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24.11.2007
TO OUR READERS
We are awfully sorry to inform you that we have to stop publishing news in English for a period. Try to come and see us after mid-February – we hope we shall be with you again then.
22.11.2007
World Blitz Championship 2007
World Blitz Championship 2007
Vassily Ivanchuk wins the title on 25.5/38. Others' standings: 2. V.Anand 24.5; 3. A.Grischuk 23.5; 4. G.Kamsky 23.5; 5. V.Kramnik, 6. P.Leko 12, 7. S.Rublevsky 21.5; 8. A.Morozevich 21; 9. M.Carlsen 20.5; 10. Sh.Mamedyarov, 11. M.Adams 18.5, 12. R.Ponomariov 18; 13. R.Kasimdzhanov 17.5; 14. A.Dreev, 15. B.Gelfand, 16. B.Savchenko 17; 17. A.Shirov 16; 18. A.Karpov 14; 19. E.Bacrot 12; 20. A.Korotylev 11.5.
more [source: www.russiachess.org]
21.11.2007
World Blitz Championship 2007
Standings after the first day (19 rounds): V.Ivanchuk 13.5; A.Grischuk 13; G.Kamsky 12.5; P.Leko 12; V.Anand 11.5; V.Kramnik, A.Morozevich and S.Rublevsky 10.5; Sh.Mamedyarov 10; M.Carlsen 9.5; M.Adams and B.Gelfand 9; A.Shirov and R.Kasimdzhanov 8.5; B.Savchenko 8; E.Bacrot and R.Ponomariov 7.5; A.Dreev and A.Korotylev (who is a substitute for ill Svidler) 6.5; A.Karpov 5.5.
more [source: www.russiachess.org]
20.11.2007
World Blitz Championship 2007
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov won the preliminary tournament of the World Blitz Championship with 15 points of 22. Other six qualifiers are GMs E.Bacrot, M.Adams, B.Savchenko 14.5, R.Ponomariov, A.Dreev and S.Rublevsky 14. In the finale (November 21-22) they will join eight participants of the finished M.Tal Memorial (V.Ivanchuk, V.Kramnik, P.Leko, Sh. Mamedyarov, A.Shirov, B.Gelfand, G.Kamsky and M.Carlsen) and five invited players: V.Anand, A.Karpov, P.Svidler, A.Morozevich and A.Grischuk. See games online since 11:00 Moscow time (http://russiachess.org/online/).
more [source: docs.google.com]
19.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
There were five draws in round 9 (from 16 moves in Mamedyarov – Alekseev to 60 in Ivanchuk – Kramnik). Final standings: 1. Kramnik 6.5/9; 2. Shirov 5; 3-6. Carlsen, Jakovenko, Leko and Gelfand 4.5; 7-9. Mamedyarov, Kamsky and Ivanchuk 4; 10. Alekseev 3.5. 64 chessplayers took start today in a qualifier for the World blitz Championship finale. After the first day R.Kasimdzhanov leads on 7/8, R.Ponomariov and S.Rublevsky scored 6.5, E.Bareev, E.Bacrot, M.Adams and V.Tkachiev 6 (see the results at http://russiachess.org/content/view/1454/376/).
more [source: russiachess.org]
19.11.2007
World Youth Championships 2007
About 1450 players of 103 countries took start yesterday in Kemer, the official site of the Championships reports. St. Petersburg chessplayers Anna Styazhkina G10, Kirill Alekseenko B10, Aleksey Goganov B16 and IM Daniil Lintchevski B18 won their round 1 games.
more [source: wycc2007.tsf.org.tr]
19.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
Final leading standings: GMs N.Mamedov AZE and M.Parligras ROU 7.5/9; E.Postny ISR, O.Korneev and P.Skatchkov RUS, F.Bruno ITA, I.Khenkin, F.Holzke, G.Meier, D.Baramidze, K.Bischoff, R.Buhmann and K.Volke GER 7.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
18.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 8 results: Kramnik – Mamedyarov 1-0; draws: Shirov – Gelfand, Leko – Carlsen, Kamsky – Ivanchuk, Alekseev – Jakovenko. Standings: Kramnik 6/8; Shirov 4.5; Carlsen, Jakovenko, Leko and Gelfand 4; Mamedyarov, Kamsky and Ivanchuk 3.5; Alekseev 3. Round 9 pairings: Jakovenko – Shirov, Mamedyarov – Alekseev, Ivanchuk – Kramnik, Carlsen – Kamsky, Gelfand – Leko.
