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Sun Jan-07-07 02:39 PM Original message |
The Jack Rabbit Chess Report for January 7 |
Edited on Sun Jan-07-07 02:47 PM by Jack Rabbit
The Jack Rabbit Chess Report for the week ending January 7 ![]() Contents Post 1: News for the week Post 2: Diagrams and other features Post 3: Games from Current and Recent Events Post 4: Bonus Game: Sergey Karjakin - Vishy Anand, Corus Chess Group A, Wijk aan Zee, January 2006 |
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. News for the week ending January 7 |
Fontaine wins the Rilton Cup
French grandmaster Robert Fontaine finish a clear first in the 36th Rilton Cup competition completed Friday in Stockholm. M. Fontaine won 6 and drew 3 in the nine round Swiss system event for a total of 7½ points. He did not have a share of the lead until after the sixth round. He entered the final round in a five-way tie for first with 6½ points. In the final round, Fontaine, playing White, defeated 16-year-old Hungarian IM David Berczes in 47 moves and the only co-leader to win his game that day. All others drew. David Howell of Sussex, England, was one of the second place finishers and earned his third grandmaster norm for his efforts. At the age of 16, Howell becomes the youngest British grandmaster in history. Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling, the third-ranked woman in the world and one who makes a habit of impressive showings in mixed gender events, was within sight of first place until round 8 when she lost to fellow Swede Emanuel Berg. Berg finessed second and Pia finished a half point behind with 6½ points. M. Fontaine had a very good 2006 as he finished third in the French national championships, only a half-point behind Vlad Tkachiev and Laurent Fressinet. Gagunashvili, Neverov share first at Hastings ![]() Georgian grandmaster Merab Gagunashvili and defending tournament champion Valery Neverov of Ukraine finished tied for first with 7 points out of nine round in the 82nd Hastings Chess Congress completed Friday in Sussex. Gagunashvili was awarded first place on his superior tie break points. Hastings is the oldest of the international chess tournaments. It was first held in 1895, when it was won by the young American great, Harry Pillsbury of Boston, who was competing in his first international event. The tournament has been held annually since the 1920s, with the exception of the years during World War II. Hastings was once one of the elite events on the chess calendar. In 1934 the masters' tournament, then an elite round robin, featured one former world champion, José Capablanca, and two future world champions, Max Euwe and Mikhail Botvinnik. Iordachescu wins in Reggio Emilia ![]() Grandmaster Viorel Iordachescu of Moldavia easily won the 49th Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) completed earlier today. Iordachescu scored a total of 7 points in 9 rounds. He drew his first round game and then scored five consecutive victories open up a 1½-point lead over his nearest rival with three rounds remaining. He drew his games in rounds 7 and 8 to into the final round only needing to avoid loss to take a clear first. He easily drew that game today. Finishing tied for second with 6½ point each were Ukrainian grandmaster Konstantin Landa and grandmaster Igor Khenkin of Germany. Unofficial Cross Table Torneo di Capodanno Reggio Emilia -------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 T- (W) .1 Viorel Iordachescu . . .- ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7. (5) .2 Konstantin Landa . . . .½ - ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 6½ (5) .3 Igor Khenkin . . . . . .½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ (4) .4 Oleg Romanishin. . . . .0 0 ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 4½ (2) .5 Luca Shytaj. . . . . . .½ ½ ½ ½ - 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ (1) .6 Roberto Mogranzini . . .0 0 0 ½ 1 - 0 1 1 ½ 4. (3) .7 Sabino Brunello. . . . .0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 - 1 ½ ½ 4. (2) .8 Denis Rambaldoni . . . .½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 - ½ 1 3. (1) .9 Federico Manca . . . . .0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ - ½ 2½ (1) 10 Giulio Borgo . . . . . .0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ - 2½ (0) The Jack Rabbit Unofficial Cross Table uses games won as first tie break Annual Wijk aan Zee tournament begins Friday ![]() One of the most prestigious events on the annual chess calendar, the Corus Chess Tournament in the Dutch resort of Wijk ann Zee, begins with opening ceremonies on Friday. The main events in Wijk aan Zee are three invitational tournaments, all of which begin on Saturday. The strongest of these is a category 19 event. The A Group this year consists of world champion Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Viswanathan Anand (India), Peter Svidler (Russia), David Navara (Czech Republic), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Alexei Shirov (Spain), Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine), Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Sergey Tiviakov (Holland), Loek van Wely (Holland), Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) and Alexander Motylev (Russia). The B Group is rated category 14. Popular Russian grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk dropped out due to illness and