European Championship 2018

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championship 2018

March 24, 2018

Round Seven

Round Seven Results

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 Najer Evgeniy 2683 5 .5 - .5 5 Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738
2 Nabaty Tamir 2690 5 .5 - .5 5 Sjugirov Sanan 2652
3 Jones Gawain C B 2651 5 1 - 0 5 Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
4 Navara David 2737 4.5 1 - 0 5 Bok Benjamin 2622
5 Guseinov Gadir 2646 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Jakovenko Dmitry 2746
6 Dubov Daniil 2701 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Volokitin Andrei 2639
7 Cheparinov Ivan 2693 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Hovhannisyan Robert 2601
8 Demchenko Anton 2672 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Martirosyan Haik M. 2586
9 Saric Ivan 2657 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Predke Alexandr 2595
10 Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2655 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Skoberne Jure 2563
11 Piorun Kacper 2653 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488
12 Yuffa Daniil 2521 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Anton Guijarro David 2647
13 McShane Luke J 2647 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Fedorov Alexei 2559
14 Paravyan David 2613 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Grandelius Nils 2646
15 Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600 4 1 - 0 4 Ivanchuk Vassily 2713
16 Mamedov Rauf 2709 4 1 - 0 4 Pantsulaia Levan 2593
17 Kovchan Alexander 2596 4 0 - 1 4 Matlakov Maxim 2707
18 Brkic Ante 2590 4 1 - 0 4 Jobava Baadur 2685
19 Kravtsiv Martyn 2685 4 1 - 0 4 Hracek Zbynek 2589
20 Sargissian Gabriel 2677 4 1 - 0 4 Bogner Sebastian 2588

Rank after Round 7

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 6
2 Nabaty Tamir ISR 2690 5.5
3 Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 5.5
4 Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 5.5
5 Demchenko Anton RUS 2672 5.5
Paravyan David RUS 2613 5.5
7 Navara David CZE 2737 5.5
8 Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2655 5.5
9 Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2738 5.5
10 McShane Luke J ENG 2647 5.5
11 Dubov Daniil RUS 2701 5.5
12 Predke Alexandr RUS 2595 5
13 Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 5
14 Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2684 5
15 Saric Ivan CRO 2657 5
Brkic Ante CRO 2590 5
17 Piorun Kacper POL 2653 5
18 Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2488 5
19 Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2746 5
20 Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 5
21 Cheparinov Ivan FID 2693 5
22 Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2600 5
23 Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2677 5
24 Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2609 5
25 Guseinov Gadir AZE 2646 5
26 Bok Benjamin NED 2622 5
27 Matlakov Maxim RUS 2707 5
28 Anton Guijarro David ESP 2647 5
29 Korobov Anton UKR 2664 5
30 Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 5
31 Bologan Victor MDA 2600 5
32 Mamedov Rauf AZE 2709 5
33 Safarli Eltaj AZE 2639 5
34 Lomasov Semen RUS 2551 5

Round Eight Pairings

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Dubov Daniil 2701 5.5 - 6 GM Jones Gawain C B 2651
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738 5.5 - 5.5 GM Demchenko Anton 2672
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2652 5.5 - 5.5 GM Navara David 2737
4 GM Nabaty Tamir 2690 5.5 - 5.5 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2655
5 GM McShane Luke J 2647 5.5 - 5.5 GM Najer Evgeniy 2683
6 GM Mamedov Rauf 2709 5 - 5.5 GM Paravyan David 2613
7 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 5 - 5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2639
8 GM Matlakov Maxim 2707 5 - 5 GM Alekseenko Kirill 2609
9 GM Bok Benjamin 2622 5 - 5 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2693
10 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 5 - 5 GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2685
11 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 5 - 5 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600
12 GM Bologan Victor 2600 5 - 5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2677
13 GM Korobov Anton 2664 5 - 5 GM Brkic Ante 2590
14 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 5 - 5 GM Saric Ivan 2657
15 GM Sarana Alexey 2577 5 - 5 GM Piorun Kacper 2653
16 GM Anton Guijarro David 2647 5 - 5 IM Lomasov Semen 2551
17 GM Predke Alexandr 2595 5 - 5 GM Guseinov Gadir 2646
18 GM Berkes Ferenc 2671 4.5 - 5 GM Yuffa Daniil 2521
19 GM Martirosyan Haik M. 2586 4.5 - 4.5 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2697
20 GM Pashikian Arman 2585 4.5 - 4.5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2664
21 GM Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584 4.5 - 4.5 GM Meier Georg 2648
22 GM Grandelius Nils 2646 4.5 - 4.5 FM Esipenko Andrey 2581
23 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642 4.5 - 4.5 GM Petrosyan Manuel 2569
24 GM Volokitin Andrei 2639 4.5 - 4.5 GM Chigaev Maksim 2560
25 GM Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2572 4.5 - 4.5 GM Fridman Daniel 2637
26 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2553 4.5 - 4.5 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2632
27 GM Erdos Viktor 2627 4.5 - 4.5 GM Boruchovsky Avital 2542
28 GM Skoberne Jure 2563 4.5 - 4.5 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2627
29 GM Fedorov Alexei 2559 4.5 - 4.5 GM Romanov Evgeny 2619
30 GM Stupak Kirill 2541 4.5 - 4.5 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2617

Leonard Barden on the EC Forum:

A great round today for Gawain Jones and Luke McShane.

Gawain launched a sacrificial attack against Ernesto Inarkiev (he of Carlsen double check infamy) which should have led to perpetual check. Inarkiev either miscalculated or wanted more, and the upshot was that the attack sprouted wings, Gawain won the queen with the odd material balance of Q+R v 2Bs and 2Ns, and still mated the Russian king on the h file.

Meanwhile Luke won a polished game against 2559-rated Alexei Fedorov.

Gawain now has 6/7 and will likely be the sole leader as the only two still playing on 5/6 are in a drawn ending. Luke will then be in a big tie for second on 5.5/7.

Thus 2.5/4 or even 2/4 in the final rounds should put them both among the 23 qualifiers for the next World Cup, and if it continues to go well they can try for European championship medals in the last couple of rounds.

A fine day for English chess!

