Chigorin Memorial 2018

**Vadim Tsypin** · Monday, 1st October, 2018, 05:19 AM

Thank you Wayne.

The Chigorin Memorial is put together by the same great team that organizes the Korchnoi Memorial.

Here's the video of a beautiful hotel. The playing hall is a ballroom with a skylight on the top floor.

**Hugh Brodie** · Monday, 1st October, 2018, 07:47 AM

The prize fund of 1,650,000 rubles equals about $32,500.

**Wayne Komer** · Saturday, 27th October, 2018, 12:57 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

October 27, 2018

The 11-round blitz tournament took place yesterday.

The top players of the 150 who participated:

Final Ranking after 11 Rounds

Rk. Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts.

1 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2653 РеспубликаБашкортостан 9.5
2 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2607 9
3 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2649 НовосибирскаяОбласть 8.5
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2603 8.5
5 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2616 8.5
6 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2381 8.5
7 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2556 Москва 8.5
8 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2462 Санкт-Петербург 8
9 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2629 Санкт-Петербург 8
10 IM Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2413 8
11 FM Apryshko Gleb RUS 2440 Москва 8
12 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2658 8
13 IM Usmanov Vasily RUS 2446 Санкт-Петербург 8
14 FM Afanasiev Nikita RUS 2543 Москва 8
15 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2566 8
16 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2560 Санкт-Петербург 8
17 PershinDenis RUS 2378 Санкт-Петербург 8
18 FrolovAlekseyG. RUS 1977 МосковскаяОбласть 8
19 BykovOleg RUS 2320 МосковскаяОбласть 7.5
20 GM TimofeevArtyom RUS 2610 РеспубликаТатарстан 7.5
21 CM Rohith Krishna S IND 1583 7.5
22 FM SmirnovTimofey RUS 2343 МосковскаяОбласть 7.5
23 IM DrygalovAndrey RUS 2531 КурганскаяОбласть 7.5
24 FM SorokinAleksey RUS 2457 АлтайскийКрай 7.5
25 FM NabokaSergey UKR 2346 7.5
26 FM OvchinnikovVsevolod RUS 2372 РеспубликаТатарстан 7.5
27 GM YagupovIgor RUS 2407 ТульскаяОбласть 7.5
28 FM PiskunovAlexandr RUS 2393 КрасноярскийКрай 7.5
29 RusskikhNikita RUS 2255 УдмуртскаяРеспублика 7
30 IM Shinkevich Vitaly RUS 2526 ПермскийКрай 7
31 IM Savitskiy Sergey RUS 2283 Ямало-НенецкийАвтономныйОкруг 7
32 FM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2376 7
33 IM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2422 7
34 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2413 7
35 Manin Viktor UZB 2150 7
36 NesterovArseniy RUS 2195 НовгородскаяОбласть 7
37 IM LobanovSergei RUS 2472 Санкт-Петербург 7
38 IM VlasenkoMiroslav RUS 2359 Санкт-Петербург 7
39 IM KashtanovRuslan RUS 2280 Санкт-Петербург 7
40 Tsaruk Maksim BLR 2353 7
41 Abuev Roman RUS 2031 Санкт-Петербург 7
42 WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2148 7
43 FM Yeritsyan Aram RUS 2122 Москва 7
44 FM Vasilyev Vasily RUS 2139 РеспубликаСаха(Якутия) 7
45 Torres Dominguez David ESP 2070 7
46 Smirnov Mikhail RUS 2035 Санкт-Петербург 7

http://chess-results.com/tnr387414.a...=1&art=1&rd=11

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It is interesting that Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran is playing.

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 28th October, 2018, 12:03 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

October 27, 2018

Round One

Pairings and Results

Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 Postanogov Dmitrii 2101 0 0 - 1 0 GM Maghsoodloo Parham 2685
2 GM Kamsky Gata 2666 0 1 - 0 0 Yaroslavtsev Artem 2097
3 Tencati Giuseppe 2095 0 0 - 1 0 GM Alekseenko Kirill 2639
4 GM Paravyan David 2629 0 1 - 0 0 Mohite Ranveer 2091
5 Tahay Romain 2089 0 0 - 1 0 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2620
6 GM Khismatullin Denis 2617 0 1 - 0 0 Khadzhiev Valery 2087
7 Frolov Aleksey G. 2086 0 0 - 1 0 GM Predke Alexandr 2615
8 GM Popov Ivan 2611 0 1 - 0 0 Don Aleksandr 2086
9 Vetokhin Ilia 2082 0 0 - 1 0 GM Perunovic Milos 2606
10 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2604 0 1 - 0 0 Tyapkin Petr 2080
11 Lavrinovitsh Denis 2078 0 0 - 1 0 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2602
12 GM Goganov Aleksey 2592 0 1 - 0 0 FM Martynyuk Elizaveta 2076
13 Shidlovskiy Artemiy 2073 0 0 - 1 0 GM Idani Pouya 2588
14 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2583 0 1 - 0 0 Shoshin Kirill 2073
15 Khlopushin Dmitriy 2072 0 0 - 1 0 GM Stupak Kirill 2583
16 GM Timofeev Artyom 2580 0 1 - 0 0 Volkov Roman 2070
17 Torres Dominguez David 2067 0 0 - 1 0 GM Volkov Sergey 2568
18 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. 2557 0 1 - 0 0 Zabolotnov Evgeny 2064
19 Aseev Vladimir 2063 0 0 - 1 0 GM Bocharov Dmitry 2557
20 GM Sengupta Deep 2557 0 1 - 0 0 Kharlamov Igor 2063
21 Fedotov Alexey 2057 0 0 - 1 0 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2547
22 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran 2530 0 ½ - ½ 0 WFM Nazarova Anastasia 2055
23 Ofitserian Armen 2055 0 0 - 1 0 GM Burmakin Vladimir 2523
24 GM Levin Evgeny A. 2523 0 1 - 0 0 Rudovskii Filipp 2054
25 WFM Petrochenko Maria 2054 0 0 - 1 0 FM Sorokin Aleksey 2522
26 IM Anisimov Pavel 2521 0 1 - 0 0 Gkogkas Dimitrios 2047
27 Sapegin Yaroslav 2046 0 0 - 1 0 IM Khanin Semen 2510
28 GM Zontakh Andrey 2507 0 1 - 0 0 Myshkovskiy Sviatoslav 2046
29 Pogorelskikh Sofia 2041 0 0 - 1 0 GM Gagare Shardul 2501
30 IM Khegay Dmitriy 2499 0 1 - 0 0 Babanin Gleb 2037
31 FM Efremov Vladislav 2035 0 0 - 1 0 FM Afanasiev Nikita 2487
32 GM Kabanov Nikolai 2481 0 1 - 0 0 Shapar Tatiana 2034
33 Tsapalin Sergey 2032 0 0 - 1 0 IM Drygalov Andrey 2477
34 GM Mikaelyan Arman 2477 0 1 - 0 0 Dmitriev Vladimir 2031
35 Nikitinyh Boris 2031 0 0 - 1 0 IM Nigmatov Ortik 2456
36 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin 2446 0 1 - 0 0 Vorobyova Valeriya 2030
37 Lazhevskaya Zhanni 2029 0 0 - 1 0 IM Duzhakov Ilya 2414
38 IM Savitskiy Sergey 2413 0 1 - 0 0 WCM Kiseleva Arina 2027
39 Solomin Maxim 2025 0 0 - 1 0 FM Ofitserian Boris 2411
40 Bykov Oleg 2411 0 1 - 0 0 Osipov Aleksandr 2021

