The Chess World Cup 2017

[Caesar Posylek]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Go Anton go!

[Neil Frarey]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Go Canada Go!

[John Upper]

Round 1.2 games

Canadian games annotated on the CFC Newsfeed:
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/995

Photos and screencaps on the CFC Newsletter facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=e19843738b

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The World Chess Cup 2017

September 4, 2017

Playoffs (Sept. 5)

1. Fier-Bacrot
Winner to play Bu Xiangzhi

2. Amin-Erdos
Winner to play Peter Svidler

3. Grachev-Melkumyan
Winner to play MVL

4. Tari-Howell
Winner to play Aleksandr Lederman

5. Areshchenko-Demchenko
Winner to play Vladimir Kramnik

6. Ivanchuk-Kazhgaleyev
Winner to play Jan-Krzysztof Duda

7. Gonzales-Harikrishna
Winner to play S. P. Sethuraman

8. Andreikin-Goganov
Winner to play Maxim Matiakov

9. Smirnov-Karjakin
Winner to play winner of playoff between
Daniil Dubov-Daniel Fridman

10. Vallejo Pons-Karthikeyan
Winner to play winner of playoff between
Antipov-Tomashevsky

11. Nepomniachtchi-Palac
Winner to play winner of playoff between
Nguyen-Adhiban

12. Pourramezanali-Yu Yangyi
Winner to play winner of playoff between
Jobava-Salgado Lopez

13. Bacallao Alonso-Fedoseev
Winner to play Ernesto Inarkiev

14. Adams-Batchuluun
Winner to play winner of playoff between
Hovhannisyan-Rodshtein

15. Lenic-Fressinet
Winner to play Fabiano Caruana

16. Sambuev-Wei Yi
Winner to play Richard Rapport

17. Sevian-Nisipeanu
Winner to play Li Chao

Total: 22 playoff matches

1/32 final matches (Sept. 6)

1. Carlsen-Dreev
2. Wojtaszek-Onischuk
3. Grischuk-Cori
4. Navara-Cheparinov
5. Giri-Motylev
6. Aronian-Hou Yifan
7. Radjabov-Artemiev
8. So-Bluebaum
9. Nakamura-Bruzon Batista
10. Anand-Kovalyov
11. Vitiugov-Najer
12. Mamedyarov-Kuzubov
13. Gelfand-Wang Hao
14. Ding Liren-Kravsiv
15. Le-Vidit

Total: 15 matches

Eliminated

1. Balogun
2. Bachmann
3. Flores
4. Vakhidov
5. El Debs
6. Zherebukh
7. Khusenkhojaev
8. Eljanov
9. El Gindy
10. Jones
11. Hjartarson
12. Mastrovasilis
13. Dai
14. Pantsulaia
15. Dzagnidze
16. Xiong
17. Ponomariov
18. Cawdery
19. Piorun
20. Sadorra
21. Ziska
22. Bok
23. Ruiz Castillo
24. Mareco
25. Mollah Abdullah
26. Anton Guijarro
27. Mchedlishvili
28. Yeoh
29. Akobian
30. Solomon
31. Kulaots
32. Aleksandrov
33. Cordova
34. Krysa
35. Zhigalko
36. Stupak
37. Sengupta
38. Haddouche
39. Kovalenko
40. Kunin
41. Delgado Ramirez
42. Liu

Total: 42 players

Grand Total: 128 players

Please notify me of any errors in this table (All my own work!)

