The 14th Weekend Sale

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Here are the “Study chess on the weekend!” offers:

Openings:

Caro-Kann – US$ 15
Benoni – US$ 20
Philidor Defence – US$ 10
Four Knights – US$ 15
Italian Game – US$ 15

Middlegame:

10 examples on “King Traveler” – US$ 5
10 examples on R versus 2 minor pieces – US$ 5
10 examples on “Don’t let your opponent make a good move”
10 examples on “Gifted moves” – US$ 5
10 examples on Extra exchange – US$ 5

Endgame:

10 examples on Minor piece and pawns versus larger amount of pawns – US$ 5
10 examples on Same colour Bishops with Rooks – US$ 5
10 examples on The advantage of two Bishops – US$ 5
10 examples on Bishop better than Knight – US$ 5
10 examples on Queen versus Rook (practical fragments) – US$ 5

For questions about payment or anything else, please e-mail me at [email protected].

Baku Open 2014

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Baryshpolets keeps leading with perfect score after 4 rounds.

Results of top 5 games of the 4th round

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540 3 1 – 0 2½ GM Efimenko Zahar 2641
2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2514
3 GM Wen Yang 2598 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649
4 GM Mamedov Nidjat 2624 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Guliyev Namig 2546
5 GM Romanishin Oleg M 2502 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Iordachescu Viorel 2603

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 4.0
2 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 3.5
3 IM Donchenko Alexander A GER 2501 3.0
4 GM Guliyev Namig A AZE 2546 Beylaqan 3.0
5 GM Wen Yang A CHN 2598 3.0
6 GM Mamedov Nidjat A AZE 2624 Baku 3.0
7 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 3.0
8 GM Artemiev Vladislav A RUS 2650 3.0
9 GM Romanishin Oleg M A UKR 2502 3.0
10 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 3.0

Some games of the 4th round

Pairings of top 5 boards of the 5th round

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540 4 – 3½ GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664
2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 3 – 3 GM Iordachescu Viorel 2603
3 GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650 3 – 3 GM Wen Yang 2598
4 GM Berkes Ferenc 2649 3 – 3 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594
5 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 3 – 3 GM Romanishin Oleg M 2502

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