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 28th October, 2018, 12:04 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

October 27, 2018

Round One (continued)

Round Two Pairings

Bo. Name Rtg Pts.Result Pts. Name Rtg

1 GM Maghsoodloo Parham 2685 1 - 1 FM Suleymenov Alisher 2331
2 FM Demianjuk Alexander 2332 1 - 1 GM Kamsky Gata 2666
3 GM Alekseenko Kirill 2639 1 - 1 FM Borisovsky Dmitry 2304
4 FM Yeritsyan Aram 2325 1 - 1 GM Paravyan David 2629
5 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2620 1 - 1 FM Isanzhulov Arystan 2284
6 FM Konaplev Anton 2320 1 - 1 GM Khismatullin Denis 2617
7 GM Predke Alexandr 2615 1 - 1 IM Leontiev Aleksandr V. 2276
8 FM Tahay Alexis 2312 1 - 1 GM Popov Ivan 2611
9 GM Perunovic Milos 2606 1 - 1 FM Prokopchuk Yury 2275
10 WGM Gomes Mary Ann 2302 1 - 1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2604
11 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2602 1 - 1 FM Ibadov Dashgyn 2270
12 FM Vasilyev Vasily 2272 1 - 1 GM Goganov Aleksey 2592
13 GM Idani Pouya 2588 1 - 1 IM Rjabzev Konstantin 2270
14 Postnikov Artem 2270 1 - 1 GM Gareyev Timur 2584
15 FM Askerov Marat 2265 1 - 1 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2583
16 GM Stupak Kirill 2583 1 - 1 Andreev Konstantin 2265
17 FM Tsvetkov Andrey 2264 1 - 1 GM Timofeev Artyom 2580
18 GM Volkov Sergey 2568 1 - 1 Gitelson Arkady 2264
19 Bhambure Shantanu 2243 1 - 1 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. 2557
20 GM Bocharov Dmitry 2557 1 - 1 FM Danielyan Vahe 2256
21 Nikitin Sergey E. 2230 1 - 1 GM Sengupta Deep 2557
22 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2547 1 - 1 Nikologorsky Matfei 2235
23 IM Lobanov Sergei 2539 1 - 1 Aleksandrov Danila 2229
24 GM Burmakin Vladimir 2523 1 - 1 FM Klepikov Nikita 2228
25 Khusenkhojaev Mustafokhuja 2229 1 - 1 GM Levin Evgeny A. 2523
26 FM Sorokin Aleksey 2522 1 - 1 FM Pogorelskikh Sergey 2224
27 IM Ageichenko Genadi A 2225 1 - 1 IM Anisimov Pavel 2521
28 IM Khanin Semen 2510 1 - 1 Tsaruk Maksim 2215
29 WGM Nebolsina Vera 2220 1 - 1 GM Zontakh Andrey 2507
30 GM Gagare Shardul 2501 1 - 1 Tarasov Ilya 2211

**Wayne Komer** · Monday, 29th October, 2018, 02:06 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

October 29, 2018

Round Two Results

Pairings/Results

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. NameFED Rtg

1 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 1 1 - 0 1 FM Suleymenov Alisher KAZ 2331
2 FM Demianjuk Alexander RUS 2332 1 ½ - ½ 1 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666
3 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639 1 ½ - ½ 1 FM Borisovsky Dmitry RUS 2304
4 FM Yeritsyan Aram RUS 2325 1 0 - 1 1 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629
5 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 1 1 - 0 1 FM Isanzhulov Arystan KAZ 2284
6 FM Konaplev Anton RUS 2320 1 0 - 1 1 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617
7 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 1 1 - 0 1 IM Leontiev Aleksandr V. RUS 2276
8 FM Tahay Alexis FRA 2312 1 0 - 1 1 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611
9 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 1 1 - 0 1 FM Prokopchuk Yury RUS 2275
10 WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2302 1 0 - 1 1 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604
11 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602 1 0 - 1 1 FM Ibadov Dashgyn RUS 2270
12 FM Vasilyev Vasily RUS 2272 1 0 - 1 1 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592
13 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 1 1 - 0 1 IM Rjabzev Konstantin RUS 2270
14 Postnikov Artem RUS 2270 1 ½ - ½ 1 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584
15 FM Askerov Marat RUS 2265 1 0 - 1 1 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583
16 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2583 1 ½ - ½ 1 Andreev Konstantin RUS 2265
17 FM Tsvetkov Andrey RUS 2264 1 0 - 1 1 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
18 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568 1 1 - 0 1 Gitelson Arkady RUS 2264
19 Bhambure Shantanu IND 2243 1 ½ - ½ 1 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557
20 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557 1 1 - 0 1 FM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2256
21 Nikitin Sergey E. RUS 2230 1 0 - 1 1 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557
22 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 1 1 - 0 1 Nikologorsky Matfei RUS 2235
23 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 1 + - - 1 Aleksandrov Danila RUS 2229
24 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2523 1 ½ - ½ 1 FM Klepikov Nikita RUS 2228
25 Khusenkhojaev Mustafokhuja TJK 2229 1 0 - 1 1 GM Levin Evgeny A.RUS 2523

Round Three Pairings

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts.Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 IM Duzhakov Ilya RUS 2414 2 - 2 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685
2 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 2 - 2 IM Vlasenko Miroslav RUS 2411
3 IM Savitskiy Sergey RUS 2413 2 - 2 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
4 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 2 - 2 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2405
5 IM Sadovsky Artem RUS 2408 2 - 2 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 2 - 2 GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2403
7 IM Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2405 2 - 2 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
8 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 2 - 2 FM Timerkhanov Alexander RUS 2398
9 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 2 - 2 IM Kukhmazov Arsen RUS 2395
10 CM Rohith Krishna S IND 2403 2 - 2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588
11 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 2 - 2 FM Popov Mikhail RUS 2394
12 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 2 - 2 IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389
13 FM Anikonov Dmitry RUS 2382 2 - 2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
14 Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378 2 - 2 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557
15 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 2 - 2 IM Schekachikhin Maksim RUS 2370
16 FM Vdovin Vadim RUS 2369 2 - 2 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
17 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 2 - 2 Sattarov Bobir UZB 2339
18 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 2 - 2 FM Smirnov Timofey RUS 2332
19 IM Saveliev Alexei RUS 2365 2 - 2 FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2522
20 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 2 - 2 WGM Nebolsina Vera RUS 2220
21 FM Baltabaev Temirlan RUS 2332 2 - 2 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510
22 IM Khegay Dmitriy RUS 2499 2 - 2 FM Eynullayev Altay AZE 2180
23 FM Ibadov Dashgyn RUS 2270 2 - 2 FM Afanasiev Nikita RUS 2487
24 GM Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2477 2 - 2 Semenenko Sergey RUS 2157
25 Arbuzov Mikhail RUS 2146 2 - 2 IM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2456
26 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2446 2 - 2 Zhuravlev Stepan RUS 2114
27 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 1½ - 2 Manin Viktor UZB 2100

