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13.01.2007 CORUS TOURNAMENT IN WIJK AAN ZEE
In the first round the games Topalov – Motylev, Karjakin – Kramnik, Shirov – Svidler, Tiviakov – Carlsen, Navara – Aronian and Ponomariov – Anand ended in draws. Radjabov beat van Wely with Black. Pairings of the second round which is played tomorrow: Topalov – van Wely, Motylev – Anand, Aronian – Ponomariov, Carlsen – Navara, Svidler – Tiviakov, Kramnik – Shirov, Radjabov – Karjakin.
more [source: www.coruschess.com]

12.01.2007 DRAWING OF LOTS AT THE WIJK AAN ZEE SUPER TOURNAMENT
The results of the drawing of lots: 1. Topalov, 2. van Wely, 3. Karjakin, 4. Shirov, 5. Tiviakov, 6. Navara, 7. Ponomariov, 8. Anand, 9. Aronian, 10. Carlsen, 11. Svidler, 12. Kramnik, 13. Radjabov, 14. Motylev. Tomorrow the first round is played. The pairings are: TOPALOV – MOTYLEV, VAN WELY – RADJABOV, KARJAKIN – KRAMNIK, SHIROV – SVIDLER, TIVIAKOV – CARLSEN, NAVARA – ARONIAN and PONOMARIOV – ANAND. The games begin at 15:30 msk.
more [source: www.coruschess.com]

12.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
Today in Tallinn three tournaments in the program of Paul Keres Memorial have finished. In the A Group G.Timoshenko (Ukraine) won scoring 6 points. Half a point behind are our S.Ivanov and S.Sulskis of Lithuania. In the B Group the Estonian M.Kanep took the first place with 6.5 points followed by N.Miezis (Latvia) – 6 while our A.Smirnov together with the Russian Y.Balashov and U.Lauk (Estonia) scored 5.5 points sharing 3-5 places. In the C Group the Georgian WGM M.Purtseladze was victorious with 7.5 points. In this tournament there were 7 female players and 3 men, two of which took second and third places (I.Shvyrjov and S.Zjukin of Estonia – 6 and 5.5 points respectively) while K.Annenkov of Petersburg shared 6-7 places with 4 points. There were 10 players in all tournaments, each one played 9 games.
more [source: www.maleliit.ee]

12.01.2007 We advise you to read: DAVID BRONSTEIN’s WIDOW's INTERVIEW
Tomorrow will be forty days since the prominent grandmaster David Bronstein passed away (19.02.1924-5.12.2006). Today’s issue of the Kiev “Facts” publishes the interview of his widow Tatiana Isaacovna Boleslavskaya conducted via telephone by the columnist GM D.Komarov.
more [source: facts.kiev.ua]

12.01.2007 WIJK AAN ZEE TOURNAMENT
Today the chess festival starts in Wijk aan Zee with three grandmaster tournaments in its schedule. The main one has an average Elo 2719 which conforms to Category 19. The players are: V.Topalov (Bulgaria, 2783), V.Anand (India, 2779), V.Kramnik (Russia, 2766), L.Aronian (Armenia, 2744), T.Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 2729), P.Svidler (Russia, 2728), R.Ponomariov (Ukraine, 2723), D.Navara (Czech Republic, 2719), A.Shirov (Spain, 2715), M.Carlsen (Norway, 2690), L.van Wely (Netherlands, 2683), S.Karjakin (Ukraine, 2678), S.Tiviakov (Netherlands, 2667) and A.Motylev (Russia, 2647). An excellent line-up with the World Champion Kramnik and his two main rivals Anand and Topalov plus the former World Champion Ponomariov, the prize winner of the World Championship in San Luis Svidler, the World Cup winner Aronian, two rising stars Carlsen and Karjakin. In the second grandmaster tournament (the average Elo 2600, Category 14) two Russian players take part: D.Jakovenko and T.Kosintseva. Her sister N.Kosintseva plays in the C Tournament (the average Elo 2486, Category 10) where the Russian junior I.Nepomniachtchi also takes part. Tomorrow the first round games in all tournaments will be played, the final round will be held on January 28. Our site will publish the supertournament surveys prepared by GM K.Sakaev. The first one with the most interesting games of the starting rounds will come out next week.
more [source: www.coruschess.com]

