This event is taking place from January 14th to 30th, 2011 in the traditional
De Moriaan Center in Wijk aan Zee. There are three Grandmaster Groups, with
14 players each and each competitor playing against every other. The rate of
play is 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 moves and finally 15
minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30 seconds/move increment starting
with the first move of the game. Games begin at 13:30h local
time (CET), except for the last round on January 30th, which begins at 12:00h.
There are three rest days, on January 19th, 24th, and 27th.
Tata Steel Chess Pavilion
Results of round five
Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Jan Smeets - Viswanathan Anand |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen - Erwin l'Ami |
1-0 |
Hikaru Nakamura - Ruslan Ponomariov |
½-½ |
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Anish Giri |
½-½ |
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Alexei Shirov |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Wang Hao - Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
|
Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Luke McShane - Laurent Fressinet |
½-½ |
Radek Wojtaszek - Friso Nijboer |
1-0 |
Le Quang Liem - Vlad Tkachiev |
½-½ |
Gabriel Sargissian - Li Chao |
½-½ |
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
Zahar Efimenko - David Navara |
1-0 |
Surya Ganguly - Wesley So |
0-1 |
|
Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Ivan Ivanisevic - Benjamin Bok |
1-0 |
Katherina Lahno - Sebastian Siebrecht |
1-0 |
Dariusz Swiercz - Mark van der Werf |
0-1 |
Ilya Nyzhnyk - Roeland Pruijssers |
1-0 |
Robin van Kampen - Tania Sachdev |
½-½ |
Daniele Vocaturo - Mark Bluvshtein |
1-0 |
Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Jan Willem de Jong |
1-0 |
|
|
The leadership switched hands in the fifth round, with both pole positions
enjoying kindnesses from their opponents, but Anand more so.
Startlingly strong in Wijk: American GM Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura once again found himself with a difficult position, this time against
Ponomariov, and decided to try to solve his problems tactically. It didn’t
quite work, as the Ukrainian was still better, but the weakness around Ruslan’s
king was not to his liking, especially against a player renowned for finding
unexpected solutions and a draw was agreed.
Ukrainian GM and former FIDE Knockout World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov
Anand, playing Black, had a good game against Smeets and eventually pressured
him into a cramped, unpleasant endgame after sacrificing the exchange. The Dutch
player held true and was still clinging to a drawn when he hallucinated, jettisoned
a pawn and quickly lost. With this gift, the World Champion is now in the lead
with 4.0/5 followed by Nakamura on 3.5/5.
Magnus Carlsen kibitzing Jan Smeets vs Vishy Anand
Smeets,J (2662) - Anand,V (2810) [C95]
73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (5), 20.01.2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3
0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 c5
16.dxe5 dxe5 17.a4 c4 18.N3h2 Re6 19.Qf3 Qb6 20.Ng4 Be7 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Bg3
Bg5 23.Ne3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Qxe3 25.Rxe3 Nc5 26.f3 Rd8 27.Re2 Bc6 28.axb5 Bxb5 29.Bf2
Nd3 30.Rd2 Rc8 31.Bb1 Rd6 32.Be3 Rcc6 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Kf2 Rd7 35.Rdd1 Rb7 36.Ra5
f6 37.Ke1 Bc4 38.b4 Bb5 39.Kd2 h5 40.Bc5 Kf7 41.Rc1 Bc4 42.Be3 Bb5 43.Bc5
Jan Smeets has held up pretty well in this Ruy Lopez Breyer, but Anand has
kept pressing. His solution to this proffered repetition is in the air: 43...Rxc5
44.bxc5 Bc4 45.Rd1 Rb2+ 46.Kc1 Rc2+ 47.Kb1 Ke7 48.c6 Kd8 49.Ra4 Bb5 50.Ra2 Kc7
51.c4 Rxc4 52.Rc1 Rd4 53.Rd2 Ba4 54.Rc5 Bc2+ 55.Kb2 Rd6 56.Kc3 h4
The Dutch GM has withstood all the pressure brought against him by the World
Champion, but now he suffers an inexplicable blackout (is it something in the
air in Wijk?): 57.g3?? hxg3. Here Smeets probably intended
58.Rg2, but now it dawns on him that 58...d2! 59.Rxd2 Rxd2 60.Kxd2 g2 would
seal his fate. 58.h4 g6 59.Rd5 Rxc6+ 60.Kb2 Rb6+ 61.Kc3 Rb3+ 62.Kc4
Rb1. Perfect play by Vishy, who is heading for f1 and f2 with that
rook. Jan Smeets makes it even easier for him: 63.Rg2 Bb3+ 64.Kxd3 Bxd5
65.exd5 Rb3+ 0-1. [Click to replay]
Another decisive game of the round was Wang Hao’s strong win against
Grischuk, though both continue to populate the bottom half of the crosstable.
