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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 06:16 PM Original message |
The JR Chess Report (April 16): Dubai Open, Russian ChT and US Championships |
Edited on Sat Apr-16-11 06:17 PM by Jack Rabbit
Negi, Jon Ludwig lead Dubai Open
Robert Luxemborg, Wikipedia (Public Domain) Grandmasters Parimarjan Negi of India and Jon Ludwig Hammer of Norway lead the 13th annual Dubai Open in the United Arab Emirates after seven rounds with 6 points each. Today's double round action began with Negi, grandmasters Krishnan Sasikiran of India and Mikhel Mchedlishvili of Georgia with 4½ each out of five rounds. In Round 6, which started at 10 am on the Persian Gulf, Negi defeated Sasikiran and Mchedlishvili lost to Belarusian GM Aleksej Aleksandrov. This left Negi alone in first place with 5½ points, followed by eight players at 5 points each. In the evening round, which begna at 6 pm, Negi drew with Kazakh GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev to assure himself of at least a share of first place at the end of the day. The only player in the second-place log jam to win his game w2as Jon Ludwig, who thus moved into a two-way tie with Negi. Negi will have White against Jon Ludwig tomorrow in Round 8. Games are broadcast live on the official tournament website at 5:30 pm local time (6:30 am PDT). Russian Team Championships begin in Olginka Black Sea Cossacks, 19th Century in Wikipedia (Public Domain) The Russian Team Championships began in the Black Sea resort Olginka, Krasnodar Krai, on Tuesday with the women's group beginning today. In the "men's" group (which includes at least two women), Tomsk-400, led by Ukrainian GM Ruslan Ponomariov, took the tournament lead in today's fifth round by defeating Economist SGSEU by a score of 4-2 when Alexander Motylev defeated Pavel Eljanov on board 2 in the only decisive game of the match. Meanwhile, the 64 Chess Club of Moscow, which stated the day tied for first and is led by veteran Boris Gelfand and backed by youngsters Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri, drew a match with the St. Petersburg Chess Federation, led by Vassily Ivanchuk and Peter Svidler, when all games were drawn. Winners today in the woman's first round were Ladya, the Moscow Chess Club, AVS and Giprorechtais. Leading players include reigning Russian women's champion Alisa Galliamova (Ladya), former world women's champion Alexandria Kosteniuk (Moscow Chess Club), Katya Lahno (AVS), Natalia Zhukova (Giprorechtais) and Viktorija Cmilyte (St. Petersburg Chess Federation). Games begin at 2:30 pm local time (3:30 am PDT). Live broadcasts can be found on the website of the Russian Chess Feberation. 24 players meet in St. Louis for US Championships Daniel Schwen in Wikipedia (Creative Commons License, Attribution/Share Alike) The US Championships began yesterday in St. Louis, Missouri, with 24 players, 16 men and eight women, in a new competitive format. The men are divided into two groups of eight players each competing in a single round robin, then the top two in each group will compete in a knock out. The women compete in a single round robin of seven games to determine the US Women's champion. In yesterday's first round, Sabina Foisor scored a major upset by defeating Irina Krush, the defending women's champion. Larry Christiansen, a former three-time champion, took down four-time champion Alex Shabalov in a battle of old-time tactical affectionados. Games begin at 2 pm CDT (noon PDT) and are broadcast live on the COMING ATTRACTIONS Asian Championships, Mashad, Iran 1-11 May. Biel Chess Festival 18-29 July. Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Dortmund 21-31 July. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. This week's games |
The JR Chess Report theme music: Merrick, The Look Sharp, Be Sharp March (Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra)
Your humble hare acknowledges the assistance of Rybka 4 and Fritz 6.0 on analysis. Diagrams on the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Aquarium, a commercially available interface for Rybka. Diagrams and other images are hosted on imgur.com. BLACK WHITE White to move (This position is a theoretical draw) I would like to thank my impressive and loyal staff: Buccaneer, Spitfire, Desperado, Swashbuckler, Pancho and Robin Hood. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Chinese National Championships, Xinghua |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Zhao Jun - Xiu Deshun, General Group, Round 9 |
This game is not only the best played in Xinghua last week, but it has been praised as the best game played thus far in 2011.
Zhao Jun Zhao Jun - Xiu Deshun Chinese National Championship, General Group, Round 9 Xinghua, 8 April 2011 East India Game: Nimzo-Indian Defense (Sämisch Opening) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3
4...Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5
6.e3 b6 7.Bd3 Nc6
8.Ne2 Ba6
9.e4 0-0
10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5!? (N)
12.Bg3
12...d6 13.f4!?
13...Na5!?
14.fxg5 hxg5 15.0-0 Nh5!?
BLACK: Xiu Deshun WHITE: Zhao Jun Position after 15...Nf6h5 16.Bxd6!!
16...Qxd6 17.e5!
17...Qe7?!
18.Ng3!
18...Nxg3 BLACK: Xiu Deshun WHITE: Zhao Jun Position after 18... Nh5g3:N 19.Rf6!!
