Wijk aan Zee 2010 – Round three report
Report by Steve Giddins / photos by Fred Lucas
Garry Kasparov described round three of this year's Wijk aan Zee tournament
as "a black day, total disaster for White, lots of blood on the floor".
And indeed it was, as White lost no fewer than four games, without winning any.
Results of the day
| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
| Leinier Dominguez - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
Peter Leko - Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Fabiano Caruana - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Sergey Tiviakov - Alexei Shirov |
0-1 |
Jan Smeets - Vassily Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
0-1 |
Nigel Short - Hikaru Nakamura |
0-1 |
|
| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Emil Sutovsky - Erwin l'Ami |
½-½ |
Tomi Nyback - Ni Hua |
0-1 |
Anish Giri - Dimitri Reinderman |
½-½ |
David Howell - Liviu Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Anna Muzychuk - Pentala Harikrishna |
0-1 |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Parimarjan Negi |
½-½ |
Wesley So - Varuzhan Akobian |
½-½ |
|
| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Robin Swinkels - Soumya Swaminathan |
1-0 |
Mariya Muzychuk - Ray Robson |
½-½ |
Stefan Kuipers - Abhijeet Gupta |
0-1 |
Peng Zhaoqin - Nils Grandelius |
½-½ |
Benjamin Bok - Kjetil Lie |
0-1 |
Daniele Vocaturo - Robin van Kampen |
1-0 |
Sjoerd Plukkel - Li Chao |
0-1 |
|
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Alexey Shirov extended his great start to 3/3, at the expense of Tiviakov,
who lost his way in a sharp, but unclear position.
Alexei Shirov with 3.0/3 points and a performance of theoretically almost
3500
Tiviakov,S (2662) - Shirov,A (2723) [B23]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 18.01.2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 Nf6 6.0–0 a6 7.d3 b5 8.Bb3 Nxb3
9.axb3 Bb7 10.f4 d5 11.e5 d4 12.exf6 dxc3 13.fxg7 Bxg7 14.bxc3 Rg8 15.Rf2 Bxc3
16.Nxc3 Qd4 17.Kf1 Qxc3 18.Ra2 Qd4 19.Qh5 c4 20.bxc4 bxc4 21.Ra4 Bd5 22.f5 e5
Now 23.g3 would leave matters unclear. Instead, Tiviakov collapsed. 23.Qxh7?!
Kd7 24.Qh6? Bxg2+!
25.Ke1. 25.Rxg2 Rxg2 26.Kxg2 Rg8+ leads to a rapid mate: 27.Kf1 Rg1+
28.Ke2 Rg2+ 29.Kf3 Qg4+ 30.Ke3 Re2#. 25...Bd5 26.Ba3?! Rg1+ 27.Ke2
Qg4+ 28.Ke3 Re1+ 29.Kd2 Qd1+ 30.Kc3 Qa1+ 31.Kb4 Rb1+ 0-1. [Click
to replay]
Sergey Tiviakov, who collapsed in round three against firebrand Shirov
The day's first decisive result came in the game Short-Nakamura. The Englishman
lost the initiative in the early middlegame, and his position collapsed with
surprising speed.
Hikaru Nakamura, who scored a convincing black-piece victory over Nigel
Short
Short,N (2696) - Nakamura,Hi (2708) [B58]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 18.01.2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.0–0 Be6
9.b3 a6 10.Re1 Rc8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Bf1 0–0 13.Nd5 Bg4 14.c4 Nxd5 15.exd5 Nb8 16.h3
Bh5 17.Be2 Nd7 18.Rc1 Bg6 19.b4 e4 20.Nd2 Qb6 21.a3 Bh4
Suddenly, White has no good way to defend f2, since 22.Rf1 is met by 22...Bxf2+,
so Short decides on desperate measures. 22.c5 dxc5 23.Nc4 Qd8 24.Bh5 cxb4
25.Bxg6 fxg6 26.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 27.Kh1 b5 28.Ne5 Rxc1 29.Bxc1 Nxe5 30.Rxe5 Bg3 31.Re3
Bf4 32.Rd3 Bd6 33.axb4 Qf6 34.Be3 Qf1+ 35.Bg1 Rf4 36.g4 Qxd1 37.Rxd1 Rxb4 38.Re1
Rf4 39.Ra1 Ra4 40.Re1
Short does his best to generate a smidgeon of counterplay with his passed d5-pawn,
but now a piece sacrifice decides. 40...b4! 41.Re6 b3 42.Rxd6 Rb4 43.Rd8+
Kh7 0-1. [Click to replay]
Nigel Short facing the black pieces of Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen moved onto 2.5 points, after beating van Wely, with some help
from the world's strongest online kibitzer.
