Korobov brilliant at Poikovsky

by Albert Silver
8/2/2016 – The Karpov Poikovsky tournament celebrated its 17th edition this year in Nefteyugansk, Russia, and it must be said that it was a singularly exciting event to watch. This was not simply because many of the players are justifiably famed for their creativity, but because a number of the games were wild speculative affairs to leave spectators gaping at the players’ courage. The event was won by Anton Korobov who signed a brilliancy against Sutovsky.
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The playing hall has been consistent over the years, with a spacious area and elegant carpeting

An interesting curiosity is that although only three of the ten players sports a 2700+ rating, every single one of them has been over 2700 at some point over the past years. Maxim Matlakov is no exception, and had a solid plus one performance with 5.0/9.

Alexander Motylev only managed 50% this year, but is also the owner of the greatest (crushingest?) result ever at the European Championship when he won it in 2014.

Co-top seed Polish GM Wojtaszek played well with 5.5/9, but it was not enough to win the event

Dmitry Andreikin shared the top-seed status with 2733, but failed to shine with 5.0/9. Igor Kovalenko, the top player in Latvia, had a tough time and ended on 3.0/9.

Anton Korobov was the name of the event, winning it alone with 6.0/9 in spite of a loss. In round six he played a small brilliancy against Emil Sutovsky who is no stranger to amazing tactics.

Korobov - Sutovsky

Viktor Bologan had a very rough start and never really got his footing

Bologan, seen here watching the live boards as he waits for Andreikin to arrive, did score a win against his tardy opponent and did not leave the event without a win of his own.

It was an excellent, nay, superb result for Korobov, who adds a significant title to his resumé

A group shot of all the players

TV report of the event, simul and players

Final standings

Links

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Born in the US, he grew up in Paris, France, where he completed his Baccalaureat, and after college moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had a peak rating of 2240 FIDE, and was a key designer of Chess Assistant 6. In 2010 he joined the ChessBase family as an editor and writer at ChessBase News. He is also a passionate photographer with work appearing in numerous publications, and the content creator of the YouTube channel, Chess & Tech.

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