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14.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
Four players have perfect score after four rounds: GMs E.Postny ISR, S.Halkias GRE, P..Jaracz POL and IM F.Holzke GER. 32 players scored 3.5/4.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
13.11.2007
'Liga de Campeones', Vitoria
Round 9: Topalov – Ponomariov 1-0, Kasimdzhanov – Karpov 1-0, Nisipeanu – Polgar 1/2. Topalov overtook his opponent before the last round: Topalov 6/9, Ponomariov 5.5, Polgar 5, Nisipeanu 4.5, Kasimdzhanov 3.5, Karpov 2.5.
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13.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, semifinals
Game 1: V.Malakhov – A.Timofeev 1/2, V.Zvjaginsev – E.Tomashevsky 1-0.
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13.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 4 results: Shirov – Ivanchuk, Carlsen – Mamedyarov, Gelfand – Jakovenko, Leko – Alekseev, Kamsky – Kramnik – all draws. Round 5 pairings: Kramnik – Shirov, Alekseev – Kamsky, Jakovenko – Leko, Mamedyarov – Gelfand, Ivanchuk – Carlsen.
more [source: russiachess.org]
13.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, quarterfinals
Quarterfinals results: I.Lysyj – V.Malakhov 1-1, tiebreak 0.5-1.5; A.Timofeev – E.Bareev 1-1, 3-1; B.Savchenko – V.Zvjaginsev 0.5-1.5; E.Tomashevsky – K.Sakaev 1-1, 1.5-0.5. Semifinals (November 13-14): V.Malakhov – A.Timofeev, V.Zvjaginsev – E.Tomashevsky. Live games: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/live/
12.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 3 results: Kamsky – Shirov 0-1, Kramnik – Leko 1-0, Alekseev – Gelfand 1/2, Jakovenko – Carlsen 0-1, Mamedyarov – Ivanchuk 1-0. Kramnik, Mamedyarov and Carlsen scored 2/3. Round 4 pairings: Shirov – Ivanchuk, Carlsen – Mamedyarov, Gelfand – Jakovenko, Leko – Alekseev, Kamsky – Kramnik.
more [source: russiachess.org]
12.11.2007
'Liga de Campeones', Vitoria
Round 8: Topalov – Nisipeanu 1-0, Ponomariov – Karpov 1/2, Polgar – Kasimdzhanov 1/2. Standings: Ponomariov 5.5/8, Topalov 5, Polgar 4.5, Nisipeanu 4, Karpov and Kasimdzhanov 2.5.
more [source: www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com]
11.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, quarterfinals
All games were drawn in the first day of quarterfinals.
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11.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 2 results: all draws: Shirov – Mamedyarov, Leko – Kamsky, Gelfand – Kramnik, Carlsen – Alekseev, Ivanchuk – Jakovenko. P.Leko leads on 1.5/2. Round 3 pairings: Kamsky – Shirov, Kramnik – Leko, Alekseev – Gelfand, Jakovenko – Carlsen, Mamedyarov – Ivanchuk.
more [source: russiachess.org]
11.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
11th edition of the traditional open tournament takes place in Germany on November 10th to 18th. 416 participants are playing, the top seed being GM Alexander Shabalov USA 2626. You can watch several live games at http://www.it-zuverlaessig.de/oibm/index.html since 16:00 local time.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
11.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, Round 3
See the results of Round 3 and pairings for quarterfinals.
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10.11.2007
'Liga de Campeones', Vitoria
Round 7: Karpov – Polgar 0-1, Nisipeanu – Ponomariov 1/2, Kasimdzhanov – Topalov 1/2. Standings: Ponomariov 5/7, Nisipeanu, Topalov and Polgar 4, Karpov and Kasimdzhanov 2. November 11 is the day off.
more [source: www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com]
10.11.2007
Ali Nihat Yazici: we demand apologies!
The President of the Turkish Chess federation Mr. Yazici wrote a letter to FIDE officials demanding apology from Mr. Vladimir Bykov for his article 'Ayse Kesim: a new world-class chess star?' published recently at our website. Read the letter by Mr. Yazici and an open letter by the Chief Editor of the site.
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10.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 1 results: Leko – Shirov 1-0, draws: Kamsky – Gelfand, Kramnik – Carlsen, Alekseev – Ivanchuk, Jakovenko – Mamedyarov. Round 2 pairings: Shirov – Mamedyarov, Leko – Kamsky, Gelfand – Kramnik, Carlsen – Alekseev, Ivanchuk – Jakovenko.
more [source: russiachess.org]
10.11.2007
'Liga de Campeones', Vitoria
Round 6: Nisipeanu – Kasimdzhanov 1-0, Ponomariov – Polgar 1-0, Topalov – Karpov 1/2. Standings: Ponomariov 4.5/6, Nisipeanu and Topalov 3.5, Polgar 3, Karpov 2, Kasimdzhanov 1.5.
more [source: www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com]
09.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
After drawing of lots the starting order of participants is as follows: 1. P.Leko, 2. G.Kamsky, 3. V.Kramnik, 4. E.Alekseev, 5. D.Jakovenko, 6. Sh.Mamedyarov, 7. V.Ivanchuk, 8. M.Carlsen, 9. B.Gelfand, 10. A.Shirov. Round 1 pairings: Leko – Shirov, Kamsky – Gelfand, Kramnik – Carlsen, Alekseev – Ivanchuk, Jakovenko – Mamedyarov. Time control: 100 m/40 + 50 m/20 + 15 m + 30 s/move. Watch the games online since 15:00 Moscow time tomorrow.
more [source: russiachess.org]
09.11.2007
Recommended reading: Teymur Radjabov: 'The enemy is the enemy, we hate Armenians'
This is the heading of an interview published today by Azerbaijan APA-Sport Agency. We can only hope that these words are ascribed to the talented grandmaster by editors.
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09.11.2007
V.Faibisovich. There are still places…
IM V.Faibisovich takes us on tours of St. Petersburg's districts mentioning places where chess competitions were staged and where the leading chessplayers of the city lived. Seventh tour deals with Kirovsky, Moskovsky, Frunzensky and partly with Krasnoselsky and Nevsky districts. Added to the “History” section.
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09.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, Round 3
Round 3, game 1: four draws and four wins with black!
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09.11.2007
USSR – Yugoslavia: Day 2
Round 2 was drawn: 5-5. Only V.Vorotnikov and Z.Spasojevic could beat their opponents. So, the general score of the historical match is 11-9 in favour of the USSR team. A closing ceremony will take place tomorrow before the start of the Mikhail Tal Memorial.
more [source: www.chessmoscow.ru]
