White to move. How should White proceed? No computer lines please. Let’s see how sharp your tactical skill is.
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Filippov wins PGMA Cup via tiebreak
Published by September 30th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Uzbek rules PGMA Cup via tiebreak
The Philippine Star 10/01/2009 8:09 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Grandmaster Anton Filippov of Uzbekistan defeated Filipino IM Richard Bitoon in the eighth round and drew with top seed GM Mikhail Mchedlishvili of Georgia in the final round to rule the fourth President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup International Chess Championship at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque.
The third-seeded Filippov finished with a nine-round aggregate of 6.5 points on four wins and five draws then nipped four others – GMs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam, Ehsan Ghaemmaghami of Iran, Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia and Gopal Nayanan of India – in the tiebreak to clinch the crown.
Truong Son, solo leader after the seventh round, drew with Mchedlishvili and Gagunashvili while Ghaemmaghami beat Filipino GM John Paul Gomez in the eighth round and GM Tigran Kotanjian of Armenia in the ninth to finish tied for first.
Gagunashvili beat GM Meng Kong Wong of Singapore and halved the point with Nguyen, while Nayanan drew with Kotanjian in the eighth round and trounced GM Darwin Laylo in the final round.
The five players, however, won $4,000 each out of the total prize fund of $40,000.
Here is the full article.
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A look back at an American phenom
Published by September 30th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Ray has clearly demonstrated to me that he is Grandmaster strength. He is extremely sharp tactically. He is a very good attacking player. He has nerve of steel. He is a fighter. He has excellent study habit. But most importantly, he has tremendous support from his devoted parents, just as with my sisters and me, Magnus, Fabiano, and Hikaru, etc.
Ray is an organizer’s dream player to invite. He will put on a great show each time.
There is no doubt in my mind that Ray will be a Grandmaster very shortly. I also have no doubt that Ray will reach the elite level soon. Here is a look back of a few pivotal games by Ray at the SPICE Cup.
In this game, Ray just kept on attacking until he got the result he wanted.
Robson, Ray (2527) – Papp, Gabor (2562)
Spice Cup 2009 Lubbock (6), 24.09.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0–0–0 Rb8 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 b5 14.Nd5 Nxb3+ 15.Nxb3 e5 16.h4 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Rb6 18.f4 Be6 19.h5 Qe7 20.Rd3 exf4 21.Qxf4 g5 22.Qe3 h6 23.Nd4 Rc8 24.Re1 b4 25.e5 d5 26.Rf1 Qc7 27.Rf6 Bd7 28.Rxh6 Rxh6 29.Qxg5+ Kh7 30.Rg3 Bg4 31.Rxg4 f6 32.exf6 a5 33.Qf5+ Kh8 34.f7 Rf8 35.Qg5 1–0
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In this must win game, he shows what he can do against a GM in a must win situation.
Robson, Ray (2527) – Diamant, Andre (2526)
Spice Cup 2009 Lubbock (8), 26.09.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 d5 9.a3 Qa5 10.Nb3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.c4 dxe4 13.Bc5 exf3 14.gxf3 Ne7 15.0–0–0 Nf5 16.Bh3 b6 17.Bb4 a5 18.Bc3 a4 19.Be5 Qe7 20.Bxf5 exf5 21.Bd6 Qd8 22.Qg2 axb3 23.Bb4 Qc7 24.Qxg7 1–0
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This was Ray’s only hiccup in the entire event. But to Vinay’s credit, he was so resourceful defending his position and striking back at the right moment.
