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The Corus Chess Tournament 2006 is being held from 13-29 January 2006 in Wijk
aan Zee, Holland. The venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre (Dorpsduinen
4, 1949 EG Wijk aan Zee) and the nearby bar de Zon. Commentary is available
in the Corus Chess Pavilion, on the Village Green in Wijk aan Zee.
Round eight
Grandmaster Group A |
Grandmaster Group B |
Grandmaster Group C |
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
½-½
|
G. Kamsky |
M. Adams |
½-½
|
P. Leko |
E. Bacrot |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
L. van Wely |
½-½
|
V. Ivanchuk |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
L. Aronian |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½
|
S. Karjakin |
V. Topalov |
½-½
|
B. Gelfand |
|
|
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
B. Jobava |
½-½
|
E. L’Ami |
D.Stellwagen |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
A. Beliavsky |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
A. Naiditsch |
0-1 |
A. Motylev |
G. Vescovi |
0-1 |
Z. Almasi |
D. Navara |
½-½
|
M. Carlsen |
|
|
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
1-0 |
Y. Visser |
K. Bischoff |
½-½
|
K.v.d. Weide |
K. Atalik |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
M. Bensdorp |
½-½
|
P. Hopman |
S. Atalik |
½-½
|
A. Adly |
J. Werle |
½-½
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
H. Jonkman |
½-½
|
C. Marcelin |
|
|
Grandmaster Group A
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All
games in PGN
Grandmaster Group B
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All
games in PGN
Grandmaster Group C
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All
games in PGN
Round Eight Report
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David Navara waiting for his opponent at the start of round eight
After Ivanchuk faded it looked like Anand might run away with it. Then he ran
into a suddenly inspired Kamsky and was caught up and passed by Topalov. Vishy
bounced back into a share of the lead today thanks to a win with black (his
third from four wins!) over France's Etienne Bacrot. Anand and Topalov have
5.5/8 with Karjakin in clear third a half-point back.
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Back in the lead: Anand in his game against Bacrot
Bacrot-Anand: Etienne Bacrot gets an "A" for effort
but a zero on the crosstable. He tried to play for win against Anand in an endgame
only to see it turn into a loss. White's passed a-pawn didn't make any progress
while Black stirred up trouble around Bacrot's king. Anand's pieces seemed to
coordinate magically. A strange and difficult game. Bacrot dropped back to join
Kamsky in the cellar with 2.5/8, a rare display of Franco-American unity.
Bacrot-Anand after 52...Ra4
Things have already turned sour for White after Black developed a surprising
kingside initiative. Here Bacrot's natural attempt to hang on to his a-pawn
53.Nb3 was met with the annoying 54...Bg2+! 55.Kg3 (the h-pawn
is attacked) 55...f4+ 56.Kh2 Bd5 and now the defense is much more difficult
because the white king is boxed in and vulnerable to mate threats.
The game finished 56.Kg1 Ng2 57.h5 Nh4 58.Bd1 Ra3 (58..Re4! ends things
immediately) 59.Kh2 Nf5 60.Rd3 Nd6 61.Rd4 Ne4 62.Bc2 (62.Bf3) 62...Ng5
0-1 The knight is a monster and the white king finds itself in traffic.
(63.Rb4 Nf3+ 64.Kh3 Ne1 65.Bd1 Nd3)
White would have had much better drawing chances in the diagrammed position
after 53.f3! Rxd4 (53...Bd5 54.Rc1 Rxd4 55.Rxe1 Ra4 56.a6; 53...e5 54.Nb5=)
54.fxe4 fxe4 55.Rc4 (55.Bc4 Rd7 56.a6 Rc7 57.Ra3 Rxc4 58.a7 Rc8 59.a8Q Rxa8
60.Rxa8 f5 61.Kg3=) 55...Rd5 56.Ra4 Nd3 57.Kg3 f5 58.a6 Rd8 59.a7 Ra8 60.Bxd3
exd3 61.Kf3 e5 62.Ke3 e4 63.Ra6=
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Anand discussing the game in the press center
The only other decisive game of the round in the A Group was Mamedyarov's second
consecutive loss. His defensive exchange sacrifice against Aronian looked promising
but he was outplayed and couldn't hold the endgame. The other games had much
of the combative but steady feel we've seen much of in the past few rounds.Tense,
often long, but balanced and with few fireworks. Sokolov-Kamsky was exception,
sharp and short.