Round 1, Oct. 27
Postanogov, Dmitril – Maghsoodloo, Parham
B06 Robatsch Defence, Two Knights variation

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.h3 Nf6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O a6 8.a4 e6 9.Be3 b6 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.Rfe1 Ne7 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.Bh6 c5 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rad1 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qc7 17.Bf1 Rad8 18.f4 Nf6 19.f5 e5 20.Nf3 d5 21.Qg5 h6 22.Qg3 Qc5+ 23.Qf2 dxe4 24.Qxc5 bxc5 25.Nxe5 Nxf5 26.Nc4 Nd4 27.Ne3 Nd7 28.Rd2 f5 29.Nc4 Nf6 30.Red1 Rfe8 31.Ne2 e3 32.Rd3 Be4 33.Rxe3 Nd5 34.Nxd4 Nxe3 35.Ne6+ Rxe6 36.Rxd8 Nxf1 37.Kxf1 Bxc2 38.a5 Kf6 39.Kf2 Bb3 40.Nb6 Kg5 41.Rd3 Ba2 42.Nd7 c4 43.Rg3+ Kh5 44.Rc3 Rd6 45.Ne5 Rd2+ 46.Kf3 Rxb2 47.Kf4 Rxg2 48.Nxc4 Bxc4 49.Rxc4 Ra2 50.Rc5 Ra3 51.Rd5 Ra4+ 52.Ke5 f4 53.Kf6+ g5 54.Kg7 f3 55.Rd6 Kh4 56.Rxh6+ Kg3 57.Rxa6 f2 58.Rf6 Rf4 0-1

Round 1, Oct. 27
Kamsky, Gata - Yaroslavtsev, Artem
C60 Ruy Lopez, Fianchetto Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 Bg7 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 b5 8.Bb3 d6 9.O-O Nge7 10.d5 Na5 11.Bd2 Nxb3 12.Qxb3 O-O 13.Bc3 Bd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Nc3 Rb8 16.Rac1 h6 17.Rfe1 b4 18.Ne2 c5 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.Ned4 Qb6 21.h4 Rbc8 22.Qe3 Qa5 23.Nb3 Qd8 24.Qd4+ 1-0

**Wayne Komer** · Tuesday, 30th October, 2018, 01:12 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

October 30, 2018

Round Three

Round Three Results

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 IM Duzhakov Ilya RUS 2414 2 0 - 1 2 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685
2 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 2 1 - 0 2 IM Vlasenko Miroslav RUS 2411
3 IM Savitskiy Sergey RUS 2413 2 0 - 1 2 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
4 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 2 1 - 0 2 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2405
5 IM Sadovsky Artem RUS 2408 2 0 - 1 2 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 2 1 - 0 2 GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2403
7 IM Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2405 2 ½ - ½ 2 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
8 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 2 1 - 0 2 FM Timerkhanov Alexander RUS 2398
9 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 2 1 - 0 2 IM Kukhmazov Arsen RUS 2395
10 CM Rohith Krishna S IND 2403 2 0 - 1 2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588
11 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 2 1 - 0 2 FM Popov Mikhail RUS 2394
12 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 2 1 - 0 2 IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389
13 FM Anikonov Dmitry RUS 2382 2 ½ - ½ 2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
14 Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378 2 ½ - ½ 2 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557
15 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 2 1 - 0 2 IM Schekachikhin Maksim RUS 2370
16 FM Vdovin Vadim RUS 2369 2 0 - 1 2 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
17 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 2 1 - 0 2 Sattarov Bobir UZB 2339
18 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 2 1 - 0 2 FM Smirnov Timofey RUS 2332
19 IM Saveliev Alexei RUS 2365 2 ½ - ½ 2 FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2522
20 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 2 1 - 0 2 WGM Nebolsina Vera RUS 2220
29 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 1½ 1 - 0 1½ WIM Semenova Elena RUS 2263

Round Four Pairings

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts.Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 3 - 3 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
2 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 3 - 3 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629
3 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 3 - 3 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 3 - 3 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617
5 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 3 - 3 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521
6 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 3 - 3 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611
7 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510 3 - 3 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604
8 IM Khegay Dmitriy RUS 2499 3 - 3 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592
9 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 3 - 3 GM Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2477
10 FM Afanasiev Nikita RUS 2487 3 - 3 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583
11 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639 2½ - 3 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2446
12 WIM Badelka Olga BLR 2394 2½ - 2½ GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666
13 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 2½ - 2½ Saydaliev Saidakbar UZB 2385
14 FM Kotlyar Kirill RUS 2390 2½ - 2½ GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584

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Basically, we are looking at the games of three outsiders – the Iranian Maghsoodloo, and the Americans Kamsky and Gareyev (World Blindfold Champion)

Round 1, Oct. 27
Gareyev, Timur – Kruglikov, Alexander
D37 QGD

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nc6 10.O-O a6 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bd3 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.b4 Ba7 15.Bb2 Qh5 16.Ne4 Nd5 17.Ng3 Qh6 18.Be4 Bd7 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Rxd5 Be6 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.Qxf5 Rac8 23.Rad1 Bb8 24.g3 Qg6 25.Qxc8 1-0

Round 2, Oct. 28
Maghsoodloo, Parham – Suleymenov, Alisher
C01 French, Exchange

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Ne2 O-O 7.a3 Bd6 8.Bg5 c6 9.Qd2 Bg4 10.f3 Bh5 11.Nf4 Bg6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Ne2 Nbd7 14.h4 Qc7 15.g4 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.O-O-O Ne5 18.Rhf1 Rfe8 19.Kb1 Qb6 20.Ka1 Rad8 21.c3 Rd6 22.Qc2 Be3 23.Bxe3 Qxe3 24.Bb5 Nc6 25.Nd4 Rc8 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Qh2 Qe7 28.h5 c5 29.Ne2 Ra6 30.hxg6 fxg6 31.Nf4 Qd6 32.g5 Nh5 33.Qh3 Rb8 34.Nxd5 Qe5 35.Qg2 Re8 36.Qd2 Rae6 37.Qd3 Qh2 38.Qc4 Kh7 39.Rh1 Qg3 40.Nf4 Re1 41.Nxh5 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 gxh5 43.Qf7 Re1 44.Qxh5+ Kg8 45.f4 Qg1 46.Qe8+ Rxe8 47.Rxg1 Kf7 48.Rd1 Re7 49.Rd5 Rc7 50.f5 Ke7 51.Ka2 Rc8 52.a4 Rc7 53.Kb3 Rb7+ 54.Kc2 Rc7 55.b3 c4 56.b4 Rc8 57.Rc5 Rf8 58.Kd2 Kd6 59.Ke3 Rh8 60.Rxc4 Rh3+ 61.Kd4 Rh4+ 62.Kd3 Rh3+ 63.Kc2 Rf3 64.Rc5 1-0

