Saturday, May 16, 2009
MY Opinion US Championship 2009
I am inclined to write about the performance of Robert Hess at the USA Championship .As I write round 8 has finished and Hess stands at 6 points along with Nakamura.Hess has turned in quite a performance so far,in fact he has the highest performance rating at 2817!There really is no doubt that he has achieved a GM norm or will get one.My thoughts are these,will Hess turn out to be an American sensation?Will he take on footsteps in the shade of the late Bobby?I think his performance is remarkable as he is not yet in the elite and maybe not yet at the VERY top of this game.Look out chess world? Chess is My Life But My Life Is Not Only Chess
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Azerbaijan vs The World Rapid Match
Azerbaijan will play a world team in Baku as part of the "President's Cup 7th-9th May 2009. The players will have 25 minutes per game.
The Scheveningen event will see the Azerbaijan team of : Teimour Radjabov (5), Vugar Gashimov (16), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (20), Gadir Guseinov (65) take on The World: Vishwanathan Anand (India, 2), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 4), Alexey Shirov (Spain, 13) and Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, 23).
Azerbaijan's team is currently ranked 5th in the world behind Russia, China, Ukraine and Israel in terms of the average rating of its top ten players.
Games in PGN
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The Scheveningen event will see the Azerbaijan team of : Teimour Radjabov (5), Vugar Gashimov (16), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (20), Gadir Guseinov (65) take on The World: Vishwanathan Anand (India, 2), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 4), Alexey Shirov (Spain, 13) and Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, 23).
Azerbaijan's team is currently ranked 5th in the world behind Russia, China, Ukraine and Israel in terms of the average rating of its top ten players.
Games in PGN
Official site:
Monday, May 4, 2009
St. Louis prepares for US Chess Championship
The best and brightest in American chess head to St. Louis this week for the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship. 24 players will take part in the event, which is being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
The club's Executive Director Tony Rich says a bid was put forward and the U.S. Chess Federation chose the Chess Club as the host.
"The U.S. Chess Federation awards the U.S. championship to an organization, based upon a bidding process," said Rich. "And the Chess Club was lucky enough to be awarded this within our first year of operation, actually."
The event will be held over nine days, from Thursday, May 7th through Sunday, May 17th. There are 24 players competing, with the winner chosen on a total points basis as it is not a single-elimination tournament.
"All 24 competitors will play every day of the tournament," said Rich. "And at the end the person with the best score is declared to be the U.S. champion."
Quite a bit of prize money is up for grabs with a purse of more than $130,000 in prize money. In addition, there is the Fischer Memorial Prize of $64,000 to be awarded to a player who wins all nine rounds of the Championship without tasting defeat. The Memorial Prize honors chess legend Bobby Fischer, who gained worldwide attention when he defeated Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky for the World Championship in 1972. Fischer was the winner of the U.S. Championship in 1964, going undefeated.
Tickets are free to members, with monthly membership available for $12 for adults and $5 for full-time students. Information is available through the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis or by calling 314-361-CHESS.
The club's Executive Director Tony Rich says a bid was put forward and the U.S. Chess Federation chose the Chess Club as the host.
"The U.S. Chess Federation awards the U.S. championship to an organization, based upon a bidding process," said Rich. "And the Chess Club was lucky enough to be awarded this within our first year of operation, actually."
The event will be held over nine days, from Thursday, May 7th through Sunday, May 17th. There are 24 players competing, with the winner chosen on a total points basis as it is not a single-elimination tournament.
"All 24 competitors will play every day of the tournament," said Rich. "And at the end the person with the best score is declared to be the U.S. champion."
Quite a bit of prize money is up for grabs with a purse of more than $130,000 in prize money. In addition, there is the Fischer Memorial Prize of $64,000 to be awarded to a player who wins all nine rounds of the Championship without tasting defeat. The Memorial Prize honors chess legend Bobby Fischer, who gained worldwide attention when he defeated Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky for the World Championship in 1972. Fischer was the winner of the U.S. Championship in 1964, going undefeated.
Tickets are free to members, with monthly membership available for $12 for adults and $5 for full-time students. Information is available through the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis or by calling 314-361-CHESS.
ARONIAN WINS GRAND PRIX
With Aronian and Leko both leading by a full point cynics were predicting a quick GM draw. But it turned into a merciless battle with Levon Aronian dominating and eventually crushing Peter Leko after an exchange sacrifice. The Armenian took sole first by a full point and with a 2833 performance. Bacrot, Gelfand and Akopian also won their games. We bring you pictures from the closing ceremony.
