The players seem to be falling into their true rating range. Notice Wang Yue's consolidation despite an end to his winning streak. Also, Ivanchuk's fall has started again. His waves typically have high crests and real deep trough, so please pray for him.
01 Topalov 2809
02 Anand 2791
03 Morozevich 2772
04 Carlsen 2770
05 Ivanchuk 2763
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Aronian 2755
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2749
10 Leko 2749
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Week 3 December 2008 Live Chess Ratings
The latest Chess Ranking
01 Topalov 2802
02 Anand 2791
03 Morozevich 2772
04 Carlsen 2771
05 Ivanchuk 2770
06 Kramnik 2760
06 Radjabov 2760
08 Aronian 2751
09 Leko 2750
10 Wang Yue 2749
01 Topalov 2802
02 Anand 2791
03 Morozevich 2772
04 Carlsen 2771
05 Ivanchuk 2770
06 Kramnik 2760
06 Radjabov 2760
08 Aronian 2751
09 Leko 2750
10 Wang Yue 2749
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Latest Live Chess Ratings
The only change in the top ten is that Ivanchuk gained a measly point and a half at Bali Benidorm. Ivanchuk had a chance to overtake Anand, but he earned just 0.5/2 in the last two rounds after a spectacular show in the first half.
Updated Top Players List based on Live Rating Calculations
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2780
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
Updated Top Players List based on Live Rating Calculations
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2780
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
Ivanchuk wins Bali Benidorm 2008
GM Ivanchuk won the 2008 edition of the Bali Benidorm tournament. He finished just half a point ahead of Shirov after being ahead by 2 points at one time. Ivanchuk drew and lost games in the last two rounds.
Final Standings after Round 10
1 GM IVANCHUK Vassily UKR 2786 8
2 GM SHIROV Alexei ESP 2726 7,5
3 GM TIVIAKOV Sergei NED 2686 5,5
4 GM LAHNO Kateryna UKR 2488 4,0
5 IM VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier ESP 2422 3,0
6 WGM VEGA GUTIERREZ Sabrina ESP 2278 2,0
Final Standings after Round 10
1 GM IVANCHUK Vassily UKR 2786 8
2 GM SHIROV Alexei ESP 2726 7,5
3 GM TIVIAKOV Sergei NED 2686 5,5
4 GM LAHNO Kateryna UKR 2488 4,0
5 IM VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier ESP 2422 3,0
6 WGM VEGA GUTIERREZ Sabrina ESP 2278 2,0
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Updated Live Chess Ratings
Ivanchuk continues to dominate the Bali Benidorm tournament 2008. He has virtually won the tournament with 2 rounds to spare with 7.5/8 and a mind boggling 2918 rating performance. He is gaining more than 10 FIDE points in this tournament alone. If you thought Ivanchuk would be affected by the drug controversy, think again! He is now just 2 points behind World Chess Champion Anand.
Shirov is in second place, way behind Ivanchuk. Lahno is putting up a strong show.
Top Players based on Live Rating Calculations
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2789
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
Shirov is in second place, way behind Ivanchuk. Lahno is putting up a strong show.
Top Players based on Live Rating Calculations
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2789
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Bali Benidorm Chess Tournament 2008
We are finding it hard to dig up information on the Hotel Bali International Chess tournament, Benidorm 2008.
After the first half, Ivanchuk is leading the field with 4.5/5, having conceeded a draw only to the formidable Shirov. The shocking news though, is that Kateryna Lahno has beaten Alexei Shirov and is now placed 3rd. Earlier, she had lost her first two games of the tournament. Shirov is placed 2nd right now.
Ivanchuk's rating so far is 2886.
Standings after Round 5
Ivanchuk 4.5
Shirov 3.5
Lahno 3
Tiviakov 2.5
GUTIERREZ Sabrina 1
VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier 0.5
In the Open Masters section, Anand's former second Ubilava is leading with 5.5 points out of a maximum six closely followed by favourite Dreev, Felgaer and Delchev.
1 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2551 Cnt 5,5
2 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2632 Cat 5,0
3 GM FELGAER ZIEGLER Ruben ARG 2591 Cat 5,0
4 GM DREEV Alexey RUS 2670 5,0
5 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor UKR 2568 4,5
6 IM KOVACEVIC Slobodan SRB 2404 Val 4,5
7 FM DELORME Axel FRA 2415 4,5
8 GM HOFFMAN Alejandro ARG 2425
9 FM FARGERE Francois FRA 2444 4,0
10 GM FONTAINE Robert FRA 2546 Mad 4,0
After the first half, Ivanchuk is leading the field with 4.5/5, having conceeded a draw only to the formidable Shirov. The shocking news though, is that Kateryna Lahno has beaten Alexei Shirov and is now placed 3rd. Earlier, she had lost her first two games of the tournament. Shirov is placed 2nd right now.
Ivanchuk's rating so far is 2886.
