Archive for July 31st, 2008
Kamsky in Sochi for Grand Prix no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
The 2nd Grand Prix is taking place in Sochi from July 31 to August 14, 2008.
Official Sochi Grand Prix website: http://sochi2008.fide.com/. Excellent videos by Europe Echecs here: http://www.europe-echecs.com/
2nd FIDE Grand Prix in Sochi
Svidler, Peter - Kamsky, Gata ½-½
Navara, David - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Al-Modiahki, Mohamad *
Wang Yue - Aronian, Levon ½-½
Cheparinov, Ivan - Gashimov, Vugar *
Gelfand, Boris - Jakovenko, Dmitry *
Grischuk, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey *
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Carlsens draws wild game against Dominguez no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
GM Dominguez (2708) - GM Carlsen (2775) [B35]
30.07.2008 / Biel - Round 9
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Bb3 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Rc8 11.0–0–0 Ne5 12.Kb1 a6 13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Bh6 e6 17.Rdg1 Qf6 18.fxg4 Bxh6 19.Qxh6 Qg7 20.Qe3 Nf6 21.g5 Nh5 22.Nde2 a5 23.Rxh5 gxh5 24.Nf4 Ng4 25.Qh3 Qd4 26.Nce2 Qxe4 27.Qxh5 a4 28.Rh1 Qxh1+ 29.Qxh1 axb3 30.axb3 Bc6 31.Qh4 Be4 32.Nc3 Bf5 33.Nh5 f6 34.Ng3 Rc7 35.Nxf5 exf5 36.gxf6 Nxf6 37.Qg5+ Kf7 38.Qxf5 Re7 39.b4 Re5 40.Qf2 Rd8 41.b3 Rd7 42.Kb2 Rde7 43.Qb6 Rd7 44.Qd4 Ke7 45.Qd3 Kf7 46.Nb5 Ke7 47.Nd4 Kf7 48.Qf3 Rh5 49.Nf5 Ke6 50.Nd4+ Kf7 51.Nf5 Ke6 52.Nd4+ Game drawn ½–½
Click here to replay the game.
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Source: Susan Polgar Blog
All draws in rd 4 at North Urals Cup no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Round 4 results:
Xu Yuhua - Koneru, Humpy ½-½
Muzychuk, Anna - Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½
Sebag, Marie - Ushenina, Anna ½-½
Cramling, Pia - Pogonina, Natalija ½-½
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
PCG Forum no comments
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Join the debate on the Philidor Counter Gambit!
Day off for the ladies in Krasnoturinsk no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Active Day-off of Active Players
After the third playing day organizers of the super tournament decided to give participants some rest to gain strength for the remaining four rounds. But the day-off in the “North Urals Cup” means the active leisure.
During the day all participants joined the Russian tradition to throw coins into the water for the possibility to come back to the place they like. Now coins from eight different countries were added to the river Turya. And the girls were glad that it will let them come to the hospitable Ural land again.
A bit later all participants and guests were invited to the banquet to the restaurant “Yasa” where real fun began. The table full of food, karaoke, and disco were prepared. Even guests from far India and China did not sit aside and actively participated in the friendly festival.
Xu Yuhua even had to taste Russian vodka. Antoaneta Stefanova said the last toast, “All participants thank the organizers for this wonderful tournament”.
Translation: Olesya Aleynikova
Anna Burtasova,
Press-attache of the “North Urals Cup 2008”
Anna_burtasova(at)hotmail.com
Photo-report here: http://www.northuralscup.ru/2008/gallery6eng.shtml
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Going Down to Liverpool no comments
Source: Streatham & Brixton Chess Club Streatham & Brixton Chess Club
I was going to have another look at my season-ending aberration today but couldn’t resist returning to the British Championships to see what was going on.
Three rounds gone already up in Liverpool and the wheat is beginning to separate from the chaff. A tip of the hat goes to Nigel Davies (his connection to the blog escapes me for the moment) who is both leading the tournament and the only guy to have made it to a perfect three out of three. He’s playing Mark Hebden (2.5/3) with Black today so will be hard pressed to keep that record up but we shall see.
Hebden, Angus reminded us, used to play for S&BCC a while back as did Glenn Flear who is in a bunch on 2/3 along with Sue Lalic and Stephen of the Ledger brothers. Of other players we’re watching Andrew Ledger and Jack Rudd have 1.5 while Tryfon Gavriel, Micheal Yeo, Dave Ledger and Venkat are just behind them on 1.
Anyhoo, today’s position occurred yesterday in Nick Pert’s game against Gregory. White has just played Re8+ and the Black king is going to end up mated … but on which square?
Source: Streatham & Brixton Chess Club Streatham & Brixton Chess Club
Checkmate tactic no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
White to move and mate in 3.
Blackburne - NN (Blindfold, 1863), presented by Andreas
r3Bb1r/pQ6/2p2p1p/k3q3/4P3/2N1B3/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 0 1
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Jamison/Yang and Mirchandani/Carter win SPNI Bughouse no comments
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2008 SPNI Bughouse Championship
24 teams took part in the 2008 Bughouse Championship! After 5 double rounds, the Texas team of Jamison / Yang and Mirchandani (FL) / Carter (MI) tied for first with the score of 8 /10! Congratulations to Courtney, Sylvia, Rita and Ashley!
1 Jamison-Yang 8.0
2 Mirchandani-Carter 8.0
3 Ballum-Foley 7.0
4 Wheeless-Roy 7.0
5 Oliver-Diaz 7.0
6 Bailey-Lam 6.0
7 Mills-Chen The Double_Gulps 6.0
8 Barkell-Deolalikar 6.0
9 Whatley-Farell 6.0
10 Chen-Hwa 5.0
11 Zhurbinskiy-Pritchard 5.0
12 Field-Liu 5.0
13 Deland-Gossell 5.0
14 Lasley-Ashbea 5.0
15 English-Qian 4.0
16 Tallo-Brown 4.0
17 Garza-Olvera 4.0
18 Vyas-Munoz 4.0
19 Chawla-Wang 3.5
20 Jin-Gohannon 3.0
21 Edes-Loos 3.0
22 Mahowald-Fitch 3.0
23 Newell-Oliver 3.0
24 Newell-Newell 2.5
Big thanks to Chess Dad Matt Mahowald for running this exciting and fun event!
Source: Susan Polgar Blog