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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:04 PM Original message |
The Jack Rabbit Chess Report (March 29): Aronian runs away in Nice; Five tie for first in Foxwoods |
Edited on Sat Mar-29-08 06:19 PM by Jack Rabbit
Aronian wins Amber running away
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian won the 17th annual Melody Amber Rapid/Blindfold tournament, which completed after 11 rounds Thursday in the town of Nice on the Mediterranean coast of France. Aronian won with a combined total of 14½ points in 22 games, 2½ points ahead of his nearest rivals. He won the rapid competition outright with 8 point, a point and a half ahead of second-place finisher Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, and tied for first in the blindfold competition with former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, former FIDE champion Veselin Topalov and Russian grandmaster Alexander Morozevich at 6½ points each. Kramnik and Topalov tied for second place in the combined totals along with Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko and seventeen-year-old Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. World champion Vishy Anand, regarded for years as the world’s best rapid player, had a disappointing tournament, finishing at only 50% in the combined scores and with only 5 out of eleven in the rapid competition. Five tie for first in Foxwoods Open The Foxwoods Open, one of the premiere events in American chess, was played last weekend at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut and resulted in a five-way tie for first place among reigning US national champion Alex Shabalov, Yury Shulman, Alexander Ivanov, Julio Bacerra (all grandmasters) and international master Robert Hess with 7 points each in nine rounds.. Shulman and Ivanov, having two highest tie break scores, played a single blitz game to determine the right to be called tournament champion. The game was won by Shulman. However, all five players who finished with 7 points took home the same amount of prize money. For his fine efforts, Mr. Hess also completed his first grandmaster norm. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. From Nice |
Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Mérida, a true type font that can be downlaoded free here. !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Aronian - Topalov, Rapid, Round 7 |
Edited on Sat Mar-29-08 06:21 PM by Jack Rabbit
Levon Aronian Levon Aronian - Veselin Topalov Melody Amber Tournament, Rapid Competition, Round 7 Nice, 22 March 2008 Semi-Slav Queen's Gambit: Stolz-Shabalov Opening 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2
6...Bd6 7.g4
7...h6
8.Rg1
8...e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Bd2
10...e4 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.Nh4!?
12...a6
13.Nf5?!
13...0-0
14.Nbd6 Bxd6 15.Nxd6 Nb8
16.Qxc8!?
16...Qxd6!?
17.Qf5?!
17...g6 18.Qe5 Qb6?!
19.Qf4!?
19...g5
20.Qf5 Qxb2?
!""""""""# $tM + Tl+% $+o+ +o+ % $o+ + M O% $+ +o+qO % $ + Po+p+% $+ + P + % $pW B P P% $R + KbR % /(((((((() WHITE: Levon Aronian Position after 20...Qb6b2:p 21.Rd1!
21...Ne8
22.Qxd5 Nc6
23.Bc4 Nf6 24.Qc5 Kg7
!""""""""# $t+ + T +% $+o+ +oL % $o+m+ M O% $+ Q + O % $ +bPo+p+% $+ + P + % $pW + P P% $+ +rK R % /(((((((() WHITE: Levon Aronian Position after 24...Kg8g7 25.Bb3!
25...Nd7 26.Qf5 Rad8 27.h4 Ne7
28.Qxe4 Ng6
29.hxg5 hxg5 30.Qxb7 Nf6 31.Qxa6 Nh4
!""""""""# $ + T T +% $+ + +oL % $q+ + M +% $+ + + O % $ + P +pM% $+b+ P + % $pW B P +% $+ +rK R % /(((((((() WHITE: Levon Aronian Position after 31...Ng6h4 32.Qa5!!
32...Nf3+ 33.Ke2
33...Nxg1+ 34.Rxg1 Nh7 35.Rh1 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Mamedyarov - Carlsen, Rapid, Round 8 |
Edited on Sat Mar-29-08 07:03 PM by Jack Rabbit
Magnus Carlsen Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Magnus Carlsen Melody Amber Tournament, Rapid Competition, Round 8 Nice, 23 March 2008 East India Game: Queen's Indian Defense (Kasparov-Petrosian Opening) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5
6...Nxd5
7.e3
7...g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.Na4
10...Nd7
11.e4 Ne7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Qe2!?
13...c5
14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.Bg5
16...h6 17.Bh4!?
17...g5 18.Bg3 Ng6 19.Rfd1
!""""""""# $t+ W Tl+% $Ov+ +oV % $ + +o+mO% $+ O + O % $ + +p+ +% $P +b+nB % $ P +qPpP% $R +r+ K % /(((((((() WHITE: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Position after 19.Rf1d1 19...g4!
20.Nd2?
