Thursday, December 30, 2010

ASEAN Championship 2010 - Final

Tidak semeriah tayangan final AFF Indonesia vs Malaysia di Gelora Bung Karno, kejuaraan pertama catur ASEAN selesai digelar di Singapura minggu ini. Andalan Indonesia GM Megaranto yang turun di ASEAN Open berperforma stabil (tidak terkalahkan) dan menduduki ranking tiga dengan nilai 6 dari 9 babak. Turnamen Open ini diikuti mantan pecatur super GM Zurab Azmaiparshvili. Si Z.A.  ini (namanya susah diketik) adalah pecatur yang dekat dengan federasi Singapore dan kemungkinan besar bermain di ASEAN Open ini sebagai undangan darurat, mengingat list pemain sebelumnya menyertakan bintang catur Vietnam GM Le Quang Liem. Final  ASEAN Open :

1. GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab SIN 2637 6,5
2. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2451 6,5
3. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2528 6,0
4. GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2522 5,5
5. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2449 5,5
6. IM Bitoon Richard PHI 2461 5,5
7. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 5,5
8. GM Cao Sang VIE 2547 5,5
9. FM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2431 5,5 
................+++

Di bagian puteri, WGM Irene K. Sukandar hadir sebagai unggulan pertama berdasarkan elo rating. Namun kepungan pecatur-pecatur puteri Vietnam membuat Irene terpeleset dua kali kekalahan, yaitu melawan si marga Nguyen: WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An dan Nguyen Thi Mai Hung. Tujuh lawan Irene adalah pecatur Vietnam, dan mereka lah yang menguasai prize-ranking di ASEAN Women ini. Final ASEAN Women :

1. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2300 7,5
2. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2271 7,0
3. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2316 6,5
4. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2382 6,0
5. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2337 5,5
5. WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2253 5,5
.................++

Di bagian Singapore Open, pecatur Indonesia Suyud Hartono 2150 duduk di ranking 9 di atas beberapa FM dan IM. Singapore Open ini dimenangkan GM Wen Yang 2519. Final ranking  Singapore Open :

1. GM Wen Yang CHN 2519 8,5
2. GM Villamayor Buenaventura PHI 2438 7,0
3. Nebato Sheider PHI 2180 6,5
4. GM Laxman R R IND 2479 6,5
5. Shen Siyuan CHN 2374 6,5
6. IM Romanov Alexei RUS 2414 6,5
7. IM Girinath P D S IND 2362 6,0

8. IM Myo Naing MYA 2316 6,0 
9. Suyud Hartoyo INA 2150 6,0
..................++

Happy New Year 2011!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

ASEAN Championship 2010 - Day 3

The First ASEAN Championship, exclusively for ASEAN chess player kick off on Boxing Day 2010. Five More Vietnam woman chess players storming the upper standing on Day 3/Round 6, all elo range from 2200 to 2300+. Indeed the Vietnamese are of a large crowd in this tournament. The tournament top seed however, WGM Irene K. Sukandar, stays on 3.5/6 point. Irene lost to WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung 2253 in round six, put her now on difficult task to finish within prize position. The current standing after round 6 :

1. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2300 5,0
2. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2316 4,5
3. WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2253 4,5
4. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2271 4,0
5. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2382 3,5
6. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2337 3,5
7. WIM Dang Bich Ngoc VIE 2203 3,5
8. WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2223 3,5
....up to 20 players


In the main  or "men" tournament, GM Zurab Asmaiparashvili come out as a surprise participant. The super GM has a close relation to Singapore Chess Federation and perhaps playing as special invitee as GM Le Quang Liem seems to absent from this tournament. Stand on his reputation, GM Zurab is on first position of the current standing. Indonesian GM Megaranto held a draw with the super GM on round 6. Current standing after round 6:
 
1. GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab SIN 2637 5,0
2. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2451 4,5
3. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2528 4,0
4. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2449 4,0
5. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 4,0 
6. IM Yap Kim Steven PHI 2395 4,0

..............etc.


A photograph album courtesy of Singapore Chess News can be found here.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Countdown in Singapore 2011

Just before the countdown we will welcome a new Woman Champion. On the Woman World Champ in Antioch, Hou Yifan succesfully climbed to semi, meet her contemporary most dangerous nemesis, Koneru Humpy and won. Of the other side is a little surprise, WGM Ruan Lufei defeat comrade GM Zhao Xue, and previously Harika Dronavali and Alexandra Kosteniuk!

All mamas going home early, the last standing Europeans were Ekateryna Lahno and Almira Skripchenko. I really hope our new Chess queen stays as long as they are for another 20 years! Good luck to Hou Yifan (meaning=extra ordinary) and Ruan Lufei (charming)!

But, in ASEAN region there is also another heat. Not that Indonesia + Cristian Gonzalez vs Malaysia, but in Singapore, they hold a countdown party 2011.

Singapore will be hosting ASEAN first championship, for Men and Women. GM Le Quang Liem and his gangs, GM Megaranto Susanto seeded #4 are going to celebrate this. In Women area, WGM Irene K. Sukandar is leading ,to the other 14 girls. There is also Singapore Open, arbiter seminar, team match Singapore vs Malaysia. All after the Christmas to begin!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, a wrap up 2010 Chess Hall of Fame is ready to review here.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Chess at Asian Games 2010 - Team Match

In a more prestigious chess event in Asian Games, the Team Match started yesterday. 17 teams looking for a gold to please their nation. Asian Games is dominated by China who is excel in multi sports, weaker countries can only rely on 'speciality' sports to stealth the medal, like chess. Getting medal for those weaker countries is like an automatic national success... so much to promote that this match event is a win or die battlefield.

In paradox to above 'preface' I just found that Indonesia is not participating in the team match, look like we only sent GM Megaranto Susanto and WGM Irene K. Sukandar for the Individual Rapid. And to much surprise I also just realise that Singapore is not take part of any chess section as well! Seeing how actively Singapore Federation cultivating their young chess player I strongly question why they are not present in Guangzhou.

Semifinalist play off and MEDALs Standing:

Men
1. China - Gold
2. Phillipine - Silver
3. India - Bronze
4. Iran

Women
1. China - Gold
2. Uzbekistan - Silver
3. Vietnam - Bronze
4. India

See chess-result page for this event. And LIVE Page.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Chess at Guangzhou Asian Games 2010

Again chess is a medal sport in Asian Games 2010, right now happening in Guangzhou China. This prestigious event, because it takes NATION pride as medal count, will soon battle on with about 20 GM from across the continent. In Men section top seed listed names such as Lee Quang Liem, Krishnan Sasikiran, Rustam Kazimdzhanov, Bu Xiangzhi and Wesley So. The women takes parts are GM Hou Yifan and ex champ Zhu Chen.

From Indonesia, sent atlethes are GM Megaranto Susanto and WGM (IM) Irene K. Sukandar. Both are to be play very soon in the rapid section. Follow chess-games links here:

UPDATED: Ex-FIDE World Champion GM Rustam Kasimdzanov won the Rapid section with 7.5 out of 9 rounds. Same score to Rustam is GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam but the chess-result put the young man in second place on tie break system. Very strong China GM Bu Xiangzhi claim third place 6.5/9. Indonesian GM Megaranto must satisfied with 6/9 at 7th place while  Phillipine must give up medal in rapid chess since the popular GM Wesley So only finished 5/9 at 14th , losing the first round to a FM.

In Women, GM Hou Yifan went berserk to put her a clear winner 8.5/9, just only few hours after her duel to Anatoly Karpov. Indonesia WGM Irene K. Sukandar finished 12th with 5/9 points.

Rapid Men 2010 Asian Games

1. GM Rustam Kasimdzanov 7.5
2. GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2689 7,5
3 GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2680 6,5
4. GM Kazhgaleyev Murtas KAZ 2623 6,5
5. GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2644 6,0
6. GM Sadvakasov Darmen KAZ 2627 6,0
7. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2528 6,0
8. FM Battulga Namkhai MGL 2428 6,0
9. GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2688 5,5
10. GM Filippov Anton UZB 2620 5,5
11. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2628 5,5
12. GM Al-Sayed Mohammed QAT 2502 5,5
13. GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2573 5,5
14. GM So Wesley PHI 2669 5,0
15. GM Ni Hua CHN 2633 5,0


Rapid Women 2010 Asian Games

1. GM Hou Yifan CHN 2591 8,5
2. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2474 7,5 
3. IM Harika Dronavalli IND 2525 6,5
4. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2337 6,0
5. WGM Bathimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2327 6,0
6. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2385 5,5
7. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2271 5,5
8. GM Zhu Chen QAT 2477 5,5
9. WIM Muminova Nafisa UZB 2360 5,5
10. WGM Paridar Shadi IRI 2253 5,5
11. WFM Hallaeva Bahar TKM 2184 5,5
12. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2382 5,0
13. WCM Enkhtuul Altanulzii MGL 2121 5,0
14. WGM Geldyeva Mekhri TKM 2279 5,0
15. WIM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan KAZ 2209 5,0
also check in Wikipedia pages for this event.