Standings after Round 5
Ivanchuk 4.5
Shirov 3.5
Lahno 3
Tiviakov 2.5
GUTIERREZ Sabrina 1
VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier 0.5
In the Open Masters section, Anand's former second Ubilava is leading with 5.5 points out of a maximum six closely followed by favourite Dreev, Felgaer and Delchev.
1 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2551 Cnt 5,5
2 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2632 Cat 5,0
3 GM FELGAER ZIEGLER Ruben ARG 2591 Cat 5,0
4 GM DREEV Alexey RUS 2670 5,0
5 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor UKR 2568 4,5
6 IM KOVACEVIC Slobodan SRB 2404 Val 4,5
7 FM DELORME Axel FRA 2415 4,5
8 GM HOFFMAN Alejandro ARG 2425
9 FM FARGERE Francois FRA 2444 4,0
10 GM FONTAINE Robert FRA 2546 Mad 4,0
Friday, December 5, 2008
Anish Giri - Corus Chess 2009 Participant
We start a series on the players that are participating in the 2009 edition of the Corus Chess tournament. We are focussing on players that are relatively less known on the International circuit. Please pass on any extra information that you have or if you spot any errors since we've dug up information that is available on the internet and put it together.
Anish Giri
Corus Chess 2009 - Group C
Facts
- Was born on 28th June 1994. That makes him 14, running 15.
- Anish's father, Sanjay Giri, is of Nepalese origin. His mother is a Russian. Anish himself was born in St. Petersburg, the beautiful city that already boasts of famous names.
- Anish's father was working in Russia. They recently moved to The Netherlands.
- His hero is the legend Garry Kasparov.
- Started playing chess at the age of 7, sparring with his mom and later improved by reading Chess books and playing on the internet.
- Anish stresses a lot on his school studies and tries to maintain a fine balance between Chess and School. No doubt this habit has been inherited from his Scientist father. He has earned the highest grades at school.
- Loves sports in general, Football and Table Tennis in particular.
Achievements
- Anish's first achievement was a win in the U-9 section in Hokkaido (Japan), where his father was posted for a few years.
- Won the U-12 Russian title and tied for the 3rd place in the same age group at the European level.
- Finished 4th at the Young Masters tournament at Enschede. He beat the other big prodigy Illya Nyzhnyk of Ukraine in this tournament. Also drew some very strong GMs too.
- Anish finished first in the strong Open tournament at Hilversum. He ranked ahead of no less than seven GMs. He earned a GM norm with this performance. He recently earned another GM norm at Groningen.
- He was invited to play for the SK Emsdetten club in the Bundlesliga next year, reportedly the youngest ever to play in the Bundesliga. He is currently rated 2466 on FIDE's rating list. He has risen so fast that he has not had enough time to even earn an IM title. Right now, he is just an FM, but it will not be long before he leaps to GM hood soon.
- Has wins over GMs Chatalbashev, Timoshenko. Drew many strong GMs such as Erik Van Den Doel, Sandipan Chanda, John Van Der Weil, Adly, Nidjat Mamedov, and Sulskis among others. This is remarkable since he has had very little exposure to GM level chess.
Anish Giri
Corus Chess 2009 - Group C
Facts
- Was born on 28th June 1994. That makes him 14, running 15.
- Anish's father, Sanjay Giri, is of Nepalese origin. His mother is a Russian. Anish himself was born in St. Petersburg, the beautiful city that already boasts of famous names.
- Anish's father was working in Russia. They recently moved to The Netherlands.
- His hero is the legend Garry Kasparov.
- Started playing chess at the age of 7, sparring with his mom and later improved by reading Chess books and playing on the internet.
- Anish stresses a lot on his school studies and tries to maintain a fine balance between Chess and School. No doubt this habit has been inherited from his Scientist father. He has earned the highest grades at school.
- Loves sports in general, Football and Table Tennis in particular.
Achievements
- Anish's first achievement was a win in the U-9 section in Hokkaido (Japan), where his father was posted for a few years.
- Won the U-12 Russian title and tied for the 3rd place in the same age group at the European level.
- Finished 4th at the Young Masters tournament at Enschede. He beat the other big prodigy Illya Nyzhnyk of Ukraine in this tournament. Also drew some very strong GMs too.
- Anish finished first in the strong Open tournament at Hilversum. He ranked ahead of no less than seven GMs. He earned a GM norm with this performance. He recently earned another GM norm at Groningen.
- He was invited to play for the SK Emsdetten club in the Bundlesliga next year, reportedly the youngest ever to play in the Bundesliga. He is currently rated 2466 on FIDE's rating list. He has risen so fast that he has not had enough time to even earn an IM title. Right now, he is just an FM, but it will not be long before he leaps to GM hood soon.
