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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Anish Giri becomes youngest GM to win Reggio Emilia 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hello everyone,
Congratulations to Grandmaster Anish Giri for winning the Reggio Emilia Chess Event 2012 and also setting the record of becoming the youngest-ever chess player to do so.
It wasn't all that straightforward though. American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, who had been leading all the way, went into self-destruct mode even tweeting that he was "running out of gas" towards the end. The last round saw leaders Nakamura and Morozevich lose.
In the women's section, Sopiko Guramishvili held on to a steady show beating Anna Sharevich to collect the top honours.
Final standings, men (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1. Giri Anish 2714 NED – 16 2-4. Nakamura Hikaru 2758 USA, Morozevich Alexander 2762 RUS and Caruana Fabiano 2727 ITA – 15 5. Ivanchuk Vassily 2775 UKR – 12 6. Vitiugov Nikita 2729 RUS – 8
Final standings, women (regular scoring): 1. Sopiko Guramishvili – 8.0 2. Anna Sharevich – 7.0 3. Marina Brunello – 6.5 4. Iva Videnova – 3.5 5. Maria De Rosa – 3.0 6. Marianna Chierici – 2.0
Reggio Emilia chess interviews with Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Giri - cool chess videos
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Here are three super chess interviews from the Reggio Emilia Chess Cup in Italy. You have Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Anish Giri. We will bring you the latest standing and chess news updates from the event shortly. Enjoy.
Reggio Emilia Chess R7: Nakamura draws with Caruana, holds on to clear lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hello everyone,
The chess news from Reggio Emilia in Round 7 is that Vassily Ivanchuk blundered away the point to Nikita Vitiugov but Hikaru Nakamura drew quickly with Fabiano Caruana and maintained his 4-point lead while Alexander Morozevich and Anish Giri also drew their game. The 54th Torneo di Capodannno is being held from December 27th-January 6th, 2012.
Reggio Emilia 2011 | Round 7 Standings 1 Hikaru Nakamura 2758 15.0 2 Alexander Morozevich 2762 11.0 3 Anish Giri 2714 9.0 4 Vassily Ivanchuk 2775 8.0 5 Fabiano Caruana 2727 8.0 6 Nikita Vitiugov 2729 5.0 From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
54th Reggio Emilia Chess R6: Nakamura beats Vitiugov, extends lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hello everyone,
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura continued his good run at the 54th Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament in the sixth round on Monday. He beat Nikita Vitiugov extending his lead in the chess tournament. Meanwhile, Italian national champion Fabiano Caruana beat Alexander Morozevich and Vassily Ivanchuk went down fighting to Anish Giri.
In the women's section at the chess event, Sopiko Guramishvili beat Marina Brunello while Marianna Chierici – Maria De Rosa and Anna Sharevich – Iva Videnova chess matches were drawn.
Round 6 standings (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1. Nakamura Hikaru 2758 USA – 14 2. Morozevich Alexander 2762 RUS – 10 3-4. Ivanchuk Vassily 2775 UKR and Giri Anish 2714 NED – 8 5. Caruana Fabiano 2727 ITA – 7 6. Vitiugov Nikita 2729 RUS – 2
Reggio Emilia R5: Nakamura beats Ivanchuk, takes lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hello everyone,
The chess news update from the Reggio Emilia Tournament currently on in Italy is that Hikaru Nakamura has beaten Vassily Ivanchuk to take a clear lead after five rounds. There is also a parallel women's event which is being led by
Sopiko Guramishvili . You can access the official website at this link.
Round 5 results
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0
Caruana, Fabiano - Giri, Anish 0-1
Standings after 5 rounds
1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2758 11 2. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2762 10 3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2775 8 4. Giri, Anish g NED 2714 5 5. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2727 4 6. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2729 2
In the women's section the standings are as follows:
1.Sopiko Guramishvili wg GEO 2374 4
2.Anna Sharevich wg BLR 2267 3.5
3.Marina Brunello wm ITA 2221 3
4.Mariagrazia de Rosa ITA 2122 2.5
5-6. Iva Videnova wg BUL 2297, Marianna Chierici wg ITA 2048 1
Here is a video from the event with New Year greetings for everyone!