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 4, 2017

Results after first two rounds


Name G1 G2 Tot

Round 1 Match 01
Carlsen Magnus (NOR) 1 1 2
Balogun Oluwafemi (NGR) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 02
Ruiz Castillo Joshua Dani (COL) 0 ½ 0.5
So Wesley (USA) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 03
Caruana Fabiano (USA) 1 1 2
Solomon Kenny (RSA) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 04
Kramnik Vladimir (RUS) ½ 1 1.5
Dai Changren (CHN) ½ 0 0.5
Round 1 Match 05
Cawdery Daniel (RSA) 0 0 0
Aronian Levon (ARM) 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 06
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (AZE) ½ 1 1.5
Liu Guanchu (CHN) ½ 0 0.5
Round 1 Match 07
Nakamura Hikaru (USA) 1 1 2
Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib (BAN) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 08
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime (FRA) 1 ½ 1.5
Khusenkhojaev Muhammad (TJK) 0 ½ 0.5
Round 1 Match 09
Grischuk Alexander (RUS) 1 1 2
El Gindy Essam (EGY) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 10
Anand Viswanathan (IND) ½ 1 1.5
Yeoh Li Tian (MAS) ½ 0 0.5
Round 1 Match 11
Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) ½ 0 0.5
Ding Liren (CHN) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 12
Karjakin Sergey (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Smirnov Anton (AUS) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 13
Giri Anish (NED) 1 ½ 1.5
Dzagnidze Nana (GEO) 0 ½ 0.5
Round 1 Match 14
Wei Yi (CHN) 1 0 1
Sambuev Bator (CAN) 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 15
Palac Mladen (CRO) ½ ½ 1
Nepomniachtchi Ian (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 16
Vakhidov Jakhongir (UZB) 0 0 0
Svidler Peter (RUS) 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 17
El Debs Felipe de Cresce (BRA) ½ 0 0.5
Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 18
Yu Yangyi (CHN) ½ ½ 1
Pourramezanali Amirreza (IRI) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 19
Li Chao b (CHN) ½ 1 1.5
Krysa Leandro (ARG) ½ 0 0.5
Round 1 Match 20
Gonzalez Vidal Yuri (CUB) 1 0 1
Harikrishna P. (IND) 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 21
Ziska Helgi Dam (FAI) 0 ½ 0.5
Radjabov Teimour (AZE) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 22
Kunin Vitaly (GER) ½ 0 0.5
Le Quang Liem (VIE) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 23
Batchuluun Tsegmed (MGL) ½ ½ 1
Adams Michael (ENG) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 24
Navara David (CZE) 1 1 2
Hjartarson Johann (ISL) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 25
Eljanov Pavel (UKR) 0 0 0
Lenderman Aleksandr (USA) 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 26
Fedoseev Vladimir (RUS) 1 0 1
Bacallao Alonso Yusnel (CUB) 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 27
Stupak Kirill (BLR) ½ 0 0.5
Gelfand Boris (ISR) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 28
Sadorra Julio Catalino (PHI) 0 ½ 0.5
Matlakov Maxim (RUS) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 29
Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) ½ ½ 1
Kazhgaleyev Murtas (KAZ) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 30
Kulaots Kaido (EST) ½ 0 0.5
Vitiugov Nikita (RUS) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 31
Karthikeyan Murali (IND) 1 0 1
Vallejo Pons Francisco (ESP) 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 32
Bacrot Etienne (FRA) ½ ½ 1
Fier Alexandr (BRA) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 33
Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) 1 1 2
Flores Diego (ARG) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 34
Tomashevsky Evgeny (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Antipov Mikhail Al. (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 35
Aleksandrov Aleksej (BLR) ½ 0 0.5
Najer Evgeniy (RUS) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 36
Pantsulaia Levan (GEO) 0 0 0
Duda Jan-Krzysztof (POL) 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 37
Goganov Aleksey (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Andreikin Dmitry (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 38
Sengupta Deep (IND) ½ 0 0.5
Wang Hao (CHN) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 39
Mchedlishvili Mikheil (GEO) ½ 0 0.5
Inarkiev Ernesto (RUS) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 40
Howell David W L (ENG) ½ ½ 1
Tari Aryan (NOR) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 41
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios (GRE) ½ 0 0.5
Cheparinov Ivan (BUL) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 42
Hovhannisyan Robert (ARM) ½ ½ 1
Rodshtein Maxim (ISR) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 43
Delgado Ramirez Neuris (PAR) 0 ½ 0.5
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 44
Bok Benjamin (NED) 0 0 0
Artemiev Vladislav (RUS) 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 45
Sethuraman S.P. (IND) 1 ½ 1.5
Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) 0 ½ 0.5
Round 1 Match 46
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter (GER) ½ ½ 1
Sevian Samuel (USA) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 47
Salgado Lopez Ivan (ESP) ½ ½ 1
Jobava Baadur (GEO) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 48
Onischuk Alexander (USA) 1 1 2
Zherebukh Yaroslav (USA) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 49
Erdos Viktor (HUN) ½ ½ 1
Amin Bassem (EGY) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 50
Adhiban B. (IND) ½ ½ 1
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 51
Rapport Richard (HUN) 1 1 2
Cordova Emilio (PER) 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 52
Xiong Jeffery (USA) ½ 0 0.5
Motylev Alexander (RUS) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 53
Dubov Daniil (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Fridman Daniel (GER) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 54
Kovalenko Igor (LAT) 0 ½ 0.5
Kravtsiv Martyn (UKR) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 55
Akobian Varuzhan (USA) 0 ½ 0.5
Kovalyov Anton (CAN) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 56
Cori Jorge (PER) 1 ½ 1.5
Jones Gawain C B (ENG) 0 ½ 0.5
Round 1 Match 57
Melkumyan Hrant (ARM) ½ ½ 1
Grachev Boris (RUS) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 58
Anton Guijarro David (ESP) ½ 0 0.5
Bruzon Batista Lazaro (CUB) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 59
Zhigalko Sergei (BLR) 0 ½ 0.5
Kuzubov Yuriy (UKR) 1 ½ 1.5
Round 1 Match 60
Piorun Kacper (POL) ½ 0 0.5
Hou Yifan (CHN) ½ 1 1.5
Round 1 Match 61
Areshchenko Alexander (UKR) 1 0 1
Demchenko Anton (RUS) 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 62
Lenic Luka (SLO) ½ ½ 1
Fressinet Laurent (FRA) ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 63
Bluebaum Matthias (GER) 1 ½ 1.5
Mareco Sandro (ARG) 0 ½ 0.5
Round 1 Match 64
Bachmann Axel (PAR) 0 0 0
Dreev Aleksey (RUS) 1 1 2

