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  • #46
    Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

    Originally posted by Dan Scoones View Post
    It appears that Leon has withdrawn from the tournament. Unfortunate.
    Leon is paired tomorrow so he didn't withdraw. When Shankland had to withdraw from the tournament, there was an odd number of players and thus a forced 1 point bye. Being in last place at the time, Leon was the first 'beneficiary' of the dreaded one point bye ):

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    • #47
      Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

      Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
      N R Vignesh (2422) continued his amazing run with a draw against Yifan Hou today. The 17-year-old Indian IM has now played 6 strong/elite GMs, all more than 200 ELO points higher rated, except for GM Mateusz Bartel who was 'only' 198 ELO points better, and has yet to lose a single game, with 2 wins and 4 draws. His TPR of 2809 will drop back into the 2700's after today's game is factored in. Nonetheless, he's now guaranteed a GM norm tomorrow regardless of how he fares (:

      http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.a...wi=821&snr=102
      Oddsmakers don't think Vignesh can run his undefeated streak to 7. Despite having White (against Chucky!), he's the 79/10 dog with 31/20 draw odds. Chucky is the solid 79/100 favourite.

      https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/

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      • #48
        Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

        Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
        Oddsmakers don't think Vignesh can run his undefeated streak to 7. Despite having White (against Chucky!), he's the 79/10 dog with 31/20 draw odds. Chucky is the solid 79/100 favourite.

        https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/
        Lol, somebody (and it wasn't me!) must have placed a bet on Vignesh because the odds just dropped to 67/10. Draw odds also decreased to 71/50. You can now get 23/25 on Chucky (:

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        • #49
          Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

          Granted, Sjugirov (2646) has White tomorrow against Jakovenko (2737). But given the 91 point ELO differential and the fact that Jakovenko has owned him, +3, -0, =2, how can Sjugirov be the 13/4 betting favourite? Jakovenko is the 21/5 dog and I really can't understand why. I also don't believe those odds will hold since the smart money has to go to Jakovenko (:

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          • #50
            Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

            Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
            Granted, Sjugirov (2646) has White tomorrow against Jakovenko (2737). But given the 91 point ELO differential and the fact that Jakovenko has owned him, +3, -0, =2, how can Sjugirov be the 13/4 betting favourite? Jakovenko is the 21/5 dog and I really can't understand why. I also don't believe those odds will hold since the smart money has to go to Jakovenko (:
            I'm even more dumbfounded since the first bet has clearly been placed on Sjugirov since the odds changed to 16/5 and 47/10 respectively. I do believe it's now betting time (:

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            • #51
              Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

              Qatar Masters 2015

              December 26, 2015

              Round Six Concluded

              Qatar Masters 2015
              Round 6, Dec. 26, 2015
              Ivanchuk, Vassily – Esen, Baris
              B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

              1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 O-O 11.O-O-O Be7 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Bg4 Nc6 15.Kb1 Rfd8 16.a3 Bf6 17.Rd3 Qb6 18.Rf1 Rab8 19.g3 Nd4 20.Na5 Nc6 21.Nc4 Qc7 22.Ne3 Ne7 23.Qc4 Qa5 24.Rfd1 b5 25.Qb4 Qxb4 26.axb4 Rb6 27.h4 g6 28.Rc3 Rb7 29.Bh3 h5 30.f3 Bg7 31.g4 Bh6 32.g5 Bf8 33.Ra3 Rb6 34.c3 Ra8 35.Kc2 Kg7 36.Kd3 Ra7 37.Ke2 Ra8 38.Kf2 Ra7 39.Rda1 Ra8 40.Ra5 Ra7 41.Ke1 Kg8 42.Bf1 Nc6 43.R5a2 Ne7 44.Bd3 Kg7 45.Ke2 Kg8 46.Bc2 Bg7 47.Kf2 Kf8 48.Bd3 Ke8 49.Nd5 Nxd5 50.exd5 Bf8 51.Ra5 Be7 52.Bxb5+ 1-0

              Round 6, Dec. 26, 2015
              Wei Yi – Bromberger, Stefan
              C42 Petrov, Nimzowitsch Attack

