Yelena Dembo – Page 1291 – IM/WGM Yelena Dembo's Chess Academy

Kamsky and Gelfand advanced to the semi-finals after beating Topalov & Mamedyarov respectively. Kramnik won the tiebreaks match against Radjabov (after playing 8 games!) and Grischuk only needed four to knock-out Aronian.
So the semi-final pairs are Grischuk-Kramnik and Kamsky-Gelfand.
Here are the interesting games:

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.07"]  [Round "1.4"]  [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]  [Black "Gelfand, Boris"]  [Result "0-1"]  [PlyCount "78"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O  Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. f4 Nc6 14. f5 Nxd4 15.  Rxd4 Kh8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qh3 d5 18. e5 Qxe5 19. Rh4 Rfc8 20. Kh1 Rxc3 21. bxc3  Qxc3 22. Rd4 a5 23. Rd3 Qc6 24. c3 a4 25. Bc2 e5 26. Bg5 b4 27. Qh4 bxc3 28.  Rh3 Kg8 29. Re1 e4 30. g4 Kf8 31. Be3 Qc4 32. g5 Bxf5 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34. Qh5 Bg6  35. Qg4 Qxa2 36. Bb1 Qc4 37. Qg2 a3 38. Ba2 Qc6 39. Rg3 Rb8 0-1

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.2"]  [White "Aronian, Levon"]  [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]  [Result "0-1"]  [PlyCount "94"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Ne1 d6 8. Nc2  Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. d3 Qd7 11. Ned5 Bh3 12. Rb1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rac8 14. e4 Nxd5  15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Nc3 Nc6 17. Be3 f5 18. f3 f4 19. Bg1 h5 20. Nd5 Rf7 21. g4  hxg4 22. fxg4 Rcf8 23. Qf3 Bf6 24. Bf2 Rh7 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Rh1 g5 27. h3 b6  28. Rh2 Nd8 29. b3 Ne6 30. Kf1 b5 31. Kg2 a5 32. Rhh1 Rf8 33. Rhc1 Rb8 34. Rh1  b4 35. Rh2 a4 36. Kh1 Ra8 37. Bg1 axb3 38. Rxb3 Ra4 39. Rbb2 Ra3 40. Rbg2 Qa4  41. h4 Rc3 42. Qf1 Qa3 43. hxg5 Rc1 44. Qf2 Rxh2+ 45. Kxh2 Nxg5 46. Kh1 Qxd3  47. Qh4 Qh3+ 0-1 [pgn]   In the next one we have a very interesting R endgame   [pgn] [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.2"]  [White "Grischuk, Alexander"]  [Black "Aronian, Levon"]  [Result "0-1"]  [PlyCount "144"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5  Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. O-O-O f6 13. Nf3 fxe5 14. Nxe5  O-O 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxd6 exf3 20. Qxf6 Rxf6  21. gxf3 Bg6 22. Ne2 Re8 23. Rd2 Re3 24. Rf1 Bd3 25. Rf2 Kf7 26. b3 h4 27. Kb2  Bxe2 28. Rdxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Rxf4 30. Rf2 Rd4 31. Kc3 Rd1 32. f4 Kf6 33. Rg2  h5 34. a4 Rf1 35. Rg5 Rf3+ 36. Kc2 Rxf4 37. Rxh5 Rf2+ 38. Kc3 Rxh2 39. Rh7 Kg6  40. Rxb7 h3 41. Rb8 Rf2 42. Rh8 h2 43. Kd3 Kg5 44. Ke3 Rb2 45. Kf3 Rxb3+ 46.  Kg2 Rb2+ 47. Kh1 Kf5 48. Rc8 Rc2 49. Ra8 Ke4 50. Rxa7 Ra2 51. a5 Kd4 52. a6 Kc5  53. Ra8 Kc4 54. Ra7 c5 55. Ra8 Kb5 56. Rb8+ Kc6 57. Rc8+ Kb6 58. Rb8+ Kc7 59.  Rb7+ Kc6 60. Ra7 c4 61. Ra8 Kc7 62. a7 c3 63. Re8 Rxa7 64. Kxh2 Kb6 65. Kg3 Kc5  66. Kf2 Kc4 67. Ke2 Kb3 68. Rc8 Kb2 69. Rb8+ Kc1 70. Kd3 c2 71. Rh8 Ra3+ 72.  Kc4 Kb1 0-1

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.2"]  [White "Grischuk, Alexander"]  [Black "Aronian, Levon"]  [Result "1-0"]  [PlyCount "97"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6  9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qa8 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. Qc2  Rfa8 16. Ne1 Bd8 17. Nd3 Ra3 18. b5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Be7 20. Rfc1 g5 21. Bg3 R8a5  22. Qd1 Bf8 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Nb4 Qxc5 25. Ncxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Nxd5  Rxd5 28. Qc2 Rc5 29. Qb2 Rd3 30. Ra1 Bg7 31. Ra8+ Nf8 32. Qb8 Rcd5 33. Qe8 h6  34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Qe7 Rd7 36. Qe8 Kh7 37. Qb8 Rb2 38. Qc8 Kg6 39. Qc1 Rdb7 40.  Rd8 Nh7 41. Qd1 R2b3 42. Qc2+ f5 43. Qc6 Nf8 44. Bd6 R3b6 45. Qe8+ Rf7 46. Bxf8  Be5+ 47. g3 f4 48. Rd7 fxg3+ 49. Kg2 1-0