20...Qg5 21.Rac1 Rfd8 22.Nc4 Ba6 23.b3 h5
24.Ne5 Bxe5 25.Bxa6 h4 26.Bxe5 Nxe5
27.Kf1
27...Qf4 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8 29.Qe3
!""""""""# $ + T +l+% $O + +o+ % $b+ +o+ +% $+ O M + % $ + +pWoO% $Pp+ Q + % $ + + PpP% $+ R +k+ % /(((((((() WHITE: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Position after 29.Qe2e3 29...Qxh2!!
30.Qg5+ Kh7 31.Qxd8 Qh1+ 32.Ke2 Qxc1
33.Qxh4+ Kg7 34.Qg3 Qc2+ 35.Ke1
35...Qxe4+ 36.Be2
36...Qb1+ 37.Kd2 Qb2+ 38.Kd1 Qd4+ 39.Kc2
39...f5 40.a4 a5 41.Qh4
41...Ng6 42.Qg3 Kf6 43.Bd3 e5 44.f3 Qe3 0-1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Morozevich - Anand, Blind, Round 5 |
Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich - Vishy Anand Melody Amber Tournament, Blindfold Competition, Round 5 Nice, 20 March 2008 Semi-Slav Queen's Gambit: Meran Defense (Wade Variation) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3
8...Bb7
9.e4
9...b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.0-0
12...cxd4 13.Re1 g6 14.Bg5 Qa5 15.Nxd4
15...a6 16.Bd2!?
16...Qd8 17.Rc1 Bg7 18.Be4
18...Bxe5 19.Nf3
19...Bd6
20.Bh6 N7f6
!""""""""# $t+ Wl+ T% $+v+ +o+o% $o+ VoMoB% $+ +m+ + % $nO +b+ +% $+ + +n+ % $pP + PpP% $+ RqR K % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Morozevich Position after 20...Nd7f6 21.Qd4!
21...Rg8 22.Bg5 Be7
23.Nc5 Nxe4?
24.Qxe4 Rb8
!""""""""# $ T Wl+t+% $+v+ Vo+o% $o+ +o+o+% $+ Nm+ B % $ O +q+ +% $+ + +n+ % $pP + PpP% $+ R R K % /(((((((() WHITE: Alexander Morozevich Position after 24.Ra8b8 25.Nxe6!!
25...fxe6 26.Qxe6 Rf8 27.Rcd1!
27...Rf7
28.Ne5 Rg7 29.Bh6 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. From the Foxwoods Open |
Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Mérida, a true type font that can be downlaoded free here. !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Shulman - Sadvakasov, Round 8 |
Edited on Sat Mar-29-08 06:49 PM by Jack Rabbit
Yury Shulman Yury Shulman - Darmen Sadvakasov Foxwoods Open, Round 8 Mashantucket, Connecticut, 23 March 2008 East India Game: Queen's Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4
7.Bd2 Bf6 8.Qc2
8...Nxd2 9.Qxd2 d6 10.d5 0-0 11.0-0 e5
12.Ne1!?
12...Nd7 13.Nc2 a5 14.f4 exf4 15.gxf4 Ba6 16.b3 16...Bxc3 17.Qxc3 f5 18.Nd4 Qf6 19.e3 Rae8 20.Rf3 Nc5 21.Rg3 Bc8 22.Kh1 Bd7 23.Rg1 Re7 24.Qd2 g6 25.Rb1!? 25...Rg7 26.a3 !""""""""# $ + + Tl+% $+ Ov+ To% $ O O Wo+% $O Mp+o+ % $ +pN P +% $Pp+ P R % $ + Q +bP% $+r+ + +k% /(((((((() WHITE: Yury Shulman Position after 26.a2a3 26...a4? 27.b4 Nb3 28.Nxb3 axb3 29.Qb2 29...Qxb2 30.Rxb2 Ba4 31.Kg1 h6 !""""""""# $ + + Tl+% $+ O + T % $ O O +oO% $+ +p+o+ % $vPp+ P +% $Po+ P R % $ R + +bP% $+ + + K % /(((((((() WHITE: Yury Shulman Position after 31...h7h6 32.h4! 32...Re8 33.Kf2 Kf7 34.b5! 34...Kf6 35.Ke2
35...Rge7 36.Kd3 g5
37.hxg5+ hxg5 38.fxg5+ Kg6
!""""""""# $ + +t+ +% $+ O T + % $ O O +l+% $+p+p+oP % $v+p+ + +% $Po+kP R % $ R + +b+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Yury Shulman Position after 38...Kf6g6 39.Kc3!
39...Ra8 40.Kb4 Rh7 41.Bf1 Rh1 42.Rf3
42...Rh5 43.Bd3 Rxg5 44.Rf1 Rg3
45.Bxf5+
45...Kg5 46.Bb1 Rg4 47.Rh2 Ra5
48.Rf5+ Kg6 49.Rfh5+ Kf7 50.Rh7+ Rg7 51.Rxg7+ Kxg7 52.Rh7+ Kf6 53.Rxc7 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. From the Women Masters' in Istanbul |
Edited on Sat Mar-29-08 07:05 PM by Jack Rabbit
Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Mérida, a true type font that can be downlaoded free here. !""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. E. Alalik- Hou Yifan, Round 8 |
This is the game with which 14-year-old Hou Yifan won the Women Masters' Tournament.
