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Echecs à Cannes : Tigran Gharamian 1er au départage
Tigran Gharamian

Le 24ème open international d'échecs "Pierre & Vacances" de Cannes se déroule du 28 février au 7 mars dans le cadre festif du Festival International des Jeux.

Au programme, trois tournois d'échecs, échelonnés par niveau de classement Elo: l'Open A (Elo 2200 et plus), l'Open B (2100 et moins), et l'Open C (1600 et moins) en 9 rondes.

Dans le tournoi majeur, le grand-maître français Tigran Gharamian (en photo ci-contre) s'impose au départage devant le Belge Vadim Malakhatko et le surprenant Indien Deep Sengupta, tous trois à 7 points sur 9. Dans le tournoi B, Franck Gertioso est déclaré vainqueur, et la Russe Natalia Borisova s'adjuge le tournoi C avec 9 points sur 9!

Le Direct Live Les parties d'échecs à visualiser Le Direct Live à 10h + Une pépite à Visualiser


Extraits des résulats de la ronde 9 :
Hicham Hamdouchi 2601 (6)  1/2 Tigran Gharamian 2609 (6½) 
Deep Sengupta    2480 (6½) 1/2 Christian Bauer  2610 (6) 
Alexandr Fier    2601 (6)  0-1 Vadim Malakhatko 2549 (6) 
Pour en savoir plus: Le site officiel - La Grille - La Ronde 8 - La Ronde 9
 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/03/echecs-cannes-tigran-gharamian-1er-au.html
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:48:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Cannes : le finish en Live à 10h
Christian Bauer

Le 24ème open international d'échecs "Pierre & Vacances" de Cannes se déroule du 28 février au 7 mars dans le cadre festif du Festival International des Jeux.

Ci-contre, Christian Bauer sera opposé à la révélation du tournoi, l'Indien Deep Sengupta (2480).

Au programme, trois tournois d'échecs, échelonnés par niveau de classement Elo: l'Open A (Elo 2200 et plus), l'Open B (2100 et moins), et l'Open C (1600 et moins) en 9 rondes.

Le Direct Live Les parties d'échecs à visualiser Le Direct Live à 10h + Une pépite à Visualiser


Extraits des appariements de la ronde 9 :
Hicham Hamdouchi 2601 (6)  - Tigran Gharamian 2609 (6½) 
Deep Sengupta    2480 (6½) - Christian Bauer  2610 (6) 
Alexandr Fier    2601 (6)  - Vadim Malakhatko 2549 (6) 

Avant l'ultime ronde de ce matin, Tigran Gharamian (2609) n'est plus le seul leader du tournoi A avec 6,5 points sur 8. Après avoir annulé hier avec les blancs face au Brésilien Alexandr Fier (2601), le grand-maître français partage désormais le leadership avec Deep Sengupta (2480), qui est allé cherché la victoire avec les noirs sur Miladinovic (2559). Attention danger, ce jeune MI indien de 18 ans a remporté l'Open international d'échecs de Rochefort.

Pour en savoir plus: Le site officiel - La Grille - La Ronde 8 - La Ronde 9
 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/03/echecs-cannes-le-finish-en-live-10h.html
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Cannes : la ronde 8 en Live à 10h
Tigran Gharamian

Le 24ème open international d'échecs "Pierre & Vacances" de Cannes se déroule du 28 février au 7 mars dans le cadre du Festival International des Jeux.

Le Direct Live Le Direct Live à 10h

Pépite : Gharamian 1-0 Fedorchuk

Au programme, trois tournois d'échecs échelonnés par niveau de classement Elo :
l'Open A (Elo 2200 et plus), l'Open B (2100 et moins), et l'Open C (1600 et moins) en 9 rondes.

A deux rondes de la fin, Tigran Gharamian (2609) - en photo ci-contre - mène le tournoi A avec 6 points sur 7, soit une performance Elo à 2805. Après avoir annulé sagement hier avec les noirs en 15 coups face au GMI belge Vadim Malakhatko (2549), le grand-maître d'échecs français aura cette fois les blancs face au Brésilien Alexandr Fier (2601). Au passage, n'hésitez pas à visiter le site de l'indomptable Tigran.

Pour en savoir plus: Le site officiel - La grille - La Ronde 7 - La Ronde 8
 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/03/echecs-cannes-la-ronde-8-en-live-10h.html
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:03:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Cannes : Tigran Gharamian assure
Tigran Gharamian

Le 24ème open international d'échecs "Pierre & Vacances" de Cannes se déroule du 28 février au 7 mars dans le cadre du Festival International des Jeux.

Au programme, trois tournois d'échecs échelonnés par niveau de classement Elo :
l'Open A (Elo 2200 et plus), l'Open B (2100 et moins), et l'Open C (1600 et moins) en 9 rondes.

Tigran Gharamian (2609) - en photo ci-contre - qui n'a fait qu'une bouchée hier d'Igor Miladinovic (2559) lors de la 6ème ronde pourra-t-il tenir sa cadence infernale? Réponse: une petite pause s'impose! Le grand-maître d'échecs français leader en solo du tournoi majeur avec un score impressionnant de 5,5 points sur 6, annule aujourd'hui avec les noirs en 15 coups face au GMI belge Vadim Malakhatko (2549). N'hésitez pas à visiter le site de l'indomptable Tigran.

