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European Chess Club Cup - Round 1
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Thursday, 11 October 2012 |
The first round of the European Chess Club Cup was extremely exciting chess-wise and very disappointing in the organizational sense: only a few boards were relayed properly, while most of the games hadn't been featured at all. Hopefully, this will be fixed in the subsequent rounds.
A typical reaction of the spectators
In the Open section all the main rating favorites won their matches convincingly...except for the #1 seed, SOCAR!
| Round 1 on 2012/10/11 at 15:00 |
| Bo. |
1 |
SOCAR Azerbaijan |
Rtg |
- |
9 |
Ashdod |
Rtg |
2½:3½ |
| 1.1 |
GM |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2792 |
- |
GM |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
2771 |
½ - ½ |
| 1.2 |
GM |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
2748 |
- |
GM |
Volokitin, Andrei |
2724 |
0 - 1 |
| 1.3 |
GM |
Topalov, Veselin |
2751 |
- |
GM |
Eljanov, Pavel |
2681 |
0 - 1 |
| 1.4 |
GM |
Grischuk, Alexander |
2752 |
- |
GM |
Smirin, Ilia |
2638 |
½ - ½ |
| 1.5 |
GM |
Kamsky, Gata |
2755 |
- |
GM |
Romanov, Evgeny |
2611 |
1 - 0 |
| 1.6 |
GM |
Sutovsky, Emil |
2685 |
- |
GM |
Avrukh, Boris |
2585 |
½ - ½ |
Full results
XII-th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated XIII-th Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan as Black, but it was not enough - Monaco still prevailed
In the women's tournament the reigning champion AVS suffered a sensational defeat at the hands of Ugra. At the beginning of the round the clocks of the players turned out to be not operational - the organizers forgot about the batteries...
| Round 1 on 2012/10/11 at 15:00 |
| Bo. |
1 |
Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo |
Rtg |
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8 |
SHSM-Nashe Nasledie |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
| 1.1 |
GM |
Hou, Yifan |
2605 |
- |
GM |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2490 |
0 - 1 |
| 1.2 |
GM |
Koneru, Humpy |
2607 |
- |
IM |
Gunina, Valentina |
2514 |
1 - 0 |
| 1.3 |
GM |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2587 |
- |
IM |
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina |
2405 |
½ - ½ |
| 1.4 |
GM |
Cramling, Pia |
2514 |
- |
WGM |
Kashlinskaya, Alina |
2368 |
1 - 0 |
| Bo. |
2 |
AVS |
Rtg |
- |
7 |
Ugra |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
| 2.1 |
GM |
Lahno, Kateryna |
2551 |
- |
WGM |
Kovanova, Baira |
2408 |
1 - 0 |
| 2.2 |
GM |
Cmilyte, Viktorija |
2528 |
- |
WGM |
Girya, Olga |
2454 |
0 - 1 |
| 2.3 |
WGM |
Pogonina, Natalija |
2476 |
- |
IM |
Romanko, Marina |
2365 |
½ - ½ |
| 2.4 |
IM |
Muzychuk, Mariya |
2474 |
- |
WGM |
Shadrina, Tatiana |
2361 |
0 - 1 |
| Bo. |
3 |
Mika |
Rtg |
- |
6 |
Rishon Le-Zion |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
| 3.1 |
GM |
Danielian, Elina |
2476 |
- |
WIM |
Efroimski, Marsel |
2162 |
½ - ½ |
| 3.2 |
GM |
Harika, Dronavalli |
2512 |
- |
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Reprun, Nadejda |
2143 |
½ - ½ |
| 3.3 |
IM |
Mkrtchian, Lilit |
2456 |
- |
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Vardi, Shlomit |
2010 |
1 - 0 |
| 3.4 |
IM |
Javakhishvili, Lela |
2444 |
- |
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Lahav, Michal |
1732 |
1 - 0 |
| Bo. |
4 |
Ashdod |
Rtg |
- |
5 |
Chigorin Club |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
| 4.1 |
IM |
Klinova, Masha |
2324 |
- |
IM |
Bodnaruk, Anastasia |
2425 |
½ - ½ |
| 4.2 |
IM |
Borsuk, Angela |
2260 |
- |
WIM |
Bronnikova, Elizaveta |
2244 |
½ - ½ |
| 4.3 |
WIM |
Vasiliev, Olga |
2240 |
- |
WIM |
Ivkina, Olga |
2266 |
1 - 0 |
| 4.4 |
WIM |
Tsifanskaya, Ludmila A |
2087 |
- |
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Ivanova-Skripova, Tatiana |
2173 |
½ - ½ |
Updated women's live ratings
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 |
by Candidate Master Peter Zhdanov
In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a comparable level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary.
