, Davao City will represent the country to the Asean Age-Group Chess Championships in Danang, Vietnam from June 8 to 19.John Ray Batucan, RR to his family and friends, is set to make his international debut in the Vietnam Fide (World Chess Federation)-rated tournament that is expected to gather the
Pinoy leading in Subic!
2008-05-19 07:48:26
Round 3 Results Name/Rating/Country/Pts/Results/Pts/Name/RatingCountryIM Sadorra, Julio Catalino 2455 PHI 2 1 - 0 2 IM Wynn, Zaw Htun 2542 MYAGM Villamayor, Buenaventura 2425 PHI 2 0 - 1 2 IM Gonzales, Jayson 2468 PhiIM Bitoon, Richard 2420 PHI 2 ½ - ½ 2 IM Irwanto, Sadikin 2456 INAGM Kuzobov, Yuriy 2603 UKR 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Ballecer, Dino 2406 PHI Nolte, Rolando 2420 PHI 1½ 1 - 0 1½
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Picture of the day!
2008-05-18 08:56:45
Thats the majic why I lead now in Mtel!
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US Championship Round 5 Results
2008-05-18 08:26:10
Round 5 Results:Women's Results:Rohonyan, Katerine - Jamison, Courtney 1-0Abrahamyan, Tatev - Zatonskih, Anna 0-1Epstein, Esther - Airapetian, Chouchanik 1-0Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg - Zenyuk, Iryna 1/2 1/2Krush, Irina - Battsetseg, Tsagaan 1-0Men's Results:Onischuk, Alexander - Kudrin, Sergey 1/2 1/2Kaidanov, Gregory - Shulman, Yury 0-1Friedel, Josh - Becerra, Julio 1/2 1/2Akobian, Varuzhan - Yermol
Istratescu, Negi, Frolyanov win Kaupthing Open
2008-05-18 08:08:07
GM Parimarjan Negi of IndiaThe Kaupthing Open took place from May 10-17 in Differdange, Luxembourg. Here are the top finishers:1. Istratescu, Andrei GM 2628 7.02. Negi, Parimarjan GM 2514 7.03. Frolyanov, Dmitry GM 2553 7.04. Kritz, Leonid GM 2609 6.55. Schlosser, Philipp GM 2563 6.56. Socko, Monika IM 2505 6.5Here is the official website: -A-S9.htm
Can Cheparinov down Ivanchuk?
2008-05-18 08:04:04
The final round will be very interesting. Topalov still can win or tie for first IF he wins against Radjabov and Ivanchuk loses to Cheparinov.Topalov, V - Radjabov, TCheparinov, I - Ivanchuk, VAronian, L - Xiangzhi, Bu
Bu Xiangzhi clearing the way for Ivanchuk
2008-05-18 07:52:22
Bu Xiangzhi is playing better and better as the tournament is nearing its end. Today he stood a bit worse against Veselin Topalov, but then started spilling excellent moves to confuse the opponent and finally force him to make a mistake in the time trouble. This loss leaves Topalov full point behind Vassily Ivanchuk as we head into the last round. Still, Ivanchuk has an important test with black p
Ivanchuk draws with Aronian
2008-05-18 07:37:30
Here is the game:GM Ivanchuk (2740) - GM Aronian (2763) [D11]Mtel - Round 9, 17.05.20081.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.0–0 Bd6 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Bd2 Re8 11.Qd1 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a6 13.a4 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Rfd1 Qe7 17.Rac1 Rc7 18.Be1 Rec8 19.Be2 h6 20.Bf3 Ncd7 21.Qb3 Ne5 22.Be2 Bb4 23.Rc2 Nc6 24.Bf3 Ne5 25.Be2 Nc6 26.Bf3 Ne5 Game drawn ½–½
Radjabov draws with Cheparinov
2008-05-18 07:29:06
Here is there game:GM Radjabov
(2751) - GM Cheparinov (2695) [D45]Mtel - Round 9, 17.05.20081.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 0–0 8.Bd3 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Be2 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Be5 13.0–0 Bf5 14.Qd2 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxb2 16.Qxb2 dxe4 17.Be2 Qe7 18.Rfd1 Rad8 19.b4 h6 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Bxd1 Qd7 23.Be2 Bg4 24.Bxg4 Qxg4 25.Qc2 Qd7 26.h3 Qd5 27.Qc7 Kh7 28.a4
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