Pertandingan Kandidat Juara Catur London 2013

Suasana pertandingan memperebutkan posisi kandidat penantang catur edisi 2013 di London semakin memanas. Setelah melewati sembilan putaran kursi alias ronde, pecatur peringkat pertama paling anyar dunia, Magnus Carlsen menempati urutan pertama di klasemen pertandingan. Hal ini sudah diperkirakan baik melalui urutan rating peserta maupun melalui kualitas pemain di mana Carlsen sangat dijagokan semua pihak untuk merebut tiket kandidat menantang juara dunia catur sekarang, yaitu Viswanathan Anand.

Saingan terdekat Carlsen hanyalah mantan juara dunia Vladimir Kramnik dan pecatur terkuat angkatan 2000s yaitu Levon Aronian dari Armenia. Diikuti delapan pemain, setiap pecatur berhadapan bergiliran alias sistem round robin. Hingga round 9, Carlsen tidak terkalahkan, demikian juga Kramnik, dan Aronian terpaksa menelan satu kali kekalahan dari pecatur kuat Israel Boris Gelfand di round 9.

Demikian analisa peluang tiap pecatur hingga ronde 9 yang dikutip dari situs catur Chessbase.

 

pecatur flamboyan Ivanchuk menghadapi Teimour Radjabov
London 2013 - photo from chessdom

 

 



Standing After Round 9
London 2013 FIDE Chess Candidate

1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	NOR	6
2	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	ARM	5½
3	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	RUS	5
4	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	ISR	4½
5	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	RUS	4½
6	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	RUS	4
7	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	UKR	3½
8	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	AZE	3

Pertandingan umumnya berlangsung super ketat, hanya di partai-partai Vassily Ivanchuk di mana catur dimainkan lebih liar dengan pembukaan yang aneh sesuai karakter Ivanchuk. Tidak ada partai pembukaan Sicilia yang open yang dimainkan. Partai yang cukup menarik adalah kemenangan pecatur Israel-Rusia Boris Gelfand yang memegang buah hitam mengalahkan pecatur Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov, yang sebenarnya hanya hadir sebagai undangan. Gelfand mengalahkan Teimour melalui partai pembukaan English / Inggris. Berikut komentar partai Teimour Radjabov - Boris Gelfand yang dikutip dari commentary di Week in Chess.

Teimour Radjabov - Boris Gelfand 0-1
London 2013 - Round 8
English Opening
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Partai Catur Vishwanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov - Pembelaan Sisilia

Berikut sebuah partai catur dengan pembukaan Sisilia yang dimainkan oleh Viswanathan Anand memegang buah putih melawan Garry Kasparov. Ini adalah partai ronde ke-13 dari dwitarung kejuaraan dunia mereka di World Trade Center, New York 1995. Anand vs Kasparov ini adalah perebutan juara dunia versi PCA dan dimenangkan oleh Garry Karparov.

Partai ini menggunakan pembelaan Sisilia variasi Naga, (Sicilian Defence Dragon Variation) di mana Kasparov dengan agresif mencuri inisiatif setelah Anand kurang akurat melangkah dan menukar kuda di petak c6. Kasparov mengungguli Anand hanya dengan 26 langkah dengan kombinasi Ratu+2 Benteng yang lebih dominan dibanding buah putih yang masih pasif.

This is a game commentary for a Sicilian Defence game played by Anand vs Kasparov on their 13th round of World Championship match in New York 1995.

UPDATED: 14 FEB 2015. Lihat partai catur klasik ini di game viewer berikut (hanya bisa dilihat dengan browser dari desktop / laptop, belum didukung browser android):

Partai Catur Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov , NY 1995 0-1
Sicilian Defence Dragon Variation



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Fide Zone 3.3 2013 Vietnam 1st Phillipine 2nd Indonesia 3rd

The Asian Zonal 3.3 happening from January 22nd, 2013 to January 29th finished yesterday. The final standing reflected the chess power struggling between South East Asia federation. Vietnam managed to score the best player in the tournament with GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son at first place. He was Vietnam's second best player right now as GM Le Quam Liem is playing in Gibraltar Open 2013 right now. Followed the second place is GM Wesley So and our Indonesia's best finished third. In this case the tournament concluded GM Nguyen and Wesley So the ticket for the next FIDE Knock Out Chess Championship.

Similar things happening in the Women section. Vietnam put WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An first place. On second place, Phillipine show their latest female player newcomer with untitled Galas Bernadette on the spot. Indonesia's rising star WIM Medina Aulia Warda must satisfied with third place.

