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! 😀

European individual championship 2011 – round 3

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Drew against Terence Chapman today. Didn’t have much chance to play for a win. Here is the game:

Conclusions from the game have been drawn!

Results of top 20 boards of 2nd round

1 2 GM Nepomniachtchi I 2729 1 1 – 0 1 GM Popov Valerij 2565 111
2 6 GM Caruana Fabiano 2716 1 0 – 1 1 GM Kovchan Alexander 2563 113
3 10 GM Dreev Aleksey 2697 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2560 115
4 12 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Stefansson Hannes 2557 117
5 114 GM Hovhannisyan Ro 2560 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 15
6 16 GM Mcshane Luke J 2683 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Sedlak Nikola 2556 119
7 116 GM Maze Sebastien 2559 1 1 – 0 1 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 17
8 118 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2557 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2678 19
9 20 GM Motylev Alexande 2677 1 1 – 0 1 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2550 121
10 120 GM Rogozenco Dorian 2553 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 21
11 22 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2676 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Grandelius Nils 2547 123
12 24 GM Grachev Boris 2675 1 1 – 0 1 GM Manolache Marius 2546 125
13 122 GM Cornette Matthie 2548 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2674 25
14 26 GM Moiseenko Alexan 2673 1 1 – 0 1 IM Gozzoli Yannick 2543 129
15 124 GM Mastrovasilis Ath 2547 1 0 – 1 1 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2673 27
16 28 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 1 1 – 0 1 GM Sanikidze Tornike 2542 131
17 126 GM Markos Jan 2546 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Bologan Viktor 2671 29
18 30 GM Nielsen Peter Hei 2670 1 1 – 0 1 GM Gritsak Orest 2539 133
19 128 GM Antal Gergely 2545 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Mamedov Rauf 2667 31
20 32 GM Georgiev Kiril 2666 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2538 135

Pairings of top 20 boards – 3rd round

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

European individual championship 2011 – round 2

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I lost after a long fight. Had a good position for half of the game. Here it is:

Will have more news on today’s round tomorrow!

European individual championship 2011 – round 1

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There are 172 GMs playing, first 85 ones have over 2600 ELO! The event started yesterday with lots of upsets even in the first 20 boards, not to mention later.

Results of 1st round

1 1 GM Svidler Peter 2730 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Ziska Helgi Dam 2432 196
2 197 IM Sermier Guillaume 2428 0 0 – 1 0 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2729 2
3 3 GM Navara David 2722 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Colin Vincent 2427 198
4 199 GM Potapov Alexande 2425 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2720 4
5 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2718 0 0 – 1 0 IM Smirnov Artem 2425 200
6 201 IM Erdogdu Mert 2423 0 0 – 1 0 GM Caruana Fabiano 2716 6
7 7 GM Wojtaszek Radosl 2711 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Roser Kevin 2423 202
8 203 IM Terrieux Kevin 2422 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Jobava Baadur 2707 8
9 9 GM Vallejo Pons Fran 2707 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Vedmediuc Serghei 2422 204
10 205 IM Houska Jovanka 2419 0 0 – 1 0 GM Dreev Aleksey 2697 10
11 11 GM Fressinet Laurent 2693 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Thorfinnsson Bragi 2417 206
12 207 IM Zueger Beat 2417 0 0 – 1 0 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 12
13 13 GM Laznicka Viktor 2688 0 ½ – ½ 0 IM Telljohann Sven 2415 208
14 209 FM Poetsch Hagen 2415 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Polgar Judit 2686 14
15 15 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 0 1 – 0 0 IM Roeder Matthias 2414 210
16 211 IM Battaglini Gabriel 2413 0 0 – 1 0 GM Mcshane Luke J 2683 16
17 17 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 0 1 – 0 0 IM Nedilko Vasily 2413 212
18 213 IM Philippe Christoph 2409 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2679 18
19 19 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2678 0 1 – 0 0 IM Zude Erik Dr 2409 214
20 215 IM Shirazi Kamran 2403 0 0 – 1 0 GM Motylev Alexander 2677 20

Pairings of 2nd round – will be played in 5 hours

1 2 GM Nepomniachtchi I 2729 1 1 GM Popov Valerij 2565 111
2 6 GM Caruana Fabiano 2716 1 1 GM Kovchan Alexander 2563 113
3 10 GM Dreev Aleksey 2697 1 1 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2560 115
4 12 GM Sutovsky Emil 2692 1 1 GM Stefansson Hannes 2557 117
5 114 GM Hovhannisyan Ro 2560 1 1 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2684 15
6 16 GM Mcshane Luke J 2683 1 1 GM Sedlak Nikola 2556 119
7 116 GM Maze Sebastien 2559 1 1 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2680 17
8 118 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2557 1 1 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2678 19
9 20 GM Motylev Alexande 2677 1 1 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2550 121
10 120 GM Rogozenco Dorian 2553 1 1 GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 21
11 22 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2676 1 1 GM Grandelius Nils 2547 123
12 24 GM Grachev Boris 2675 1 1 GM Manolache Marius 2546 125
13 122 GM Cornette Matthie 2548 1 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2674 25
14 26 GM Moiseenko Alexan 2673 1 1 IM Gozzoli Yannick 2543 129
15 124 GM Mastrovasilis Ath 2547 1 1 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2673 27
16 28 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2672 1 1 GM Sanikidze Tornike 2542 131
17 126 GM Markos Jan 2546 1 1 GM Bologan Viktor 2671 29
18 30 GM Nielsen Peter Hein 2670 1 1 GM Gritsak Orest 2539 133
19 128 GM Antal Gergely 2545 1 1 GM Mamedov Rauf 2667 31
20 32 GM Georgiev Kiril 2666 1 1 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre 2538 135

I am playing on board 71 against GM Melkumyan, 2593 elo with white pieces.