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Astro Merdeka Standard 2008 Results

Rank Team                    + = - Pts. MP
1 Apocalypse Manila 6 0 1 20½ 12
2 Selangor 5 0 2 20½ 10
3 Penang State 5 0 2 19½ 10
4 Pelikan 6 0 1 19 12
5 Percawi 4 2 1 19 10
6 City Map 5 0 2 17½ 10
7 ASTRO Malaysia 4 0 3 17½ 8
8 Vendetta 4 1 2 16½ 9
9 Johor Senior 3 2 2 16 8
10 Not Fast Anymore 2 2 3 16 6
11 Golden IIUM 1 4 1 2 15½ 9
12 Sarawak State 3 2 2 15½ 8
13 UTM A 4 1 2 15 9
14 Negeri Sembilan State 4 0 3 15 8
15 M.I.S.C. 3 1 3 15 7
16 Perak State 5 0 2 14½ 10
17 EXPRO Knights 3 2 2 14½ 8
18 Spawn 2008 4 0 3 14½ 8
19 Bumiputera Sarawak 3 2 2 14 8
20 UNITEN B 3 1 3 14 7
21 17 Chess Club 3 0 4 14 6
22 INTEC 3 1 3 13½ 7
23 Chess Mates 3 0 4 13½ 6
24 Nusa Mahkota 3 1 3 13 7
25 Selangor United Team 3 0 4 13 6
26 Educators 2 1 4 13 5
27 Golden IIUM 2 2 1 4 12½ 5
28 UKM A 2 0 5 12½ 4
29 UPSI A 1 2 4 11½ 4
30 Kelab Kilat Kuala Lumpur3 0 4 11 6
31 UKM B 2 1 4 11 5
32 UPM Staff 1 1 5 10½ 3
33 UPM (K10) 1 2 4 10 4
34 UPSI B 2 1 4 8½ 5
35 UTM B 1 0 6 6 2
36 UPSI C 0 0 7 1 0


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  • Saturday, August 30, 2008

    Tal Memorial Blitz Result

    It was double victory for Ivanchuk in Tal Memorial this year , after winning the super Tal Memorial , now he 's back in blitz.

    The final standings:

    1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2781 23.5
    2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2788 22.5
    3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 21.0
    4. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2738 20.0
    5. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2742 20.0
    6. Lékó, Peter g HUN 2741 18.0
    7. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2728 18.0
    8. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2727 18.0
    9. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2723 17.5
    10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2720 17.5
    11. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2718 17.0
    12. Grachev, Boris g RUS 2640 14.5
    13. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 14.0
    14. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2651 14.0
    15. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2788 14.0
    16. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2723 12.5
    17. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2716 12.5
    18. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2664 11.5

    Tal Memorial 2008 Result

    Final Standings at the 2008 Tal Memorial

    1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2781 6

    2-5. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2788 5
    2-5. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2720 5
    2-5. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2718 5
    2-5. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2788 5

    6. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 4½

    7-8. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2723 4
    7-8. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 4

    9. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2742 3½

    10. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2741 3

    Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 teams

    Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008, Men teams

    Armenia: GM Levon Aronian, GM Vladimir Akopian, GM Gabriel Sargissian, M Minasian, GM Petrosian

    Australia: GM Zong-Yuan Zhao, IM David Smerdon, IM Stephen Solomon, GM Darryl Johansen, IM George Xie

    Cuba: GM Leinier Dominguez, GM Yuniesky Quesada, GM Lazaro Bruzon, GM Holden Hernandez, GM Jesus Nogueiras

    Georgia: GM Baadur Jobava, GM Zviad Izoria, GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili, GM Tamaz Gelashvili, GM Levan Pantsulaia

    Germany: GM Arkadij Naiditsch, GM Daniel Fridman, GM Jan Gustafsson, GM Igor Khenkin, GM David Baramidze

    Iceland: GM Stefansson Hannes, GM Steingrimsson Hedinn, GM Danielsen Henrik, IM Stefansson Kristjan, GM Thorhallsson Throstur

    Norway: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Simen Agdestein, GM Kjetil A. Lie, GM Leif E. Johannessen, IM Jon Ludvig Hammer

