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The match-up of the day was Russia vs Armenia. Classical chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik faced the winner of the FIDE world cup in Khanty-Mansiysk and the Super-GM in Linares, Levon Aronian. This Alien-vs-Predator like encounter was very exciting to watch and saw Kramnik, who recently recovered from a long illness, grittily determined to get another full point.
Kramnik Vladimir (2729) - Aronian Levon (2756)
WCO 2006 Italy (5), 25.05.2006
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7
8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 a6 12.b3 0-0 13.Qh4 Rc7 14.Bh3 Qb8 15.Bg5
Bxf3 16.exf3 b5 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Rc7 20.Rc6 Rxc6 21.dxc6 Rc8
22.Rc1 e6 23.Bd2 Qc7 24.a4 d5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qb4 Rb8 27.Qa3 Bd4 28.Qa6 Be5
29.f4 Bd6 30.Ba5 Qc8 31.Qa7 Ra8 32.Qb6 Rb8 33.Qd4
Black is already under tremendous pressure, and now loses it all with 33...b4? 34.c7 Ra8 35.Qb6 Bf8 36.Bxb4 Bxb4 37.Qxb4 Qe8 1-0.
On the other boards Svidler and Grischuk drew Akopian and Asrian, but Morozevich spoiled it (26...c5? was a clear error) by losing to Gabriel Sargissian, more than 100 points below him on the rating list. Now both teams lead with four match wins and a draw, and 15.5/20 points each.
Aronian, Akopian, Asrian and Sargissian (left), Morozevich and Kramnik
(right)
1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | 3 | Armenia (ARM) | Rtg | |
GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2729 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2756 | |
GM | Svidler Peter | 2743 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2706 | |
GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2719 | GM | Asrian Karen | 2646 | |
GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2730 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2612 |
Uzbekistan and the Netherlands drew their encounter, with Kasimdzhanov impressively beating Sokolov and Gareyev losing to Tiviakov. So Netherlands is third with 15/20 and the Uzbeks fourth with 14.5 board points.
Holand on the left faces Uzbekistan on the right
30 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | Rtg | 8 | Netherlands (NED) | Rtg | |
GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2673 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | 2676 | |
GM | Gareyev Timur | 2522 | GM | Tiviakov Sergey | 2669 | |
GM | Iuldachev Saidali | 2480 | GM | Van Wely Loek | 2655 | |
IM | Kayumov Sergey | 2426 | GM | Van Den Doel Erik | 2579 |
Seven teams follow with 14 point each, including the USA, after Kamsky defeated Jobava with the black pieces (Onischuk won and Nakamura lost) for a 2½:1½ point victory. India drew China with all games being undecided, while Iran pulled off a stunning 3:1 victory over Vietnam join the group at place ten.
USA with Kamsky, Onischuk, Nakamura and Akobian vs
Georgia with Jobava, Pantsulaia, Gagunashvili and Gelashvili
17 | Georgia (GEO) | Rtg | 7 | USA (USA) | Rtg | |
GM | Jobava Baadur | 2646 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2671 | |
GM | Pantsulaia Levan | 2611 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2650 | |
GM | Gagunashvili Merab | 2560 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2664 | |
GM | Gelashvili Tamaz | 2576 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2575 |
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2 | 3 | Armenia | |||||||
3 | 8 | Netherlands | |||||||
4 | 30 | Uzbekistan | |||||||
5 | 10 | Bulgaria | |||||||
6 | 4 | Ukraine | |||||||
7 | 11 | Spain | |||||||
8 | 19 | Belarus | |||||||
9 | 7 | USA | |||||||
10 | 51 | Iran | |||||||
11 | 31 | Sweden | |||||||
12 | 12 | China | |||||||
13 | 22 | Greece | |||||||
14 | 14 | Germany | |||||||
15 | 26 | Brazil | |||||||
16 | 2 | India | |||||||
17 | 17 | Georgia | |||||||
18 | 25 | Denmark | |||||||
19 | 20 | Czech Republic | |||||||
20 | 6 | Israel | |||||||
21 | 27 | Iceland | |||||||
22 | 33 | Serbia Montenegro | |||||||
23 | 45 | Indonesia | |||||||
24 | 15 | Romania | |||||||
25 | 36 | Slovakia | |||||||
26 | 28 | Croatia | |||||||
27 | 49 | Scotland |
Russia suffered an upset 1:2 defeat by Ukraine, when Natalia Zhukova capitalised on a blunder by her opponent, the aggressively enterprising Alexandra Kosteniuk. The other two games were drawn, but in spite of the 1:2 defeat Russia kept its lead with 4:1 match victories and 12.5/15 board points. Ukraine has won all its matches so far, but has scored half a board point less.