Round 2, Oct. 28
Demianjuk, Alexander – Kamsky, Gata
C49 Four Knights, Janowski variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Re1 Bd7 9.h3 Na5 10.Bxd7 Nxd7 11.Nh2 Nc6 12.Qg4 Qe7 13.Nf1 Qe6 14.Ne3 Qxg4 15.hxg4 f6 16.f3 Ne7 17.Kf2 Kf7 18.Rh1 h6 19.Bd2 Nc5 20.d4 Ne6 21.d5 Nc5 22.c4 a5 23.Rab1 b6 24.Ke2 Rh8 25.Rh2 Nd7 26.Rbh1 Rac8 27.Bc1 Rh7 28.g3 Rch8 29.Nd1 g5 30.Nc3 Ke8 31.Nb5 Kd8 32.Ba3 Nc8 33.Rh5 Nf8 34.Rd1 Kd7 35.Ke3 Ng6 36.Ke2 Rg8 37.Rdh1 Rgh8 38.Rd1 Rg8 39.Rdh1 Rgh8 40.Rd1 Rg8 1/2-1/2

Round 2, Oct. 28
Postnikov, Artem – Gareyev, Timur
B06 Robatsch

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.e5 Nh5 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.O-O Na5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qe2 Bxb5 9.Qxb5+ c6 10.Qe2 d5 11.b3 e6 12.c4 b6 13.Nc3 Ng7 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Rab1 O-O 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Qa6 Rfc8 19.Nb5 Ne8 20.Rfc1 Nc7 21.Nxc7 Rxc7 22.Qd3 Rac8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Qe3 Kg7 25.Qg5 h6 26.Qf6+ Kg8 27.h4 Qc2 28.Re1 Nc6 29.Qf4 Kg7 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Qf4 Kg7 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qf4 1/2-1/2

Chessbomb kibitzer’s comment:

- I think they should find a chess player named Chigorin, no matter his ranking and invite him to this tournament.

- Scratch that, no players with last name of Chigorin when I searched the FIDE database.

**Hans Jung** · Thursday, 1st November, 2018, 05:02 PM

https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2018...-Gareyev_Timur Today is my lucky day. I found this game by Timur Gareev. How much fun can somebody have in one game, especially at the grandmaster level? Insane tactics starting with f5

**Hans Jung** · Thursday, 1st November, 2018, 05:04 PM

In rd 2 Timur Gareev as black played the idea of g6, Nf6 and Nh5 and then b6, Nc6 and Na5 for duelling knights on the edge. The had the game posted earlier but I cant seem to find it now.

**Wayne Komer** · Friday, 2nd November, 2018, 12:17 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

November 1, 2018

Rounds Three to Six

Ranking List after Round Six

Rk. Name FED RtgI Pts.

1 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 5.5
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 5.5
3 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 5.5
4 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 5.5
5 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 5
6 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5
7 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 5
IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5
9 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 5
10 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557 5
11 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 5
GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568 5
13 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 5
14 IM Schekachikhin Maksim RUS 2370 5
15 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557 5
16 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 4.5
17 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 4.5
18 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 4.5
19 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 4.5
20 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 4.5
31 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 4.5

Round Seven Pairings

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 5½ - 5½ GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 5½ - 5½ GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
3 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5 - 5 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
4 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 5 - 5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 5 - 5 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557
6 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 5 - 5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557
7 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5 - 5 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
8 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 4½ - 5 IM Schekachikhin Maksim RUS 2370
9 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 4½ - 4½ FM Afanasiev Nikita RUS 2487
10 GM Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2477 4½ - 4½ GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639
11 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 4½ - 4½ IM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2456
12 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 4½ - 4½ IM Vlasenko Miroslav RUS 2411
13 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 4½ - 4½ FM Popov Mikhail RUS 2394
14 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 4½ - 4½ Sattarov Bobir UZB 2339
15 IM Savitskiy Sergey RUS 2413 4½ - 4½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
16 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 4½ - 4½ IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389
17 Nikologorsky Matfei RUS 2235 4½ - 4½ GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2523
18 Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378 4½ - 4½ FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2522
19 FM Hakobyan Hovhannes H. ARM 2168 4½ - 4½ IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510
20 Mohite Ranveer IND 2091 4½ - 4½ GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501

Games of Gareyev, Maghsoodloo and Kamsky

Round 3, Oct. 29
Gareyev, Timur – Semenova, Elena
A00 Benko Opening, reversed Alekhine

1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Nh4 d5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O h6 8.Nb5 g5 9.dxe4 a6 10.Nd4 gxh4 11.Bxh6 h3 12.Bh1 dxe4 13.c3 Bd6 14.Qc1 Kh7 15.Bg5 Qe7 16.f3 Nc6 17.fxe4 Be5 18.Nf3 Qc5+ 19.Be3 Qd6 20.Rd1 Qe7 21.Bg5 Qc5+ 22.Be3 Qe7 23.Rd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Nd8 25.Nxe5 Qxe5 26.Bd4 Qd6 27.Qg5 Rg8 28.Qh4+ Qh6 29.Qe7 Bf5 30.Rf1 Bg6 31.Rf4 Qxf4 32.gxf4 Be4+ 33.Kf2 1-0

Round 4, Oct. 30
Kotlyar Kirill – Gareyev, Timur
A50 Queen’s Indian Accelerated

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.g3 Bxf3 5.exf3 e6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Be3 O-O 9.Bg2 d5 10.O-O Bxc3 11.Qxc3 dxc4 12.Qxc4 Ne7 13.Bg5 c6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.f4 Qd6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.Be4 c5 19.Qa4 cxd4 20.Qxa7 f5 21.Bb1 Rc5 22.Rc2 Kg7 23.Qa4 Qd5 24.Rcd2 Nc6 25.Qa6 b5 26.a3 e5 27.b4 Rc4 28.Bxf5 e4 29.Bh3 d3 30.Bg2 Nd4 31.Rxd3 Ne2+ 32.Kf1 Qxd3 33.Rxd3 exd3 34.Bf3 Nd4 35.Bh5 Rd5 36.g4 Ne2 37.Qb7 Rc1+ 38.Kg2 Nxf4+ 39.Kf3 Rxh5 40.gxh5 d2 41.h6+ Kxh6 42.Qb6+ Ne6 0-1