The daily 500-euro “Piet Zwart Prize” for the best game of the
day went to Wang Hao. GM Ivan Sokolov: "No ifs or buts about it –
his handling of the white side of the King’s Indian with 3.g3 was exemplary.
The other A-Group games in the fifth round were far less interesting. In fact,
none came even close.”
Wang Hao (2731) - Grischuk,A (2773) [E63]
73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (5), 20.01.2011
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.b3
Rb8 9.Nd5 Bg4 10.Bb2 Nxd5 11.cxd5 Nb4 12.e4 f5 13.h3 fxe4 14.hxg4 exf3 15.Bxf3
Qe8 16.g5 Rxf3 17.Qxf3 Qf7 18.Qe2 Rf8 19.f4 Nxd5 20.Rf2 h6 21.Raf1 c6 22.g4
e6 23.Qe4 hxg5 24.fxg5 Qe8 25.Rxf8+ Bxf8 26.Re1 Kf7 27.Kg2 b5 28.a4 b4 29.Bc1
a5 30.Bf4 Qd7 31.Bg3 Be7 32.Rf1+ Kg7 33.Be5+ dxe5 34.Qxe5+ Kg8 35.Rh1 Nf4+ 36.Kf1
1-0. [Click to replay]
Chinese GM Wang Hao with a first win in Wijk
Not in great shape in this event: World Championship candidate Alexander
Grischuk
The longest game of the day was Carlsen-l'Ami which went past the 90-move mark.
The number one managed to keep a slight edge throughout the game but never seemed
to be able to push it toward a full point. A mistake by l'Ami changed this,
and suddenly it seemed like a clear win for Magnus. Then 20 moves later, Magnus
returned the favor, and found himself in a theoretically drawn rook and knight
versus rook endgame. He pressed on, understandably, and his persistence was
finally rewarded as the Dutch player failed to find the correct defense.
Carlsen,M (2814) - L'Ami,E (2628) [C77]
73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (5), 20.01.2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Re1
0-0 9.Nbd2 Kh8 10.Nf1 Ng8 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4 Qe8 13.d4 Bd7 14.d5 Nd8 15.Bxd7 Qxd7
16.N3d2 Nf7 17.f3 f5 18.c4 a5 19.Bf2 Nf6 20.c5 fxe4 21.Nxe4 dxc5 22.Nxc5 Qxd5
23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.Rad1 c6 25.Ne3 Rfd8 26.a4 Nxe3 27.Bxe3 b5 28.b3 bxa4 29.bxa4
Rd5 30.Ne6 Bf8 31.Nc7 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Rd8 33.Rc1 Rd3 34.Bb6 Bb4 35.Rxc6 Ra3 36.Ne6
h5 37.f4 Rxa4 38.fxe5 Ra1+ 39.Kf2 Re1 40.Bd4 Kg8 41.Rc8+ Kh7 42.Nf8+ Kh6 43.Nd7
Rd1 44.Be3+ Kg7 45.Rc7 a4 46.e6 Nd6 47.h4 a3 48.Ra7 g5 49.hxg5 Kg6 50.e7
The world's number one has been pressing and probing, but Erwin l'Ami, almost
200 points his inferior on the rating scale, has weathered the storm and whould
now be able to draw (e.g. with 50...Ne4). However he simply drops a pawn: 50...a2?
51.Nf8+ (51.Rxa2 straight away also works) 51...Kf5 52.Rxa2
Ne4+ 53.Kf3 Rf1+ 54.Ke2 Ng3+ 55.Kd3 Bxe7 56.Ra5+ Kg4 57.Ra4+ Kf5 58.Ra5+ Kg4.
White is clearly winning and pauses only to gain some time on the clock with
a two-fold repetition. Now he must continue to victory. 59.Ne6 Rd1+
60.Kc2 Rd7 61.g6 Nf1 62.Bc1 Bf6 63.g7 Bxg7 64.Rg5+ Kh4 65.Nxg7
65...Ne3+! A clever little trick. 66.Bxe3 Rd2+!