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

I just corrected the diagram that I posted incorrectly. Sorry.

WK

[Hugh Siddeley]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The World Chess Cup 2017

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Kovalyov, Anton – Akobian, Varuzhan
A20 English Opening

Anton drew from this position? What a miracle! I think even I could win playing with Black here, being up a rook and all.

[Gordon Ritchie]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Canadian champion Sambuev unfortunately lost to Wei (no disgrace: rated 2700+) and will go to a playoff.

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 4, 2017

Round Two

Ivanchuk, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi and Jobava have drawn both of their games and now will, presumably, use their superior rapid talent to win the match in the playoff.

Pavel Eljanov, has lost and is out of the tournament

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Lenderman, Aleksandr – Eljanov, Pavel
A85 Dutch

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.O-O a5 9.b3 Qe7 10.Nb5 c6 11.Nc3 d6 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Ne4 14.Bb2 c5 15.Nd2 Nd7 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Qd2 d5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.a4 Qe6 20.Rfd1 Rf7 21.Qe3 Rc8 22.Rac1 h6 23.f3 Re8 24.fxe4 dxe4 25.Ba3 Nf6 26.dxc5 Ng4 27.Qc3 bxc5 28.Bxc5 Rc8 29.Qxa5 Kh7 30.Qb6 Qe5 31.Bd4 Qh5 32.h3 Nf6 33.Bxf6 gxf6 34.Rxc8 Bxc8 35.Bxe4+ f5 36.Bg2 Qxe2 37.Rd6 1-0

Anton draws and is through to the next match

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Kovalyov, Anton – Akobian, Varuzhan
A20 English Opening

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Nge2 d6 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 g5 10.f4 h6 11.Qd2 a5 12.Bb2 Be6 13.Nd5 Qd7 14.Rae1 Rae8 15.Bc3 Bxd5 16.cxd5 Nb4 17.fxg5 hxg5 18.e4 f4 19.gxf4 gxf4 20.Kh1 Ng4 21.Bh3 Nf2+ 22.Rxf2 Qxh3 23.Bxb4 axb4 24.Ng1 Qh5 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Rg1+ Kh8 27.Qxb4 Rg8 28.Qd2 Rxg1+ 29.Nxg1 c6 30.dxc6 bxc6 31.Qe2 Qxe2 32.Rxe2 Kg7 33.Nf3 Kf7 34.Rc2 Ra8 35.Kg2 Ke6 36.Kf1 Kd7 37.Rg2 d5 38.Re2 c5 39.Rc2 Kd6 40.Ke2 c4 41.bxc4 dxe4 42.dxe4 Ra3 43.c5+ Kc7 44.h4 Re3+ 45.Kf2 Rxe4 46.Re2 Rc4 47.Nxe5 Bxh4+ 48.Kf3 Rxc5 49.Kxf4 Be7 50.Kf5 Bd6 51.Ke6 Bxe5 52.Rxe5 Rxe5+ 53.Kxe5 Kc6 54.a4 Kc5 55.a5 Kb5 56.a6 Kxa6 57.Ke4 1/2-1/2