Round 5, Oct. 31
Gareyev, Timur – Afanasiev, Nikita
D37 QGD, Hastings variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Be2 Be6 11.O-O h6 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.Ne5 Bd6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Rac1 Rab8 17.h3 Rfe8 18.Na4 Bd7 19.Nc5 Re5 20.Rd4 Bf5 21.Bd3 Bxd3 22.Nxd3 Re6 23.b4 Ne4 24.Nc5 Nxc5 25.Qxc5 Rb6 26.e4 Qb8 27.exd5 cxd5 28.a3 Qe8 29.Rf1 Re1 30.Rxd5 Rc6 31.Qb5 a6 32.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33.Qf1 Qe6 34.Qd3 g5 35.Qd4 Kh7 36.Qe5 Kg6 37.g4 Qxe5 38.Rxe5 h5 39.h4 f6 40.Rc5 Rd6 41.gxh5+ Kxh5 42.hxg5 fxg5 43.f4 Kg4 44.fxg5 Kf3 45.Rc2 Kg3 46.Rg2+ Kh3 47.Kf1 Rd1+ 48.Ke2 Rd5 49.Kf3 Rd3+ 50.Ke4 Rxa3 51.Rg1 Kh2 52.Rg4 Ra4 53.Kf5 a5 54.b5 1-0

Round 3, Oct. 29
Duzhakov, Ilya – Maghsoodloo, Parham
A40 Queen’s Pawn, Keres Defence

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nb4 6.O-O Ne7 7.h4 f5 8.Nc3 Nxd3 9.Qxd3 fxe4 10.Nxe4 Nf5 11.d5 Be7 12.Bg5 O-O 13.dxe6 dxe6 14.Qxd8 Bxd8 15.Rfe1 h6 16.Bxd8 Raxd8 17.b3 Rd3 18.h5 Rxf3 19.gxf3 Nh4 20.Kf1 Nxf3 21.Nc3 Nxe1 22.Rxe1 Rf5 23.Rxe6 Rxh5 24.Re7 Bf3 25.Ke1 Rh1+ 26.Kd2 h5 27.Rxc7 h4 28.Rc8+ Kf7 29.Ke3 Bh5 30.Kf4 Rg1 31.Ne4 h3 32.Rh8 g6 33.Rh7+ Kf8 34.Nf6 h2 35.Rd7 g5+ 36.Ke5 Bf7 0-1

Round 4, Oct. 30
Maghsoodloo, Parham – Timofeev, Artyom
A35 English, symmetrical, Four Knights System

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.d3 e5 8.Nd2 Bd7 9.O-O Be7 10.Nc4 f6 11.f4 b5 12.Ne3 exf4 13.Nf5 b4 14.Nxg7+ Kf7 15.Nh5 bxc3 16.bxc3 Bg4 17.Nxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxc6 Nd5 19.Bxd5+ Qxd5 20.Rxf4 Qe6 21.Qf1 Kg7 22.Re4 Qf5 23.Rf4 Qe6 24.Re4 Qf5 25.Rf4 1/2-1/2

Round 5, Oct. 31
Maghsoodloo, Parham – Vorobiov, Evgeny
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Ndb5 Bxc3+ 9.Ke2 Nd4+ 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Qxd4 12.Nxd4 Nf6 13.f3 e5 14.Nb5 Ke7 15.Kd2 a6 16.Nc3 Be6 17.Be2 Nd7 18.g3 f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.b3 Nf6 21.f4 Rad8 22.Ke3 h5 23.Rad1 h4 24.Kf2 b5 25.c5 exf4 26.cxd6+ Rxd6 27.Rxd6 hxg3+ 28.hxg3 Rxh1 29.Rxa6 b4 30.Nb5 Rh2+ 31.Kf3 Ng4 32.Kxf4 Rxe2 33.Kg5 Bd7 34.Nd4 Re5 35.Rb6 Ne3 36.Rxb4 Ra5 37.Rb7 Rd5 38.Nf3 Ng2 39.Kh6 f4 40.gxf4 Nxf4 41.Ng5 Rd6+ 42.Kh7 Ng6 43.Kh6 Nf4+ 44.Kh7 Ng6 45.Kh6 Ne5+ 46.Kh5 Rd4 47.Ra7 Kf6 48.Ra6+ Nc6 49.Ra4 Nb4 50.Ra8 Nd5 51.Rf8+ Kg7 52.Rf7+ Kg8 53.Nf3 Re4 54.Ng5 Rd4 55.Nf3 Rd1 0-1

Round 3, Oct. 29
Kamsky, Gata – Manin, Viktor
B91 Ruy Lopez, Closed

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.d4 Bb7 10.a3 h6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Bc2 Bf8 13.d5 Ne7 14.b3 c5 15.c4 Ng6 16.b4 Qd7 17.g3 Be7 18.Bd3 Reb8 19.Bb2 cxb4 20.axb4 Bc8 21.Bc3 Bd8 22.c5 Bc7 23.Bf1 a5 24.c6 Qd8 25.bxa5 Bxa5 26.Bxa5 Rxa5 27.Qc2 Ne8 28.c7 1-0

Round 4, Oct. 30
Badelka, Olga – Kamsky, Gata
A80 Dutch, King’s Knight

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Be2 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O O-O 8.b4 Kh8 9.Bb2 Be6 10.Qc2 Bg8 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Na6 14.a3 Nc7 15.Qc2 Qd7 16.Rfe1 Rae8 17.Rad1 Qf5 18.Bd3 Qf7 19.Ng5 Qf4 20.Nh3 Qf6 21.Re3 Ne6 22.Bf1 g5 23.Rf3 Qh6 24.Rg3 Qf6 25.Rf3 Qh6 26.Rg3 Qf6 27.Rf3 Qh6 28.Rg3 Qf6 29.Rf3 Qh6 1/2-1/2

Round 5, Oct. 31
Kamsky, Gata – Yatzenko, Anton
C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Bogolyubov variation

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.d4 Bg4 10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2 c6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 cxd5 14.exd5 Nc4 15.a4 Nb6 16.Rd1 Nxa4 17.Bxa4 bxa4 18.Rxa4 Nd7 19.Qe2 a5 20.Be3 f5 21.f3 Qb8 22.Rc4 Qb7 23.Rc6 Rfb8 24.Rd2 Nf6 25.Na3 Ne8 26.f4 Nf6 27.Qc4 Ne4 28.Re2 exf4 29.Bxf4 Bd8 30.Bxd6 Bb6+ 31.Kh1 Ba7 32.Bxb8 Rxb8 33.d6+ Kh8 34.Rxe4 fxe4 35.Rc7 1-0

**Wayne Komer** · Saturday, 3rd November, 2018, 01:22 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

November 3, 2018

Round Seven

Round Seven Pairings and Results

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 5½ 0 - 1 5½ GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
3 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
4 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 5 0 - 1 5 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557
6 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 5 1 - 0 5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557
7 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
8 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 4½ 1 - 0 5 IM Schekachikhin Maksim RUS 2370
9 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 4½ 1 - 0 4½ FM Afanasiev Nikita RUS 2487
10 GM Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2477 4½ 0 - 1 4½ GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639
11 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 4½ 1 - 0 4½ IM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2456
12 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 4½ 1 - 0 4½ IM Vlasenko Miroslav RUS 2411
13 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 4½ 1 - 0 4½ FM Popov Mikhail RUS 2394
14 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 4½ 1 - 0 4½ Sattarov Bobir UZB 2339
15 IM Savitskiy Sergey RUS 2413 4½ 0 - 1 4½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
16 IM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2539 4½ 0 - 1 4½ IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389
17 Nikologorsky Matfei RUS 2235 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2523
18 Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378 4½ 1 - 0 4½ FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2522
19 FM Hakobyan Hovhannes H. ARM 2168 4½ 0 - 1 4½ IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510
20 Mohite Ranveer IND 2091 4½ 0 - 1 4½ GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501

