2014-06-28

Varna Open 2014



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The international chess tournament Varna Open was held in Varna, Bulgaria from 19th until 27th June 2014, despite the adverse weather conditions in Varna, which unfortunately took 13 victims. The winner of Varna Open 2014 is GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan of Armenia.

Alongside Varna Open, another two tournaments were held. Over 100 children from Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Azerbaijan took part in the Eleventh edition of 'The Hopes of the World'. The tournament 'The Fans of Chess' was for players with FIDE rating below 2250.

 

Final results

Rk.

Name

FEDRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
1

GMGabuzyan Hovhannes

ARM25377.549.545.56
2

GMDobrov Vladimir

RUS25156.547.043.05
3

IMDimitrov Radoslav

BUL24506.545.042.05
4

IMBernadskiy Vitaliy

UKR25416.049.045.05
5

GMDrenchev Petar

BUL24876.047.044.55
6

IMNikolov Sasho

BUL23586.043.540.55
7

IMKhusenkhojaev Muhammad

TJK23815.551.047.54
8

GMJanev Evgeni

BUL24395.047.543.55
9

IMSantiago Yago De Moura

BRA24665.047.043.04
10

FMDeac Bogdan-Daniel

ROU23915.046.044.02
11

IMBorisenko Andrei

RUS24135.045.042.03
12

IMBarbosa Evandro Amorim

BRA24715.041.538.55
13

GMNikolov Momchil

BUL25185.041.538.53
14

IMPanbukchian Valentin

BUL23355.040.037.04
15


Pradeep Kumar R.A.

IND22684.537.534.54
16


Gaafar Mahmoud

EGY21154.533.531.54
17

FMTonkov Boyan

BUL22894.047.043.03
18

FMRudakov Aleksandr

RUS23104.040.038.03
19

IMKukov Velislav

BUL24104.040.037.53
20

GMSpassov Liuben

BUL23224.038.035.02
21


Asgarov Mushfig

AZE21924.037.535.53
22


Surendran N.

IND22684.037.534.52
23


Gurvich Vitaly

RUS21294.035.532.53
24


Zymberi Astrit

ALB21204.033.531.02
25


Galunova Tsveta

BUL20494.032.530.52
26


Semsiu Agim

MKD20303.038.536.01
27


Sidorov Anton

RUS19932.535.533.01
28


Janev Pavel

BUL22572.534.032.02
29


Lotfy Abdel Rahman

EGY21542.532.530.52
30


Ilieva Hristina

BUL20912.531.529.51
31


Haskel Jeffrey

USA22411.534.532.01
32


Hristov Petar

BUL20051.531.029.00

 


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2014-06-22

GM Alexander Delchev won Forni di Sopra Open!



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GM Alexander Delchev of Bulgaria won the Forni di Sopra Tournament with 7.0/9 points, followed by GM Hua Ni of China, also with 7 points.


Final results

Rk.SNo
NamesexFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
12
GMDelchev Aleksander
BUL26387.049.053.52420
21
GMNi Hua
CHN26537.044.549.02350
37
GMRomanishin Oleg M
UKR24876.547.051.02412
44
GMLibiszewski Fabien
FRA25436.049.053.52444
510
IMValsecchi Alessio
ITA24076.047.051.02389
63
GMDvirnyy Danyyil
ITA25496.046.550.52385
78
GMNaumkin Igor
RUS24276.046.049.52372
89
IMBruno Fabio
ITA24276.044.048.02287
911
IMBellia Fabrizio
ITA23936.043.547.02289
105
GMNarciso Dublan Marc
ESP25386.041.044.52208
1119
WIMCongiu MathildewFRA22796.040.542.52235

Full standings

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2014-06-20

Carlsen holds all world chess titles!



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After winning the Blitz Championship today after 21 rounds, Magnus Carlsen now holds all World Chess Champion titles - at Classic, Rapid and Blitz chess.

BLITZ - Final results


# Fed Full Name Rtng Pts
1 NOR Carlsen Magnus 2881 17
2 RUS Nepomniachtchi Ian 2730 16
3 USA Hikaru Nakamura 2775 16
4 VIE Le Quang Liem 2712 14
5 AZE Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2743 13.5
6 ARM Levon Aronian 2815 13.5
7 IND Anand Viswanathan 2785 13.5
8 AZE Mamedov Rauf 2659 13.5
9 ARM Sargissian Gabriel 2686 13
10 RUS Alexander Morozevich 2731 13
11 RUS Svidler Peter 2753 13
12 RUS Yudin Sergei 2546 12.5
13 RUS Dreev Aleksey 2667 12.5
14 IND Harikrishna P. 2726 12.5
15 POL Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2715 12.5
16 UKR Korobov Anton 2680 12.5
17 RUS Alexander Grischuk 2792 12.5
18 VEN Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo 2653 12.5
19 FRA Etienne Bacrot 2720 12.5
20 RUS Nikita Vitiugov 2742 12.5
21 AZE Radjabov Teimour 2724 12.5
22 RUS Tomashevsky Evgeny 2695 12.5
23 RUS Malakhov Vladimir 2694 12.5
24 VIE Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2621 12.5

Full standings


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2014-06-19

Magnus Carlsen - Rapid Chess Champion!



