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, Rauf Mamedov, Alexey Aleksandrov, Daniel Fridman, Gadir Guseinov, Mikhael Mchedlishvili, Alexei Fedorov, Alexander Lastin, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Eltaj Safarli, Vadim Malakhatko, Nidjat Mamedov, Tamaz Gelashvili, Ayaz Mammadov, Tornike Sanikidze, Vasif Durarbayli, Konstantine Shanava, Bahruz Rzayev, Baris Esen, Stanislav Savchenko, 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, Gulnar Mammadova, Nijat Aghayev, 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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Stefanova vs Naiditsch ½-½ 75 2008 President's Cup A45 Queen's Pawn Game 2. M Kazhgaleyev vs S Savchenko   ½-½ 22 2008 President's Cup D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 3. M Sulashvili vs Short   ½-½ 27 2008 President's Cup E12 Queen's Indian 4. Korchnoi vs A Lastin   ½-½ 19 2008 President's Cup D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. A Aleksandrov vs T Gelashvili   ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup A45 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Jobava vs V Malakhatko   ½-½ 16 2008 President's Cup C07 French, Tarrasch 7. R Mamedov vs M Sulashvili   ½-½ 32 2008 President's Cup D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. A Zozulia vs S Savchenko   ½-½ 33 2008 President's Cup B83 Sicilian 9. T Sanikidze vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 37 2008 President's Cup D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 10. N Abasov vs N Mamedov   ½-½ 53 2008 President's Cup B56 Sicilian 11. B Rzayev vs D Maghalashvili   ½-½ 49 2008 President's Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. B Esen vs M Mchedlishvili   ½-½ 32 2008 President's Cup E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 13. Van Wely vs M Dzhumaev   ½-½ 66 2008 President's Cup A81 Dutch 14. M Kazhgaleyev vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 32 2008 President's Cup D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 15. A Lastin vs F Abbasov   ½-½ 29 2008 President's Cup B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 16. M Mchedlishvili vs E Safarli   ½-½ 35 2008 President's Cup D80 Grunfeld 17. Korchnoi vs D Fridman ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 18. T Gelashvili vs R Mamedov   ½-½ 45 2008 President's Cup D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 19. G Guseinov vs A Aleksandrov   ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup C67 Ruy Lopez 20. E Safarli vs Short   ½-½ 47 2008 President's Cup B27 Sicilian 21. Timman vs T Gelashvili   ½-½ 48 2008 President's Cup A13 English 22. F Akhmedov vs Fedorov   ½-½ 39 2008 President's Cup E77 King's Indian 23. D Fridman vs K Shanava   ½-½ 43 2008 President's Cup A17 English 24. Jobava vs F Abbasov   ½-½ 31 2008 President's Cup B72 Sicilian, Dragon 25. E Gasanov vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 42 2008 President's Cup A50 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41    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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