Robson, Ray (2527) – Bhat, Vinay (2459)
Spice Cup 2009 Lubbock (3), 21.09.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.Nbd2 exd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.d5 Nce5 15.a4 Rb8 16.Nh2 Ng6 17.g3 Nf6 18.h4 h5 19.f4 Bg4 20.Nxg4 Nxg4 21.Nf3 Re8 22.e5 Nf8 23.Bf5 Qb6 24.Kg2 Rbd8 25.Nh2 Nxh2 26.Kxh2 c4 27.Be3 Qb7 28.e6 Bf6 29.axb5 Qxb5 30.Qxh5 Re7 31.Re2 fxe6 32.dxe6 d5 33.Bd2 d4 34.Ra5 Qb6 35.g4 d3 36.Rg2 Bxb2 37.Be4 Qd4 38.Re5 c3 39.Be3 Qxe3 40.Bh7+ Nxh7 41.Rxe3 d2 42.Qc5 Rxe6 43.Rxe6 d1Q 44.g5 Nf8 45.Re7 Qh5 46.Qc4+ Kh8 47.f5 c2 48.f6 c1Q 49.fxg7+ Bxg7 50.Qxc1 Qxh4+ 51.Kg1 Bd4+ 52.Kf1 Qh1+ 0–1
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After a hot start in Nanjing, Magnus Carlsen is making a serious charge toward 2800. It is not a question if he will eventually be #1. The only question is when.
| Rank | Name | Rating | Change | # games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Topalov | 2806,4 | -6,6 | 2 | ||||
| 02 | Anand | 2788,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 03 | Aronian | 2784,2 | +11,2 | 6 | ||||
| 04 | Carlsen | 2782,5 | +10,5 | 2 | ||||
| 05 | Kramnik | 2772,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 06 | Leko | 2757,0 | -5 | 2 | ||||
| 07 | Radjabov | 2756,8 | -0,2 | 2 | ||||
| 08 | Ivanchuk | 2756,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 09 | Gelfand | 2752,9 | -3,1 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | Morozevich | 2750,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Gashimov | 2748,0 | +8 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | Jakovenko | 2742,9 | +0,9 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | Ponomariov | 2738,5 | -2,5 | 5 | ||||
| 14 | Wang Yue | 2738,4 | +2,4 | 21 | ||||
| 15 | Svidler | 2738,0 | -3 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | Grischuk | 2733,8 | +0,8 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | Shirov | 2726,0 | -4 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | Alekseev | 2725,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Karjakin | 2724,0 | +2 | 6 | ||||
| 20 | Eljanov | 2719,3 | +2,3 | 9 | ||||
| 21 | Dominguez | 2719,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Vachier-Lagrave | 2718,0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Movsesian | 2717,3 | +6,3 | 9 | ||||
| 24 | Mamedyarov | 2715,5 | -5,5 | 19 | ||||
| 25 | Nakamura | 2712,8 | -22,2 | 10 | ||||
| 26 | Wang Hao | 2709,7 | +19,7 | 16 | ||||
| 27 | Malakhov | 2708,3 | -6,7 | 22 | ||||
| 28 | Navara | 2707,4 | +15,4 | 9 | ||||
| 29 | Short | 2706,7 | +0,7 | 16 | ||||
| 30 | Tomashevsky | 2705,8 | +17,8 | 16 | ||||
| 31 | Kasimdzhanov | 2705,2 | +3,2 | 5 | ||||
| 32 | Bacrot | 2704,3 | -4,7 | 20 | ||||
| 33 | Almasi | 2703,0 | +18 | 10 |
Official website: http://chess.liverating.org/
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Almási, Vajda lead Marx György Memorial
Published by September 30th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Men’s section:
| Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Safarli, Eltaj | g | 2587 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2 | ||
| 2. | Ganguly, Surya | g | 2634 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3 | ||
| 3. | Meier, Georg | g | 2664 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4. | Ács, Péter | g | 2550 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ||
| 5. | Almási, Zoltán | g | 2685 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | ||
| 6. | Berkes, Ferenc | g | 2663 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2½ |
Women’s section:
| Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gara, Tícia | wg | 2364 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2. | Kochetkova, Julia | wg | 2305 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2½ | ||
| 3. | Majdan, Joanna | wg | 2361 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4. | Tóth, Lili | wm | 2171 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 2½ | ||
| 5. | Vajda, Szidónia | m | 2375 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6. | Doluhanova, Evgeniya | wg | 2341 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2 |
Official website: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2009/crosstable_eng.htm
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White to move. What is the most precise continuation for White?