Hou Yifan receiving her first-place trophy from Turkish Sports Minister Murat Basesgioglu Ekaterina Atalik - Hou Yifan Isbank Ataturk Women Masters' Tournament, Round 8 Istanbul, 18 March 2008 King's Engtlish Game: Four Knights' Opening 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3
4...d5
5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3
8...0-0 9.d3 Be6 10.b4 f6 11.Be3
11...a5!?
12.b5!?
12...Nd4!
13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Na4 Qd7 15.Nxb6 cxb6 16.Qa4 Bc5
17.Nd2
17...Rad8 18.Rfc1 Rfe8 19.Nb3!
19...Bf8 20.Bf3 Bf7 21.Nd2
21...f5 22.Nc4 Re6 23.Qd1?
23...Qxb5 24.Bxb7 Qd7 25.Bf3
!""""""""# $ + T Vl+% $+ +w+vOo% $ O +t+ +% $O + +o+ % $ +nO + +% $P +p+bP % $ + +pP P% $R Rq+ K % /(((((((() WHITE: Yifan Hou Position after 25.Bb7f3 25...a4!
26.Qc2 Bc5 27.Nb2
27...Be8 28.Qc4 Bf8
29.Qa6 b5 30.Qa5
30...Qd6 31.Nd1
31...g6 32.Rc7
32...Qb6 33.Qxb6 Rxb6 34.e3 Rbd6
35.e4
35...Rc6
36.Rxc6 Bxc6 37.Bg2 Bd7
38.e5 Rc8 39.Bd5+
39...Kg7 40.f4 Rc5 41.Bb7 Kf7 42.h4 h6
43.Bf3 Ke6 44.g4 Be7 45.g5
45...hxg5 46.hxg5 Rc2 47.Nf2
47...Rc3!
48.Kg2
48...Bxa3 49.Rh1 Be8 50.Rh8
50...Kd7 51.Bd5 Rc8
52.Nh1 Be7 53.Ng3 Rc5 54.Bg8
54...b4 55.Nxf5
55...gxf5 56.Bh7
!""""""""# $ + +v+ R% $+ +lV +b% $ + + + +% $+ R PoP % $oO O P +% $+ +p+ + % $ + + +k+% $+ + + + % /(((((((() WHITE: Yifan Hou Position after 56.Bg8h7 56...Bxg5!!
57.Bxf5+
57...Ke7 58.Kg3 b3 59.fxg5 b2 60.Rh7+ Kd8 61.Rb7 Rb5 0=1
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Pia Cramling - Dronavalli, Round 5 |
Pia Cramling receiving her second-place trophy from FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhanov Pia Cramling - Dronavalli Harika Isbank Ataturk Women Masters' Tournament, Round 5 Istanbul, 15 March 2008 West India Game: Indian Queen's Gambit (Grünfeld Defense) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3
7...c5 8.Be3
8...Qa5 9.Bd2
9...0-0 10.Be2 cxd4!?
11.cxd4 Qd8
12.Rc1
12...Bg4
13.d5 Nd7 14.h3!?
14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rc8 16.0-0 Rxc1 17.Qxc1 f5?
18.exf5 Ne5
19.Bd1
19...gxf5
20.Bb3 Qd6
!""""""""# $ + + Tl+% $Oo+ O Vo% $ + W + +% $+ +pNo+ % $ + + + +% $+b+ + +p% $p+ B Pp+% $+ Q +rK % /(((((((() WHITE: Pia Cramling Position after 20...Qd8d6 21.Bf4!
21...Qf6
22.Bg5 Qd6
23.Bxe7 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-01-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. News Update (April 1): Anand tops April Ratings at 2803 |
World champion Vishy Anand topped the ratings released today by FIDE, the world chess federation, with an Elo score of 2803.
Anand and former world champion Vladimir Kramnik were tied for the top spot in the January ratings at 2799. In April, Kramnik fell to 2788 and remains in second place. Alexander Morozevich of Russia takes over third place at 2774 while former FIDE champion Veselin Topalov falls to fourth at 2767. Seventeen-year-old Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who keeps getting better and better, made a giant leap from the number 13 spot to fifth place at 2765, a gain of 32 points. Good going, kid. The complete list is here. Adjustments will probably be made over the next few days. |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Congratulations Anand |
I am encouraged though that Morozevich and Carlsen are showing such strength.
Note: the list seems to be down. It's returning 404 for me. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Hummmm . .. |
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