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The FIDE World Rapid Championships 2014 took finished today and Magnus Carlsen is the World Rapid Chess Champion.

The World Blitz Championship starts tomorrow.

RAPID - Final results

# FED Name Rating Points
1 NOR Carlsen Magnus 2881 11
2 ITA Caruana Fabiano 2791 10.5
3 IND Anand Viswanathan 2785 10.5
4 ARM Levon Aronian 2815 10.5
5 RUS Alexander Morozevich 2731 10.5
6 RUS Tomashevsky Evgeny 2695 10
7 RUS Karjakin Sergey 2771 10
8 RUS Alexander Grischuk 2792 10
9 AZE Radjabov Teimour 2724 10
10 RUS Svidler Peter 2753 10
11 FRA Etienne Bacrot 2720 10
12 CHN Yangyi Yu 2675 9.5
13 AZE Mamedov Rauf 2659 9.5
14 GEO Jobava Baadur 2713 9
15 VIE Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2621 9
16 VEN Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo 2653 9
17 ARM Movsesian Sergei 2672 9
18 AZE Guseinov Gadir 2613 9
19 VIE Le Quang Liem 2712 9
20 UKR Efimenko Zahar 2648 9
21 CHN Hao Wang 2729 9
22 UKR Eljanov Pavel 2723 9
23 RUS Antipov Mikhail Al. 2502 9

Full standings


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2014-06-14

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014



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FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 are taking place between 15th and 20th June 2014 in Dubai, UAE.

Time Controls

In the Blitz Championship, each player will have 3 minutes + 2 seconds additional time per move, starting from move 1.

In the Rapid Championship, each player will have 15 minutes + 10 seconds additional time per move, starting from move 1.

Participants

# Full Name Country
Rating RRating BRating
1 Carlsen  Magnus
2882 2827 2837
2 Levon Aronian
2815 2785 2863
3 Alexander Grischuk
2792 2828 2801
4 Anand  Viswanathan
2785 2770 2827
5 Caruana  Fabiano
2783 2840 2697
6 Hikaru Nakamura
2772 2841 2879
7 Karjakin  Sergey
2770 2781 2866
8 Mamedyarov  Shakhriyar
2760 2799 2822
9 Vachier-Lagrave  Maxime
2758 2749 2835
10 Svidler  Peter
2753 2787 2757
11 Boris Gelfand
2753 2725 2719
12 Nikita Vitiugov
2747 2703 2674
13 Nepomniachtchi  Ian
2735 2768 2816
14 Hao Wang
2734 2716 2668
15 Eljanov  Pavel
2732 2716 2674

Full list
 

Schedule

Date Day Time Rounds
16.06.2014 Mon 15:00 Rapid 1-5
17.06.2014 Tue 15:00 Rapid 6-10
18.06.2014 Wed 15:00 Rapid – Finals 11-15
19.06.2014 Thu 15:00 Blitz – Finals 1-11
20.06.2014 Fri 15:00 Blitz – Finals 12-21


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2014-06-13

Karjakin won Norway Chess 2014



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After a strong game today against Caruana, Karjakin won for a second time Norway Chess!

Final Results

# Name ELO Pts
1 Karjakin, Sergey 2770 6
2 Carlsen, Magnus 2882 5.5
3 Grischuk, Alexander 2792 5
4 Caruana, Fabiano 2783 4.5
5 Topalov, Veselin 2772 4.5
6 Kramnik, Vladimir 2783 4
7 Svidler, Peter 2753 4
8 Giri, Anish 2746 4
9 Aronian, Levon 2815 4
10 Agdestein, Simen 2625 3.5


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Karjakin in the lead - Norway Chess 2014, round 8



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Today we saw round 8 of Norway Chess 2014 (3-13 June 2014). GM Alexander Delchev has once again gladly provided commentary on one of the most interesting games of the day - Svidler-Carlsen (see game with commentary).

After defeating Kramnik in the 8th round, Karjakin is now in the lead with 5/8 points, followed closely by Caruana and Carlsen with 4.5/8 each. Agdestein had his first loss in the tournament today against Topalov. Tomorrow he is meeting his student Carlsen.

If two or more players share first place after the last round, there will be a blitz match between them to decide the tournament winner.

The final 9th round is tomorrow, Friday, 13th June, and it starts one hour earlier than usual - 14:30 Central European time.