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Official website: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/2009/en/index.htm
Round 3 results:
| Wang Yue | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | |||
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | |||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ |
Standings after 3 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2772 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 2-4. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2736 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 2-4. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2742 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 2-4. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2757 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 5-6. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2762 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5-6. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2813 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Wang Yue (2736) – Carlsen, Magnus (2772) [D83]
2nd Pearl Spring, Nanjing China (3), 30.09.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0–0 6.Rc1 Be6 7.c5 c6 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Qc2 Nfd7 10.Bxb8 Nxb8 11.h3 Bc8 12.f4 b6 13.Na4 e5 14.dxe5 f6 15.exf6 Qxf6 16.Nf3 Qe7 17.Kf2 b5 18.Nc3 Na6 19.Qd2 Nxc5 20.Bb1 Kh8 21.b4 Nb7 22.Ne2 Nd6 23.Ned4 Nc4 24.Qd3 Bd7 25.h4 Rae8 26.Rce1 Qxb4 27.h5 Nd6 28.hxg6 Ne4+ 29.Kg1 h6 30.Rc1 Qb2 31.Qc2 Qa3 32.Nb3 c5 33.Re1 Bf5 34.Nh4 c4 35.Nxf5 Rxf5 36.Nd2 Rxf4 37.Qd1 Rf6 38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Qd7 Qe7 40.Qxb5 Qe6 41.Rh4 Rf5 42.Qa4 Ref8 43.Rxe4 Qxg6 44.Re8 Rxe8 45.Bxf5 Qf7 46.Qd7 Qxd7 47.Bxd7 Rd8 48.Rd1 c3 49.Ba4 Rxd1+ 50.Bxd1 Be5 51.Kf1 Kg7 52.Ke2 h5 53.Kd3 h4 54.Bf3 Kf6 55.Kc2 Ke6 56.Kd3 Kf6 57.Kc2 Ke6 58.Kd3 ½–½
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Round 3 results:
| Dzagnidze, Nana | - Zhu Chen | 1-0 | |||
| Ju Wenjun | - Yildiz, Betul Cemre | 1-0 | |||
| Fierro Baquero, Martha | - Sebag, Marie | ½-½ | |||
| Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | - Kovanova, Baira | ½-½ | |||
| Shen Yang | -Zhao Xue | 0-1 | |||
| Mkrtchian, Lilit | - Xu Yuhua | 0-1 |
Standings after 3 rounds:
| 1. | Dzagnidze, Nana | g | GEO | 2535 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Xu Yuhua | g | CHN | 2485 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2443 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4-8. | Zhao Xue | g | CHN | 2542 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 4-8. | Zhu Chen | g | QAT | 2488 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 4-8. | Fierro Baquero, Martha | m | ECU | 2386 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 4-8. | Kovanova, Baira | wg | RUS | 2408 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 4-8. | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | wg | MGL | 2418 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 9-11. | Mkrtchian, Lilit | m | ARM | 2468 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9-11. | Sebag, Marie | g | FRA | 2519 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9-11. | Shen Yang | wg | CHN | 2453 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Yildiz, Betul Cemre | wm | TUR | 2224 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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[Event "FIDE GP w"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2009.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dzagnidze, N."]
[Black "Zhu Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Bxb5 Rg8 15. Be3 Qa5+ 16. Ke2 Rxg2 17. a4 Bd5 18. Rc1 Rg4 19. h3 Rg6 20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Ne7 Qe5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qd4 Bd6 24. Rhe1 Kd8 25. Kf1 Qh5 26. Qb6+ Ke7 27. Bc5+ Kf8 28. Qxd6+ Kg7 29. Bxd7 Qf3 30. Rc3 Qg2+ 31. Ke2 Qe4+ 32. Kd2 Qh4 33. Re8 1-0
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PRESS RELEASE Book ‘Developing Chess Talent’
The book ‘Developing Chess Talent’ will be published in April 2010.
