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European individual championship 2011 – rounds 7 & 8

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Today was a strange opening and after not getting anything out of it I offered a draw which was accepted.

Top 20 results of round 7

1 43 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 5½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 21
2 9 GM Vallejo Pons Fran 2707 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Iordachescu Viorel 2626 59
3 17 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2626 60
4 55 GM Khairullin Ildar 2634 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2673 27
5 73 GM Ragger Markus 2614 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2664 33
6 79 GM Hammer Jon Ludv 2606 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Khismatullin Denis 2662 36
7 87 GM Parligras Mircea-E 2598 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Feller Sebastien 2657 40
8 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2720 4½ 1 – 0 5 IM Wirig Anthony 2480 170
9 7 GM Wojtaszek Radosl 2711 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Hracek Zbynek 2631 56
10 58 GM Safarli Eltaj 2628 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Dreev Aleksey 2697 10
11 26 GM Moiseenko Alexan 2673 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Saric Ivan 2626 61
12 28 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Beliavsky Alexander G 2619 68
13 31 GM Mamedov Rauf 2667 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Kovchan Alexander 2563 113
14 65 GM L’ami Erwin 2623 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2663 34
15 97 GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Gharamian Tigran 2650 44
16 104 GM Jones Gawain C B 2578 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Korobov Anton 2647 46
17 1 GM Svidler Peter 2730 4 1 – 0 4 GM Azarov Sergei 2615 72
18 75 GM Stevic Hrvoje 2611 4 0 – 1 4 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2729 2
19 3 GM Navara David 2722 4 1 – 0 4 GM Popov Ivan 2613 74
20 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2718 4 1 – 0 4 GM Grigoryan Avetik 2608 77

I drew on board 43 against GM Salgado, 2630 elo.

Top 20 results of round 8

1 7 GM Wojtaszek Radosl 2711 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 43
2 36 GM Khismatullin Denis 2662 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2720 4
3 40 GM Feller Sebastien 2657 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 9
4 46 GM Korobov Anton 2647 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 17
5 21 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2634 55
6 59 GM Iordachescu Viore 2626 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Moiseenko Alexander 2673 26
7 60 GM Lupulescu Consta 2626 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2673 27
8 73 GM Ragger Markus 2614 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 28
9 79 GM Hammer Jon Ludvi 2606 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2667 31
10 33 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2664 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2598 87
11 38 GM Smeets Jan 2660 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Svidler Peter 2730 1
12 2 GM Nepomniachtchi I 2729 5 1 – 0 5 GM Fridman Daniel 2661 37
13 44 GM Gharamian Tigran 2650 5 1 – 0 5 GM Navara David 2722 3
14 64 GM Romanov Evgeny 2624 5 0 – 1 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2718 5
15 8 GM Jobava Baadur 2707 5 1 – 0 5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2628 58
16 10 GM Dreev Aleksey 2697 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM L’ami Erwin 2623 65
17 12 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 5 1 – 0 5 GM Lenic Luka 2623 66
18 14 GM Polgar Judit 2686 5 1 – 0 5 GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 97
19 70 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2617 5 1 – 0 5 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 15
20 16 GM Mcshane Luke J 2683 5 1 – 0 5 IM Anisimov Pavel 2532 139

I drew on board 50 against GM Kulaots, 2601 elo.

Seventh game of mine

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Today I drew GM Salgado after a very interesting fight. He sacrificed a pawn, had an attack, but I managed to neutralize it by activating the rooks. Later on he sacrificed another pawn and although many of you could think Black was winning by material, white actually had a good compensation – his pieces were strong and the threat of b5-b6 was serious. It was very difficult to play for a win. Here is the game:

Tomorrow we have a rest day!

European individual championship 2011 – round 5

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GM Potkin is leading the event with 5 out 5! Three players – GMs Parligras, Nisipeanu and IM Wirig – are after him on 4.5 points.

Here are the top 20 results of round 5

1 43 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 4 1 – 0 4 GM Savchenko Boris 2616 71
2 73 GM Ragger Markus 2614 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 12
3 84 GM Reinderman Dimitr 2601 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Polgar Judit 2686 14
4 21 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 97
5 87 GM Parligras Mircea-E 2598 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Grachev Boris 2675 24
6 98 GM Mastrovasilis Dim 2584 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Moiseenko Alexander 2673 26
7 27 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Di 2673 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Kotronias Vasilios 2583 100
8 28 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2571 107
9 170 IM Wirig Anthony 2480 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Korobov Anton 2647 46
10 59 GM Iordachescu Viore 2626 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Vaisser Anatoly 2522 151
11 175 IM Bellaiche Anthony 2472 3½ ½ – ½ 3 GM Navara David 2722 3
12 1 GM Svidler Peter 2730 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2617 70
13 72 GM Azarov Sergei 2615 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2720 4
14 7 GM Wojtaszek Radosl 2711 3 1 – 0 3 GM Stevic Hrvoje 2611 75
15 9 GM Vallejo Pons Fran 2707 3 1 – 0 3 GM Papaioannou Ioannis 2605 80
16 15 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Pantsulaia Levan 2595 90
17 17 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 3 1 – 0 3 GM Balogh Csaba 2601 82
18 79 GM Hammer Jon Ludvi 2606 3 1 – 0 3 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2679 18
19 102 GM Halkias Stelios 2579 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Motylev Alexander 2677 20
20 89 GM Nikolic Predrag 2596 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2676 22

