2014-04-29

Last round will decide the winner of Gashimov Memorial 2014



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Today in round 9 of Gashimov Memorial 2014 we saw the win of Caruana over Mamedyarov, and two draws Radjabov-Carlsen and Karjakin-Nakamura. After Caruana's win, he joins Carlsen in the leading position with 5.5 points. Tomorrow's game Carlsen-Caruana in round 10 will decide the winner of the tournament.

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Follow LIVE the game between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana on ChessBomb! ROUND 10 starts 90 minutes earlier - at 13:30 local time (10:30 Central European time).

Standings after round 9

#NameELOPtsS-B
1Caruana, Fabiano27835.523.75

Carlsen, Magnus28815.520.75
3Karjakin, Sergey27724.521.25

Radjabov, Teimour27134.520.25

Nakamura, Hikaru27724.517.25
6Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27602.512.25

Commentary by GM Alexander Delchev

Round 9 (LIVE): Radjabov-Carlsen (½-½)
In the first stage Radjabov defeated Carlsen as black in his speciality - King Indian defence - Now it is time for a revenge. I expect from Radjabov a very solid approach - normal for him when he has white... see game with commentary


Round 7: Nakamura-Carlsen (0-1)
I think in this game Carlsen had perfect position after the opening and only in the deep endgame he failed to bring home the deserved point. What improvement does Nakamura have in mind?... see game with commentary


Round 3: Karjakin-Carlsen (½-½)
Lucky outcome for Karjakin who was in a very bad position for the most of the game. Not typical for Carlsen who is missing very rarely such occasions... see game with commentary


Round 1: Carlsen-Mamedyarov (1-0)
Mamedyarov lost twice in Ragozin defence in Candidates 2014 against Anand and Aronian. Now he chooses Cambridge Springs - in Queen gambit Declined - known for its solid reputation... see game with commentary


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Live commentary on Radjabov-Carlsen in round 9 of Gashimov Memorial by GM Alexander Delchev



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Today GM Alexander Delchev will provide live commentary on the game between Teimour Radjabov and Magnus Carlsen in round 9 of Gashimov Memorial 2014. Follow LIVE on ChessBomb!

Previous commentary by GM Alexander Delchev

Round 7: Nakamura-Carlsen (0-1)
I think in this game Carlsen had perfect position after the opening and only in the deep endgame he failed to bring home the deserved point. What improvement does Nakamura have in mind?... see game with commentary


Round 3: Karjakin-Carlsen (½-½)
Lucky outcome for Karjakin who was in a very bad position for the most of the game. Not typical for Carlsen who is missing very rarely such occasions... see game with commentary


Round 1: Carlsen-Mamedyarov (1-0)
Mamedyarov lost twice in Ragozin defence in Candidates 2014 against Anand and Aronian. Now he chooses Cambridge Springs - in Queen gambit Declined - known for its solid reputation... see game with commentary


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2014-04-28

GM Anna Muzychuk is the Women’s World Blitz Champion 2014



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The Women's Blitz Championship, held on April 26-28, was won by GM Anna Muzychuk from Slovenia with 23.0/30 points.


Results

PlaceS.No.TitleName
Fed.FIDETotal



11GMMuzychuk, AnnaSLOSLOB 261323.0



27GMDzagnidze, NanaGEOGEOB 252320.5



39GMKosintseva, TatianaRUSRUSB 250220.0



48GMZhao, XueCHNCHNB 251019.0



53GMStefanova, AntoanetaBULBULB 256518.5



616IMPaehtz, ElisabethGERGERB 242418.0



76GMGunina, ValentinaRUSRUSB 253218.0



85GMKosteniuk, AlexandraRUSRUSB 253917.5



94GMLagno, KaterynaUKRUKRB 254917.0



1012GMHarika, DronavalliINDINDB 246616.5




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2014-04-26

GM Lagno won the World Women's Rapid Chess Championship



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The Rapid Championship, held on April 23-25, was won by GM Kateryna Lagno from Ukraine with 10.5 points and tie-breaks.


Results

PlaceS.No.TitleName
Fed.FIDETotal
WinsBlackRn-1
12GMLagno, KaterynaUKRUKRR 258110.5
88.002482
25GMKosteniuk, AlexandraRUSRUSR 255110.5
107.002478
323WGMGirya, OlgaRUSRUSR 238110.0
88.002477
44GMStefanova, AntoanetaBULBULR 257010.0
77.002473
57GMMuzychuk, AnnaSLOSLOR 252010.0
68.002469

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Results of the 13th Asian Continental Chess Torunament



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Official webpage: Asian Chess Continental, Sharjah 2014



GM Yangyi Yu from China won the Open tournament and WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar from Indonesia won the Women's tournament, both with 7.0/9 points.

