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MTel Masters. Round 8. Topalov beats Cheparinov to move within half a point of Vassily Ivanchuk after he drew with Bu. Levon Aronian's bad event continues as he lost with white against Radjabov.
Cez Chess Trophy. Kramnik leads 3.5-0.5 against Navara at the half way point..
US Championship.
Moscow Championship.
Capablanca Memorial
III President's Cup Baku. Vadim Milov, Ivan Sokolov, Loek van Wely and Nigel Short are amongst the players
FIDE Grand Prix Baku, Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen share first place.
4NCL Final Weekend
FIDE 2008 Rating List

New John Watson chess book and software reviews.

John Watson has a program called Chess Talk on ICC Chess.fm. Tuesday 29th sees him interview Jonathan Berry.
Tuesday 22nd April saw him interview Bill Hook who has played in many Olympiads and has just release a Book on his many experiences

Most recent review: 4th January 2008. John Watson Book Review #86: The Big Three and Then Some

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John Watson's ambitious works"Mastering the Openings, Volume 1" and "Mastering the Openings, Volume 2" are now available, with Volume 3 planned. The books aim to explain openings on an instructional and conceptual basis. His "Dangerous Weapons: The French" is also available at the London Chess Center, along with his recent, co-authored, book "How to Succeed in the Queen Pawn Openings". Other of Watson's award-winning books include "Chess Strategy in Action", "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy", and "Play the French, 3rd Edition". John reports that TWIC is a constant Web companion.

 
 
 
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MTel Masters

Round 8 image
Round 8. Photo © http://www.europe-echecs.com who have photos, report and videos from the event.


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M-Tel Masters takes place 7th-18th May 2008 in the Central Military Club in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The event is a 10 round double round robin with a 5 hour time control.

In the event of a tie for first a tie break will be employed. As in the previous three editions of the M-Tel Masters the Sofia rules concerning draws will apply. Players cannot offer draws and a game can only be declared drawn by the Chief Arbiter.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.mtelmasters.com
Other coverage: http://www.chessvibes.com/, http://www.chessclub.com/ with on the spot videos and photo reports - http://en.chessfish.com/ and http://www.chessdom.com

Boards © Martin Bennedik

4th M-Tel Masters Sofia (BUL), 8-18 v 2008 cat. XX (2738)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 * * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 . 1 . 1 ½ 2989
2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2767 0 ½ * * ½ . 1 1 1 1 1 . 6 2925
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2751 0 ½ ½ . * * ½ . ½ 1 ½ 1 2778
4. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2696 0 . 0 0 ½ . * * ½ ½ 1 1 2702
5. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2763 0 . 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * * ½ . 2 2541
6. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2708 0 ½ 0 . ½ 0 0 0 ½ . * * 2487

Round 1 (May 8, 2008)
Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 48 E15 Queens Indian
Cheparinov, Ivan - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 55 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Aronian, Levon - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 60 E00 Catalan
Round 2 (May 9, 2008)
Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 43 C11 French Defence
Aronian, Levon - Cheparinov, Ivan ½-½ 46 D11 Slav Defence
Bu Xiangzhi - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 45 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 3 (May 10, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 32 A11 Reti Opening
Radjabov, Teimour - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 56 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Cheparinov, Ivan - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 38 C11 French Defence
Round 4 (May 11, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 40 E99 King's Indian Classical
Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 26 A17 English Opening
Bu Xiangzhi - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 36 D11 Slav Defence
Round 5 (May 12, 2008)
Topalov, Veselin - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 31 D19 Slav Defence
Cheparinov, Ivan - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 46 E97 King's Indian Classical
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 44 D12 Slav Defence
Round 6 (May 14, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 41 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Topalov, Veselin - Aronian, Levon 1-0 70 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Bu Xiangzhi - Cheparinov, Ivan 0-1 44 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 7 (May 15, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 49 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Radjabov, Teimour - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 41 D15 Slav Defence
Cheparinov, Ivan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 45 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 8 (May 16, 2008)
Topalov, Veselin - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 32 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 44 E97 King's Indian Classical
Bu Xiangzhi - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 61 A30 English Symmetrical
 