The rook cannot be touched (Black would be stalemated) and turns into what the
Dutch call a "dolle
toren", a crazy rook which harasses the opponent's king. 67.Kc1
Rd1+ 68.Kb2 Rd2+ 69.Kc3 Rd3+ 70.Kc4. The suicidal checks end here (or
after 70...Rc3+ 71.Kd4 Rd3+ 72.Ke4). White now has a clear and comfortable win.
70...Rxe3 71.Rxh5+ Kg4
72.Rh2? Shock on the Playchess server, numerous spectators
faint away as their kibitzing engines switch from between +4 and +6 pawns to
0.00 = draw. Magnus has thrown away the win. This becomes quite clear after
72...Re7 73.Nh5 Re5 74.Nf6+ Kg3 75.Rh7 Kxg2
This endgame is – ask Cheron or any endgame tablebase – a theoretical
draw. The Norwegian GM mutters a curse and sticks out his hand to concede the
draw – you would think. But not Magnus, who is famous for playing on in
drawn positions and, as we shall see, not out of spite. 76.Kd4 Re1 77.Ng4
Kg3 78.Ne3 Ra1 79.Rg7+ Kf4 80.Rf7+ Kg3 81.Nc2 Ra4+ 82.Ke3 Kg4 83.Nd4 Kg5 84.Ke4
Kg6 85.Rf1 Ra5 86.Nc6 Ra4+ 87.Ke5 Kg5 88.Rg1+ Rg4 89.Ra1 Rg3 90.Re1 Rg2 91.Ne7
Kg4 92.Nf5 Ra2 93.Rg1+
The secret of the world's number one: always keep up the pressure, play relentlessly,
give them problem after problem to solve. In the end they will crumble. 93...Kf3?
94.Nh4+ and 1-0 because after 94...Ke3 95.Rg3+ the
black king is forced on the second rank and the black rook falls to the skewer
on g2. [Click to replay
or check out full analysis by GM
Karsten Müller]
Putting on the pressure: Magnus Carlsen wins a first game in Wijk
French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, third youngest player in the A-Group (Magnus
is a month younger), faced Holland’s Anish Giri, the youngest in a Petroff.
Maxime played a solid game and after 27.f4 Anish had no trouble equalizing.
The encounter ended in a 39-move draw.
Vachier-Lagrave vs Giri: White takes a stroll while Black ponders his next
move
In the “B” group, McShane continues in sole lead despite two draws
in the last couple of rounds, though Efimenko is now breathing down his neck
after beating Navara in round five.
In the “C” Group, Ukrainian prodigy 14-year-old GM Ilya Nyzhnyk
is in a race to catch up with GM Vocaturo, after winning his round five game.
But the Italian GM seems to be on a magic ride, after winning a dead lost game
in round four, and now picking up a full point in what should have been a drawn
endgame in round five.
Current standings after five rounds
Grandmaster "A" tournament
Grandmaster "B" tournament
Grandmaster "C" tournament
Watching the games
It goes without saying that the options to watch the games live are wide and
varied. You can watch them at no cost on Playchess,
enjoying the software's new options to display multiple boards at the same time,
and if you are a Premium
member, live grandmaster commentary will be provided on Playchess for every
round by GM Daniel King, author of the best-selling Power
Play series, and GM Lubomir
Ftacnik. If you miss the live games, you can always watch the commentary
after the fact, or get an abridged tale via the Daily Roundup show also hosted
on Playchess. Again, if you miss the show, it remains available on the server
at your disposal.