12.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
Before the final round in the A Group G.Timoshenko is leading with 5.5 points. S.Ivanov is sharing 2-4 places with 4.5 points. In the B Group M.Kanep and N.Miezis have 5.5 points. A.Smirnov is on 5 points (3-4 places). In the C Group M.Purtseladze is leading with 6.5 points. K.Annenkov is on the 5th place with 4 points. All the participants have played 8 games.
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12.01.2007 THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF HOOGOVENS (CORUS) TOURNAMENTS (BEVERWIJK, WIJ
Today the open ceremony and drawing of lots will be held at the outstanding competition in Wijk aan Zee, which has a glorious history. The first tournament organized by the Dutch concern Hoogovens started on the eve of 1938 in the town of Beverwijk. Until the end of the war only the Dutch citizens took part in the event. Since 1946 the tournament has become international. In 1968 it moved to Wijk aan Zee in a neighbourly way. In different years its winners were the World Champions M.Euwe, M.Botvinnik, M.Tal, T.Petrosian, B.Spassky, A.Karpov, G.Kasparov, V.Kramnik. The FIDE World Champion V.Anand won the tournament more often than anyone else – five times. M.Euwe, L.Portisch and V.Korchnoi scored four victories each, H.Donner, E.Geller, J.Nunn and G.Kasparov took the first place three times (the latter has a unique achievement: three clear wins in a row in 1999-2001). T.van Scheltinga, F.Olafsson, B.Larsen, L.Polugaevsky, W.Browne, G.Sosonko, J.Timman, N.Short, A.Karpov, P.Nikolic and V.Salov were victorious two times each. Among the winners we’d like to mark out S.Tartakower, P.Keres, M.Taimanov and the FIDE World Champion V.Topalov. In 1999 Hoogovens concern merged with the British company Corus Group therefore since 2000 the event has adopted a name of Corus tournament. Since that time the winners were: 2000 and 2001 – Garry Kasparov, 2002 – Evgeny Bareev, 2003 and 2004 – Vishy Anand, 2005 – Peter Leko, 2006 – Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov. Thus the 2007 edition will be the 67th.
more [source: www.coruschess.com]

11.01.2007 Moscow (+6) – London (+12) = a draw!
Today the ice chess match was held played on 64-meter boards that were placed in Pushkin Square in Moscow and Trafalgar Square in London. The players were kept warm: the temperature in Moscow was +6 and in London +12! It’s fine that during the playing hour the pieces didn’t begin to flow as unanimous streams. The Moscow team was comprised of the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov, the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion Alina Kabaeva, the writer Victor Yerofeev and the actor Vassily Livanov. They were supporting a person at the board, the 7-year-old Konstantin Savenkov who was constantly called “genius” for some reason. His opponent in London was the 8-year-old Darius Parvizi-Wayne. The World Championship challenger Nigel Short and the writer Peter Ackroyd kept him company. To a draw offer sent from Moscow London responded with an enthusiastic “Yes of course!” Our correspondent Vladimir Barskij sent the photos from the historical match.
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11.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
There are two rounds left to play in three tournaments in memory of Paul Keres that are being held in Tallinn. In the A Group G.Timoshenko is leading with 4.5 points. S.Ivanov has 4 points sharing 2-4 places. In the B Group GM N.Miezis is leading. A.Smirnov shares 4-5 places with 4 points. In the C Group M.Purtseladze is leading 6 points. K.Annenkov is on the 5th place with 3 points. All the participants have played 7 games.
more [source: www.maleliit.ee]

11.01.2007 We advise you to read: Korchnoi’s Odessa interview
Attending the ACP World Cup in Odessa as a commentator Victor Lvovich Korchnoi gave an interview to the local correspondent of the Ukrainian “Komsomol Truth”.
more [source: kiev.kp.ru]