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with two losses in a row
A sanguinary day in Group B nevertheless left the top of the standings unchanged.
Almasi and Motylev joined Navara a point behind the leader Carlsen, who held
Navara to a draw without adventures.
Picture gallery
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Gelfand vs Topalov about to start
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Veselin Topalov in his round eight game against Boris Gelfand
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... looking for chances against his Israeli opponent
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Etienne Bacrot in his game against Anand
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Sergey Karjakin, preparing to face Sergey Tiviakov
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... and facing his Dutch opponent – the game was a draw
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Ivan Sokolov vs Gata Kamsky – also drawn
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Vassily Ivanchuk in a typical pose
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Gata Kamsky, former world number three
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In an all-time slump: Kateryna Lahno, reigning European Women's champion
Playchess boadcasts
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WIM Olena Boytsun helping GM Yasser Seirawan start a Playchess broadcast
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The president of the Turkish Chess Federation visits the Playchess boadcast
studio
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Wonderboy Magnus Carlsen stops by to pick up his ChessBase goodies
Report by Mig Greengard,
Photos by Olena Boytsun and Frederic Friedel
Schedule, results and reports
Grandmaster Group A |
Grandmaster Group B |
Grandmaster Group C |
Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
L. van Wely |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
E. Bacrot |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
M. Adams |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
B. Gelfand |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
S. Karjakin |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
L. Aronian |
0-1 |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
|
Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
A. Beliavsky |
½-½ |
K. Humpy |
A. Naiditsch |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
G. Vescovi |
1-0 |
B. Jobava |
D. Navara |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
M. Carlsen |
1-0 |
E. L’Ami |
Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
A. Motylev |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
|
|
Round 1 – Saturday 14.1.2006 |
M. Bensdorp |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
S. Atalik |
1-0 |
K. Atalik |
J. Werle |
½-½ |
K. Bischoff |
H. Jonkman |
1-0 |
Y. Visser |
C. Marcelin |
½-½ |
K.v.d. Weide |
J.v.d. Wiel |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
A. Adly |
0-1 |
P. Hopman |
|
|
Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
0-1 |
V. Ivanchuk |
V. Anand |
½-½ |
L. Aronian |
P. Leko |
½-½ |
S. Karjakin |
G. Kamsky |
1-0 |
B. Gelfand |
M. Adams |
1-0 |
V. Topalov |
E. Bacrot |
1-0 |
S. Tiviakov |
L. van Wely |
½-½ |
Mamedyarov |
|
|
Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
K. Lahno |
½-½ |
A. Motylev |
E. L’Ami |
½-½ |
Z. Almasi |
J. Smeets |
0-1 |
M. Carlsen |
B. Jobava |
½-½ |
D. Navara |
D.Stellwagen |
0-1 |
G. Vescovi |
A. Beliavsky |
0-1 |
A. Naiditsch |
|
|
Round 2 – Sunday 15.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
1-0 |
P. Hopman |
Y. Afek |
½-½ |
A. Adly |
K.v.d. Weide |
½-½ |
J.v.d. Wiel |
Y. Visser |
1-0 |
C. Marcelin |
K. Bischoff |
1-0 |
H. Jonkman |
K. Atalik |
0-1 |
J. Werle |
M. Bensdorp |