Games :
[Event "Asian Games Individual Rapid chess"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 Nbd7 8. Bc4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Nf1 c5 11. Ne3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bb3 e6 15. f4 Ng6 16. f5 exf5 17. Ndxf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Qf6 19. O-O Qe5 20. Qxd6 Kh7 21. Rad1 Rae8 22. Qd7 Ne7 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Qxb7 a5 25. Rd7 h5 26. Qc7 Qxe4 27. Qxa5 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qxg3 29. Qc5 Ng6 30. Bxf7 Kh6 31. Qc6 Rxf7 32. Rdxf7 Re1 33. R7f6 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 g4 35. Qf6 h4 36. Qf2 Qe5 37. Qd2+ Kh5 38. Qd4 Qe2 39. Qf2 Qc4 40. b3 1-0

[Event "Asian Games Individual Rapid chess"]

[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. f4 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. f5 Nb7 20. f6+ Kh8 21. e5 Nc5 22. Nf4 g5 23. Bxh7 Kxh7 24. Nh3 Rh8 25. Qxg5 Ne6 26. Qg4 Qf8 27. Rf5 Nf4 28. Ng5+ Kh6 29. Qxf4 Kg6 30. Ne6 1-0

and miniature:

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R11 - Last Wins

GM Megaranto Susanto won the last round against Mongolia's  GM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan (2460). Alas, this win is not enough to secure another point up because the other board suffered a lost and then the rest two drew. With this Indonesia ranked no.67 in Open section of 2010 Chess Olympiad. Result for final round :

Bo. 67 Indonesia (INA) Rtg - 66 Mongolia (MGL) Rtg 2 : 2

34.1 GM Megaranto Susanto 2516 - Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan 2460 1 - 0
34.2 FM Novita Anjas 2356 - FM Battulga Namkhai 2421 0 - 1
34.3 IM Halay Taufik 2358 - Erdene Ganzorig 2330 ½ - ½
34.4 IM Irwanto Sadikin 2419 - GM Khatanbaatar Bazar 2392 ½ - ½

WGM Irine K. Sukandar also finished her journey with a win against Lithuanian WGM Daulyte Deimante (2307) , but the same misfortune happened to the rest of boards to let Lithuania won 2.5-1.5. With this result Indonesia narrowly missed the category prizes in Group C. In this final round Chelsie Monica was rested though she got higher rating than the rest of the team. From the chess result excel file, WGM Irine K. Sukandar will most likely get her IM title, congratulation!

Final round :

Round 11 on 2010/10/03 at 11:00

Bo. 50 Indonesia (INA) Rtg - 41 Lithuania (LTU) Rtg 1½:2½
17.1 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma 2372 - WGM Daulyte Deimante 2307 1 - 0
17.2 Lestari Baiq Vina 2177 - WIM Limontaite Simona 2187 0 - 1
17.3 WFM Dewi AA Citra 1987 - WIM Sarakauskiene Zivile 2171 0 - 1
17.4 WFM Medina Warda Aulia 2011 - Kalvyte Vesta 2097 ½ - ½

Final standing for Chess Olympiad 2010 :

OPEN
1. Ukraine  19

2. Russia 1 18
3. Israel  17
4. Hungary 17
5. China  16
6. Russia 2 16
7. Armenia  16
8. Spain  16
9.  USA  16
10. France  16
...........
50. Phillipine 12
52. Vietnam 12
58. Singapore 11
67. Indonesia 11
92. Malaysia 10
93. Thailand 10

Chess Olympiad 2010 - Women
1. Russia 1 22 

2. China 18 
3. Georgia 16
4. Cuba 16
5. USA 16
6. Poland 16
7. Azerbaijan 16
8. Bulgaria 16 
9. Ukraine 15
10. Russia 2 15
....
18. Vietnam 14
43. Indonesia 12
44. Philippine 12
62. Singapore 11
64. Malaysia 11

All member has their moment by beating higher rated opponent. The only unfortunate situation is, most of the victories are not come in the same round , resulting to a draw or defeat of the round. Congratulation to Indonesian team for the Olympiad performance and take your time to shop a very thick winter coat for the 2014 Olympiad in Tromso!

Last round victory by the Merah Putih Team:
Megaranto Susanto vs Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan

Irine K. Sukandar vs Daulyte Deimante

Friday, October 1, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R10 - Indonesia Slightly Wins

Enter the round 10, facing Luxembourg, the Indo men win 3-1 while the women slightly score 2.5-1.5 over Philippines. GM Megaranto Susanto on board 1 maintained unbeaten record 7/10 with slightly over performed his rating 2543/2516. Second highest RP from the team is IM Taufik Halaay with 2429/2358 and 6/8 points.

From the women, WGM Irene K. Sukandar going 7/10 points also but with defeat. For result :

Round 10 on 2010/10/01 at 15:00

Bo. 67 Indonesia (INA) Rtg - 90 Luxembourg (LUX) Rtg 3 : 1
45.1 GM Megaranto Susanto 2516 - IM Wiedenkeller Michael 2431 ½ - ½
45.2 IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2400 - Linster Philippe 2264 1 - 0
45.3 FM Novita Anjas 2356 - Jeitz Christian 2235 ½ - ½
45.4 IM Halay Taufik 2358 - FM Mossong Hubert 2184 1 - 0

Round 10 on 2010/10/01 at 15:00

Bo. 52 Philippines (PHI) Rtg - 50 Indonesia (INA) Rtg 1½:2½
26.1 WFM Camacho Chardine Cheradee 2186 - WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma 2372 ½ - ½
26.2 WFM Perena Catherine 2103 - Lestari Baiq Vina 2177 0 - 1
26.3 Jose Rulp Ylem 2039 - WFM Dewi AA Citra 1987 ½ - ½
26.4 Docena Jedara 2033 - WFM Sihite Chelsie Monica 2014 ½ - ½

Pairing for final round is Indonesia vs Mongolia and Indonesia vs Lithuania. The women team already positioned quite high with 12 points but the men team must put their best for this final round, to achieve better rating.

Di partai sepuluh, berbagai pairing menarik bermunculan. Berita heboh adalah kekalahan ketiga si bocah peringkat satu Magnus Carlsen, kali ini melawan pecatur lokal GM Sanan Sjugirov. Si Sanan yang berwajah imut2 asia ini adalah pecatur berating 2600 an. Sebelumnya Carlsen kalah dari Jobava Baadur dan Michael Adams.
Pecatur peringkat kedua dunia , Veselin Topalov, juga kalah lagi (baru dua kali). Kali ini agak mendingan kalah dari pecatur kuat GM Sergei Movsesian, sebelumnya si Bulgaria ini kalah dari pecatur muda GM Mark Bluvsthein.

Partai seru lainnya adalah kemenangan lagi si Chucky melawan  Maxime Vachier Lagrave, pecatur muda dari Prancis. Ukraina memantapkan posisi nomor satunya sehabis mengalahkan Prancis 3-1.

Spanyol juga punya moment indah di ronde sepuluh dengan Alexey Shirov mengalahkan Georgian Jobava Baadur, sedangkan Armenia menang tipis melawan Ceko melalui partai Aronian vs Navara. Saingan buyutan Azerbaijan cuma draw melawan Italia. Ranking medali setelah ronde sepuluh adalah :

Open:
1. Ukraina , 18
2. Russia 1, 17
3. Israel, 16
sementara Polandia, Hungaria, Armenia, Spanyol dan Prancis di nilai 15.