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Cez Chess Trophy

Navara - Kramnik in Prague
Navara - Kramnik press conference in Prague. Photo © http://www.praguechess.cz

Vladimir Kramnik plays David Navara for the Cez Chess Trophy. The match of 8 games in rapid chess will be the main event of the festival CEZ CHESS TROPHY 2008 and will take place in the Czech Republic in Prague 14th-18th May 2008.

Vladimir Kramnik 3.5-0.5 David Navara.

Day 1 14th May 2008
Gm1 Kramnik, Vladimir - Navara, David 1-0 33 E04 Catalan
Gm2 Navara, David - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 62 C43 Petroff's Defence
Day 2 15th May 2008
Gm3 Kramnik, Vladimir - Navara, David 1-0 64 A37 English Symmetrical
Gm4 Navara, David - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 68 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Day 3 17th May 2008

Games in PGN

Games 5 and 6 at 16:00 and 17:15 BST on Saturday.

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Official site: http://www.praguechess.cz

 
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US Championship

The 2008 FKB US Chess Championship takes place in Tulsa, OK, May 13th-21st 2008.

Games in PGN Men and Games in PGN Women

Official site: http://monroi.com/the-2008-fkb-us-chess-championship-home.html

Frank K Berry ch-USA Tulsa (USA), 13-21 v 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2549 +24 +19 =2 +15 . . . . . 2834
2. Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2596 +7 +18 =1 =3 . . . . . 3 2723
3. Becerra Rivero, Julio g USA 2575 =13 +9 +6 =2 . . . . . 3 2692
4. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2606 =9 +13 +17 =5 . . . . . 3 2719
5. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2664 =8 +23 +14 =4 . . . . . 3 2716
6. Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2518 +12 =17 -3 +19 . . . . . 2676
7. Friedel, Joshua E m USA 2484 -2 +16 =19 +17 . . . . . 2597
8. Kraai, Jesse g USA 2509 =5 =15 =11 =12 . . . . . 2 2609
9. Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2459 =4 -3 +21 =14 . . . . . 2 2534
10. Ludwig, Daniel USA 2357 =14 =11 =12 =21 . . . . . 2 2532
11. Finegold, Benjamin m USA 2539 =22 =10 =8 =13 . . . . . 2 2386
12. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2633 -6 +20 =10 =8 . . . . . 2 2437
13. Pruess, David m USA 2425 =3 -4 +23 =11 . . . . . 2 2536
14. Perelshteyn, Eugene g USA 2552 =10 +22 -5 =9 . . . . . 2 2433
15. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2601 =23 =8 +18 -1 . . . . . 2 2499
16. Shankland, Samuel L USA 2296 -18 -7 +24 +23 . . . . . 2 2414
17. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2559 +20 =6 -4 -7 . . . . . 2406
18. Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2513 +16 -2 -15 =20 . . . . . 2377
19. Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2560 +21 -1 =7 -6 . . . . . 2402
20. Kaufman, Larry C m USA 2365 -17 -12 +22 =18 . . . . . 2402
21. Vigorito, David m USA 2405 -19 +24 -9 =10 . . . . . 2315
22. Langer, Michael f USA 2254 =11 -14 -20 =24 . . . . . 1 2229
23. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2425 =15 -5 -13 -16 . . . . . ½ 2174
24. Galant, Sergey USA 2235 -1 -21 -16 =22 . . . . . ½ 2054