    Philippines: IM Gomez, GM Wesley So, GM Bong Villamayor, GM Darwin Laylo, GM Jayson Gonzales

    Portugal: GM Luis Galego 2506, IM Rui Damaso 2441, FM Paulo Dias 2440, IM Sergio Rocha 2421, FM Ruben Pereira 2418

    Russia: GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Peter Svidler, GM Alexander Grischuk and GM Dmitry Yakovenko

    Serbia: GM Ivan Ivanisevic, GM Milos Perunovic, GM Dragan Solak, GM Aleksandar Kovacevic, GM Bojan Vuckovic

    South Africa: IM Kenny Solomon, IM Watu Kobese, IM Johannes Mabusela, CM Daniel Cawdery and CM Henry Steele

    Sweden: GM Emanuel Berg, GM Evgenij Agrest, GM Jonny Hector, GM Pontus Carlsson, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson

    USA: GM Varuzhan Akobian, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Onischuk, GM Yury Shulman

    Zambia: IM Amon Simutowe, Andrew Kayonde, Daniel Jere, Kelvin Chumfwa, Chitumbo Mwali


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    Monday, August 25, 2008

    Tal Memorial after round 7: Ivanchuk takes the lead

    Standing after round 7

    3rd AmBank Group Malaysia Chess Challenge 2008 result

    DATMO 2008 reult

    Thursday, August 21, 2008

    Tal Memorial 04

    Tal Memorial in Moscow

    The Tal Memorial is taking place from August 17th to 31st 2008 in the Exhibition Hall of GUM mall, located directly on the Red Square. The players are former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov , Alexei Shirov , Peter Leko , Gata Kamsky , Boris Gelfand, Ruslan Ponomariov , and Evgeny Alekseev (26th).

    Time controls are two hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move after move 61. There is a blitz tournament on August 29th-30th, with a qualifier two days earlier. Magnus Carlsen and Antoly Karpov are seeded invitees.

    Round 1: Monday, August 18, 2008
    Vladimir Kramnik
    1-0
    Alexei Shirov
    Peter Leko
    ½-½
    Shak. Mamedyarov
    Alex. Morozevich
    1-0
    Evgeny Alekseev
    Ruslan Ponomariov
    ½-½
    Boris Gelfand
    Vassily Ivanchuk
    1-0
    Gata Kamsky

    Round 2: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
    Alexei Shirov
    0-1
    Gata Kamsky
    Boris Gelfand
    ½-½
    Vassily Ivanchuk
    Evgeny Alekseev
    ½-½
    Ruslan Ponomariov
    Shak. Mamedyarov
    ½-½
    Alex. Morozevich
    Vladimir Kramnik
    ½-½
    Peter Leko

    Round 3: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
    Peter Leko
    1-0
    Alexei Shirov
    Alex. Morozevich
    1-0
    Vladimir Kramnik
    Ruslan Ponomariov
    ½-½
    Shak. Mamedyarov
    Vassily Ivanchuk
    ½-½
    Evgeny Alekseev
    Gata Kamsky
    ½-½
    Boris Gelfand

    Round 4: Thursday, August 21, 2008
    Alexei Shirov
    ½-½
    Boris Gelfand
    Evgeny Alekseev
    ½-½
    Gata Kamsky
    Shak. Mamedyarov
    ½-½
    Vassily Ivanchuk
    Vladimir Kramnik
    ½-½
    Ruslan Ponomariov
    Peter Leko
    ½-½
    Alex. Morozevich