Le Direct Live Le Direct Live avec la ronde 7 à 14h30

Le programme complet :
Ronde 1 : Dimanche 28 février 17h00
Ronde 2 : Lundi 1 mars        14h30  
Ronde 3 : Mardi 2 mars        09h00    
Ronde 4 : Mardi 2 mars        17h00   
Ronde 5 : Mercredi 3 mars     14h30  
Ronde 6 : Jeudi 4 mars        14h30  
Ronde 7 : Vendredi 5 mars     14h30 
Ronde 8 : Samedi 6 mars       10h00  
Ronde 9 : Dimanche 7 mars     10h00 
Pour en savoir plus: Le site officiel - La grille - La Ronde 6 - La Ronde 7
 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/03/echecs-cannes-la-ronde-7-en-live-14h30.html
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:21:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Cannes : la ronde 4 en Live à 17h
Christian Bauer

Le 24ème open international d'échecs "Pierre & Vacances" de Cannes se déroule du 28 février au 7 mars dans le cadre du Festival International des Jeux.

Au programme, trois tournois d'échecs échelonnés par niveau de classement Elo :
l'Open A (Elo 2200 et plus), l'Open B (2100 et moins), et l'Open C (1600 et moins) en 9 rondes.

Ils ne sont plus que cinq joueurs à 100% après la ronde 3 du matin de cette journée couperet. La ronde 4 opposera en table 1 le Français Tigran Gharamian (2609) à Sergey Fedorchuck (2641), et en table 2 le Belge Vadim Malakhatko (2549) au second tricolore rescapé (en photo ci-contre) Christian Bauer (2610), le tout en Direct Live. Le cinquième joueur à 3 points est Alexandr Fier (2601) opposé à Eduardo Iturrizaga (2616) à 2,5 points.

Le Direct Live Le Direct Live avec la ronde 4 à 17h

Le programme complet :
Ronde 1 : Dimanche 28 février 17h00
Ronde 2 : Lundi 1 mars        14h30  
Ronde 3 : Mardi 2 mars        09h00    
Ronde 4 : Mardi 2 mars        17h00   
Ronde 5 : Mercredi 3 mars     14h30  
Ronde 6 : Jeudi 4 mars        14h30  
Ronde 7 : Vendredi 5 mars     14h30 
Ronde 8 : Samedi 6 mars       10h00  
Ronde 9 : Dimanche 7 mars     10h00 
Pour en savoir plus: Le site officiel - Le FIJ - La Ronde 3 - La Ronde 4
 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/03/echecs-cannes-la-ronde-4-en-live-17h.html
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:34:00 +0000
 
 
 
Belgian duo lose passport at Chess meet - Press Trust of India

SamayLive

Belgian duo lose passport at Chess meet
Press Trust of India
Kolkata, Sep 2 (PTI) Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko and his IM wife Anna Zozulia from Ukraine, who are here for the 4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess ...
Himangshu, Vidit pull off big upsets in Kolkata Open ChessThaindian.com
Himangshu, Vidit pull off big upsets in Kolkata Open ChessGaea Times
Belgian chess couple lose passports in Kolkata meetSamayLive
SamayLive -SamayLive -Press Trust of India
all 33 news articles »
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ptinews.com%2Fnews%2F260917_Belgian-duo-lose-passport-at-Chess-meet&usg=AFQjCNHUB_fqk-WoGODF56EK5nkELuJq9A
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:23:46 GMT+00:00
 
 
 
Arctic Chess Challenge 2009

Luca Shytaj batte il GM Drozdovsky (2620)!!

Anche Fabio Bruno a punteggio pieno. Oggi in diretta: GM Sulskis (2559) - Bruno e IM Petrov (2479) - Shytaj

Ben 38 nazioni rappresentate nell’Arctic Chess Challenge 2009, che si svolge a Tromso dal 01 al 08 agosto. Siamo in una località affascinante, la città  con oltre 50.000 abitanti più a nord nel mondo, oltre il circolo polare artico!

Tromso

In uno dei miei pochi viaggi all’estero ho avuto il privilegio di visitare la Norvegia, fino a Capo Nord e passando dall’incantevole Tromso, situata su un’isoletta tra i fiordi (con estensione sulla terraferma e su un’altra isola), riportando con piacere il ricordo dei tersi e cristallini colori del grande nord. Grandi distese inabitate, con case isolate che restituiscono la sensazione di un forte contatto con la natura. Le betulle decrescono in dimensioni man mano che ci si avvicina al circolo polare artico, fino a lasciare spazio alla tundra. Ovunque le renne punteggiano l’arcano paesaggio (e lo stufato di renna è un’esperienza gastronomica da non perdere!).

Una classica immagine composita del "Sole di mezzanotte"

E c’è naturalmente il sole di mezzanotte, anche se a Tromso il periodo è già passato (21 maggio / 21 luglio) e il sole si concede già diversi minuti sotto l’orizzonte prima di albeggiare! Tromso è stata il punto di partenza di tante spedizioni al Polo Nord. E’ una cittadina piena di vita e si dice che la somma dei posti a sedere nei vari pub, ristoranti e caffè renderebbe possibile a tutti gli abitanti di Tromso di uscire contemporaneamente (Wiki)! Il clima, in proporzione alla latitudine, è relativamente mite, anche se d’inverno i due metri di neve sono garantiti. Tromso è candidata ad ospitare le Olimpiadi Invernali del 2018 ma, soprattutto ( : - ) ), è candidata per le Olimpiadi Scacchistiche del 2014!