Zhukova Natalia (2425) - Kosteniuk Alexandra (2540)
WCO 2006 Italy (5), 25.05.2006
Position after 53.Qa8-e4
Black is as piece up for a pawn with clear winning prospects. But, in a moment of carelessness, overlooks a devastating fork: 53...Be7?? 54.Rxh4+! Kg8 (or 54...Bxh4 55.Qxh4+ Kg8 56.Qxd8+) 55.Qh7+ Kf8 56.Qh8+ Qg8 57.Rf4+ Bf6 58.Qxg8+ Kxg8 59.exf6 gxf6 60.Rxf6 and Zhukova went on to win the R+2P vs R ending in 29 more moves.
Russia vs Ukraine, with Kosteniuk, Tatiana and Nadezhda Kosintseva (left)
facing Zhukova, Yanovska-Gaponenko and Ushenina (right)
2 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | 2:1 | 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg |
WGM | Zhukova Natalia | 2425 | 1-0 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2540 |
IM | Yanovska Inna | 2430 | ½-½ | IM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2489 |
WGM | Ushenina Anna | 2397 | ½-½ | IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2469 |
Other remarkable results: Hungary defeated China 2½:½, with the spirited 12-year-old Hou Yifan losing her first game to IM Szindonia Vajda. China now occupies place 14, while Hungary advanced to place three. India defeated Turkey 2½:½, with GM Koneru Humpy, 2548, defeating WGM Ekaterina Atalik-Polovnikova, 2393, in the critical game (WGM Swathi Ghate defeated Kubra Ozturk, 230 points below her on the Elo scale).
Standings after five rounds (Women)Rk. | Sd | Team | |
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1 | 1 | Russia | |||||||
2 | 2 | Ukraine | |||||||
3 | 4 | Hungary | |||||||
4 | 5 | USA | |||||||
5 | 11 | Romania | |||||||
6 | 9 | India | |||||||
7 | 10 | Bulgaria | |||||||
8 | 17 | Slovenia | |||||||
9 | 7 | Armenia | |||||||
10 | 24 | Spain | |||||||
11 | 29 | Mongolia | |||||||
12 | 31 | Kazakhstan | |||||||
13 | 16 | Slovakia | |||||||
14 | 6 | China | |||||||
15 | 3 | Georgia | |||||||
16 | 13 | Lithuania | |||||||
17 | 34 | Estonia | |||||||
18 | 12 | Poland | |||||||
19 | 15 | France | |||||||
20 | 8 | Germany | |||||||
21 | 23 | Vietnam | |||||||
22 | 21 | Italy A | |||||||
23 | 19 | Serbia Montenegro | |||||||
24 | 63 | El Salvador | |||||||
25 | 25 | Latvia |
It is perhaps a bit early in the tournament to start measuring overall performances, but then again, what else are computers good for if not to generate statistics? Note that in the following tables the number of games by the individual players is fairly important, while the board really isn't, since the performance is calculated on the basis of the strength of the opposition. For instance Kateryna Lahno has 4/4 points on board two for Ukraine, but her performance, due to the opposition, is 2465, which puts her on place 24.
Top 20 MenNo. | Ti | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Pts. | Gs | % | Bo. |
1 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2729 | Russia | 2960 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 1 |
2 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2671 | USA | 2896 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 1 |
3 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2673 | Uzbekistan | 2895 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 1 |
4 | GM | Bareev Evgeny | 2701 | Russia | 2874 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 5 |
5 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2719 | Russia | 2866 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
6 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2706 | Armenia | 2847 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 2 |
7 | GM | Illescas Cordoba Miguel | 2608 | Spain | 2844 | 3.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 |
8 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2612 | Armenia | 2835 | 4.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 5 |
9 | GM | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2647 | Cuba | 2834 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 2 |
10 | GM | Adams Michael | 2720 | England | 2832 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 1 |
11 | GM | Van Wely Loek | 2655 | Netherlands | 2826 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
12 | GM | Graf Alexander | 2592 | Germany | 2817 | 3.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 |
13 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2661 | Ukraine | 2814 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
14 | GM | Avrukh Boris | 2633 | Israel | 2809 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 4 |
15 | GM | Wang Yue | 2598 | China | 2794 | 4.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 4 |
16 | GM | Leitao Rafael | 2575 | Brazil | 2794 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
17 | GM | Iuldachev Saidali | 2480 | Uzbekistan | 2792 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 5 |
18 | GM | Olafsson Helgi | 2521 | Iceland | 2787 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 3 |
19 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2640 | China | 2776 | 2.5 | 4 | 62.5 | 1 |
20 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | 2677 | Bulgaria | 2775 | 2.0 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 |