Frank K Berry ch-USA w Tulsa (USA), 13-21 v 2008 cat. I (2251)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Krush, Irina m USA 2479 * . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 4
2. Zatonskih, Anna m USA 2458 . * . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 4
3. Abrahamyan, Tatev wf USA 2239 0 . * . 1 . 1 1 . . 3 2457
4. Rohonyan, Katerina wg USA 2309 . 0 . * ½ . 1 1 . . 2354
5. Battsetseg, Tsagaan wm USA 2254 . . 0 ½ * 1 . . ½ . 2 2252
6. Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg wm USA 2278 0 . . . 0 * . . 1 1 2 2224
7. Zenyuk, Iryna wf USA 2233 . 0 0 0 . . * . 1 . 1 2104
8. Airapetian, Chouchanik wf USA 2092 . 0 0 0 . . . * . 1 1 2053
9. Epstein, Esther wm USA 2184 0 . . . ½ 0 0 . * . ½ 1989
10. Jamison, Courtney USA 1979 0 0 . . . 0 . 0 . * 0
 
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Moscow Championship

The Final tournament of the Moscow Chess Championship starts 12th May 2008.

6 grandmasters and 2 international masters will play by the round robin system. Live games are available.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.chessmoscow.ru/index.php?topicID=442/ and http://www.chessmoscow.ru/index.php?topicID=442&offPage=10

ch-Moscow Moscow RUS (RUS), 12-18 v 2008 cat. XI (2516)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Vorobiov, Evgeny E g RUS 2536 * . ½ ½ ½ . 1 1 2654
2. Gabrielian, Artur m RUS 2494 . * ½ . 1 ½ ½ 1 2657
3. Rychagov, Andrey g RUS 2565 ½ ½ * . . ½ ½ 1 3 2559
4. Rustemov, Alexander g RUS 2552 ½ . . * ½ ½ ½ 1 3 2574
5. Savchenko, Boris g RUS 2569 ½ 0 . ½ * 1 . 1 3 2584
6. Deviatkin, Andrei m RUS 2568 . ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ . 2 2449
7. Konovalov, Nikolay m RUS 2426 0 ½ ½ ½ . ½ * . 2 2471
8. Gorbatov, Alexej m RUS 2414 0 0 0 0 0 . . * 0
 
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Capablanca Memorial

The 43rd Torneo Capablanca In Memoriam takes place in La Habana (Cuba) 8th - 17th May 2008, category 15 average 2602. Coverage has thus far only been in the Cuban newspapers (eg Granma - the official communist newspaper). Games not yet available.

Official site: http://www.inder.cu/capablanca/

43rd Capablanca Memorial Havana CUB (CUB), 8-17 v 2008 cat. XV (2605)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Dominguez Perez, Lenier g CUB 2695 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 . 1 ½ ½ 5 2697
2. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2609 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 . ½ 1 5 2705
3. Amonatov, Farrukh g TJK 2649 ½ ½ * . ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5 2699
4. Hernandez Carmenates, Holden g CUB 2568 ½ ½ . * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2647
5. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2635 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ . 4 2605
6. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw g POL 2625 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ . ½ 2559
7. Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter g CUB 2534 . 0 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 2559
8. Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus g CUB 2559 0 . 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 2567
9. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2608 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ . ½ 0 * ½ 3 2515
10. Quezada Perez, Yuniesky g CUB 2567 ½ 0 ½ 0 . ½ ½ ½ ½ * 3 2518