10.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
After 5 rounds G.Timoshenko is leading in the A Group with 3.5 points, S.Ivanov is sharing 3-7 places with 2.5 points. N.Miezis is leading in the B Group scoring 4 points, A.Smirnov shares 5-6 places with 2.5 points. In the C Group M.Purtseladze has 5 points, K.Annenkov is on 1.5 (7-10 places).
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09.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
After 4 rounds GM G.Timoshenko is leading in the A Group, GM N.Miezis is leading in the B Group (both have 3 points). In the C Group the 18-year-old WGM M.Purtseladze has 4 points. The Saint Petersburg players are performing (in Tournaments A, B, and C respectively) as follows: S.Ivanov has 2 points, A.Smirnov – 2.5, K.Annenkov 1.5.
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09.01.2007 The ACP World Rapid Cup, conclusions
The 1st ACP World Rapid Cup, organized by the Bank PIVDENNY, ended on January 8 in Londonskaya hotel in Odessa. Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko defeated Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk in the final match. The prize fund of the Cup, which crowns the ACP Tour for the first time, equaled $136,000, of which Leko received $40,000. Grandmasters who showed best results in more than 60 tournaments in the last two seasons, were invited to participate in the tournament. The finalists of the World Cup are currently 5th (Ivanchuk) and 6th (Leko) in the official world rankings.
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09.01.2007 The ACP World Cup in Odessa
After the semifinals where Leko defeated Gelfand 3-2 and Ivanchuk defeated Radjabov 2-0, Leko and Ivanchuk drew both rapid games of the final match. The first blitz game ended in a draw as well while in the second the Hungarian GM won. The total score is 2.5-1.5. Thus Peter Leko is the first winner of the ACP World Cup.
more [source: worldcup.pivdenny.com]

09.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
In all three tournaments three rounds have been played already. In the A Group the Estonian trio – A.Volodin, K.Kulaots and R.Liiva – is leading with 2 points. GM S.Ivanov of Saint Petersburg has 1.5 points. In the B Group the Moscow GM Y.Balashov and our A.Smirnov are leading with 2 points. In the C Tournament the Georgian female player M.Purtseladze is leading with 3 points. K.Annenkov has 1 point.
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07.01.2007 The ACP World Cup in Odessa
Today the quarterfinals were played. In the first match P.Leko met S.Rublevsky. The Hungarian won 2-0. B.Gelfand won the first game and then the match against A.Shirov 1.5-0.5. A.Morozevich lost to T.Radjabov by the same score. V.Ivanchuk beat E.Bacrot and again the score was 1.5-0.5. The pairings of the semifinals: Leko – Gelfand, Radjabov – Ivanchuk.
more [source: worldcup.pivdenny.com]

07.01.2007 Paul Keres Memorial
Today is the birthday of the prominent chessplayer Paul Keres (1916-1975). Yesterday in Tallinn, the capital of his motherland Estonia, three tournaments in memory of him have started. There is a Saint Petersburg representative in each one of them: S.Ivanov plays in the A Tournament (10 players, 5 GMs), A.Smirnov plays in the B Tournament (10 players, 4 GMs), K.Annenkov plays in the C Tournament (7 men + 3 women). In the first round only A.Smirnov managed to score a win – over the Estonian U.Lauk. S.Ivanov lost to the Ukrainian GM G.Timoshenko, K.Annenkov lost to the Georgian female player M.Purtseladze.
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07.01.2007 The ACP World Cup in Odessa
The remaining matches of the first round were played on Saturday. In Morozevich – Harikrishna for the first time in the tournament the regular games ended in a draw 1-1 (the opponents exchanged blows). The total score is 3-2 in the Russian player’s favour. Radjabov outplayed Bareev 1.5-0.5. Bologan won back twice against Bacrot but in the end lost 2-3. Ivanchuk beat Amonatov 2-0. The pairings of the quarterfinals: Leko – Rublevsky, Shirov – Gelfand, Morozevich – Radjabov, Bacrot – Ivanchuk.
more [source: worldcup.pivdenny.com]

06.01.2007 Ice of Penza on the banks of Thames and Moscow River
The material to which we provide a link tells how the preparation goes for the ice chess match London vs Moscow (team captains N.Short and A.Karpov) that will take place on January 11.
more [source: www.vesti-moscow.ru]

06.01.2007 We advise you to read: A WAR FOR THE GM GUFELD’S INHERITANCE
New York newspaper “Russian advertising” publishes an article by A.Grant “A War for the GM Gufeld’s inheritance”. We offer you the translation without comments although some facts are as ambiguous as the many-sided activity of Eduard Efimovich.
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