Here is last week's top ten:
1. Hansen (1861) Sousa (2232), 1-0 371 points difference
2-3. Vega Guttierez (2364) Alonso Valiente (2049), 0-1 ; Gronnestad (1981) vs. Arvola (2296), 1-0 315 points
4. Bucur (2025) Lupu (2284), 1-0 259 points
5. Hole (2366) Solodovnichenko (2602), 1-0 236 points
6. Djokic (2401) Zajic (2212), 0-1 189 points
7. Barbuleanu (1886) Anuta (2064), 1-0 178 points
8. Besseling (2183) Borm (2357), 1-0 174 points
9. Rosenthal (2016) Mu (2185), 1-0 169 points
10. Patil (2197) Suvrajit (2362), 1-0 165 points
Largest gap - 371 points. Average gap - 237 points
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Source of the games - The Week in Chess
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 |
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Venue: Eilat, Israel
Dates: October 10 - 18, 2012
Format: Team Swiss, 7 rounds
Team composition: 6 main players + 2 reserve in the open section; 4 players + 1 reserve in the women's section
The games start at 5 p.m. Moscow time, except for the final round (12:30 Moscow time), October 11-18
Defending champions: St. Petersburg Chess Federation (Open); AVS (Women)
2700+ players (as of October 2012, some notable has-beens not included) taking part:
Teimour Radjabov, 2792, SOCAR, Azerbaijan, #4 in the world
Hikaru Nakamura, 2778, Obiettivo Risarcimento, Italy, #5
Vassily Ivanchuk, 2771, Ashdod, Israel, #9
Alexander Morozevich, 2758, Economist SGSEU, Russia, #10
Gata Kamsky, 2755, SOCAR, Azerbaijan, #11
Alexander Grischuk, 2752, SOCAR, Azerbaijan, #12
Veselin Topalov, 2751, SOCAR, Azerbaijan, #13
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, 2748, SOCAR, Azerbaijan, #14
Wang Hao, 2748, SHSM-64, Russia, #15
Peter Svidler, 2747, St. Petersburg Chess Federation, Russia, #16
Vugar Gashimov, 2737, Ashdod, Israel, #17
Boris Gelfand, 2736, SHSM-64, Russia, #18
Ruslan Ponomariov, 2735, Tomsk-400, Russia, #19
Leinier Dominguez Perez, 2734, St. Petersburg Chess Federation, #20
Peter Leko, 2734, #21, SHSM-64, #21
Rodoslaw Wojtaszek, 2733, G-Team Novy Bor, Czech Republic, #22
Dmitry Jakovenko, 2732, Ugra, Russia, #23
Anish Giri, 2730, SHSM-64, Russia, #24
David Navara, 2722, G-Team Novy Bor, Czech Republic, #26
Michael Adams, 2720, OSG Baden-Baden e.V., Germany, #27
Evgeny Tomashevsky, 2720, Economist SGSEU, Russia, #28
Alexei Shirov, 2718, Ugra, Russia, #29
Dmitry Andreikin, 2718, Economist SGSEU, Russia, #30
Vladimir Malakhov, 2713, Ugra, Russia, #32
Alexander Riazantsev, 2712, SHSM-64, Russia, #34
Alexander Areschenko, 2710, Tomsk-400, #36
Etienne Bacrot, 2704, OSG Baden-Baden e.V., Germany, #42
Anton Korobov, 2704, Ugra, Russia, #43
Arkadij Naiditsch, 2704, OSG Baden-Baden e.V., Germany, #44
Ian Nepomniatchi, 2704, Economist SGSEU, Russia, #45
Alexander Moiseenko, 2700, Economist SGSEU, Russia, #51
Women's section, 2450+:
Koneru Humpy, 2607, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo, Monako, #2
Hou Yifan, 2605, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo, Monako, #3
Anny Muzychuk, 2587, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo, Monako, #4
Nana Dzagdnize, 2555, Mika, Armenia, #5
Kateryna Lahno, 2551, AVS, Russia, #7
Viktoria Cmilyte, 2528, AVS, Russia, #9
Pia Cramling, 2514, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo, Monako, #13