Final Asian Zone 3.3 2013 Tagaytay top results:
1 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2631 7.5
2 GM So Wesley PHI 2682 7.0
3 GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2529 6.0
4 GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2541 6.0
5 GM Paragua Mark PHI 2519 5.5
6 Villanueva Nelson PHI 2268 5.5
7 GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2485 5.5
8 IM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan MGL 2522 5.5
9 FM Munkhgal Gombosuren MGL 2372 5.5
10 GM Cao Sang VIE 2488 5.5

Women Section
1 WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2279
2 Galas Bernadette PHI 1996 6.0
3 WIM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2309 6.0
4 WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2426 6.0
5 WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2245 5.5
6 WIM Perena Catherine PHI 2153 5.0
7 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2323 5.0
8 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2322 5.0
9 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2453 5.0
10 WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2272 4.5

Indonesia menempati urutan ketiga di kedua section kejuaran catur Zona Asia 3.3 yang berlangsung di Tagaytay Filipina 2013. Di daerah Asia Tenggara ini, akhir hasil menunjukkan pertarungan antara Vietnam, Filipina dan Indonesia dalam bersaing menguasai pangsa pasar catur. Hasil akhir tersebut menunjukkan Vietnam masih memiliki kekuatan catur terkuat sekarang dengan menempatkan dua pemain sebagai pemenang kejuaran catur ini. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son yang merupakan pecatur kedua terbaik di Vietnam sekarang berhasil meraih posisi pertama. Pecatur terbaik Vietnam sekarang GM Le Quang Liem justru bermain di turnamen bergengsi di Gibraltar Eropa. GM Wesley So dari Filipina menempati peringkat kedua, sedangkan pecatur Indonesia GM Megaranto Susanto harus puas di posisi ketiga. Dengan hasil ini, Indonesia tidak berhasil menempatkan pecatur untuk tampil di kejuaraan Catur Dunia berikutknya, karena dua pecatur terbaik saja yang mendapatkan hadiah tiket kualifikasi kejuaraan catur dunia tersebut.

Di bagian puteri kedudukan serupa juga terjadi. Vietnam di posisi pertama, Filipina posisi kedua dan Medina Aulia Warda ada di posisi ketiga. Medina meninggalkan rekan lain seperti Chelsie Monica, Dewi AA Citra dan Ummi Fisabilillah yang mengakhiri turnamen di bagian agak buntut. Dari hasil ini, kejutan terjadi di posisi kedua di mana pecatur yang tidak tidak diunggulkan dan tidak bergelar dari Filipina yaitu Galas Bernadette menunjukkan taringnya dengan meraih posisi kedua tersebut. Saingan puteri baru di kancah pertarungan catur puteri Asia Tenggara. Ironisnya, Medina mengalahkan Galas di babak pertama.

Berikut partai menarik dari GM Megaranto Susanto melawan GM Mark Paragua di babak / round 8. Di mana sejak pembukaan Susanto sudah memegang posisi baik. Pertarungan terbuka yang sangat menegangkan karena permainan perwira menengah antara putih dan hitam yang dimenangkan putih. PGN, pembukaan Slavia / Slav Defence D18 :
[Event "2013 Asia Zone 3.3"]
[Site "Tagaytay"]
[Date "2013.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Megaranto, Susanto"]
[Black "Paragua, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.h3 O-O 10.Nh4 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rd1 Rfd8 14.Na2 Bd6 15.Bd2 c5 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Rac1 a6 18.Be2 Rdc8 19.Bf3 e5 20.Bc3 e4 21.Be2 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Nb4 Rab8 24.Qd2 Be5 25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Qd4 Qg5 27.Qd6 Nb3 28.Rc3 Ne8 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Qd7 Rb8 31.Nc6 Nf6 32.Qe7 Re8 33.Qb4 Qc5 34.Qxc5 Nxc5 35.Bxb5 Re6 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Rf8 Nb7 38.Nd4 Rb6 39.Rb8 Nd5 40.Bc6 Nc5 41.Rxb6 Nxb6 42.Kf1 Kg8 43.Ke2 Kf8 44.b3 Ke7 45.Kd2 Kd6 46.Be8 Ke7 47.Bc6 Kd6 48.Bb5 Ncd7 49.Bxd7 Nxd7 50.Ne2 Nc5 51.Nc1 Kd5 52.Kc3 Nd7 53.Ne2 Ne5 54.Nf4+ Kd6 55.Kd4 f5 56.h4 Nc6+ 57.Kc4 Ne5+ 58.Kc3 Ng4 59.Nxg6 Nxf2 60.Nf4 Ng4 61.Kd4 Ne5 62.Nh5 Nc6+ 63.Kc3 Ke5 64.g3 g6 65.Nf4 Kf6 66.b4 g5 67.Nh3 gxh4 68.gxh4 1-0