Women :
1. Russia 1 RUS1, 20

2. China CHN, 16
3. Ukraine UKR, 15
4. Georgia GEO, 15
5. Russia 2 RUS2, 15
6. Poland POL, 15

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R8 - Megaranto beats Leon Hoyos

Which is the only happy news from this round. Indonesia lost both teams in this round to Mexico and Uzbekistan. In men result, Megaranto vs Leon Hoyos games stop at move 40 in what I see still a complex situation. Maybe some time crisis or whatever resulting in Black defeat. The result of round 8 :

Bo. 67 Indonesia (INA) Rtg - 36 Mexico (MEX) Rtg 1½:2½

25.1 GM Megaranto Susanto 2516 - GM Leon Hoyos Manuel 2579 1 - 0
25.2 IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2400 - GM Gonzalez Zamora Juan Carlos 2564 0 - 1
25.3 FM Novita Anjas 2356 - GM Gonzalez Garcia Jose 2543 ½ - ½
25.4 IM Halay Taufik 2358 - IM Ibarra Chami Luis Fernando 2444 0 - 1


The girls round 8 result :
Bo. 33 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg - 50 Indonesia (INA) Rtg 3½: ½

14.1 WIM Muminova Nafisa 2319 - WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma 2372 1 - 0
14.2 WIM Sabirova Olga 2216 - Lestari Baiq Vina 2177 ½ - ½
14.3 WIM Hamrakulova Yulduz 2207 - WFM Sihite Chelsie Monica 2014 1 - 0
14.4 Nodirjanova Nodira 2136 - WFM Medina Warda Aulia 2011 1 - 0

Irine's lost hurt her rating performance, but still she is quite in form for this Olympiad, she defeat Monica Socko (the second time according to chessgames database) in round 7. The girls hold to draw strong team, Poland, while the men did the same to Latvian (for round 7). The next round Indonesia to be play Jordan and Czech Republic.
 
From SE Asia news, Wesley So draw Topalov (after previous round lost to Canadian Mark Bluvsthein). Vietnam 10 point, Phillipine 9 , Indonesia 8 , Singapore and Malaysia 7.
 
chess result website here

Monday, September 27, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R6 - Megaranto beats Gruenfeld

Well, GM Susanto Megaranto from Indonesia beated the Gruenfeld Opening all the time, but perhaps this is the first victory over GM Yehuda Gruenfeld. Happening in Olympiad round six, the Indonesian team need to face the ISCS (International Silent Chess Society). The first board of ISCS headed by GM Yehuda Gruenfeld from Israel. On this match Indonesian team convincing score a victory 3-1 , the other result :

Bo. 72 ICSC (ICSC) Rtg - 67 Indonesia (INA) Rtg ½ :3½

33.1 GM Gruenfeld Yehuda 2464 - GM Megaranto Susanto 2516 0 - 1
33.2 IM Collutiis Duilio 2447 - IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2400 ½ - ½
33.3 Klasan Vladimir 2393 - IM Halay Taufik 2358 0 - 1
33.4 IM Salov Sergej 2271 - IM Irwanto Sadikin 2419 0 - 1

The Indonesian women team also score close victory over ex-sovyet Turkmenistan :
Bo. 50 Indonesia (INA) Rtg - 44 Turkmenistan (TKM) Rtg 2½:1½

19.1 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma 2372 - WGM Geldiyeva Mahri 2260 1 - 0
19.2 WFM Dewi AA Citra 1987 - WFM Hallayeva Bahar 2174 0 - 1
19.3 WFM Sihite Chelsie Monica 2014 - WFM Ovezova Maisa 2117 1 - 0
19.4 WFM Medina Warda Aulia 2011 - WFM Atabayeva Gozel 2116 ½ - ½

With this, Irene now pocketed her third win in a row and also Chelsie Monica Sihite over WFM Maisa Ovezova.Next round (round 7),  Indonesian men will face strong team Latvian with the Shesvnikov bros in their roster. The women will meet Poland, with GM Monica Socko on first board to test WGM Irene K. Sukandar.
 
Of another SE Asia result, Singapore made a nice drawing result against Egypt. Being elo rated higher, this result is please to the Lion team with GM Zhang Zhong score important victory over GM Adly. The Lion city now has their premiere chess news with great games annotated by (real) chess player. Welcome > http://www.singaporechessnews.com/ .
 
Vietnam down to US in close score. The other Vietnamese draw all the games to top US player but Le Quang Liem can't hold quite a balance games against Nakamura.
 
Phillipine get another loss to Bellarusia, Wesley So draw (again) the first board and so did the second while the rest Pinoy lost.
 
Chess result website Men and Women.
 
Laporan berbahasa Indonesia Olimpiade Catur di Khanty Mansyisk bisa diikuti di blog Pak Kristianus Liem http://potretcatur.blogspot.com/

Friday, September 24, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R4 - Irene beats Marie Sebag

lUp to round 4 the highlight from Indonesian team is on the girl camp. Tonight WGM Irene K. Sukandar beats GM Marie Sebag in board 1 vs France, quite a beautiful one in Sicilian game. The rest of the girl stopped France with 3-1. Medina win over 2200 rated Nino Maisuradze.

In men team, Indonesia also earn a hard fight plus score against Andorra 2.5-1.5 with the only win from Taufik Halay against Raul Garcia.

Indonesia men is 2 wins, 1 draw , 1 lost / 4 and the girls with 2 wins, 2 lost. Round 5 they are to play Montenegro and the girl to play Serbia.

The other SE Asian news:
Vietnam is on perfect score 4 wins and now still to play Georgia, whom the board 1 Jobava Baadur just beat Carlsen in round 4.
Singapore overcome Russia 4 in round 3.

GM Marie Sebag - WGM Irene K. Sukandar

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Olympiad 2010 R2 - Tirta Purnama Beats Smirin

Dalam setiap event catur, memiliki "moment indah" adalah hal  penting. Masuk ke ronde dua,  paling tidak moment tersebut telah dimiliki tim Merah Putih. Hari ini Tirta Chandra Purnama men-secure moment tersebut dengan mengalahkan GM Illya Smirin dalam pertahanan Queen Indian yang seru di partai Israel vs Indonesia babak kedua Olimpiade 2010 Khanty Mansisyk. Sementara Anjas Novita musti rela di checkmate oleh GM Maxim Rodhstein. Di partai papan pertama GM Megaranto Susanto berada pada posisi cukup seimbang tetapi dalam keadaan time-crisis melawan GM Emil Sutovsky dan akhirnya draw setelah tukaran Queen. Agak mendingan adalah posisi IM Irwanto Sadikin melawan GM Victor Mikhalevski yang tinggal endgame Kuda dan malahan putih (Irwanto) punya bidak extra.

Di partai puteri, perjuangan babak kedua sudah cukup berat karena pairingnya melalui website online terlihat Indonesia ketemu India. Papan pertama WGM Irene K. Sukandar melawan Harika Dronavali di mana Putih musti defend di endgame Rook dalam posisi deficit 1 pion. Partai Monica C. Sihite vs Eesha Karavade juga putih musti defend melawan pion-pion bebas hitam. Medina draw melawan Nisha Mohote.

Match 4. Israel Indonesia - Round 2

Sutovsky, Emil vs Megaranto, Susanto  1/2-1/2
Smirin, Ilia vs Purnama, Tirta Chandra 0-1
Rodshtein, Maxim vs Novita, Anjas 1-0
Mikhalevski, Victor vs Irwanto, Sadikin 1/2-1/2

Women:
Match 7. Indonesia India

Sukandar, Irine Kharisma - Harika, Dronavalli 0-1
Dewi, AA Citra - Tania, Sachdev 0-1
Sihite, Chelsie Monica - Karavade, Eesha 0-1
Medina, Warda Aulia - Mohota, Nisha 1/2-1/2

Sementara itu berita trivia lainnya adalah:
Babak 1 pecatur berating 1700 Jason menang checkmate melawan GM Emre Can.
Babak 2 GM Hikaru Nakamura, hitam, melawan pecatur Mongolia Gundaava cukup unik dan jadi perhatian karena si Mongol tidak mampu memenangkan posisi unggul dan malah kalah mengenaskan karena time crisis.
Babak 2 Tim Vietnam is doing good melawan tim super kuat Azerbaijan di mana tiga board remis dan tinggal Rauf Mamedov yang masih bertahan melawan pecatur Vietnam, dari analisa Rybka di Chessdom si Vietnam dah ada nilai minus 1, dia hitam dan menang.

Untuk babak 3, Indonesia akan pairing melawan Slovenia di mana GM gaek Alexander Beliavsky ada di papan pertama sedangkan di papan kedua adalah GM muda Lenic Luka. Di papan berikutnya adalah GM Dusko Pavasovic yang lihai di pembukaan Sicilian Alapin dan Scotch. Berikutnya GM Borisek Jure.

Sedangkan yang puteri akan ketemu tim Sri Lanka di babak tiga.