Round Seven Games

Round 7, Mar. 24
Jones, Gawain - Inarkiev, Ernesto
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.a4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.Re1 g6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bg7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 O-O 13.Bc4 Re8 14.Nf3 Qc7 15.Bb3 Rac8 16.Qd2 Qc5 17.Rad1 Nh5 18.Nd5 g5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qxg5 e6 21.Ne7+ Rxe7 22.Qxe7 Nhf6 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Qxe6+ Kf8 25.Nh4 Qg5 26.Qxd6+ Kg8 27.Qe6+ Kh7 28.Nf3 Qf4 29.Qh3+ Qh6 30.Ng5+ Kg8 31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.Nf7+ Kh7 33.Nxh6 Nc5 34.Qf5+ Kxh6 35.Re3 Bh8 36.Rg3 1-0

Round 7, Mar. 24
Navara, David - Bok, Benjamin
C50 Giuoco Piano

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 a5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 d6 10.c3 Ba7 11.Re1 Ne7 12.d4 Ng6 13.Na3 exd4 14.Nxd4 h5 15.e5 dxe5 16.Qd3 Nd5 17.Bxe5 c6 18.h3 Ndf4 19.Qc2 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Bb8 21.Re3 Qf6 22.Rae1 Bd6 23.Ba2 Bxa3 24.Bb1 Qg6 25.Qb3 Qf6 26.bxa3 Be6 27.Qc2 Rfe8 28.Nf3 Kf8 29.Ne5 Rad8 30.c4 Bc8 31.Qc3 Kg8 32.Qxa5 Re6 33.Bf5 Red6 34.Bxc8 Rxc8 35.Nf3 Ne6 36.Nxg5 Nxg5 37.Rg3 Kf8 38.Qxg5 Qxg5 39.Rxg5 Ra8 40.a5 h4 41.Rh5 Ra7 42.Re4 Rd3 43.Rf4 Rxa3 44.Rh7 Ke7 45.Rfxf7+ Kd6 46.Rxb7 Rxb7 47.Rxb7 Kc5 48.Rh7 Kxc4 49.Rxh4+ Kd3 50.Rh5 Kd4 51.g4 c5 52.g5 c4 53.g6 c3 54.Rh4+ Kd3 55.g7 c2 56.g8=Q c1=Q+ 57.Kh2 1-0

Round 7, Mar. 24
McShane, Luke - Fedorov, Alexei
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Larsen System

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.O-O Bf5 8.Ne1 Be6 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 11.h3 Na6 12.Nd3 Qa5 13.Bd2 Rfc8 14.Re1 Qd8 15.e4 Be8 16.e5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nc5 18.Bg5 a5 19.Qd2 a4 20.Rad1 a3 21.b3 Qa5 22.Nc4 Qb4 23.d6 Nxb3 24.axb3 Qxb3 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Nd5 Qxc4 27.d7 Bxd7 28.Nxf6+ exf6 29.Qxd7 Rc7 30.Re8+ Kg7 31.Rxa8 Rxd7 32.Rxd7 b5 33.Bd5 Qd3 34.Raa7 Kh6 35.Kg2 b4 36.Bf3 Qb1 37.Rxf7 Kg5 38.h4+ Kf5 39.Rfe7 1-0

Poor Vassily!

Round 7, Mar. 24
Mchedlishvili, Mikhell - Ivanchuk, Vassily
A84 Dutch stonewall Defence

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bd3 f5 6.b3 Nf6 7.O-O Qe7 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Ne2 Qf6 11.Rc1 g5 12.Bb1 Rg8 13.Rc2 Rg6 14.Ne1 Rh6 15.g3 Qg6 16.Nc3 Ndf6 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Nd3 g4 19.Nf4 Bxf4 20.exf4 Bd7 21.f3 gxf3 22.Qxf3 Rh3 23.Rg2 Nf6 24.Bd3 Kf7 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Re1 Ng4 27.Ba3 Re8 28.Rxe8 Bxe8 29.Qe2 Qf6 30.Bxf5 Qxf5 31.Qe7+ Kg6 32.Qxe8+ Kg7 33.Bf8+ Kf6 34.Be7+ Kg7 35.Bf8+ Kf6 36.Re2 Nxh2 37.Kg2 1-0

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championship 2018

March 25, 2018

Round Eight

Round Eight Results

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 Dubov Daniil 2701 5.5 .5 - .5 6 Jones Gawain C B 2651
2 Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Demchenko Anton 2672
3 Sjugirov Sanan 2652 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Navara David 2737
4 Nabaty Tamir 2690 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2655
5 McShane Luke J 2647 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Najer Evgeniy 2683
6 Mamedov Rauf 2709 5 1 - 0 5.5 Paravyan David 2613
7 Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 5 .5 - .5 5 Safarli Eltaj 2639
8 Matlakov Maxim 2707 5 1 - 0 5 Alekseenko Kirill 2609
9 Bok Benjamin 2622 5 .5 - .5 5 Cheparinov Ivan 2693
10 Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 5 .5 - .5 5 Kravtsiv Martyn 2685
11 Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 5 .5 - .5 5 Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600
12 Bologan Victor 2600 5 .5 - .5 5 Sargissian Gabriel 2677
13 Korobov Anton 2664 5 1 - 0 5 Brkic Ante 2590
14 Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 5 .5 - .5 5 Saric Ivan 2657
15 Sarana Alexey 2577 5 .5 - .5 5 Piorun Kacper 2653
16 Anton Guijarro David 2647 5 .5 - .5 5 Lomasov Semen 2551
17 Predke Alexandr 2595 5 .5 - .5 5 Guseinov Gadir 2646
18 Berkes Ferenc 2671 4.5 .5 - .5 5 Yuffa Daniil 2521
19 Martirosyan Haik M. 2586 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Ponomariov Ruslan 2697
20 Pashikian Arman 2585 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Melkumyan Hrant 2664
21 Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Meier Georg 2648
22 Grandelius Nils 2646 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Esipenko Andrey 2581
23 Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642 4.5 1 - 0 4.5 Petrosyan Manuel 2569
24 Volokitin Andrei 2639 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Chigaev Maksim 2560
25 Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2572 4.5 .5 - .5 4.5 Fridman Daniel 2637