In questa atmosfera maestosa e quasi fatata (e non abbiamo parlato dei Troll!) si svolge una manifestazione scacchistica interessante e che comincia a vantare una buona tradizione. Siamo nella terra di sua futura maestà Magnus Carlsen, che ha partecipato, già da over 2700, nel 2006 e nel 2007, senza tuttavia arrivare alla vittoria. Nel 2006 l’inaspettata sconfitta con il vincitore Shipov frenò la corsa del fenomeno norvegese, giunto secondo con 7 su 9. Nel 2007 partecipazione di Magnus in stile quasi vacanziero, con troppe patte con giocatori (norvegesi…) più deboli, chiudendo anche stavolta a 7 su 9. Partecipazione comunque di ottimo livello e vittoria per Moiseenko davanti a Lie Kietil e Gashimov. Lo scorso anno successo per Igor Kurnosov davanti a Simen Agdestein.

Magnus e Hammer nell'edizione 2007

Successo crescente in questa edizione e prima volta oltre i 100 partecipanti, con 134 giocatori impegnati in un open integrale a sistema svizzero. Non mi sembra sia prevista un’accelerazione nel sistema di abbinamenti e questo potrebbe rendere non facile, con le nuove regole, l’inseguimento di una eventuale norma GM, con il rischio di incontrare diversi avversari con un Elo inferiore a 2200. Tabellone comunque di tutto rispetto, con quattro over 2600. I primi 16:

GM Bartosz Socko 2656

GM Igor Khenkin 2634

GM Yuri Drozdovskij 2620

GM Emanuel Berg 2610

GM Jon Ludvig Hammer 2583

GM Vadim Malakhatko 2570

GM Sarunas Sulskis 2559

GM Julian Radulski 2539

GM Allan Stig Rasmussen 2536

GM Matthew J Turner 2517

IM Ray Robson 2491

GM Amon Simutowe 2481

IM Marijan Petrov 2479

IM Kalle Kiik 2475

IM Fabio Bruno 2455

IM Luca Shytaj 2455

Emanuel Berg e Bartosz Socko

Le speranze norvegesi puntano sul giovane Jon Ludvig Hammer, coetaneo di Magnus che sta avendo una crescita importante ed è ormai vicino ai 2600. Da seguire la prova della “rising star” americana Ray Robson (15 anni il prossimo ottobre), che ha recentemente vinto il titolo USA under 20 con una performance over 2700 ed è già da alcuni anni una promessa di primissimo livello. Presente anche il “finalmente GM” Amon Simutowe (tantissime norme ma quota 2500 superata faticosamente, finora solo durante un torneo), apprezzato partecipante in diversi nostri open.

Ray Robson

Montepremi di circa 14.000 euro. Si gioca alle 15 dal primo al quinto turno, per poi passare alle 12 negli ultimi quattro turni (non chiedetemi perché : - ) ). Tempo di gioco senza incremento, di due ore per 40 mosse e un’ora per finire la partita, una delle cadenze Fide valida per le norme. Nove scacchiere in diretta, in cui speriamo di poter seguire nei prossimi turni le prestazioni dei nostri alfieri.

Luca Shytaj ritaglia gli spazi possibili dai suoi notevoli studi universitari, viene da un torneo con segnali interessanti di buon gioco ad Andorra e potrebbe aver oliato il motore per questa gara: prima o poi… : - )  La carriera di Fabio Bruno è ben nota, con la ripresa dell’attività agonistica dopo una quindicina d’anni e l’arrivo di grandi soddisfazioni, con il Campionato Italiano, il titolo di Maestro Internazionale e le due norme di GM già nel carniere. Il neo CT potrebbe forse riuscire a regalarsi anche il massimo titolo e sarà sicuramente preparato ed agguerrito per questa gara.

Luca Shytaj

Sito di riferimento: http://www.arcticchess.org/ 

 Aurora boreale su Tromso e un bel logo dall'edizione 2006

VISORE



 
http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1522
2009-08-03T09:00:00+01:00
 
 
 
Artic Chess Challenger

1. bis 9.8.2009
Auszug aus der Tenehmerliste:
GM Bartosz Socko 2656 GM Igor Khenkin 2634 GM Yuri Drozdovskij 2620 GM Emanuel Berg 2610 GM Jon Ludvig Hammer 2583 GM Vadim Malakhatko 2570 GM Sarunas Sulskis 2559 GM Julian Radulski 2539 GM Allan Stig Rasmussen 2536 GM Matthew J Turner 2517 IM Ray Robson 2491 GM Amon Simutowe 2481 IM Marijan Petrov 2479 IM Kalle Kiik 2475 IM Fabio Bruno 2455 IM Luca Shytaj 2455 GM Monika Socko 2449 IM Luis Javier Bernal Moro 2446 IM Torbjørn R. Hansen 2440 WGM Natalia Zdebskaja 2412 …

Turnierseite     

(more…)

 
http://www.chess-international.de/?p=556
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:22:29 +0000
 
 
 
