FIDE Grand Prix in Elista 2008
The Third FIDE Grand Prix tournament is taking place in Elista from December
13 to 29, 2008. Despite the recent withdrawals (Carlsen, Adams) and the absence
of players like Anand, Kramnik and Topalov the tournament is very strong, with
a category of 19. The venue, originally Doha, is now "City Chess"
in Elista, Kalmykia.
Results
Round 8: Monday, December 22, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
1-0 |
Vladimir Akopian |
Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
Wang Yue |
Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Etienne Bacrot |
½-½ |
Pavel Eljanov |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Vugar Gashimov |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
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Cheparinov,I (2696) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2715) [C95]
FIDE Grand Prix Elista RUS (8), 22.12.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3
0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.b3 Qc7
16.Bb2 g6 17.Qc2 Rac8 18.Bf1 Qb8 19.Rad1 Bg7 20.g3 Ba8 21.axb5 axb5 22.b4.
This was played by Ponomariov against Sasikiran in 2004 in Biel – White
won in 62 moves. 22...Bf8 23.Qb3 h6
Now Cheparinov launches a devastating attack. Play through the continuation
with your chess engine – it will jump for joy at every move. 24.dxe5
Nxe5 25.c4 bxc4 26.Nxc4 Nfd7 27.Nfxe5 Nxe5 28.Nxe5 dxe5 29.Rd7 Re7 30.Red1 Rce8
31.Bc4 Kg7 32.Qf3 c5
33.Qxf7+! Rxf7 34.Rxf7+! Note that the careless 34.Bxf7 actually
loses – to 34...Re7! 34...Kh8 35.Rdd7 1-0.
The lucky sweater didn't help: Evgeny Alekseev after his loss to Ivan Cheparinov
(right)
Alexander Grischuk, who scored his third win in success to take the lead
in this event
Wang Yue, who lost for a second time in Elista, after not losing a single
one in 82 games
Rustam Kasimdzhanov after this first win in this tournament
Standings after eight rounds
FIDE Grand Prix Elista 2008 – Schedule and results
Round 1: Sunday December 14, 2008 |
Etienne Bacrot |
½-½ |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Alexander Grischuk |
Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Vladimir Akopian |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
1-0 |
Wang Yue |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
½-½ |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Vugar Gashimov |
1-0 |
Pavel Eljanov |
|
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Round 2: Monday, December 15, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
½-½ |
Pavel Eljanov |
Evgeny Alekseev |
½-½ |
Vugar Gashimov |
Wang Yue |
½-½ |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Vladimir Akopian |
½-½ |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
Peter Leko |
Ivan Cheparinov |
½-½ |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
Etienne Bacrot |
0-1 |
Teimour Radjabov |
|
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Round 3: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
Teimour Radjabov |
1-0 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Etienne Bacrot |
Peter Leko |
1-0 |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
½-½ |
Alexander Grischuk |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
½-½ |
Vladimir Akopian |
Vugar Gashimov |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
Pavel Eljanov |
1-0 |
Evgeny Alekseev |
|
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Round 4: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
0-1 |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Wang Yue |
1-0 |
Pavel Eljanov |
Vladimir Akopian |
½-½ |
Vugar Gashimov |
Alexander Grischuk |
½-½ |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Ivan Cheparinov |
½-½ |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
Etienne Bacrot |
1-0 |
Peter Leko |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
|
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Round 5: Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Teimour Radjabov |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
½-½ |
Etienne Bacrot |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
0-1 |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Vugar Gashimov |
1-0 |
Alexander Grischuk |
Pavel Eljanov |
½-½ |
Vladimir Akopian |
Evgeny Alekseev |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
|
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Round 6: Saturday, December 20, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
Vladimir Akopian |
0-1 |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
Pavel Eljanov |
Ivan Cheparinov |
½-½ |
Vugar Gashimov |
Etienne Bacrot |
½-½ |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Peter Leko |
|
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Round 7: Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
½-½ |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
1-0 |
Teimour Radjabov |
Vugar Gashimov |
½-½ |
Etienne Bacrot |
Pavel Eljanov |
1-0 |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Evgeny Alekseev |
0-1 |
Alexander Grischuk |
Wang Yue |
½-½ |
Vladimir Akopian |
|
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Round 8: Monday, December 22, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
1-0 |
Vladimir Akopian |
Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
Wang Yue |
Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Etienne Bacrot |
½-½ |
Pavel Eljanov |
Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
Vugar Gashimov |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Peter Leko |
½-½ |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
|
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Round 9: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
- |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
- |
Peter Leko |
Vugar Gashimov |
- |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
Pavel Eljanov |
- |
Teimour Radjabov |
Evgeny Alekseev |
- |
Etienne Bacrot |
Wang Yue |
- |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Vladimir Akopian |
- |
Alexander Grischuk |
Games – Report |
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Round 10: Thursday, December 25, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
- |
Alexander Grischuk |
Ivan Cheparinov |
- |
Vladimir Akopian |
Etienne Bacrot |
- |
Wang Yue |
Teimour Radjabov |
- |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
- |
Pavel Eljanov |
Peter Leko |
- |
Vugar Gashimov |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
- |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Games – Report |
|
Round 11: Friday, December 26, 2008 |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
- |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Vugar Gashimov |
- |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
Pavel Eljanov |
- |
Peter Leko |
Evgeny Alekseev |
- |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
Wang Yue |
- |
Teimour Radjabov |
Vladimir Akopian |
- |
Etienne Bacrot |
Alexander Grischuk |
- |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Games – Report |
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Round 12: Saturday, December 27, 2008 |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
- |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Etienne Bacrot |
- |
Alexander Grischuk |
Teimour Radjabov |
- |
Vladimir Akopian |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
- |
Wang Yue |
Peter Leko |
- |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
- |
Pavel Eljanov |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
- |
Vugar Gashimov |
Games – Report |
|
Round 13: Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
Vugar Gashimov |
- |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
Pavel Eljanov |
- |
Ernesto Inarkiev |
Evgeny Alekseev |
- |
Dmitry Jakovenko |
Wang Yue |
- |
Peter Leko |
Vladimir Akopian |
- |
Shakh. Mamedyarov |
Alexander Grischuk |
- |
Teimour Radjabov |
Ivan Cheparinov |
- |
Etienne Bacrot |
Games – Report |
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Departure |
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