Standing after Round Eight


Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 Nabaty Tamir ISR 2690 6.5
2 Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 6.5
3 Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2738 6.5
4 McShane Luke J ENG 2647 6.5
5 Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 6
6 Dubov Daniil RUS 2701 6
7 Navara David CZE 2737 6
8 Korobov Anton UKR 2664 6
9 Matlakov Maxim RUS 2707 6
10 Mamedov Rauf AZE 2709 6
11 Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2684 5.5
Demchenko Anton RUS 2672 5.5
13 Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 5.5
Saric Ivan CRO 2657 5.5
15 Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 5.5
16 Piorun Kacper POL 2653 5.5
Predke Alexandr RUS 2595 5.5
18 Cheparinov Ivan FID 2693 5.5
19 Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2617 5.5
Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2600 5.5
21 Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 5.5
22 Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2746 5.5
23 Paravyan David RUS 2613 5.5
24 Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2488 5.5
25 Anton Guijarro David ESP 2647 5.5
26 Bok Benjamin NED 2622 5.5
27 Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2677 5.5
28 Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2655 5.5
29 Safarli Eltaj AZE 2639 5.5
30 Guseinov Gadir AZE 2646 5.5
31 Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 5.5
32 Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2632 5.5
33 Huschenbeth Niclas GER 2549 5.5
34 Bologan Victor MDA 2600 5.5
35 Svane Rasmus GER 2587 5.5
36 Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2642 5.5
37 Gabrielian Artur RUS 2493 5.5
38 Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2685 5.5
39 Lomasov Semen RUS 2551 5.5
40 Donchenko Alexander GER 2588 5.5

Round Nine Pairings

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Jones Gawain C B 2651 6.5 - 6.5 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738
2 GM Matlakov Maxim 2707 6 - 6.5 GM Nabaty Tamir 2690
3 GM Korobov Anton 2664 6 - 6.5 GM McShane Luke J 2647
4 GM Navara David 2737 6 - 6 GM Dubov Daniil 2701
5 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2652 6 - 6 GM Mamedov Rauf 2709
6 GM Paravyan David 2613 5.5 - 5.5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2746
7 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2693 5.5 - 5.5 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2617
8 GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2685 5.5 - 5.5 GM Bok Benjamin 2622
9 GM Svane Rasmus 2587 5.5 - 5.5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
10 GM Najer Evgeniy 2683 5.5 - 5.5 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2601
11 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2677 5.5 - 5.5 GM Predke Alexandr 2595
12 GM Demchenko Anton 2672 5.5 - 5.5 GM Bologan Victor 2600
13 GM Saric Ivan 2657 5.5 - 5.5 GM Donchenko Alexander 2588
14 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2655 5.5 - 5.5 GM Sarana Alexey 2577
15 GM Piorun Kacper 2653 5.5 - 5.5 IM Lomasov Semen 2551
16 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600 5.5 - 5.5 GM Anton Guijarro David 2647
17 GM Guseinov Gadir 2646 5.5 - 5.5 GM Huschenbeth Niclas 2549
18 GM Yuffa Daniil 2521 5.5 - 5.5 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642
19 GM Safarli Eltaj 2639 5.5 - 5.5 GM Gabrielian Artur 2493
20 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2632 5.5 - 5.5 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488
21 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2587 5 - 5 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2713
22 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2697 5 - 5 GM Pashikian Arman 2585
23 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2689 5 - 5 GM Martirosyan Haik M. 2586
24 GM Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584 5 - 5 GM Berkes Ferenc 2671
25 GM Motylev Alexander 2669 5 - 5 GM Postny Evgeny 2579
26 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2664 5 - 5 GM Stocek Jiri 2567
27 IM Vavulin Maksim 2583 5 - 5 GM Lenic Luka 2662
28 GM Meier Georg 2648 5 - 5 GM Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2572
29 GM Chigaev Maksim 2560 5 - 5 GM Grandelius Nils 2646
30 FM Esipenko Andrey 2581 5 - 5 GM Volokitin Andrei 2639

Round Eight Games

Nick Faulks "Safe draw for Gawain. Luke got away with one, 22...Rxg2+ looked like a crusher, but after Najer missed that he is worse."

Leonard Barden "With three rounds left, both Gawain and Luke are within a point of assured World Cup qualification and are serious contenders for European championship medals."

Both quotes from:

https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic...212725#p212725

Round 8, Mar. 25
Dubov, Daniil - Jones, Gawain
E60 King's Indian

1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O cxd4 7.Qxd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qh4 Nc6 10.Rd1 Qa5 11.Bd2 Qb5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qxe2 14.Rd2 Qb5 15.Re1 h6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nd4 Qb4 18.Ree2 Nxd4 19.Rxd4 Qc5 20.Rc4 Qf5 21.Qd4+ Qf6 22.Qxf6+ Kxf6 23.Rf4+ Bf5 24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bg2 Rfd8 26.h4 e5 27.Rf3 1/2-1/2

Round 8, Mar. 25
McShane, Luke - Najer, Evgeniy
A20 English (reversed Sicilian)

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 e4 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nh3 dxc4 8.O-O O-O 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.e3 c5 11.dxc5 Na6 12.c6 bxc6 13.Nf4 Qxd1 14.Raxd1 Rb8 15.Rd6 Rxb2 16.Nxe4 Be5 17.Rxc6 Nb4 18.Rc5 f6 19.a3 Nd3 20.Nxd3 cxd3 21.f4 Bb8 22.Rd1 Bb7 23.Nf2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Rd8 25.Rc3 d2 26.Nd3 Ra2 27.Nb4 Rb2 28.Kf3 Bd6 29.Rd3 Be7 30.Nd5 Kf7 31.e4 Rdb8 32.Nxe7 Kxe7 33.h4 R8b3 34.Rxd2 Rxa3 35.Rxa3 Rxd2 36.Rxa7+ Kf8 37.h5 Kg8 38.Ra8+ Kf7 39.Ra7+ Kg8 40.h6 gxh6 41.Kg4 Rd3 42.Kf5 Rxg3 43.Kxf6 Rg6+ 44.Kf5 h5 45.e5 h4 46.e6 h3 47.Ra8+ Kg7 48.e7 1-0

McShane - Najer after 22.Rd1?