              1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O c6 10.c4 Nc5 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Qf4 Qa5 13.Bd3 Bf6 14.a3 Be6 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Qxg5 Rad8 17.Rhe1 Rfe8 18.f4 h6 19.Qh5 f6 20.Bg6 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Rd8 22.Rxe6 Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 Qd8+ 24.Ke2 Kf8 25.Kf3 Qd7 26.Re1 Qd8 27.Kg4 Qd7+ 28.Kh5 Qd8 29.a4 a5 30.g4 Qd7 31.h4 Qd8 32.Re8+ Qxe8 33.Bxe8 Kxe8 34.Kg6 Kf8 35.Kh7 Kf7 36.g5 1-0

              Rank After Round 6

              1. Carlsen, Magnus 5
              2. So, Wesley 4.5
              3. Giri, Anish 4.5
              4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 4.5
              5. Kramnik, Vladimir 4.5
              6. Swiercz, Dariusz 4.5
              7. Karjakin, Sergey 3.5
              8. Yu Yangyi 4.5
              9. Harikrishna, P. 4.5
              10. Ganguly, Surya 4.5
              11. Sjugirov, Sanan 4.5
              12. Ponomariov, Ruslan 4.5
              13. Jakovenko, Dmitry 4.5
              14. Ni Hua 4.5
              15. Li Chao B 4.0
              16. Xu Yinglun 4.0
              17. Vignesh, N.R. 4.0
              18. Yuffa, Daniil 4.0
              19. Korobov, Anton 4.0
              20. Matlakov, Maxim 4.0
              128. Piasetski, Leon 1.5

              Round Seven Pairings

              1. Carlsen-Giri
              2. Yu Yangyi-Kramnik
              3. Ponomariov-So
              4. Karjakin-Ni Hua
              5. Mamedyarov-Ganguly
              6. Harikrishna-Swiercz
              7. Sjugirov-Jakovenko
              8. Naroditsky-Li Chao
              9. Vitiugov-Sasikiran
              10. Korobov-Nguyen
              11. Vignesh-Ivanchuk
              12. Matlakov-Grandelius
              13. Lin Chen-Hou Yifan
              17. Bartel-Wei Yi
              62. Piasetski-Ezat

              Statement from GM Sam Shankland

              I’d like to clear something up here. I have never forfeited a game in my life until now, and I feel I owe the chess world an explanation. I had to withdraw from the Qatar Masters Open for health reasons and bought a same-day ticket home at great personal expense to recuperate in more familiar surroundings. I informed one of the organizers but had neglected to inform the TD staff. As a result, I was paired for a round that I was unable to participate in. This is highly embarrassing, both to me and the tournament, and entirely my fault. The Qatar Masters Open is the strongest open tournament of all time and a spectacularly-run event, and they did not deserve to have their reputation tarnished by a forfeit game. For this I can only offer my deepest and most sincere apologies, and my gratitude to the tournament organizers and staff for being so understanding and accommodating. I very much hope to play in any and all subsequent editions. 2015 has been by far the toughest year of my career and has just felt like one sucker punch to the face after another, but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, and I hope to be back with a vengeance in the near future.

              (Bryon Joseph Doyle) -‪ As a senior TD I see hundreds of forfeited games a year without the players giving a single thought to how it effects the tournament or the player who received the gift point. As a player i have personally received at least 10 forfeit points in my career. The fact that you recognize this shows how much of a gentleman and amazing sportsman you truly are. Don't put all the blame on yourself. The organizer sounds partially responsible as well as he or she should remain in good communication with their Td Staff at all times. You have always been an amazing example to all chess players‬

              (Gregory Jones) – Sam, You are the man. These words alone reflect that character that is a rarity.

              May your recovery be quick and may your rest be renewing and may you find the new year ahead full of dynamic positions with winning chances and may your vision be clear to see the way forward in those positions!

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              • #52
                Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                Qatar Masters 2015

                December 25, 2015

                That game with that ending!