0-1 |
S. Atalik |
|
|
Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
L. van Wely |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
E. Bacrot |
B. Gelfand |
1-0 |
M. Adams |
S. Karjakin |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
L. Aronian |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
V. Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
|
|
Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
A. Naiditsch |
1-0 |
K. Humpy |
G. Vescovi |
½-½ |
A. Beliavsky |
D. Navara |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
M. Carlsen |
½-½ |
B. Jobava |
Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
A. Motylev |
½-½ |
E. L’Ami |
I. Cheparinov |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
|
|
Round 3 – Monday 16.1.2006 |
S. Atalik |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
J. Werle |
½-½ |
M. Bensdorp |
H. Jonkman |
½-½ |
K. Atalik |
C. Marcelin |
1-0 |
K. Bischoff |
J.v.d. Wiel |
½-½ |
Y. Visser |
A. Adly |
1-0 |
K.v.d. Weide |
P. Hopman |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
|
|
Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
½-½ |
V. Anand |
P. Leko |
½-½ |
V. Ivanchuk |
G. Kamsky |
0-1 |
L. Aronian |
M. Adams |
½-½ |
S. Karjakin |
E. Bacrot |
0-1 |
B. Gelfand |
L. van Wely |
0-1 |
V. Topalov |
Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
S. Tiviakov |
|
|
Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
E. L’Ami |
½-½ |
I. Cheparinov |
J. Smeets |
½-½ |
A. Motylev |
B. Jobava |
1-0 |
Z. Almasi |
D.Stellwagen |
½-½ |
M. Carlsen |
A. Beliavsky |
½-½ |
D. Navara |
A. Naiditsch |
½-½ |
G. Vescovi |
|
|
Round 4 – Tuesday 17.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
K.v.d. Weide |
1-0 |
P. Hopman |
Y. Visser |
0-1 |
A. Adly |
K. Bischoff |
½-½ |
J.v.d. Wiel |
K. Atalik |
0-1 |
C. Marcelin |
M. Bensdorp |
0-1 |
H. Jonkman |
S. Atalik |
½-½ |
J. Werle |
|
|
Wednesday 18.1.2006
– Free day |
Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
I. Sokolov |
V. Topalov |
½-½ |
Mamedyarov |
B. Gelfand |
½-½ |
L. van Wely |
S. Karjakin |
1-0 |
E. Bacrot |
L. Aronian |
½-½ |
M. Adams |
V. Ivanchuk |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
V. Anand |
1-0 |
P. Leko |
|
|
Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
G. Vescovi |
½-½ |
K. Humpy |
D. Navara |
½-½ |
A. Naiditsch |
M. Carlsen |
1-0 |
A. Beliavsky |
Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
A. Motylev |
1-0 |
B. Jobava |
I. Cheparinov |
½-½ |
J. Smeets |
K. Lahno |
0-1 |
E. L’Ami |
|
|
Round 5 – Thursday 19.1.2006 |
J. Werle |
1-0 |
L. Shilong |
H. Jonkman |
0-1 |
S. Atalik |
C. Marcelin |
1-0 |
M. Bensdorp |
J.v.d. Wiel |
½-½ |
K. Atalik |
A. Adly |
0-1 |
K. Bischoff |
P. Hopman |
0-1 |
Y. Visser |
Y. Afek |
0-1 |
K.v.d. Weide |
|
|
Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
½-½ |
P. Leko |
G. Kamsky |
1-0 |
V. Anand |
M. Adams |
1-0 |
V. Ivanchuk |
E. Bacrot |
½-½ |
L. Aronian |
L. van Wely |
½-½ |
S. Karjakin |
Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
B. Gelfand |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½ |
V. Topalov |
|
|
Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
0-1 |
E. L’Ami |
J. Smeets |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
B. Jobava |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
D.Stellwagen |
½-½ |
A. Motylev |
A. Beliavsky |
1-0 |
Z. Almasi |
A. Naiditsch |
0-1 |
M. Carlsen |
G. Vescovi |
½-½ |
D. Navara |
|
|
Round 6 – Friday 20.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
1-0 |
K.v.d. Weide |
Y. Visser |
½-½ |
Y. Afek |
K. Bischoff |
½-½ |
P. Hopman |
K. Atalik |
½-½ |
A. Adly |
M. Bensdorp |
0-1 |
J.v.d. Wiel |
S. Atalik |
1-0 |
C. Marcelin |
J. Werle |
1-0 |
H. Jonkman |
|
|
Round 7 – Saturday 21.1.2006 |
V. Topalov |
1-0 |
I. Sokolov |
B. Gelfand |
½-½ |
S. Tiviakov |
