Turkish Is Bank League started

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7/12/2012 – The Turkish Team Championship was started 1995 and now has developed into one of the more interesting international chess leagues in the world. It's format is unique: you have six top boards and four for juniors and females. There are plenty of well-known GM playing, like Adams, Mamedyarov, Bologan and (yeah!) Judit Polgar. The average Elo: 2432. Report with GM commentary.

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The Turkish Is Bank Chess League has started in Konya Rixos Hotel (Turkey) and will continue from July 10th till July 22nd, 2012. This year, near 300 players from 14 clubs are participating in this event. The Turkish Team Championship (1st Chess League) was inaugurated in 1995. In 2004, it changed its name to Super League, but after the Turkish Isbank assumed sponsorship in 2006, the name was changed once more to the Turkish Isbank Chess League.


The Konya Rixos Hotel, where the event is taking place

The Turkish league competition is not only a battle between strong players, it also gives chances for youngster to play in the same teams with famous GMs and develop their level of chess. It also has a very special format, one that other countries might want to emulate: each team consists of ten boards; the first six boards are the titled players, followed by a female junior (U-20), a junior player (U-20), U15 girl, U 15 general tables.

The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes to the end of the game with a 30-second increment. 37 grandmasters and 87 titled players in all were present in Konya. The top boards include top players such as GM Michael Adams (ENG, 2728), GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB, 2690), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2726), GM Vladimir Malakhov (RUS, 2715), Viktor Bologan (MLD, 2716), Judit Polgar (HUN, 2709), GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (GEO, 2656) , GM Illya Nyzhnyk (UKR, 2610) and others. The Elo average was 2432.

The defending Champion of 2011, the Istanbul Egitim Chess Club Aquamatch, lost to Besiktas Gymnastik Club with 7:3 score. The only player from Aquamatch club who was able to win was Judit Polgar. The strongest women player in the world defeated GM Rauf Mamedov.


Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Besiktas Gymnastik facing Michael Adams of ISEKI
Aquamatch with a 23-move draw. Gymnastic Club beat Aquamatch 7:3

The “tail-enders” Mersin Ezgi Chess Club and Besiktas Jimnastik Club proved to be stronger today as players from 6 till 10 boards scored 5:0 and contributed to victories of their teams.

There were no draws in the match between Adana Truva Chess Club and Antalya Deniz Gençlik Sport Club, which finished on favor of the former with 7:3 score.


GM Vladimir Malakhov from Ceyhan Municipal against GM Peter Heine Nielsen from
Denizli Er Copper ended in a draw in 26 moves. Ceyhan won by 5.5 to 4.5

Denizli Er Bakir Sportl Club and Istanbul Pear Sport Club lost against Ceyhan Belediye Sport Club and Ankara Gazi Üniversitesi Sport Club with minimal score 4.5:5.5 respectively.


GM Ilya Nyzhnyk facing GM Sergey Tiviakov on board one of Gazi University against
Istanbul Pera. The game was drawn in 29 moves, Gazi won the match with 5.5:4.5

Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Sport Club won against Manisa T.S Alyans Sport Club. Antalya Çalli Spor Kulübü defeated Tarsus Zeka Chess Sport Club 6:4.