                Qatar Masters 2015
                Round 6, Dec. 26, 2015
                Bartel, Mateusz – Howell, David
                C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

                1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.Nbd2 Qf6 11.Kh1 Qg6 12.b4 Bb6 13.Bc4 Kg7 14.a4 a6 15.a5 Ba7 16.b5 axb5 17.Bxb5 Ne7 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Be5+ dxe5 22.Nxe5 Qf6 23.Qxh5 Bxd4 24.Ng4 Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Rxf7 26.Ra4 h5 27.Nf3 hxg4 28.Nxd4 Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Rxa5 30.Be2 Ra2 31.Bxg4 Raxf2 32.Rxf2 Rxf2 33.Kg1 Rf8 34.Bf3 c6 35.h3 Be6 36.Rd6 Kf6 37.Bxc6 bxc6 38.Rxc6 Ke5 39.Rc2 Bd5 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Rc3 Ra1 42.Rg3 Kf5 43.Rd3 Be4 44.Rg3 Rc1 45.Rg4 Rb1 46.Rg3 Ra1 47.Rg4 Bd3 48.Rg3 Be2 49.Re3 Ra2 50.Re8 Bc4 51.Re3 Be2 52.Re8 Bh5 53.Rf8+ Ke5 54.Kg1 Ra7 55.Kh2 Bf7 56.Rc8 Kd4 57.Rc2 Bg6 58.Rf2 Be4 59.Kg3 Ke3 60.Rb2 Bd3 61.Rb4 Ra5 62.h4 gxh4+ 63.Rxh4 Be2 64.Kh2 Rg5 65.Ra4 Rg8 66.Kg1 Bd3 67.Ra7 Be4 68.Ra3+ Kf4 69.Ra2 Rb8 70.Kh2 Ke3 71.Kg1 Bd5 72.Ra5 Rb1+ 73.Kh2 Rd1 74.Ra3+ Kf2 75.Ra6 Rd2 76.Rf6+ Ke3 77.Rg6 Ra2 78.Kg1 Be4 79.Rg8 Ra1+ 80.Kh2 Kf4 81.Rf8+ Bf5 82.Rf7 Ra8 83.Rg7 Be6 84.Kg1 Bg4 85.Kh2 Rh8+ 86.Kg1 Kg3 87.Ra7 Bf5 88.Rg7+ Kf4 89.Rf7 Rh5 90.Rg7 Rh8 91.Rf7 Rg8 92.Kf2 Rg5 93.Rf8 Kg4 94.Re8 Rg7 95.Re3 Ra7 96.Rg3+ Kh4 97.Rg8 Ra1 98.Rg7 Bd3 99.Ke3 Bb5 100.Kf4 Rf1+ 101.Ke3 Rf8 102.Rg6 Bd7 103.Kd4 Bg4 104.Rg7 Kg3 105.Ke5 Rf2 106.Ra7 Re2+ 107.Kf6 Kxg2 108.Ra3 Bf3 109.Ra5 Kg3 110.Kg5 Rh2 111.Re5 Rh8 112.Re1 Rh5+ 113.Kf6 Kf4 114.Ke6 Rh6+ 115.Kd7 Be4 116.Kc7 Ke5 117.Kd7 Rh7+ 118.Ke8 Ra7 119.Re2 Kd5 120.Kf8 Bf5 121.Re7 Ra1 122.Re2 Kd6 123.Kf7 Rf1 124.Rd2+ Bd3+ 125.Kg7 Rf3 126.Rd1 Ke5 127.Rg1 Be4 128.Rg5+ Bf5 129.Rg1 Rf2 130.Rg3 Ra2 131.Re3+ Kf4 132.Re1 Kg5 133.Re7 Ra6 134.Rb7 Rh6 135.Re7 Be6 136.Rc7 Rf6 137.Rc5+ Bf5 138.Rc1 Rg6+ 139.Kf7 Rd6 140.Rg1+ Bg4 141.Ke7 Rd7+ 142.Ke8 Ra7 143.Kd8 Kf5 144.Re1 Kf6 145.Rf1+ Ke5 146.Rb1 Be6 147.Rb6 Rh7 148.Rc6 Rd7+ 149.Kc8 Rg7+ 150.Kb8 Bd5 151.Rc7 Rg1 152.Rd7 Ke6 153.Kc7 Rc1+ 154.Kd8 Ra1 155.Re7+ Kf6 156.Rd7 Be6 157.Rd2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

                - David Howell trying to win a theoretical draw (move 104)

                - Oooh, he's managed (just squeaking inside the fifty-move rule to capture White's last pawn) to get himself an Arkell Ending.

                - Problem is Bartel has about 20 mins. while Howell has a bit more than one min. (both + inc.)

                - At move 125, the Shredder tablebase is saying "Draw" for any move that doesn't put the defending Rook en prise. If you go a few moves deeper, there are plausible moves that are claimed to lose. With increment, you may as well play these out unless you have better things to do. Without increment, you risk your flag falling with your opponent still having enough material to deliver mate.

