IV
International Georgy Agzamov Memorial
Report by Jamshid Begmatov
The IV International chess tournament in the memory of Georgy Agzamov, the
first grandmaster of Central Asia, was held in Tashkent from 23rd to 31st of
March. A great chess player, promoter, coach and organizer, Georgy Agzamov tragically
died at the age of only 32 in the Crimean resort of Sevastopol – while
on a mountain outing, he stumbled and fell down the gorge. The annual Georgy
Agzamov memorials are the tribute the Uzbek Chess Federation and the entire
country pay to the memory of this wonderful person.
Top final standings
Rnk |
Player |
Pts |
Nat |
Rtng |
Perf |
WWe |
BH |
BH2 |
1 |
GM Turov, Maxim |
7.0 |
RUS |
2609 |
2702 |
+1.16 |
54.0 |
42.5 |
2-3 |
GM Zhigalko, Sergei |
7.0 |
BLR |
2648 |
2681 |
+0.49 |
53.5 |
42.5 |
2-3 |
GM Jumabayev, Rinat |
7.0 |
KAZ |
2542 |
2690 |
+1.61 |
53.5 |
42.5 |
4 |
GM Golod, Vitali |
7.0 |
ISR |
2590 |
2670 |
+1.08 |
49.5 |
39.0 |
5 |
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
6.5 |
RUS |
2549 |
2618 |
+1.09 |
54.5 |
43.0 |
6 |
GM Dreev, Alexey |
6.5 |
RUS |
2653 |
2661 |
+0.28 |
52.5 |
42.0 |
7 |
GM Guseinov, Gadir |
6.5 |
AZE |
2609 |
2616 |
+0.29 |
52.0 |
40.5 |
8 |
GM Ismagambetov, Anuar |
6.5 |
KAZ |
2508 |
2581 |
+1.10 |
51.5 |
41.0 |
9 |
GM Kotsur, Pavel |
6.5 |
KAZ |
2565 |
2581 |
+0.48 |
51.5 |
40.0 |
10 |
GM Filippov, Anton |
6.5 |
UZB |
2598 |
2536 |
-0.39 |
51.0 |
40.0 |
11 |
GM Yurtaev, Leonid |
6.5 |
KGZ |
2469 |
2562 |
+1.29 |
49.5 |
39.5 |
12 |
GM Mchedlishvili, Mikheil |
6.5 |
GEO |
2634 |
2567 |
-0.50 |
49.5 |
39.0 |
13 |
GM Dzhumaev, Marat |
6.5 |
UZB |
2525 |
2466 |
-0.36 |
45.5 |
34.5 |
14 |
Faizulaev, Akmal |
6.5 |
UZB |
2303 |
2415 |
+1.54 |
40.5 |
33.0 |
15 |
IM Kvon, Andrey |
6.5 |
UZB |
2455 |
2372 |
-0.64 |
38.5 |
29.5 |
The tournament cross table, round-by round results and a selection of top games
are available at the website of the Uzbek Chess
Federation. Above are the top scorers – the full table is available
here.
Picture gallery – part two

Georgian GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili, Elo 2634
Last year in India Mchedlishvili co-authored one of absolutely the greatest
games of chess ever, which in my view should go into all chess tactics books.
Unfortunately for Mikheil, he was on the losing side, Nigel Short with his consummate
mastery – on the winning.

Uzbek champion IM Jurabek Hamrakulov from Samarkand (Elo 2509)

...and women's champion WIM Nafisa Muminova (Elo 2338) from
Kokand. This tournament didn't go too well for our champions.

The best result among Uzbekistani participants:
GM Anton Filippov, Elo 2598, place ten with 6.5 points.

Anton's girlfriend and permanent supporter Olga with her dazzling smile

GM Marat Dzhumaev, Elo 2525. In my version, his last name
would spell Jumayev, which is actually how you pronounce it.

GM Nurlan Ibrayev of Kazakhstan, Elo 2405

The Under 14 champion of Uzbekistan Iskander Aripov

GM Gadir Guseinov, Elo 2609, place six with 6.5 points. Gadir is a member
of the
Azerbaijan's national team which won the European Team Championship 2009.

Post-game analysis. Gadir wore this green sweatshirt throughout the entire
tournament

IM Vladimir Egin of Uzbekistan, Elo 2410. I might seem a nitpicker
(which I actually am), but his last name should spell Yeghin.

GM Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan, Elo 2565

GM Anuar Ismagambetov, Kazakhstan, Elo 2508

WFM Guliskan Nakhbayeva, Kazakhstan, Elo 2245

The winner of the first women's prize Dinara Sadvakasova,
with her mom, and coach GM Nurlan Ibrayev.

Bored of the grandmaster games? Tournament doctors on duty. There was nothing
for them to worry about, but it's still good to know you have doctors available,
just in case.

Always interesting to watch ladies fight. WGM Irene Sukandar Kharisma vs
Hulkar
Tahirjanova: 0-1 in hard-fought, six-hour-long game.

Our old
friend GM Saidali Yuldashev

Old shark GM Leonid Yurtaev of Kirghizstan, who finished eleventh

GM Raset Ziyatdinov now represents the USA

These schoolkids pose for the photographer: as if they were sitting for
an exam

Miss photogenic on a good hair day: WFM Irina Gevorgian

The tournament Director and experienced coach Sergey Pinchuk delivering
the closing speech

Grandmasters lined up: Rinat Jumabayev, Sergey Zhigalko and Maxim Turov
at the closing ceremony

On the other side: Dreev, Yurtaev, Kotsur, Ismagambetov, Filippov

Anton Filippov posing with his envelope. Wonder how much he got there?

We zoom in and see…

Downstairs the Central House was full of girls in fancy dresses: a rehearsal
for some big show

The social side of chess tournaments is always nice: Hulkar Tahirjanova, Irene
Sukandar Kharisma and Nafisa Muminova in the Museum of the Timurids Dynasty,
posing by a model of the Taj Mahal. The Taj is a mausoleum located in Agra,
India, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the grandson of Babur Shah, the founder
of the Mughal Empire. Babur Shah came from the city of Andijan in what is now
Uzbekistan. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant
of Genghis Khan through his mother.

Most of visiting players stayed at Hotel Uzbekistan...

...while the Indonesian players stayed at Hotel Le Grande Plaza run by an
Indonesian company

In parallel with the tournament, Le Grande Plaza also hosted a FIDE seminar
for chess arbiters where would-be and functioning arbiters from five republics
of Central Asia had the opportunity to improve their professional skills. Seminar
participants including yours truly. We had a great time and learned a lot of
new stuff

The seminar was delivered by the well-known International Arbiter,
member of the FIDE Board of Arbiters, Ashot Vardapetian from Armenia
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About the author
Jamshid Begmatov works as a consultant for the European Commission’s
office in Tashkent. His hobbies include chess and photography. Jamshid
has been writing reports and articles for ChessBase since 2003.
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