Magnus Carlsen, who scored his second win in succession in round three
Van Wely,L (2641) - Carlsen,M (2810) [D37]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 18.01.2010
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 c6
8.Qc2 0-0 9.Bd3 Re8 10.h3
10...Ne4!? Van Wely's first round game against Short had gone 10...Nf8.
The pawn sacrifice in the text had been analysed by Kasparov back in 1998. He
had recommended it to Carlsen on the telephone yesterday, and the world number
one immediately liked it. 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Qa5+ 13.Kf1 Bf8.
This was the crux of Kasparov's idea, improving on 13...Qf5 of van Wely-Piket,
Groningen 1997. In fact, though, the move had been played before that, as far
as back as the game Videki-Robert, from the Biel C Group in 1990!
14.Bf4N. This the real novelty, 14.Nc3 having been preferred in three
previous games. 14...Qf5 15.Nfd2 Nb6 16.Rc1 Nd5 17.g4 Qg6 18.Nd6 Rd8 19.Qxg6
hxg6 20.Nxc8 Nxf4 21.exf4 Rxd4 22.Nb3 Rb4 23.Kg2 Rxc8 24.Rhd1 Rxf4 25.Rd7 Rb4
26.Rc2 Re8 27.Rcd2 Be7 28.Rc7 Bf6 29.Rdd7 b6 30.Rxa7 g5 31.Rd2 c5 32.Ra6 c4
33.Nd4 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rxb2
Carlsen has managed to eke out a small advantage, but it is hard to believe
that he can win after 35.Rxc4 in view of the trick 35...Ree2 36.Kg3 Rxf2 37.Rxb6!
Instead, a time-troubled van Wely allows the c4-pawn to survive, after which
it gratefully goes all the way. 35.Rd7?c3 36.Raa7 Rf8 37.Rdc7 c2 38.Kg3 Rd8
39.Rxf7 Rd3+ 40.Kg2 c1Q 0-1. Garry Kasparov was very pleased with this game.
"He played impeccably, put unrelenting pressure on his opponent, got him
into time trouble and waited for him to crack." That is how great players
win their games. [Click to replay]
Loek van Wely won brilliantly in round one, but lost to Nakamura and
Carlsen in two and three
The day's fourth winner was Ivanchuk, who beat Smeets. For the second day running,
the latter's position fell apart in time-trouble.
Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk scored his first full point in round three
Smeets,J (2657) - Ivanchuk,V (2749) [B96]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 18.01.2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 b5
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.a3 Bb7 11.Be2 h5 12.0–0–0 Nd7 13.f5 e5 14.Nb3 Rc8 15.Kb1 Nb6
16.Rd3 Bh6 17.Qxh5 Ke7 18.Qf3 Nc4 19.Rhd1 Bg5 20.h3 Rh4 21.Qf2 Qb8 22.Bg4 a5
23.Qe2 Rhh8 24.Qe1 Rhd8 25.Nd5+ Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Qc7 27.Qe2 a4 28.Na1 b4 29.axb4
a3 30.Nb3 Nxb2 31.Ra5 Ra8 32.Ka2 Nxd1 33.Qxd1 Qc3 34.Qa1 Qxc2+ 35.Kxa3
Fritz politely informs us that it is now mate in 13. 35...Rxa5+ 36.bxa5
Rb8 0-1. [Click to replay]
Dutch GM Jan Smeets lost to Magnus Carlsen on Sunday and to Vassily
Ivanchuk today
The day's other three games were all drawn. Anand spent most of the afternoon
a pawn down, but held a 3 v 2 ending with all pawns on the same side, whilst
the games Leko-Kariakin and Caruana-Kramnik were both balanced struggles.
Magnus Carlsen kibitzes in the game Leinier Dominguez vs Vishy Anand
Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez put World Champion Vishy Anand under pressure
Vladimir Kramnik was held to a draw by...