The subtitle is ‘How to create a chess culture by coaching, training, organization and communication’.
Authors are Karel van Delft and IM Merijn van Delft.
The foreword is by GM Artur Yusupov. The translation is by Peter Boel.
Publisher is KVDC (Karel van Delft Communication), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
‘Developing Chess Talent’ is a translation of the Dutch book ‘Schaaktalent ontwikkelen’ (KVDC, 2008). Please find attached the contents, as well as an article about chess and autism contained in the book. These texts may be reprinted on the condition that the original authors and the source are credited. The picture may also be published (credits: www.fredlucas.eu)
A month before publication of ‘Developing Chess Talent’, a preview with contents, parts of the text, the foreword by GM Artur Yusupov and some pictures from inside the book will be made available.
The book can be ordered via Karel van Delft, karel@kvdc.nl. The price is 24,50 euros plus 3 euros for postage handling.
Merijn van Delft and Karel van Delft are both psychologists. They were co-founders of the Apeldoorn chess foundation SBSA, which has trained several Dutch youth champions.
Merijn van Delft is a professional chess trainer, living in Hamburg, Germany.
Karel van Delft is a freelance publicist, living in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
The attachments are in pdf. If you prefer, we can send you versions in Word.
Sincerely,
Karel van Delft
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For Iryna Zenyuk, it’s a lifestyle
Published by September 30th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Female chess player competes to be queen of kings
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Sara Bauknecht, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For most people, chess is just a game.
For Iryna Zenyuk, it’s a lifestyle.
Most mornings, Ms. Zenyuk, 23, of Squirrel Hill, wakes up before 6:30 a.m. She spends two hours studying chess with a coach she works with via the Internet before heading off to the labs of Carnegie Mellon University to study renewable energy fuel cells as part of her doctoral program.
In the midst of her academic studies, Ms. Zenyuk also finds time to write about chess. She authors a column on tips for amateur players for chess.com.
All this training, studying and writing about chess have paid off. This week, Ms. Zenyuk, a Woman International Master according to chess’s Elo ranking scale, will compete in the Super Bowl of chess matches: the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship.
This tournament, running Saturday through Oct. 13 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, brings the U.S. Chess Federation’s top 10 women players together. Ms. Zenyuk ranks eighth, and this is her fifth time competing in the national championships.
Here is the full story.
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B Group (GM norm: Ben Finegold – IM norm: Danny Rensch)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
|
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1-3. |
Perelshteyn, Eugene |
g |
USA |
2534 |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6 |
|
1-3. |
Bhat, Vinay |
g |
USA |
2473 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6 |
|
1-3. |
Finegold, Benjamin |
m |
USA |
2513 |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6 |
|
4. |
Robson, Ray |
m |
USA |
2491 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
|
5. |
Papp, Gabor |
m |
HUN |
2558 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
6-8. |
Rensch, Daniel |
f |
USA |
2392 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
4 |
|
6-8. |
Kuljasevic, Davorin |
m |
CRO |
2547 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4 |
|
6-8. |
Antal, Gergely |
m |
HUN |
2479 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
* |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
9. |
Diamant, Andre |
g |
BRA |
2520 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
2½ |
|
10. |
Ippolito, Dean |
m |
USA |
2455 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
2 |
A Group
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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1-3. |
Kuzubov, Yuriy |
g |
UKR |
2635 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½ |
|
1-3. |
Andreikin, Dmitry |
g |
RUS |
2648 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
|
1-3. |
Mamedov, Rauf |
g |
AZE |
2645 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½ |
|
4-6. |
Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
g |
NOR |
2583 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
4½ |
|
4-6. |
So, Wesley |
g |
PHI |
2646 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
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4-6. |
Akobian, Varuzhan |
g |
USA |
2626 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
4½ |
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A mixture of A and B group, as well as some of the Knight Raiders. And the winner is … GM Akobian!