Lublin: Grachev bleibt in Führung
Boris Grachev liegt beim Europäischen Schachfestival in Lublin nach sieben Runden weiter in Führung. In seiner Partie gegen Vadim Malakhatko profitierte der junge Russe allerdings davon, dass sein inzwischen unter belgischer Flagge spielender Gegner nach einem geistreichen Opfer nicht den erhofften und wohl auch möglichen ganzen Punkt erzielte. Stattdessen kippte die Partie in wenigen Zügen vermutlich infolge von Zeitnot. Grachev hat nun 5,5 Punkte auf dem Konto und einen ganzen Punkt Vorsprung vor seinem engsten Verfolger Michael Roiz. Radoslav Wojtaszek folgt mit einem halben Punkt weniger auf Rang Drei.
Turnierseite mit vielen Bildern und Livepartien... Mehr...
 
http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9101
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
 
 
 
Lublin
Beim Großmeisterturnier der Kategorie 15 im polnischen Lublin führt nach seinem heutigen Sieg gegen GM Vadim Malakhatko der russische Jung GM Boris Grachev (ELO 2652) das Feld mit 5,5/7 und bereits einem ganzen Punkt Vorsprung auf dem israelischen GM Michael Roiz an. GM Igor Khenkin (ELo 2630) hat bisher 3 Punkte erzielen können. Offizielle Seite live
 
http://www.schach.com/component/content/article/1-schach/333-lublin
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:04:20 +0000
 
 
 
3? Festival Internazionale Capo d?Orso

Carlo D’Amore e Daniele Vocaturo le punte azzurre

Sin dalla sua prima edizione, nel 2007, Porto Mannu si è proposto come uno dei grandi appuntamenti del nostro calendario, con promesse  puntualmente mantenute e non è un caso se molti appassionati vantano un 3 su 3 nelle partecipazioni!

Yuri Garrett, coadiuvato dal team di Caissa Italia e dal padrone di casa Stefano Lupini, ha puntato su molti aspetti qualitativi, della sede, dell’ambiente e dei materiali di gioco, del clima dato dalla sensazione di città degli scacchi che viene a formarsi nel bel residence di Capo d’Orso, uno degli aspetti più piacevoli e interessanti rilevato dagli appassionati nelle precedenti edizioni. Confermate anche quest’anno le lezioni gratuite da parte di alcuni dei GM presenti. Numero chiuso di fatto per la partecipazione, in relazione agli spazi previsti per l’area di gioco (con un lieve ampliamento quest’anno, con circa 180 partecipanti), che il torneo raggiunge con largo anticipo, a testimonianza del gradimento.

La manifestazione non si ferma tuttavia sull’ottimo livello raggiunto e cerca di proporre ulteriori aspetti di sviluppo. Quest’anno, dopo il Festival, si svolgeranno, dal 25 al 28 maggio, anche due corsi di scacchi, gratuiti per chi ha partecipato al torneo e prolunga il soggiorno. Per la Scuola Superiore di Scacchi alla presenza del GM Mihail Marin, eccellente didatta e amico consolidato di Caissa Italia, si aggiunge un grandissimo come il GM Arthur Jusupov, per tanti anni tra i primissimi giocatori al mondo e trainer al massimo livello! Un massimo di 40 partecipanti divisi in due gruppi, in relazione alla forza di gioco, che vedranno l’alternarsi dei due docenti attraverso sei sessioni. Non da meno l’iniziativa Scuola di Scacchi Sardegna U17, condotta dagli IM Roberto Mogranzini e Martha Fierro Baquero, in collaborazione con il Comitato Regionale, che sostiene interamente la partecipazione di 10 giovani sardi. Anche qui un massimo di 40 partecipanti, con analoga organizzazione.

Arthur Jusupov

Jusupov partecipa anche all’Open, che vanta una partecipazione crescente anche a livello qualitativo, a partire dal n° 1 del tabellone Sergey Tiviakov e con nuove presenze come quelle di giocatori di primo piano come Malakhatko e Pelletier. Per scendere sotto i 2400 è necessario arrivare al n° 22 del tabellone, tra l’altro con una presenza interessante come quella della IM e WGM Anna Zozulia (2371).

Sergey Tiviakov

I primi del tabellone:

1 GM Sergej Tivjakov (NLD)

2 GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson (SWE)

3 GM Vadim Malakhatko (BEL)

4 GM Oleg Korneev (RUS)

5 GM Jusupov Artur (DEU)

6 GM Mihail Marin (ROU)

7 GM Yannick Pelletier (CHE)

8 GM Stuart Conquest (GBR)

9 GM Damian Lemos (ARG)

10 IM Viktorija Cmilyte (LTU)

11 IM Nils Grandelius (SWE)

12 GM Igor Naumkin (RUS)

13 IM Carlo D'Amore (ITA)

14 IM Daniele Vocaturo (ITA)

15 IM Duilio Collutiis (ITA)

16 GM Spyridon Skembris (GRC)

Yannick Pelletier

Da seguire la partecipazione di giovanissimi di grande talento come Nils Grandelius (16 anni, 2491) e Jorge Cori (PER, 14 anni, 2418).

A sinistra Nils Grandelius. A destra Jorge Cori con la sorella Deisy, 16 anni, anche lei a Porto Mannu

Qualche problema di "affollamento" nel calendario e la concomitanza della Mitropa Cup non consentono la partecipazione di alcuni azzurri, già presenti in passato a Porto Mannu. I nostri colori sono comunque ben rappresentati da D’Amore, Vocaturo, Collutiis e Piscopo, restando nel solo ambito degli over 2400.