Lihat juga blog dari ground zero oleh manager puteri di http:://potretcatur.blogspot.com

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Indonesia to Chess Olympiad 2010

Indonesia team menuju Chess Olympiad 2010 di Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Inilah ajang paling seru di mana tiap negara punya sedikit harapan untuk meraih medali. Indonesia team pun demikian. Paling terakhir yang saya tahu para master telah melakukan pemanasan di ajang University chess di mana GMW Irene terakhir sempat menaklukkan WIM Alisa Melekhina dari US. Para peserta yang akan membela Indonesia team adalah :

Indonesia -
GM Susanto Megaranto
FM Anjas Novitas
IM Tirta Chandra Purnama
IM Saidikin Irwanto
IM Taufik Halay

Indonesia Woman -
WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar
Baiq Vina Lestari
WFM Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia Citra
WFM Chelsie Monica Shite
WFM Medina Warda Aulia

Langkah pertama akan dilangsungkan hari Selasa tanggal 20 September, entah tim mana yang bakal jadi korban karena mencari pairing Olimpiade kali ini di internet susah sekali di hari -3.

Sementara itu sedikit mengintip saingan dari SE Asia:

Singapore - GM Zhang Zhong, IM Fernandez Daniel Howard, FM Chan Wei Xuan Timothy and FM Chua Zheng Yuan Terry. Captain is IM Chan Peng Kong.
Singapore - WFM Jeslin Tay Li Jin, WFM Liu Yang, Christabel Neo Xiuwen, WFM Danielle Ho En Huei and Melissa Lo Yin Ling. Captain is Philip Fernandez.

Philippines - GM Wesley So, GM Eugenio Torre, GM John Paul Gomez, GM Darwin Laylo and IM Richard Bitoon.
Philippines - Catherine Perena, Cheradee Camacho, Shercila Cua, Jedara Docena and Rulp Ylem Jose

Vietnam - Le Quang Liem, Dao Thien Hai, Nguyen Anh Dung, Nguyen Duc Hoa and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
Vietnam - Hoang Thi Bao Tram, Hoang Thi Nhu, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Nguyen Thi Thanh An and Pham Le Thao Nguyen

Malaysia - IM Mas Hafizulhelmi, IM Mok Tze Meng, FM Peter Long, Tan Khai Boon and Gregory Lau
Malaysia - Alia Anin Azwa Bakri, WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, Nurul Huda Wahiuddin, Fong Mi Yen and Roslina Marmono

All the best for Indonesia team dan jangan lupa photo-photonya di facebook (buat Indonesian team woman)

Friday, September 3, 2010

Chess Hall of Fame 2010

Hall of Fame 2010 is a dedicated page to the winner of strong chess tournament in 2010. The page will list the first winner only, or in tie break situation, the official tie break winners. Black color mean it is a classical time control event, Green is a rapid event and Red is a blitz event also Magenta mean a Team event. The roman numeric is for category - XX.

DECEMBER 2010
Daniel Forcen Esteban, 4th International Casablanca Stadium, Zaragosa
Kogan, Arthur, 4th International Casablanca Stadium, Zaragosa (tiebreak)
Bacrot, Etienne, Geneva Open, Geneva
Dreev, Alexey, UTD GM Invitational, Dallas
Bojkov, Dejan, Groningen Chess festival, Groningen (+ many tie breakers, )
Le Quang Liem, Vietnam championship,
Nepomniachtchi, Ian, 63rd Russian Superfinal, Moscow
Negi, Parimarjan, India Premiere Championship, New Delhi
Kamsky, Gata , Atlantic City, Atlantic
Van Wely, Loek, Atlantic City, Atlantic
Grigoryan Avetik, Bansko Grand Chess Open, Bansko
Almasi, Zoltan, European Rapid, Warsaw
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime, European Blitz, Warsaw
Carlsen, Magnus, London Chess Classic, London
Jones, Gawain, London FIDE Open, London
Williams, Simon, London FIDE Open, London (tie break)
Van Weersel, Arlette, London Women Invitational. London
Hou Yifan,Women World Championship, Hatay
Cheparinov, Ivan, Kilkenny Master, Kilkenny

NOVEMBER 2010
Vescovi, Giovanni,Brazilian Championship, Americana
Caruana, Fabiano, Italian Championship, Sienna
Kotronias, Vasilios,Greek Championship, Vrahati
Finegold, Ben, Podgaets Memorial, Odessa
McShane, Luke, 3rd Remco Heite GM, Wolvega
Nakamura, Hikaru, BN Blitz, Oslo
Onischuk, Alexander, Thanksgiving Open, St Louis
Blagojevic Dragisa ,23rd Belgrade International, Belgrade
Naumkin Igor , Livigno Open, Livigno
Stevic, Hrjove,Open Chess Mediterania, Rijeka
Kozul, Zdenko, Open Chess Mediterania, Rijeka (tiebreak)
Swiercz, Dariusz, Cultural Village Tour, Wijk Aan Zee
Milos, Gilberto,Ibero American KO, Mexico City
Polgar, Judith, UNAM Torneo Cuadrangular, Mexico City (rapid)
Galliamova, Alisa, Russian Women Superfinal, Moscow
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam, Asian Games Individual Rapid, Guangzhou
Hou Yifan, Asian Games Individual Rapid Women, Guangzhou
Golod, Vitali,Israel Championship, Haifa
Howell, David.,British Rapidplay, Halifax
 Bruzon Batista Lazaro ,Ciutat de Barcelona, Barcelona
Aronian, Levon,Tal Memorial, Moscow
Karjakin, Sergey, Tal Memorial, Moscow (tie break)
Aronia, Levon, Tal Memorial Blitz WC, Moscow
Kovacevic Aleksandar ,16th Bora Kostic Memorial, Vrsac
Safarli, Eltaj , Chigorin Memorial, St Petersburg
Vaisser, Anatoly, World Senior Championship, Trentino
Khmiadashvili, Tamar,World Senior Championship Women, Trentino
Onischuk, Alexander, 3rd SPICE Cup, Lubbock
Bykhovsky, Anatoly, 3rd SPICE Cup B, Lubbock
Ilincic, Zlatko,Sahovski GM,
Sokolov, Ivan,Corsica Master, Bastia
MALANIUK, Vladimir P, Corsica master, Bastia (tie break)
HAMDOUCHI Hicham, Corsica Master, Bastia (tie break)
Mamedjarov, Shakhriyar, Corsica Rapid KO, Bastia

OCTOBER 2010
 Vyacheslav Ikonnikov, Unive Open, Hoogeveen
Zierk, Steven C, 2010 World Youth CC U18, Porto Carras
Kazimova Narmin Nizami, 2010 World Youth CC U18 Girl, Porto Carras
Carlsen, Magnus,Nanjing Pearl Spring, Nanjing
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ,14th Unive,Hoogeveen
Ivanchuck, Vasily ,9th Cap d'Agde Rapid, Cap d'Agde
Flores Diego, Pro Am 2010
Delgado Ramirez Neuris, Pro Am 2010 (tie break)
Perunovic,Milos
Bellaiche,Anthony, 10th Winterthur, Winterthur (tie break)
Yudin, Sergei , Chigorin Memorial Rapid, St Petersburg
Kramnik, Vladimir, Bilbao Master, Bilbao
Kotanjian, Tigran, Karen Asrian Memorial 2010, Jermuk
Kacheishvili, Georgi, Continental Class Chess, Arlington

SEPTEMBER 2010
Ukraine, Chess Olympiad Gold, Khanty Mansiysk
Russia I, Chess Olympiad Silver
Israel, Chess Olympiad Bronze
Lahno, Kateryna, Woman World Blitz
Maisuradze, Nino, Himalayan Chess Women, Nepal
Timoshenko, Georgy, Himalayan Chess, Nepal
Sabrina Vega Gutierrez. Spanish Championship Women
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel, Spanish Championship,
Calzetta Ruiz, Monica, EU Women Chess, Arvier
Pawel, Jaracz, EU Chess, Arvier
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag, 11th University Women, Zurich
Wang Yue, 11th University Chess, Zurich
Meier, Georg, Inventi Chess, Antwerp
Cao Sang, Datmo Open, Kuala Lumpur
Shirov, Alexey, Shanghai Master, Shanghai
Ivanonv, Alexander, US Senior Open, Boca Raton

