Monday, May 30, 2011

Susanto Megaranto to World Cup 2011

For a long time, Indonesian shall have another shoot for chess World Cup, again. GM Susanto Megaranto just secured a FIDE World Cup 2011 ticket in Khanty Mansiysk by winning Zonal 3.3 qualifier in Tagaytay this week. Playing solid from first round, Megaranto started with a draw against Mongolian Gunbayar Myagmarsuren and alternately wins and draw for the rest of round, except another win on last round. GM Zhang Zhong is the noted opponent he also score a victory. With rating performance of 2692/2529 and 7/9 point, Megaranto is a sole first place standing of the tournament. He will travelling to Siberia with GM Mark Paragua (PHI).

Final top ten Asian Zonal 3.3 2011:
1. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2529 7.0
2. GM Paragua Mark PHI 2542 6.5
3. GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2592 6.5
4. IM Bitoon Richard PHI 2480 6.5
5. FM Garcia Jan Emmanuel PHI 2344 6.0
6. IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2429 6.0
7. GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2516 5.5
8. GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2589 5.5
9. GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2538 5.5
10. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2506 5.5

In Women chess, ex Mainland and now Singaporean resident, IM Li Ruofan is the winner by better tie break, to WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram. WGM Irene K. Sukandar missed the first place by one point, she suffered loses to Li Ruofan and Nguyen Thi Thanh An. Dewi A.A. Citra and FM Hamdani Rudin are Indonesian players with plus score in the event with 5/9.

Final Top ten Women Asian Zonal 3.3 2011:
1. IM Li Ruofan SIN 2423 6.5
2. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2325 6.5
3. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2328 6.0
4. WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg MGL 2313 6.0
5. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2338 6.0
6. WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim VIE 2221 6.0
7. wgm Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2362 5.5
8. WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2309 5.5
9. Lkhamsuren Uuganbayar MGL 2159 5.5
10. WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2220 5.5

Friday, May 27, 2011

Zone 3.3 Asian in Tagaytay 2011

Zone 3.3 Asian qualifier event for FIDE World Cup is on going. The event held in Tagaytay top seeded by GM Zhang Zhong 2592 and Antonio Rogelio Jr 2589, Wesley So seems not participating.

After round 6 the Open section:
1. GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2516 5.0
2. IM Goh Wei Ming Kevin SIN 2424 4.5
3. GM Paragua Mark PHI 2542 4.5
4. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2529 4.5
5. GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2495 4.5
6. GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2592 4.0
7. GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2589 4.0
8. FM Garcia Jan Emmanuel PHI 2344 4.0
9. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 4.0

Round 6 in Women:
1. WGN Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2362 4.5
2. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2328 4.5
3. IM Li Ruofan SIN 2423 4.5
4. WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg MGL 2313 4.5
5. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2338 4.5
6. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2325 4.0
7. Pham Thi Thu Hien VIE 2117 4.0

Indonesian contingent is quite large for this event, with 12 men and 11 women participating. And for good hope, both GM Megaranto and Irene still open their hope for the World Cup ticket. Irene is currently a join top position, playing solid with her contempories, Irene losing only to veteran GM Li Ruofan, Singaporean PR and wife to GM Zhang Zhong. GM Megaranto also in hope position for a top finishing, Megaranto will play GM Mark Paragua in round 7, he defeated top seed Zhang Zhong for and still undefeated. The other Indonesian good result is by Dewi A.A. Citra, defeating Tuvshintugs Batchimeg in round 1 and now one point behind leaders.

Singaporean Kevin Goh and Zhang Zhong also maintained healthy result so far, both on 4.5 after round 6.

Full result and Women

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Harikrishna and Dronavalli won Asian Individual 2011

These both Indian chessplayer claim first place of 2011 Asian Individual chess, happening last week in Mashhad, Iran. The tournament that also serves as qualifier to the next world cup resulting Harikrishna, Yu Yangyi, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Jumabayev Rinat as qualifier. Quite a fair distribution of power in Asian chess here, an Indian, Chinese, SE Asian and Central Asian, all from different FIDE zone. http://www.chess-results.com/tnr49118.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&wi=1000

The women section resulting Harika Dronavalli, highest seed, take the ticket, over closest rating-wise rival, Munguntuul Batktuyag. Harika is 6.5/9 points and following her are five girls, including WGM Irene K. Sukandar who performed nicely here. Full result http://www.chess-results.com/tnr49119.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&wi=1000

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Asian Individual 2011 and First Asian Blitz

From 1st May 2011, Asian Individual Chess Championship 2011 begun in the city of Masshad of the former Persian empire. Event are in Open and Women section. Rustam Kasimdzhanov is top seed, followed by Krishnan Sasikiran. Munguntuul Batkhuyag is Women's top seed, Hou Yifan is playing in Open section.