Daniele Vocaturo. Due norme e mezzo da GM, con la vittoria di Torino al vaglio della Fide... E se decidessimo la questione a Porto Mannu, e non se ne parla più? : - )

Pierluigi Piscopo, grande creatività e ottimi margini di ulteriore crescita

Prime scacchiere on-line, per 9 turni, dal 16 al 23 maggio, con doppio round il 19 maggio (4° e 5° turno). Tempo di gioco 100’ x 40 + 20’ + 30s per mossa a partire dalla prima. Stessa formula Open integrale del 2008 con sistema svizzero accelerato decrescente, sulla base di una suddivisione in tre fasce dei giocatori. Montepremi di 8.600 euro e diversi premi accessori, tra cui spicca il Chesstravels “Dilettanti sugli scudi”, iscrizione e soggiorno per il torneo di Pardubice 2009 per il miglior italiano ad esclusione dei titolati IM/GM. Insomma, già sapore di tradizione (dopo soli tre anni) e qualche nuovo ingrediente nell’ottima cucina degli chef Yuri Garrett e Stefano Lupini! Sito di riferimento quello di Caissa Italia.

L’interesse degli appassionati seguirà certamente la lotta al vertice ma sarà ovviamente calamitato dalla gara nella gara tra due gigantesche figure come quelle di Alessandro J. e CrazyHorse, impegnati prima alla scacchiera e poi attesi a due report che potrebbero varcare la soglia del mito: tra impressioni tratteggiate con sapienza pittorica, spaccati umani e scacchistici, elegante umorismo e finezze stilistiche, due “penne” fantastiche! CrazyHorse ci ha già dato un saggio!

 
http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1423
2009-05-16T07:00:00+01:00
 
 
 
Neckar Open 2009 - Peralta, Naiditsch and Bachmann sharing the first place
The tournament had a massive turnout of 349 participants and it proved to be a very difficult ride for other top rated players. Grandmasters Sergey Fedorchuk 2656 and Vadim Malakhatko 2618 have collected 6.5 points each, which was good enough only for shared 14th place. On the other hand, a number of young and talented players have reached high positions, among them particularly Dutch delegation will be happy as IM Spoelman and FM Miedema are up on the 4-13th place tie.
 
http://reports.chessdom.com/neckar-open-2009
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:04:45 +0200
 
 
 
Vadim Malakhatko winner of Baharain Open

With 7.5 pts, the GM from Belgium Vadim Malakhatko was the winner of the Arcapita Open. This tournament took place in the kingdom of Bahrain gathered almost 100 players from 20 countries including the ex european champion Pave Tregubov from Russian.

The winner finished half pont ahead of the followers Valentin Iotov from Bulgaria and Elshan Moradiabadi from Iran.

 
http://www.365chess.com/news/vadim-malakhatko-winner-of-baharain-open/
2009-02-09T12:04:13Z
 
 
 
GM Vadim Malakhatko wins Arcapita open chess championship


The Belgian GM Vadim Malakhatko won clear first place at the Arcapita open chess championship in Bahrain. He collected 7,5/9, with 6 victories and 3 draws, without losing a single game.

Second place was for GM Valentin Iotov, who commented live on Chessdom.com the first part of Corus Chess 2009. GM Iotov, with 5 victories and 4 draws, took the silver ahead of GM Moradiabadi, who finished with the same score, but worse tiebreak.

The rating favorite GM Tregubov finished 13th with 6,0/9. Full standings and round by round results here.

Final Standings

1 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2610 BEL 7.5
2 GM Iotov Valentin 2556 BUL 7
3 GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2505 IRI 7
4 GM Amin Basem 2562 EGY 6.5
5 IM Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi 2444 IND 6.5
6 GM Filippov Anton 2556 UZB 6.5
7 GM Ibrahimov Rasul 2568 AZE 6.5
8 IM Jojua Davit 2484 GEO 6.5
9 GM El Gindy Essam 2527 EGY 6.5
10 GM Adly Ahmed 2568 EGY 6.5
11 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2522 LTU 6
12 GM Kasparov Sergey 2488 BLR 6
13 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2647 RUS 6
14 GM Pelletier Yannick 2560 SUI 6
15 FM Adnani Moklis 2326 MAR 6
16 IM Ezat Mohamed 2421 EGY 6
17 GM Bagheri Amir 2486 IRI 6
18 IM Sriram Jha 2441 IND 6
19 IM Sharma Dinesh K 2394 IND 6
20 IM Zozulia Anna 2376 BEL 6
21 IM Hassan Abdullah 2320 UAE 6
22 GM Golubev Mikhail 2487 UKR 5.5
23 IM Shoker Samy 2399 FRA 5.5
24 IM Sulashvili Malkhaz 2444 GEO 5.5
25 IM Frhat Ali 2408 EGY 5.5
26 IM Kiss Pal 2389 HUN 5.5
27 FM Othman A Moussa 2324 UAE 5.5
28 IM Sarwat Walaa 2388 EGY 5.5
29 Roshan Dsouza 0 IND 5.5
30 IM Shetty Rahul 2310 IND 5.5
31 FM Alhuwar Jasem 2270 UAE 5.5
32 Tabuzo Jimmy 0 PHI 5
33 WIM Kasparova Tatiana 2190 BLR 5
34 FM Akshat Khamparia 2306 IND 5
35 Dineshan 0 IND 5
36 Abdulateef Ahmed 0 EGY 5
37 Al Sulaiti Ali 2136 BRN 5
38 CM Al-Ghasra Ali 2133 BRN 5
39 Mansour Abbas 1957 UAE 5
40 Bukhalaf Khalaf 1870 BRN 5
41 Abdullah Waheed 0 BRN 5
42 Ortiz Woonir 0 PHI 4.5
43 FM Khouri Ibrahim Mohamed 2132 UAE 4.5