Harika Dronavalli, 2512, Mika, Armenia, #14
Antoaneta Stefanova, 2493, AVS, Russia, #19
Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2491, SHSM-Nashe Nasledie, Russia, #21
Elina Danielian, 2476, Mika, Armenia, #23
Natalia Pogonina, 2476, AVS, Russia, #24
Mariya Muzychuk, 2475, AVS, Russia, #25
Lilit Mkrtchian, 2456, Mika, Armenia, #34
Olga Girya, 2454, Ugra, Russia, #36
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 |
by Natalia Pogonina for her
Chess.com Tuesday column
Analyzing your games is one of the main ways of improving in chess. During this procedure you will be able to pinpoint the typical mistakes, as well as weaknesses & strengths. Your games are your business card in the world of chess.
Each person has his own approach to game analysis. Nevertheless, there are some common traits. When communicating with other chess players, I often learn new interesting ideas. The article offers some of the methods for you to consider.
There are two types of analysis preliminary and deep. The first type is performed right after the game has been played, before the next round. The second one takes place after the end of the tournament. Be first to comment this article |
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Dmitry Jakovenko won Karpov's tournament in Poikovsky
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Sunday, 07 October 2012 |
 
Photo by Evgeny Vashenyak, russiachess.org
Dmitry Jakovenko is having an excellent year - he became the European Chess Champion, qualified for the Russian national team and won team silver and board gold at the Chess Olympiad. Another success for him is the victory at XIII-th Poikovsky super tournament dedicated to Anatoly Karpov.
Final standings:
1. Dmitry Jakovenko, Russia, 2724: 6/9
2. Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukraine, 2729: 5.5
3-4. Alexander Motylev, Russia, 2658 & Radoslaw Wojtasjzek, Poland, 2713: 5
5. Wang Yue, China, 2691: 4.5
6-9. Sergey Rublevsky, Russia, 2693 & Viorel Bologan, Moldova, 2712 & Lazaro Bruzon, Cuba, 2713 & Alexander Onischuk, USA, 2672 - 4
10. Nigel Short, England, 2698 - 3
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Sunday, 07 October 2012 |
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert
Play on Words
At Gamblers Synonymous there was a game in progress. The words 'fear (4 letters), 'alarm (5 letters), 'afraid (6 letters) and 'frightened (10 letters) were written on four pieces of paper and surreptitiously sealed in four envelopes, one word to each envelope. Sid and Sally took it in turns to randomly choose an envelope, viewing their chosen word immediately after selection without showing the other person. The game ended when each had two words, and the winner was declared to be the one with the greater total of letters (e.g. 'alarm and 'afraid total 11).
In the game, Sally went first, but straight after her selection, she received inside information as to which envelope contained the word 'afraid. Being the second largest word this was certainly to her advantage. She decided to select this envelope on her second turn should it still be available after Sids first turn.
Replaying this scenario many times, should her expected word total be less than Sids, more than Sids, or the same, and why?