Standings after round 8

# Name ELO Pts
1 Karjakin, Sergey 2770 5
2 Caruana, Fabiano 2783 4.5
3 Carlsen, Magnus 2882 4.5
4 Kramnik, Vladimir 2783 4
5 Grischuk, Alexander 2792 4
6 Topalov, Veselin 2772 4
7 Agdestein, Simen 2625 3.5
8 Giri, Anish 2746 3.5
9 Aronian, Levon 2815 3.5
10 Svidler, Peter 2753 3.5


Commentary by GM Alexander Delchev

Round 8

Svidler-Carlsen (½-½)
A game with unexpected end... see game with commentary


Round 2

Aronian-Karjakin (1-0)
Perfect game for Aronian and almost perfect for Karjakin who after only one little slip on 29th move, nearly lost the endgame. see game with commentary


Round 1

Aronian-Agdestein (½-½)
Tough positional game with very instructive exchange sacrifice. I think Agdestein had a great start at this event. With the advantage of playing at home surely he is able to show us more fine games like this one... see game with commentary


Grischuk-Caruana (0-1)
A disappointing outcome for Grischuk whose play was very resourceful. First, he sacrificed a piece transforming from a not so well looking opening position into a promising middlegame... see game with commentary


Pairings in final round 9


Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian





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2014-06-12

LIVE commentary by GM Alexander Delchev on Svidler-Carlsen game in round 8 of Norway Chess



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LIVE Commentrary!

GM Alexander Delchev is providing LIVE commentary on Svidler-Carlsen game in round 8 of Norway Chess 2014.

Commentary on games from previous rounds

Round 2

Aronian-Karjakin (1-0)
Perfect game for Aronian and almost perfect for Karjakin who after only one little slip on 29th move, nearly lost the endgame. see game with commentary


Round 1

Aronian-Agdestein (½-½)
Tough positional game with very instructive exchange sacrifice. I think Agdestein had a great start at this event. With the advantage of playing at home surely he is able to show us more fine games like this one... see game with commentary


Grischuk-Caruana (0-1)
A disappointing outcome for Grischuk whose play was very resourceful. First, he sacrificed a piece transforming from a not so well looking opening position into a promising middlegame... see game with commentary


Commentary of games from round 1 by GM Alexander Delchev

Pairings in remaining rounds


Round 8, Thursday, June 12, 15.30 CEST
Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov

Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian



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2014-06-11

Norway Chess 2014 - round 7



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With only two rounds to go, Norway Chess 2014 has no clear winner - all results are within 1 point difference and anything can happen.

The only decisive game in the 7th round was the 131-moves game between Giri and Karjakin which continued for almost 8 hours, mostly drawish with slight winning chances for Giri with the whites, who while trying to win, blundered at the very end and gave the victory to Karjakin!

Very strong play by Simen Agdestein with no loss so far, he is meeting his student Magnus Carlsen in the last round.

A rest day tomorrow with a celebrity tournament, round 8 is on Thursday, 12th June.

Standings after round 7

# Name ELO Pts
1 Kramnik, Vladimir 2783 4
2 Caruana, Fabiano 2783 4
3 Carlsen, Magnus 2882 4
4 Karjakin, Sergey 2770 4
5 Grischuk, Alexander 2792 3.5
6 Agdestein, Simen 2625 3.5
7 Giri, Anish 2746 3
8 Aronian, Levon 2815 3
9 Svidler, Peter 2753 3
10 Topalov, Veselin 2772 3

Commentrary

Commentary of games from round 1 by GM Alexander Delchev

Pairings in remaining rounds


Round 8, Thursday, June 12, 15.30 CEST
Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov

Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian



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2014-06-09

Round 5 of Norway Chess 2014



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Norway Chess 2014 has started on 3rd June. After five rounds, Kramnik took the lead with 3.5 points.


Standings after round 5

# Name ELO Pts
1 Kramnik, Vladimir 2783 3.5
2 Caruana, Fabiano 2783 3
3 Carlsen, Magnus 2882 3
4 Grischuk, Alexander 2792 2.5
5 Karjakin, Sergey 2770 2.5
6 Agdestein, Simen 2625 2.5
7 Giri, Anish 2746 2.5
8 Aronian, Levon 2815 2
9 Svidler, Peter 2753 2
10 Topalov, Veselin 2772 1.5


Commentrary

Commentary of games from round 1 by GM Alexander Delchev

Pairings in remaining rounds

Round 6, Monday, June 9, 15.30 CEST
Levon Aronian – Anish Giri
Sergey Karjakin – Magnus Carlsen
Alexander Grischuk – Peter Svidler
Veselin Topalov – Vladimir Kramnik
Simen Agdestein – Fabiano Caruana

Round 7, Tuesday, June 10, 15.30 CEST
Peter Svidler – Simen Agdestein
Magnus Carlsen – Alexander Grischuk
Anish Giri – Sergey Karjakin
Vladimir Kramnik – Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana – Veselin Topalov

Round 8, Thursday, June 12, 15.30 CEST
Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Sergey Karjakin – Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Grischuk – Anish Giri
Peter Svidler – Magnus Carlsen
Simen Agdestein – Veselin Topalov

Round 9, Friday, June 13, 14.30 CEST
Magnus Carlsen – Simen Agdestein
Anish Giri – Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik – Alexander Grischuk
Fabiano Caruana – Sergey Karjakin
Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian



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27th Leon GM tournament



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The 27th Leon GM Rapid Tournament was held from 6th to 8th June 2014. At the final, GM Wei Yi met GM Paco Vallejo. They played four regular games finishing in draws, and Wei Yi won at one of the two tie-break games.

Participants

NameELO
Paco Vallejo2698
Ivan Salgado2622
Wei Yi2634
Hou Yifan2629



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