Russian Chess Talent Dmitry Andreikin wins Tashkent Chess Grand Prix
Hello chess blog friends, Russian chess talent Dmitry Andreikin has won the chess Grand Prix in Tashkent. The second stage of the FIDE chess grand prix series was held from Oct 20 - Nov 3. He scored 7/11 points. Right behind him were Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura who finished half a point behind. Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana achieved wins in the last round, while four games were drawn.
Final crosstable is here. Visit also the photo gallery and replay the games at the official website.
The last round witnessed a sharp fight between Jobava and Mamedyarov in the Benoni, but White had to settle for a draw despite being a piece up. The Andreikin - Giri game took the course of the Queen's Gambit Declined and meandered into the Moscow Semi-Slav and ended in a draw. The Ruy Lopez between Vachier-Lagrave - Nakamura also had only a draw to offer.
Russians had something to cheer as Karjakin beat Kasimdzhanov in an English and a complicated middlegame. Radjabov and Gelfand also settled for a draw. However, Jakovenko lost to Caruana but the win was not enough for the latter to be the top scorer.
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Vladimir Kramnik wins Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromso, Norway
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Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia has won the Fide Chess World Cup in Tromso after beating Russian Dmitry Andreikin 2,5-1,5 in the final match today in Tromso, Norway. Kramnik earns $120 000 USD for the hard work. Both Andreikin and Kramnik have already qualified for the Candidates Matches 2014.
Kramnik entered the World Cup by rating, having average of 2798 ELO. In round 1 he had scored a perfect 2-0 against Gillan Bwalya (ZAM). In rounds 2 he defeated his compatriot Mikhail Kobalia after rapid tiebreaks.
In Round 3 Kramnik went through tiebreaks again, and defeated Alexander Areshchenko 3-1 after the rapid games. Another set of Ukranians expected Kramnik in round 4 and round 5. The legendary Vassily Ivanchuk lost the classical match 1,5-0,5, same was the fate of Anton Korobov in the quarter finals.
In the semi final Kramnik met fierce resistance from Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and prevailed only after rapid tiebreaks.
The final against Andreikin started the best possible way for Kramnik – with a victory in game 1. From that point on Kramnik started playing stable chess without risks. Drawing games 2 and 3 put Andreikin in a difficult situation. Andreikin was obliged to look for a win in the final game, but he blundered and after a friendly shake of hands for draw, Kramnik won the Chess World Cup 2013. (with inputs from www.chessdom.com)
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World Chess Cup 2013 Final: Kramnik Leads Andreikin 2-1 in Tromso
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Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik leads against Dmitry Andreikin in the Chess World Cup Final match 2-1 in Tromso. In the final game, Andreikin is in a must-win situation to be able to force a tiebreak. Both the Russians have already qualified for the Candidates 2014.
The second game of the final match witnessed a cautious Andreikin trying to break Vladimir Kramnik's defences. Andreikin failed to capitalise on a risky continuation by Kramnik and the game ended in a draw. The third game of the final match was another draw on Sunday. Andreikin did not go for any complications and played safe enough to steer the game to an easy draw. Kramnik on his part had no reason to try and win as he is already leading in the match.
The FIDE World Cup is a knockout, starting with 128 players, with two games (90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest, with 30 seconds increment) between pairs of players. The tiebreaks consist of two rapid games (25 min + 10 sec), then two accelerated games (10 min + 10 sec), and finally an Armageddon.
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8th Tal Chess Memorial 2013 Round 1: Mamedyarov, Caruana, Carlsen Begin with Wins in Moscow
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The clocks were started at 15:00 local time. This year’s stage is set at the elegant Red October Building in Moscow. Yet another edition of the prestigious Tal Memorial started officially in Russia. The first playing day was long and did not lack emotions. Three decisive games left the same number of players at the top of the standings. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Fabiano Caruana won their first points leading the black pieces, while rating favorite Magnus Carlsen did it with white. The battle has begun.
The first, and rather quick, decisive game favored the new rapid world champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. His victim, American Hikaru Nakamura, seemed to be in good shape and ready to have a rampage start after his clear victory in the pre-tournament blitz competition. However, the number 1 player in United States will have to recover from his loss against the Azerbaijani in the upcoming rounds.
The game lasted only 31 moves. In a rather quiet Nimzo-Indian, Nakamura did not sense the imminent danger in the middlegame and allowed his opponent to launch a direct attack against the white king. Mamedyarov is not the kind of player to shy away from a sacrificial attack, and that is precisely what he did on move 19. Today, this aggressive attitude paid up and gave him his first full point.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Two players known for their deep preparation and their seriousness on and off the board faced each other today. World champion Viswanathan Anand led the white pieces in a battle against the American-born Italian grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana. The young star came out on top in 47 moves of a tense Ruy Lopez.
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Dmitry Andreikin Wins Rector Cup MGSU Chess
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The latest chess tournament news via Chessdom is that the Rector Cup MGSU “Our Heritage” was held on 8-11th November at the Moscow State Civil Engineering University. The tournament was played over 11 rounds of Swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes per game plus 10 seconds per move.
The reigning Russian champion Dmitry Andreikin edged the 2011 European champion Vladimir Potkin on tiebreak to take the winner’s trophy. Both players finished with 9/11 points.
GM Dmitry Andreikin
The tournament was a stage of the 2012 Rapid Grand Prix of Russia. The prize fund was 700,000 RUB (approx 17,400 EUR), with 2500 EUR reserved for the winner. A total of 270 players competed.
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World Chess Blitz: Grischuk in Sole Lead on Day 1 After 15 Rounds
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GM Alexander Grischuk is leading the FIDE World Blitz Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan after 15 rounds that were played on Day today. Fifteen more rounds would be played on Tuesday. Grischuk leads with 10.5/15 and has one point more than Dmitry Andreikin, Vassily Ivanchuk and Sergey Karjakin. Magnus Carlsen, who started with a loss, is in fifth place with 8.5/15.
Leading after 15 rounds: Alexander Grischuk
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are being held in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 1-11, 2012. Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the World Rapid Chess Championship yesterday. You can read the full report and links to various game links in this Chess Blog post.
The blitz is a 16-player double round robin format with Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Boris Gelfand, Viktor Bologan, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexey Dreev, Igor Kurnosov, Vladislav Tkachiev, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Anuar Ismagambetov, Dmitry Andreikin, Le Quang Liem, Nikolai Chadaev, Pavel Kotsur and Rinat Jumabayev.
Rate of play: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.
Special rule: The players are not allowed to offer draws directly to their opponents. Any draw claim will be permitted only through the Chief Arbiter and accepted in case of a triple-repetition of the position or the 50-move rule.
The prize fund is US $200,000 for each tournament with the first prize being US $40,000. You can follow the live video broadcast at the official website.
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