Video chess interviews with Hikaru Nakamura and Sopiko Guramishvili at Reggio Emilia Chess 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
Here are two nice chess video interviews from the ongoing Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament 2011 in Italy. Of course, before you watch these chess interviews, the latest updates after Round 4 is that Vassily Ivanchuk beat leader Alexander Morozevich in an exciting game. The other two games were decisive too. Nikita Vitiugov lost to Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri lost to Hikaru Nakamura. In the women's section Sopiko Guramishvili beat Iva Videnova, Marianna Chierici lost to Marina Brunello and Maria De Rosa drew with Anna Sharevich. You can access the official website at this link.
Round 4 standings (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1-2. Nakamura Hikaru 2758 USA and Ivanchuk Vassily 2775 UKR – 8 3. Morozevich Alexander 2762 RUS – 7 4. Caruana Fabiano 2727 ITA – 4 5-6. Giri Anish 2714 NED and Vitiugov Nikita 2729 RUS – 2
Reggio Emilia R3: Ivanchuk beats Caruana, Morozevich leads
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
The chess news from Italy is focused on the 54th Reggio Emilia Tournament that is into the third round now. In the third round, Fabiano Caruana lost to Vassily Ivanchuk giving the latter a shared second spot for now with Hikaru Nakamura. Here is the Caruana-Ivanchuk game.
Nakamura, on his part, drew his game with Alexander Morozevich who maintained his lead. The other game - between Nikita Vitiugov and Anish Giri - also ended in a draw.
In the women’s tournament Sopiko Guramishvili won and leads with a perfect score. You can access the official website for more info.
Round 3 standings (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1. Morozevich Alexander 2762 RUS – 7 2-3. Nakamura Hikaru 2758 USA and Ivanchuk Vassily 2775 UKR – 5 4-5. Giri Anish 2714 NED and Vitiugov Nikita 2729 RUS – 2 6. Caruana Fabiano 2727 ITA – 1
Reggio Emilia Chess R1-Morozevich, Nakamura begin with wins
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
The 54th edition of Reggio Emilia's Chess tournament - 54th Torneo di Capodanno - has begun. The main event includes current Italian national champion Fabiano Caruana, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Morozevich, Hikaru Nakamura, Nikita Vitiugov and Anish Giri. The 54th edition of Reggio Emilia’s tournament also has a parallel chess event with three Italian chess stars competing against three strong WGMs from Eastern Europe.
The interesting first round saw two decisive games with Caruana blundering away the game to Morozevich in time trouble and Vitiugov losing to Nakamura. .
In the women's tournament, De Rosa beat Chierici, Marina Brunello lost to Guramishvili and Iva Videnova lost to Anna Sharevich. You can access the official website at this link.
Vugar Gashimov and Francisco Vallejo Pons drew their games in the final round to jointly win the 53rd Torneo de Capodanno in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The winner's trophy went to Gashimov because of better tie-break.
Also, are you sure how to checkmate with bishop and knight? You can learn it from Vassily Ivanchuk in his game from Morozevich that we have here.
Run the moves through our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
Round 9 results
Sergei Movsesian - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1/2-1/2
Michele Godena - Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2
Alexander Onischuk - Vugar Gashimov 1/2-1/2
David Navara - Nigel Short 1-0
Vassily Ivanchuk - Alexander Morozevich 1-0
Final standings:
1-2. Vugar Gashimov AZE 2733 and Francisco Vallejo Pons ESP 2698 - 6.0
3-5. Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2764, David Navara CZE 2708 and Sergei Movsesian SVK 2721 - 5.0
6-7. Fabiano Caruana ITA 2709 and Alexander Onischuk USA 2683 - 4.5
Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament R8: Vallejo Pons, Gashimov tied for lead with one round to go
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello Everyone,
It's back to Francisco Vallejo Pons in the lead along with Vugar Gashimov after eight rounds at the 53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia, Italy. There is just one more round left. Round 8 results
Caruana Fabiano-Movsesian Sergei½-½
Gashimov Vugar-Navara David1-0
Morozevich Alexander-Godena Michele1-0
Short Nigel-Ivanchuk Vassily0-1
Vallejo Pons Francisco-Onischuk Alexander1-0
Standings after Round 8
1.
Gashimov, Vugar
g
AZE
2733
5½
2.
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
g
ESP
2698
5½
3.
Movsesian, Sergei
g
SVK
2721
4½
4.
Caruana, Fabiano
g
ITA
2709
4
5.
Morozevich, Alexander
g
RUS
2700
4
6.
Onischuk, Alexander
g
USA
2683
4
7.