    DATMO 2008 :Round 7 pairing


    Round 7

    Bo. Name PtsPts Name
    1 GM Zhang Zhong 5 5½ GM Megaranto Susanto
    2 GM Dzhumaev Marat 5 5 GM Laylo Darwin
    3 GM Li Chao b 4½ 5 GM Iuldachev Saidali
    4 IM Bitoon Richard 4½ 4½ Zhou Weiqi
    5 Yang Kaiqi 4½ 4½ GM Li Shilong
    6 IM Dableo Ronald 4½ 4½ Yap Kim Steven
    7 WGM Li Ruofan 4½ 4 Wan Yunguo
    8 GM Sermek Drazen 4 4 IM Bancod Ronald
    9 IM Dimakiling Oliver 4 4 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi
    10 Yu Lie 4 4 IM Irwanto Sadikin
    11 FM Lim Yee-Weng 4 4 Zhang Ziyang
    12 FM Wahono Awam 4 4 IM Nadanian Ashot
    13 Causo Deniel 4 4 FM Minhazuddin Ahmed
    14 Xiu Deshun 4 4 Legaspi Rhobel
    15 Jia Haoxiang 4 4 Senador Emmanuel
    16 WGM Karavade Eesha 4 3½ IM Sadorra Julio Catalino
    17 Wang Li 3½ 3½ Castellano Christopher
    18 FM Goldenberg Igor 3½ 3½ Wallis Christopher
    19 Xu Tong 3½ 3½ WIM Zhang Xiaowen
    20 Abdullah Mohd Kamal 3½ 3½ IM Garma Chito
    21 FM Mok Tze-Meng 3½ 3½ Nanjo Ryosuke
    22 Udani Ian 3½ 3½ WIM Sukandar Irine Kharisma
    23 Sagar Shah 3 3 GM Rahman Ziaur
    24 FM Novita Anjas 3 3 Leong Mun Wan
    25 Shen Siyuan 3 3 Cantonjos Allan
    26 WIM Priya P. 3 3 WGM Gu Xiaobing
    27 Sabri Mohd Saprin 3 3 Phadke Sohan
    28 FM Hasan Mehdi 3 3 Bennet Hilton
    29 FM Simanjuntak Sebastian 3 3 Ong Way Justin
    30 Panggabean Hasian 3 3 Andin Faizal
    31 Kojima Shinya 3 3 Yu Jeffery Hong Cheang
    32 Tan Khai Boon 3 3 WIM Nadig Kruttika
    33 Baba Masahiro 3 3 Loo Swee Leong
    34 Sano Tomu 3 3 Zakaria Fairin
    35 Gibbons Robert 3 2½ Stojic Dusan
    36 Eng Andre-Jerome 2½ 2½ FM Yee Soon Wei
    37 Liong Ing Kiat Anthony 2½ 2½ Wong Hao
    38 Foo Benjamin 2½ 2½ Ismail Ahmad
    39 Spiller Paul 2½ 2½ FM Jones Brian
    40 Nardi Chairil 2½ 2½ Yeap Eng Chiam
    41 Erowan Masrin 2½ 2½ Lim Kian Hwa
    42 Bakri Alia Anin Azwa 2 2 Haessler Carl
    43 Schon Eugene 2 2 Masters Christopher
    44 WIM Szuveges Narelle 2 2 Ilic Ilija
    45 Amru Muhd Tariq 2 2 Au Hubert David
    46 Capel Evan Timothy 2 2 Kadek Iin Dwijayanti
    47 Hutapea Juniel 2 2 Ferdiman Tersiman
    48 Chua Aaron 2 2 WFM Milligan Helen
    49 Pereira Johnharry 2 2 F. Sayani M. Hendrik
    50 Ruslan Haslindah 1½ 1½ Low Jun Jian
    51 Law Mark 1½ 1½ Tan Justin
    52 Lee Hai Wen 1 1 Wahiduddin Khairunnisa
    53 S. Balendran 1 1 Chan Yin Yok Linus
    54 Draup Hj. Abang Azman 1 1 Draup Abang Zain Azreen
    55 Zamahari Abang Draup 1 ½ Balasupramaniam Mohan R

    Astro Merdeka rapid Team result

    Wednesday, August 13, 2008

    GM Sasikiran Wins 2008 Najdorf Memorial

    Submitted by Patzer24 on Tue, 08/12/2008 at 10:19am from www.chess.com

    The 2008 Najdorf Memorial took place in Warsaw, Poland from August 2-10, 2008. This was a category XV event with an average rating of 2608. GM Sasikiran won clear first with a score of 6.5/9 a full point ahead of second place and going throughout the event undefeated.