AGUSTUS 2010
Kamsky, Gata, Baku Open, Baku
Carlsen, Magnus, Arctic Securities, Kristiansund
Hebden, Mark , Dun Laoghaire Masters, Dun Laoghaire
Zhao Jun,1st Campomanes Memorial, Manila
Le Quang Liem, 1st Campomanes Memorial, Manila (tie break)
Shen Yang, 1st Campomanes Memorial Women, Manila
Fillipov, Anton, Pichay Open, Manila
Bruzon, Lazaro Batista, Barcelona Open, Barcelona
Radulski, Julian, Ciudad de Ferrol
Starostits, Ilmars , Ciudad de Ferrol (tie break)
Pousa, Diego Suarez , Ciudad de Ferrol (tie break)
Korobov, Anton, Abu Dhabi Open, Abu Dhabi
Iotov, Valentin, Euro Chess Tournament, Enschede
Fressinet, Laurent, French Championship, Belfort
Skripchencko, Almira, French Championship (W), Belfort
Sasikiran, Krisnan,14th HZ Open, Vlissingen
Henrichs, Thomas, 14th HZ Open, Vlissingen (tie break)
Hou Yi Fan, Ulaanbaatar FIDE Women GP, Ulaanbaatar
Nakamura, Hikaru ,NH Rising Star vs Experience Individual Winner, Amsterdam
Kamsky, Gata ,17th Chess Classic Mainz Open Grenke Rapid, Mainz
China , Russia vs China, Ningbo
Jianu, Vlad-Cristian, Arad Open, Arad
Laznicka, Viktor,Gyorgy Max Memorial, Paks
Gaprindashvili,Nona ,Gyorgy Max Memorial Women, Paks
Kononenko, Tatiana, Gyorgy Max Memorial Women, Paks (tie break)
Muzychuck, Anna,World Junior Girl, Chotowa
Andreikin, Dmitry,World Junior, Chotowa
Sjugirov, Sanan, World Junior, Chotowa (tie break)
Ramirez, Alejandro, US Open, Irvine
Bruzon, Lazaro Batista, Ciutat de Badalona, Badalona
Atalik, Suat, International Chess Negroponte, Chalkida
Sertic, Rudolf, GM Stara Pazova- Ilindan 2010, St. Pazova
Tukhaev, Adam, 19th Open Kavala, Kavala
Gupta, Abhijeet, 19th Open Kavala, Kavala (tie break)
Lalic, Bogdan, FIDE Open Tabor, Tabor
Kobalia, Michael, Arctic Chess Challenge, Tromso
Hoyos, Manuel Leon, Arctic Chess Challenge, Tromso (tie break)
Ejanov, Pavel, Politiken Cup, Copenhagen
Fargere, Francois, Dutch Open, Dieren
Panchanathan, Magesh, Edmonton Chess Festival, Edmonton
Vocaturo, Daniele, Ciutat de Balaguer Open, Balaguer
Adams, Michael, British Championship, Canterbury

JULY 2010
Wojtaszek Radoslaw, AD San Juan, Pamplona
Fressinet, Laurent, AD San Juan, Pamplona (tie break)
Bruzon, Lazaro, AD San Juan Open, Pamplona
Oleksienko Mikhailo, Almeida Quintana Omar, AD San Juan Open, Pamplona (tie break)
Korobov, Anton,Czech Open, Pardubice
Raziantsev, Alexander, Biel Master Tournament, Biel
Caruana, Fabiano,Biel Young Tournament, Biel
Zoler, Dan, Andorra Open, Andorra
Radulski, Julian, Najdorf Memorial, Warsaw
Ponomariov, Ruslan,Sparkassen Dortmund, Dortmund
Delgado, Ramirez Neuris, Independencia de Colombia, Teatro Bogota
Nikolaidis, Ioannis, 2nd Artemis Cup, Leros
Krush, Irina,US Women Champion, St Louis
Shankland, Sam,US Junior Closed, St Louis
Greet, Andrew,Scottish Championship, Hamilton
Nikolic, Predrag, Leiden 2010, Leiden
McShane, Luke,Canada Championsip, Toronto
Pelletier, Yannick,Swiss Championship, Lenzerheide
Nedev, Trajko, Summer Cup, Halkidiki
Granda Zuniga, Julio, XXX International Open, Benaque Valley
Damljanovic, Branko,Sport Summer,Paracin
Bruzon, Lazaro, Barbera de Valles
Fedorchuck,, Barbera de Valles
Turov, Maxim,Heart of Finland, Jyväskylä
Nybäck, Tomi, Heart of Finland, Jyväskylä
Luukkonen, Tommi,Heart of Finland, Jyväskylä
Sadler, Matthew, NOVA 2010, Haarlem
Laznicka, Viktor, World Open 2010, Philadelphia
Dzagnidze, Nana, FIDE Women GP Jermuk, Jermuk
Nijboer, Friso, 5th HSG Open, Hilversum
Georgiev, Kiril, 4th Memorial Vicente Sebastian, Menorca
Bartolomiej, Macieja, 5th Polonia Wroclaw,Wroclaw
Radoslaw, Wojtaszek, 5th Polonia Wroclaw, Wroclaw
Andrei, Shchekachev, Marrakech International , Marrakech
Georg, Meier, Marrakech International, Marrakech
Nestorovic, Dejan, Srebrno Jezero Open, Veliko Gradiste
Tosic, Miroslav, Srebrno Jezero Open,Veliko Gradiste

JUNE 2010
Kogan, Arthur, Sanxenxo Open, Sanxenxo
Smeets, Jan, Dutch Championship, Eindhoven
Carlsen, Magnus, Bazna King, Medias
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr, Voronezh Master Open, Voronezh
Khismatulin, Denis, Voronezh Master Open, Voronezh
Ivanchuck, Vassily, Capablanca Memorial, Havana
Bu Xiangzhi, Danzhou Hainan Super, Danzhou
Cheparinov, Ivan, Ruy Lopez Master, Villafranca de los Barros
Caruana, Fabiano, Ruy Lopez Rapid, Villafranca de los Barros
Zhao Zong Yuan, NSW Open, Sidney
Garev, Timur, National Open, Las Vegas
Garev, Timur, Copper state Int., Mesa
Molner, Mackenzie, Copper State Int. Mesa
Karjakin, Sergey, 11th Karpov Poikovsky, Poikovsky
Bologan, Viktor, 11th Kapov Poikovsky, Poikovsky
Kokarev, Dmitry, 3rd Mumbai Mayor Cup, Mumbai
Italy, Mitropa Cup, Chur
Fodor Jr, Tamas,Hungarian Chess Festival, Zalakarosi
Bérczes, David, Hungarian Chess Festival, Zalakarosi
Gelfand, Boris, 23rd Leon Rapid, Leon
Laznicka, Viktor, City of Good Wine Rapid, Hustopece
Granda, Zuñiga Julio E, Utebo Rapid,Utebo
Ju Wenjun, Chinese Championship Women, Xinghua
Wang Hao, Chinese Championship, Xinghua
Bu Xiangzhi
Zhou Jianchao
Muzychuk, Anna, Maia Chiburdanidze Cup.Tbilisi
Jianu, Vlad-Cristian, 2nd Limpedea Cup ,Baia Sprie, VIII
van Wely, 2010 Chicago Open, Chicago
So, Wesley, 3rd Battle of Grandmaster, Tagaytay

MAY 2010
Anand, Viswanathan, World Chess Championship, Sofia
Kravtsiv, Martyn, 2nd Open Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar
Aleksandrov Aleksej, 2nd Open Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar
Turov Maxim, 2nd Open Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar
Dreev Alexey, 2nd Open Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar
Adhiban B , 2nd Open Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar
Rozentalis, Eduardas, III Copa Roggio A Asuncion PAR,Asuncion, XI
Giri, Anish, 2010 Sigeman Chess, Malmo,XIII
Karjakin, Sergey, ACP Rapid Worldcup IV, Odessa
Khairullin, Ildar, 83rd St Peterburg Championship, St Petersburg,XII
Kamsky, Gata, US Championship 2010, St Louis
Gharamian, Tigran, Limburg Open 2010 A, Limburg
Rudolf, Anna, Hungarian Women CC, Nagykanizsa
Eljanov, Pavel, FIDE Grandprix Astrakhan, Astrakhan
Macieja, Bartlomiej, 2nd GM Lublin, Lublin, XV
Grachev, Boris, 2nd GM Lublin, Lublin, XV
Bartel, Mateusz, 2nd GM Lublin, Lublin, XV
Zherebukh, Yaroslav, VIII Youngstar, Kirishi, VIII
Maletin, Pavel, 2010 Commonwealth CC, Parsvnath
Laxman RR, 2010 Commonwealth CC, Parsvnath
Wang Hao, Bosna 2010, Sarajevo
Navara, David, Czech Championship 2010, Ostrava
Kosintseva, Tatiana, Women GP Nalchik, Nalchik
Stojanovic Andjelija, Serbia Chess Women Champ,Pancevo


