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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Bronstein Memorial 2014
Only two leaders remained out of 11 after 3 rounds – Safarli and Durarbayli (3/3)!
Results of top 15 boards
1 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 0 – 1 2 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 2 ½ – ½ 2 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565
3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 2 1 – 0 2 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
5 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 1½ 1 – 0 2 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516
7 GM Rasulov Vugar 2534 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2669
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 1½ 1 – 0 1½ IM Sivuk Vitaly 2507
11 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Popov Ivan 2653
12 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Smirin Ilia 2644
13 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Gasanov Eldar 2480
14 GM Levin Evgeny A 2514 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
15 GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2637 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2469
Top 10 players after 3 rounds with performance included
1 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 3.0 3291
2 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580 3.0 3237
3 FM Igonin Temur UZB 2118 2.5 2800
4 IM Zenzera Alexey RUS 2419 2.5 2777
5 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 2.5 2776
6 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 2.5 2770
7 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 2.5 2769
8 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 2.5 2752
9 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 2.5 2735
10 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 2.5 2726
Pairings of top 15 boards
1 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 3 – 3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 2½ – 2½ GM Jobava Baadur 2706
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 2½ – 2½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 2½ – 2½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565 2½ – 2½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 2½ – 2½ GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565
7 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 2½ – 2½ GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557
8 FM Igonin Temur 2118 2½ – 2½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
9 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 – 2½ IM Zenzera Alexey 2419
10 GM Grachev Boris 2669 2 – 2 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
11 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 2 – 2 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
12 GM Popov Ivan 2653 2 – 2 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526
13 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 2 – 2 GM Abasov Nijat 2517
14 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 2 – 2 GM Minasian Artashes 2487
15 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516 2 – 2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641
Friday Quiz
Bronstein Memorial 2014
Many strong players have lost at least half a point in the 2nd round already. 11 players lead with 2 points.
Results of top 15 boards
1 GM Berg Emanuel 2549 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
2 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537
3 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539 1 0 – 1 1 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
4 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2534 1 0 – 1 1 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
6 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
7 GM Popov Ivan 2653 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
8 GM Abasov Nijat 2517 1 0 – 1 1 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Levin Evgeny A 2514
10 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516 1 1 – 0 1 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643
11 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Minasian Artashes 2487
12 IM Sivuk Vitaly 2507 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2637
13 GM Gasanov Eldar 2480 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
14 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2469 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2625
15 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623 1 ½ – ½ 1 FM Aghasaryan Robert 2467
Top 15 boards of the 3rd round
1 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 – 2 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 2 – 2 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565
3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 2 – 2 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 2 – 2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
5 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565 2 – 2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 1½ – 2 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516
7 GM Rasulov Vugar 2534 1½ – 1½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 1½ – 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2669
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 1½ – 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 1½ – 1½ IM Sivuk Vitaly 2507
11 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529 1½ – 1½ GM Popov Ivan 2653
12 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522 1½ – 1½ GM Smirin Ilia 2644
13 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 1½ – 1½ GM Gasanov Eldar 2480
14 GM Levin Evgeny A 2514 1½ – 1½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
15 GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2637 1½ – 1½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2469
Pairings of Candidates Tournament!
One month before the event which will determine the challenger to World Champion Carlsen, the players can start preparing for the right colors.
Check out the pairings and explanations here.