Kemudian adalah partai Medina melawan Chelsie Monica di babak delapan yang dimenangkan Chelsie atas rekannya. PGN partai Medina vs Chelsie Monica pembukaan Italia / Giuocco Piano :
[Event "3.3 ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP"] [Site "Tagaytay City, PHI"]
[Date "2013.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Board "4"]
[White "Medina, Warda Aulia"]
[Black "Sihite, Chelsie Monica"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2264"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. Re1 Ba6 15. b3
O-O 16. h3 Nd7 17. Ra2 Nc6 18. Be3 Bf6 19. d5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4
22. Qxd4 Qc5 23. Qd1 Ne5 24. Nd2 Rfc8 25. Nf1 Rc7 26. Ne3 Qc3 27. Nf5 Rd8 28.
Re3 Qc5 29. Rg3 g6 30. Qd2 Bc8 31. Kh2 f6 32. f4 Nf7 33. Nd4 Bd7 34. Ne6 Bxe6
35. dxe6 Nh6 36. Bd3 Qc1 37. Bc4 Rxc4 38. bxc4 Qxc4 39. f5 Kg7 40. Rc2 1-0

WGM Irene Sukandar to Score Best Woman in Australia Open 2013

Australia Chess Open held in 2 January - 13 January 2013 at Norths Chess club, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray NSW. The tournament won by Bobby Chen who scored 9.5/11. The news for Indonesian chess fans is, WGM Irene K. Sukandar score the Best Woman with 8/11. This making her also received the prize winner as shared third position. The complete list of prize winner is here.

2013 Australian Open Champion: Bobby Cheng
=2nd: Max Illingworth, Zong-Yuan Zhao, Moulthun Ly
=5th Irine Sukandar, Greg Canfell
=7th: Igor Khenkin, Darryl Johansen, Yita Choong, Trevor Tao, Otgonjargal Sengeravdan

Best Junior: Bobby Cheng
Best Woman: Irine Sukandar
Best Senior: Ilija Ilic

In the last round Irene defeated GM Igor Khenkin with Queen Indian variation, after the exchange she emerged as the better side with pieces advantage. Holding black side, Irene force a bishop vs rook endgame and duly won the final exchange. The game:

WGM Irene K.Sukandar mengantongi angka 8 dari 11 ronde di kejuaran Australia Open / Terbuka. Dengan hasil ini Irene meraih peringkat ketiga bersama, sekaligus mendapat hadiah sebagai Wanita terbaik di ajang tersebut. Di partai terakhir Irene mengalahkan Grandmaster Igor Khenkin dalam permainan Ratu India. Partai tersebut dapat dilihat melalui viewer di atas.

Women's Chess Championship 2012 Round 3

With three strongest girls all falls apart, the KO format of Women's Chess Championship is under big talk already. First is Humpy Koneru that played too cool and then freezed by Madame Grischuk, or Natalia Zhukova. She was duly defeated in 2-0 score. Hou Yifan was also can't hold the more experience Monika Socko, vanished via tie break. Third seed Anna Muzychuk do nothing better against Anna Ushenina, going home as well now. All happens as early in round two. While the men's K.O. format of World Championship, some believe still maintained top seed, at least until later stage, the girls are now in question for their randomness champion via this road of competition. Nevertheless, the KO produced exciting pairing and temptative to given a commentaries.

Round 3 Women's World Chess Championship, Khanty Mansiysk 2012, pairings comments:

32 Monika Socko vs 16 Antoaneta Stefanova
Both eliminated world champion, Antoaneta played Zhu Chen previously, then Monika is the steel nerves that back from grave after 0-1 against Hou Yifan. This will be a solid pairing as the two are session players of thirty year old female player, not your just grow up girl in play. Stefanova is the only ex-Women Champion in this round, after the club's member being eliminated massively. The chessgames.com database give Antoaneta a huge plus point against Monika. But again, this is a balance pair that may need go tie break.

8 Marie Sebag  vs 24 Alissa Galliamova
Alissa is still eldest among the participants. She twice in match for champion, against Xie Jun back in the '99s, and Xu Yuhua in 2006. In the interview, Alissa looks fresh and a hard to defeat as an opponent. Marie Sebag go to third round with rather easier road, which is the same as Alissa. A balance pairing as well, interestingly, no Galliamova vs Marie Sebag in the database (?).