Indonesian's WGM/(IM) Kharisma Sukandar playing good opening but then lost to Munguntuul, to stand on 2.5/4, the same as GM Megaranto Susanto but without lost. Wesley So having even rough start with 2.0, drawing two games and losing to Adhiban B.

The tournament is looking for four Asianers to granted permission for having a fun K.O event in the next World Cup cycle, plus one girl for the next WOMEN's K.O World Cup. Together with a prize fund of 6,000 and 3,000 dollars for Open and Woman section. And then to be followed by the FIRST Asian Blitz competition, of 11 swiss round, time is 3 minutes + 2 seconds.

Rank after Round 4


1. GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2662 3.5
2. GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2646 3.5
3. GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2558 3.0
4. GM Adhiban B IND 2543 3.0
5. GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2622 3.0
6. GM Harikrishna P IND 2666 3.0
7. GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2676 3.0
8. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 2.5
9. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2506 2.5
10. GM Wen Yang CHN 2545 2.5
11. FM Pourramezanali Amirreza IRI 2330 2.5
12. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2529 2.5

Women Round 4:
1. IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2463 4.0
2. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2340 3.0
3. WIM Sabirova Olga UZB 2225 3.0
4. WGM Huang Qian CHN 2400 3.0
5. WIM Muminova Nafisa UZB 2346 3.0
6. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2362 2.5

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dwitarung Kandidat (Candidates Matches) 2011

Putaran memperebutkan gelar Juara Dunia Catur segera dimulai hari ini. Acara dwitarung kandidat / candidates matches segera dimulai sebagai langkah pertama untuk menentukan siapa yang berhak menantang sang juara incumbent adalah Vishy Anand. Partai-partai dwitarung kandidat yang diikuti 8 pecatur adalah :

Topalov - Kamsky
Veselin Topalov adalah mantan juara dunia, yang tahun lalu dikalahkan Viswanathan Anand. Dia diberi hak tampil sebagai kandidat penantang dengan tiket sebagai pecundang no.2 melawan juara dunia.

Gata Kamsky adalah mantan penantang juara dunia sejak jaman Karpov. Pernah absen bertahun-tahun dari dunia catur dan sekarang menjadi warga US. Gata Kamsky memperoleh tiket kandidat sebagai wakil juara dari turnamen Piala Dunia. Kamsky vs Topalov adalah pengulangan partai kandidat mereka, sebelumnya Topalov menang dan maju menantang Anand (dan kalah).


Kramnik - Radjabov
Kramnik juga mantan juara, title yang langsung direbut dari Kasparov. Kramnik diberi tiket berdasarkan elo ratingnya yang (sangat) tinggi.

Teimour Radjabov adalah pecatur Azerbaijan, memperoleh tiket melalui ajang FIDE Grand Prix sebagai juara dua. Ini adalah debut terpenting Radjabov dalam urusan merebut juara Dunia catur.

Aronian - Grischuk
Levon Aronian adalah pecatur Armenia, tiketnya diperoleh melalui ajang FIDE Grand Prix sebagai juara pertama. Sebelumnya dia adalah mantan juara Piala Dunia dan pernah ikut turnamen kandidat di putaran sebelumnya.

Alexander Grischuk adalah wakil kedua satu-satunya dari Rusia (setelah Kramnik). Dia memperoleh tiket berkat mundurnya pecatur rating tertinggi sekarang (Magnus Carlsen), berdasarkan penampilannya sebagai juara tiga di FIDE Grand Prix.

Gelfand - Mamedyarov
Boris Gelfand adalah juara Piala Dunia tahun lalu, pecatur yang paling senior dari peserta kandidat sekarang.

Mamedyarov adalah pecatur beruntung yang masuk ke partai kandidat. Ceritanya acara kandidat ini akan dilaksanakan di kota Baku, Azerbaijan. Panitia memperoleh satu tiket gratis untuk diberikan kepada pecatur 'nominasi' dan Mamedyarov adalah yang beruntung mendapatkan, karena dia adalah pecatur terbaik di Azerbaijan. Karena situasi politik yang kurang baik antara Azerbaijan dan Armenia, menyebabkan peserta kandidat lainnya Levon Aronian bermasalah dalam penampilan di Baku. FIDE kemudian memindahkan venue pelaksanaan turnamen kandidat di kota Kazan, Rusia. Sedangkan Mamedyarov tetap dipertahankan walaupun tidak lagi sebagai pecatur dari tuan rumah pelaksanaan.

Pertandingan akan dilaksanakan dalam empat partai di babak 1 dan 2, dan babak final sebanyak 6 partai.  Segera partai-partainya bisa disaksikan di chessbomb. Pertandingan kandidat berlangsung hingga 26 May 2011.

Lihat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2012
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