Round Eight Pairings

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts.Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 6½ - 6 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 6 - 6 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557
3 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639 5½ - 6 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
4 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568 5½ - 5½ GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685
5 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5½ - 5½ GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666
6 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 5½ - 5½ GM Paravyan David RUS 2629
7 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5½ - 5½ GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617
8 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 5½ - 5½ GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523
9 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510 5½ - 5½ GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611
10 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 5½ - 5½ Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378
11 IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389 5½ - 5½ GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584
12 GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501 5½ - 5½ GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583
13 GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2403 5 - 5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604
14 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557 5 - 5 Pershin Denis RUS 2397
15 FM Kotlyar Kirill RUS 2390 5 - 5 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2530

Round 6, Nov. 1
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel – Gareyev, Timur
C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed

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.d4 Bf8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Bb7 13.Nbd2 Nb8 14.Bc2 Nbd7 15.b3 c6 16.Bd3 Qb6 17.Bg3 g6 18.Qc2 Nh5 19.Bh2 Bg7 20.Rad1 Rac8 21.Bf1 Nf8 22.b4 exd4 23.cxd4 c5 24.bxc5 dxc5 25.d5 c4 26.e5 Bxd5 27.g4 f5 28.Bg2 Qb7 29.Re3 f4 30.Ree1 Nf6 31.exf6 Bxf6 32.Bxf4 c3 33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Bxh6 cxd2 35.Bxf8 Kxf8 36.Qxg6 Bc3 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Qg6+ Kf8 39.Qh6+ Kg8 40.Qg5+ Bg7 41.Qh5 Re2 42.Bf1 Re6 43.Rxd2 Bxf3 44.Rd8+ Bf8 45.Qf5 Qf7 46.Qg5+ Rg6 47.Qe3 Re6 48.Qg5+ Qg6 49.Qd2 Rd6 50.Rxd6 Bxd6 51.Bg2 Qb1+ 52.Bf1 Qg6 53.Bg2 Bxg2 54.Kxg2 Qe4+ 55.Kg1 Qe5 56.Qh6 a5 57.g5 Qe1+ 58.Kg2 Qe4+ 59.Kf1 Bf8 60.Qb6 Qc4+ 61.Kg2 Qd5+ 62.Kf1 Qxg5 63.Qxa5 Qd5 64.Kg1 Bc5 65.Qc3 Kf7 66.h4 Qd1+ 67.Kg2 Qg4+ 68.Kf1 Qd1+ 69.Kg2 Qd5+ 70.Kg1 b4 71.Qc2 Kf6 72.Kf1 Ke5 73.Kg1 Kf4 74.Qe2 Qg8+ 75.Kh2 Qd5 76.Kg1 Qe4 77.Qd2+ Ke5 78.Qg5+ Qf5 79.Qg2 Kd4 80.Qg3 Kc4 81.Kg2 Bd4 82.Kg1 Qe5 83.Qb3+ Kc5 84.Qc2+ Bc3 85.Kg2 Qd5+ 86.Kg3 Kd6 87.f4 Be1+ 88.Kg4 Qg8+ 89.Kf3 Bxh4 90.Qa4 Qg3+ 91.Ke4 Qg2+ 92.Kf5 Be1 93.Qa7 Qh3+ 94.Ke4 Qh1+ 95.Kd3 Qf1+ 96.Ke4 Qe2+ 97.Kf5 Qe6+ 98.Kg5 Qe7+ 99.Qxe7+ Kxe7 100.Kf5 Kd6 101.Ke4 Kc5 102.Kd3 Kb5 103.f5 Bh4 0-1

Position after 90.Qa4

Round 6, Nov. 1
Vorobiov, Evgeny – Kamsky, Gata
E12 Queen’s Indian, Miles variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.e3 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.e4 O-O 10.Re1 Re8 11.d5 Nc5 12.Bf1 a5 13.Qc2 exd5 14.exd5 Qd7 15.h3 Rxe1 16.Rxe1 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Nxe8 18.Be3 Bc8 19.Nd4 f5 20.g3 Qf7 21.Qd2 Nf6 22.Bg2 Bd7 23.b3 Qe8 24.Kf1 Nfe4 25.Nxe4 Nxe4 26.Qd3 Nc5 27.Qd2 Qe5 28.f4 Qe8 29.Bf2 Ne4 30.Qe3 Nxf2 31.Kxf2 Qxe3+ 32.Kxe3 Kf7 33.Nb5 Bxb5 34.cxb5 h5 35.h4 Bf6 36.a4 Kg7 37.Kf3 Kf7 38.Bf1 Kg7 39.Be2 Kf7 40.Bd3 Bc3 1/2-1/2

Round 6, Nov. 1
Karasev, Vladimir – Maghsoodloo, Parham
B30 Sicilian, Nimzowitsch-Rossolimo Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Ne7 6.d3 Ng6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e5 f6 9.Nc3 Qc7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.exf6 gxf6 12.Bh6 Rf7 13.Ne4 d5 14.Ng3 e5 15.h3 Bd7 16.c4 Kh8 17.Nh5 Rg8 18.Kh1 Qc8 19.g4 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Qxf8 21.Rg1 h6 22.Rac1 Kh7 23.Rce1 f5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Qxe5 fxg4 26.hxg4 Bxg4 27.f4 Qd8 0-1

Rank after Round 7

Rk. Name FED RtgI Pts.

1 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 6.5
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 6
3 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 6
4 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 6
5 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557 6
6 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 5.5
7 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 5.5
8 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 5.5
9 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 5.5
10 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 5.5
11 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 5.5
12 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5.5
13 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523 5.5
14 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 5.5
GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 5.5
16 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5.5

**Wayne Komer** · Saturday, 3rd November, 2018, 11:25 PM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

November 3, 2018

Round Eight

Round Eight Pairings and Results

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 6½ ½ - ½ 6 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592
2 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 6 1 - 0 6 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557
3 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639 5½ ½ - ½ 6 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580
4 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685
5 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 5½ 0 - 1 5½ GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666
6 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Paravyan David RUS 2629
7 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617
8 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2523
9 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611
10 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 5½ 1 - 0 5½ Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378
11 IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389 5½ 0 - 1 5½ GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584
12 GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583
13 GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2403 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604
14 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2557 5 0 - 1 5 Pershin Denis RUS 2397
15 FM Kotlyar Kirill RUS 2390 5 0 - 1 5 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2530