FIDE Grand Prix Nalchik 2009 – Schedule and results
Round 1: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Leko Peter ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Mamedyarov Shak. 0-1 Aronian Levon
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Gelfand Boris
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Svidler Peter
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Round 2: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Svidler Peter 1-0 Ivanchuk Vassily
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Karjakin Sergey
Aronian Levon 1-0- Akopian Vladimir
Leko Peter ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Round 3: Friday, April 17, 2009
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Akopian Vladimir 0-1 Leko Peter
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Aronian Levon
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Alekseev Evgeny 1-0 Eljanov Pavel
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Svidler Peter
Round 4: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Kamsky Gata 1-0 Svidler Peter
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Aronian Levon ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Leko Peter ½-½ Karjakin Sergey
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Round 5: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Kamsky Gata
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Grischuk Alexander ½-½ Leko Peter
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Aronian Levon
Ivanchuk Vassily 0-1 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Svidler Peter ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Round 6: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Eljanov Pavel 0-1 Svidler Peter
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Aronian Levon 1-0 Ivanchuk Vassily
Leko Peter ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Mamedyarov Shak. 1-0 Grischuk Alexander
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Round 7: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Kamsky Gata
Grischuk Alexander ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Leko Peter
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Aronian Levon
Svidler Peter ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Gelfand Boris 0-1 Eljanov Pavel
Round 8: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Kamsky Gata 0-1 Eljanov Pavel
Kasimdzhanov Rus. 0-1 Gelfand Boris
Aronian Levon ½-½ Svidler Peter
Leko Peter ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Round 9: Friday, April 24, 2009
Grischuk Alexander 0-1 Kamsky Gata
Alekseev Evgeny 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Mamedyarov Shak.
Svidler Peter ½-½ Leko Peter
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Aronian Levon
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Round 10: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Aronian Levon 1-0 Eljanov Pavel
Leko Peter 1-0 Gelfand Boris
Mamedyarov Shak. 1-0 Svidler Peter
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Bacrot Etienne
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Alekseev Evgeny
Round 11: Monday, April 27, 2009
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Ivanchuk Vassily 1-0 Grischuk Alexander
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Svidler Peter ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Gelfand Boris 1-0 Mamedyarov Shak.
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Leko Peter
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Aronian Levon
Round 12: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Aronian Levon
Leko Peter 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Svidler Peter
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Bacrot Etienne
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Round 13: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Alekseev Evgeny
Svidler Peter ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Gelfand Boris 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Eljanov Pavel 0-1 Akopian Vladimir
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Aronian Levon 1-0 Leko Peter
FIDE Grand Prix Nalchik 2009 – Schedule and results
Round 1: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Leko Peter ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Mamedyarov Shak. 0-1 Aronian Levon
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Gelfand Boris
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Svidler Peter
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Round 2: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Svidler Peter 1-0 Ivanchuk Vassily
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Karjakin Sergey
Aronian Levon 1-0- Akopian Vladimir
Leko Peter ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Round 3: Friday, April 17, 2009
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Akopian Vladimir 0-1 Leko Peter
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Aronian Levon
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Alekseev Evgeny 1-0 Eljanov Pavel
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Svidler Peter
Round 4: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Kamsky Gata 1-0 Svidler Peter
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Aronian Levon ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Leko Peter ½-½ Karjakin Sergey
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Round 5: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Kamsky Gata
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Grischuk Alexander ½-½ Leko Peter
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Aronian Levon
Ivanchuk Vassily 0-1 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Svidler Peter ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Round 6: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Eljanov Pavel 0-1 Svidler Peter
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Aronian Levon 1-0 Ivanchuk Vassily
Leko Peter ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Mamedyarov Shak. 1-0 Grischuk Alexander
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Round 7: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Kamsky Gata
Grischuk Alexander ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Leko Peter
Bacrot Etienne ½-½ Aronian Levon
Svidler Peter ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Gelfand Boris 0-1 Eljanov Pavel
Round 8: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Kamsky Gata 0-1 Eljanov Pavel
Kasimdzhanov Rus. 0-1 Gelfand Boris
Aronian Levon ½-½ Svidler Peter
Leko Peter ½-½ Bacrot Etienne
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Alekseev Evgeny
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Round 9: Friday, April 24, 2009
Grischuk Alexander 0-1 Kamsky Gata
Alekseev Evgeny 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Mamedyarov Shak.
Svidler Peter ½-½ Leko Peter
Gelfand Boris ½-½ Aronian Levon
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Round 10: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Aronian Levon 1-0 Eljanov Pavel
Leko Peter 1-0 Gelfand Boris
Mamedyarov Shak. 1-0 Svidler Peter
Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Bacrot Etienne
Karjakin Sergey ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Alekseev Evgeny
Round 11: Monday, April 27, 2009
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Ivanchuk Vassily 1-0 Grischuk Alexander
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Svidler Peter ½-½ Akopian Vladimir
Gelfand Boris 1-0 Mamedyarov Shak.
Eljanov Pavel ½-½ Leko Peter
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Aronian Levon
Round 12: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Kamsky Gata ½-½ Aronian Levon
Leko Peter 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rus.
Mamedyarov Shak. ½-½ Eljanov Pavel
Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Gelfand Boris
Karjakin Sergey 1-0 Svidler Peter
Grischuk Alexander 1-0 Bacrot Etienne
Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Ivanchuk Vassily
Round 13: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Ivanchuk Vassily ½-½ Kamsky Gata
Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Alekseev Evgeny
Svidler Peter ½-½ Grischuk Alexander
Gelfand Boris 1-0 Karjakin Sergey
Eljanov Pavel 0-1 Akopian Vladimir
Kasimdzhanov Rus. ½-½ Mamedyarov Shak.
Aronian Levon 1-0 Leko Peter
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