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So what did the players want to do after 9-10 days of chess competition? Play a blitz tournament, of course. And GM Akobian is trying to intimidate his young opponent by showing off some table push ups 
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Once again, Stephanie Ballom, President of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders, is beating GM Akobian with her left hand behind her back. Of course we like to tease him because we care. He is a real good sport as usual.
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As a tradition, after every SPICE Cup, I invite the players to my home for a farewell party. And GM Akobian was discussing the best chess moves with Texas Tech Knight Raiders President Stephanie Ballom. She won!
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And they play a mean game of chess too…
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Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine)
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The 2009 SPICE Cup co-champions!
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Game 1: Kuzubov 1-0 Mamedov
Game 2: Mamedov 1-0 Kuzubov
Game 3: Andreikin 1/2 Mamedov
Game 4: Mamedov 0-1 Andreikin
Game 5: Andreikin 1/2 Kuzubov
Game 6: Kuzubov 1-0 Andreikin (with an exchange down endgame, and a minute down on the clock, Kuzubov swindled Andreikin for a full point!)
All games are broadcast LIVE on www.MonRoi.com.
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DRR Blitz Playoff for the SPICE Cup
Published by September 29th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Final standings:
1-3 Andreikin, Kuzubov, Mamedov 5.5
4-6 So, Akobian, Hammer 4.5
Andreikin, Mamedov and Kuzubov will play a double round robin blitz playoff for the SPICE Cup. Kuzubov won the first game with White against Mamedov. It is broadcast LIVE on MonRoi.com.
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As promised, Hammer came into the final round swinging. Jon Ludvig fought hard nearly every round. But at the end, he came up just short. But you have to give credit to him for trying.
Hammer vs. Mamedov
SPICE Cup A group
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.Be3 exd4 6.Bxd4 Nf6 7.f3 O-O 8.Nge2 a6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Be3 Ne5 11.Nf4 c6 12.b3 b5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Rc1 Re8 15.Be2 d5 16.O-O dxe4 17.fxe4 Qe7 18.Nd3 Nxd3 19.Bxd3 Ng4 20.Kh1 Rd8 21.Bf4 b4 22.Na4 Ba6 23.Nc5 Bxd3 24.Nxd3 Qxe4 25.Nc5 Rxd2 26.Nxe4 Re2 27.Rc4 f5 28.Ng3 Rexa2 29.h3 Nf2 30.Kh2 Nd3 31.Bd6 Rb2 32.Rd1 Ne5 33.Rc5 Nf3 34.Kh1 Rd2 35.Rcc1 Rxd1 36.Rxd1 Nd4 37.Bxb4 Nxb3 38.Rd3 c5 39.Rxb3 Rb8 40.Ne2 Rxb4 41.Rd3 Rb1 0-1
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‘Men get intimidated as I’m a chess player’
Published by September 29th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
‘Men get intimidated as I’m a chess player’
30 September 2009, 12:00am IST
So what if she’s associated with a serious sport like chess? That hasn’t stopped the 23-year-old Tania Sachdev from chilling out with friends or Tania Sachdev keeping herself up to date with the latest fashion trends.
Just recently, when we caught up with her at a fashion event, she was seen flaunting a short dress with her hair stylishly done. “You know when I’m not playing chess, I’m doing this,” she said, pointing at her new dress.
And not just this! Back from the Women’s World Team Championships, where India was ranked seventh, the gal’s been chilling out quite a bit with her friends too! And although she loves hitting the dance floor, she thinks she has two left feet. “But nevertheless, I still dance a lot. In fact, I thought I should relax before I got back to the practice sessions again for the Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam,” she says.
