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The 14th Karpov Poikovsky tournament is taking place from August 27th to September 6th in Poikovsky, which is in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
Poikovsky, originally an oil drilling village, today has a population of 20,000
The name of the town comes from the Poika river. It is situated in the Nefteyugansk region which is between the rivers Ob' and Irtysh. The region is about a three hour drive away from Khanty-Mansiysk, the host of the 2010 Chess Olympiad.
The Karpov Poikovsky tournament continues with interesting results. The Ukrainian grandmaster Pavel Eljanov has taken the lead after two back to back victories against Emil Sutovsky and Ivan Cheparinov. Cheparinov, who has unfortunately not been in the best form this tournament, is currently in the last position and the only player not to have won a game so far in the event. He will be trying to correct that with a last round encounter against Sutovsky.
Inarkiev has had a good tournament so far, with this performance so far he is back at exactly 2700
Pavel Eljanov recounts how one of his important victories came to happen in round seven:
"The story of this game should start from the day before it. The previous day I had lost to Sasha Motylev, and it was absolutely deserved. I played very badly and simply played 'yawn' moves. In the evening I decided to enjoy myself a little more - I celebrated Sasha Onischuk's birthday (his 38th - e.d.), and I had a good time with good company. With only one caveat: I had no time to prepare. So I simply slept and played today against Emil an English Opening, without any claims to an opening advantage. Especially considering that he is probably one of the two or three best experts in the Gruenfeld.
After the opening position both sides had equal chances, but there were still fighting opportunities for both sides. Emil was too optimistic and decided to play 'interesting' by sacrificing the exchange. Although he could perhaps have played it safely instead. As it is often the case in such positions, both sides evaluated the complications in their favor! I thought I wasn't risking much, but as it turns out Emil thought the same. Judging by how the game proceeded, I was probably closer to the truth.
I think the key decision was to exchange his rook, after that I am probably playing on only two results. Possibly after 30. d4 Black was already in big trouble."
[Event "14th Karpov GM"] [Site "Poikovsky RUS"] [Date "2013.09.04"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Black "Sutovsky, Emil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2013.08.28"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 h6 8. Nd5 Bc5 9. e3 Bb6 10. Nd2 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Nc4 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. b3 Bf5 16. Bb2 Rac8 17. Qd2 Nb4 18. Bc3 a5 19. e4 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Rc8 22. Qd2 Rc2 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Nxa2 25. Rf1 Be6 26. Bf3 Rd2 27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Bxb3 29. Bd1 Be6 30. d4 Nc3 31. Bc2 Ba2 32. Bd3 b5 33. Bxb5 Nxb5 34. Rxa2 Nc3 35. Rxa5 Nxe4+ 36. Kf3 Ng5+ 37. Ke2 exd4 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. exd4 f5 40. Ke3 Kg6 41. h4 Ne4 42. Kf4 Nc3 43. Ra6 Ne2+ 44. Ke3 Nxg3 45. Rxd6+ Kf7 46. Kf4 Ne4 47. Ra6 Nd2 48. Kxf5 Nf3 49. Ra7+ Kf8 50. d5 1-0
Eljanov further concluded the following:
"I started to think while I stayed up late yesterday in good company - it does not interfer with play, quite the contrary. It allows players to become more liberated. Don't sit at home on the computer, do not analyze endless variations, instead have a good time with each other and then just play the board: make interesting, creative solutions. Opening analysis, in these cases, fades into the background and it is good for the game".
Sound advice from the leader of the Poikovsky, who has been nicknamed "The Terminator"
Eljanov will have a tough match against Viktor Laznicka in the last round, and he will need to win to guarantee himself first place.
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Round 01 – August 28 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
1-0
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Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
1-0
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Victor Bologan | 2672 |
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
½-½
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Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
½-½
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Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
½-½
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Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
Round 02 –August 29 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
½-½
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Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
0-1
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Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
½-½
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Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
Victor Bologan | 2672 |
0-1
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Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
½-½
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Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
Round 03 – August 30 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
½-½
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Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
½-½
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Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
½-½
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Victor Bologan | 2672 |
Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
½-½
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Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
½-½
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Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
Round 04 – September 01 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
½-½
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Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
1-0
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Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
Victor Bologan | 2672 |
1-0
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Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
0-1
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Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
½-½
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Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
Round 05 – September 02 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
½-½
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Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
1-0
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Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
0-1
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Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
1-0
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Victor Bologan | 2672 |
Ian Nepomniatchi | 2727 |
½-½
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Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
Round 06 – September 03 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
1-0
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Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
Victor Bologan | 2672 |
1-0
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Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
1-0
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Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
½-½
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Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
1-0
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Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
Round 07 – September 04 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
1-0
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Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
½-½
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Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
½-½
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Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
½-½
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Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
½-½
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Victor Bologan | 2672 |
Round 08 – September 05 2013, 15:00h | ||||
Emil Sutovsky | 2660 |
1-0
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Victor Bologan | 2672 |
Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
½-½
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Alexander Onischuk | 2667 |
Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 |
½-½
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Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 |
Alexander Motylev | 2663 |
½-½
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Viktor Laznicka | 2684 |
Pavel Eljanov | 2702 |
1-0
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Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 |
Round 09 – September 06, 13:00h | ||||
Ivan Cheparinov | 2678 | Emil Sutovsky | 2660 | |
Viktor Laznicka | 2684 | Pavel Eljanov | 2702 | |
Ian Nepomniatchi | 2717 | Alexander Motylev | 2663 | |
Alexander Onischuk | 2667 | Dmitri Jakovenko | 2713 | |
Victor Bologan | 2672 | Ernesto Inarkiev | 2680 |
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