- Has wins over GMs Chatalbashev, Timoshenko. Drew many strong GMs such as Erik Van Den Doel, Sandipan Chanda, John Van Der Weil, Adly, Nidjat Mamedov, and Sulskis among others. This is remarkable since he has had very little exposure to GM level chess.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Corus Chess Group C Participants
Participants grandmaster group C
Name Country Rating
GM Wesley So PHI 2610
GM David Howell ENG 2593
GM Abhijeet Gupta IND 2580
GM Tiger Hillarp Persson SWE 2543
GM Friso Nijboer NED 2540
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga VEN 2538
IM Manuel Leon Hoyos MEX 2535
GM Oleg Romanishin UKR 2532
GM Frank Holzke GER 2524
FM Anish Giri RUS 2466
WGM Dronavalli Harika IND 2462
IM Roeland Pruijssers NED 2458
IM Manuel Bosboom NED 2416
FM Ali Bitalzadeh NED 2370
Name Country Rating
GM Wesley So PHI 2610
GM David Howell ENG 2593
GM Abhijeet Gupta IND 2580
GM Tiger Hillarp Persson SWE 2543
GM Friso Nijboer NED 2540
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga VEN 2538
IM Manuel Leon Hoyos MEX 2535
GM Oleg Romanishin UKR 2532
GM Frank Holzke GER 2524
FM Anish Giri RUS 2466
WGM Dronavalli Harika IND 2462
IM Roeland Pruijssers NED 2458
IM Manuel Bosboom NED 2416
FM Ali Bitalzadeh NED 2370
Corus Chess GrandMaster B Group Participants
Participants grandmaster group B
Name Country Rating
GM Krishnan Sasikiran IND 2694
GM Zahar Efimenko UKR 2680
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2672
GM Alexander Motylev RUS 2672
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons ESP 2664
GM Andrei Volokitin UKR 2659
GM Nigel Short ENG 2642
GM Fabiano Caruana ITA 2640
GM David Navara CZE 2633
GM Erwin l'Ami NED 2610
GM Jan Werle NED 2582
WGM Hou Yifan CHN 2578
GM Henrique Mecking BRA 2567
GM Dimitri Reinderman NED 2543
Name Country Rating
GM Krishnan Sasikiran IND 2694
GM Zahar Efimenko UKR 2680
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2672
GM Alexander Motylev RUS 2672
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons ESP 2664
GM Andrei Volokitin UKR 2659
GM Nigel Short ENG 2642
GM Fabiano Caruana ITA 2640
GM David Navara CZE 2633
GM Erwin l'Ami NED 2610
GM Jan Werle NED 2582
WGM Hou Yifan CHN 2578
GM Henrique Mecking BRA 2567
GM Dimitri Reinderman NED 2543
Corus Chess 2009 Participants List
The final list of participants for Corus Chess 2009 has been announced. The tournament will be played from January 16 - February 1 at Wijk Aan Zee.
Participants Grandmaster Group A
Name Country Rating
GM Alexander Morozevich RUS 2787
GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2786
GM Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2786
GM Levon Aronian ARM 2757
GM Teymour Radjabov AZE 2751
GM Wang Yue CHN 2736
GM Michael Adams ENG 2734
GM Sergei Movsesian SVK 2732
GM Sergei Karjakin UKR 2730
GM Gata Kamsky USA 2729
GM Leinier Dominguez CUB 2719
GM Loek van Wely NED 2618
GM Daniel Stellwagen NED 2605
GM Jan Smeets NED 2604
Participants Grandmaster Group A
Name Country Rating
GM Alexander Morozevich RUS 2787
GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2786
GM Vassily Ivanchuk UKR 2786
GM Levon Aronian ARM 2757
GM Teymour Radjabov AZE 2751
GM Wang Yue CHN 2736
GM Michael Adams ENG 2734
GM Sergei Movsesian SVK 2732
GM Sergei Karjakin UKR 2730
GM Gata Kamsky USA 2729
GM Leinier Dominguez CUB 2719
GM Loek van Wely NED 2618
GM Daniel Stellwagen NED 2605
GM Jan Smeets NED 2604
Week 1 December 2008 Live Chess Rankings
Top Players based on Live Rating Calculations
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2779
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
11 Movsesian 2748
12 Jakovenko 2743
13 Gelfand 2733
14 Shirov 2731
15 Mamedyarov 2728
16 Alekseev 2726
17 Ponomariov 2726
18 Kamsky 2725
19 Bacrot 2720
20 Grischuk 2719
01 Topalov 2796
02 Anand 2791
03 Ivanchuk 2779
04 Carlsen 2776
05 Morozevich 2772
06 Kramnik 2760
07 Leko 2758
08 Radjabov 2753
09 Wang Yue 2751
10 Aronian 2750
11 Movsesian 2748
12 Jakovenko 2743
13 Gelfand 2733
14 Shirov 2731
15 Mamedyarov 2728
16 Alekseev 2726
17 Ponomariov 2726
18 Kamsky 2725
19 Bacrot 2720
20 Grischuk 2719
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