Wijk aan Zee 2010 – Round one report
Report by Steve Giddins
It was a fairly uneventful start to Corus 2010, with only two decisive games
in the top group. World no. one Magnus Carlsen drew a quiet game against Tiviakov's
favourite 5.Qe2 Spanish, whilst Kramnik's trusty Petroff led to an early draw
with Dominguez. World champion Vishy Anand wheeled out the New Archangel against
last year's tournament winner, Sergey Kariakin. A balanced struggle seemed to
swing in Anand's favour in the run-up to the time control, but the result was
a theoretically drawn queen ending, which Anand made no attempt to win.
Karjakin,Sergey (2720) - Anand,V (2790) [C78]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 16.01.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4
Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Bc2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4
Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nh5 17.Kh1 Qf6 18.Ra4 Ra8 19.Be3 Rxa4 20.Bxa4 Nf4 21.Rg1 g6 22.Bb3
Rb8 23.Rg4 Ne6 24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.Rg1 c5 26.d5 Qf6 27.b3 c4 28.Bxb6 Rxb6 29.bxc4
Rb2 30.c5 Rxf2 31.Rf1 Rb2 32.Qe1 dxc5 33.e5 Qf4 34.Rf2 Rxf2 35.Qxf2
35...c4 36.d6 Qxe5 37.d7 Qc7 38.Qd4 Qd8 39.Kg2 c3 40.Qxc3 Qxd7 draw.
Smeets-Nakamura and Caruana-Ivanchuk were also both drawn, leaving van
Wely and Shirov to take the lead, by becoming the day's only two winners. The
Dutchman beat Short with a textbook minority attack:
Van Wely,L (2641) - Short,N (2696) [D37]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 16.01.2010
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Be7 8.Qc2
0-0 9.Bd3 Re8 10.h3 Nf8 11.Bf4 a5 12.0-0 Ng6 13.Bh2 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rfe1
Be6 16.a3 Re7 17.Rab1 Rae8 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4 Bd7 20.b5 Ne4 21.bxc6 bxc6
22.Rb6 Nxc3 23.Qxc3 Qf6 24.Bxg6 Qxg6 25.Kf1 f6 26.Ra1 Qh5 27.Ne1 Qf5
28.Kg1 Qg5 29.Kh2 Qf5 30.Nd3 Qe6 31.Kg1 Rc8 32.Rb7 Rf7 33.Raa7 Be8 34.Qb4 Rd8
35.Nc5 Qc8 36.Qb6 h5 37.Rc7 Rxc7 38.Rxc7 Qa8 39.Ra7 Qc8 40.Rb7 Bf7 41.Qa7 Rf8
42.Nd7 Re8
43.Nxf6+ gxf6 44.Rxf7 Qf5 45.Rg7+ Kh8 46.Qf7 1-0.
In the day's longest game, Shirov ground out a long endgame win against Leko,
who never justified his exchange sacrifice:
Leko,P (2739) - Shirov,A (2723) [C78]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 16.01.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.Nxe5
Nxe5 9.d4 Bxd4 10.Qxd4 d6 11.f4 Nc6 12.Qc3 Ne7 13.Qd3 0-0 14.Nc3 b4 15.e5 Bf5
16.Qxa6 Nd7 17.exd6 bxc3 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.bxc3 Nc5 20.Qc4 Rfd8 21.Ba2 Bxc2
22.f5 Bd3 23.f6 gxf6 24.Qg4+ Kh8 25.Bh6 Rg8 26.Qd4 Bxf1 27.Rxf1 Rg6
28.Be3 Nxa4 29.Bf2 Nb6 30.Bb1 Rg7 31.Re1 Qd6 32.Bf5 Nd5 33.g4 Rgg8 34.c4 Nf4
35.Qxd6 cxd6 36.Bg3 Nh3+ 37.Kg2 Ng5 38.Bxd6 Rb2+ 39.Kg3 Ra8 40.Re3 Kg7 41.h4
Ne6 42.g5 Raa2 43.gxf6+ Kxf6 44.Bxh7 Re2 45.Rf3+ Kg7 46.Bd3 Re1 47.Be7 Rd2 48.Bf6+
Kg8 49.Kg4 Nc5 50.Bf5 Ne4
51.Bxe4 Rxe4+ 52.Kh5 Rxc4 53.Rg3+ Kf8 54.Bg7+ Ke7 55.Re3+ Kd7 56.Bf6
Rf2 57.Be5 Rf5+ 58.Kh6 Rxh4+ 59.Kg7 Rg4+ 60.Kf8 Rf1 61.Rd3+ Ke6 62.Bc7 Rc4 63.Rd6+
Kf5 64.Rd7 Kg4 0-1.