S. Karjakin |
1-0 |
Mamedyarov |
L. Aronian |
0-1 |
L. van Wely |
V. Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
E. Bacrot |
V. Anand |
½-½ |
M. Adams |
P. Leko |
1-0 |
G. Kamsky |
|
|
Round 7 – Saturday 21.1.2006 |
D. Navara |
1-0 |
K. Humpy |
M. Carlsen |
1-0 |
G. Vescovi |
Z. Almasi |
1-0 |
A. Naiditsch |
A. Motylev |
½-½ |
A. Beliavsky |
I. Cheparinov |
1-0 |
D.Stellwagen |
K. Lahno |
0-1 |
B. Jobava |
E. L’Ami |
½-½ |
J. Smeets |
|
|
Round 7 – Saturday 21.1.2006 |
H. Jonkman |
0-1 |
L. Shilong |
C. Marcelin |
½-½ |
J. Werle |
J.v.d. Wiel |
½-½ |
S. Atalik |
A. Adly |
0-1 |
M. Bensdorp |
P. Hopman |
½-½ |
K. Atalik |
Y. Afek |
1-0 |
K. Bischoff |
K.v.d. Weide |
½-½ |
Y. Visser |
|
|
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
½-½
|
G. Kamsky |
M. Adams |
½-½
|
P. Leko |
E. Bacrot |
0-1 |
V. Anand |
L. van Wely |
½-½
|
V. Ivanchuk |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
L. Aronian |
S. Tiviakov |
½-½
|
S. Karjakin |
V. Topalov |
½-½
|
B. Gelfand |
|
|
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
1-0 |
J. Smeets |
B. Jobava |
½-½
|
E. L’Ami |
D.Stellwagen |
1-0 |
K. Lahno |
A. Beliavsky |
1-0 |
I. Cheparinov |
A. Naiditsch |
0-1 |
A. Motylev |
G. Vescovi |
0-1 |
Z. Almasi |
D. Navara |
½-½
|
M. Carlsen |
|
|
Round 8 – Sunday 22.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
1-0 |
Y. Visser |
K. Bischoff |
½-½
|
K.v.d. Weide |
K. Atalik |
1-0 |
Y. Afek |
M. Bensdorp |
½-½
|
P. Hopman |
S. Atalik |
½-½
|
A. Adly |
J. Werle |
½-½
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
H. Jonkman |
½-½
|
C. Marcelin |
|
|
Monday 23.1.2006
– Free day |
Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
B. Gelfand |
|
I. Sokolov |
S. Karjakin |
|
V. Topalov |
L. Aronian |
|
S. Tiviakov |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
Mamedyarov |
V. Anand |
|
L. van Wely |
P. Leko |
|
E. Bacrot |
G. Kamsky |
|
M. Adams |
Report
– Games |
|
Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
M. Carlsen |
|
K. Humpy |
Z. Almasi |
|
D. Navara |
A. Motylev |
|
G. Vescovi |
I. Cheparinov |
|
A. Naiditsch |
K. Lahno |
|
A. Beliavsky |
E. L’Ami |
|
D.Stellwagen |
J. Smeets |
|
B. Jobava |
Games |
|
Round 9 – Tuesday 24.1.2006 |
C. Marcelin |
|
L. Shilong |
J.v.d. Wiel |
|
H. Jonkman |
A. Adly |
|
J. Werle |
P. Hopman |
|
S. Atalik |
Y. Afek |
|
M. Bensdorp |
K.v.d. Weide |
|
K. Atalik |
Y. Visser |
|
K. Bischoff |
Games |
|
Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
M. Adams |
E. Bacrot |
|
G. Kamsky |
L. van Wely |
|
P. Leko |
Mamedyarov |
|
V. Anand |
S. Tiviakov |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
V. Topalov |
|
L. Aronian |
B. Gelfand |
|
S. Karjakin |
Report
– Games |
|
Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
|
B. Jobava |
D.Stellwagen |
|
J. Smeets |
A. Beliavsky |
|
E. L’Ami |
A. Naiditsch |
|
K. Lahno |
G. Vescovi |
|
I. Cheparinov |
D. Navara |
|
A. Motylev |
M. Carlsen |
|
Z. Almasi |
Games |
|
Round 10 – Wed. 25.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
|
K. Bischoff |
K. Atalik |
|
Y. Visser |
M. Bensdorp |
|
K.v.d. Weide |
S. Atalik |
|
Y. Afek |
J. Werle |
|
P. Hopman |
H. Jonkman |
|
A. Adly |
C. Marcelin |
|
J.v.d. Wiel |
Games |
|
Thursday 26.1.2006
– Free day |
Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
S. Karjakin |
|
I. Sokolov |
L. Aronian |
|
B. Gelfand |
V. Ivanchuk |
|
V. Topalov |
V. Anand |
|
S. Tiviakov |
P. Leko |
|
Mamedyarov |
G. Kamsky |
|
L. van Wely |
M. Adams |
|
E. Bacrot |
Report
– Games |
|
Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
Z. Almasi |
|
K. Humpy |
A. Motylev |
|
M. Carlsen |
I. Cheparinov |
|
D. Navara |
K. Lahno |
|
G. Vescovi |
E. L’Ami |
|
A. Naiditsch |
J. Smeets |
|
A. Beliavsky |
B. Jobava |
|
D.Stellwagen |
Games |
|
Round 11 – Friday 27.1.2006 |
J.v.d. Wiel |
|
L. Shilong |
A. Adly |