Round Nine Pairings

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts.Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 6½ - 7 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
2 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 6½ - 7 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588
3 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 6½ - 6½ GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
4 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 6½ - 6½ GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
5 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 6 - 6½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
6 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 6 - 6 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521
7 IM Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2405 6 - 6 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639
8 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 6 - 6 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510
9 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 6 - 6 IM Drygalov Andrey RUS 2477
10 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2446 6 - 6 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
11 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557 6 - 6 GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501
12 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2530 6 - 6 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2405

Standings after Round Eight

1-2 Idani, Alekseev 7
3-9 Goganov, Ter-Sahakyan, Timofeev, Perunovic, Gareyev, Predke, Kamsky 6.5
10-25 Vorobiov, Anisimov, Khismatullin, Popov, Ivanisevic, Bokhidov, Maghsoodloo etc 6

Round 7, Nov. 2
Gareyev, Timur – Alekseev, Evgeny
B20 Sicilian, Wing Gambit

1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 g6 6.a3 bxa3 7.O-O Bg7 8.c3 O-O 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Rxa3 Bb7 12.Re1 Qc7 13.Nf1 Na5 14.Ng3 Nc4 15.Ra2 b5 16.Qc1 a6 17.Bh6 e6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Rae2 Rfc8 20.e5 dxe5 21.dxe5 Ng8 22.Nd4 Qe7 23.Qf4 Nb6 24.Qg4 Nh6 25.Nh5+ Kh8 26.Qf4 Ng8 27.Nf6 Nxf6 28.exf6 Nd5 29.Qd2 Qxf6 30.Be4 Rc4 31.Nf3 Rd8 32.Qh6 Qg7 33.Qg5 f6 34.Qd2 e5 35.Re3 Qh6 36.Qd1 Rc7 37.Rd3 Rcd7 38.Qb3 Qf8 39.Red1 Qc5 40.Qc2 Bc6 41.h4 Ne3 42.Rxd7 Rxd7 43.Rxd7 Nxc2 44.Rc7 Nb4 45.Rc8+ Kg7 46.Rc7+ Kf8 0-1

Round 7, Nov. 2
Kamsky, Gata – Afanasiev, Nikita
A48 King’s Indian, East Indian Defence

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.Bg5 d6 5.Nbd2 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e4 Nbd7 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O c6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Re1 Re8 12.Qc2 Nh5 13.Nc4 Nb6 14.Ne3 a5 15.Rad1 Nf4 16.Bf1 Be6 17.b3 Nh5 18.Bc4 Bd7 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.Rd2 Bf8 21.Red1 Kg7 22.Qd3 Red8 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Ng4 Nf4 25.Qe3 Bxg4 26.Rxd8 Be7 27.R8d2 Nxc4 28.bxc4 b6 29.h3 Be6 30.Ne1 Bc5 31.Qf3 Bxc4 32.h4 Be6 33.Nd3 Nxd3 34.Qxd3 Be7 35.h5 g5 36.Qa6 Bc8 37.Qa8 g4 38.g3 Kh7 39.c4 Kg7 40.c5 bxc5 41.Rb2 c4 42.Rb8 1-0

Round 7, Nov. 2
Maghsoodloo, Parham – Schekachikhin, Maksim
E15 Queen’s Indian, Nimzowitsch variation

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.d4 e6 4.c4 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 Be4 8.Qd1 O-O 9.O-O Bxd2 10.Qxd2 a5 11.b3 d6 12.Bb2 Nbd7 13.Qc3 Qe7 14.Rfe1 Rfe8 15.Bh3 Bb7 16.Nd2 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.d5 e5 19.f3 Bg6 20.e4 Nc5 21.Qc2 f6 22.a3 a4 23.b4 Nb3 24.Rad1 Rf8 25.f4 Bf7 26.Rd3 Rae8 27.Rf3 Kh8 28.Qf2 Bh5 29.Rfe3 Bf7 30.Bg4 Ra8 31.Bd1 Be8 32.Bxb3 axb3 33.Rxb3 Bd7 34.f5 g6 35.g4 g5 36.h4 Rg8 37.Kh2 h6 38.Rh3 Kg7 39.Rh1 Rh8 40.Kg3 Rh7 41.b5 Rah8 42.Bc3 Be8 43.Bd2 Qd8 44.Qf3 Qa8 45.Qb3 Qd8 46.a4 Qe7 47.Qa3 Bf7 48.a5 bxa5 49.Qxa5 h5 50.hxg5 fxg5 51.Qa7 Qf6 52.gxh5 Rxh5 53.Rxh5 Rxh5 54.Rxh5 Bxh5 55.Qxc7+ Bf7 56.Kg2 Kh6 57.b6 Kh5 58.b7 Kg4 59.b8=Q Qh6 60.Qb3 1-0

**Wayne Komer** · Monday, 5th November, 2018, 02:09 AM

Chigorin Memorial 2018

November 5, 2018

Round Nine Pairings and Results

Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg

1 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 6½ ½ - ½ 7 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620
2 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 6½ 0 - 1 7 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588
3 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 6½ ½ - ½ 6½ GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615
4 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 6½ ½ - ½ 6½ GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606
5 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 6 ½ - ½ 6½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547
6 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 6 1 - 0 6 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2521
7 IM Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2405 6 0 - 1 6 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639
8 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 6 1 - 0 6 IM Khanin Semen RUS 2510
9 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 6 1 - 0 6 IM Drygalov Andrey RUS 2477
10 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2446 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568
11 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501
12 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2530 6 1 - 0 6 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2405
13 Pershin Denis RUS 2397 6 0 - 1 5½ GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602
14 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2403
15 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2604 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ IM Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2389

Standings after Round Nine

Rk. Name FED RtgI Pts.

1 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2588 8
2 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2620 7.5
3 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2580 7
4 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2592 7
5 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2547 7
6 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2615 7
7 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2617 7
8 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2666 7
9 GM Maghsoodloo Parham IRI 2685 7
10 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2583 7
11 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2606 7
12 GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2639 7
13 IM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2530 7
14 GM Paravyan David RUS 2629 6.5
15 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. RUS 2557 6.5
16 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2584 6.5
17 IM Vokhidov Shamsiddin UZB 2446 6.5
18 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2557 6.5
19 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2611 6.5
20 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2568 6.5
21 GM Gagare Shardul IND 2501 6.5
22 IM Khegay Dmitriy RUS 2499 6.5
23 Nesterov Arseniy RUS 2378 6.5
24 FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2522 6.5
25 IM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2456 6.5
26 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602 6.5
27 IM Sadovsky Artem RUS 2408 6.5

Round 8, Nov. 3
Nikitenko, Mihail – Gareyev, Timur
A37 English, symmetrical variation

