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13.09.2006
EU Championship in Liverpool
Six players are in the lead after 7 rounds: Short, McShane, Williams, Sulskis and Gordon - all 5.5 points. Other six players are half a point behind.
more [source: www.liverpoolchessinternational.co.uk]
12.09.2006
ALEXANDER KENTLER. CROSSROADS – THOSE EVIL TIE-BREAKERS!
The editorial is dedicated to the Higher League, which ended yeasterday, and the tie-breaking rules that were in effect in Tomsk.
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11.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
Two games on the top boards ended as quick draws - Inarkiev-Tomashevsky and Khismatullin-Vitiugov. Alekseev defeated Malakhov, Najer def. Khalifman, Nepomnyaschij def. Kobalia and Grigoriants def. Timofeev. The last round once again illustrated disadvantages of Buchgolz coefficient as a tie-breaker. A game played on the 17th board between Amonatov and Chuprov turned decisive for distributing precious Superfinal spots. Amonatov, playing White, lost a drawish ending. The following players qualified for the Superfinal: 1.Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) 6.5, 2.Denis Khismatullin (Ufa), 3.Yevgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov), 4.Ian Nepomnyaschij (Bryansk), 5.Sergey Grigoriants (Moscow), 6.Evgeny Alekseev and 7.Nikita Vitiugov (both St.Petersburg) - all with 6 points. All the players are young, ranging from 16 to 21 years old. More experienced Evgeny Najer also scored 6 points, but lost the last spot to Vitiugov due to inferior 'progress' - aggregate score. Other St.Petersburg representatives showed the following results: Popov 5.5, Khalifman and Yemelin - both 5, Yevseev 4.5, Ionov and Anisimov - both 4.
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
11.09.2006
IVAN SMYKOVSKIJ. TOMSK, HIGHER LEAGUE, ROUNDS 1-3
A review of the first three rounds of the Higher League in Tomsk written by IM Ivan Smykovskij is added to the Competitions section.
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11.09.2006
GRAND SLAM COMES TO CHESS
The rich will become richer, the poor will become poorer - so might happen in chess if the Grand Slam, announced by Silvio Danailov and organizers of some of the main tournaments, actually starts working. Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Sofia and Bilabo (??) have joined the elite circle. They are negotiating with Morelia, Dortmund and 'a Russian city'.
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10.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) became a sole leader with 6 poitns and a round to go. He defeated another Muscovite, Malakhov. Three players are half a point behind the leader: Nikita Vitiugov (St.Petersburg), Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov), who drew their individual encounter, and Denis Khismatullin (Ufa), who defeated Dreev (Moscow). Other players competing for the qualifying spots are Alekseev (def. Belozerov), Khalifman, Lastin (Zheleznovodsk) - they drwe with each other, Grigoriants, Kobalia, Malakhov, Najer (all - Moscow), Landa (Omsk; Dortmund), Nepomnyaschij (Bryansk) and Timofeev (Kazan) - all having 5 points. Other St.Petersburg players have the following score: Popov (drew with Vorobiov) and Yemelin (def. Maletin) have 4.5, Anisimov, Yevseev (a draw with each other) and Ionov (def. Gubaidullin) - 3.5 points. Note that the last round starts at 10 am Moscow time. Please follow the link below for the final round pairings.
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
10.09.2006
European Junior Championships
The European Junior Championships among boys and girls U10-U18 has started in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The organizers enjoying a record-breaking number of participants - 742! Russia is represented by more than 70 players, each fifth of them originates from St. Petersburg. The first round is already played.
more [source: www.scgchess.org]
09.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
Timofeev and Khismatullin, who were leading before today's round, lost their games to Malakhov and Tomashevsky, and Inarkiev drew with Dreev. Inarkiev has 5 points now, as well as Malakhov, Tomashevsky and Vitiugov, who defeated Motylev. Seven players have 4.5 points, including ex-world champion Alexander Khalifman. Other St.Petersburg players ended their games as follows: Grigoriants-Khalifman draw, Alekseev-Landa draw, Yudin-Popov draw, Zakhartsov-Yemelin draw, Riazantsev-Anisimov draw, Yevseev-Gubaidullin 1-0, Voitsekhovsky-Ionov draw.
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
09.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
Draws on the first four tables did not change the top of the table much - only Khismatullin joined the leaders, Timofeev and Inarkiev, all players having 4.5 points. St.Petersburg players ended their games as follows: Khalifman-Dreev draw, Khismatullin-Alekseev 1-0, Kobalia-Vitiugov draw, Popov-Zvjaginsev draw, Shomoev-Yevseev 1-0, Yemelin-Shaposhnikov 1-0, Ionov-Alavkin draw, Anisimov-Tsigelnitsky 1-0. Only Alexander Khalifman qualifies to the Superfinal at this point.