Round 1 (May 8, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Lenier - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1-0
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus - Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter ½-½
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden - Khenkin, Igor ½-½
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky - Amonatov, Farrukh ½-½
Round 2 (May 9, 2008)
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus - Hernandez Carmenates, Holden ½-½
Khenkin, Igor - Quezada Perez, Yuniesky 1-0
Tiviakov, Sergei - Dominguez Perez, Lenier ½-½
Amonatov, Farrukh - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½
Round 3 (May 10, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Lenier - Amonatov, Farrukh ½-½
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden - Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter 0-1
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Khenkin, Igor ½-½
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky - Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus ½-½
Round 4 (May 12, 2008)
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0
Khenkin, Igor - Dominguez Perez, Lenier ½-½
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden - Quezada Perez, Yuniesky 1-0
Amonatov, Farrukh - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½
Round 5 (May 13, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Lenier - Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus 1-0
Tiviakov, Sergei - Amonatov, Farrukh ½-½
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Khenkin, Igor ½-½
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Hernandez Carmenates, Holden 0-1
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky - Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter ½-½
Round 6 (May 14, 2008)
Khenkin, Igor - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden - Dominguez Perez, Lenier ½-½
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter - Amonatov, Farrukh 0-1
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½
Round 7 (May 15, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Lenier - Quezada Perez, Yuniesky ½-½
Amonatov, Farrukh - Khenkin, Igor ½-½
Tiviakov, Sergei - Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus ½-½
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Hernandez Carmenates, Holden ½-½
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter ½-½
Round 8 (May 16, 2008)
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter - Khenkin, Igor 0-1
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus - Amonatov, Farrukh 0-1
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Dominguez Perez, Lenier ½-½
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½
Round 9 (May 17, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Lenier - Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter *
Khenkin, Igor - Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus *
Tiviakov, Sergei - Quezada Perez, Yuniesky *
Amonatov, Farrukh - Hernandez Carmenates, Holden *
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro *
 
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III President's Cup

The III President's Cup takes place 11th-21st May 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan dedicated to the memory of Haydar Aliyev has a prize fund of $85000.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/regulations.htm