Schedule of Grandmaster Group A
Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 15th |
Ruslan Ponomariov - Viswanathan Anand |
0-1 |
Erwin l'Ami - Anish Giri |
½-½ |
Jan Smeets - Alexei Shirov |
1-0 |
Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Hikaru Nakamura - Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Wang Hao |
½-½ |
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
|
Group A: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 16th |
Viswanathan Anand - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Wang Hao - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
0-1 |
Alexander Grischuk - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
½-½ |
Levon Aronian - Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Anish Giri - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
Ruslan Ponomariov - Erwin l'Ami |
½-½ |
|
Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 17th |
Erwin l'Ami - Viswanathan Anand |
½-½ |
Jan Smeets - Ruslan Ponomariov |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen - Anish Giri |
0-1 |
Hikaru Nakamura - Alexei Shirov |
1-0 |
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Alexander Grischuk |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik - Wang Hao |
½-½ |
|
Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 18th |
Viswanathan Anand - Wang Hao |
1-0 |
Alexander Grischuk - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
Levon Aronian - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
1-0 |
Alexei Shirov - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
0-1 |
Anish Giri - Hikaru Nakamura |
½-½ |
Ruslan Ponomariov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
Erwin l'Ami - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
|
Wednesday, January 19th – Free
day |
Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Jan Smeets - Viswanathan Anand |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen - Erwin l'Ami |
1-0 |
Hikaru Nakamura - Ruslan Ponomariov |
½-½ |
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Anish Giri |
½-½ |
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Alexei Shirov |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Wang Hao - Alexander Grischuk |
1-0 |
|
Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 21st |
Viswanathan Anand - Alexander Grischuk |
|
Levon Aronian - Wang Hao |
|
Alexei Shirov - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Anish Giri - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
|
Erwin l'Ami - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Jan Smeets - Magnus Carlsen |
|
|
Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 22nd |
Magnus Carlsen - Viswanathan Anand |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Jan Smeets |
|
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Erwin l'Ami |
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Anish Giri |
|
Wang Hao - Alexei Shirov |
|
Alexander Grischuk - Levon Aronian |
|
|
Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 23rd |
Viswanathan Anand - Levon Aronian |
|
Alexei Shirov - Alexander Grischuk |
|
Anish Giri - Wang Hao |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Erwin l'Ami - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
|
Jan Smeets - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
|
Monday, January 24th – Free
day |
Group A: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 25th |
Hikaru Nakamura - Viswanathan Anand |
|
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Jan Smeets |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Erwin l'Ami |
|
Wang Hao - Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Alexander Grischuk - Anish Giri |
|
Levon Aronian - Alexei Shirov |
|
|
Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 26th |
Viswanathan Anand - Alexei Shirov |
|
Anish Giri - Levon Aronian |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov - Alexander Grischuk |
|
Erwin l'Ami - Wang Hao |
|
Jan Smeets - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
|
|
Thursday, January 27th – Free
day |
Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 28th |
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Viswanathan Anand |
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Vladimir Kramnik - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Wang Hao - Jan Smeets |
|
Alexander Grischuk - Erwin l'Ami |
|
Levon Aronian - Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Alexei Shirov - Anish Giri |
|
|
Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 29th |
Viswanathan Anand - Anish Giri |
|
Ruslan Ponomariov - Alexei Shirov |
|
Erwin l'Ami - Levon Aronian |
|
Jan Smeets - Alexander Grischuk |
|
Magnus Carlsen - Wang Hao |
|
Hikaru Nakamura - Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Max. Vachier-Lagrave - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
|
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Group A: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 30st |
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Viswanathan Anand |
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Vladimir Kramnik - Max. Vachier-Lagrave |
|
Wang Hao - Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Alexander Grischuk - Magnus Carlsen |
|
Levon Aronian - Jan Smeets |
|
Alexei Shirov - Erwin l'Ami |
|
Anish Giri - Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Schedule of Grandmaster Group B
Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 15th |
Vlad Tkachiev - Laurant Fressinet |
½-½ |
Friso Nijboer - Li Chao |
½-½ |
Luke McShane - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
Radek Wojtaszek - David Navara |
0-1 |
Le Quang Liem - Wesley So |
½-½ |
Gabriel Sargissian - Surya Ganguly |
1-0 |
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Zahar Efimenko |
0-1 |
|
Group B: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 16th |
Laurant Fressinet - Zahar Efimenko |
½-½ |
Surya Ganguly - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
1-0 |
Wesley So - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
David Navara - Le Quang Liem |