19...Kg7?
20.Qg4!
20...Rg8
21.hxg3
21...Nb7
22.Raf1 Nd8 23.Qe4 Qb7
BLACK: Xiu Deshun WHITE: Zhao Jun Position after 23...Qe7b7 24.d5!
24...Rh8
25.Qg6+
25...fxg6 26.Rxg6+ Kh7 27.Rxg5+ Kh6 28.Rg6+ Kh7 29.Rg4+ Kh6 30.Rf6+ Kh5 31.Rh4+ 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. 13th Dubai Open |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Negi - Lalith, Round 4 |
Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi - Babu Lalith 13th International Open, Round 4 Dubai, 13 April 2011 Caro-Kann Game: Flohr Opening 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0-0-0 Ngf6 14.Ne4
14...Be7
15.Nxf6+
15...Bxf6 16.g3
16...Qb6 17.Kb1 (N)
17...Rd8
18.Rhe1 Be7!?
19.c4
19...Nf6 20.Qe2 Bb4?!
BLACK: Babu Lalith WHITE: Parimarjan Negi Position after 20... Be7b4 21.Bxb4!
21...Qxb4 22.g4 Qe7?!
23.Ne5!
23...0-0?!
BLACK: Babu Lalith WHITE: Parimarjan Negi Position after 23...0-0 24.f4!
24...Nd7 25.Nf3 Qd6 26.Qe3 Nf6 27.Ne5 Nd7!?
28.Nd3!?
28...Nf6!
29.g5 Ng4?
BLACK: Babu Lalith WHITE: Parimarjan Negi Position after 29...Nf6g4 30.Qh3!
30...f5 31.gxf6 Nxf6 32.Nc5 Rf7 33.Nxe6 Re8 BLACK: Babu Lalith WHITE: Parimarjan Negi Position after 33... Rd8e8 34.f5!
34...b5 35.cxb5 cxb5 36.Re5 a6
37.Rg1 Ree7
38.Qg2 Ra7 39.Ka1
39...Kh8 40.Rc5 Qd7 41.Qg6 Ng8
42.a3 Rf6 43.Qg4 b4 44.axb4 Rb7 45.Kb1 Rf7 46.d5 Nf6
47.Qg6 Ng8 48.Qg4 Nf6 49.Qd4 Ne8 50.Rc6
50...Rf6 51.Nxg7 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Gupta - Negi, Round 9 |
Edited on Mon Apr-18-11 05:22 PM by Jack Rabbit
Abhijeet Gupta Abhijeet Gupta - Parimarjan Negi 13th International Open, Round 9 Dubai, 18 April 2011 Semi-Slav Queen's Gambit: Grand Anti-Meran Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.a4
14...b4
15.Bxb4 Qb6 16.Ba3 Qxd4 17.Qc2 c5 18.Rfd1 (N)
18...Qe5 19.Bxc4
19...Qc7 BLACK: Parimarjan Negi WHITE:Abhijeet Gupta Position after 19... Qe5c7 20.Nb1!?
21.Nd2 Rfd8 22.Be2 Rac8 23.Rac1 Bd4 24.g3
24...Qe5 25.Bf3!?
25...Bc6!?
26.Bg2 Nf6
27.Nf3 Bxe4?
BLACK: Parimarjan Negi WHITE: Abhijeet Gupta Position after 27...Bc6e4:p 28.Rxd4!!
28...cxd4
29.Qxc8 Qd5 30.Qc7 Rd7 31.Qe5 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. 18th Russian Team Championships, Olginka |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Najer - Moiseenko, General Group, Round 2 |
Evgeniy Najer, playing thus far in all rounds on the the sixth board, won his first four games for Moscow 64.
Evgeniy Najer Evgeniy Najer (Moscow 64) - Alexander Moiseenko (Economist SGSEU) Russian Team Championship, General Group, Round 2 Olginka, 13 April 2011 Spanish Sicilian Game: Royal Defense 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
4.0-0 Nge7 5.d4 Nxd4!? (N)
6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Qxd4
7...a6
8.Be2 Nc6 9.Qc3 b5
10.Bf4 Bb7
11.Rd1 Rc8 12.Qg3!
12...Be7
13.a4 b4 14.Nd2
14...e5
BLACK: Alexander Moiseenko WHITE: Evgeniy Najer Position after 14...e6e5 15.Nc4!!
15...exf4 16.Qxg7!
16...Rf8 17.e5 Nxe5?
18.Qxe5!
18...d5
19.Qxf4!
19...Rc6
20.Ne3 Rg6 21.Bf3 Bd6
22.Qd4!
22...Rfg8 23.Bxd5 Bc8
BLACK: Alexander Moiseenko WHITE: Evgeniy Najer Position after 23...Bb7c8 24.Qc4!
24...R8g7 25.Rd4 Kf8 26.Rad1 Rh6 27.g3
27...Bd7 28.Be4!