    Final Standings:


    1) GM Sasikiran (6.5/9)


    2-3) GM Berg, GM Nyback (5.5/9)


    4-5) GM Socko, GM Krasenkow (5/9)


    6) GM Rozentalis (4/9)


    7-9) GM Macieja, GM Kempinski, GM Balogh (3.5/9)


    10) IM Olszewski (3/9)

    Aronian Lead In Sochi Grand Prix

    The standings after round 11:

    1 Aronian, Levon ARM 2737 7
    2 Wang Yue CHN 2704 6½
    3 Karjakin, Sergey UKR 2727 6½
    4 Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2744 6½
    5 Jakovenko, Dmitry RUS 2709 6
    6 Kamsky, Gata USA 2723 6
    7 Gashimov, Vugar AZE 2717 6
    8 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2781 5½
    9 Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2728 5½
    10 Cheparinov, Ivan BUL 2687 5½
    11 Svidler, Peter RUS 2738 5
    12 Gelfand, Boris ISR 2720 4½
    13 Navara, David CZE 2646 3½
    14 Al-Modiahki, Mohamad QAT 2556 3

    Monday, August 11, 2008

    World Junior Chess Championship after round 9 standing

    Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts Fide Rtg+/- Ra Rp
    1 23 IM BRAUN Arik 2533 GER 7½ 37½ 27 2503 2776
    2 14 GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 7 37½ 18 2506 2726
    3 2 GM RODSHTEIN Maxim 2605 ISR 7 33 9 2467 2683
    4 6 GM LI Chao B 2590 CHN 6½ 37½ 11 2518 2684
    5 28 GM SAFARLI Eltaj 2527 AZE 6½ 36½ 18 2502 2668
    6 11 GM SO Wesley 2577 PHI 6½ 32½ 9 2485 2651
    7 16 WGM HOU Yifan 2557 CHN 6 35 8 2494 2619
    8 20 GM POPOV Ivan 2549 RUS 6 34 5 2463 2588
    9 25 GM BRKIC Ante 2530 CRO 6 32½ 14 2519 2644
    34 IM SANIKIDZE Tornike 2486 GEO 6 32½ 18 2505 2624
    11 9 GM NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son 2579 VIE 6 31½ 3 2479 2604
    29 IM MELKUMYAN Hrant 2507 ARM 6 31½ 12 2474 2599
    13 19 GM GUPTA Abhijeet 2551 IND 6 31 1 2433 2558
    14 26 GM NEGI Parimerjan 2529 IND 6 30½ 6 2449 2574
    33 GM WEN Yang 2487 CHN 6 30½ 10 2430 2551

    full standing here

    FIDE Grand Prix in Sochi 2008 after Round 10

    Wednesday, August 6, 2008

    Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelab Sukan Kilang Gula 2008, Perlis

    Kindly be informed that Kelab Sukan Kilang Gula Felda Perlis in collaboration with Persatuan Catur Prestij Perlis (PCPP) will be organizing Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelab Sukan Gula Perlis on 24th August 2008. Details of the tournament are as follow:-

    Date : 24th August 2008 (Sunday)
    Venue : Dewan Sekolah Men. Syed Hassan, Kangar, Perlis.
    Entries : Open to all Perlis residence
    Entry fees : Open – RM10 / Under 18 – RM5
    Total Cash Prizes :RM 1955

    Contacts :
    1. Syaiful (013-393 9838)
    2. Azrul (013-596 9652)

    Players are encouraged to register early as seats are limited.
    Champion for the open category will also receive Piala Pusingan Presiden Kelab Sukan Gula Perlis
    Download Entry form

    Tuesday, August 5, 2008

    Topalov wins Villarobledo

    (from susanpolgar blog)
    This strong Villarobledo rapid tournament took place on August on 2-3, 2008. Former World Champion Veselin Topalov won clear first. He only yielded 2 draws (against Mamedyarov and Ponomariov). His key victory was against Shirov in the last round.
    Final standings:1. Topalov 8.0 (9 rounds)
    2. Mamedyarov 7.5
    3-7. Ponomariov, Palac, Malakhov, Ljubojevic, Arizmendi 7.0
    8-17. Shirov, Paunovic, I.Sokolov, Van Wely, Abreu, Perez Candelario, Dreev, Guliyev, Lafuente, Minzer 6.5, etc. (136 players total)

    Official website: http://www.ajedrezenvillarrobledo.com/

    Ian Nepomniachtchi wins Ordix Open after dramatic last round in Mainz

    The 18-year-old Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi win the 15th Ordix Open. With eight wins in a row, could not keep up the pace and lost in the penultimate round. But he make a comeback in the last round by beating Evgeny Bareev.In the end his opponent collapsed and lost on time.