4 Zhao Xue  vs 20 Mariya Muzychuk
Behold, Zhao Xue is the strongest seed in round three now. She has been a consistent member of China team for ten years. Her biggest sensation in GP Nalchik 2011 where she won with 9.5/11. This is her chance to added world champion trophy in her portfolio. Mariya Muzychuk is on her way. Perhaps a note here is Mariya will come with free Anna as assistant. Zhao is experience more and could be advanced to round four.

28 Lela Javakhishvili  vs 12 Dronavalli Harika
And the last Indian representative in the bracket. She (maybe) will has team of Humpy and Soumya to help. Her opponent is a middle rank who managed to keep going. Lela Javakhishvili eliminated Katerina Lahno, is dangerous to underestimated. Not sure the outcome!

30 Anna Ushenina  vs 19 Natalia Pogonina
Though "only" seed #19, Natalia is popular favorite. Well known to fans due to her writing and commentaries, this is a chance to add spice for your next talk with fans, Nat! Anna Ushenina is here after eliminated Anna Muzychuk, so here giant killer waiting to give another surprise. Natalia and Anna both born in 1985.

6 Nadezhda vs 11 Tatiana Kosintseva
Now we are the lucky bastard who enjoy sister fight. Nadezha will play a one year younger blood sister, Tatiana. Very much not fixed for sure now, by the system. Who's going to win, the world also had no idea, as the sister put in, "I don't know how to prepare against Nad/Tatiana...." The predict can be two outcome, both played chess , regularly, and can go to tie break. Or.. they just commit one decisive result and save the extra days shopping together again. We'll see.

26 Huang Qian vs 23 Irina Krush
Don't forget the American contender. Irina Krush played a solid comeback and defeat veteran Pia Cramling. She is now quite experience player that played oversea chess, outside the USA soil. Huang Qian is another, not very much known, China team member. But for one thing, Huang Qian is 2012 Chinese Chess Champion ahead of Ju Wenjun. The pairing is well balance in term of rating point, 2470 vs 2465.

15 Ju Wenjun vs 31 Natalia Zhukova Ju Wenjun believe to be the next talent player from the crowd of China players. She finished 1st Hangzhou in 2011, ahead Hou Yifan and the Kosintseva sister. The China team come will enough players to assist their remaining bullets, including off working World Champion on the team now. Natalia Zhukova on other hand, need to refresh herself from the victory against Humpy, determined and focus to repeat the same feat. Spouse to Alexander Grischuk give us interesting pairing, from the point of view of China talent vs dark horse of the tournament.

Women's Chess Championship Knock Out Round 2 Pairings

The all girls party at World Women's Chess Championship 2012, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia is in process. This is knock out rendezvous determined to choose the challenger for World Champion. The 2nd round pairing is up after the Armageddon drama on Mariya Muzychuk vs Cristina Foisor. Here the pairing with bits of big talk about it.

01 Hou Yifan vs 32 Monika Socko
Hou Yifan, of course the number one favorite on this tournament. She is the World Champion and winner of FIDE’s Women Grand Prix, in fact she didn’t even need to play this knock out since the winner will play her for the world title. Her name 侯逸凡, given name Yifan mean extra ordinary, exactly she is, raised from quite Chinese region Jiangsu and then proceed naturally to become world champion, the best from China chess story. However Hou Yifan’s notable weakness, her inexperience is also her opponent strongest point in this round. Monika Socko is well around player, spouse to GM Bartosz Socko, already proved capable to win prestigious. Sixteen year experiences more to Hou Yifan. Monika is hundred point below Hou, yet she will make interesting round to challenge the World Champion.

16 Antoneatta Stefanova vs 17 Zhu Chen
Battle of two former Women World Champion. Zhu Chen is slightly “senior” (can’t say ‘old’ to the ladies) to Stefanova. While Zhu Chen now on declined year after her household duty in Dubai, Stefanova is more having time to practice tournament chess. Both went to round 2 with 2-0 against lower rated opponent.  They had played many times, with Zhu Chen got the better standing. Well balance pairing that may went to tie break.

08 Marie Sebag vs 25 Olga Girya
GM Marie Sebag is eight seed fighting new comer Olga Girya. Hailed from Moscow. A senior vs junior pairing, both are active in European club as well. Olga is runner Girl Championship in 2011.

09 Valentina Gunina vs 24 Alisa Galliamova
Alisa Galliamova born 1972, making her the most senior in the round. Ex candidate challenger, she will playing rising star Valentina Gunina. Valentine is Gold Medal in European Individual and Russian’s 2012 gold medal olympiad team. This will be extreme example of experience try to overcome junior, something hard to do in women’s chess.