Aronian, Carlsen, Nakamura, Caruana, MVL, Grischuk, Svidler and So are through

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Cawdery, Daniel – Aronian, Levon
C45 Scotch game

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qh6 d5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.e5 Rg6 13.Qh4 Ng4 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.O-O Nxe5 16.Ne2 Bxe3 17.fxe3 Nc4 18.Nf4 Rf6 19.Rf2 Nxe3 20.Re2 Rxf4 21.Rxe3+ Kf8 22.Nd2 c5 23.g3 Rf6 24.c4 dxc4 25.Nxc4 Be6 26.Rc1 h5 27.Re2 Rd4 28.Ne5 c4 29.Rec2 h4 30.Rf1 Rh6 31.Nf3 Rg4 32.Rg2 Bd5 33.Rd2 c6 34.Ne5 Rg7 35.Re2 f6 36.Rf4 hxg3 37.h4 Re7 38.Re3 Re6 39.Nd7+ 0-1

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Mollah, Abdullah, Al Rakib – Nakamura, Hikaru
D43 QGD, Semi-Slav

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Bb7 10.Be3 c5 11.Nd2 Ng4 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Be7 15.d6 Bg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.Qe2+ Nge5 18.Rc4 O-O 19.f4 Qh4+ 20.g3 Qd8 21.fxe5 Bxh1 22.Bh3 Nxe5 23.Bxc8 Nxc4 24.Qxc4 Qe8+ 25.Kd1 Qxa4+ 26.b3 Qc6 27.d7 Qd6 0-1

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
MVL – Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad
C50 Giuoco Piano

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.c3 d6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 Ba7 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.Bb3 Ng6 12.d4 Re8 13.a5 c6 14.Bc2 Be6 15.Nf1 Qc7 16.Ng3 Rad8 17.Be3 Qb8 18.Qc1 Qc8 19.Bxh6 Bxh3 20.Bg5 Bg4 21.Bxf6 Bxf3 22.Nf5 Nf4 23.dxe5 dxe5 24.Bxe5 Ne2+ 25.Rxe2 Rxe5 26.gxf3 Qxf5 27.exf5 Rxe2 28.Qg5 Rd5 29.Be4 Bxf2+ 30.Kf1 Be3 31.Kxe2 Bxg5 32.Bxd5 cxd5 33.Rd1 1-0

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Balogun, Oluwafemi – Carlsen, Magnus
A04 Reti

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 e5 6.a3 Nge7 7.O-O a6 8.b4 d6 9.Nfd2 O-O 10.Nb3 cxb4 11.axb4 Be6 12.e4 Qd7 13.N1d2 b5 14.Re1 Bh3 15.Bh1 Bg4 16.f3 Be6 17.Nf1 f5 18.Be3 f4 19.Bf2 g5 20.g4 Ng6 21.h3 Qf7 22.Nfd2 Bf6 23.Bg2 Rfc8 24.Qb1 Bd8 25.Rc1 Qb7 26.d4 exd4 27.Nxd4 Nxd4 28.cxd4 Rxc1+ 29.Qxc1 Bb6 30.Qb2 Rc8 31.Rc1 Rxc1+ 32.Qxc1 Qa7 33.Qc3 Kf7 34.Bf1 Ke7 35.Be2 Kd7 36.Kf1 Ne5 37.Qa1 Ng6 38.Qc3 Bf7 39.Bd1 Qc7 40.Qxc7+ Kxc7 41.Bb3 Be8 42.Bg8 h6 43.Nb3 Ne7 44.Be6 Nc6 45.Be1 Bxd4 46.Bd5 Bb2 47.Ke2 Ne5 48.Bd2 Bf7 49.Bxf7 Nxf7 50.Nc1 Nd8 51.Nd3 Bg7 52.e5 Bxe5 53.Nxe5 dxe5 54.Kd3 Kd6 55.Ke4 Ke6 56.Bc3 Nf7 0-1