And the top 20 pairings of round 6

1 27 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Di 2673 4½ – 5 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 43
2 170 IM Wirig Anthony 2480 4½ – 4½ GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2598 87
3 61 GM Saric Ivan 2626 4 – 4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2711 7
4 64 GM Romanov Evgeny 2624 4 – 4 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 9
5 12 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 4 – 4 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2606 79
6 14 GM Polgar Judit 2686 4 – 4 GM Ragger Markus 2614 73
7 71 GM Savchenko Boris 2616 4 – 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 17
8 21 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 4 – 4 GM Reinderman Dimitri 2601 84
9 26 GM Moiseenko Alexan 2673 4 – 4 GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 97
10 113 GM Kovchan Alexand 2563 4 – 4 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 28
11 33 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2664 4 – 4 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2584 98
12 36 GM Khismatullin Denis 2662 4 – 4 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2571 107
13 40 GM Feller Sebastien 2657 4 – 4 GM Papin Vasily 2569 108
14 115 GM Zherebukh Yarosl 2560 4 – 4 GM Khairullin Ildar 2634 55
15 59 GM Iordachescu Vior 2626 4 – 4 IM Bellaiche Anthony 2472 175
16 60 GM Lupulescu Consta 2626 4 – 4 GM Vaisser Anatoly 2522 151
17 74 GM Popov Ivan 2613 3½ – 3½ GM Svidler Peter 2730 1
18 2 GM Nepomniachtchi I 2729 3½ – 3½ GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2619 69
19 70 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2617 3½ – 3½ GM Navara David 2722 3
20 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2720 3½ – 3½ GM Kulaots Kaido 2601 83

I drew GM Matlakov on board 43 today and have 4 points out of 6. Here is the game:

Fifth game of mine in the championship

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Finished this monster-game an hour ago, just enough to grab a bite and present it on the blog 🙂

Hope you liked it 🙂

European individual championship 2011 – round 4

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I won a short and nice game today against Clement Sreeves, 2135 elo. I believe I have surprised him in the opening 🙂

Top 20 results of round 3

1 87 GM Parligras Mircea-E 2598 2 1 – 0 2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2729 2
2 89 GM Nikolic Predrag 2596 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Motylev Alexander 2677 20
3 91 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2593 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Grachev Boris 2675 24
4 93 GM Brkic Ante 2592 2 0 – 1 2 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2673 26
5 27 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Di 2673 2 1 – 0 2 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2598 88
6 95 GM Palac Mladen 2586 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 28
7 97 GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 2 1 – 0 2 GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2670 30
8 99 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2584 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Khismatullin Denis 2662 36
9 43 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 2 1 – 0 2 GM Pantsulaia Levan 2595 90
10 53 GM Bartel Mateusz 2638 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2584 98
11 55 GM Khairullin Ildar 2634 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Halkias Stelios 2579 102
12 105 GM Ter-Sahakyan Sa 2575 2 1 – 0 2 GM Hracek Zbynek 2631 56
13 59 GM Iordachescu Viore 2626 2 1 – 0 2 GM Jones Gawain C B 2578 104
14 107 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2571 2 1 – 0 2 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2626 60
15 109 GM Kozul Zdenko 2568 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Vuckovic Bojan 2626 62
16 65 GM L’ami Erwin 2623 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Papin Vasily 2569 108
17 113 GM Kovchan Alexand 2563 2 1 – 0 2 GM Beliavsky Alexander G 2619 68
18 69 GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2619 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Maze Sebastien 2559 116
19 71 GM Savchenko Boris 2616 2 1 – 0 2 GM Petrik Tomas 2536 136
20 143 GM Esen Baris 2528 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Azarov Sergei 2615 72

The round finished early today, so here are the top 20 results of round 4 as well!

1 26 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2673 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2598 87
2 97 GM Guseinov Gadir 2584 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2673 27
3 105 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 3 0 – 1 3 GM Potkin Vladimir 2653 43
4 107 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2571 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Iordachescu Viorel 2626 59
5 113 GM Kovchan Alexander 2563 3 0 – 1 3 GM Savchenko Boris 2616 71
6 151 GM Vaisser Anatoly 2522 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ragger Markus 2614 73
7 72 GM Azarov Sergei 2615 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2711 7
8 75 GM Stevic Hrvoje 2611 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 9
9 12 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Grigoryan Avetik 2608 77
10 14 GM Polgar Judit 2686 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Edouard Romain 2600 85
11 82 GM Balogh Csaba 2601 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 15
12 18 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2679 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Nikolic Predrag 2596 89
13 84 GM Reinderman Dimitri 2601 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Rublevsky Sergei 2678 19
14 20 GM Motylev Alexander 2677 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2593 91
15 92 GM Pelletier Yannick 2593 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 21
16 24 GM Grachev Boris 2675 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Palac Mladen 2586 95
17 98 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2584 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2674 25
18 28 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Mikhalevski Victor 2584 99
19 100 GM Kotronias Vasilios 2583 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Bologan Viktor 2671 29
20 36 GM Khismatullin Denis 2662 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Kozul Zdenko 2568 109

Waiting for pairings of round 5! 🙂 Shouldn’t be long! 😀