Total of 94 players

Chessdom.com



 
http://kaguvkov.blogspot.com/2009/02/gm-vadim-malakhatko-wins-arcapita-open.html
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:25:00 +0000
 
 
 
GM Vadim Malakhatko wins Arcapita
iotov 

The Belgian GM Vadim Malakhatko won clear first place at the Arcapita open chess championship in Bahrain. He collected 7,5/9, with 6 victories and 3 draws, without losing a single game. Second place was for GM Valentin Iotov, who commented live on Chessdom.com the first part of Corus Chess 2009.

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http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/3740-gm-vadim-malakhatko-wins-arcapita
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:37:23 +0000
 
 
 
GM Vadim Malakhatko wins Arcapita open chess championship - the Chessdom.com commentator GM Valenti
The Belgian GM Vadim Malakhatko won clear first place at the Arcapita open chess championship in Bahrain. He collected 7,5/9, with 6 victories and 3 draws, without losing a single game. Second place was for GM Valentin Iotov, who commented live on Chessdom.com the first part of Corus Chess 2009.
 
http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/arcapita-chess-open-bahrein
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:44:37 +0100
 
 
 
VADIM BAGS CHESS TITLE - Gulf Daily News

VADIM BAGS CHESS TITLE
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 10 hours ago
By VIJAY MRUTHYUNJAYA BELGIAN Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko last night won the Arcapita International Chess Championship with 7.5 points to claim the top ...
GM norm for Chowdhury Gulf Daily News
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Arcapita International Open 2009
arcapita

Leading Grandmasters are in Bahrain for the Arcapita International Open Chess Championship at the Alumni Club in Adliya. Chief Arbiter IA/IO Mahdi Abdulrahim of the UAE said that competing are 104 participants from 21 countries, with 14 GM, 13 IM, 1 WIM, 7 FM for a total cash price of US$18,000. See chess-results.com 

This is the biggest chess event to be hosted on the island according to the organisers of the event Bahrain Chess Club and its chief organiser Jamal Abdulghaffar.

The top player in the fray is GM Pavel Tregubov with a FIDE rating of 2646. The Russian is also the president of the Association of Chess Professionals.


The only Woman Grandmaster is  Anna Zozulia, who has a FIDE rating of 2388. She is originally from Ukraine but is now a Belgian and her husband Vadim Malakhatko is the second seed with a rating of 2634.


Among other top attractions will be the Egyptian youngsters GM Basem Amen (2560) and GM Ahmed Adly (2586). The former is the reigning Arab champion and the latter former World Junior Champion.


The Indian challenge will be led by Sriram Jha (2458) and Dinesh Sharma (2394) and Rahul Shetty.


"It's going to be a very strong field with a good mix of young and old, GMs and IMs," said Abdulghaffar.


Bahrain's first Fide master Zeyad Janahi will lead the local challenge along with Ali Al Salaiti, Ali Al Ghasrah and Ayyad brothers, Maher and Hussain. Aysha Almutayweq, Dalal Al Ghasrah and Abeer Bin Raja will be among the leading ladies in the fray.


The championship will be played over nine rounds under FIDE rules and regulations and the 'Swiss Manager Programme' will be used for pairings.


Time Control is 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment from move one.

See schedule

Source: Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information by Vijay Mruthyunjaya


 

 
 
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Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +0000
 
 
 
MAGNUS CARLSEN IN NORWEGIAN CHESS FESTIVAL


Magnus Carlsen faces Peter Svidler (Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Simen Agdestein in a Super rapid tournament in Gjøvik, Norway from January 2nd to 5th.

The tournament has about the same format as the Mainz Classic, with a double round tournament followed by final and bronze final games. The Norwegian audience will be eager to see Magnus Carlsen on home-gound again, since he does not play a single tournament game in Norway during 2008.

The rapid contest is part of a chess festival with a big and varied program, held on occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Gjøvik chess club. The festival starts on December 29th, and the main tournament is a 9 round GM-Swiss open to players with a rating abov 2100.

Reigning European champion Sergei Tiviakov (NL) 2686 is the highest rated player of the preliminary list of participants. There is also a parallell group open for all players rated below 2100.

Gjøvik has been hosting some big chess events in the past, and Simen Agdestein played an important role both in 1983 when at 16 he beat Spassky in the 75th anniversary tournament and became an IM, in 1985 when he became Nordic champion and Grandmaster at 18 (just then the youngest in the world!) and in 1991 when he drew a classical mini-match with Karpov 2-2.

The home page of the festival (in Norwegian, English and German language) has the web address: www.gjovikfestival.sjakkweb.no.

We thank you for all mentioning of our festival, and we will be back with more information later.

