2014-09-21

Masters Final Bilbao 2014 - results


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Congratulations to Viswanathan Anand who won the Chess Masters Final 2014 with 11 points!

Results

#NamePtsSB
1Anand, Viswanathan1122.5
2Aronian, Levon1029
3Ponomariov, Ruslan515.5
Vallejo Pons, Francisco515


Commentary

Check out the commentary by GM Alexander Delchev on selected games from the Chess Masters Final - Bilbao 2014.

Round 4

Anand, Viswanathan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (1-0)

Ponomariov, Ruslan - Aronian, Levon (½-½)

Round 2

Aronian, Levon - Ponomariov, Ruslan (1-0)

Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan (0-1)

Round 1

Anand, Viswanathan - Ponomariov, Ruslan (1-0)

Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Aronian, Levon (½-½)

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2014-09-15

Chess Masters Final - live commentary by GM Delchev


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Follow the live commentary by GM Alexander Delchev on selected games from the Chess Masters Final - Bilbao 2014.

Round 4

Anand, Viswanathan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (1-0) Queen Gambit accepted is coming as a pleasant surprise for me. Paco was experimenting recently with Dutch but his last game against Topalov in Tromso was rather disappointing. Wojtasek is one of the greatest experts in this opening. His preference is 3. e4, so Anand's reaction was more than predictable, but the next move already is a rare guest in Top level chess, although in my opinion it is quite playable... See more

Ponomariov, Ruslan - Aronian, Levon (½-½) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 This move order is to prevent the queen Indian Defence - Aronian's main weapon against 1.d4... See more

Round 2

Aronian, Levon - Ponomariov, Ruslan (1-0) Ponomariov wanted to avoid 3.f3 system Anti Grunfeld which Anand used as his main weapon in his WCC match against Gelfand. I thought he had enough KID torturing yesterday, but I was surprised to see that he wanted to repeat it all again... See more

Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan (0-1) Paco makes his final mistake. (Of course not 26. Ke2 Ne4) (but after 26. f3 I don't see how black will win the endgame 26... f6 27. Ke2 a6 28. Rd2)... See more

Round 1

Anand, Viswanathan - Ponomariov, Ruslan (1-0) The courage of Ponomariov to play KID at such level wasn't rewarded. Anand won a game in a typical positional style without giving any counterchances... See more

Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Aronian, Levon (½-½) In this game from the first round Paco decided to challenge Aronian with the sharp system in Nimzo-Indian defence with 4. Nf3 and 5. Bg5. Aronian'a experience in that line was much higher - considering that he used to play like that with white pieces not so long ago... See more

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2014-09-14

European Chess Club Cup - Bilbao 2014


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The European Chess Club Cup - Bilbao 2014 starts on Sunday, 14th September, at 15:00 local time.

Team Composition



Players by rating

N Bo. Player Team Fed FRtg
9 1 Caruana, Fabiano Obiettivo Risarcimento ITA 2801
18 2 Grischuk, Alexander Malakhite RUS 2789
2 2 Topalov, Veselin SOCAR Azerbaijan BUL 2784
10 2 Nakamura, Hikaru Obiettivo Risarcimento USA 2782
17 1 Karjakin, Sergey Malakhite RUS 2777
11 3 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Obiettivo Risarcimento FRA 2768
4 4 Giri, Anish SOCAR Azerbaijan NED 2758
1 1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar SOCAR Azerbaijan AZE 2756
26 2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier SPB CUB 2755
3 3 Adams, Michael SOCAR Azerbaijan ENG 2752
27 3 Vitiugov, Nikita SPB RUS 2742
32 1 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw G-Team Novy Bor POL 2736
19 3 Leko, Peter Malakhite HUN 2734
25 1 Svidler, Peter SPB RUS 2732
40 2 Morozevich, Alexander SHSM Nashe Nasledie RUS 2731
6 6 Wang, Hao SOCAR Azerbaijan CHN 2730
12 4 Bacrot, Etienne Obiettivo Risarcimento FRA 2729
34 3 Harikrishna, P. G-Team Novy Bor IND 2725
33 2 Navara, David G-Team Novy Bor CZE 2722
5 5 Radjabov, Teimour SOCAR Azerbaijan AZE 2717
82 1 Naiditsch, Arkadij Gros Xake Taldea GER 2715
13 5 Fressinet, Laurent Obiettivo Risarcimento FRA 2712
39 1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian SHSM Nashe Nasledie RUS 2710
20 4 Shirov, Alexei Malakhite LAT 2701
21 5 Malakhov, Vladimir Malakhite RUS 2696
29 5 Matlakov, Maxim SPB RUS 2694
22 6 Motylev, Alexander Malakhite RUS 2686

Schedule

Sunday 14 September 15.00 1st Round
Monday 15 September 15.00 2nd Round
Tuesday 16 September 15.00 3rd Round
Wednesday 17 September 15.00 4th Round
Thursday 18 September 15.00 5th Round
Friday 19 September 15.00 6th Round
Saturday 20 September 15.00 7th Round

Regulations

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Chess Masters Final - Bilbao 2014


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The 1st round of the Chess Masters Final - Bilbao 2014 starts on Sunday, 14th September, 15:00 local time. The event features four strong players in a round robin system.