more [source: russiachess.org]
18.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
Leading standings after round 8: GM N.Mamedov AZE 7/8, GMs G.Meier GER, M.Parligras ROU, I.Khenkin GER, P.Skatchkov RUS, F.Abbasov AZE and WGM B.Kadziolka POL 6.5.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
17.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 7 results: Alekseev – Shirov 0-1, Jakovenko – Kramnik 1/2, Mamedyarov – Kamsky 0-1, Ivanchuk – Leko 1/2, Carlsen – Gelfand 1/2. Standings: Kramnik 5/7; Shirov 4; Mamedyarov, Carlsen, Jakovenko, Leko and Gelfand 3.5; Kamsky and Ivanchuk 3; Alekseev 2.5. Round 8 pairings: Shirov – Gelfand, Leko – Carlsen, Kamsky – Ivanchuk, Kramnik – Mamedyarov, Alekseev – Jakovenko.
more [source: russiachess.org]
17.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
Leading standings after round 7: GM N.Mamedov AZE 6.5/7, GMs G.Meier GER and M.Parligras ROU 6, 27 players scored 5.5 points.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
16.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 6 results: Shirov – Carlsen 1-0, Gelfand – Ivanchuk 1/2, Leko – Mamedyarov 1/2, Kamsky – Jakovenko 0-1, Kramnik – Alekseev 1-0. Standings: Kramnik 4.5/5; Mamedyarov 3.5; Carlsen, Jakovenko, Leko, Gelfand and Shirov 3; Alekseev and Ivanchuk 2.5; Kamsky 2. Round 7 pairings: Alekseev – Shirov, Jakovenko – Kramnik, Mamedyarov – Kamsky, Ivanchuk – Leko, Carlsen – Gelfand.
more [source: russiachess.org]
16.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, finale
Game 2: V.Zvjaginsev – A.Timofeev 1/2, match score 0.5-1.5. Grandmaster Artyom Timofeev of Kazan wins the Cup.
more [source: www.aeroflotchess.com]
16.11.2007
Viktor Korchnoi: I play about 120 games a year
Yesterday GM Viktor Korchnoi was the guest of the "Mayak" radio station and answered questions by presenters and audience (in Russian).
more [source: www.radiomayak.ru]
16.11.2007
World Youth Championships 2007
An opening ceremony of WYCC 2007 U8-U18 (November 17th-29th) will take place tomorrow in Kemer, Turkey. There will be about 60 players from Russia.
more [source: wycc2007.tsf.org.tr]
16.11.2007
Bad Wiessee Open 2007
GM Nijdat Mamedov AZE and IM Mihail Kopylov UKR lead on 5.5/6. 17 players scored 5 points.
more [source: www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de]
15.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, finale
Game 1: A.Timofeev – V.Zvjaginsev 1-0.
more [source: www.aeroflotchess.com]
14.11.2007
'Liga de Campeones', Vitoria
Round 10: Ponomariov – Kasimdzhanov 0-1, Polgar – Topalov 0-1, Karpov – Nisipeanu 1/2. Final standings: 1. Topalov 7/10, 2. Ponomariov 5.5, 3-4. Polgar and Nisipeanu 5, 5. Kasimdzhanov 4.5, 6. Karpov 3.
more [source: www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com]
14.11.2007
M.Tal Memorial 2007
Round 5 results: Kramnik – Shirov 1-0, Alekseev – Kamsky 1/2, Jakovenko – Leko 1/2, Mamedyarov – Gelfand 1/2, Ivanchuk – Carlsen 1/2. Standings: Kramnik 3.5/5; Mamedyarov and Carlsen 3; Leko, Alekseev and Gelfand 2.5; Kamsky, Jakovenko, Ivanchuk and Shirov 2. Round 6 pairings (November 16th): Shirov – Carlsen, Gelfand – Ivanchuk, Leko – Mamedyarov, Kamsky – Jakovenko, Kramnik – Alekseev.
more [source: russiachess.org]
14.11.2007
Russian Cup for men, semifinals
Game 2: A.Timofeev – V.Malakhov 1-0, (match score 1.5-0.5), E.Tomashevsky – V.Zvjaginsev 1/2 (0.5-1.5). Finale (November 15th-16th): V.Zvjaginsev – A.Timofeev.
more [source: www.aeroflotchess.com]