Round 8, Mar. 25
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Pijpers, Arthur
A11 English

1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Bd6 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Qc2 e5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Nxd6 Qxd6 11.d4 e4 12.Ne5 Nb4 13.Qd2 Ne8 14.h3 f6 15.Ng4 h5 16.Nh2 f5 17.Bc3 Nc6 18.Be2 Nf6 19.O-O g5 20.b4 Rf7 21.b5 Ne7 22.Bb4 Qe6 23.f4 exf3 24.Nxf3 Ne4 25.Qe1 Rg7 26.Bd3 Bd7 27.h4 g4 28.Ne5 Ng6 29.Nxg6 Qxg6 30.Rc1 g3 31.Rf4 Re8 32.Rc7 Nf2 33.Bc2 Qb6 34.Qc3 Ng4 35.Bxf5 Rxe3 36.Rc8+ Be8 37.Qxe3 1-0

[Kerry Liles]

Re: European Championship 2018

Wayne, I see you took some of the advice to add attribution to the quotes... well done!
I don't have any idea whether your summary of the action requires attribution (I would have thought 'fair use' applied but what would I know?)

Thank you for making the considerable effort to post all of this information - I enjoy your posts and appreciate the summaries and quotes (or hearsay...lol)

+1

[Hans Jung]

Re: European Championship 2018

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2018...Gvetadze_Sofio A horror show at the end.

[Hans Jung]

Re: European Championship 2018

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2018...-Pavlov_Sergey I like 27...00 the res looks like time pressure but nice tactic at the end.

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championship 2018

March 26, 2018

Round Nine

Round Nine Results


Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 Jones Gawain C B 2651 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738
2 Matlakov Maxim 2707 6 1 - 0 6.5 Nabaty Tamir 2690
3 Korobov Anton 2664 6 1 - 0 6.5 McShane Luke J 2647
4 Navara David 2737 6 .5 - .5 6 Dubov Daniil 2701
5 Sjugirov Sanan 2652 6 .5 - .5 6 Mamedov Rauf 2709
6 Paravyan David 2613 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Jakovenko Dmitry 2746
7 Cheparinov Ivan 2693 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Alekseev Evgeny 2617
8 Kravtsiv Martyn 2685 5.5 0 - 1 5.5 Bok Benjamin 2622
9 Svane Rasmus 2587 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
10 Najer Evgeniy 2683 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Hovhannisyan Robert 2601
11 Sargissian Gabriel 2677 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Predke Alexandr 2595
12 Demchenko Anton 2672 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Bologan Victor 2600
13 Saric Ivan 2657 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Donchenko Alexander 2588
14 Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2655 5.5 0 - 1 5.5 Sarana Alexey 2577
15 Piorun Kacper 2653 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Lomasov Semen 2551
16 Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Anton Guijarro David 2647
17 Guseinov Gadir 2646 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Huschenbeth Niclas 2549
18 Yuffa Daniil 2521 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642
19 Safarli Eltaj 2639 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Gabrielian Artur 2493
20 Onischuk Vladimir 2632 5.5 .5 - .5 5.5 Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488
21 Ivanisevic Ivan 2587 5 0 - 1 5 Ivanchuk Vassily 2713
22 Ponomariov Ruslan 2697 5 0 - 1 5 Pashikian Arman 2585
23 Kuzubov Yuriy 2689 5 .5 - .5 5 Martirosyan Haik M. 2586
24 Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584 5 .5 - .5 5 Berkes Ferenc 2671
25 Motylev Alexander 2669 5 .5 - .5 5 Postny Evgeny 2579

Ranking after Round Nine

Rank after Round 9
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2738 7
2 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 7
3 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2664 7
4 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2707 7
5 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2690 6.5
6 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 6.5
7 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2672 6.5
8 GM Navara David CZE 2737 6.5
9 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2657 6.5
10 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2653 6.5
11 GM Cheparinov Ivan FID 2693 6.5
12 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2701 6.5
13 GM Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 6.5
14 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2622 6.5
15 GM McShane Luke J ENG 2647 6.5
16 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2639 6.5
17 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2646 6.5
18 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2709 6.5
19 GM Svane Rasmus GER 2587 6.5
20 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2595 6
21 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 6
22 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 6
23 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2646 6
24 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2600 6
25 GM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 6
26 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2523 6
27 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2746 6
28 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2488 6
29 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2647 6
30 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2608 6
31 GM Paravyan David RUS 2613 6
32 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2677 6
33 GM Erdos Viktor HUN 2627 6
34 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2664 6
35 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2585 6

Round Ten Pairings


Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738 7 - 7 GM Korobov Anton 2664
2 GM Jones Gawain C B 2651 7 - 7 GM Matlakov Maxim 2707
3 GM Piorun Kacper 2653 6.5 - 6.5 GM Navara David 2737
4 GM Mamedov Rauf 2709 6.5 - 6.5 GM McShane Luke J 2647
5 GM Dubov Daniil 2701 6.5 - 6.5 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2652
6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2646 6.5 - 6.5 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2693
7 GM Nabaty Tamir 2690 6.5 - 6.5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2639
8 GM Bok Benjamin 2622 6.5 - 6.5 GM Demchenko Anton 2672
9 GM Svane Rasmus 2587 6.5 - 6.5 GM Saric Ivan 2657
10 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 6 - 6.5 GM Sarana Alexey 2577
11 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2713 6 - 6 GM Paravyan David 2613
12 GM Abasov Nijat 2608 6 - 6 GM Najer Evgeniy 2683
13 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 6 - 6 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2677
14 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600 6 - 6 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2664
15 GM Anton Guijarro David 2647 6 - 6 GM Smirin Ilia 2594
16 GM Grandelius Nils 2646 6 - 6 GM Savchenko Boris 2550
17 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642 6 - 6 GM Sanikidze Tornike 2501
18 GM Predke Alexandr 2595 6 - 6 GM Fridman Daniel 2637
19 GM Djukic Nikola 2523 6 - 6 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2632
20 GM Erdos Viktor 2627 6 - 6 GM Yuffa Daniil 2521
21 IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo 2492 6 - 6 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2627
22 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 6 - 6 GM Romanov Evgeny 2619
23 GM Pashikian Arman 2585 6 - 5.5 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2689
24 GM Martirosyan Haik M. 2586 5.5 - 5.5 GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2685
25 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 5.5 - 5.5 GM Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584
26 GM Berkes Ferenc 2671 5.5 - 5.5 IM Vavulin Maksim 2583