1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.d3 Nh6 7.h4 Bg4 8.Ng5 f6 9.Nge4 Nf7 10.h5 g5 11.f4 gxf4 12.gxf4 Rg8 13.Nf2 Bd7 14.e3 f5 15.Bf3 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Qa5 17.Bd2 O-O-O 18.Qb3 Rg3 19.Ke2 Rdg8 20.a4 Nfd8 21.Nh3 Qc7 22.Qa2 Na5 23.d4 e5 24.Bd5 Be6 25.dxe5 dxe5 26.Be1 Rg2+ 27.Bf2 e4 28.Kf1 h6 29.Rb1 R2g4 30.Ng1 b6 31.Ne2 Qg7 32.Rd1 Rg2 33.Rh4 Kb8 34.Bxe6 Nxe6 35.Qd2 Nxc4 36.Qd5 Rxf2+ 37.Kxf2 Qg2+ 38.Ke1 Nxe3 39.Qd6+ Nc7 0-1

Round 8, Nov. 3
Sengupta, Deep – Kamsky, Gata
A37 English, symmetrical variation

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nf6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.Nb3 a5 10.a4 O-O 11.c5 d5 12.Bg5 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bxe4 Be6 15.Nc1 Qc8 16.Nd3 Rd8 17.Qb1 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Be3 Rd7 20.Ra3 Rad8 21.Nf4 Qxb1 22.Rxb1 e5 23.Nd3 e4 24.Nf4 Bd4 25.f3 exf3 26.exf3 Ne5 27.Bxd4 Rxd4 28.Rb3 Rc4 29.Rf1 Rd7 30.Rb5 Rxa4 31.Rf2 Kg7 32.Kg2 Nc6 33.Ne2 Rc4 34.Nc3 a4 35.Ne4 Rb4 36.Rxb4 Nxb4 37.Kh3 f5 38.Nc3 Nd3 39.Re2 Nxc5 40.Re8 Rd2 41.Rc8 Nd3 42.Rc7+ Kh6 43.Nxa4 b5 44.Nc3 Nf2+ 45.Kg2 Ng4+ 46.Kg1 Nxh2 47.f4 b4 48.Na4 Nf3+ 49.Kf1 Kh5 50.Nb6 Kg4 51.Nc4 Rh2 0-1

Round 8, Nov. 3
Volkov, Sergey – Maghsoodloo, Parham
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Modern main line

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 f5 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b4 c6 9.c5 h6 10.Qb3+ Kh8 11.Bb2 Na6 12.cxd6 exd6 13.d5 Nc7 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.a4 g5 16.e3 f4 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.exf4 gxf4 19.Nde2 Ne6 20.b5 d5 21.bxc6 Bxc6 22.Nb5 a6 23.Nbd4 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Rb8 25.Qc2 Ne4 26.Qxc6 Qxc6 27.Nxc6 Rxb2 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.Rae1 fxg3 30.hxg3 Re8 31.a5 Ra2 32.Re3 Bf6 33.Rb1 Re6 34.Rb6 Bg5 35.f4 Rd6 36.Kf1 Rd1+ 37.Re1 Rxe1+ 38.Kxe1 Bf6 39.Ne5 Kg7 40.Rxa6 Be7 41.Ra7 Kf6 42.Ng4+ Ke6 43.f5+ Kxf5 44.Rxe7 ½-½

Round 9, Nov. 4
Kamsky, Gata – Alekseev, Evgeny
A00 Benko/Trident Opening

1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.d3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.Ne2 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nbc3 d6 8.h3 Rb8 9.f4 Nd7 10.a4 a6 11.Nd5 b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.f5 e6 14.Ne3 b4 15.Ng4 Nce5 16.f6 Nxf6 17.Nh6+ Kh8 18.Bg5 Ned7 19.Rf2 Qb6 20.Qf1 c4 21.Kh1 b3 22.Rxf6 Nxf6 23.Bxf6 bxc2 24.Ng4 Rg8 25.Nh6 Rf8 26.Ng4 Rg8 27.Nh6 ½-½

Round 9, Nov. 4
Maghsoodloo, Parham – Anisimov, Pavel
A05 Reti, King’s Indian Attack

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.c4 dxc4 7.bxc4 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.Ne5 Na5 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Bxb2 12.Qxb2 Bxd7 13.d3 Rb8 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.f4 f6 16.h3 Nd4 17.g4 Bc6 18.e3 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nc6 20.Rad1 Qd7 21.Kg3 b6 22.h4 Rbd8 23.g5 Qe6 24.Qe2 Rf7 25.a3 h5 26.gxf6 exf6 27.Kh2 f5 28.Rg1 Kh7 29.Rg5 Rg7 30.Rdg1 Ne7 31.R1g3 Ng8 32.Nd5 Nh6 33.Qxh5 gxh5 34.Rxg7+ Kh8 35.R7g6 Rd6 36.Rxe6 Rxe6 37.Kg2 Ng4 38.Kf3 Nh2+ 39.Ke2 Ng4 40.Rg2 Kg7 41.Kf3 Kf7 42.e4 Rd6 43.a4 Ke6 44.Rb2 Rc6 45.a5 bxa5 46.Rb7 fxe4+ 47.dxe4 Rc8 48.Re7+ Kd6 49.e5+ Kc6 50.Rxa7 Rf8 1-0

Round 9, Nov. 4
Gareyev, Timur – Idani, Pouya
E10 Queen’s Pawn game

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be6 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Bh4 h6 10.Bg3 Bxg3 11.hxg3 Qe7 12.Qc2 O-O 13.O-O Rfe8 14.Rfc1 c6 15.Rab1 Bg4 16.b4 b5 17.a4 Ne4 18.Nh2 Bf5 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.g4 Bg6 21.Ne2 Rac8 22.axb5 axb5 23.Nf4 Bh7 24.Qb3 Kh8 25.Ra1 Nb6 26.Ra6 Qb7 27.Rca1 Na4 28.Ra5 Bg8 29.Qc2 Qe7 30.Rb1 Qd7 31.Rc1 f6 32.Ra6 Bd5 33.Qe2 Ra8 34.Rxa8 Rxa8 35.Nf1 Nb6 36.Ng3 Nc4 37.Nfh5 Be6 38.Qc2 Bxg4 39.Qxe4 f5 40.Qc2 Qf7 41.Nf4 g5 42.Nd3 f4 43.exf4 gxf4 44.Ne4 Bf5 45.Ne5 Qd5 46.Re1 Ne3 47.fxe3 Bxe4 48.Qf2 Rg8 49.Qxf4 Rxg2+ 50.Kf1 Kh7 51.Re2 Rg5 52.Rf2 Bf5 53.Qf3 Qb3 54.Rg2 Qb1+ 55.Kf2 Qc2+ 56.Kg1 Rxg2+ 57.Qxg2 Qc1+ 58.Kh2 Qxe3 59.Qxc6 Qf4+ 0-1

The winner of the tournament is Pouya Idani of Iran.

Wikipedia- Pouya Idani (born 1995) is an Iranian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2014. He is Goa Open tournament 2018 champion.

He was U-18 champion in the 2013 World Youth Chess Championship and has represented his country in a number of chess olympiads, including 2012 and 2014.
He played in the Chess World Cup 2015, where he was defeated in the first round by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

Chigorin Memorial 2018

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