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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Blitz Chess Death Match: Alexandr Fier vs Leonid Kritz on Chess.com
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GM Alexandr Fier and GM Leonid Kritz will take the virtual stage in Chess.com's 13th Blitz Death Match, set to take place Sunday, April 21st, at 11AM Eastern, 8AM Pacific. As always, the two GMs will play 3 intense hours of blitz and bullet to determine the next Death Match Champion, as well as the winner of the majority of the $1000 cash prize! GM Alex Fier GM Alexandr Fier comes in with a FIDE rating of 2599, making him the 4th highest rated player in Brazil. Fier is fresh off a very recent victory at the 2013 Georgi Tringov Memorial (the Bulgarian Open Championship), dominating the GM-studded field with the incredible score of 8.5/9! GM Leonid Kritz GM Leonid Kritz has a FIDE rating of 2613, making him the 6th highest rated player in Germany, and the slight favorite on paper for the match. Kritz was the 1999 U16 Junior World Champion, and earned his GM title in 2003. He participated in the 2004 FIDE World Chess Championship, beating GM Krishnan Sasikiran in Round 1 before losing to GM Rafael Leitao in Round 2. With two players of such a high caliber, it is sure to be one of the most exciting Death Matches yet! Be sure to set your calendars for Sunday, April 21st, with pre-match interviews starting at 11AM Eastern, 8AM Pacific. IM Daniel Rensch and a special - to be announced - co-host will cover all the action live!
GM Alexandr Fier wins Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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GM Alexander Fier has won the 2013 Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial convincingly by clocking all wins and just one draw in nine rounds. The Brazilin Grandmaster collected 8,5/9 points, conceding only one draw to GM Bartlomiej Heberla, who finished clear second with 7,5/9. Third position went to GM Nikola Djukic who had the best tiebreak of eleven finishers with 7,0/9. With the same points at 6th position was last year’s winner GM Ivan Cheparinov, according to the tournament report at Chessdom.
Top women participant was the 17 year old Denitza Dragieva(2039), she finished with 6,5/9, ahead of established local stars WGM Adriana Nikolova, WGM Iva Videnova, and WGM Margarita Voiska. The top senior player prize went to GM Ivan Radulov for his 6,0/9 score. With 50 titled players participating, the untitled Lyubomir Danov impressed by scoring 7,0/9 and sharing 3rd-11th.
Top final standings Rk. Name FED RtgI Pts. 1 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2577 8.5 2 GM Heberla Bartlomiej POL 2545 7.5 3 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2537 7 4 GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian ROU 2500 7 5 GM Vasilev Milen BUL 2473 7 6 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 7 7 GM Grigorov Grigor BUL 2513 7 8 GM Petrov Marijan BUL 2518 7 9 Danov Lyubomir BUL 2158 7 10 GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2567 7 11 GM Nedev Trajko MKD 2505 7 12 IM Rombaldoni Axel ITA 2472 7 13 GM Paichadze Luka GEO 2520 7 14 GM Nevednichy Vladislav ROU 2542 6.5 15 GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2559 6.5 16 GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2486 6.5 17 IM Enchev Ivajlo BUL 2441 6.5 18 IM Pantev Veselin BUL 2407 6.5 19 GM Stanojoski Zvonko MKD 2410 6.5 20 IM Dimitrov Radoslav BUL 2403 6.5
Cool Chess in Brazil: Federação Paulista de Xadrez Tournaments
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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The latest chess news via Fide is a quick update about chess tournaments in Brazil! Federação Paulista de Xadrez held two round robin tournaments from 10th to 16th December in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Both events, 11th Internacional Mario Covas Jr and 9th Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, were 10-player round robins with equally balanced fields that averaged 2410 FIDE elo.
XI Internacional Mario Covas Jr, Final Ranking:1 GM El Debs Felipe De Cresce 2513 – 7 2 GM Cubas Jose Fernando 2528 – 6.5 3 IM Blit Jacques 2301 – 6 4 GM Milos Gilberto 2586 – 6 5 FM Terao Rodrigo Akira 2403 – 4.5 6 IM Barbosa Evandro Amorim 2413 – 4 7 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres 2549 – 3.5 8 IM Della Morte German 2325 – 3 9 FM Barreto Filho Carlos Alberto 2258 – 3 10 FM Sega Carlos Alberto 2252 – 1.5
IX Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, Final Ranking:1 GM Fier Alexandr 2567 – 7 2 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag 2531 – 7 3 GM Flores Diego 2599 – 7 4 IM Roselli Mailhe Bernardo 2443 – 5.5 5 FM Abdalla Luiz Guilherme Aurell 2322 – 4 6 IM Molina Roberto Junio Brito 2418 – 3.5 7 WGM Marrero Lopez Yaniet 2304 – 3.5 8 Gallo Ponce Elbert 2248 – 2.5 9 Campelo Leandro Fabricio 2247 – 2.5 10 IM Rocha Wellington Carlos 2427 – 2.5
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The latest chess news update from tournaments via Chessdom is that GM Alexandr Fier has won the Teplice Chess Open 2012 hosted by SK Teplice from June 16-24 at the House of Culture in Teplice, Czech Republic.
GM Alexandr Fier defeated GM Denes Boros in the last round to win the tournament with a clear first by notching up 8/9 points, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind. Standings bellow.
The 9-round Swiss tournament saw 134 players from 14 countries and among them 10 Grandmasters. The total prize fund was 4200 EUR with 1200 EUR going to the winner.
GM Alexandr Fier
Top final standings: 1. GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2596 – 8 2. GM Shishkin Vadim UKR 2492 – 7 3. IM Cernousek Lukas CZE 2440 – 7 4. GM Sergeev Vladimir UKR 2486 – 6.5 5. GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2575 – 6.5 6. GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2531 – 6.5 7. GM Vorobiov Evgeny E RUS 2581 – 6.5 8. GM Boros Denes HUN 2475 – 6.5 9. FM Kriebel Tadeas CZE 2390 – 6.5 10. Mukashev Assan KAZ 2172 – 6.5 11. GM Womacka Mathias GER 2427 – 6.5 12. IM Kanovsky David CZE 2445 – 6.5 13. IM Hausner Ivan CZE 2412 – 6 14. IM Dolezal jr. Radoslav CZE 2370 – 6 15. FM Adamek Jiri CZE 2320 – 6 16. FM Bartos Jan CZE 2235 – 6 17. FM Kratochvil Josef CZE 2231 – 6 18. FM Carstensen Jacob DEN 2305 – 6 19. GM Lechtynsky Jiri CZE 2382 – 6 20. FM Ponizil Cyril CZE 2404 – 6 21. FM Vlasak Lukas CZE 2247 – 6 22. WGM Nemcova Katerina CZE 2261 – 5.5 23. IM Kantorik Marian SVK 2305 – 5.5 24. FM Tuma Jakub CZE 2281 – 5.5 25. Vales Vaclav CZE 2179 – 5.5
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GM Alexandr Fier and GM Leonid Kritz will take the virtual stage in Chess.com's 13th Blitz Death Match, set to take place Sunday, April 21st, at 11AM Eastern, 8AM Pacific. As always, the two GMs will play 3 intense hours of blitz and bullet to determine the next Death Match Champion, as well as the winner of the majority of the $1000 cash prize!