Round Nine Games

Round 9, Mar. 26
Matlakov, Maxim - Nabaty, Tamir
D30 Queen's Gambit declined

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be6 7.e3 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qb3 Ra7 10.Bd3 Nd7 11.O-O Bd6 12.Rae1 O-O 13.Bb1 Qd8 14.Qc2 g6 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bd5 17.Qc3 a5 18.Qe3 Kg7 19.Ne5 Ra6 20.f4 Bb4 21.Nc3 Re8 22.Qg3 Nf8 23.f5 g5 24.f6+ Rxf6 25.Rxf6 Bxc3 26.Rxf7+ Bxf7 27.bxc3 Ng6 28.Qd3 Re6 29.Rf1 Be8 30.Ng4 Qe7 31.d5 Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Re7 33.c4 Kh8 34.Qc3+ Rg7 35.Nxh6 Qb4 36.Qd4 Qb6 37.Qc3 Qb4 38.Qh3 Qxc4 39.Nf7+ Kg8 40.Qh8+ 1-0

Round 9, Mar. 26
Korobov, Anton - McShane, Luke
D15 QGD Slav Accepted

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Bd2 Nhf6 8.Rc1 g6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Bg2 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Na4 Ra7 13.Re1 Ne4 14.Bf4 Nf8 15.Nd2 Nxd2 16.Qxd2 Be6 17.b3 Nd7 18.Rcd1 Bf5 19.h3 a5 20.g4 Be6 21.Bg3 Nf6 22.f3 Nd7 23.e4 b6 24.cxb6 Nxb6 25.Nc5 Bc8 26.e5 Nd7 27.Rc1 e6 28.Na4 Nb6 29.Nb2 Bb7 30.f4 a4 31.Nd3 axb3 32.axb3 Nd7 33.f5 exf5 34.gxf5 gxf5 35.Rf1 f6 36.Rxf5 fxe5 37.dxe5 Nf8 38.Qf2 Qa8 39.Rf7 Ra2 40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Qf6+ Kg8 42.Bxd5+ cxd5 43.Rc7 Ra1+ 44.Kh2 Qa2+ 45.Nf2 Rh1+ 46.Kxh1 Qb1+ 47.Kh2 Qg6 48.Rxb7 1-0

Round 9, Mar. 26
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Ivanchuk, Vassily
D11 QGD Slav

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qb3 Nbd7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qxb7 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Bb4 11.Qxc6+ Kf8 12.Bd2 Rc8 13.Qa4 a5 14.Bg2 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Rxc3 16.Qd1 Bc2 17.Qc1 Rc4 18.Bxb4+ axb4 19.Qb2 Ke7 20.O-O Qa5 21.Rfc1 Rhc8 22.e3 Rc3 23.Bf3 Qc5 24.Re1 h6 25.Bd1 Be4 26.Ba4 Ra8 27.Bb3 Qxe5 28.Rac1 Rac8 29.Qd2 Qc5 30.Rcd1 Bd3 31.e4 Bb5 32.Qd4 Qxd4 33.Rxd4 Rc1 34.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35.Kg2 Bf1+ 36.Kf3 Rc3+ 37.Kg4 Be2+ 38.Kh3 g5 39.Rxb4 h5 40.Kg2 Bf3+ 41.Kh3 Rc1 0-1

Round 8, Mar. 25
Baghdasaryan, Vahe - Gvetadze, Sofio
A13 English

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.b3 c6 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.Be2 Re8 9.g4 Nxg4 10.Rg1 Ngf6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Nh4 Nf8 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.Qxf5 Ng6 15.O-O-O b5 16.Bd3 a5 17.f4 a4 18.h4 axb3 19.axb3 d4 20.Nb1 dxe3 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.h5 Ra1 23.Rxg6+ hxg6 24.Rg1 exd2+ 25.Kb2 d1=N+ 0-1

Final position in Baghdasaryan-Gvetadze

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championships 2018

March 27, 2018

Round Ten

Round Ten Results

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738 7 .5 - .5 7 Korobov Anton 2664
2 Jones Gawain C B 2651 7 .5 - .5 7 Matlakov Maxim 2707
3 Piorun Kacper 2653 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 Navara David 2737
4 Mamedov Rauf 2709 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 McShane Luke J 2647
5 Dubov Daniil 2701 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 Sjugirov Sanan 2652
6 Guseinov Gadir 2646 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 Cheparinov Ivan 2693
7 Nabaty Tamir 2690 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 Safarli Eltaj 2639
8 Bok Benjamin 2622 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 Demchenko Anton 2672
9 Svane Rasmus 2587 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 Saric Ivan 2657
10 Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 6 .5 - .5 6.5 Sarana Alexey 2577
11 Ivanchuk Vassily 2713 6 1 - 0 6 Paravyan David 2613
12 Abasov Nijat 2608 6 .5 - .5 6 Najer Evgeniy 2683
13 Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 6 1 - 0 6 Sargissian Gabriel 2677
14 Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2600 6 0 - 1 6 Melkumyan Hrant 2664
15 Anton Guijarro David 2647 6 1 - 0 6 Smirin Ilia 2594
16 Grandelius Nils 2646 6 .5 - .5 6 Savchenko Boris 2550
17 Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642 6 1 - 0 6 Sanikidze Tornike 2501
18 Predke Alexandr 2595 6 0 - 1 6 Fridman Daniel 2637
19 Djukic Nikola 2523 6 .5 - .5 6 Onischuk Vladimir 2632
20 Erdos Viktor 2627 6 .5 - .5 6 Yuffa Daniil 2521
21 Ferreira Jorge Viterbo 2492 6 1 - 0 6 Lupulescu Constantin 2627
22 Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 6 1 - 0 6 Romanov Evgeny 2619
23 Pashikian Arman 2585 6 1 - 0 5.5 Kuzubov Yuriy 2689
24 Martirosyan Haik M. 2586 5.5 0 - 1 5.5 Kravtsiv Martyn 2685
25 Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 5.5 1 - 0 5.5 Lopez Martinez Josep M. 2584