                - David Howell about to win this KRB V. KR ending (move 143) which is generally considered a draw. However, I read a few years ago that Keith Arkell had won it 18/18 times !

                - How do you figure that?

                Howell did not win and I don't see why you think there was a missed win at move 143. The tablebase doesn't agree with you.

                - It was great technique from Bartel who knew exactly what he was doing in that ending. On move 118 he started using the Cochrane defensive method and on move 151 the Second Rank defensive method found by Nunn.
                ________

                From a 2009 interview with Keith Arkell:

                http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspo...rview-iii.html

                Not long before Keith agreed to chat with us I’d played an email game where I stumbled into defending a KR v KRB ending. Although I didn’t have the slightest clue how to play these positions I did at least know that for the most part such positions are theoretically drawn. Necessity being the mother of getting off my lazy arse, I settled down for some endgame study – and one of the first things I learned was that theoretical draw notwithstanding, Keith wins this endgame time and again.

                Keith Arkell:

                … yes it's true. I have won the ending of R+B v R 17/17 times, but I have yet to play it against a GM; although I have beaten IM Lawrence Cooper in it twice.

                When I mentioned Keith's response to my fellow bloggers EJH immediately responded that getting KRB v KR on the board 17 times in a single lifetime is almost as impressive an achievement as going on to win every one of those games. He inspired me to ask a question that otherwise simply wouldn’t have occurred to me - how does Keith get the ending so much more frequently than everybody else?

                KA:

                I've wondered that myself. I guess that the chances are increased because I am not averse to exchanging pieces in order to maintain or play for an edge. Rather a lot of my 6000 games have wound up in an endgame. The crucial explanation may be this though: it became clear during many of my post mortems that both my opponent and I were playing for the same ending - R+B v R! This was certainly the case for example in both of the games against Lawrence Cooper, and the games v Gayson, Lewyk and Daly.


                To my eyes that answer makes Keith’s perfect record in KRB v KR even more remarkable. Not only is he cocking a snook at theoretical evaluations he’s also managing to outplay his opponents in positions they are deliberately heading for, hoping (expecting?) to be able to secure the draw. How is that possible? I can understand a GM notching some positive results against weaker (relatively speaking) opponents through sheer persistence but to do so as often as Keith manages it? How to explain that?

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                • #53
                  Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                  Carlsen is still looking for his first win against Giri. That's 6 consecutive draws this year and 11 in total after Giri's 22-move win at Tata Steel in 2011.

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                  • #54
                    Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                    Carlsen will have at least one co-leader, the 33rd seed, Sanan Sjugirov, and possibly two if Shakh can bring home the full point in what's likely to be a long endgame.

                    http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-..._Surya_Shekhar

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                    • #55
                      Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                      The pack chasing Carlsen, Sjugirov, and likely Mamedyarov, continues to grow. Seven of the players with 4 won their games to close to within a 1/2 point of the lead. They would be
                      Vitiugov, Ivanchuk, Akopian, Nguyen, Grandelius, Lin Chen, and Xu Yinglun. Given only Jackovenko and likely Ganguly didn't make it to 5 points with draws, that makes 16 players now sitting on 5/7.
                      Last edited by Jack Maguire; Sunday, 27th December, 2015, 03:24 PM.

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                      • #56
                        Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                        Qatar Masters 2015

                        December 27, 2015

                        Round Seven

                        Half-Time Report

                        The team of Ramirez and Svidler is giving very smooth commentary. They mesh well together and Alejandro is not dominated in any way by Peter.

                        Peter, introducing the games, talks about Alexei Shirov and Ruslan Ponomariov as two giants of the game especially in the World Cups. Ponomariov’s activity has lessened these days and he hasn’t really played a lot of today’s top players. He doesn’t appear to have met So before.

                        Peter talks about playing a King’s Indian against Simon Williams in 2009 at the Bunratty Chess Festival in Ireland, about petting Irish wolfhounds through the fence at the Castle and how much he likes dogs.

                        He is actually very relaxed and expansive today. Commentating on Carlsen-Giri, he mentions that he once lost four games in a row, at Linares and it was just that once in his whole career and not a good feeling.