White found a nice tactic in this one

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.1"]  [White "Radjabov, Teimour"]  [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Result "1-0"]  [PlyCount "89"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4  Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bb3 Re8 15.  Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Be6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Qf2 Qf7 21. Rf1  Qf8 22. Nd2 Kh8 23. Nde4 Nge7 24. Qe2 Bg8 25. Rf2 f5 26. Rdf1 f4 27. exf4 Nxf4  28. Qg4 Bxb3 29. axb3 Neg6 30. d4 Qg8 31. Rf3 Ne6 32. Nf5 exd4 33. Qg3 Rf8 34.  Ned6 dxc3 35. bxc3 Rd7 36. h4 Rf6 37. h5 Ne7 38. Nh6 gxh6 39. Qe5 Nd5 40. Rxf6  Nxf6 41. Qxf6+ Rg7 42. Nf5 Qf8 43. Nxg7 Qc5+ 44. Kh1 Nxg7 45. Qf8+ 1-0

Amazingly white won this rooks & opposite colour B endgame

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.1"]  [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]  [Result "1-0"]  [PlyCount "159"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 c5  9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Qd8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15.  Bg2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd7 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qxd7 a5 21.  Rfe1 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Ba3 23. Bd5 Bc5 24. Re4 Rfd8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Be6 Rxd7 27.  Bxd7 Rd8 28. Bb5 Rd2 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. a4 Rd4 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rf4 Rf6 33. Re4+  Re6 34. Rg4 g6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rc4 Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg7 38. Rc4 Kf6 39. h4 Re5 40.  Rc3 Rd5 41. Rc2 Re5 42. Rd2 Kg7 43. Bc4 Kf6 44. Rd8 Kg7 45. Bd3 Re6 46. Bc4 Rd6  47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Re8 Rd2 49. Be2 Kg7 50. Re6 Rb2 51. f4 Rxb3 52. Bb5 Re3 53.  Rc6 Kh7 54. Rc7+ Re7 55. Rc8 Kg7 56. Bd3 Rd7 57. Be4 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 Rd7 59. Rc6  Rd6 60. Rc7+ Kf6 61. Bc2 Rd4 62. Bb3 Be7 63. Bc4 Rd6 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kf3 Rd6  66. Ke4 Rd8 67. Bd5 Rd6 68. Rb7 Rd8 69. Rxb6+ Rd6 70. Rb5 Bd8 71. Rb7 Be7 72.  Ra7 Rb6 73. Rxa5 Rb4+ 74. Kf3 Rd4 75. Ra6+ Kg7 76. Be4 Rd6 77. Rxd6 Bxd6 78. a5  Bc5 79. a6 Kf6 80. Ke2 1-0

 [Event "Candidates Matches"]  [Site "Kazan"]  [Date "2011.05.09"]  [Round "1.1"]  [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]  [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]  [Result "1-0"]  [PlyCount "125"]  [EventDate "2011.??.??"]   1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4  Re8 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nf4 13. Be3 Nxe2+ 14. Nxe2 f5  15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Ng3 Qf7 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. b3 a5 19. a4 Be5 20. Bf4 Bg7 21. Kh1  b6 22. Be3 Re6 23. Ne2 Ree8 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Re5  28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Qf7 30. Qc4 Re7 31. h3 Rae8 32. Rc2 h5 33. Kh2 Kh7 34.  Rfc1 Rd7 35. f4 Rde7 36. Qd4 Kg8 37. Qf2 Rf8 38. Rc4 Qg7 39. Re1 Rfe8 40. Rxe7  Rxe7 41. Qg3 Qf6 42. h4 Kg7 43. Qg5 Kf7 44. Rc2 Qf5 45. Rc3 Qf6 46. Qxf6+ Kxf6  47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Kf3 Re4 49. Rc4 Re7 50. g3 Kf6 51. Re4 Rf7 52. Re6+ Kf5 53. Re8  Kf6 54. Ke4 Kg7 55. Re6 Kh7 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Kxg4 Kh7 59. h5 gxh5+  60. Kg5 Kg8 61. f5 Rh7 62. f6 h4 63. Kg6 1-0

Games resume on May 12th!

Here is a list of top 100 women in the world by rating. After winning 14 rating points in Open European championship I am now on 26th place!

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2699 11 1976
2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2614 11 1987
3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2612 20 1994
4 Kosintseva, Nadezhda m RUS 2567 0 1985
5 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2559 0 1986
6 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2557 11 1987
7 Zatonskih, Anna m USA 2537 27 1978
8 Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2537 20 1990
9 Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2530 10 1989
10 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2522 7 1984
11 Harika, Dronavalli m IND 2520 18 1991
12 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2511 29 1991
13 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2506 16 1979
14 Danielian, Elina g ARM 2506 11 1978
15 Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2504 21 1983
16 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2504 11 1986
17 Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2500 11 1961
18 Galliamova, Alisa m RUS 2492 7 1972
19 Socko, Monika g POL 2487 20 1978
20 Gunina, Valentina wg RUS 2487 15 1989
21 Zhu, Chen g QAT 2485 11 1976
22 Xu, Yuhua g CHN 2480 11 1976
23 Ruan, Lufei wg CHN 2479 3 1987
24 Zhao, Xue g CHN 2475 20 1985
25 Muzychuk, Mariya m UKR 2473 14 1992
26 Dembo, Yelena m GRE 2471 10 1983
27 Khotenashvili, Bela m GEO 2470 17 1988
28 Krush, Irina m USA 2469 4 1983
29 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2468 18 1963
30 Ushenina, Anna m UKR 2468 16 1985
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