Elista R10: White Christmas at the Grand Prix

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

Black started off well in this encounter and definitely had a viable position, all the way
up to move 35, which was a mistake and cost him the point

A 59-move win by Ivan Cheparinov (right) over Vladimir Alopian put him at 50%

Dmitry Jakovenko (right) defeated Ernesto Inarkiev to join the leaders on the table

Nice win by Peter Leko (left) in 57 moves against yesterday's leader Vugar Gashimov

A smashing 54-move victory for Teimour Radjabov (left) against Evgeny Alekseev

Standings after ten rounds

FIDE Grand Prix Elista 2008 – Schedule and results

Links Tournament web site All games in PGN The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use it to read, replay and analyse the PGN games. Download free PGN reader ChessBase Light