has been replaced by Modavia's Viorel Bologan. The group's top seed is the rising star from Russia, Dmitry Jakovenko. Others in the B Group are Bu Xiangzhi (China), Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Friso Nijboer (Holland), Erwin L’Ami (Holland), Suat Atalik (Turkey), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Daniel Stellwagen (Holland), Jan Werle (Holland), Vladimir Georgiev (Macedonia), Jan Smeets (Holland) and Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia). All except Ms. Kostintseva are grandmasters. Group C is a category 10 lead by Polish grandmaster Michal Krasenkow. Others are grandmasters Emanuel Berg (Sweden), John van der Wiel (Holland), Stellan Brynell (Sweden), Harman Jonkman (Holland), Dutch women's champion Peng Zhaoqin and 13-year-old Indian prodigy Parimarjan Negi; international masters Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia), Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia), Wouter Spoelman (Holland), Thomas Willemze (Holland), Edwin van Haastert (Holland) and Manuel Bosboom (Holland); and the 12-year-old Chinese prodigy, women's federation master Hou Yifan, who will no doubt be the sentimental favorite of many. |
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Diagrams and other features of the JR Chess Report |
!""""""""# $tMvWlVmT% $OoOoOoOo% $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $ + + + +% $+ + + + % $pPpPpPpP% $RnBqKbNr% /(((((((() White to move This position is a theoretical draw Does this picture make sense to you? If not, or if it looks like a bunch of Wingdings, please click here. Diagrams used in the Jack Rabbit Chess Report are made with Chess Merida, a true type font that is available as freeware at the above link. Also, the JR chess report makes the main variation in annotations more distinct and readable by putting it in red. A secondary variation, is in blue and other colors are used if needed. |
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Games from current and recent events |
Edited on Sun Jan-07-07 02:54 PM by Jack Rabbit
Chess Games Analysis by JR and Fritz Alexei Shirov - Miguel Illescas, Magistral, Pamplona, Round 7 Hans Tikkanen - Pia Cramling, Rilton Cup, Stockholm, Round 4 Merab Gagunashvili - Cheng Xiao, Chess Congress, Hastings, Round 7 Viorel Iordachescu - Federico Manca, Torneo di Capodanno, Reggio Emilia, Round 6 |
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Shirov - Illescas, Magistral, Pamplona |
![]() Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov vs. Miguel Illescas Magistral, Round 7 Pamplona, Navarre (Spain), December 2006 Open Sicilian Game: Taimanov Defense 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Be3 d6
Black: Miguel Illescas !""""""""# $ +l+ V +% $Wo+ +pO % $O+m+v+ +% $+ + + + % $n+ PoBo+% $+ +t+ + % $pP + +kP% $R +q+r+ % /(((((((() White: Alexei Shirov Position after 21. -- Rh3d3 22. d5!!
Black: Miguel Illescas !""""""""# $ + + V +% $+l+ +p+ % $o+ +p+ +% $+ + + B % $o+ W +o+% $+ + R K % $p+ + + P% $+ + + + % /(((((((() White: Alexei Shirov Position after 31. -- Qb2xd4 32. e7!
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Tikkanen - Pia Cramling, Rilton Cup, Stockholm |
![]() Pia Cramling To view this game: Please click here and select the last game on the list. Hans Tikkanen vs. Pia Cramling Rilton Cup, Round 4 Stockholm, December 2006 Slav Queen's Gambit: Czech Opening 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
Black: Pia Cramling !""""""""# $ + + L +% $T + +oO % $ + +v+ O% $+ + + + % $ O + + +% $+ P P P % $ + +bP P% $+ R + K % /(((((((() White: Hans Tikkanen Position after 37. b2xc3 37. -- b3!!
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Gagunashvili - Gofshtein, Chess Congress, Hastings |
Merab Gagunashvili Merab Gagunashvili vs. Zvulon Gofshtein Chess Congress, Round 7 Hastings, January 2007 West India Game: Indian Queen's Gambit (Russian Opening) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 c6
Black: Zvulon Gofshtein !""""""""# $ + T +l+% $+vT OoVo% $mN + +o+% $+ O + + % $ O Pm+ +% $+ +nBb+p% $pP + Pp+% $+ R +rK % /(((((((() White: Merab Gagunashvili Position after 20. -- c6c5
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Iordachescu - Manca, Torneo di Capodanno, Reggio Emilia |
![]() Viorel Iordachescu Viorel Iordachescu vs. Federico Manca Torneo di Capodanno, Round 6 Reggio Emilia, January 2007 Moorish Rat Game: Dragon Defense (Pirc Defense) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6
Black: Federico Manca !""""""""# $t+ +t+l+% $+ W +o+o% $ +oO +oB% $O M P + % $pO V +v+% $+p+b+ N % $ +pQ Pp+% $+ +rR K % /(((((((() White: Viorel Iordachescu Position after 19. -- Bc8xg4 20. Qf4!!
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Bonus Game: Karjakin - Anand, Wijk ann Zee 2006 |
Edited on Sun Jan-07-07 03:00 PM by Jack Rabbit
A few weeks ago, Susan Polgar posed the question on her blog about readers' opinion on the best game of 2006. This one received several mentions.
![]() Vishy Anand Sergey Karjakin vs. Vishy Anand Corus International Tournament, Round 1 Wijk aan Zee, Holland, January 2006 Open Sicilian Game: Najdorf Defense 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 0-0
Black: Vishy Anand !""""""""# $w+ +mTl+% $+ + VoOo% $ + O + +% $T + MpP % $ + +p+ P% $NoQ B + % $ P + +b+% $+k+r+ +r% /(((((((() White: Sergewy Karjakin Position after 24. Bf1g2 24. -- Nc7!!
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