However, Tania is also looking forward to the games because she wants to discover Vietnam. “I’ve heard a lot about water puppetry there. And I want to check it out for myself,” Tania says.
So, with so much happening, doesn’t Tania get a lot of male attention? “Ah, where are they? No, I guess they get intimidated because I am a chess player. Moreover, I have a lot of time to do all that, right?” Absolutely, girlie!
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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LIVE coverage: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/spice/SPICE_CUP_2009_LIVE_COVERAGE.php
LIVE commentary of the Hammer – Mamedov game by GM Dimitrov http://www.chessdom.com/news-2009/hammer-mamedov-spice-cup
Hammer – Mamedov
So – Andreikin
Kuzubov – Akobian
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New and old faces in the 2700 club
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| Rank | Name | Rating | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Topalov | 2812,0 | -1 | |||||
| 02 | Anand | 2788,0 | 0 | |||||
| 03 | Aronian | 2784,2 | +11,2 | |||||
| 04 | Carlsen | 2776,9 | +4,9 | |||||
| 05 | Kramnik | 2772,0 | 0 | |||||
| 06 | Leko | 2757,1 | -4,9 | |||||
| 07 | Radjabov | 2756,7 | -0,3 | |||||
| 08 | Ivanchuk | 2756,0 | 0 | |||||
| 09 | Gelfand | 2752,9 | -3,1 | |||||
| 10 | Morozevich | 2750,0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Gashimov | 2748,0 | +8 | |||||
| 12 | Jakovenko | 2743,0 | +1 | |||||
| 13 | Ponomariov | 2738,5 | -2,5 | |||||
| 14 | Wang Yue | 2738,3 | +2,3 | |||||
| 15 | Svidler | 2738,0 | -3 | |||||
| 16 | Grischuk | 2733,8 | +0,8 | |||||
| 17 | Shirov | 2726,0 | -4 | |||||
| 18 | Alekseev | 2725,0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | Eljanov | 2725,0 | +8 | |||||
| 20 | Karjakin | 2724,0 | +2 | |||||
| 21 | Dominguez | 2719,0 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | Mamedyarov | 2719,0 | -2 | |||||
| 23 | Vachier-Lagrave | 2718,0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Movsesian | 2714,1 | +3,1 | |||||
| 25 | Nakamura | 2712,8 | -22,2 | |||||
| 26 | Wang Hao | 2709,7 | +19,7 | |||||
| 27 | Short | 2706,7 | +0,7 | |||||
| 28 | Malakhov | 2706,4 | -8,6 | |||||
| 29 | Tomashevsky | 2705,8 | +17,8 | |||||
| 30 | Kasimdzhanov | 2705,2 | +3,2 | |||||
| 31 | Bacrot | 2704,3 | -4,7 | |||||
| 32 | Almasi | 2703,3 | +18,3 | |||||
| 33 | Navara | 2702,5 | +10,5 |
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Zoltan Almasi sole leader at Marx Gyorgy after 4 rounds
Almasi enters the 2700 club
Report by Chessdom.com
Zoltan Almasi, the third strongest Hungarian grandmaster after Peter Leko and Judit Polgar, is having a fantastic home event at the Gyorgy Marx memorial. With victories against Gangualy and Acs (with black) and Safarli (with white), and only one draw against Georg Meier, Almasi is top of the table with 3,5/4.
Zoltan Almasi has been orbiting the 2700 club for quite a while. Since October 2001 he has been above 2650 on 21 occasions. His rating has not dropped under that level since April 2006 and he achieved his maximum in October 2007 – a rating of 2691.
Now after the 4th round of Gyorgy Marx memorial, GM Zoltan Almasi has a virtual rating of 2703 points and is the new member of the prestigious club.
Find more information about the Marx Gyorgy memorial here and follow the games from round 5 at the official site.