½-½ |
Wouter Spoelman - Radek Wojtaszek |
½-½ |
Li Chao - Luke McShane |
0-1 |
Vlad Tkachiev - Friso Nijboer |
½-½ |
|
Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 17th |
Friso Nijboer - Laurent Fressinet |
½-½ |
Luke McShane - Vlad Tkachiev |
1-0 |
Radek Wojtaszek - Li Chao |
1-0 |
Le Quang Liem - Wouter Spoelman |
0-1 |
Gabriel Sargissian - David Navara |
½-½ |
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Wesley So |
½-½ |
Zahar Efimenko - Surya Ganguly |
½-½ |
|
Group B: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 18th |
Laurent Fressinet - Surya Ganguly |
1-0 |
Wesley So - Zahar Efimenko |
½-½ |
David Navara - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
½-½ |
Wouter Spoelman - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
Li Chao - Le Quang Liem |
1-0 |
Vlad Tkachiev - Radek Wojtaszek |
½-½ |
Friso Nijboer - Luke McShane |
½-½ |
|
Wednesday, January 19th – Free
day |
Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Luke McShane - Laurent Fressinet |
½-½ |
Radek Wojtaszek - Friso Nijboer |
1-0 |
Le Quang Liem - Vlad Tkachiev |
½-½ |
Gabriel Sargissian - Li Chao |
½-½ |
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
Zahar Efimenko - David Navara |
1-0 |
Surya Ganguly - Wesley So |
0-1 |
|
Group B: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 21st |
Laurant Fressinet - Wesley So |
|
David Navara - Surya Ganguly |
|
Wouter Spoelman - Zahar Efimenko |
|
Li Chao - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
|
Vlad Tkachiev - Gabriel Sargissian |
|
Friso Nijboer - Le Quang Liem |
|
Luke McShane - Radek Wojtaszek |
|
|
Group B: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 22nd |
Radek Wojtaszek - Laurent Fressinet |
|
Le Quang Liem - Luke McShane |
|
Gabriel Sargissian - Friso Nijboer |
|
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Vlad Tkachiev |
|
Zahar Efimenko - Li Chao |
|
Surya Ganguly - Wouter Spoelman |
|
Wesley So - David Navara |
|
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Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 23rd |
Laurent Fressinet - David Navara |
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Wouter Spoelman - Wesley So |
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Li Chao - Surya Ganguly |
|
Vlad Tkachiev - Zahar Efimenko |
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Friso Nijboer - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
|
Luke McShane - Gabriel Sargissian |
|
Radek Wojtaszek - Le Quang Liem |
|
|
Monday, January 24th – Free
day |
Group B: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 25th |
Le Quang Liem - Laurent Fressinet |
|
Gabriel Sargissian - Radek Wojtaszek |
|
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Luke McShane |
|
Zahar Efimenko - Friso Nijboer |
|
Surya Ganguly - Vlad Tkachiev |
|
Wesley So - Li Chao |
|
David Navara - Wouter Spoelman |
|
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Group B: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 26th |
Laurent Fressinet - Wouter Spoelman |
|
Li Chao - David Navara |
|
Vlad Tkachiev - Wesley So |
|
Friso Nijboer - Surya Ganguly |
|
Luke McShane - Zahar Efimenko |
|
Radek Wojtaszek - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
|
Le Quang Liem - Gabriel Sargissian |
|
|
Thursday, January 27th – Free
day |
Group B: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 28th |
Gabriel Sargissian - Laurent Fressinet |
|
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Le Quang Liem |
|
Zahar Efimenko - Radek Wojtaszek |
|
Surya Ganguly - Luke McShane |
|
Wesley So - Friso Nijboer |
|
David Navara - Vlad Tkachiev |
|
Wouter Spoelman - Li Chao |
|
|
Group B: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 29th |
Laurent Fressinet - Li Chao |
|
Vlad Tkachiev - Wouter Spoelman |
|
Friso Nijboer - David Navara |
|
Luke McShane - Wesley So |
|
Radek Wojtaszek - Surya Ganguly |
|
Le Quang Liem - Zahar Efimenko |
|
Gabriel Sargissian - Jon Ludvig Hammer |
|
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Group B: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 30th |
Jon Ludvig Hammer - Laurent Fressinet |
|
Zahar Efimenko - Gabriel Sargissian |
|
Surya Ganguly - Le Quang Liem |
|
Wesley So - Radek Wojtaszek |
|
David Navara - Luke McShane |
|
Wouter Spoelman - Friso Nijboer |
|
Li Chao - Vlad Tkachiev |
|
|
Schedule of Grandmaster Group C
Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 15th |
Mark van der Werf - Benjamin Bok |
½-½ |
Sebastian Siebrecht - Roeland Pruijssers |
½-½ |
Ivan Ivanisevic - Tania Sachdev |
0-1 |
Katherina Lahno - Mark Bluvshtein |
½-½ |
Dariusz Swiercz - Jan Willem de Jong |
1-0 |
Ilya Nyzhnyk - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
1-0 |
Robin van Kampen - Daniele Vocaturo |
0-1 |
|
Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 16th |
Benjamin Bok - Daniele Vocaturo |
½-½ |
Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Robin van Kampen |
1-0 |
Jan Willem de Jong - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
½-½ |
Mark Bluvshtein - Dariusz Swiercz |
1-0 |
Tania Sachdev - Katherina Lahno |
0-1 |
Roeland Pruijssers - Ivan Ivanisevic |
½-½ |
Mark van der Werf - Sebastian Siebrecht |
0-1 |
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Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 17th |
Sebastian Siebrecht - Benjamin Bok |
½-½ |
Ivan Ivanisevic - Mark van der Werf |
½-½ |
Katherina Lahno - Roeland Pruijssers |
1-0 |
Dariusz Swiercz - Tania Sachdev |
0-1 |
Ilya Nyzhnyk - Mark Bluvshtein |
½-½ |
Robin van Kampen - Jan Willem de Jong |
1-0 |
Daniele Vocaturo - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
1-0 |
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Group C: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 18th |
Benjamin Bok - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
1-0 |
Jan Willem de Jong - Daniele Vocaturo |
0-1 |
Mark Bluvshtein - Robin van Kampen |
1-0 |
Tania Sachdev - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
0-1 |
Roeland Pruijssers - Dariusz Swiercz |
0-1 |
Mark van der Werf - Katherina Lahno |
1-0 |