No. | Ti | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Pts. | Gs | % | Bo. |
1 | IM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2489 | Russia | 2701 | 4.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 2 |
2 | IM | Peptan Corina Isabela | 2408 | Romania | 2675 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 1 |
3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2548 | India | 2663 | 4.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 1 |
4 | WGM | Muzychuk Anna | 2418 | Slovenia | 2655 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 1 |
5 | IM | Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino | 2421 | Germany | 2642 | 4.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 2 |
6 | IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2469 | Russia | 2631 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
7 | IM | Krush Irina | 2437 | USA | 2593 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 2 |
8 | WGM | Voiska Margarita | 2314 | Bulgaria | 2578 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 2 |
9 | IM | Vajda Szidonia | 2403 | Hungary | 2568 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 3 |
10 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2422 | Armenia | 2567 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 2 |
11 | IM | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2487 | Hungary | 2564 | 4.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 |
12 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | 2426 | Georgia | 2551 | 3.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 |
13 | WIM | Andriasian Siranush | 2237 | Armenia | 2540 | 3.5 | 4 | 87.5 | 4 |
14 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2502 | Bulgaria | 2539 | 3.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 |
15 | IM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2470 | Lithuania | 2535 | 4.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 |
16 | WGM | Zhao Xue | 2423 | China | 2525 | 3.5 | 5 | 70.0 | 1 |
17 | WFM | Przezdziecka Marta | 2265 | Poland | 2524 | 4.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 |
18 | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2299 | USA | 2517 | 2.5 | 3 | 83.3 | 4 |
19 | IM | Houska Jovanka | 2378 | England | 2514 | 3.0 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 |
20 | IM | Dembo Yelena | 2464 | Greece | 2511 | 4.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 |
Report: Frederic Friedel, pictures: Natalia Straub
Peter Svidler and Vladimir ("back-in-chess") Kramnik
China vs India (with Bu vs Anand on board one)
2 | India (IND) | Rtg | 12 | China (CHN) | Rtg | |
GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2803 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2640 | |
GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2692 | GM | Zhang Zhong | 2640 | |
GM | Harikrishna P | 2680 | GM | Wang Yue | 2598 | |
GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2578 | GM | Ni Hua | 2607 |
Azerbaijan (left, with Radjabov) vs Modlova (right, with Bologan)
23 | Moldova (MDA) | Rtg | 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | Rtg | |
GM | Bologan Viktor | 2666 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2717 | |
GM | Iordachescu Viorel | 2601 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2659 | |
GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | 2552 | GM | Guliyev Namig | 2580 | |
IM | Slovineanu Viacheslav | 2402 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2617 |
Kateryna "4-0" Lahno of Ukraine resting in round five
Italy A vs Germany in round five
8 | Germany (GER) | Rtg | 21 | Italy A (ITA-A) | Rtg | |
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2438 | IM | Sedina Elena | 2373 | |
IM | Kachiani-Gersinska K. | 2421 | WGM | Zimina Olga | 2404 | |
WIM | Nill Jessica | 2339 | WFM | Ambrosi Eleonora | 2136 |
Malaysia vs France (board 1: Wan Khye Theng vs Almira Skripchenko)
15 | France (FRA) | Rtg | 3:0 | 58 | Malaysia (MAS) | Rtg |
IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2423 | 1-0 | - | Wan Khye Theng | 1989 |
WGM | Leconte Maria | 2345 | 1-0 | WCM | Nur Shazwani Zullkafli | 2108 |
WGM | Milliet Sophie | 2330 | 1-0 | - | Roslina Marmono | 1976 |
GM Peng Zhao Qin, 2395, Netherlands
IM Bosboom-Lanchava Tea, 2380, Netherlands
WIM Muhren Bianca, 2253, Netherlands
37th Olympiad | 77th FIDE Congress | ||
May 20 2006 | 21:00 | Opening ceremony | |
May 21 2006 | 15:00 | First round | |
May 22 2006 | 15:00 | Second round | |
May 23 2006 | 15:00 | Third round | |
May 24 2006 | 15:00 | Fourth round | |
May 25 2006 | 15:00 | Fifth round | |
May 26 2006 | Rest day | ||
May 27 2006 | 15:00 | Sixth round | FIDE Commissions and committees |
May 28 2006 | 15:00 | Seventh round | |
May 29 2006 | 15:00 | Eighth round | |
May 30 2006 | 15:00 | Ninth round | Executive board, Presidential board |
May 31 2006 | 15:00 | Tenth round | |
June 1 2006 | Rest day | ||
June 2 2006 | 15:00 | Eleventh round | Continental Meeting, General Assembly |
June 3 2006 | 15:00 | Twelfth round | |
June 4 2006 | 10:00 | Thirteenth round | |
June 4 2006 | 20:30 | Closing ceremony |