Carlsen, twice champion of the Bilbao Masters Final (2011 and 2012), has declined the invitation in order to concentrate on preparing to defend his world title against Anand.

This year’s edition of the Grand Slam Final will take place in its fixed venue in Bilbao. It will be a double-round robin and it will follow the revolutionary rules that distinguish the Bilbao tournament from the rest and are aimed towards guaranteeing spectacular play in every game. Thus, the Sofia rules will be applied once more, giving the arbiter exclusive rights to determine whether a game is a draw, avoiding agreements between players.

Players

Levon Aronian:
  • Born in Armenia in 1982.
  • Twice champion of the Bilbao Masters Final.
  • World Team Champion with Armenia.
  • 3 Olympic gold medals.
  • World Cup champion.
  • World Rapid Chess.
  • World Blitz Champion.
  • Winner of Linares, Monaco, Wijk aan Zee and Alekhine tournaments, among others.
  • Currently occupies 2and place in world ranking.
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Viswanathan Anand:
  • Born in Madras (India) in 1969.
  • Five-times World Champion.
  • Winner of the Candidates Tournament for World Championship in 2014.
  • Five-times winner of Wijk aan Zee tournament (The Netherlands).
  • Three-times winner of Dortmund tournament (Germany)
  • Three-times winner of Linares tournament (Spain).
  • Declared best sportsman in the history of his country, India.

Ruslan Ponomariov:
  • Born in Ukraine in 1983.
  • European U-18 champion at 12.
  • World U-18 champion at 13.
  • Youngest Grandmaster in history at 14 (this record was later beaten by other players).
  • Youngest World Champion in history at 18
  • Olympic champion with Ukraine.
  • World Cup runner-up.
  • Winner, among other tournaments, in Dortmund, Tal Memorial, Odessa, and Moscow.

Francisco Vallejo:
  • Born in Menorca (Spain) in 1982.
  • World Championship U-10 and U-12 runner-up.
  • Grandmaster at 16.
  • World Champion U-18.
  • Individual gold medal at the European Team Championship.
  • Spanish Champion.
  • Winner, among other tournaments, of the Young Master World Chess.

Pairings

Round 1

Francisco Vallejo Pons - Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand -Ruslan Ponomariov

Round 2

Levon Aronian - Ruslan Ponomariov
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Viswanathan Anand

Round 3

Viswanathan Anand - Levon Aronian
Ruslan Ponomariov - Francisco Vallejo Pons

Round 4

Ruslan Ponomariov - Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand - Francisco Vallejo Pons

Round 5

Levon Aronian - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Ruslan Ponomariov - Viswanathan Anand

Round 6

Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Ruslan Ponomariov

Schedule

Sunday14 September15.001st Round
Monday15 September15.002nd Round
Tuesday16 September15.003rd Round
Wednesday17 SeptemberRest day
Thursday18 September15.004th Round
Friday19 September15.005th Round
Saturday20 September15.006th Round

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2014-09-08

Sinquefield Cup 2014 and additional events


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GM Fabiano Caruana won the 2nd Sinquefield Cup after 7 wins in a row and 3 draws in the final rounds, finishing with 8.5/10 points.

Sinquefield Cup events are not over yet. Ultimate Moves will take place today, 8th September, at 2pm local time. Ultimate Moves will feature eight two-man teams made up of a GM and an amateur player each. The teams will compete in a double-round knockout bracket, with teammates alternating moves in games with a time control of 15 minutes and 2-second increments.

On Tuesday, 9th September, there will be an exhibition titled "Ultimate Showdown," a six-game friendly between GMs Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura playing the popular chess variant of Chess960. Both players are former World Champions to the variant, also known as FischerRandom Chess, and will play the exhibition games on iconic furniture used by Fischer and his childhood mentor Jack Collins. The furniture is currently on display at the World Chess Hall of Fame, as part of a presentation titled A Memorable Life: A Glimpse into the Complex Mind of Bobby Fischer.

Results from Sinquefield Cup 2014

#NamePtsSB
1Caruana, Fabiano8.536.75
2Carlsen, Magnus5.523.75
3Topalov, Veselin519.5
4Aronian, Levon419.5
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime417
6Nakamura, Hikaru315

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2014-09-04

Game of the day: Caruana-Carlsen at Sinquefield Cup 2014


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Today GM Alexander Delchev provides live commentary on the game of the day at Sinquefield Cup 2014 between Caruana with the record-breaking score of 7/7 and the World's number 1 Carlsen!

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GM Alexander Delchev:

Unbelievable! There is no other word to describe what is happening. No more records to beat for Caruana. Noone has ever done this before - seven wins in a row against the best chess players in the world. Today is Carlsen's turn... to put the end of this threatening score, to withstand the reputation of the whole chess world.

In the last game between them from the Tromso Olympiad Carlsen chose the highly suspicious opening - Scandinavian, where he gave his bishop pair to be able to build a bullet proof c6 and e6/d4 c4 pawn structure. Then somehow in the endgame he overplayed Caruana in his typical style.

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