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Solomon, Kenny – Caruana, Fabiano
C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.c3 d6 7.d4 Bd7 8.Re1 Nf6 9.d5 Ne7 10.c4 h6 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Bc2 Nh7 13.b4 f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Bb2 Ng6 16.Ne2 Ng5 17.Ng3 Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 e4 19.Qb3 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Qg5 21.Qc1 a5 22.b5 Ne5 23.Qxg5+ hxg5 24.Rac1 Kg7 25.Bb1 b6 26.Rc3 Rh8 27.h3 Rh4 28.Kf1 g4 29.hxg4 Rxg4 30.Bc2 Rh8 31.Bd1 Rg5 32.Kg1 Be8 33.Bc2 Bg6 34.Kf1 Rg4 35.Ke2 Rh2 36.Rg1 f4 37.Nxe4 f3+ 38.Ke3 fxg2 39.f3 Rh3 40.Nd2 Rh1 41.Kf2 Rxg1 42.Kxg1 Rd4 43.Nb3 Rxc4 44.Rxc4 Nxc4 45.Bxg6 Kxg6 46.Kxg2 Kf5 47.Kg3 Ke5 48.f4+ Kxd5 49.Kg4 Ke4 50.Kg5 a4 51.Nc1 d5 0-1

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
El Gindy, Essam – Grischuk, Alexander
D90 Grunfeld, Three Knights variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Ne4 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Bd3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 h5 14.Qb3 b6 15.O-O Bg4 16.f3 Be6 17.Qb2 Rc8 18.Rac1 Rc7 19.e4 dxe4 20.fxe4 Bc4 21.Rcd1 e5 22.Bxc4 Rxc4 23.Qb5 Qc7 24.Rd3 a6 25.Qd5 Re8 26.dxe5 Re7 27.Qd6 Rxe4 28.Qf6+ Kh7 29.Rdf3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 R4xe5 31.Rd1 Qc7 32.Rdf1 Re1 33.Qd4 Rxf1+ 34.Rxf1 Re6 35.Qf4 Qxf4 36.Rxf4 Kg7 37.Kh2 Rc6 38.c4 Kf8 39.Kg3 Ke7 40.Rd4 Rd6 41.Re4+ Re6 42.Rd4 Re3+ 43.Kf2 Ra3 44.Rd2 Rc3 45.Rb2 Rxc4 46.Rxb6 Rc2+ 47.Kf3 Rxa2 48.g3 Ra1 49.Kf2 a5 50.Ra6 a4 51.Ke3 a3 52.Kf2 Kd7 53.Kg2 Kc8 54.Ra7 Kb8 55.Ra4 Kb7 56.Rb4+ Kc6 57.Rb3 Ra2+ 58.Kh3 f6 59.Rf3 Kb5 60.Rxf6 Rc2 0-1

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Svidler, Peter – Vakhidov, Jakhongir
A04 Reti Opening

1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd6 5.d4 Nf6 6.Nb5 Qd8 7.a4 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Ne8 10.c3 Bg4 11.h3 Be6 12.Bf4 Nc6 13.Re1 Bd5 14.Na3 Nd6 15.Nc2 Na5 16.Nd2 f6 17.Ne3 Bf7 18.d5 b6 19.Nf3 c5 20.Qc2 a6 21.h4 Re8 22.h5 c4 23.Nd4 Qd7 24.hxg6 Bxg6 25.Qd1 Rac8 26.Bxd6 Qxd6 27.Bg4 Rb8 28.Nef5 Bxf5 29.Bxf5 Qf4 30.Re4 Qh6 31.g3 1-0

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The World Chess Cup 2017

September 4, 2017

Round Two

The two Canadian games after passing the time control:

FIDE World Cup
Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Wei Yi – Sambuev, Bator
C19 French, Winawer, Advance