Kind regards
Øystein Brekke
(chairman of the organizing committee Gjøvik International Chess Festival 2008-09)

Preliminary list of participants Gjøvik GM Swiss tournament, per October 15th:

GM Sergei TIVIAKOV NED 2686
GM Boris SAVCHENKO RUS 2648
GM Vadim MALAKHATKO BEL 2633
GM Oleg KORNEEV RUS 2623
GM Vasilios KOTRONIAS GRE 2587
GM Kaido KULAOTS EST 2556
GM Geetha GOPAL IND 2548
GM Nick DE FIRMIAN USA 2545
GM Aloyzas KVEINYS LTU 2533
IM Jon Ludvig HAMMER NOR 2522
IM Allan Stig RASMUSSEN DEN 2513



 
http://kaguvkov.blogspot.com/2008/10/magnus-carlsen-in-norwegian-chess.html
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:10:00 +0000
 
 
 
Carlsen to play in Norwegian Chess Festival

MAGNUS CARLSEN IN NORWEGIAN CHESS FESTIVAL

Magnus Carlsen faces Peter Svidler (Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Simen Agdestein in a Super rapid tournament in Gjøvik, Norway from January 2nd to 5th.

The tournament has about the same format as the Mainz Classic, with a double round tournament followed by final and bronze final games. The Norwegian audience will be eager to see Magnus Carlsen on home-gound again, since he does not play a single tournament game in Norway during 2008.

The rapid contest is part of a chess festival with a big and varied program, held on occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Gjøvik chess club. The festival starts on December 29th, and the main tournament is a 9 round GM-Swiss open to players with a rating abov 2100.

Reigning European champion Sergei Tiviakov (NL) 2686 is the highest rated player of the preliminary list of participants. There is also a parallell group open for all players rated below 2100.

Gjøvik has been hosting some big chess events in the past, and Simen Agdestein played an important role both in 1983 when at 16 he beat Spassky in the 75th anniversary tournament and became an IM, in 1985 when he became Nordic champion and Grandmaster at 18 (just then the youngest in the world!) and in 1991 when he drew a classical mini-match with Karpov 2-2.

The home page of the festival (in Norwegian, English and German language) has the web address: www.gjovikfestival.sjakkweb.no.

We thank you for all mentioning of our festival, and we will be back with more information later.

Kind regards
Øystein Brekke
(chairman of the organizing committee Gjøvik International Chess Festival 2008-09)

Preliminary list of participants Gjøvik GM Swiss tournament, per October 15th:

GM Sergei TIVIAKOV NED 2686
GM Boris SAVCHENKO RUS 2648
GM Vadim MALAKHATKO BEL 2633
GM Oleg KORNEEV RUS 2623
GM Vasilios KOTRONIAS GRE 2587
GM Kaido KULAOTS EST 2556
GM Geetha GOPAL IND 2548
GM Nick DE FIRMIAN USA 2545
GM Aloyzas KVEINYS LTU 2533
IM Jon Ludvig HAMMER NOR 2522
IM Allan Stig RASMUSSEN DEN 2513
 
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/10/carlsen-to-play-in-norwegian-chess.html
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:05:00 +0000
 
 
 
GM Igor Kurnosov vince l'Arctic Chess Challenge


GM Igor Kurnosov ha vinto l'Arctic Chess Challenge 2008 con mezzo punto di vantaggio. Dopo aver ottenuto 1 punto di vantaggio su tutti all'ottavo turno, GM Igor Kurnosov si è assicurato la prima posizione pattando contro il GM Matthew Turner. GM Igor Kurnosov ha finito con 7.5/9, 7 vittorie e 3 patte.

Al secondo posto, parimerito, si trovano GM Agdestein, GM Turner e GM Kunin, il primo ha un miglior coefficiente di difficoltà ed ha ottenuto l'argento.

Magnus Carlsen ha visitato il posto durante gli ultimi giorni della competizione. C'era tutta la sua famiglia a giocare. Henrik Carlsen ha concluso posizionandosi 26esimo, guadagnando 18 punti elo. Ellen Oen Carlsen e Ingrid Oen Carlsen hanno avuto una buona prestazione anche loro.

Classifica finale (primi 9):

1 GM Igor Kurnosov 2617 7,5
2 GM Simen Agdestein 2583 7,0
3 GM Matthew J Turner 2493 7,0
4 GM Vitaly Kunin 2532 7,0
5 GM Vadim Malakhatko 2612 6,5
6 GM Tomas Likavsky 2485 6,5
7 IM Amon Simutowe 2459 6,5
8 GM Sergey Kasparov 2486 6,0
9 Peter S Poobalasingam 2203 6,0
 
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GM Igor Kurnosov wins Arctic Challenge

10.8.2008 Final Results

http://arcticchess.org/

The last round saw GM Matthew J Turner (2493) drawing GM Igor Kurnosov (2617) as white after only 8 moves on Turners proposal. The stronger player Kurnosov secured tournament victory by the result and Turner a place in the sun. Also at the 2nd board GM Sergey Kasparov and GM Vitaly Kunin played a grandmaster draw. 11 moves in the Queens Gambit Accepted brought Kunin (2532) to an excellent score with 7/9 and a TPR at 2631. Then it was all up to the sportsman GM Simen Agdestein to split the players in the lead.

Agdestein played another Norwegian, IM Bjørn Tiller with the white pieces in a Modern Defence. They was out if book after less than 8 moves and Agdestein got the centre and Tiller pressure against it as in all hypermodern openings. It soon became an original positional struggle where Agdestein gradually got an edge. After a tactical sequence starting out with 18...Nxb3 Agdestein ended up with a strong pass pawn at e5 and the better structure. Then Tiller tried to get life in his light squared bishop by sacrificing a pawn, a plan that backfired and Simen won the game fast. GM Simen Agdestein finished a nice tournament performance with 7/9 and a TPR of 2621 - he became second in this years Arctic Chess Challenge on tiebreak ahead of Turner and Kunin. Agdesteins next tournament is Rising Stars vs Experience in Amsterdam the 20. till 30. of August. This is a team tournament where he will meet players like GM Ivan Cheparinov, GM Wang Yue and GM Fabiano Caruana.