Ranking after Round Ten

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2738 7.5
2 GM Navara David CZE 2737 7.5
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 7.5
4 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 7.5
5 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2657 7.5
6 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2664 7.5
7 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2707 7.5
8 GM McShane Luke J ENG 2647 7.5
9 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2690 7
10 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2672 7
11 GM Cheparinov Ivan FID 2693 7
12 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 7
13 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2488 7
14 GM Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 7
15 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2664 7
16 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2585 7
17 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2622 7
18 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2639 7
19 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2646 7
20 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2647 7
21 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2642 7
22 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2713 7
23 IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2492 7
24 GM Fridman Daniel GER 2637 7
25 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 6.5
26 GM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 6.5
27 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2653 6.5
28 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2701 6.5
29 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2746 6.5
30 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2684 6.5
31 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2523 6.5
32 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2646 6.5
33 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2617 6.5
34 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2608 6.5
35 GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2671 6.5

Final Round Pairings

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2652 7.5 - 7.5 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738
2 GM Saric Ivan 2657 7.5 - 7.5 GM Navara David 2737
3 GM McShane Luke J 2647 7.5 - 7.5 GM Matlakov Maxim 2707
4 GM Korobov Anton 2664 7.5 - 7.5 GM Jones Gawain C B 2651
5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2639 7 - 7 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2713
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2693 7 - 7 GM Pashikian Arman 2585
7 GM Fridman Daniel 2637 7 - 7 GM Nabaty Tamir 2690
8 GM Demchenko Anton 2672 7 - 7 IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo 2492
9 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2664 7 - 7 GM Bok Benjamin 2622
10 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 7 - 7 GM Anton Guijarro David 2647
11 GM Sarana Alexey 2577 7 - 7 GM Guseinov Gadir 2646
12 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 7 - 7 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642
13 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 6.5 - 6.5 GM Abasov Nijat 2608
14 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2617 6.5 - 6.5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2709
15 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2599 6.5 - 6.5 GM Dubov Daniil 2701
16 GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2685 6.5 - 6.5 GM Svane Rasmus 2587
17 GM Postny Evgeny 2579 6.5 - 6.5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
18 GM Najer Evgeniy 2683 6.5 - 6.5 IM Lomasov Semen 2551
19 GM Savchenko Boris 2550 6.5 - 6.5 GM Berkes Ferenc 2671
20 GM Shevchenko Kirill 2545 6.5 - 6.5 GM Piorun Kacper 2653
21 GM Huschenbeth Niclas 2549 6.5 - 6.5 GM Grandelius Nils 2646
22 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2632 6.5 - 6.5 IM Hakobyan Aram 2497
23 GM Djukic Nikola 2523 6.5 - 6.5 GM Erdos Viktor 2627
24 GM Yuffa Daniil 2521 6.5 - 6.5 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2619
25 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2697 6 - 6.5 IM Golubka Petro 2503

Round Ten Games

Round 10, Mar. 27
Piorun, Kacper - Navara, David
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 Qb6 8.Bb3 e6 9.Qd2 Be7 10.O-O-O Nc5 11.Qe2 h6 12.Bh4 Qc7 13.f4 O-O 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nh7 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Ne4 b5 18.Nxc5 Qxc5 19.h4 Rd8 20.c3 Bb7 21.Rh3 b4 22.Bc2 Rac8 23.g4 Qa5 24.cxb4 Qxa2 25.Nb3 Bd5 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Qa3+ 28.Kb1 Rc8 29.Bxh7+ Kxh7 30.Qc2+ Kg8 31.Nc5 a5 32.Rxd5 exd5 33.e6 fxe6 34.Qg6 Rf8 35.Qxe6+ Kh8 0-1

Round 10, Mar. 27
Mamedov, Rauf - McShane, Luke
A05 Reti, King's Indian Attack

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 Nd7 9.Qc1 Ndxe5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.c4 Re8 12.Nc3 Rb8 13.Qd2 a6 14.Rad1 Be6 15.f4 Ng4 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4 b5 18.f5 Bd7 19.g4 bxc4 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Qf2 Be6 22.e5 Nh7 23.Ne4 cxb3 24.axb3 Bxb3 25.Rd2 Bxe5 26.Rc1 Bxb2 27.Rxb2 Be6 28.Rbc2 Rc8 29.Qd4 Qe7 30.Rf2 Red8 31.Re1 c5 32.Qd2 d5 33.Ng3 Qg5 34.Qb2 c4 35.Ne2 Re8 36.Nd4 Bd7 37.Ref1 Re7 38.Kh1 Rce8 39.Qb6 Nf8 40.Qd6 Be6 41.Qxa6 Qe3 42.Qa1 Qh6 43.Qd1 Nh7 44.Qf3 Qh4 45.Qf4 Ng5 46.Nc6 Rb7 47.Qf6 Qh6 48.Qf4 Kh7 49.Na5 Rd7 50.Rd2 Rc8 51.Kh2 Ra7 52.Ra2 Ne4 53.Qe5 Qg7 54.Qf4 Rca8 55.Rfa1 Qf6 56.Qe3 Qd8 57.Qe1 c3 58.Bxe4 dxe4 0-1

Round 10, Mar. 27
Dubov, Daniil - Sjugirov, Sanan
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nfd7 13.Ne4 Qxa2 14.Rd1 Qd5 15.Qe3 Qxe5 16.Be2 Bc5 17.O-O Nc6 18.c3 O-O 19.Bg3 Qd5 20.Bf2 Nxd4 21.cxd4 Be7 22.Bg3 Qa5 23.Kh1 Nb6 24.Be5 Nd5 25.Qg3 f6 26.Qg6 Bd7 27.Ng5 hxg5 28.Bd3 Ba3 29.Rf3 Be8 30.Qh7+ Kf7 31.Bg6+ Ke7 32.Qxg7+ Kd8 33.Rxf6 Rxf6 34.Bxf6+ Nxf6 35.Qxf6+ Be7 36.Qh8 Qa4 37.Rc1 Rc8 38.Rb1 Qc6 39.h3 Kd7 40.d5 Qxd5 41.Bxe8+ Rxe8 42.Qa1 Kc8 43.Rd1 Qb3 44.Rb1 Qa3 45.Qd4 Qc5 46.Qa1 Qc7 47.Rc1 Bc5 0-1