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 Qc7 8.Nf3 b6 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bd3 Nbc6 11.O-O h6 12.Re1 O-O 13.h4 c4 14.Bf1 f6 15.h5 fxe5 16.dxe5 Rf7 17.Ba3 Raf8 18.Bd6 Qd8 19.Be2 Rf5 20.Nh4 Rf4 21.Bg4 R8f7 22.f3 d4 23.Ng6 Nd5 24.Nxf4 Rxf4 25.cxd4 Rxd4 26.Qe2 Qg5 27.Qf2 Rd2 28.Re2 Rd4 29.Ree1 Rd2 30.Re2 Rd4 31.Qe1 g6 32.Re4 gxh5 33.Bh3 Rd2 34.Kh1 Rxc2 35.f4 Qg6 36.f5 exf5 37.Qd1 fxe4 38.Qxd5+ Kg7 39.Rg1 Be8 40.Rf1 h4 *




Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Kovalyov, Anton – Akobian, Varuzhan
A20 English Opening

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Nge2 d6 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 g5 10.f4 h6 11.Qd2 a5 12.Bb2 Be6 13.Nd5 Qd7 14.Rae1 Rae8 15.Bc3 Bxd5 16.cxd5 Nb4 17.fxg5 hxg5 18.e4 f4 19.gxf4 gxf4 20.Kh1 Ng4 21.Bh3 Nf2+ 22.Rxf2 Qxh3 23.Bxb4 axb4 24.Ng1 Qh5 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Rg1+ Kh8 27.Qxb4 Rg8 28.Qd2 Rxg1+ 29.Nxg1 c6 30.dxc6 bxc6 31.Qe2 Qxe2 32.Rxe2 Kg7 33.Nf3 Kf7 34.Rc2 Ra8 35.Kg2 Ke6 36.Kf1 Kd7 37.Rg2 d5 38.Re2 c5 39.Rc2 Kd6 40.Ke2 c4 41.bxc4 dxe4 42.dxe4 Ra3 43.c5+ Kc7 44.h4 *






Later: Wei Yi wins the game

Round 2, Sept. 4, 2017
Wei Yi – Sambuev, Bator
C19 French, Winawer

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 Qc7 8.Nf3 b6 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bd3 Nbc6 11.O-O h6 12.Re1 O-O 13.h4 c4 14.Bf1 f6 15.h5 fxe5 16.dxe5 Rf7 17.Ba3 Raf8 18.Bd6 Qd8 19.Be2 Rf5 20.Nh4 Rf4 21.Bg4 R8f7 22.f3 d4 23.Ng6 Nd5 24.Nxf4 Rxf4 25.cxd4 Rxd4 26.Qe2 Qg5 27.Qf2 Rd2 28.Re2 Rd4 29.Ree1 Rd2 30.Re2 Rd4 31.Qe1 g6 32.Re4 gxh5 33.Bh3 Rd2 34.Kh1 Rxc2 35.f4 Qg6 36.f5 exf5 37.Qd1 fxe4 38.Qxd5+ Kg7 39.Rg1 Be8 40.Rf1 h4 41.Bf8+ Kh8 42.Ba3 Kg7 43.Rf6 e3 44.Rxg6+ Bxg6 45.Qd7+ Kh8 46.Bf8 1-0

[Alan Baljeu]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Interview with Sambuev

agadmator's recap of the game

[Laurentiu Grigorescu]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

Congrats Bator, what a game! Total demolition! Good luck in the second game.

[Rene Preotu]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

https://www.chess.com/news/view/elja...t-at-world-cup
Game of the day
Sambuev, Bator (2529) vs. Wei, Yi (2748)
Tbilisi FIDE World Cup | Round 1.14 | 3 Sep 2017 | ECO: E20 | 1-0
http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/20...139525382.html