APRIL 2010
Ipatov, Alexander, Sofia Blitz 2010, Sofia
Pourkhasiyan, Atousa, Asian Individual Women 2010, Subic
Ni Hua, Asian Individual Open 2010, Subic
Sokolov, Andrei, Metz Open 2010, Metz
Chatalbashev, Boris, Bulgarian Individual Chess 2010, Kyustendil
Citra, Dewi AA, 5th Japfa Chess Festival Senior Girl, Jakarta
Novita, Anjas, 5th Japfa Chess Festival, Jakarta
Hansen, Sune Berg, Thailand Open Chess 2010, Bangkok
Kraai, Jesse, Reno Chess Club, Reno
Iturrizaga, Eduardo, Dubai Open 2010, Dubai
tie break for Dubai Open:
Iordachescu Viorel,
Aleksandrov Aleksej
Sanikidze Tornike
Guseinov Gadir
Melkumyan Hrant
Arutinian David
Volkov Sergey
Hou Yifan, Kuala Lumpur Open 2010, Kuala Lumpur
Bojkov, Dejan, Sidney International Open 2010,Sidney
Jones, Gawain, Sidney International Open 2010,Sidney
Zhao Zong-yuan, Sidney International Open 2010,Sidney
Marijan, Petrov, Thessaloniki Open, Thessaloniki
Kupreichik, Viktor, European Seniors’ Individual Rapid,Thessaloniki
Pantsulaia, Levan, Dubai Blitz 2010, Dubai
Kamsky, Gata, Philadelphia Open 2010, Philadelphia
Robson, Ray, Philadelphia Open 2010, Philadelphia
Stripunsky, Alexander, Philadelphia Open 2010, Philadelphia
Kudrin, Sergey, Philadelphia Open 2010, Philadelphia
Lafuente, Pablo, Nectar Open, Deizisau
Lammers, Markus, Nectar Open, Deizisau
Miedema, David, Nectar Open, Deizisau
Li Chao (B), 2010 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, Canberra
Kaido Külaots, 2010 Estonian Championship, Tartu
Vahtra Tuuli , 2010 Estonian Championship (W), Tartu
Alvarez Pedraza Aramis, San Sebastian Open 2010, San Sebastian
Diamant Andre, 37th La Roda Torneo, Albacete
Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando, 37th La Roda Torneo, Albacete

MARCH 2010
Ushenina, Anna, 12th Rector Cup, Kharkov (ukraine)
Finegold, Ben, 25th North American Masters, Skokie
Mackenzie Molner, 25th North American Masters, Skokie
Ivanchuck, Vassily, Amber Chess Tournament 2010, Nice
Carlsen, Magnus, Amber Chess Tournament 2010, Nice
Ninov, Nikolai, Memorial Paz de Ziganda
Iturrizaga, Eduardo, Memorial Paz de Ziganda
Granda Zuniga, Julio E., Memorial Paz de Ziganda
Beccera,Julio, Spice Spring 2010,Lubbock
Nepomniachtchi, Ian,  Europe Individual Chess 2010, Rijeka
Cramling, Pia, Europe Individual Chess W 2010, Rijeka
Ghaem Maghami Ehsan, Iranian Champ 2010, Tehran
Ghazal Hakimifard, Iranian Champ 2010 W, Tehran
Kiran, Manisha Mohanty, Parachute Advansed 2010, Cox's Bazaar
Huschenbeth, Niclas, 81st German Champ,Bad Liebenzell
Voiska, Margarita, 42nd Belgrade Womens,Belgrade
Eric, Jovana, 42nd Belgrade Womens,Belgrade
Benjamin,Joel, 19th Annual Master Eastern,Sturbridge USA
Ivanov, Alexander,19th Annual Master Eastern,Sturbridge USA
Hungaski, Robert Andrew,19th Annual Master Eastern,Sturbridge USA
Ulibin, Mikhail, Zagreb Open 2010,Zagreb
Gharamian, Tigran, 24th Open Pierre & Vacances, Cannes
MALAKHATKO, Vadim,24th Open Pierre & Vacances, Cannes
SENGUPTA, Deep ,24th Open Pierre & Vacances, Cannes
Ivanchuk,Vassily,XI Torneio Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul
Mareco,Sandro, XI Torneio Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul
Sokolov, Ivan, Reykjavik Open 2010,Reykjavik
Gupta, Abhijeet,Reykjavik Open 2010,Reykjavik
Kuzubov, Yuriy,Reykjavik Open 2010,Reykjavik
Stefansson, Hannes,Reykjavik Open 2010,Reykjavik
Beliavsky, Alexander, Gotth' Art Cup 2010,Szentgotthard HUN
Rudolf, Anna,Gotth' Art Cup 2010 IM,Szentgotthard HUN

FEBRUARY 2010
Leon Hoyos,Manuel ,14th Guingamp International, France
Yakovich, Yuri, Angora Chess Tournament,Ankara
Villamayor, Buenaventura, All In Sports Expo Chess, Manila
Perelshteyn, Eugene, 32nd Marchand Open, Rochester
Kawamura, Ben Dean, 32nd Marchand Open, Rochester
Shanava, Konstantine, Fajr Open 2010,Iran
Tiviakov, Sergei, Fajr Open 2010,Iran
Grabliauskas, Virginijus, Fajr Open 2010, Iran
Kleijn, Christov,2nd Batavia Amsterdam Tournament,Amsterdam,IV
Postny, Evgeny,8th Nancy Festival 2010, Nancy,XII
Topalov, Veselin,Linares 2010,Linares
Yaroslav, Zherebukh,Capelle-La-Grande,Capelle
Le Quang Liem, Aeroflot Open 2010, Moscow
Videnova Iva, Bansko Rapid Chess 2010, Bansko
Adams,Robby, 24th North American, Skokie
de Firmian,Nick, Bermuda Open, Bermuda
Ivanov,Alexander, Bermuda Open, Bermuda
Sebastian Feller, Paris Blitz 2010, Paris
Georg Meier, Paris Blitz 2010, Paris
Inarkiev, Ernesto, Moscow Chess Open 2010,Moscow
Chernyshov, Konstantin, Moscow Chess Open 2010,Moscow
Bareev, Evgeny, Moscow Chess Open 2010,Moscow
Le Quang Liem, Moscow Chess Open 2010,Moscow
Lupulescu,Constantin, Romania Chess Championship,Baile Olanesti
Melia, Salome, Romania Chess Championship C,Baile Olanesti
Paikidze, Nazi, Romania Chess Championship C,Baile Olanesti
Nevednichy,Vladislav, Romania Chess Championship,Baile Olanesti
Dragomirescu, Robin-Alexandru, Romania Chess Champ,Baile Olanesti
Cosma, Elena-Luminita, Romania Chess Champ Women,Baile Olanesti
Paulet, Iozefina, Romania Chess Champ Women,Baile Olanesti
Kolev Atanas, Bulgaria Open Champ, Plovdiv
Spasov Vasil, Bulgaria Open Champ, Plovdiv
Radulski Julian, Bulgaria Open Champ, Plovdiv
Adams,Michael, Gibtelecom 2010, Gibraltar
Turov,Maxim, Chennai Open, Chennai


JANUARY 2010
Krasenkow, Michal -World Chess Open Leon,Leon
Rozentalis, Eduardas -XXXIX Rilton Cup, Stockholm
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw -XXXIX Rilton Cup, Stockholm
Ponkratov, Pavel -XXXIX Rilton Cup, Stockholm
McShane, Luke -XXXIX Rilton Cup, Stockholm
Lysyj, Igor -XXXIX Rilton Cup, Stockholm
Kamsky,Gata -Reggio Emilia 2009/2010,Italia,XV
Almasi,Zoltan -Reggio Emilia 2009/2010,Italia,XV
Istratescu,Andrei -Hasting Chess Congress 2010,Hasting
Edouard,Romain -Hasting Chess Congress 2010,Hasting
Howell,David -Hasting Chess Congress 2010,Hasting
Hebden,Mark -Hasting Chess Congress 2010,Hasting
Berbatov,Kiprian- Roquetas del Mar Ajedrez 2010
Zhao Zong-Yuan-Australia Chess Championship 2010,Cammeray NSW
Russia-World Team Championship 2010,Burca
Ker,Anthony -New Zealand Championship 2010,Auckland
Zakhartsov, Viacheslav -Open Praha 2010,Praha
Renier Vazquez Igarza -Ciudad de Sevilla, Sevilla
Hamdouchi,Hicham -Ciudad de Sevilla, Sevilla
Bhat,Vinay S -Ciudad de Sevilla,Sevilla
Berbatov,Kiprian -Ciudad de Sevilla, Sevilla
Spraggett,Kevin -Ciudad de Sevilla, Sevilla
Naumkin,Igor -Castaldo IM, Turin
Bartel,Mateusz -Polish Championship 2010, Warsaw
Socko,Monika -Polish Women Championship 2010, Warsaw
Vuckovic,Bojan -1st Balkan Final Tournament, Pleven
Lenderman,Alex -Golden State Open 2010,Concord
Chan Yi Ren,Daniel -Singapore National Championship, Singapore
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan -8th Parsvnath, Delhi
Kryakvin, Dmitry -8th Parsvnath ,Delhi
Kotsur, Pavel -8th Parsvnath ,Delhi
Podolchenko,Evgeny -76th Belarusian Championship, Minsk
Zezyulkina,Anastasia -54th Belarusian Women, Minsk
Gagunashvili,Merab -Georgia Championship 2010, Tblisi
Melia,Salome - Georgia Championship Women 2010, Tblisi
Bruzon, Lazaro Batista ,Cuba Championship 2010, Cuba
Saric,Ivan , Croatian Championship,Otocac
Jankovic, Alojzije, Croatian Championship, Otocac
Grigoryan, Avetik, Armenian Championship, Yerevan
Kharatyan, Anahit, Armenian Women Championship, Yerevan
Safarli, Eltaj, Azerbaijan Championship, Baku
Mamedov Nidjat, Azerbaijan Championship, Baku
Carlsen, Magnus, Corus Group A 2010, Wijk Aan Zee, XIX
Giri, Anish, Corus Group B 2010, Wijk Aan Zee, XVI
Li Chao (b), Corus Group C 2010, Wijk Aan Zee, IX