Round 10, Mar. 27
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Paravyan, David
A28 English, Four Knights System

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.h3 a6 5.e3 d5 6.d4 exd4 7.exd4 Bb4 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 O-O 10.O-O Bf5 11.a3 Bd6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Qe7 18.Qe1 Bf5 19.Qc3 Rad8 20.b4 Be6 21.Bxa6 Nd4 22.Rad1 Qd7 23.Bd3 Bb3 24.Rd2 Ba4 25.Re1 Bc6 26.Red1 Qd5 27.f3 Qe6 28.Bc4 Nb5 29.Qb3 Rxd2 30.Bxe6 Rxd1+ 31.Qxd1 fxe6 32.a4 Na7 33.Qc2 Kg7 34.b5 Bd5 35.Qxc7+ Kg6 36.Bf2 1-0

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championships 2018

Round Eleven

March 28, 2018

Round 11 Results

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2652 7.5 .5 - .5 7.5 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2738
2 GM Saric Ivan 2657 7.5 1 - 0 7.5 GM Navara David 2737
3 GM McShane Luke J 2647 7.5 .5 - .5 7.5 GM Matlakov Maxim 2707
4 GM Korobov Anton 2664 7.5 .5 - .5 7.5 GM Jones Gawain C B 2651
5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2639 7 1 - 0 7 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2713
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2693 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Pashikian Arman 2585
7 GM Fridman Daniel 2637 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Nabaty Tamir 2690
8 GM Demchenko Anton 2672 7 .5 - .5 7 IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo 2492
9 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2664 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Bok Benjamin 2622
10 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2601 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Anton Guijarro David 2647
11 GM Sarana Alexey 2577 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Guseinov Gadir 2646
12 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel 2488 7 .5 - .5 7 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2642
13 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2746 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 GM Abasov Nijat 2608
14 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2617 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2709
15 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2599 6.5 1 - 0 6.5 GM Dubov Daniil 2701
16 GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2685 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 GM Svane Rasmus 2587
17 GM Postny Evgeny 2579 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
18 GM Najer Evgeniy 2683 6.5 1 - 0 6.5 IM Lomasov Semen 2551
19 GM Savchenko Boris 2550 6.5 1 - 0 6.5 GM Berkes Ferenc 2671
20 GM Shevchenko Kirill 2545 6.5 1 - 0 6.5 GM Piorun Kacper 2653
21 GM Huschenbeth Niclas 2549 6.5 0 - 1 6.5 GM Grandelius Nils 2646
22 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2632 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 IM Hakobyan Aram 2497
23 GM Djukic Nikola 2523 6.5 .5 - .5 6.5 GM Erdos Viktor 2627
24 GM Yuffa Daniil 2521 6.5 1 - 0 6.5 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2619
25 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2697 6 1 - 0 6.5 IM Golubka Petro 2503



Final Ranking after 11 Rounds

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.

1 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2657 8.5
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2738 8
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 8
4 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 8
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2707 8
6 GM McShane Luke J ENG 2647 8
7 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2664 8
8 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2639 8
9 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2690 7.5
10 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 7.5
GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2672 7.5
12 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2646 7.5
13 GM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 7.5
14 GM Navara David CZE 2737 7.5
15 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2684 7.5
16 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 7.5
17 GM Cheparinov Ivan FID 2693 7.5
18 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2622 7.5
19 IM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2488 7.5
20 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2608 7.5
21 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2585 7.5
22 GM Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 7.5
23 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2647 7.5
GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2642 7.5
25 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2664 7.5
26 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2709 7.5
27 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2646 7.5
28 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2599 7.5
29 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2550 7.5
30 IM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2492 7.5

The top 23 go on to the World Cup next year. Big names that didn't make the cut today are Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Motylev, Esipenko, Kovalenko, Jakovenko, Dubov, Bologan and Jobava.

Round Eleven Games

Round 11, Mar. 28
Saric, Ivan - Navara, David
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 e5 10.Bd3 d6 11.O-O O-O 12.a4 Be6 13.a5 Qd7 14.Qa4 Qxa4 15.Rxa4 Rfc8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.exd5 Re8 18.Re1 f5 19.Kf1 Kf7 20.b4 Rac8 21.Rc1 e4 22.Be2 Be5 23.g3 Rc7 24.c5 Rec8 25.Bxd4 Bxd4 26.c6 bxc6 27.b5 c5 28.b6 axb6 29.axb6 Rb7 30.Rxd4 cxd4 31.Rxc8 Rxb6 32.Ke1 g5 33.Bd1 Rb1 34.g4 fxg4 35.Rc4 Kf6 36.Rxd4 Ke5 37.Ra4 h5 38.Kd2 Kxd5 39.Bc2 Rg1 40.Ra5+ Kd4 41.Bb3 e3+ 42.fxe3+ Ke4 43.Bc2+ Kf3 44.Rf5+ Kg2 45.Rxg5 Kxh2 46.Rxh5+ Kg3 47.Bd1 Rg2+ 48.Be2 Rf2 49.Ke1 Rg2 50.Rd5 Rg1+ 51.Kd2 Ra1 52.Rd4 Ra2+ 53.Ke1 Ra1+ 54.Bd1 Kh3 55.Rxd6 g3 56.Kf1 g2+ 57.Kg1 Rb1 58.Rd2 Rc1 59.e4 Kg3 60.e5 Rc6 61.Rd4 Rc5 62.Rg4+ Kh3 63.Re4 Rc3 64.e6 Rd3 65.Re1 Rd4 66.e7 Rh4 67.Re3# 1-0

Round 11, Mar. 28
Safarli, Eltaj - Ivanchuk, Vassily
C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Flohr-Zaitsev System

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.Ng5 Rf8 11.Nf3 Bb7 12.d4 Re8 13.Ng5 Rf8 14.Nf3 Nd7 15.a4 Bf6 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18.d5 Ne7 19.Na3 Ba6 20.Ba2 g6 21.Nc2 Bg7 22.Nb4 Bc8 23.Qe2 Qb7 24.Bg5 Nf6 25.Ra1 Re8 26.Bb1 Bd7 27.Bd3 Nexd5 28.exd5 e4 29.Bc2 exf3 30.Qxf3 Nh5 31.g4 h6 32.gxh5 hxg5 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.Bxg6 Rf8 35.Qh5 Rf6 36.Re1 Qa7 37.Nd3 c5 38.Re7 Kf8 39.Rxg7 1-0

