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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.ICC Chess.fm .
Tuesday 29th sees him interview Jonathan Berry. Book
on his many experiences John Watson Book Review #86: The
Big Three and Then Some John Watson Book Review #85: A
Convenient Truth #84 - John Watson Book #83: - Reply # 83 -#82 - #81 - #80 - #79 - #78 - #77 - #76 - #75 - #74 Past
Reviews "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.
TWIC Theory and
Promotions TWIC Theory http://www.chesscenter.com/twictheory/
MTel Masters http://www.europe-echecs.com
who have photos, report and videos from the event.
http://www.europe-echecs.com
Videos
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 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
4th M-Tel Masters Sofia (BUL), 8-18 v 2008cat. XX (2738)
1
2
3
4
5
6
1.
Ivanchuk, Vassily
g
UKR
2740
*
*
1
½
1
½
1
.
1
.
1
½
6½
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
4½
2778
4.
Cheparinov, Ivan
g
BUL
2696
0
.
0
0
½
.
*
*
½
½
1
1
3½
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
.
*
*
1½
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
Cez Chess Trophy 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 Day 2 15th May 2008 Day 3 17th May 2008
Games in PGN
Games 5 and 6 at 16:00 and 17:15 BST on Saturday.
Game 3
Game 4
Official site: http://www.praguechess.cz
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
.
.
.
.
.
3½
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
.
.
.
.
.
2½
2676
7.
Friedel, Joshua E
m
USA
2484
-2
+16
=19
+17
.
.
.
.
.
2½
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
.
.
.
.
.
1½
2406
18.
Gurevich, Dmitry
g
USA
2513
+16
-2
-15
=20
.
.
.
.
.
1½
2377
19.
Ivanov, Alexander
g
USA
2560
+21
-1
=7
-6
.
.
.
.
.
1½
2402
20.
Kaufman, Larry C
m
USA
2365
-17
-12
+22
=18
.
.
.
.
.
1½
2402
21.
Vigorito, David
m
USA
2405
-19
+24
-9
=10
.
.
.
.
.
1½
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 2008cat. 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
.
.
2½
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
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 2008cat. XI (2516)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.
Vorobiov, Evgeny E
g
RUS
2536
*
.
½
½
½
.
1
1
3½
2654
2.
Gabrielian, Artur
m
RUS
2494
.
*
½
.
1
½
½
1
3½
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
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 2008cat. 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
4½
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
3½
2559
7.
Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter
g
CUB
2534
.
0
0
1
½
½
*
½
½
½
3½
2559
8.
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
g
CUB
2559
0
.
0
½
½
½
½
*
1
½
3½
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
*
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
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
FIDE Grand Prix Baku 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
2008cat. 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
7½
2771
5.
Grischuk, Alexander
g
RUS
2716
0
½
½
½
*
½
½
½
½
½
1
1
½
1
7½
2774
6.
Adams, Michael
g
ENG
2729
½
½
0
½
½
*
1
½
0
0
1
1
½
½
6½
2716
7.
Svidler, Peter
g
RUS
2746
0
0
½
½
½
0
*
½
1
1
½
½
½
1
6½
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
5½
2661
12.
Navara, David
g
CZE
2672
½
½
½
0
0
0
½
1
½
½
1
*
½
0
5½
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
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
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
European Individual
Championship
16th Sigeman & Co Chess
Tournament
FIDE Grand Prix
European Individual
Championship
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
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 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 2008cat. 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
7½
2817
2.
Stellwagen, Daniël
g
NED
2621
½
*
½
0
1
1
½
1
1
1
6½
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
4½
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
2½
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
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/
All material © Mark Crowther