III President's Cup Baku (AZE), 11-21 v 2008
Leading Round 2 Standings
1 1 GM Milov Vadim 2690 SUI 2,0 2,0
2 GM Sokolov Ivan 2690 NED 2,0 2,0
7 GM Fridman Daniel 2640 GER 2,0 2,0
8 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2635 GEO 2,0 2,0
10 GM Guseinov Gadir 2625 AZE 2,0 2,0
11 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2624 GER 2,0 2,0
13 GM Lastin Alexander 2622 RUS 2,0 2,0
14 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2621 BEL 2,0 2,0
15 GM Kazhgaleyev Murtas 2617 KAZ 2,0 2,0
16 GM Mamedov Rauf 2617 AZE 2,0 2,0
17 GM Fedorov Alexei 2603 BLR 2,0 2,0
18 GM Korchnoi Viktor 2598 SUI 2,0 2,0
20 GM Mamedov Nidjat 2577 AZE 2,0 2,0
24 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL 2,0 2,0
27 GM Gasanov Eldar 2531 UKR 2,0 2,0
28 GM Abbasov Farid 2528 AZE 2,0 2,0
29 GM Safarli Eltaj 2524 AZE 2,0 2,0
33 GM Babaev Rashad 2482 AZE 2,0 2,0
35 IM Sanikidze Tornike 2458 GEO 2,0 2,0
37 IM Esen Baris 2451 TUR 2,0 2,0
40 GM Manik Mikulas 2439 SVK 2,0 2,0
41 IM Dovliatov Sanan 2438 AZE 2,0 2,0
42 IM Guliev Logman 2434 AZE 2,0 2,0
24 6 GM Beliavsky Alexander G 2641 SLO 2,0 1,5
9 GM Najer Evgeniy 2627 RUS 2,0 1,5
12 GM Gelashvili Tamaz 2622 GEO 2,0 1,5
19 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2582 BLR 2,0 1,5
23 GM Dzhumaev Marat 2557 UZB 2,0 1,5
36 Nigalidze Gaioz 2455 GEO 2,0 1,5
30 5 GM Jobava Baadur 2658 GEO 2,0 1,0
30 GM Shanava Konstantine 2519 GEO 2,0 1,0
34 IM Magalashvili Davit 2462 GEO 2,0 1,0
38 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER 2,0 1,0
43 IM Morchiashvili Bachana 2421 GEO 2,0 1,0
46 FM Rasulov Vugar 2387 AZE 2,0 1,0
47 IM Durarbeyli Vasif 2384 AZE 2,0 1,0
87 Askerov Mushfig 2154 AZE 2,0 1,0
88 Allajov Ramil 2147 AZE 2,0 1,0
39 25 GM Ibrahimov Rasul 2535 AZE 1,5 2,5
31 IM Sulashvili Malkhaz 2491 GEO 1,5 2,5
52 WGM Khotenashvili Bela 2333 GEO 1,5 2,5
42 21 GM Timman Jan H 2565 NED 1,5 2,0
110 Ojagverdiyev Zaur 2077 AZE 1,5 2,0
44 4 GM Short Nigel D 2660 ENG 1,5 1,5
74 WIM Umudova Nargiz 2222 AZE 1,5 1,5
79 Isgandarova Khayala 2193 AZE 1,5 1,5
47 26 GM Tahirov Farhad 2533 AZE 1,5 1,5
48 32 GM Guliev Sarhan 2487 AZE 1,5 1,0
51 FM Agaragimov Djakhangir 2343 AZE 1,5 1,0
60 Davidov Samir 2304 AZE 1,5 1,0
84 Abbasov Vusal 2161 AZE 1,5 1,0
52 39 IM Ashwin Jayaram 2446 IND 1,0 3,0
53 Mammadov Ayaz 2333 AZE 1,0 3,0
75 FM Soozankar A M 2221 IRI 1,0 3,0
78 Baladjaev Gara 2196 AZE 1,0 3,0
82 Gurbanzade Erkin 2189 AZE 1,0 3,0
89 Aliyev Rauf 2139 AZE 1,0 3,0
92 Rahmanov Shakhiyar 2133 AZE 1,0 3,0
134 Novruzov Abgul 1950 AZE 1,0 3,0
139 Fatullaev Emil 1911 AZE 1,0 3,0
61 55 Abdulov Orkhan 2323 AZE 1,0 2,5
56 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab 2322 AZE 1,0 2,5
61 Zeynalov Farid 2304 AZE 1,0 2,5
68 Badalov Samir 2247 AZE 1,0 2,5
70 Akhmedov Fariz 2235 AZE 1,0 2,5
80 WIM Gavasheli Ana 2191 GEO 1,0 2,5
67 115 Abdullayev Azer 2039 AZE 1,0 2,5
68 44 FM Bregadze Levan 2417 GEO 1,0 2,0
48 Kuparadze Giga 2377 GEO 1,0 2,0
49 Abasov Nijat Azad 2375 AZE 1,0 2,0
54 IM Zozulia Anna 2332 BEL 1,0 2,0
57 Bayramov Vugar 2306 AZE 1,0 2,0
58 Karimov Emil 2305 AZE 1,0 2,0
59 WIM Batsiashvili Nino 2304 GEO 1,0 2,0
62 Agayev Nidjat 2291 AZE 1,0 2,0
63 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan 2271 AZE 1,0 2,0
64 Jafarli Alizamin 2258 AZE 1,0 2,0
65 FM Aryanejad Hossein 2257 IRI 1,0 2,0
66 Hasanov Shakhriyar 2255 AZE 1,0 2,0
67 Aliyev Elnur Fakhraddin oglu 2247 AZE 1,0 2,0
69 Idrisov Tebriz 2239 AZE 1,0 2,0
71 FM Bajarani Ulvi 2234 AZE 1,0 2,0
72 Rzayev Bahruz 2225 AZE 1,0 2,0
73 Vaghar Mohsen 2225 IRI 1,0 2,0
76 Husseinov Shahin 2218 AZE 1,0 2,0
77 Gasanov Ali 2209 AZE 1,0 2,0
81 Mammadov Farid 2191 AZE 1,0 2,0
83 WFM Mammadova Gulnar 2188 AZE 1,0 2,0
85 Orujov Elshad 2161 AZE 1,0 2,0
86 FM Atanejhad Sahebali 2154 IRI 1,0 2,0
90 Djavadov Ramil 2138 AZE 1,0 2,0
91 Allahverdiev Elchin 2135 AZE 1,0 2,0
96 Agasiyev Kamal 2116 AZE 1,0 2,0
97 Pourramezanali Amirreza 2110 IRI 1,0 2,0
99 Khudaverdieva Afag 2104 AZE 1,0 2,0
100 Shirinov Javid Nariman Oglu 2101 AZE 1,0 2,0
102 Agasiyeva Fidan 2095 AZE 1,0 2,0
103 Hajiyev Shahin 2092 AZE 1,0 2,0
104 Garakhanbeyli Ramiz 2088 AZE 1,0 2,0
105 Oroudzhov Anar 2086 RUS 1,0 2,0
106 Aliakbarov Anar Samir oglu 2085 AZE 1,0 2,0
107 Guliyev Murad Natiq oglu 2082 AZE 1,0 2,0
109 Huseyn Orkhan Samir oglu 2077 AZE 1,0 2,0
113 Iskandarov Misraddin 2061 AZE 1,0 2,0
116 Ismayilov Vugar 2032 AZE 1,0 2,0
117 Allahverdiyev Araz 2021 AZE 1,0 2,0
118 Asgarova Turan 2020 AZE 1,0 2,0
122 Mammadov Zaur Fazahir oglu 1997 AZE 1,0 2,0
124 Agayeva Aytan 1989 AZE 1,0 2,0
126 Pourreza Ardalan 1988 IRI 1,0 2,0
129 Atababayev Khalid 1981 AZE 1,0 2,0
130 Babazade Jale 1974 AZE 1,0 2,0
131 Mammadova Aysel Alishiraz qizi 1962 AZE 1,0 2,0
114 114 Abdulllaev Shami 2041 AZE 1,0 1,5
120 Babazade Javidan 2012 AZE 1,0 1,5
141 Bagirzade Agaismayil 1887 AZE 1,0 1,5
117 22 GM Savchenko Stanislav 2560 UKR 1,0 1,5
118 3 GM Van Wely Loek 2677 NED 1,0 1,0
45 IM Wohl Aleksandar H 2412 AUS 1,0 1,0
50 FM Gassanov Assif 2344 AZE 1,0 1,0
128 Abdulla Khayala 1982 AZE 1,0 1,0
142 Bayramov Elkhan 1884 AZE 1,0 1,0
164 Huseynov Sabir 1800 AZE 1,0 1,0
168 Nuri Murad 1800 AZE 1,0 1,0
172 Kazimova Firuza Bakhlul qizi 1700 AZE 1,0 1,0
180 Yazdani Naser 0 IRI 1,0 1,0
179 players
 