                        One viewer tweets this: Was that Linares 1999? The players he lost to were reasonably decent: Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov.

                        Peter is a fan of all things British and mentions Kingpin, the satirical chess magazine. He says he has a few numbers but British Magazines are still difficult to get in the Soviet Union.

                        I myself have tried to get all the back issues to present but was unable to buy anything before 1987. A lot of the time the magazine bashes Raymond Keene, a particularly enjoyable pastime. See:

                        http://www.kingpinchess.net

                        ________

                        Qatar Masters 2015
                        Round 7, Dec. 27, 2015
                        Carlsen, Magnus – Giri, Anish
                        B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

                        1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Be7 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.Rd1 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Nd2 O-O 15.O-O b5 16.c3 g6 17.a3 Rab8 18.Rfe1 Rfd8 19.Qa2 Nc5 20.Bf1 Bg5 21.Nb3 Qc6 22.Na5 Qc7 23.Nb3 Qc6 24.Rd5 Nd7 25.Rd3 Nc5 26.Rf3 Rd7 27.Na5 Qa8 28.Qd5 Qxd5 29.exd5 e4 30.Rh3 f5 31.Nc6 Rb6 32.b4 Na4 33.c4 Rc7 34.Rb3 Bd2 35.Rd1 Bg5 36.g3 Bf6 37.Rc1 Rbxc6 38.dxc6 Rxc6 39.Rbb1 Bg5 40.Rc2 d5 41.c5 d4 42.Rd1 Bf6 43.Rcd2 Nc3 44.Rxd4 Nxd1 45.Rxd1 Bb2 46.Rd8+ Kf7 47.Ra8 Bxa3 48.Bxb5 Rc7 49.Rxa6 Bxb4 50.c6 Ke7 51.Rb6 Bd6 52.Rb7 1/2-1/2

                        Round 7, Dec. 27, 2015
                        Yu, Yangyi – Kramnik, Vladimir
                        C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open Variation

                        1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 f5 17.Qf3 Nf6 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Qxf4 Qc7 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.d4 g6 22.Re6 Kg7 23.Rae1 Kf7 24.f3 Rd8 25.Bd3 b6 26.c3 a5 27.h3 f4 28.R6e5 Re8 29.Kf2 Rxe5 30.Rxe5 c5 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.g3 a4 33.Bb5 Rb7 34.c4 fxg3+ 35.Kxg3 d4 36.Kf2 Nh5 37.Rxc5 Nf4 38.Kg3 Ne2+ 39.Kf2 Nf4 40.Kg3 Ne2+ 41.Kf2 1/2-1/2

                        Round 7, Dec. 27, 2015
                        Sjugirov, Sanan – Jakovenko, Dmitry
                        A07 Reti, King’s Indian Attack

                        1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.d3 Nd7 7.e4 Bd6 8.exd5 cxd5 9.c4 Ne7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.cxd5 exd5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nh4 Nb6 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.a4 Rae8 16.a5 Na8 17.Nxg6 Nxg6 18.Qa4 Qe6 19.Bd2 Qe5 20.f4 Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Qb8 22.Nxd5 Bd6 23.Qd4 Rd8 24.Bc3 f6 25.g5 Ne7 26.gxf6 Nf5 27.Qc4 Rf7 28.fxg7 Rc8 29.Nf6+ Kxg7 30.Nd7+ Kg8 31.Nxb8 Rxc4 32.dxc4 Ng3+ 33.Kg1 Ne2+ 34.Kh2 Nxf4 35.Kh1 1-0

                        Round 7, Dec. 27, 2015
                        Lin Chen – Hou Yifan
                        B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky Attack

                        1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.O-O Rc8 8.c4 e5 9.Qd3 b5 10.Na3 Qb6 11.Be3 Qb7 12.cxb5 axb5 13.Rfe1 h6 14.Bd2 Nf6 15.Bb4 Qb8 16.Rad1 d5 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.exd5 e4 19.Rxe4 Bf5 20.Re8+ Nxe8 21.Qxf5 Nd6 22.Qf4 Kg8 23.Ne5 Qc7 24.Nc6 Kh7 25.Qb4 Ra8 26.g3 Ra4 27.Qc5 Rha8 28.Re1 Qd7 29.Re7 Ne4 30.Rxd7 Nxc5 31.Rxf7 b4 32.Nc4 Rxa2 33.Kg2 b3 34.d6 R8a4 35.N6e5 Ra1 36.Rc7 Ne6 37.Re7 Nc5 38.d7 Rd1 39.Ne3 Rad4 40.Nxd1 Rxd1 41.Re8 Nxd7 42.Rd8 Rd2 43.Nxd7 Rxb2 44.Nc5 1-0