GM Vadim Malakhatko (2612) faced FM Peter J Sowray (2327) as white in a Dutch Defence. They played the same variation with 2.Nc3 that Sowray lost with against Kunin but this time it ended up with castling to the same side. Malakhatko didn't get much out of the opening, but suddenly he won a pawn in the middle game. It still was far from simple and they soon reached a Queens-ending with 5 vs 4 pawns. But then Sowray went wrong with 46...Kc8 and he lost it quickly. A more stubborn defence was 46...Ke8 47.Qg8+ Ke7 48.Qxd5 Qe2+ and whites win is not clear at all even though he has chances.

GM Tomas Likavsky (2485) beat the young Norwegian Daniel Jakobsen Kovachev in a Maroczy Bind as white. Likavsky got the thematic break 12.a5! steering up problems for black at the Queens side. Kovachev didn't meet the threats well and Likavsky won a pawn and soon got the pair of bishops too. The grandmaster won it easily and the Slovakian GM ended up on 6.5/9. IM Amon Simutowe (2459) beat the local player Gunnar B. Hanssen in a slave defence as white. Simutowe played the opening rather original and black must have been more than fine during the early middle game. But when the game became sharp the IM was in his right element and won it clear cut. IM Simutowe ended up with 6.5/9.

Peter S Poobalasingam (2203) needed a win against IM Anna Zozulia (2346) to fulfil his dream of an IM-norm. The game was fought out full blooded and became very complex. Poobalasingam had an edge in the middle game but couldn't get anything substantial from it. He then steered up an attack that looked more dangerous than it really was and at a moment IM Zozulia could have turned the table around with the stunning 34...Re8! winning the queen for not enough compensation! In her time trouble Zozulia also got a second chance with 36...Na5 getting real winning chances a piece up but played it "safe" instead and it ended up with a draw. It looked like IM Anna Zozulia was satisfied with her prize as the best female player of the tournament. Peter S Poobalasingam became the best class 1 player.

The local FM Espen Forså got the last money prize for his 10th place after winning an attacking game in the last round. Forså just performed a bit over his own rating, but drew Agdestein and got attention by the local press. Lasse Østebø Løvik (2143) turned around a double rook ending to win the last round getting 6/9 and a TPR of 2372. Young Even Thingstad (2019) also won the final round doing a fine 2295 TPR. Everything went smooth here in Tromsø and the participant expressed their happiness with the tournament. It wasn't just another chess tournament, but a nice experience of the Arctic City of Tromsø with several social arrangements. We wish you all back here next year!

Final standings, 9 rounds:

1. GM Igor Kurnosov (2617) RUS 7.5
2. GM Simen Agdestein (2583) NOR 7.0
3. GM Matthew J Turner (2493) ENG 7.0
4. GM Vitaly Kunin (2532) GER 6.5
5. GM Vadim Malakhatko (2612) BEL 6.5
6. GM Tomas Likavsky (2485) SLO 6.5
7. IM Amon Simutowe (2459) ZAM 6.5

Source: http://arcticchess.org/

There is also a report at http://www.chessdom.com/, and probably imminent at http://www.chessbase.com/, since its editor Frederic Friedel paid a visit.

Special thanks to Øyvind Pedersen for providing us with the information.
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Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:39:00 +0000
 
 
 
GM Vadim Malakhatko sole leader at Arctic Chess Challenge 2008 - round 4 report and photos
GM Vadim Malakhatko sole leader at Arctic Chess Challenge 2008, GM Igor Kurnosov and GM Vitaly Kunin close behind.
 
http://reports.chessdom.com/acc-2008/arctic-chess-challenge-round-4
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:12:15 -0700
 
 
 
2008 Arctic Chess Challenge

Arctic Chess Challenge 2008 started in Tromsø Saturday with 90 participants from 17 Countries including Russia, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Slovakia, England, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Scotland, Finnland, Denmark, Belarus, The Faroe Islands , The Nederland’s and Zambia. Top rated players are GM Igor Kurnosov 2617 Russia, Vadim Malakhatko 2612 Belgium, Simen Agdestein 2583 Norway and GM Vitaly Kunin 2532 Germany. An interesting start is also IM Amon Simutowe 2459 from Zambia who will be the first player Sub-Sahara to achieve the Grandmaster title if he reaches an elo above 2500.

The first rounds of all International tournaments like Arctic Chess Challenge are seeded and this means that most results in the first round you can predict. But as we saw last year, when GM De Firmian lost and GM Carlsen drew, everything is possible... Anyway, we didn’t get the big surprises the year. All the Grandmasters won quite smoothly and even the 3 IMs didn't have a hard time winning their games, so did the two WIM's. But several of the FM's were struggling and Magnus' sister Ellen Øen Carlsen (1874) drew FM Peter J. Sowray (2327) and Brian Smith (1803) drew FM Richard Bjerke (2212). The biggest upset among the untitled players was Rune Handberg with an national elo of 1621 beating Torben Søraas (2178) quite convincing.

Official website: http://www.arcticchess.org/
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Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:54:00 +0000
 
 
 
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