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
08.09.2006
Maxim Notkin. UNBEARABLE HEAVINESS OF ROOK
International master Maxim NOTKIN annotates selected games from the July list.
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07.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
The early leader Denis Khismatullin lost to Ernesto Inarkiev in the 5th round, and was replaced by Inarkiev and Artyom Timofeev, both having 4 points after 5 games. 9 players are half a point behind, including three Petersburgers - Nikita Vitiugov, Alexander Khalifman and Evgeny Alekseev. Vitiugov, who played at the second table, drew with Malakhov, Khalifman drew with Tomashevsky, and Alekseev defeated Chebotarev. Valery Popov has 3 points (a draw with Khairullin), Vassily Yemelin has 2 points (a draw with Amonatov). Other three representatives of St. Peterburg were less successful: Yevseev, Ionov and Anisimov lost to Yudin, Riazantsev and Galkin respectively.
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
07.09.2006
ALEXANDER GRISCHUK BECOMES THE WORLD CHAMPION IN BLITZ!
It has been reported that Alexander Grischuk became the world champion in blitz. Grischuk and Peter Svidler tied after 15 rounds of the all-play-all tournament, and Grischuk won the armageddon game. The championship was held in Israel under the aegis of FIDE.
more [source: www.fideblitz.com]
06.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
In the 4th round Khalifman defeated Shaposhnikov, and Vitiugov defeated Volkov. Popov drew against Dreev, Alekseev draw vs. Lysyj, and Yemelin drew with Galkin. Alas, three Petersburgers lost: Yevseev to Malakhov, Ionov to Bocharov and Anisimov to Kobalia. Vitiugov and Khalifman have 3 out of 4, sharing 2nd-8th half a point behind Khismatullin. Alekseev and Popov have 2.5, Yevseev has 2 points, Anisimov, Yemelin and Ionov have 1.5. The link below features the 5th round pairings (xls-file).
more [source: www.tomsk-chess.ru]
06.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
After beating Sergey Grigoriants (Moscow) in the third round, Denis Khismatullin from Ufa took the lead with 3/3! Three players are half a point behind - Pavel Smirnov (Mezhdurechensk), Artyom Timofeev (Kazan) and Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov). 19 players have 2 points, including Petersburgers Alekseev, Vitiugov, Yevseev, Popov and Khalifman. Anisimov and Ionov have 1.5 points, Yemelin has one point. The 4 th round begins at 12-00 msk.
more [source: www.russiachess.ru]
05.09.2006
WORLD BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
The world blitz championship starts today in Rishon LeZion. Amateurs play today, and tomorrow a qualification tournament will determine last 6 participants of the key tournament of the event. 16 players meet in all-play-all format to determine the world champion. The list includes Anand, Svidler, Gelfand, Radjabov, Polgar, Grischuk, Bacrot, Carlsen, Gagunashvili and D.Gurevich. The championship ends on Thursday.
more [source: www.fideblitz.com]
05.09.2006
Israelis lose to a machine
Yesterday the national team of Israel played a match against Israeli computer program Junior 10, which is the world champion among chess programs. The machine won 3-1. Grandmasters Avrukh and Mikhalevsky managed to make draws, while Roiz and Erenburg lost their games.
more [source: www.fideblitz.com]
05.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
In the second round Alexander Khalifman defeated another Petersburger, Pavel Anisimov. Nikita Vitiugov and Denis Yevseev won their games, against Gochelashvili and V. Karpov respectively. After two rounds Khalifman, Alekseev, Popov and Yevseev have 1.5 points, Ionov and Yemelin - both 1, Anisimov - 0.5. Muscovite Sergey Grigoriants and Denis Khismatullin from Ufa are in the lead with perfect score.
more [source: www.russiachess.ru]
04.09.2006
STOP MALAKHOV!
St. Petersburg writer Viktor Toporov argues with grandmaster Vladimir Malakhov's article 'The system is paramount', published at the 64, and other publications of this topic. Added to the Competitions section.
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04.09.2006
Leko-Karpov match
Two draws on the last day concluded the match between Peter Leko and Anatoly Karpov. Leko won 4.5-3.5. There was just one decisive game.
more [source: www.lekokarpov.hu]
03.09.2006
RUSSIAN HIGHER LEAGUE, TOMSK
The first round in played in Tomsk at the Higher League of the 59th Russian individual championship. There were two notable upsets: Chernyshov defeated Motylev, and Nepomnyaschij defeated another former Russian champion Volkov. Talking about St. Petersburg players, only Popov managed winning his first round game (against Nechiporenko), others made draws, including Ionov-Khalifman. Unfortunately, Konstantin Sakaev had to withdraw due to illness. The second round is tomorrow. The relay starts at 12-00 msk.
more [source: www.russiachess.ru]
