3/4/2012 – The Vladimir Petrov Memorial took place in Jurmala, Latvia, as a tribute to one of the brightest representatives of Latvian Chess, who tragically died in Soviet camps during WWII. The event started with a Qualifier (Feb. 16-17) and a Final (Feb. 18-19), which was won by Alexander Morozevich. Endgame specialist GM Karsten Müller has picked out four games with instructive endings.
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The Vladimir Petrov Memorial took place in Jurmala, Latvia, from February 15th-20th,
2012, and paid tribute to one of the brightest representatives of Latvian Chess,
who tragically died in Soviet camps during the Second World War. The event started
with a Qualifier (Feb. 16-17) and a Final (Feb. 18-19). The latter was held
in the Amber Beach Resort in Jaunkemeri. It featured eight players: four Super
GMs by invitation and the top four from the qualifier. The Super GMs were Vassily
Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbajan)
and Alexei Shirov, who as of January 1, 2012 has been representing Latvia.
The time controls were 15 minutes plus six seconds per move. the prizes for
the final were: 1st: €1250, 2nd: €825, 3rd: €600, 4th: €400,
5th: €300, 6th: €250 7th €225, 8th €200, for the total of
€4050.
Alexander Morozevich won the final section 5.0/7, ahead of Alexei Shirov
and Igor Kovalenko:
In second place: Latvian GM Alexei Shirov
Video report on the Vladimir Petrov Memorial tournament (commentary and
interviews in Latvian)
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Endgame analysis by GM Karsten Müller
Our endgame specialist Dr Karsten Müller has gone through the games of
the Qualifier and the Final of the Vladimir Petrov Memorian and selected four
intstructive endings for you to learn from. Click on the move before the first
comment to jump to the endgame position.
The race
Activate the King
Two pieces are sronger than a rook
Opposite colored bishops favor the attacker
Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine
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