Selected games annotated by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 5.a3 is another main line. 5...Qxd5 Much more popular is 5...exd5 , however the "unambitious" but solid move in the game is quite a smart choice against Mamedyarov. 6.Nf3 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bxf6 10.Bc3 6...Qf5 7.Qb3 7.Qxf5 exf5 doesn't promise anything, as Black is gaining firm control over the center. 7...Nc6 8.Bd2 a5 8...0-0 9.h3 b6?! 10.g4 Qa5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bd2 Nf6 16.Rg1 Rac8 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Bb4 c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Rxg2 bxc5 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd3 Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc2 26.Bc1 f5 27.Kd1 Rc8 28.f3 Nd6 29.Ke1 a5 30.e3 e5 31.gxf5 e4 32.fxe4 Nxe4 33.Bd2 a4 34.Nf2 Nd6 35.Rg4 Nc4 36.e4 Nf6 37.Rg3 Nxb2 38.e5 Nd5 39.f6 Kf7 40.Ne4 Nc4 41.fxg7 Kg8 42.Rd3 Ndb6 43.Bh6 Nxe5 44.Nf6+ Kf7 45.Rc3 Rxc3 46.g8Q+ Kxf6 47.Bg7+ 1-0 Anand,V (2783)-Kramnik, V (2772)/ Bonn 2008/ 9.e3 9.a3 a4 10.Qd1 Bd6 doesn't seem to make much difference compared to the game, but gives White additional option of 11.h3 as in Vitiugov,N (2707)-Riazantsev,A (2674)/Poikovsky 2010/ - e5 12.e4 Qh5 12...Nxe4!? 13.Bd3 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 e4 15.Qe2 0-0 16.Bxe4 Qh5 and I don't believe White has anything special there. 13.d5 Nd4 14.Be2 Nxe2 15.Qxe2 0-0 16.0-0-0 Nd7 17.g4 Qg6 18.Nh4 Qf6 19.Nf5 with a complicated position where both sides have their trumps. Nevertheless, White's plan looks more concrete to me. 9...0-0 10.a3 a4 10...Bd6 11.Nb5 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.Nd4 Qg6 15.f3 Nfd7!? 15...d5 16.Rc1 Nc4 17.Qc2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Re8 19.Kf2 Bd7 20.Bd3 Qh6 21.Rc7 b6 22.Bf5 Rad8 23.h4 Bxf5 24.Nxf5 Qh5 25.g4 Qg6 26.e4 h6 27.h5 Qh7 28.exd5 Re5 29.Qf4 Rxf5 30.gxf5 Kh8 31.d6 Nd5 32.Qe5 Nxc7 33.dxc7 Rc8 34.Rd1 Qg8 35.Qe7 1-0 Dreev,A (2711) -Abasov,N (2481)/Baku 2011/ CBM 143 Extra 16.Qc2 Qxc2 17.Nxc2 Nc5 18.Bc3 Na4 19.0-0-0 seems to be slightly better for White. 11.Qd1 Bd6 12.g4?! This move is a novelty, at least according to my database, however the idea is typical for both this position and Mamedyarov's style :). 12.Nh4 Qg5 13.g3 e5 14.d5 Ne7 15.e4 Qg4 16.Qxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Bd7 18.Nb5 Ne8 19.Rc1 f5 20.Nxd6 cxd6 21.Bh3 h6 22.0-0 g5 23.Nxf5 Nxf5 24.Bxf5 Bxf5 25.exf5 Rxf5 26.Rc4 Kg7 27.Kg2 Rf7 28.f4 gxf4 29.gxf4 Nf6 30.fxe5 dxe5 31.d6 Ra6 32.Rc7 Kg6 33.Bxh6 Rxc7 34.dxc7 Ra8 35.Bd2 Rc8 36.Ba5 b6 37.Bxb6 Nd5 38.Rd1 Nxb6 39.Rd6+ Kf5 40.Rxb6 Rxc7 41.h4 e4 42.h5 Kg4 43.h6 Kf4 44.b3 axb3 45.Rxb3 Rc2+ 46.Kf1 Rh2 47.Rb6 e3 48.a4 e2+ 49.Ke1 Ke3 50.Rb3+ 1/2 Grigore,G (2558)-Salvador,R (2447)/ Bratto 2009/ 12...Nxg4 12...Qxg4? 13.Rg1 Qh5 13...Qf5?? 14.Rg5+- 14.Rg5 Qh6 15.e4 and White is nearly winning - Be7 16.Ra5! Qxd2+ 17.Qxd2 Nxa5 18.Qc2± 13.h3 Another tempting continuation 13.e4 seem to lead nowhere after Qh5 14.e5 14.h3 e5! 14...Be7 15.h3 Nh6 16.Be2 f6 , and the black queen escapes the danger. 13...Nf6 14.Rg1 e5! Less convincing would have been 14...h6 15.e4 Nxe4 16.Bxh6 Ng3 17.Bd3 Qh5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Ne4! 15.d5 Ne7 15...Na5!? 16.Rg5 Qd7 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Rxe5 h6! Well, the rook is definitly not a piece you want to be centralized this way! 19.Ne4 Otherwhise Black would play 19... Ng6, trapping the rook. Nxe4 19...Nfxd5!? looks even stronger, as White's rook is still awkwardly placed on e5. 20.Rxe4 Nxd5 21.Qf3 Qf5 22.Qg2 Be6 22...Qf6!? 23.0-0-0 Bf5 24.Rd4 c6 with clear advantage for Black. 23.0-0-0 and to my surprise a draw was agreed. 23.0-0-0 Rfd8 24.Rd4 Qf6 and White's compensation for the pawn is questionable to say the least. ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Mamedyarov,S-Adams,M-½–½ Turkiye Is Bankasi Satranc Ligi 20121.11
Polgar,J-Mamedov,R-1–0 Turkiye Is Bankasi Satranc Ligi 20121.12
Inarkiev,E-Shimanov,A-1–0 Turkiye Is Bankasi Satranc Ligi 20121.1
Ipatov,A-Firat,B-0–1 Turkiye Is Bankasi Satranc Ligi 20121.7


Players watching their teammates complete their games


Judit Polgar, strongest female player in history


German IM Elisabeth Pähtz


Lithuanian GM Viktorija Cmilyte


Ukrainian IM Anna Ushenina


European Individual Women's Champion Valentina Gunina

All photos by Anastasiya Karlovich


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