[Wayne Komer]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 3, 2017

Round One, Game One Results

Carlsen Magnus (NOR) 1
Balogun Oluwafemi (NGR) 0
Round 1 Match 02
Ruiz Castillo Joshua Dani (COL) 0
So Wesley (USA) 1
Round 1 Match 03
Caruana Fabiano (USA) 1
Solomon Kenny (RSA) 0
Round 1 Match 04
Dai Changren (CHN) 0
Kramnik Vladimir (RUS) 1
Round 1 Match 05
Aronian Levon (ARM) 1
Cawdery Daniel (RSA) 0
Round 1 Match 06
Liu Guanchu (CHN) 0
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (AZE) 1
Round 1 Match 07
Nakamura Hikaru (USA) 1
Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib (BAN) 0
Round 1 Match 08
Khusenkhojaev Muhammad (TJK) 0.5
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime (FRA) 0.5
Round 1 Match 09
Grischuk Alexander (RUS) 1
El Gindy Essam (EGY) 0
Round 1 Match 10
Yeoh Li Tian (MAS) 0
Anand Viswanathan (IND) 1
Round 1 Match 11
Ding Liren (CHN) 1
Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) 0
Round 1 Match 12
Smirnov Anton (AUS) 0.5
Karjakin Sergey (RUS) 0.5
Round 1 Match 13
Giri Anish (NED) 1
Dzagnidze Nana (GEO) 0
Round 1 Match 14
Sambuev Bator (CAN) 1
Wei Yi (CHN) 0
Round 1 Match 15
Nepomniachtchi Ian (RUS) 0.5
Palac Mladen (CRO) 0.5
Round 1 Match 16
Vakhidov Jakhongir (UZB) 0
Svidler Peter (RUS) 1
Round 1 Match 17
Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL) 1
El Debs Felipe de Cresce (BRA) 0
Round 1 Match 18
Pourramezanali Amirreza (IRI) 0.5
Yu Yangyi (CHN) 0.5
Round 1 Match 19
Li Chao b (CHN) 0.5
Krysa Leandro (ARG) 0.5
Round 1 Match 20
Gonzalez Vidal Yuri (CUB) 1
Harikrishna P. (IND) 0
Round 1 Match 21
Radjabov Teimour (AZE) 0.5
Ziska Helgi Dam (FAI) 0.5
Round 1 Match 22
Kunin Vitaly (GER) 0.5
Le Quang Liem (VIE) 0.5
Round 1 Match 23
Adams Michael (ENG) 0.5
Batchuluun Tsegmed (MGL) 0.5
Round 1 Match 24
Hjartarson Johann (ISL) 0
Navara David (CZE) 1
Round 1 Match 25
Eljanov Pavel (UKR) 0
Lenderman Aleksandr (USA) 1
Round 1 Match 26
Bacallao Alonso Yusnel (CUB) 1
Fedoseev Vladimir (RUS) 0
Round 1 Match 27
Gelfand Boris (ISR) 1
Stupak Kirill (BLR) 0
Round 1 Match 28
Sadorra Julio Catalino (PHI) 0
Matlakov Maxim (RUS) 1
Round 1 Match 29
Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) 0.5
Kazhgaleyev Murtas (KAZ) 0.5
Round 1 Match 30
Kulaots Kaido (EST) 0.5
Vitiugov Nikita (RUS) 0.5
Round 1 Match 31
Vallejo Pons Francisco (ESP) 1
Karthikeyan Murali (IND) 0
Round 1 Match 32
Fier Alexandr (BRA) 0.5
Bacrot Etienne (FRA) 0.5
Round 1 Match 33
Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) 1
Flores Diego (ARG) 0
Round 1 Match 34
Antipov Mikhail Al. (RUS) 0.5
Tomashevsky Evgeny (RUS) 0.5
Round 1 Match 35
Najer Evgeniy (RUS) 1
Aleksandrov Aleksej (BLR) 0
Round 1 Match 36
Pantsulaia Levan (GEO) 0
Duda Jan-Krzysztof (POL) 1
Round 1 Match 37
Andreikin Dmitry (RUS) 0.5
Goganov Aleksey (RUS) 0.5
Round 1 Match 38
Sengupta Deep (IND) 0.5
Wang Hao (CHN) 0.5
Round 1 Match 39
Inarkiev Ernesto (RUS) 1
Mchedlishvili Mikheil (GEO) 0
Round 1 Match 40
Tari Aryan (NOR) 0.5
Howell David W L (ENG) 0.5
Round 1 Match 41
Cheparinov Ivan (BUL) 1
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios (GRE) 0
Round 1 Match 42
Hovhannisyan Robert (ARM) 0.5
Rodshtein Maxim (ISR) 0.5
Round 1 Match 43
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND) 0.5
Delgado Ramirez Neuris (PAR) 0.5
Round 1 Match 44
Bok Benjamin (NED) 0
Artemiev Vladislav (RUS) 1
Round 1 Match 45
Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) 0.5
Sethuraman S.P. (IND) 0.5
Round 1 Match 46
Sevian Samuel (USA) 0.5
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter (GER) 0.5
Round 1 Match 47
Jobava Baadur (GEO) 0.5
Salgado Lopez Ivan (ESP) 0.5
Round 1 Match 48
Zherebukh Yaroslav (USA) 0
Onischuk Alexander (USA) 1
Round 1 Match 49
Amin Bassem (EGY) 0.5
Erdos Viktor (HUN) 0.5
Round 1 Match 50
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) 0.5
Adhiban B. (IND) 0.5
Round 1 Match 51
Rapport Richard (HUN) 1
Cordova Emilio (PER) 0
Round 1 Match 52
Xiong Jeffery (USA) 0.5
Motylev Alexander (RUS) 0.5
Round 1 Match 53
Dubov Daniil (RUS) 0.5
Fridman Daniel (GER) 0.5
Round 1 Match 54
Kovalenko Igor (LAT) 0
Kravtsiv Martyn (UKR) 1
Round 1 Match 55
Akobian Varuzhan (USA) 0
Kovalyov Anton (CAN) 1
Round 1 Match 56
Cori Jorge (PER) 1
Jones Gawain C B (ENG) 0
Round 1 Match 57
Grachev Boris (RUS) 0.5
Melkumyan Hrant (ARM) 0.5
Round 1 Match 58
Bruzon Batista Lazaro (CUB) 1
Anton Guijarro David (ESP) 0
Round 1 Match 59
Kuzubov Yuriy (UKR) 0.5
Zhigalko Sergei (BLR) 0.5
Round 1 Match 60
Piorun Kacper (POL) 0.5
Hou Yifan (CHN) 0.5
Round 1 Match 61
Areshchenko Alexander (UKR) 1
Demchenko Anton (RUS) 0
Round 1 Match 62
Lenic Luka (SLO) 0.5
Fressinet Laurent (FRA) 0.5
Round 1 Match 63
Mareco Sandro (ARG) 0.5
Bluebaum Matthias (GER) 0.5
Round 1 Match 64
Bachmann Axel (PAR) 0
Dreev Aleksey (RUS) 1