In the B Group, the youthful Dutch champion Anish Giri got off to a fine start,
by beating Harakrishna, whilst there were also wins for Nisipeanu and Sutovsky.
The C Group, or Kindergarten Group, as Nigel Short described it, saw wins for
Robson, Chao, Vocaturo and Grandelius.
Results of the day
| Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
| Sergey Karjakin - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
Leinier Dominguez - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov |
0-1 |
Fabiano Caruana - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
Sergey Tiviakov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Jan Smeets - Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Loek van Wely - Nigel Short |
1-0 |
|
| Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ni Hua - Erwin l'Ami |
½-½ |
Emil Sutovsky - Dimitri Reinderman |
1-0 |
Tomi Nyback - Liviu Nisipeanu |
0-1 |
Anish Giri - Pentala Harikrishna |
1-0 |
David Howell - Parimarjan Negi |
½-½ |
Anna Muzychuk - Varuzhan Akobian |
½-½ |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Wesley So |
½-½ |
|
| Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ray Robson - Soumya Swaminathan |
1-0 |
Robin Swinkels - Abhijeet Gupta |
½-½ |
Mariya Muzychuk - Nils Grandelius |
0-1 |
Stefan Kuipers - Kjetil Lie |
½-½ |
Peng Zhaoqin - Robin van Kampen |
½-½ |
Benjamin Bok - Li Chao |
0-1 |
Daniele Vocaturo - Sjoerd Plukkel |
1-0 |
|
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Pictures Gallery by Jeroen van den Belt
Before the start of round one
Can't wait for the start of round one: Anish Giri
Pentala Harikrishna, himself a former child prodigy,...
... was badly mangled by this one, 15-year-old Anish, reigning Dutch Champion
Straight in the eye: Vladimir Kramnik was the first to finish his game in
round one
Hikaru Nakamura, who drew Jan Smeets with black in 34 moves
The typical deep thinking pose of Vassily Ivanchuk
Nigel Short of Greece trying to weather the cold in windswept Wijk
Nigel wore his scarf even during part of the game
His opponent, Dutch GM Loek van Wely, played a model game in round one
Alexei Shirov, one of the great endgame artists in top international chess
Shirov punished Leko's exchange sacrifice in a 64-move victory with the
black pieces
Tiviakov vs Carlsen, which ended in a 27-move draw
Karjakin vs Anand, with Muzychuk vs Akobian in the foreground
US GM Varuzhan Akobian played a 20-move draw with black against...
... Anna Muzychuk, the only female player in Group B
Tomi Nyback lost the white side of a Bogo Indian to Romania's Liviu Nisipeanu
Indian GM Parimarjan Negi drew with black against British Champion David
Howell
GM Peng Zhaoqin drew a Slav against IM Robin van Kampen in 35 moves
IM Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine lost with white against Nils Grandelius in
73 moves
WGM Soumya Swaminathan, World Junior Champion 2009, lost against GM Ray
Robson
The amateur tournament takes place in the same hall, the top groups are
in the background
The public can watch the A, B and C groups from the amateur section
GM Ivan Sokolov commenting in the Chess Tent a few hundred yards from the venue
He'll gladly tell you! An arbiter reading a book entitled "What's wrong,
Mr. Kasparov?"