28...Rxh2
BLACK: Alexander Moiseenko WHITE: Evgeniy Najer Position after 28...Rh6h2:p 29.Rxd6!
29...Qh4 30.Rxd7 Rxg3+ 31.fxg3 Qxg3+ 32.Ng2! 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Kurnosov - Vokarev, Round 4 |
Edited on Thu Apr-21-11 12:37 AM by Jack Rabbit
Igor Kurnosov plays on board 6 for current leader Tomsk-400 and is also turning in an outstanding performance.
Igor Kurnosov Igor Kurnosov (Tomsk-400) - Sergey Vokarev (OSDYUSShR) 18th Russian Team Championships, General Group, Round 4 Olginka, 15 April 2011 West India Game: King's Indian Defense (Two Knights' Tango Variation) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3
3...Nc6!?
4.d5!
4...Ne5 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3
6...Bg7 7.f4 Ned7 8.Nh3
8...0-0 9.Be2 c6
10.Nf2
10...cxd5
11.cxd5 Nb6 12.a4 Bd7?!
BLACK: Sergey Vokarev WHITE: Igor Kurnosov Position after 12...Bc8d7 13.a5!
13...Nc8 14.0-0 e6!?
15.dxe6 fxe6
16.Qb3
16...b6
17.Bf3 Rb8 18.Be3 Kh8?!
19.Rfd1 Ne8 20.a6 b5?
BLACK: Sergey Vokarev WHITE: Igor Kurnosov Position after 20...b6b5 21.e5!
21...dxe5
22.fxe5 Bxe5
23.Nd3 Bg7 24.Nc5 Ned6 25.N3e4 Be5 26.Bd4?!
26...Bxd4+!
27.Rxd4 Qb6?
28.Qc3!
28...e5
BLACK: Sergey Vokarev WHITE: Igor Kurnosov Position after 28...e6e5 29.Rxd6!!
29...Nxd6 30.Qxe5+ Kg8 31.Nxd6 Bc6
32.Bd1 1-0
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. OK, Chess Fans, ask me anything . . . |
Edited on Sun Apr-17-11 07:29 PM by Jack Rabbit
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Is there a Super Bowl of Chess? |
I mean just one tournament where the best players show up and the winner of that tournament is champion of chess?
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That would be the match for the world title |
That would be more like a 15 round boxing match for the heavyweight title than like the world series. The world champion and a challenger, who is selected in a series of tournaments and matches, square off in a match in which the winner is either still champion or the new champion. The first world championship chess match was held in 1886 and was won by Wilhelm Steinitz, a native of Prague who also had resided in Vienna and London before settling in New York a few years before the match.
After World War II, FIDE, the intenational Chess Federation, got the world championship under control and established a three-year world championship cycle. Since the previous champion, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, died suddenly in 1945, a tournament among the five strongest players in the world was held and was won by Mikhail Botvinnik of the Soviet Union. During the current reign of error of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhimnov, several new formats were tried, most notoriously a knock out tournament in which the last man standing was crowned champion and held the title for two years. The knock out method produced two or three improbable champions and was abandoned for an eight player tournament. This produced Veselin Topalov as champion in 2005, but due to a schism between FIDE, which had grown corrupt and inefficient under the presidency of Florencio Campomanes, and reigning champion Garry Kasparov, there had been two champions since 1993 and due to continued corruption and inefficiency and even ridiculousness under Kirsan, the FIDE champions had little credibility. As far as the public was concerned, there was a world champion and his name was Garry Kasparov until he was beaten by Vladimir Kramnik in a match held in London in the Autumn of 2000. Kirsan has apparently never herd the phrase If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There was nothing wrong with the championship cycle established after WW II and we could do worse than just restore it. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks |
That is all very interesting and I mean that sincerely. :)
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Update (Monday): Gupta takes down Negi in Final Round, wins Dubai Open |
Indian grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta defeated tournament leader Parimarjan Negi to overtake Nagi in the standings and take home first prize for himself in the final round of 13th annual Dubai Open.
Negi, who is now and will remain for the next two years a leading contender to become world junior champion in his own right, held or shared the lead for the entire tournament after winning his first four games in a row. During the course of the later rounds of the nine-round Swiss system event, Negi rebuffed challenged from such strong players as his compatriot, Krishnan Sasikiran, and the young Norwegian grandmaster, Jon Ludwig Hammer. Negi entered the final round today alone in first place with 7 points with Gupta in a clear second just a half-point back. Negi needed only to avoid loss today to claim the tournament championship and was clearly playing for a draw with Black. Gupta, playing White, needed to win in order to overtake his compatriot and began the game with an Anti-Meran Gambit, an especially sharp opening, demonstrating his determination to play risky chess if that is what it took to win against a talented defensive player like Negi. In spite of the sharpness of the opening, Negi kept the game under control and was actually slightly better when he blundered by taking a pawn on the 27th move and quickly found himself a piece down with no realistic hope of recovering the lost material. Negi resigned the game on his 31st move. Congratulations to Abhijeet Gupta. |
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