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The 23rd Weekend Sale

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All the material is in Fritz/ChessBase, PDF, pgn format and is sent by e-mail. Here are the “Study chess on the weekend!” offers:

Openings:

1.e4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.e4)- US$ 100

1.e4 e5 repertoire (for the Black side – ALL openings after 1.e4 e5) – US$ 100

1.d4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.d4) – US$ 100

Pirc – US$ 10

Sicilian – US$ 25

Four Knights – US$ 15

Ruy Lopez – US$ 25

Middlegame:

10 examples of Queen versus Rook and Minor piece – US$ 5

10 examples of Rook versus 2 minor pieces – US$ 5

10 examples of Positional blunder – US$ 5

10 examples of Exchanging with extra material – US$ 5

10 examples of Attacking the King that is stuck in the center – US$ 5

10 examples of the Art of Exchange – US$ 5

Endgames:

10 Practical Queen endgames – US$ 5

10 Opposite color Bishops with Rooks endgames – US$ 5

10 Same color Bishops endgames – US$ 5

10 Knight endgame with Rooks endgames – US$ 5

10 Queen versus Rook endgames – US$ 5

10 Queen versus pawns endgames – US$ 5

Examples for lower levels

100 Mates in 1 – US$ 10

100 mates in 2 – US$ 10

100 mates in 3 – US$ 10

10 examples of Mill – US$ 5

10 examples of Double Check – US$ 5

10 examples of Skewering Attack – US$ 5

10 examples of Complete Pin – US$ 5

10 examples of Irresistible Threat – US$ 5

10 examples of X-Ray – US$ 5

For questions about the material or anything else, please send an e-mail to [email protected] .

Qatar Masters Open 2014

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Playing hall

Playing hall


(Photo taken from the official site)

Fourteen players lead with 2 points after 2 rounds.

Top results of the 2nd round

1 GM Mista Aleksander 2616 1 0 – 1 1 GM Giri Anish 2776
2 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2615 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757
3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751 1 1 – 0 1 GM Socko Bartosz 2614
4 GM Van Kampen Robin 2612 1 1 – 0 1 GM Ding Liren 2730
5 GM Harikrishna P. 2725 1 1 – 0 1 GM Ipatov Alexander 2608
6 GM Eljanov Pavel 2719 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2599
7 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714 1 1 – 0 1 GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2598
8 GM Anton Guijarro David 2607 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707
9 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 1 1 – 0 1 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2591
10 GM Bogner Sebastian 2598 1 0 – 1 1 GM Yu Yangyi 2705

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 3rd round

1 GM Giri Anish 2776 2 – 2 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2643
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2629 2 – 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620 2 – 2 GM Harikrishna P. 2725
4 GM L’ami Erwin 2618 2 – 2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714
5 GM Van Kampen Robin 2612 2 – 2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2705 2 – 2 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2586
7 GM Grandelius Nils 2573 2 – 2 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2701
8 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757 1½ – 1½ GM Anton Guijarro David 2607
9 GM Sandipan Chanda 2603 1½ – 1½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2719
10 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707 1½ – 1½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2615

Official site.

Qatar Masters Open 2014

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Playing hall, first move is being made in Giri-Antipov
(Photo taken from the official site)

There were a few notable surprises already in the first round, for example, Kramnik drew against Halkias, Jobava lost to Khotenashvili and Najditsch lost to Ankit. Overall though the higher rated GMs managed to overpower their opponents.

Top results of the 1st round

1 GM Giri Anish 2776 0 1 – 0 0 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2520
2 GM Halkias Stelios 2519 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2760
3 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757 0 1 – 0 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2517
4 GM Gomez John Paul 2510 0 0 – 1 0 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751
5 GM Ding Liren 2730 0 1 – 0 0 GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2507
6 GM Harika Dronavalli 2505 0 0 – 1 0 GM Harikrishna P. 2725
7 GM Jobava Baadur 2722 0 0 – 1 0 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2504
8 IM Karthikeyan Murali 2497 0 0 – 1 0 GM Eljanov Pavel 2719
9 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2719 0 0 – 1 0 GM Ankit R. Rajpara 2494
10 GM Carlsson Pontus 2492 0 0 – 1 0 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714

Some games of the 1st round

Top pairings of the 2nd round

1 GM Mista Aleksander 2616 1 – 1 GM Giri Anish 2776
2 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2615 1 – 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757
3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751 1 – 1 GM Socko Bartosz 2614
4 GM Van Kampen Robin 2612 1 – 1 GM Ding Liren 2730
5 GM Harikrishna P. 2725 1 – 1 GM Ipatov Alexander 2608
6 GM Eljanov Pavel 2719 1 – 1 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2599
7 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714 1 – 1 GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2598
8 GM Anton Guijarro David 2607 1 – 1 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707
9 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 1 – 1 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2591
10 GM Bogner Sebastian 2598 1 – 1 GM Yu Yangyi 2705

Official site.