Video reports by Europe Echecs
Europe Echecs video
report by GM Robert Fontaine
Live commentary on Playchess
Naturally the games of the Wijk aan Zee tournament were broadcast live on Playchess.
Anyone who used Fritz 12 to log into the server was able to appreciate the new
features, like the following:
In the broadcast room the different events are listed as separate tournaments.
Double-clicking "Important broadcasts" loads eight top games into
one window. You can start an analysis engine, which follows any game you click.
Naturally all boards are kept up-to-date as the moves come in.
Live audio commentary today was by FM Tiger Lilov of Bularia
There were over 7000 members online at peak hours on Playchess.com. Each
dot on the map represents a player and his or her place of residence. The dots
in the middle of the ocean are people who have not given their location correctly
Schedule of commentators
| 16th Jan |
FM Valeri Lilov |
5:00 p.m. |
| 17th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 18th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 19th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 20th Jan |
Free Day |
|
| 21st Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 22nd Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 23rd Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
|
| 24th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 25th Jan |
Free Day |
|
| 26th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
6:00 p.m. |
| 27th Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 28th Jan |
Free Day |
|
| 29th Jan |
GM Daniel King |
6:00 p.m. |
| 30th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
5:00 p.m. |
| 31st Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
4:00 p.m.
|
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group A
| Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
| Sergey Karjakin - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
Leinier Dominguez - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov |
0-1 |
Fabiano Caruana - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
Sergey Tiviakov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Jan Smeets - Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Loek van Wely - Nigel Short |
1-0 |
|
| Group A: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
| Vishy Anand - Nigel Short |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Loek van Wely |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Jan Smeets |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Alexei Shirov - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Leinier Dominguez |
|
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| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
| Leinier Dominguez - Vishy Anand |
|
Peter Leko - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Fabiano Caruana - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Sergey Tiviakov - Alexei Shirov |
|
Jan Smeets - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Nigel Short - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
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| Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
| Vishy Anand - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Nigel Short |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Loek van Wely |
|
Alexei Shirov - Jan Smeets |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Peter Leko |
|
|
| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
| Peter Leko - Vishy Anand |
|
Fabiano Caruana - Leinier Dominguez |
|
Sergey Tiviakov - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Jan Smeets - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Loek van Wely - Alexei Shirov |
|
Nigel Short - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen |
|
|
| Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
| Vishy Anand - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Alexei Shirov - Nigel Short |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Loek van Wely |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Jan Smeets |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Peter Leko - Fabiano Caruana |
|
|
| Group A: Round 7- Sat. Jan. 23rd |
| Fabiano Caruana - Vishy Anand |
|
Sergey Tiviakov - Peter Leko |
|
Jan Smeets - Leinier Dominguez |
|
Loek van Wely - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Nigel Short - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Alexei Shirov |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
|
| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
| Vishy Anand - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Nigel Short |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Loek van Wely |
|
Peter Leko - Jan Smeets |
|
Fabiano Caruana - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
|
| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
| Sergey Tiviakov - Vishy Anand |
|
Jan Smeets - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Loek van Wely - Peter Leko |
|
Nigel Short - Leinier Dominguez |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Alexei Shirov |
|
|
| Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
| Vishy Anand - Alexei Shirov |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Peter Leko - Nigel Short |
|
Fabiano Caruana - Loek van Wely |
|
Sergey Tiviakov - Jan Smeets |
|
|
| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
| Jan Smeets - Vishy Anand |
|
Loek van Wely - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Nigel Short - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Peter Leko |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Leinier Dominguez |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Alexei Shirov - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
|
| Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
| Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Alexei Shirov |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Vassily Ivanchuk |
|
Peter Leko - Magnus Carlsen |
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Fabiano Caruana - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Nigel Short |
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Jan Smeets - Loek van Wely |
|
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| Group A: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
| Loek van Wely - Vishy Anand |
|
Nigel Short - Jan Smeets |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Peter Leko |
|
Alexei Shirov - Leinier Dominguez |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Sergey Karjakin |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group B
| Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ni Hua - Erwin l'Ami |
½-½ |
Emil Sutovsky - Dimitri Reinderman |
1-0 |
Tomi Nyback - Liviu Nisipeanu |
0-1 |
Anish Giri - Pentala Harikrishna |
1-0 |
David Howell - Parimarjan Negi |
½-½ |
Anna Muzychuk - Varuzhan Akobian |
½-½ |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Wesley So |
½-½ |