Standings
1. Almási, Z 3,5
2. Meier, G 3
3. Berkes, F
2 4. Ganguly, S 2
5. Safarli, E 1,5
6. Ács, P 0
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Magnus on fire, off to 2-0 start
Published by September 29th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments
Carlsen, M (2772) – Topalov, V (2813) [E90]
2nd Pearl Spring, Nanjing China (2), 29.09.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.h3 Na6 7.Be3 e5 8.d5 c6 9.g4 Nc5 10.Nd2 a5 11.a3 Nfd7 12.Rg1 a4 13.Qc2 Nb6 14.0–0–0 Bd7 15.Kb1 cxd5 16.cxd5 Rc8 17.Bb5 Bxb5 18.Nxb5 Qd7 19.Nc3 Bf6 20.g5 Bd8 21.h4 Na8 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Qxa4 Qc8 24.Rc1 Nb6 25.Qd1 Qh3 26.Qf3 Qd7 27.Qd3 Kg7 28.Rc2 f6 29.gxf6+ Rxf6 30.h5 Rxf2 31.hxg6 h6 32.Nd1 Rxc2 33.Nxf2 Rc8 34.Ng4 Bg5 35.Nf3 Nc4 36.Nxg5 hxg5 37.Ne3 Nxe3 38.Qxe3 Qa4 39.Qxg5 Qxe4+ 40.Ka1 Re8 41.Rc1 1–0
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Akobian vs Abdelnabbi
White to move. How should GM Akobian proceed?
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IM Bitoon keeps GM bid alive
Cebu Daily News First
Posted 11:30:00 09/29/2009
Standings round 5:
4.5 pts— GM Wong Meng Kong (Singapore)
4.0 pts— IM Richard Bitoon (Philippines), GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vietnam), GM Tigran Kotanjian (Armenia)
3.5 pts— GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (RP), GM John Paul Gomez (RP), GM Darwin Laylo (RP), IM Ronald Dableo (RP), GM Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan), GM Mikhael Michedlishvili (Georgia), GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (RP), GM Merab Gagunashvili (Georgia), GM Getha Gopal Nayanan (India), GM Dao Thien Hai (Vietnam)
FILIPINO International Master Richard Bitoon (2490) drew with Singaporean GM Wong Meng Kong (2403) in the fifth round Sunday night, to fortify his GM title bid in the 4th President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup International Chess Championship in Parañaque City.
The Medellin, Cebu-native Bitoon compiled 4.0 points on 3 wins and 2 draws to share 2nd-4th spots along with Vietnamese GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Armenian GM Tigran Kotanjian, winners over Kazakhstan GMs Annuar Ismagambetov and Pyotr Kostenko, respectively.
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Brazilian top player GM Alexandr Fier (born in 1988) took on the legendary Henrique Mecking (born in 1952) in a 4 game match. Even though his rating is more than 100 points lower and he was already competed for the World Championship long before his oppponent was even born, the match ended in a 2-2 tie.
Fier took the early lead by winning game 1. Mecking came right back and won game two. Game 3 and 4 were drawn.
Official website: http://www.matonet.com.br/ctx/index_arquivos/Page1356.htm
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Here is the American Team:
Girls Under 8 :
Emily Nguyen (official)
Girls Under 10:
No representative
Girls Under 12:
Claudia Munoz (official)
Girls Under 14:
No representative
Girls Under 16:
Madhu Karamsetty (official)
Girls Under 18:
No representative
Boys Under 8:
Winston Zeng (official)
Rayan Taghizadeh
Boys Under 10:
Ian Gilchrist (official)
Boys Under 12:
Kayden Troff (official)
Jeevan Karamsetty
Andrew Istafanous
Boys Under 14:
Stuart Finney (official)
Boys Under 16:
Deepak Aaron (official)
Boys Under 18:
No representative
Information provided by Abed Munoz
Head of Delegation NAYCC 2010
www.claudiachess.blogspot.com
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