    The winner of the Ordix Open: 18-year-old GM Ian Nepomniachtchi

    Anand 3-1 Carlsen in Mainz


    The Champ with his potential successor
    Anand gave his young opponent no chances and defended his title of Grenkeleasing Rapid Chess World Champion without trouble with 2 win and 2 game draw.

    Saturday, August 2, 2008

    Master Tournament Biel Chess Festival

    IM Mas at 11th. Congrat Mas.
    Final Standings

    1. Belov,Vladimir GM 2561 RUS 8.5 71.5 685.0
    2. Maze,Sebastien GM 2553 FRA 8.0 73.0 687.5
    3. Grachev,Boris GM 2640 RUS 8.0 72.0 694.0
    4. Avrukh,Boris GM 2656 ISR 8.0 72.0 675.5
    5. Kritz,Leonid GM 2610 GER 8.0 70.5 677.5
    6. Ivanisevic,Ivan GM 2664 SRB 8.0 70.5 675.5
    7. Bauer,Christian GM 2583 FRA 8.0 70.0 680.0
    8. Bindrich,Falko GM 2516 GER 8.0 69.0 663.0
    9. Kim,Alexey GM 2460 KOR 7.5 70.0 651.0
    10. Gleizerov,Evgeny GM 2549 RUS 7.5 69.5 663.5
    11. Mas Hafizuhelmi IM 2386 MAS 7.5 69.0 635.0
    12.Benkovic Petar IM 2479 SRB 7.5 65.5 652.5
    13. Ulibin,Mikhail GM 2520 RUS 7.5 65.0 635.5
    14. Jenni,Florian GM 2544 SUI 7.5 64.5 654.5
    15. Skoberne,Jure IM 2499 SLO 7.5 61.5 619.0
    16. Smirin,Ilia GM 2637 ISR 7.0 72.0 677.0
    17. Berczes,David IM 2458 HUN 7.0 71.5 672.5
    18. Nezad,Husein Aziz IM 2372 QAT 7.0 70.5 666.0
    19. Al Sayed,Mohamad IM 2470 QAT 7.0 69.0 644.0
    20. Narayanan,Srinath FM 2220 IND 7.0 66.0 629.0

    41 biel chess festival result of Grand Master Tournament

    Tie-break (July 31st):
    1st game
    Evgeny Alekseev - Leinier Dominguez ½ - ½

    2nd game
    Leinier Dominguez - Evgeny Alekseev ½ - ½

    3rd game
    Evgeny Alekseev - Leinier Dominguez ½ - ½


    4th game
    Leinier Dominguez - Evgeny Alekseev 0 - 1

    Standings after round 10

    Points
    1.GM Leinier Dominguez (CUB, 2708) 6.5 (29.50)

    2.GM Evgeny Alekseev (RUS, 2708) 6.5 (26.75)

    GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2775) 6.0
    4. GM Etienne Bacrot (FRA, 2691) 5.5
    5. GM Alexander Onischuk (USA, 2670) 4.0
    6. GM Yannick Pelletier (SUI, 2569) 1.5

    Rybka Wins Chess960 At Mainz

    Rybka 3,the recently released newest incarnation of the strongest chess engine in the world, beating Shredder 11 in the final. The score in the final was 2.5. - 1.5.

    Hikaru Nakamura wins FiNet Open at Mainz



    (result from chesstigers )
    The 7. FiNet Open ended with a triumph by Hikaru Nakamura. The American, who had qualified through the ICC Qualifyer, dominated the field right from the start. However, with two rounds to go, when he already looked to be a certain winner, he stumbled against Arkadi Naiditsch, lost, and allowed the German to catch up with him. When Nakamura did not achieve more than a draw in the last round everybody believed the German would win the tournament ?after all he was a whole queen up. But in desperate time trouble Naiditsch ran into a mate in three moves. Apart from Nakamura Sergei Movsesian and Alexander Motylev also scored 9 points, though were worse on tie-break points.