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The Third President's Cup is taking place from May 11th to 21st 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan. There are 180 participants in the Open Tournament, and the prize fund is US $85,000. There is also a Children's U-14 and a Seniors Tournament.
| Rnk | Seed | Title | Player | Elo | Nat. | Pts | BH1 | BH2 | BH3 | wins | 1 | 9 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | 2627 | RUS | 5.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Milov Vadim | 2690 | SUI | 4.5 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 3 | 13 | GM | Lastin Alexander | 2622 | RUS | 4.5 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | 2582 | BLR | 4.5 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 4 |
| 5 | 23 | GM | Dzhumaev Marat | 2557 | UZB | 4.0 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | GM | Gelashvili Tamaz | 2622 | GEO | 4.0 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Fridman Daniel | 2640 | GER | 4.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2658 | GEO | 4.0 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 9 | 28 | GM | Abbasov Farid | 2528 | AZE | 4.0 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
| 10 | 29 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2524 | AZE | 4.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
| 30 | GM | Shanava Konstantine | 2519 | GEO | 4.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
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| 12 | 10 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2625 | AZE | 4.0 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 13 | 2 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | 2690 | NED | 4.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 14 | 20 | GM | Mamedov Nidjat | 2577 | AZE | 4.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 2635 | GEO | 4.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 16 | 18 | GM | Korchnoi Viktor | 2598 | SUI | 4.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 4 |
| 17 | 16 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2617 | AZE | 4.0 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 18 | 24 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2538 | BUL | 4.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 19 | 32 | GM | Guliev Sarhan | 2487 | AZE | 4.0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 20 | 25 | GM | Ibrahimov Rasul | 2535 | AZE | 4.0 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 3 |
| 21 | 15 | GM | Kazhgaleyev Murtas | 2617 | KAZ | 4.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 22 | 31 | IM | Sulashvili Malkhaz | 2491 | GEO | 4.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 23 | 14 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | 2621 | BEL | 4.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3 |
| 24 | 21 | GM | Timman Jan H | 2565 | NED | 4.0 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 3 |
| 25 | 11 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2624 | GER | 4.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander | 2641 | SLO | 3.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
| 27 | 27 | GM | Gasanov Eldar | 2531 | UKR | 3.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 2 |
| 28 | 47 | IM | Durarbeyli Vasif | 2384 | AZE | 3.5 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 3 |
| 29 | 4 | GM | Short Nigel D | 2660 | ENG | 3.5 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 30 | 35 | IM | Sanikidze Tornike | 2458 | GEO | 3.5 | 15.5 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 3 |
| 31 | 37 | IM | Esen Baris | 2451 | TUR | 3.5 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 3 |
| 54 | IM | Zozulia Anna | 2332 | BEL | 3.5 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 3 |
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| 33 | 43 | IM | Morchiashvili Bachana | 2421 | GEO | 3.5 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 3 |
| 34 | 22 | GM | Savchenko Stanislav | 2560 | UKR | 3.5 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 2 |
| 35 | 87 | Askerov Mushfig | 2154 | AZE | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 3 |
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| 36 | 72 | Rzayev Bahruz | 2225 | AZE | 3.5 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 3 |
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| 37 | 17 | GM | Fedorov Alexei | 2603 | BLR | 3.5 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 38 | 111 | Kazimova Narmin | 2072 | AZE | 3.5 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 3 |
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| 39 | 3 | GM | Van Wely Loek | 2677 | NED | 3.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 40 | 86 | FM | Atanejhad Sahebali | 2154 | IRI | 3.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 3 |
The venue in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The playing hall with the different sections
Behravan Shahriyar (Iran) vs FM Agaragimov Djakhangir in round 2 (Agaragimov
won)
GM Nigel Short vs Djakhangir in the start of their round 3, (Nigel won)
WGM Bela Khotenashvili (GEO) vs Nigel Short in round two (the game was drawn)
Viktor Korchnoi waiting for his opponent Hossein Aryanejad, Iran, in round two
(Korchnoi won)
Viktor and his wife Petra Korchnoi in front of a portrait of you-know-who
(former president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev).
That's him, hiding behind his hand in the only available picture
from Baku : Evgeniy Najer, 2627, leading with 5.0/5 points
GM Loek van Wely vs WGM Turkan Mamedyarova in round four (draw
)
GM Antoaneta Stefanova vs Vaghar Mohsen in round four (Stefanova won)
Vitaliy Sapunov, responsibly for the IT support of the tournament
GM Alexei Fedorov vs IM Guliev Logman in the start of round 3 (Guliev won)
GM Mamedov Rauf arrives earlier and is raring to go
WGM Turkan Mamedyarova, sister of the famous Shakh, waiting for her opponent
Turan Asgarova in round three (Turkan won)
The "Mir" TV company interviews the chief organizer Emin Gashimov,
the head of the
Republican Chess Center in Baku
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