President's Cup (2008)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Baadur Jobava, Evgeny Najer, Arkadi Naiditsch, Loek Van Wely, Nigel Short, Alexander Beliavsky, Ivan Sokolov, Vadim Milov, Davit Maghalashvili, Viktor Korchnoi, Jan Timman, Alexey Aleksandrov, Rauf Mamedov, Daniel Fridman, Gadir Guseinov, Alexei Fedorov, Alexander Lastin, Mikhael Mchedlishvili, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Eltaj Safarli, Vadim Malakhatko, Tamaz Gelashvili, Nidjat Mamedov, Ayaz Mammadov, Tornike Sanikidze, Vasif Durarbayli, Konstantine Shanava, Stanislav Savchenko, Bahruz Rzayev, Baris Esen, Farid Abbasov, Marat Dzhumaev, Rasul Ibrahimov, Vugar Rasulov, Antoaneta Stefanova, Eldar Gasanov, Sarhan Guliev, Rashad Babaev, Farhad Tahirov, Nijat Abasov, Bela Khotenashvili, Malkhaz Sulashvili, Elisabeth Paehtz, Giga Quparadze, Jayaram Ashwin, Gaioz Nigalidze, Mikulas Manik, Logman Guliev, Zaur Mammadov, Aleksandar H Wohl, Ulvi Bajarani, Sanan Dovliatov, Nino Batsiashvili, Bachana Morchiashvili, Orkhan Abdulov, Levan Bregadze, Amirreza Pourramezanali, Misratdin Iskandarov, Djakhangir Agaragimov, Zeinab Mamedjarova, Anna Zozulia, Nijat Aghayev, Gulnar Mammadova, Asif Hasanov, Farid Zeynalov, Samir Davidov, Turkan Mamedjarova, Amohammad M Soozankar, Mushfig Asgarov, Narmin Kazimova, Vugar Bayramov, Shakhriyar Hasanov, Shakhiyar Rahmanov, Mohsen Vaghar, Hossein Aryanejad, Viktorija Ni, Samir Badalov, Nargiz Umudova, Ana Gavasheli, Kamal Agasiyev, E Allahverdiev, Khayala Isgandarova, F Akhmedov, Erkin Gurbanzade, Elshad Orujov, R Djavadov, Eldar Djabbarov, Afag Khudaverdieva, Vusal Abbasov, S Atanejhad, Ulviyya Hasil Fataliyeva, E Aliyev, Orkhan Huseyn, Ramil Allajov, Rauf Aliyev, Sahar Huseynova, Aytaj Ismailova, S Gadjiev, Turkan Hasanova, Fuad Gurbanov, Javid Nariman Shirinov, Ehsan Nikzaban, A Abdullayev, Zaur Ojagverdiyev, F Agasiyeva, R Garakhanbeyli, A Aliakbarov, V Ahmadov, Sabina Guliyeva, S Abdullaev, Araz Allahverdiyev, M Guliyev, Erkin Karimov

page 8 of 9; games 176-200 of 213  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 176. V Rasulov vs Fedorov   1-0 60 2008 President's Cup B32 Sicilian 177. S Guliev vs Jobava   0-1 27 2008 President's Cup E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 178. G Guseinov vs A Aleksandrov   ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup C67 Ruy Lopez 179. T Gelashvili vs R Mamedov   ½-½ 45 2008 President's Cup D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 180. A Lastin vs Timman   1-0 37 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 181. Korchnoi vs D Fridman ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 182. I Sokolov vs R Ibrahimov   1-0 21 2008 President's Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 183. Short vs T Sanikidze   1-0 54 2008 President's Cup B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 184. M Mchedlishvili vs E Safarli   ½-½ 35 2008 President's Cup D80 Grunfeld 185. A Hasanov vs M Kazhgaleyev   0-1 71 2008 President's Cup A25 English 186. M Dzhumaev vs S Dovliatov   1-0 49 2008 President's Cup C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 187. B Morchiashvili vs Van Wely 0-1 27 2008 President's Cup E12 Queen's Indian 188. A H Wohl vs Beliavsky   0-1 42 2008 President's Cup A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 189. B Rzayev vs B Khotenashvili   1-0 33 2008 President's Cup B15 Caro-Kann 190. V Bayramov vs D Maghalashvili   1-0 41 2008 President's Cup A04 Reti Opening 191. R Babaev vs Z Mamedjarova   1-0 60 2008 President's Cup C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 192. R Ibrahimov vs A Zozulia   1-0 35 2008 President's Cup E91 King's Indian 193. A Mammadov vs A Hasanov   1-0 52 2008 President's Cup C53 Giuoco Piano 194. E Gurbanzade vs N Mamedov   0-1 38 2008 President's Cup B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 195. Fedorov vs G Mammadova   1-0 41 2008 President's Cup B06 Robatsch 196. E Gasanov vs F Akhmedov   1-0 31 2008 President's Cup A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 197. V Abbasov vs B Morchiashvili   0-1 34 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 198. O Huseyn vs G Quparadze   0-1 51 2008 President's Cup B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 199. M Vaghar vs Z Ojagverdiyev   1-0 25 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 200. O Abdulov vs S Savchenko   0-1 48 2008 President's Cup B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen  page 8 of 9; games 176-200 of 213    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

May-16-08    chessgames.com: “President’s Cup” III dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev May 9 - 21, 2008 Baku, Azerbaijan Official site: http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/regu... May-17-08    bravado1: Only 6 draws in 50 games so far. It shows that if you play it out even at grandmaster level most of the games can be won. May-17-08    Prugno: <bravado> This is mostly because in the first few rounds of big Swiss events there are large differences in strength between the players, so most games are mismatches. Repeat the statistics using games from the last rounds and you'll get results much closer to the average draw percentage :-) May-17-08    percyblakeney: Some sixth round results: Sokolov-Korchnoi 0-1 Guliev-van Wely 1-0 Milov-Najer 0-1 Abbasov-Naiditsch 1-0 May-17-08    Elxiddicus: Najer's got 6/6 so far. He's up next white against tenth seed guseinov. May-18-08    myra: May someone help me where to watch direct game,thx in advance May-19-08    jon01: Najer - Jobava meet in the last round. May-20-08    e4ia: The standings after round 8 are here; one more round to go 5/21 Baku time; No live games; probably the best all around site for tournament info is "TWIC" with sponsoring tournament links/pgn files/standings etc http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twi... GM Najer 7.0 GM Abbasov 6.5 GM Jobava " GM Lastin " 13 players at 6.0 including the legendary Korchnoi! The top rated seed Milov and ND Short also in 6.0 group http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu... link to get that is http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu... May-21-08    Elxiddicus: Final standings: http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu... May-30-08    chaarl: Does anyone have the moves of the game between Korchnoi and Sokolov? (From round 6, i think). Can't find the game here or at the official site, for some reason.

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