[Tom O'Donnell]

Re: The Chess World Cup 2017

With the win Anton moves into the top 100 players in the world at 96:

http://2700chess.com/?per-page=100

The Chess World Cup 2017

September 3, 2017

Round One

Anton Kovalyov wins his first round game against Varuzhan Akobian!:

FIDE World Cup 2017
Round 1, Sept. 3, 2017
Akobian, Varuzhan – Kovalyov, Anton
D24 QGA

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.h3 O-O 12.Rd1 b6 13.e4 Nd7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Nb4 16.Qe2 Bb7 17.Rac1 Nc5 18.Qe3 Rad8 19.Be2 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 h6 21.Qd4 Nc6 22.Qc4 Na5 23.Qd4 Nc6 24.Qc4 a5 25.g3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Kf1 Ba6 28.Nb5 Nb4 29.b3 Qf6 30.e5 Qf5 31.Kg2 Bb7 32.Nd6 Bxf3+ 33.Bxf3 Qxe5 34.Ne4 Nbd3 35.Nxc5 Ne1+ 36.Kh1 bxc5 37.Be4 f5 38.Bc6 Qd6 39.Qb5 Nd3 40.f4 g5 41.Bf3 gxf4 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.Bh5 Qd5+ 44.Kh2 fxg3+ 45.Kxg3 Qd6+ 46.Kf3 Ne5+ 47.Ke2 Qd3+ 48.Ke1 Qe3+ 49.Kf1 Qxh3+ 50.Kg1 Qg3+ 51.Kf1 Qd3+ 52.Ke1 Qd6 53.Be2 f4 54.Qa8 Qd5 55.Qxa5 f3 56.Bb5 Qe4+ 57.Kd2 Qd4+ 58.Kc2 c4 59.bxc4 f2 60.Qc7+ Kf6 61.c5 Nc4 0-1

- it is all over and the fat lady doesn't even have to sing

- anton having a rough time finishing akobian off

- Look at the board- i think I hear Sarah Brightman singing ......Time to say goodbye