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FIDE Grand Prix Baku


Grischuk couldn't overcome Gashimov in round 12. Photo © http://www.chesspro.ru

The 1st FIDE Grand Prix took place in Baku, Azerbaijan 20th April - 6th May 2008. Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen shared first place on 8/11.

Games in PGN

Malcolm Pein Commentary

Soltis Variation of the Sicilian Dragon
Michael Adams and Gata Kamsky in Baku
Fragments from Baku and Plovdiv

Official site: http://baku2008.fide.com/ and the site for the Grand Prix series as a whole http://grandprix.fide.com/ Also Daily live coverage with GM comments in Russian at http://www.chesspro.ru

FIDE GP Baku (AZE), 21 iv-5 v 2008 cat. XIX (2717)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2679 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 8 2807
2. Wang Yue g CHN 2689 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 2806
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 2800
4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 0 2771
5. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2716 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2774
6. Adams, Michael g ENG 2729 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 2716
7. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2746 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 2715
8. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2751 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 6 2685
9. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2726 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2687
10. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2687
11. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2696 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 2661
12. Navara, David g CZE 2672 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 2663
13. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2705 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 5 2631
14. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2684 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 * 5 2632
Round 13 (May 5, 2008)
Wang Yue - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 47 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Grischuk, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 32 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Adams, Michael - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 42 C42 Petroff's Defence
Svidler, Peter - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 44 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Karjakin, Sergey - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 44 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Navara, David - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 33 D12 Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 62 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
 
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4NCL final weekend

The final weekend of the 4NCL took place 3rd-5th May 2008 in Sunningdale. Guildford A&DC 1 edged out their second team to take the title.