04 Zhao Xue vs 36 Nino Khurtsidze
Another very strong woman player from China. Nino is on other hand belong to generation that experience the Georgian’s domination on women in ’90. But seeing how Zhao Xue well balance play, Nino will got difficult time maintained the Georgian legacy.

52 Maritza Arribas Robaina vs 20 Mariya Muzychuk
A slight luck for rather unknown Cuban Maritza, her opponent Mariya Muzichuk is the most exhausted girl from last night. Mariya will need to get energy to fight natural born talent from Caribbean in less than 24 hours after her Armageddon night. We hope Mariya can go through to completed the sister bonding in this Knock Out session with her sister, Anna Muzichuk.

05 Kateryna Lahno vs 28 Lela Javakhishvili
Another former European Individual champ, she will take Georgian Olympiad member Lela Javakhishvili. Based on Kateryna performance in last Olympiad, seems she is able to balance between working on chess and manage her newborn twin. Seed no.5 is likely a favorite.

12 Drovalli Harika vs 21Elina Danielian
Second top women player from Indian is Drovalli Harika. Drovalli come with enough rest day after defeat fellow Indian player in round 1. The challenger is Armenian experience player Elina Danielian, who must go tie break last night to get to round 2. Bit of balance pairing and can go to tie break.

3 Anna Muzychuk vs 30 Anna Ushenina
The battle of Anna, which one you prefer? Anna Muzychuk is strongest participant from European continental in the field. She will face Ukrainian Anna Ushenina which is five more years senior than Muzychuk.

19 Natalie Pogonina vs 14 Alexandra Kosteniuk
Quite unfortunate pairing for two of women player that most popular to audients. Alexandra is still the charming Queen of Chess, slow making her way back to elite chess nowday. Part of Olympiad team that grab the gold medal. Natalie on other hand is also close to chess fans. Actively in commentaries and vote chess against the world. The most interesting pairing of this round. Their record in chessgames.com is equal.

06 Nadezhda Kosintseva vs 27 Lilith Mkrtchian
22 Hoang Thanh Trang vs 11 Tatiana Kosintseva
If the elo rating well function, we will get the first decisive result of the Kosintseva sister playing each other. Of course there are Lilith and Hoang in the way. For sake of entertainment please make way for the Kosintseva derby match.

07 Victoria Cmilyte vs 26 Huang Qian
Can Huang Qian combined her luck and score a big tournament result here? She has been a while in the China team yet haven’t get her big moment. Her opponent is a strong Lithuanian GM Victoria. On the elo rating this maybe Huang Qian another end of vacation in Siberia.

23 Irina Krush vs 10 Pia Cramling
Unfortunately Irina crushed the only South East Asian girl in the field, Li Ruofan in a tense tie break last night. (Li Ruofan is Singapore representative.) Irina will then face Sweden very experience Pia Cramling. Pia is still looking for her fortune in her forty, while Irina is trying to become USA first woman Grand Master.

15 Ju Wenjun vs 18 Anna Zatonskih
Ju Wenjun is bright star on the generation of Hou Yifan, her rating graphic is also keep rising. She will be challenge by the other American Anna Zatonskih, Irina’s Krush Armageddon partner. Well balance pairing, an interesting China vs America chess of school battle.

31 Natalia Zhukova vs 2 Humpy Koneru
And the second strongest lady in town, Koneru Humpy is thirsty looking for her breakthrough after a while. Nemesis to Hou Yifan, is on her not very well fortune situation for years now. On her way to challenge Hou is Natalia Zhukova. A big gap to overcome by the Ukrainian lady, but of course the secret weapon here is Natalia’s access to GM Alexander Grischuk advise. Can Natalia upset the challenger of Women’s World Championship? The record show Koneru in better score.

Let's the round begin!

2nd Indonesia Open 2012

Coming up this week is the second Indonesia Open. Happening 10th to 17th October 2012 in Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel Jakarta, not only the tournament filled with chess stars, but for the once , Indonesian event got well internationally news coverage. As reported by Chessdom, the first round is clear. WGM Irene K. Sukandar paired with GM Li Chao (B) and managed to hold an half point. The chessbomb live transmit got problem and can't get the confirmed game score. As the other top seed went little injured in this first round.

Official website, http://indonesiaopen.chessdom.com/ provided enough information. Interview with Tania Sachdev, IM Sophie Millet, GM Dao Thien Hai etc all well reported.

IM Sophie Millet, photo from Chessdom