|
| Group B: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
Erwin l'Ami - Wesley So |
|
Varuzhan Akobian - Arkadij Naiditsch |
|
Parimarjan Negi - Anna Muzychuk |
|
Pentala Harikrishna - David Howell |
|
Liviu Nisipeanu - Anish Giri |
|
Dimitri Reinderman - Tomi Nyback |
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Ni Hua - Emil Sutovsky |
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| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Emil Sutovsky - Erwin l'Ami |
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Tomi Nyback - Ni Hua |
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Anish Giri - Dimitri Reinderman |
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David Howell - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Anna Muzychuk - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Parimarjan Negi |
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Wesley So - Varuzhan Akobian |
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| Group B: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
Erwin l'Ami - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Parimarjan Negi - Wesley So |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Anna Muzychuk |
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Dimitri Reinderman - David Howell |
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Ni Hua - Anish Giri |
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Emil Sutovsky - Tomi Nyback |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
Tomi Nyback - Erwin l'Ami |
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Anish Giri - Emil Sutovsky |
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David Howell - Ni Hua |
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Anna Muzychuk - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Wesley So - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Parimarjan Negi |
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| Group B: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
Erwin l'Ami - Parimarjan Negi |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Wesley So |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Ni Hua - Anna Muzychuk |
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Emil Sutovsky - David Howell |
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Tomi Nyback - Anish Giri |
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| Group B: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 23rd |
Anish Giri - Erwin l'Ami |
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David Howell - Tomi Nyback |
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Anna Muzychuk - Emil Sutovsky |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Ni Hua |
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Wesley So - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Parimarjan Negi - Pentala Harikrishna |
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| Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
Erwin l'Ami - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Parimarjan Negi |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Ni Hua - Wesley So |
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Emil Sutovsky - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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Tomi Nyback - Anna Muzychuk |
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Anish Giri - David Howell |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
David Howell - Erwin l'Ami |
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Anna Muzychuk - Anish Giri |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - Tomi Nyback |
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Wesley So - Emil Sutovsky |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Ni Hua |
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Parimarjan Negi - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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| Group B: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
Erwin l'Ami - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Ni Hua - Parimarjan Negi |
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Emil Sutovsky - Varuzhan Akobian |
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Tomi Nyback - Wesley So |
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Anish Giri - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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David Howell - Anna Muzychuk |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
Anna Muzychuk - Erwin l'Ami |
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Arkadij Naiditsch - David Howell |
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Wesley So - Anish Giri |
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Varuzhan Akobian - Tomi Nyback |
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Parimarjan Negi - Emil Sutovsky |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Ni Hua |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Dimitri Reinderman |
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| Group B: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
Erwin l'Ami - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Ni Hua - Liviu Nisipeanu |
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Emil Sutovsky - Pentala Harikrishna |
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Tomi Nyback - Parimarjan Negi |
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Anish Giri - Varuzhan Akobian |
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David Howell - Wesley So |
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Anna Muzychuk - Arkadij Naiditsch |
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| Group B: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Erwin l'Ami |
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Wesley So - Anna Muzychuk |
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Varuzhan Akobian - David Howell |
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Parimarjan Negi - Anish Giri |
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Pentala Harikrishna - Tomi Nyback |
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Liviu Nisipeanu - Emil Sutovsky |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Ni Hua |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group C
| Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 16th |
Ray Robson - Soumya Swaminathan |
1-0 |
Robin Swinkels - Abhijeet Gupta |
½-½ |
Mariya Muzychuk - Nils Grandelius |
0-1 |
Stefan Kuipers - Kjetil Lie |
½-½ |
Peng Zhaoqin - Robin van Kampen |
½-½ |
Benjamin Bok - Li Chao |
0-1 |
Daniele Vocaturo - Sjoerd Plukkel |
1-0 |
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| Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Li Chao - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Robin van Kampen - Benjamin Bok |