The 13th Asian Continental/Individual Open and Women’s Chess Championships was held from 16th to 26th April 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Results - OPEN

Rk.SNo
NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
14GMYu YangyiCHN26677.00.052593
212GMAdhiban B.IND26096.50.052576
35GMNi HuaCHN26546.50.052501
42GMKasimdzhanov RustamUZB26936.50.042582
514GMWen YangCHN25816.50.042557
617GMSalem A.R. SalehUAE25616.00.042578
71GMBu XiangzhiCHN26996.00.042548
810GMNguyen Ngoc Truong SonVIE26216.00.042504
916GMSethuraman S.P.IND25766.00.042491
106GMNegi ParimarjanIND26406.00.032538
1120GMSengupta DeepIND25315.50.052487
1218GMGhaem Maghami EhsanIRI25565.50.042610
1315GMJumabayev RinatKAZ25805.50.042519
1426GMGundavaa BayarsaikhanMGL25075.50.042423
159GMWei YiCHN26295.50.032488
1624IMWang ChenCHN25135.50.032486
1711GMVidit Santosh GujrathiIND26105.50.022481

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Results -WOMEN

Rk.SNo
NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
112WGMSukandar Irine KharismaINA23197.00.062375
28WGMPourkashiyan AtousaIRI23356.00.052351
31WGMTan ZhongyiCHN24886.00.052258
415WGMHoang Thi Bao TramVIE22806.00.042403
514WGMKhademalsharieh SarasadatIRI22925.50.042384
610WIMGong QianyunSIN23275.50.032369
717WGMNguyen Thi Thanh AnVIE22375.50.032340
84IMKaravade EeshaIND24145.50.032265
99IMPham Le Thao NguyenVIE23325.50.032209
103IMTania SachdevIND24275.00.032348
1111WIMNi ShiqunCHN23255.00.032329
126WIMAbdumalik ZhansayaKAZ23795.00.032278
1313WIMNguyen Thi Mai HungVIE23125.00.032207
142IMMunguntuul BatkhuyagMGL24325.00.022355
1518WIMHoang Thi Nhu YVIE22075.00.022321

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2014-04-23

Women's World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014



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Following Candidates 2014 and Women's Grand Prix, the Women's World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014 are taking place from 23rd until 28th April 2014 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

The Rapid Championship is held on April 23-25, and the Blitz Championship follows it on April 26-28. Both tournaments are Swiss system with 15 rounds, but in blitz each round consists of two games with alternate colours.

Players

NOSURNAMENAMECTYDATE OF BIRTHRATING, BLITZRATING, RAPIDRATING, STAND.
1DronavalliHarikaIND12.01.1991246624372486
2StefanovaAntoanetaBUL19.04.1979256525702486
3MuzychukAnnaSLO28.02.1990261325202566
4MuzychukMariyaUKR
243824692503
5MuminovaNafisaUZB01.02.1990226823212301
6KosteniukAlexandraRUS23.04.1984253925662527
7KrushIrinaUSA24.12.1983249024492444
8PaehtzElisabethGER08.01.1985242425242458
9CramlingPia Ann Rosa-DellaSWE23.04.1963241425042512
10ZhaoXueCHN06.04.1985251024702549
11BatchimegTuvshintugsMGL
2321
2340
12Dzagnidze NanaGEO01.01.1987252325802546
13KhotenashviliBelaGEO01.06.1988248523982527
14ShaidullinaSandugachRUS
212122122260

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Schedule

23.04.2014 We 15:00 Rapid 1-5
24.04.2014 Th 15:00 Rapid 6-10
25.04.2014 Fr 15:00 Rapid 11-15
26.04.2014 Sa 15:00 Blitz 1-10
27.04.2014 Su 15:00 Blitz 11-20
28.04.2014 Mon 15:00 Blitz 21-30


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Shamkir Chess - round 3 with commentary by GM Alexander Delchev



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Commentary by GM Alexander Delchev

Karjakin-Carlsen (½-½)
Lucky outcome for Karjakin who was in a very bad position for the most of the game. Not typical for Carlsen who is missing very rarely such occasions... see game with commentary


Standings after round 3

Group A

#NameELOPtsS-B
1Carlsen, Magnus28812.52.75
2Karjakin, Sergey27721.52.75

Caruana, Fabiano27831.52.25

Radjabov, Teimour27131.51.75

Nakamura, Hikaru27721.51.25
6Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27600.50.75

Group B

#NameELOPtsS-B
1Bacrot, Etienne27222.52.75
2Eljanov, Pavel273222.5
3Wang, Hao27341.52.5

Abasov, Nijat25161.52.25

Wojtaszek, Radoslaw27161.52

Motylev, Alexander26851.51.75

Safarli, Eltaj26561.51.75
8Durarbayli, Vasif258411.75

Mamedov, Rauf266011.75

Guseinov, Gadir262111.5


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2014-04-22

Winners of Women's Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk



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After a fierce struggle, Hou Yifan triumphed in the tournament with 8.5/11, followed by Olga Girya with 7/11 points and Alexandra Kosteniuk with 6.5/11 points. 

Congratulations to the winners!

Final results

Rank SNo.
Name Rtg FED Pts Res. IRat-Ø W n We Rtg+/- Ra Rp
1 6 GM Hou Yifan 2618 CHN 0 2484 8,5 11 7,38 11 2484 2695
2 4 WGM Girya Olga 2450 RUS 7 0 2500 7,0 11 4,75 23 2500 2602
3 12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 RUS 0 2493 6,5 11 5,99 5 2493 2558
4 10 GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 UKR 6 ½ 2491 6,0 11 6,26 -3 2491 2527
5 5 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 6 ½ 2490 6,0 11 6,51 -5 2490 2526
6 9 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 GEO 1 2491 5,5 11 6,37 -9 2491 2491
7 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 BUL 0 2496 5,5 11 5,37 1 2496 2496
8 3 GM Zhao Xue 2552 CHN 5 ½ 2490 5,0 11 6,38 -14 2490 2454
9 2 GM Ushenina Anna 2501 UKR 5 ½ 2495 5,0 11 5,57 -6 2495 2459
10 11 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 UZB 4 0 2511 4,0 11 2,84 17 2511 2409
11 7 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 RUS ½ 2496 3,5 11 5,47 -20 2496 2363
12 8 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 MGL ½ 2510 3,5 11 3,11 6 2510 2377


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