Games in PGN Rounds 9-11

Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk

 
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FIDE Rating April 2008

The New FIDE Rating list for April 2008 is out. Viswanathan Anand heads the April FIDE list alone with a rating of 2803 15 points clear of Vladimir Kramnik. Alexander Morozevich has moved into 3rd position after his win in the Russian Championships. Veselin Topalov lies in 4th place after losing 13 rating points. In 5th place is Magnus Carlsen who gains 32 points has arrived in the top 10 for the first and more than likely a very long stay.

April 2008 top 100

 
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COMPLETED EVENTS

 
European Individual Championship
16th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament
FIDE Grand Prix
 
 
European Individual Championship


Champion Sergei Tiviakov. Photo © http://www.chessvista.com/

The IX European Individual Chess Championship took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th April - 4th May 2008. Sergei Tiviakov took the men's title with 8.5/11 half a point clear of the field, Sergei Movsessian took the silver after beating Sergey Volkov in the playoffs. Kateryna Lahno won the women's event also with 8.5/11 half a point clear. Viktorija Cmylite beat Anna Ushenina in the playoffs to take the silver.

Games in PGN and Women's Games in PGN Rd1-11

Men's Playoff Games in PGN and Women's Playoff Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.eicc2008.com/en/

IX EICC Plovdiv (BUL), 21 iv-2 v 2008
Final Round 11 Standings
1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2634 NED 8.5 58.5 71.5 6 51.5 22.2
2 GM Volkov Sergey 2633 RUS 8.0 64.0 78.0 5 51.0 17.2
3 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629 RUS 8.0 63.5 77.0 5 52.5 19.9
4 GM Movsesian Sergei 2695 SVK 8.0 59.5 72.5 5 54.5 10.7
5 GM L'Ami Erwin 2600 NED 8.0 59.5 72.5 5 48.0 16.7
6 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2632 FRA 8.0 58.0 71.0 6 48.5 16.6
7 GM Grachev Boris 2610 RUS 8.0 58.0 70.5 5 48.5 17.4
8 GM Baklan Vladimir 2647 UKR 8.0 57.0 69.5 5 47.0 12.8
9 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2612 UKR 8.0 56.5 70.0 6 48.5 16.6
10 GM Nyback Tomi 2587 FIN 8.0 56.0 68.5 6 46.0 25.3
11 GM Sutovsky Emil 2630 ISR 7.5 64.5 78.0 5 55.0 16.1
12 GM Laznicka Viktor 2578 CZE 7.5 63.5 75.5 4 49.0 19.8
13 GM Pavasovic Dusko 2595 SLO 7.5 62.0 75.0 5 47.0 20.9
14 GM Efimenko Zahar 2660 UKR 7.5 61.5 75.0 5 48.0 8.9
15 GM Papaioannou Ioannis 2566 GRE 7.5 61.0 73.0 4 47.5 25.4
16 GM Khalifman Alexander 2628 RUS 7.5 60.0 74.0 4 48.0 10.6
17 GM Najer Evgeniy 2627 RUS 7.5 59.5 72.0 5 47.0 10.7
18 GM Mamedov Rauf 2617 AZE 7.5 58.0 71.0 6 49.5 13.8
19 GM Akopian Vladimir 2673 ARM 7.5 56.5 70.0 4 46.0 5.3
20 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2650 UKR 7.5 56.0 69.0 5 45.5 8.7
21 GM Fressinet Laurent 2656 FRA 7.5 56.0 69.0 5 44.5 7.1
22 GM Smirin Ilia 2630 ISR 7.5 56.0 68.5 6 45.0 9.4
23 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2558 ROU 7.5 56.0 67.5 6 45.5 19.4
24 GM Bologan Viktor 2665 MDA 7.5 55.5 69.0 6 44.0 6.0
25 GM Khismatullin Denis 2584 RUS 7.5 55.0 67.0 6 44.0 14.3
26 GM Galkin Alexander 2606 RUS 7.5 55.0 67.0 6 43.0 5.5
27 GM Gustafsson Jan 2603 GER 7.5 54.5 66.5 5 45.5 12.4
28 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2643 ARM 7.5 53.5 65.5 5 43.5 7.7
29 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2580 RUS 7.5 53.5 65.0 5 45.5 13.8
30 GM Hracek Zbynek 2613 CZE 7.5 52.5 65.0 5 46.0 11.6
31 GM Roiz Michael 2659 ISR 7.5 52.5 65.0 4 43.0 5.2
32 GM Vajda Levente 2582 ROU 7.5 52.5 64.0 6 42.5 8.3
33 GM Markowski Tomasz 2598 POL 7.5 52.0 63.5 6 44.0 9.8
34 GM Gurevich Mikhail 2611 TUR 7.5 51.5 63.5 5 43.5 6.7
337 players
 