|
C. Marcelin |
P. Hopman |
|
H. Jonkman |
Y. Afek |
|
J. Werle |
K.v.d. Weide |
|
S. Atalik |
Y. Visser |
|
M. Bensdorp |
K. Bischoff |
|
K. Atalik |
Games |
|
Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
I. Sokolov |
|
E. Bacrot |
L. van Wely |
|
M. Adams |
Mamedyarov |
|
G. Kamsky |
S. Tiviakov |
|
P. Leko |
V. Topalov |
|
V. Anand |
B. Gelfand |
|
V. Ivanchuk |
S. Karjakin |
|
L. Aronian |
Report
– Games |
|
Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
K. Humpy |
|
D.Stellwagen |
A. Beliavsky |
|
B. Jobava |
A. Naiditsch |
|
J. Smeets |
G. Vescovi |
|
E. L’Ami |
D. Navara |
|
K. Lahno |
M. Carlsen |
|
I. Cheparinov |
Z. Almasi |
|
A. Motylev |
Games |
|
Round 12 – Saturday 28.1.2006 |
L. Shilong |
|
K. Atalik |
M. Bensdorp |
|
K. Bischoff |
S. Atalik |
|
Y. Visser |
J. Werle |
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K.v.d. Weide |
H. Jonkman |
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Y. Afek |
C. Marcelin |
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P. Hopman |
J.v.d. Wiel |
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A. Adly |
Games |
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Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
L. Aronian |
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I. Sokolov |
V. Ivanchuk |
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S. Karjakin |
V. Anand |
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B. Gelfand |
P. Leko |
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V. Topalov |
G. Kamsky |
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S. Tiviakov |
M. Adams |
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Mamedyarov |
E. Bacrot |
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L. van Wely |
Report
– Games |
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Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
A. Motylev |
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K. Humpy |
I. Cheparinov |
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Z. Almasi |
K. Lahno |
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M. Carlsen |
E. L’Ami |
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D. Navara |
J. Smeets |
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G. Vescovi |
B. Jobava |
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A. Naiditsch |
D.Stellwagen |
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A. Beliavsky |
Games |
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Round 13 – Sunday 29.1.2006 |
A. Adly |
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L. Shilong |
P. Hopman |
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J.v.d. Wiel |
Y. Afek |
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C. Marcelin |
K.v.d. Weide |
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H. Jonkman |
Y. Visser |
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J. Werle |
K. Bischoff |
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S. Atalik |
K. Atalik |
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M. Bensdorp |
Games |
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When and how to
watch
The games of the Corus
Chess Tournament start at 13:30h Central European Time, which is GMT +
1h, or 7:30 a.m. New York and 15:30 Moscow (you can check for other locations
here).
There is live coverage
on the official web site (links at the bottom of the page) and on Playchess.com,
where audio and video commentary will be provided by GM Yasser
Seirawan, live from Wijk aan Zee. Don't miss it! |
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Here is where you can find and replay the video commentary from the Playchess
archives. Click on "English" and then select the report in the Games window.
Replaying archive files costs you a Ducat
or two.
Links