Zhao Jun and Le Quang Liem shared first in Manila

The first Campomanes Memorial held in Manila last week. The tournament perhaps shadowed only days by the bus hostage incident, but the Chinese convidently won both the main event and  women event. GM Zhao Jun smoothly stay in the top until the tournament finished, 7 point.. Second is Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem, as top seeded, the elo rating he has is confirmed as he also get the same point as Zhao Jun and positioned second by tie break. Then followed by another two China GMs and ex-Sovyet GMs.

Fighting in his homeland, host's most popular GM, Wesley So failed to score victory to only stay at 7th position with 6 points. His only defeated to GM Le will heartbreak many of his fans.

For Indonesian IMs, Irwanto Sadikin, Tirto and Taufik Halay finished with positive and event score. Facing many GMs and higher rated opponent, the trio only managed to score plus against IM Yu Lie, a victory by IM Tirto in round 7.

1st Campomanes Memorial :
1 GM ZHAO Jun CHN 2586 7,0 

2 GM LE Quang Liem VIE 2681 7,0 
3 GM DING Liren CHN 2574 6,5 
4 GM ZHOU Jianchao CHN 2668 6,5 
5 GM GAGUNASHVILI Merab GEO 
6 GM FILIPPOV Anton UZB 2609 6,5
7 GM SO Wesley PHI 2674 6,0 
8 GM LAYLO Darwin PHI 2522 6,0 
9 GM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan IRI 2585 6,0 
10 GM KAZHGALEYEV Murtas KAZ 2619 6,0

few games from round 1 and 2 can be found in chess result website.
In Women section, WGM Shen Yang and GM Zhao Xue finished first and second. Persian Atousa Pourkashiyan come third :
 
1 WGM SHEN Yang CHN 2435 7,5

2 GM ZHAO Xue CHN 2462 7,0
3 WGM POURKASHIYAN Atousa IRI 2308 6,5
4 WIM HOANG Thi Nhu Y VIE 2187 6,0
5 WGM HOANG Thi Bao Tram VIE 2338 5,5
6 WGM GU Xiaobing CHN 2349 5,0
7 PALOMO Jenny Rose PHI 1870 5,0
8 WFM CUA Shercila PHI 2099 5,0
9 WFM PERENA Catherine PHI 2103 4,5
10 DOCENA Jedara PHI 2033 4,5

Monday, August 30, 2010

First Campomanes Memorial

Tanpa drama penyanderaan berarti dua turnamen besar digelar di Manila. Yang pertama Pichay Cup telah berakhir dengan pecatur Uzbekistan GM Anton Fillipov meraih gelar pertama. Yang kedua dan sedang berlangsung adalah 1st Campomanes Memorial yang dihadiri pecatur-pecatur top Asia. Berputarnya elo rating telah membuat GM Vietnam Le Quang Liem sekarang menduduki unggulan pertama segera diikuti pecatur populer Philipine GM Wesley So. Selanjutnya berbaris pecatur-pecatur berelo tinggi dari China, Armenia, India, Georgia dan lain-lain.

Indonesia tampil dengan tiga pecatur, IM Tirto, IM Taufik Halay, dan IM Irwanto Sadikin. Hingga babak keempat semuanya masih berjuang memperoleh nilai positif: Ketiganya cukup pasrah bertemu (dan takluk) pada GM di babak awal karena dengan rating yang menengah musti pairing dengan yang berating tinggi.

1st Campomanes Memorial after 4rd round :

1 GM ZHAO Jun CHN 2586 4,0 
2 GM SO Wesley PHI 2674 3,5 
3 GM GAGUNASHVILI Merab GEO 2596 3,5 
4 GM ZHOU Jianchao CHN 2668 3,0 
5 GM DING Liren CHN 2574 3,0 
6 IM BITOON Richard PHI 2447 3,0 
7 GM KAZHGALEYEV Murtas KAZ 2619 3,0 
8 GM LI Chao B CHN 2629 3,0 
9 GM NI Hua CHN 2645 3,0
10 GM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan IRI 2585 3,0 

11 GM LE Quang Liem VIE 2681 3,0 
12 GM FILIPPOV Anton UZB 2609 3,0 
13 GM SHARAVDORJ Dashzegve MGL 2448 
14 GM ZHANG Zhong SIN 2582 3,0 
15 GM KOTANJIAN Tigran ARM 2551 3,0 
16 GM TORRE Eugenio PHI 2489 3,0 

37 IM TIRTO INA 2360 2,0
44 IM IRWANTO Sadikin INA 2419 2,0 
54 IM HALAY Taufik INA 2358 1,5 
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Monday, August 23, 2010

NH Rising Star vs Experiences 2010 - Nakamura wins to Amber

Turnament pecatur anak muda vs pecatur gaek atau Rising Stars vs Experiences tahun 2010 berakhir kemarin. Turnamen dengan format tim ini dimenangkan pecatur-pecatur rising star dgn skor 26-24 hasil dari 10 babak 5 lawan 5 pemain. Hasil individual adalah Boris Gelfand di pihak pecatur Experiences yang mengumpulkan nilai terbanyak. Gelfand juga salah satu pecatur yang masuk ke turnament kualifikasi juara dunia nantinya, jadi hasil ini cukup memberi bukti bahwa dia masih punya taring seperti di tahun 90 an.

Sedangkan dari tim juara sedikit lebih dramatis. Yang seru dari turnament NH Rising Stars vs Experiences ini adalah, hasil individual terbaik dari pihak tim Rising Star akan beroleh tiket kualifikasi ke turnament yang lebih bergengsi lagi , Amber Rapid and Blindfold Tournament. Hingga babak sembilan pecatur berdarah Nepal dan Rusia yang masih usia 16 tahun, GM Anish Giri berhasil bertengger di posisi teratas. Tapi kekalahannya di babak sepuluh terhadap pecatur Denmark Peter Heine Nielsen membuat pecatur flamboyan dari Amerika Serikat, Hikaru Nakamura berhasil mengejar angka nya. Karena terjadi kesamaan nilai maka tiket ke Amber ditentukan dengan babak play off yaitu catur kilat.

Cerita ini menjadi dramatis karena Hikaru Nakamura sejak lama terkenal sebagai spesialis catur kilat, bahkan tahun lalu berhasil mengalahkan pecatur no.1 Magnus Carlsen di kampung halamannya Norwegia di partai catur kilat. Hasilnya tiket yang sudah hampir di tangan Anish Giri terpaksa berpindah ke Nakamura karena di babak playoff catur kilat ini Nakamura dengan mudah menghabisi Giri 2-0 . Hikaru Nakamura adalah pecatur berdarah Jepang yang warga negara Amerika Serikat. Berikut partai catur kilat Giri vs Nakamura dengan waktu 3 menit + 2 detik tambahan:


Lihat juga klasemen di http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/nh-chess-tournament-2010

Sunday, August 15, 2010

NH Rising Star vs Experiences 2010 - Round 4

Even ketiga yang masih bertemakan 'Junior' digelar di Amsterdam minggu ini. Even yang bertajuk NH Chess Tournament 'Rising Star' vs 'Experience' ini diikuti pecatur 'Rising Star' seperti Wesley So, David Howell, Anish Giri dan Fabiano Caruana yang minggu lalu saling pukul di even Biel Young Grandmaster. Keempat pecatur yang masih muda ini ditambah pecatur yang sudah kurang muda lagi yaitu Hikaru Nakamura dari Amerika Serikat membentuk tim 'Rising Star'. Musuhnya adalah tim 'pak lao' yang beranggotakan Boris Gelfand , Peter Svidler, Peter Heine Nielsen, Loek van Wely dan pecatur paling uzur, Ljubomir Ljubojevic. Ljubojevic adalah pecatur yang murni masuk kategori Veteran, beliau adalah pecatur elit dari bekas Yugoslavia dua dekade silam, sedangkan Gelfand, Svidler, Nielsen dan van Wely semua masih sibuk dan aktif di kancah catur hingga saat ini.