Round 11, Mar. 28
Kobalia, Mihail - Dubov, Daniil
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 Na5 9.Ba2 c5 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Bg5 c4 12.Ne2 O-O 13.Ng3 Rb8 14.h3 Nc6 15.Qe2 Qc7 16.Rfd1 Rfc8 17.c3 Na5 18.d4 Re8 19.Re1 Rbd8 20.Rad1 Bc8 21.Bb1 g6 22.Qe3 Kh8 23.Nh2 Ng8 24.Bxe7 Qxe7 25.f4 exd4 26.Qxd4+ Nf6 27.Nf3 Nb3 28.Qf2 Bb7 29.Nd4 Nc5 30.e5 dxe5 31.Rxe5 Qc7 32.Rde1 Kg8 33.Bc2 Nd3 34.Bxd3 cxd3 35.Qd2 Rxe5 36.fxe5 Nd7 37.Qg5 Re8 38.e6 f6 39.Qh4 Bd5 40.Nf1 Nc5 41.Qxf6 Nxe6 42.Nxe6 Qb6+ 43.Qd4 Qxd4+ 44.cxd4 Rxe6 45.Rxe6 Bxe6 46.Kf2 Kf7 47.Ne3 Kf6 48.h4 g5 49.hxg5+ Kxg5 50.g3 a5 51.Ke1 a4 52.Kd2 Bc4 53.Kc3 h5 54.Kd2 Kf6 55.Nd1 Ke6 56.Ke3 Kd5 57.Nc3+ Kc6 58.Ne4 b4 59.Nc5 bxa3 60.bxa3 Bb5 61.Ne4 Kd7 62.Nc3 Bc6 63.d5 1-0

Round 11, Mar. 28
Hayrapetyan, Artavazd - Yilmaz, Mustafa
E10 Queen's Pawn game

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Nd2 Nc6 7.Nb5 Qb6 8.Bg2 d5 9.O-O Be7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.Be3 Qd8 12.Nbd4 Bd7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Nb3 b6 15.a3 h6 16.Qd2 Re8 17.Rfd1 Bf8 18.Qe1 Qe7 19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.Bd2 e5 21.e4 Nc7 22.Na1 Ne6 23.Nc2 Nc5 24.Bc3 Be6 25.Nb4 Nxb4 26.Bxb4 Qf6 27.Qe3 a5 28.Bc3 Bb3 29.Re1 Qd6 30.Bf1 Rcd8 31.Nd2 Ba4 32.Nc4 Qb8 33.Qf3 Nb3 34.Rb1 Nd4 35.Qg2 Bc6 36.Rbd1 a4 37.Ne3 Qb7 38.Nd5 Rxd5 39.exd5 Bxd5 40.Bxd4 Bxg2 41.Bxg2 Qc7 42.Rc1 Qb8 43.Bc6 Re6 44.Be3 b5 45.Bd7 Re7 46.Rc8 Qb7 47.Bh3 Rc7 48.Rxc7 Qxc7 49.Rc1 Qd6 50.Rc8 Qd1+ 51.Bf1 Qd7 52.Ra8 Qc6 53.Rb8 Qc7 54.Rxb5 Bd6 55.b3 axb3 56.Rxb3 Qa5 57.Bc4 Qa4 58.Bd5 Kf8 59.Kg2 Qa5 60.Bc6 Bxa3 61.Rb8+ Ke7 62.Rb7+ Ke6 63.Ra7 Qc3 64.Bd7+ Kd6 65.Be8 f5 66.Rxg7 Bc1 67.Rg6+ Ke7 68.Rc6 Qd3 69.Rxc1 Kxe8 70.Bxh6 f4 71.Re1 Qc3 72.Kf1 Qc4+ 73.Kg1 Qc3 74.Kf1 Kf7 75.Bxf4 exf4 76.gxf4 Qf3 77.Kg1 Qg4+ 78.Kh1 Qh3 79.Kg1 Qg4+ 80.Kh1 Kf6 81.Re3 Kf5 82.Rg3 Qe2 83.Kg1 Qd1+ 84.Kg2 Qd5+ 85.Kg1 Kxf4 86.Re3 Qa8 87.Rg3 Qa1+ 88.Kg2 Qd1 89.Re3 Qd5+ 90.Kg1 Kg4 91.Rg3+ Kh4 92.Re3 Qd1+ 93.Kg2 Qd5+ 94.Kg1 Qd1+ 95.Kg2 Qd5+ 96.Kg1 Qd1+ 97.Kg2 1/2-1/2

Final position with a draw after 97..Kh5

[Wayne Komer]

Re: European Championship 2018

European Championships 2018

March 29, 2018

ChessBase.com has an article wrapping up the 2018 Championship, by Albert Silver

https://en.chessbase.com/post/ivan-s...opean-champion

which finishes with this interesting statement:

"Finally, among the top results, a special mention must be made of Spanish IM Miguel Santos Ruiz, rated 2488, who finished in 19th place with 7.5/11, undefeated against ten grandmasters, and a 2678 performance. With the two GM norms this is worth, and the 34 Elo he gained, it seems certain he will become Spain's newest grandmaster."

Silver also shows this position:

Ponomariov-Golubka, after 23..Qd7




"White played the superb 24.Rxe6!! with the point being that if 24...Qxe6, White wins the queen with 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.Bxf5+"


Round 11, Mar. 28
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Golubka, Petro
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Be2 O-O 15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Be5 Bd7 17.h4 Ne8 18.f4 f6 19.Bd4 Nd6 20.Bd3 Bxc3 21.Bxc3 Bb5 22.Bg6 f5 23.Rhe1 Qd7 24.Rxe6 Ne4 25.Rxe4 fxe4 26.Bxe4 Bc6 27.Qg6 Kg8 28.Qh7+ Kf7 29.Qxg7+ Ke6 30.Qe5+ Kf7 31.Qf6+ 1-0