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Kjetil Lie - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Nils Grandelius - Stefan Kuipers |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Ray Robson - Robin Swinkels |
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| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Robin Swinkels - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Ray Robson |
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Stefan Kuipers - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Nils Grandelius |
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Benjamin Bok - Kjetil Lie |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Robin van Kampen |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Li Chao |
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| Group C: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Li Chao |
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Robin van Kampen - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Kjetil Lie - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Nils Grandelius - Benjamin Bok |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Ray Robson - Stefan Kuipers |
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Robin Swinkels - Mariya Muzychuk |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
Mariya Muzychuk - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Stefan Kuipers - Robin Swinkels |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Ray Robson |
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Benjamin Bok - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Nils Grandelius |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Kjetil Lie |
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Li Chao - Robin van Kampen |
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| Group C: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
Soumya Swaminathan - Robin v. Kampen |
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Kjetil Lie - Li Chao |
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Nils Grandelius - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Ray Robson - Benjamin Bok |
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Robin Swinkels - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Stefan Kuipers |
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| Group C: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 23rd |
Stefan Kuipers - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Benjamin Bok - Robin Swinkels |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Ray Robson |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Li Chao - Nils Grandelius |
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Robin van Kampen - Kjetil Lie |
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| Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Kjetil Lie |
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Nils Grandelius - Robin van Kampen |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Li Chao |
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Ray Robson - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Robin Swinkels - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Benjamin Bok |
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Stefan Kuipers - Peng Zhaoqin |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
Peng Zhaoqin - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Benjamin Bok - Stefan Kuipers |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Robin Swinkels |
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Li Chao - Ray Robson |
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Robin van Kampen - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Kjetil Lie - Nils Grandelius |
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| Group C: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Nils Grandelius |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Kjetil Lie |
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Ray Robson - Robin van Kampen |
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Robin Swinkels - Li Chao |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Stefan Kuipers - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Benjamin Bok |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
Benjamin Bok - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Stefan Kuipers |
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Li Chao - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Robin van Kampen - Robin Swinkels |
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Kjetil Lie - Ray Robson |
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Nils Grandelius - Abhijeet Gupta |
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| Group C: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Ray Robson - Nils Grandelius |
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Robin Swinkels - Kjetil Lie |
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Mariya Muzychuk - Robin van Kampen |
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Stefan Kuipers - Li Chao |
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Peng Zhaoqin - Sjoerd Plukkel |
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Benjamin Bok - Daniele Vocaturo |
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| Group C: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 31st |
Daniele Vocaturo - Soumya Swaminathan |
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Sjoerd Plukkel - Benjamin Bok |
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Li Chao - Peng Zhaoqin |
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Robin van Kampen - Stefan Kuipers |
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Kjetil Lie - Mariya Muzychuk |
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Nils Grandelius - Robin Swinkels |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Ray Robson |
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Schedule (playing days)
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Games begin at 13:30h local time (15:30 Moscow, 12:30 London, 7:30 a.m. NY),
except for the last round on January 31st, which begins at 12:30h. There are
three rest days, on January 20th, 25th, and 28th. For all three groups the rate
of play is 100 minutes/40 moves + 50 minutes/20 moves + 15 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Location: The tournament takes place in the De Moriaan Community
Centre (Dorpsduinen 4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee). There is running commentary on
the games of the Grandmaster Groups in a special Chess Pavilion, on the Village
Green in Wijk aan Zee (one minute walk from De Moriaan).
Links
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the
chess server Playchess.com.
If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase
Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program
to read, replay and analyse PGN games. New and enhanced: CB Light 2009!
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