Ceritanya di ronde tiga para 'Rising Star' berhasil menampar-nampar sesepuhnya dengan skor 4-1, tapi para veteran berhasil balas dendam di babak ke empat dengan skor 3.5-1.5. Hasil duel hingga babak empat adalah : (Website RESMI NH CHESS , tayangan LIVE di sini).

Thursday August 12 Round I

Nakamura – Ljubojevic 1 - 0
Caruana – van Wely ½ - ½
So – Nielsen ½ - ½
Giri – Svidler ½ - ½
Howell – Gelfand 0 - 1

Friday August 13 Round II
van Wely – Nakamura ½ - ½
Nielsen – Caruana ½ - ½
Svidler – So ½ - ½
Gelfand – Giri ½ - ½
Ljubojevic – Howell 0 - 1

Saturday August 14 Round III
Nakamura – Nielsen 1 - 0
Caruana – Svidler 1 - 0
So – Gelfand ½ - ½
Giri – Ljubojevic ½ - ½
Howell – van Wely 1 - 0

Sunday August 15 Round IV
Svidler – Nakamura 1 - 0
Gelfand – Caruana ½ - ½
Ljubojevic – So 1 - 0
van Wely – Giri 0 - 1
Nielsen – Howell 1 - 0

Partai ronde empat di mana Ljubojevic mengalahkan Wesley So dengan pembukaan Inggris. Pembukaan di mana Wesley So tidak pernah ada catatan menang dari lawan berating 2500 ke atas. Ljubojevic memperangkap Ratu Wesley So yang terlalu agresif menyerang :
 
 
World Junior 2010 Final Round
Sementara itu memasuki babak terakhir World Junior 2010 di Chotowa Polandia, pecatur unggulan GM Dmitry Andreikin dan GM dari Republik Kalmykia Sanan Sjugirov berada di posisi puncak dengan point 9.5/12. Pairing untuk ronde terakhir adalah :
 
Hammer (8.5) vs Andreikin (9.5)

Salem (8.5) vs Sugirov (9.5)
Matlakov (8.5) vs Negi (8.0)

Di ajang puteri Anna Muzichuck unggulan teratas berhasil dikejar saingan terdekat yang selisih 100 point FIDE, Olga Girya. Lihat laporan TWIC.

UPDATE:
Dmitry Andreikin jadi juara World Junior, Andreikin dan Sanan Sjugirov sama-sama main remis di partai terakhir. Hasil ini menjadikan keduanya punya nilai sama, 10 atas 13 ronde, tapi Andreikin yang unggulan pertama tetap memperoleh tie break yang lebih baik dan jadi juara Dunia Junior.

Tahun lalu unggulan utama Maxime Vachier-Lagrave juga menjadi juara dunia junior.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Gata Kamsky Juara Catur Cepat Mainz 2010

Gata Kamsky, pecatur Amerika Serikat berdarah Tartar menjuarai turnamen bergengsi di kota Mainz, Jerman. Di sini digelar sebuah even catur berjudul Chess Classic Mainz dan selama dua hari digelar anak turnamen Grenke Rapid yang diikuti Kamsky dan banyak pecatur elit lainnya.Peserta seperti Levon Aronian, Vugar Gashimov, Karjakin, Grischuk, membuat Grenke Rapid secara tak resmi cukup kuat untuk disebut juara dunia catur cepat.

Gata Kamsky bermain dengan performa maksimal, merebut poin sempurna sampai ke babak sembilan hasil mengalahkan lawan tangguh seperti, Anna Zatonkish, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin dan Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Di dua babak terakhir Gata bermain imbang melawan pemain Azerbaijan Vugar Gashimov dan pecatur Rusia Alexander Grischuk. Menduduki peringkat pertama dengan nilai 10 dari 11 babak, pesaing terdekat adalah Vugar Gashimov dan pecatur Armenia Levon Aronian. Ini adalah hasil mengembirakan buat mantan penantang juara dunia ini, di masa mendatang Kamsky masih akan bertarung di turnamen kandidat di mana lawan pertamanya adalah Veselin Topalov. Lihat link di This Week in Chess.

GP Wanita FIDE Ulaanbatar
Sementara memasuki babak sepuluh turnamen grand prix wanita FIDE Ulaanbatar, GM Hou Yifan pelan-pelan telah merebut peringkat pertama sementara dan dibuntuti ketat pecatur Bulgaria GM Antoaneta Stefanova. Beberapa hari lalu Hou Yifan sempat diduga keracunan makanan dan pertandingannya melawan mantan juara dunia wanita Zhu Chen diganti jadwalnya, dalam pertandingan tersebut Hou menang atas Zhu Chen. Link di sini.

Rusia vs China 2010
Di Ningbo China juga dilangsungkan duel tim Rusia melawan tim China. Ini adalah duel tahunan. Anggota duel dan hasil ronde 5  adalah:

GM Wang Hao 2724 1-0 GM Potkin Vladimir 2626

GM Wang Yue 2716 ½-½ GM Rublevsky Sergei 2688
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2676 1-0 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2722
GM Zhou Jianchao 2668 0-1 GM Timofeev Artyom 2690
GM Ni Hua 2645 ½-½ GM Malakhov Vladimir 2732

dan bagian puteri :
 
IM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2551 ½-½ IM Wang Yu A 2369

WGM Pogonina Natalija 2501 0-1 WFM Ding Yixin 2385
WGM Gunina Valentina 2462 1-0 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2461
IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2397 0-1 WGM Huang Qian 2447
WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2352 ½-½ WGM Ju Wenjun 2496

Dengan sistem Scheveningen, setiap babak anggota tiap tim dirotasi dan bertemu lawan yang selalu berlainan. Score sementara adalah Russia 9.5-China 15.5 dan bagian wanita Rusia 13.5- China 11.5. Pertandingan masih bisa dilihat langsung di SINI.

UPDATE: Hou Yifan menjuarai GP ini , di partai terakhir bermain remis melawan Antoaneta Stefanova.
 
Kejuaraan Junior 2010 di Chotowa 2010
Juga cukup seru adalah kejuaraan anak-anak ABG dan remaja di Chotowa. Kejuaraan Junior ini cukup bergengsi dan diikuti pecatur kuat masing-masing negara. Dmitry Andreikin, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Parimarjan Negi adalah top seed di bagian Open dan Anna Muzychuk di bagian Puteri. Pecatur yang lagi naik daun dan beken saat ini seperti Illya Nyzhnyk, Jorge Cori (Peru) , Samuel Ter Sahakyan (2525, Armenia), Sanan Sjugirov (2610, Rusia) juga ikutan main. Tapi nama-nama ini terbukti bukan jaminan karena setelah memasuki babak enam justru pecatur tuan rumah Dariusz Swiercz (2492) yang berjaya diikuti pecatur unggulan Andreikin. Tidak ada junior dari Indonesia dan Philipine, Vietnam mengirim beberapa pecatur sedangkan Singapore mengirim Daniel Howard Fernandez dan WFM Danielle Ho. Juga tidak ada pecatur junior dari China. Peringkat turnamen bisa dilihat di SINI.
 
Turnamen yang sedang berlangsung minggu kedua Agustus ini adalah Gyorgi Marx Memorial di mana pecatur muda Ray Robson dari Amerika ikut serta.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Fargere won Dutch Open 2010 with Sicilian Game

This week of Surreal Sicilian games are featured by recent Dutch Open champion, GM Francois Fargere. Little known for this GM but he is a clear 1 point (7.5/9) above eight others player, including GM Erwin L'Ami. See TWIC report here

Two Sicilian games won by Black side, and a very nice one. First is a game IM Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag.  vs GM F. Fargere, black played a poisonous Najdorf variation. For most of middlegame the Black Queen manuevered through the board. Although Black's Queen side pieces are not even moves, Black managed to advantage himself up to three pawns.

IM Mekhitarian - GM Fargere
Second is a inspiring Black Sicilian with ...h7-h5 featured. For this Black benefit most with White king stucked in the h-corner.

IM Pruijssers, Roeland - GM Fargere:

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