                        Round 7, Dec. 27, 2015
                        Howell, David – Hamdouchi, Hicham
                        A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System

                        1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O Bf5 8.d3 Qc8 9.Re1 Bh3 10.Bh1 h6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Rc1 Qd8 13.Rc2 Nbd7 14.Qa1 e5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nc4 Qe7 17.a3 N5b6 18.Na5 Rab8 19.Qc1 f5 20.e4 f4 21.d4 exd4 22.Qxf4 d3 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Ra2 Ne5 25.Qd2 Nxf3+ 26.Bxf3 Qe5 27.Re3 Red8 28.Qb2 Qxb2 29.Rxb2 d2 30.Bd1 Be6 31.f3 Rd7 32.Kf2 Rbd8 33.Rc3 Nc8 34.Rcc2 Nd6 35.a4 c5 36.Ke3 c4 37.Nxc4 Nxc4+ 38.bxc4 Rd3+ 39.Ke2 b6 40.c5 bxc5 41.Rxc5 R3d4 42.Rc7+ Kf6 43.Rxa7 g5 44.Ra6 Ke7 45.Rb7+ R8d7 46.Rxd7+ Rxd7 47.Rc6 1-0

                        Some Round 7 Results

                        Carlsen-Giri 0.5-0.5
                        Yu Yangyi-Kramnik 0.5-0.5
                        Ponomariov-So 0.5-0.5
                        Karjakin-Ni Hua 0.5-0.5
                        Harikrishna-Swiercz 0.5-0.5
                        Sjugirov-Jakovenko 1-0
                        Naroditsky-Li Chao 0.5-0.5
                        Vitiugov-Sasikiran 1-0
                        Korobov-Nguyen 0-1
                        Vignesh-Ivanchuk 0-1
                        Matlakov-Grandelius 0-1
                        Lin Chen-Hou Yifan 1-0
                        Akopian-Tregubov 1-0
                        Khairullin-Xu Yinglun 0-1

                        Waiting for the Mamedyarov game to finish, the top two players are Carlsen and Sjugirov with 5.5/7.

                        (To be Concluded)

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                        • #57
                          Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                          Shakh did indeed win so we do have 3 players at 5.5/7 and 18 at 5/7. Carlsen, Shakh, and Sjugirov are all due Black tomorrow so it will be interesting to see the pairings. I'm rather hoping Shakh gets White against Carlsen since Shakh is a perfect 4/4 with White in Qatar (:

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                          • #58
                            Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                            I got my wish! Shakh gets White against Carlsen!

                            http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.a...flag=30&wi=821

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                            • #59
                              Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                              Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
                              Xu Yinglun (2470), the untitled 19-year-old from China, has a 2856 TPR through 4 rounds!

                              http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.a...&wi=821&snr=79

                              The betting public does not seem convinced that he can continue to channel Alan Trefler, the #115 seed, rated only 2075, who won the 1975 World Open (along with GM Pal Benko), and who also went on to become a billionaire through his Pegasystems. Xu Yinglun is still the decided dog tomorrow in his game with Yu Yangyi. You can get 7/2 draw odds and 10/1 win odds (:

                              https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/
                              Xu Yinglun still has a TPR of 2826 through 7 rounds!

                              http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.a...&wi=821&snr=79

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                              • #60
                                Re: Qatar Masters Open 2015

                                Shakh is the 11/2 dog tomorrow against Carlsen. While I hate to admit it, probably deservedly so. His create the biggest mess possible on a chess board style seems to work against all GMs not named Carslen. Shakh has plus scores against the number 2 (Giri) and 3 (Kramnik) players in the world, but is a rather dismal +1 -4 =6 against Carlsen. I find it interesting that Carlsen has little or no trouble against against both Shakh (little) and Nakamura (no) whereas Giri has losing records against both these players, yet no trouble with Carlsen. The odds will likely change but Carlsen opens at 74/25 with 13/25 draw odds.

                                https://www.marathonbet.com/en/betting/Chess/

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