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The Chinese Chess Association with the patronage and support of the Ningbo Municipal Government and Ningbo Sports Bureau is staging the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo, China. The event is being held from July 15 2011 (arrival) to July 26 2011 (Departure) at the playing venue in the five-star New Century Grand Hotel Ningbo.
Round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows. The tendency for unpredictability continues, though not blindly so. The Russians won their match against Egypt, which was expected, and a few players in the tournament are starting to show who is in sizzling form. The number one player is indeed Russian: Ian Nepomniachtchi, who has scored 4.0/5 and is at a 2923 performance.
Too hot to touch, Ian Nepomniachtchi has scored an impressive 4.0/5 and 2923 TPR
The next 800-pound gorilla thus far is Ukrainian Alexander Moiseenko, who has scored 3.5/4 and a 2925 performance.
Alexander Moiseenko has also done more than his share and was instrumental in
his team's victory in round five.
The most impressive result of round five was Hungary's third straight win, this time destroying Israel by 3.5-0.5. Peter Leko continues his ravage, and is at 3.5/5 and a huge 2877 performance, while Judit Polgar also took another scalp, and is also at 3.5/5 and a 2817 performance. Look to find her back in the 2700 club in the next rating list.
Judit Polgar ready to rejoin the 2700 club
The Azerbaijani were unable to build up any momentum after yesterday, losing to
Ukraine in round five.
Among the top results were Armenia's 2.5-1.5 win over China, while the Ukraine beat the Azerbaijanis, ebullient over their victory over Russia, after a key victory by Moiseenko on board four. The US showed their resilience as a team, after having lost badly to the Chinese, and bounced back inflicting a strong 3-1 defeat on India.
[Event "8th World Teams"] [Site "Ningbo CHN"] [Date "2011.07.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E92"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2681"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2011.07.17"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackTeam "India"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Re5 14. Bb5 $146 (14. Re1 Bd7 15. a3 Nh5 16. g3 Qg5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qc1 d4 19. Nb5 Qxc1 {0-1 (19) El Debs,F (2499)-Sasikiran,K (2690)/Caleta 2011/CB05_2011}) 14... Bd7 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qc2 Rh5 $6 {A really strange move, and one wonders what the plan is. It is hard to believe this is the best square for the rook.} 19. b4 Bd7 20. Rad1 Bh6 21. Bg3 Bf8 22. a3 Bc6 23. Na4 ({In order to exploit the awkwardly placed rook, White had} 23. Bf4 $1 {threatening to trap the rook with g4.}) 23... Nd7 24. Nb6 Nxb6 25. cxb6 Bd7 26. Rc1 Qd8 ({ Black had to play} 26... Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Bg7 28. Ne2 Be5 29. Rec1 {and though the situation is tough, it would still offer the best chances to hold.}) 27. Qc7 $2 Bg7 28. Nb3 (28. Bf2 $1) 28... Ba4 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bc7 Rf8 31. g4 Rh6 {There is a subtle idea behind this move.} 32. Nc5 ({The point is that after} 32. Na5 Bd4+ 33. Kg2 {Black manages to avoid having the house collapse immediately thanks to} g5 $1 34. Nxb7 Bxb6) 32... Bd4+ 33. Kg2 Bxc5 34. Rxc5 g5 35. Rxd5 Rg6 36. Re7 h6 37. Kg3 Re6 38. Rxe6 fxe6 39. Rc5 Bb3 40. f4 Bd5 41. a4 Kh7 42. h4 gxh4+ 43. Kxh4 Rc8 44. a5 ({The immediate} 44. f5 $1 {would have been stronger, but the overall evaulation of the position is not changed in any fundamental way.}) 44... Bf3 45. Kg3 Be2 46. b5 Rg8 47. bxa6 Bxa6 48. Re5 Rg6 49. Kf3 Kg8 50. Bd6 Kf7 51. Rc5 Rg8 52. Rc7+ Kg6 53. Ke4 h5 54. f5+ exf5+ 55. gxf5+ Kg5 56. Be7+ Kh6 57. Ke5 Rg2 58. Bf8+ 1-0
Bd |
3 |
Egypt | Rtg |