Ivanchuk, Vassily
g
UKR
2764
4
8.
Navara, David
g
CZE
2708
4
9.
Short, Nigel
g
ENG
2680
3½
10.
Godena, Michele
g
ITA
2549
1
At the dinner with the chief organiser of the tournament.
Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament R7: Gashimov beats Vallejo Pons, catches up with lead
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello Everyone,
The seventh round at the 53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia Italy saw the leader Vallejo Pons go down fighting to Vugar Gashimov. This allowed the latter to catch up with joint lead. Also, Ivanchuk lost his second game in a row which is a rarity for the grandmaster.
Vugar Gashimov and Martha Fierro (The latter is providing commentary for the tournament.)
Round 7 results
Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Navara, David
0-1
Movsesian, Sergei
- Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Onischuk, Alexander
- Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
- Gashimov, Vugar
0-1
Godena, Michele
- Short, Nigel
0-1
Standings after 7 rounds
1.
Gashimov, Vugar
AZE
2733
4½
2.
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
ESP
2698
4½
3.
Movsesian, Sergei
SVK
2721
4
4.
Onischuk, Alexander
USA
2683
4
5.
Navara, David
CZE
2708
4
6.
Caruana, Fabiano
ITA
2709
3½
7.
Short, Nigel
ENG
2680
3½
8.
Morozevich, Alexander
RUS
2700
3
9.
Ivanchuk, Vassily
UKR
2764
3
10.
Godena, Michele
ITA
2549
1
Here is the nice Vallejo Pons-Gashimov game. You can go through the moves via our pgnplayer or watch in flash below. Enjoy.
Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament R6: Vallejo Pons leads by one point
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello Everybody,
It is obvious by now that Grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons has made up his mind about winning the 53rd Reggio Emilia Masters Chess Tournament in Italy. There were four decisive games in the sixth round.
Round 6 results
Gashimov, Vugar
- Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Caruana, Fabiano
- Vallejo Pons, Francisco
½-½
Navara, David
- Godena, Michele
1-0
Short, Nigel
- Movsesian, Sergei
0-1
Morozevich, Alexander
- Onischuk, Alexander
0-1
Standings after 6 rounds
1.
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
g
ESP
2698
4½
2.
Movsesian, Sergei
g
SVK
2721
3½
3.
Onischuk, Alexander
g
USA
2683
3½
4.
Gashimov, Vugar
g
AZE
2733
3½
5.
Caruana, Fabiano
g
ITA
2709
3
6.
Ivanchuk, Vassily
g
UKR
2764
3
7.
Navara, David
g
CZE
2708
3
8.
Morozevich, Alexander
g
RUS
2700
2½
9.
Short, Nigel
g
ENG
2680
2½
10.
Godena, Michele
g
ITA
2549
1
Seen a two-piece sacrifice by a grandmaster lately? Here is the nice game from Round 6. You can watch it in flash below or enjoy in our pgnplayer.
Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament R5: Vallejo Pons maintains lead
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello Everyone,
Grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons is in good form as he holds on to his lead at the 53rd Reggio Emilia Masters Chess Tournament in Italy. All the games were drawn in the fifth round except for Vassily Ivanchuk beating Michele Godena and moved to the second spot.
Meanwhile, the 1st Rapid 'Torneo di Capodanno Reggio Emilia' was held on January 2 with the participation of strong Italian and foreign players. The winner was WGM Yulia Kochetkova, second was FM Andrea Stella, a young Italian player, and 3rd place went to Italian women Olympic player IM Olga Zimina. All of them scored 6.5 out of 8.
Rapid winners WGM Yulia Kochetkova,
FM Andrea Stella and IM Olga Zimina
Standings after 5 rounds
1.
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
g
ESP
2698
4
2.
Ivanchuk, Vassily
g
UKR
2764
3
3.
Movsesian, Sergei
g
SVK
2721
2½
4.
Caruana, Fabiano
g
ITA
2709
2½
5.
Onischuk, Alexander
g
USA
2683
2½
6.
Short, Nigel
g
ENG
2680
2½
7.
Gashimov, Vugar
g
AZE
2733
2½
8.
Morozevich, Alexander
g
RUS
2700
2½
9.
Navara, David
g
CZE
2708
2
10.
Godena, Michele
g
ITA
2549
1
You can check the official website here. Meanwhile, here is the nice Godena-Ivanchuk game from Round 5. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
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