All photos by Studio Fred Lucas
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Video reports by Europe Echecs
Europe Echecs video
report by GM Robert Fontaine
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Commentary on Playchess
GM Yasser Seirawan commenting live during the games
Lots of GMs watching the Carlsen game – including "the strongest
kibitzer in the world"
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 |
2:15 p.m. |
| 19th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
2:15 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 |
2:15 p.m. |
|
| 24th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
2:15 p.m. |
| 25th Jan |
Free Day |
|
| 26th Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
2:15 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 |
2:15 p.m. |
| 31st Jan |
GM Yasser Seirawan |
1:00 p.m. |
|
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 |
½-½ |
Hikaru Nakamura - Loek van Wely |
1-0 |
Magnus Carlsen - Jan Smeets |
1-0 |
Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Tiviakov |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov - Fabiano Caruana |
1-0 |
Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Sergey Karjakin - Leinier Dominguez |
½-½ |
|
| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
| Leinier Dominguez - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
Peter Leko - Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Fabiano Caruana - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Sergey Tiviakov - Alexei Shirov |
0-1 |
Jan Smeets - Vassily Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
0-1 |
Nigel Short - Hikaru Nakamura |
0-1 |
|
| Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 19th |
| Vishy Anand - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Magnus Carlsen - Nigel Short |
|
Vassily Ivanchuk - Loek van Wely |
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Alexei Shirov - Jan Smeets |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Sergey Karjakin - Fabiano Caruana |
|
Leinier Dominguez - Peter Leko |
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| Wednesday, January 20th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 21st |
| Peter Leko - Vishy Anand |
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Fabiano Caruana - Leinier Dominguez |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Sergey Karjakin |
|
Jan Smeets - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Loek van Wely - Alexei Shirov |
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Nigel Short - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen |
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| Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 22nd |
| Vishy Anand - Magnus Carlsen |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Alexei Shirov - Nigel Short |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Loek van Wely |
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Sergey Karjakin - Jan Smeets |
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Leinier Dominguez - Sergey Tiviakov |
|
Peter Leko - Fabiano Caruana |
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| Group A: Round 7- Sat. Jan. 23rd |
| Fabiano Caruana - Vishy Anand |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Peter Leko |
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Jan Smeets - Leinier Dominguez |
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Loek van Wely - Sergey Karjakin |
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Nigel Short - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Alexei Shirov |
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Magnus Carlsen - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 24th |
| Vishy Anand - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Sergey Karjakin - Nigel Short |
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Leinier Dominguez - Loek van Wely |
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Peter Leko - Jan Smeets |
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Fabiano Caruana - Sergey Tiviakov |
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| Monday, January 25th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 26th |
| Sergey Tiviakov - Vishy Anand |
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Jan Smeets - Fabiano Caruana |
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Loek van Wely - Peter Leko |
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Nigel Short - Leinier Dominguez |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Karjakin |
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Magnus Carlsen - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Alexei Shirov |
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| Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 27th |
| Vishy Anand - Alexei Shirov |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Sergey Karjakin - Magnus Carlsen |
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Leinier Dominguez - Hikaru Nakamura |
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Peter Leko - Nigel Short |
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Fabiano Caruana - Loek van Wely |
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Sergey Tiviakov - Jan Smeets |
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| Thursday, January 28th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 29th |
| Jan Smeets - Vishy Anand |
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Loek van Wely - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Nigel Short - Fabiano Caruana |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Peter Leko |
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Magnus Carlsen - Leinier Dominguez |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergey Karjakin |
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Alexei Shirov - Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 30th |
| Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Sergey Karjakin - Alexei Shirov |
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Leinier Dominguez - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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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 |
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Nigel Short - Jan Smeets |
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Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Tiviakov |
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Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Peter Leko |
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Alexei Shirov - Leinier Dominguez |
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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 |
½-½ |
Varuzhan Akobian - Arkadij Naiditsch |
0-1 |
Parimarjan Negi - Anna Muzychuk |
½-½ |
Pentala Harikrishna - David Howell |
½-½ |
Liviu Nisipeanu - Anish Giri |
0-1 |
Dimitri Reinderman - Tomi Nyback |
0-1 |
Ni Hua - Emil Sutovsky |
1-0 |
|
| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Emil Sutovsky - Erwin l'Ami |
½-½ |
Tomi Nyback - Ni Hua |
0-1 |
Anish Giri - Dimitri Reinderman |
½-½ |
David Howell - Liviu Nisipeanu |
½-½ |
Anna Muzychuk - Pentala Harikrishna |
0-1 |
Arkadij Naiditsch - Parimarjan Negi |
½-½ |
Wesley So - Varuzhan Akobian |
½-½ |
|
| 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 |
|
| Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 17th |
Soumya Swaminathan - Sjoerd Plukkel |
½-½ |
Li Chao - Daniele Vocaturo |
½-½ |
Robin van Kampen - Benjamin Bok |
½-½ |
Kjetil Lie - Peng Zhaoqin |
0-1 |
Nils Grandelius - Stefan Kuipers |
0-1 |
Abhijeet Gupta - Mariya Muzychuk |
½-½ |
Ray Robson - Robin Swinkels |
1-0 |
|
| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 18th |
Robin Swinkels - Soumya Swaminathan |
1-0 |
Mariya Muzychuk - Ray Robson |
½-½ |
Stefan Kuipers - Abhijeet Gupta |
0-1 |
Peng Zhaoqin - Nils Grandelius |
½-½ |
Benjamin Bok - Kjetil Lie |
0-1 |
Daniele Vocaturo - Robin van Kampen |
1-0 |
Sjoerd Plukkel - Li Chao |
0-1 |
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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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