Sebastian Siebrecht - Ivan Ivanisevic |
½-½ |
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Wednesday, January 19th – Free
day |
Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 20th |
Ivan Ivanisevic - Benjamin Bok |
1-0 |
Katherina Lahno - Sebastian Siebrecht |
1-0 |
Dariusz Swiercz - Mark van der Werf |
0-1 |
Ilya Nyzhnyk - Roeland Pruijssers |
1-0 |
Robin van Kampen - Tania Sachdev |
½-½ |
Daniele Vocaturo - Mark Bluvshtein |
1-0 |
Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Jan Willem de Jong |
1-0 |
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Group C: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 21sr |
Benjamin Bok - Mark Bluvshtein |
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Tania Sachdev - Jan Willem de Jong |
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Roeland Pruijssers - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
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Mark van der Werf - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Sebastian Siebrecht - Robin van Kampen |
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Ivan Ivanisevic - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
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Katherina Lahno - Dariusz Swiercz |
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Group C: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 22nd |
Katherina Lahno - Benjamin Bok |
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Dariusz Swiercz - Ivan Ivanisevic |
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Ilya Nyzhnyk - Sebastian Siebrecht |
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Robin van Kampen - Mark van der Werf |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Tania Sachdev |
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Jan Willem de Jong - Mark Bluvshtein |
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Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 23rd |
Benjamin Bok - Tania Sachdev |
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Roeland Pruijssers - Mark Bluvshtein |
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Mark van der Werf - Jan Willem de Jong |
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Sebastian Siebrecht - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
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Ivan Ivanisevic - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Katherina Lahno - Robin van Kampen |
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Dariusz Swiercz - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
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Monday, January 24th – Free
day |
Group C: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 25th |
Dariusz Swiercz - Benjamin Bok |
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Ilya Nyzhnyk - Katherina Lahno |
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Robin van Kampen - Ivan Ivanisevic |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Sebastian Siebrecht |
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Mark van der Werf |
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Jan Willem de Jong - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Mark Bluvshtein - Tania Sachdev |
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Group C: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 26th |
Benjamin Bok - Tania Sachdev |
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Roeland Pruijssers - Mark Bluvshtein |
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Mark van der Werf - Jan Willem de Jong |
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Sebastian Siebrecht - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
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Ivan Ivanisevic - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Katherina Lahno - Robin van Kampen |
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Dariusz Swiercz - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
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Thursday, January 27th – Free
day |
Group C: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 28th |
Ilya Nyzhnyk - Benjamin Bok |
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Robin van Kampen - Dariusz Swiercz |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Katherina Lahno |
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Ivan Ivanisevic |
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Jan Willem de Jong - Sebastian Siebrecht |
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Mark Bluvshtein - Mark van der Werf |
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Tania Sachdev - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Group C: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 29th |
Benjamin Bok - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Mark van der Werf - Tania Sachdev |
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Sebastian Siebrecht - Mark Bluvshtein |
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Ivan Ivanisevic - Jan Willem de Jong |
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Katherina Lahno - Murtas Kazhgaleyev |
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Dariusz Swiercz - Daniele Vocaturo |
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Ilya Nyzhnyk - Robin van Kampen |
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Group C: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 30th |
Robin van Kampen - Benjamin Bok |
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Daniele Vocaturo - Ilya Nyzhnyk |
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Murtas Kazhgaleyev - Dariusz Swiercz |
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Jan Willem de Jong - Katherina Lahno |
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Mark Bluvshtein - Ivan Ivanisevic |
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Tania Sachdev - Sebastian Siebrecht |
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Roeland Pruijssers - Mark van der Werf |
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