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Fifth
FIDE Grand Prix in Jermuk, ArmeniaThis event is taking place from August 8th-24th 2009. It is a Category 19 tournament, with eleven of the 14 players rated over 2700. The event is a memorial to former world champion Tigran Petrosian, who held the title from 1963–1969 and would have turned 80 on June 17th this year.
Round 3: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 |
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Ivanchuk Vassily |
½-½ |
Leko Peter |
Alekseev Evgeny |
1-0 |
Inarkiev Ernesto |
Cheparinov Ivan |
½-½ |
Aronian Levon |
Kamsky Gata |
½-½ |
Akopian Vladimir |
Kasimdzhanov Rus. |
½-½ |
Jakovenko Dmitry |
Gelfand Boris |
½-½ |
Bacrot Etienne |
Eljanov Pavel |
½-½ |
Karjakin Sergey |
Today's round saw six draws in seven games. Cheparinov-Aronian and Kamsky-Akopian finished rather rapidly, ending in 28 and 29 moves respectively. Eljanov-Karajakin and Kasimdzhanov-Jakavenko showed more spunk, with the former being a 70-move struggle in the Queen's Indian and the latter a 52-move exploration of the Queen's Gambit Declined with 5.Bf4. Unfortunately, the conclusions in these never seemed much in doubt.
Gata Kamsky kibitzing Cheparinov vs Aronian...
...while Dmitry Jakovenko follows the game Ivanchuk vs Leko
The King's Indian can make you thirsty, as these players in round three clearly
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Thankfully, Alekseev-Inarkiev was there to spare the audience from the taste of a wholly indecisive day. After 73 moves, Alekseev managed to bring the point home on the white side of a Classical King's Indian. Unfortunately, already having suffered a loss in the previous round, Alekseev's win was not enough to affect the leaderboard. So, we still see Aronian, Cheparinov and Leko sitting comfortably atop, each now holding 2.0/3 scores.
Hasn't yet reached take-off speed: GM Ernesto Inarkiev with 0.5/3
Postgame analysis with Inarkiev, IM Lilit Mkrtchian, and Alekseev
Beautiful, idyllic Jermuk
Now isn't that a great move? Kibitzers in the park
Honored guest and chess legend Svetozar
Gligoric, 86, in Jermuk
Board girls resting during the rigors of outdoor demos
Yet another draw – the cross table of the Grand Prix in Jermuk is
updated
All pictures by courtesy of FIDE
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