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Participants of World Women's Chess Championship-2012
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Saturday, 06 October 2012 |
The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship will take place in Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia from November 9 to December 3. It is a knock-out event with 64 players participating:
a) From World Womens Championships 2010-2011:
01. Hou, Yifan (CHN) World Champion
02. Koneru, Humpy (IND) World Champion Finalist 2011
03. Zhao Xue (CHN) World Championship Semi finals 2010
b) World Girl Junior Champions 2010-2011:
04. Muzychuk, Anna (SLO)
05. Cori T Deysi (PER)
c) Rating List average 7/2011 & 1/2012:
06. Gunina, Valentina (RUS)
07. Galliamova, Alisa (RUS)
08. Zhu, Chen (QAT)
09. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS)
10. Skripchenko, Almira (FRA)
11. Ushenina, Anna (UKR)
d) 28 players from European Womens Championships 2010 & 2011
12. Cramling, Pia (SWE) (2010)
13. Cmilyte, Viktorija (LTU)
14. Socko Monika (POL)
15. Sebag, Marie (FRA)
16. Kosintseva Tatiana (RUS)
17. Zhukova Natalia (UKR)
18. Dembo Elena (GRE)
19. Stefanova Antoaneta (BUL)
20. Kosintseva Nadezhda (RUS)
21. Muzychuk Mariya (UKR)
22. Rajlich Iweta (POL)
23. Ziaziulkina Nastassia (BLR)
24. Kovalevskaya Ekaterina (RUS)
25. Khurtsidze Nino (GEO)
26. Danielian, Elina (ARM) (2011)
27. Matveeva, Svetlana (RUS)
28. Khotenashvili, Bela (GEO)
29. Lahno, Kateryna (UKR)
30. Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO)
31. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (SCO)
32. Foisor, Cristina-Adela (ROU)
33. Bodnaruk Anastasia (RUS)
34. Pogonina Natalija (RUS)
35. Ovod Evgenija (RUS)
36. Romanko Marina (RUS)
37. Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN)
38. Mkrtchian Lilit (ARM)
39. Khukhashvili Sopiko (GEO)
e) 8 players from Americas
40. Arribas Robaina, Maritza (CUB) (Continental)
41. Zatonskih, Anna (USA) (Zonal 2.1)
42. Abrahamyan, Tatev (USA) (Zonal 2.1)
43. Krush, Irina (USA) (Zonal 2.1)
44. Khoudgarian, Natalia (CAN) (Zonal 2.2)
45. Castrillon Gomez, Melissa (COL) (Zonal 2.3)
46. Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid (PER) (Zonal 2.4)
47. Lujan, Carolina (ARG) (Zonal 2.5)
f) 12 players from Asia/Oceania
48. Pourkashiyan, Atousa (IRI) (Continental 2010)
49. Harika, Dronavalli (IND) (Continental 2011)
50. Ghader Pour, Shayesteh (IRI) (Zonal 3.1)
51. Ranasinghe, S D (SRI) (Zonal 3.2)
52. Li, Ruofan (SIN) (Zonal 3.3)
53. Davletbayeva, Madina (KAZ) (Zonal 3.4)
54. Ju Wenjun (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
55. Shen Yang (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
56. Huang Qian (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
57. Gu Xiaobing (CHN) (Zonal 3.5)
58. Berezina, Irina (AUS) (Zonal 3.6)
59. Soumya, Swaminathan (IND) (Zonal 3.7)
g) 3 players from African Womens Championship 2011
60. Mona, Khaled (EGY)
61. Mezioud, Amina (ALG)
62. Frick, Denise (RSA)
h) 2 nominees of the FIDE President
63. Guo Qi (CHN)
64. Olga Girya (RUS)
While quality matters more than quantity, here is some statistics on which countries the players are representing:
Russia - 12
China - 7
Georgia, Ukraine - 4
India, USA - 3
France, Peru, Poland, Armenia, Iran - 2
Slovenia, Qatar, Sweden, Lithuania, Greece, Bulgaria, Belarus, Scotland, Roumania, Hungary, Cuba, Canada, Colombia, Argentina, Sri-Lanka, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Australia, Egypt, Algeria, South Africa - 1
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