1 : 3 |
10 |
Russia | Rtg |
1.1 |
GM |
Adly Ahmed | 2631 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Grischuk Alexander | 2746 |
1.2 |
GM |
Amin Bassem | 2609 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2711 |
1.3 |
IM |
Shoker Samy | 2475 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Svidler Peter | 2739 |
1.4 |
IM |
Ezat Mohamed | 2430 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Vitiugov Nikita | 2733 |
Bd |
4 |
China | Rtg |
1½:2½ |
2 |
Armenia | Rtg |
2.1 |
GM |
Wang Hao | 2718 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Aronian Levon | 2805 |
2.2 |
GM |
Wang Yue | 2709 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Movsesian Sergei | 2700 |
2.3 |
GM |
Li Chao B | 2669 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akopian Vladimir | 2667 |
2.4 |
GM |
Yu Yangyi | 2672 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Sargissian Gabriel | 2663 |
Bd |
5 |
India | Rtg |
1 : 3 |
1 |
USA | Rtg |
3.1 |
GM |
Harikrishna Pentala | 2669 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
3.2 |
GM |
Sasikiran Krishnan | 2681 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander | 2675 |
3.3 |
GM |
Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2627 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Shulman Yuri | 2617 |
3.4 |
GM |
Negi Parimarjan | 2642 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Hess Robert | 2609 |
Bd |
6 |
Hungary | Rtg |
3½: ½ |
9 |
Israel | Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Leko Peter | 2717 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Roiz Michael | 2669 |
4.2 |
GM |
Almasi Zoltan | 2726 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Smirin Ilya | 2676 |
4.3 |
GM |
Polgar Judit | 2699 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Postny Evgeny | 2618 |
4.4 |
GM |
Balogh Csaba | 2643 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Nabaty Tamir | 2584 |
Bd |
7 |
Azerbaijan | Rtg |
1½:2½ |
8 |
Ukraine | Rtg |
5.1 |
GM |
Radjabov Teimur | 2744 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2768 |
5.2 |
GM |
Gashimov Vugar | 2760 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Eljanov Pavel | 2697 |
5.3 |
GM |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2765 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Efimenko Zahar | 2706 |
5.4 |
GM |
Guseinov Gadir | 2625 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Moiseenko Alexander | 2715 |
Rank table
Rk. |
Team | Gms | + | = | - | Pts | BPts | TB3 |
1 |
Armenia | 5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
13.5 |
0 |
2 |
Russia | 5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
12.0 |
0 |
3 |
Hungary | 5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
11.5 |
0 |
4 |
Ukraine | 5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10.5 |
0 |
5 |
China | 5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
11.0 |
1 |
6 |
Azerbaijan | 5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
11.0 |
1 |
7 |
USA | 5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10.0 |
0 |
8 |
Israel | 5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
8.0 |
0 |
9 |
India | 5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8.0 |
0 |
10 |
Egypt | 5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Friday | 15 July | Arrival | |
| Saturday | 16 July | 18:00h | Opening Ceremony |
| Sunday | 17 July | 15:00h | Round 1 |
| Monday | 18 July | 15:00h | Round 2 |
| Tuesday | 19 July | 15:00h | Round 3 |
| Wednesday | 20 July | 15:00h | Round 4 |
| Thursday | 21 July | 15:00h | Round 5 |
| Friday | 22 July | Rest Day | |
| Saturday | 23 July | 15:00h | Round 6 |
| Sunday | 24 July | 15:00h | Round 7 |
| Monday | 25 July | 15:00h | Round 8 |
| Tuesday | 26 July | 10:00h | Round 9, closing ceremony |
| Wednesday | 27 July | Departure |
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