 
16th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament


Ralf Akesson. Photo © http://www.sigeman-chess.com

The 16th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament took place 22nd - 30th April 2008 in Malmo,Sweden. Tiger Hillarp Persson took clear first place with 7.5/9 a point clear of Daniel Stellwagen.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.sigeman-chess.com

XVI Sigeman & Co Malmo (SWE), 22-30 iv 2008 cat. XII (2539)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2491 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 2817
2. Stellwagen, Daniël g NED 2621 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 2696
3. Hansen, Lars Bo g DEN 2563 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 2661
4. Akesson, Ralf g SWE 2466 0 1 0 * ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 5 2590
5. Timman, Jan H g NED 2565 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 5 2579
6. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2567 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 2536
7. Kotronias, Vasilios g GRE 2611 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 3 2406
8. Lie, Kjetil A g NOR 2558 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 * 0 ½ 3 2412
9. Smith, Axel SWE 2428 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 2385
10. Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2523 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 2 2321
 
 
FIDE Grand Prix

The line ups for the FIDE Grand Prix events have been announced. The top four players in the world, along with players such as Morozevich and Shirov are missing. All this was more or less known beforehand. However the players who have signed up make this a very attractive and interesting series of events. The grand prix is organised by Global Chess which is headed by Bessel Kok.

Details: http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1607

See the full table of events and entrants: The Week in Chess 696

Event 1 April 20th - May 6th 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan
Event 2 July 30th - August 15th 2008, Sochi, Russia
Event 3 December 13th - 29th, 2008, Doha, Qatar
Event 4 April 14th - 28th, 2009, Montreux, Switzerland
Event 5 August 8th - 24th, 2009, Elista, Russia
Event 6 December 7th - 23rd, 2009, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

 
 

FUTURE EVENTS

 
 
World Championship Bonn
 
 
World Championship Match Anand against Kramnik in Bonn.

The World Championship match where Viswanathan Anand will defends his World title against Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany will now take place October 14th– 2nd November, 2008. The main reason for the slight change in dates is to fit in with the sponsors and politicians ability to attend the opening. The main sponsor is Evonik Industries AG and the prizemoney 1,5 Million Euro. The contract was signed by both players 18th December 2007.

Dates for the match: Gm1: Oct 14th, Gm2: Oct 15th, Gm3: Oct 17th, Gm4: Oct 18th, Gm5: Oct 20th, Gm6: Oct 21st, Gm7: Oct 23rd, Gm8: Oct 24th, Gm9: Oct 26th, Gm10: Oct 27th, Gm11: Oct 29th, Gm12: Oct 31st, Tiebreak Nov 2nd.

Website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/

 
 
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