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🏆 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout (2004)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Vassily Ivanchuk, Vadim Milov, Sergei Tiviakov, Alexander (Nenashev) Graf, Yuniesky Quesada Perez, Neuris Delgado Ramirez, Sarunas Sulskis, Reynaldo Vera, Walter Arencibia Rodriguez, Holden Hernandez Carmenates, Jesus Nogueiras, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora, Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero, Aryam Abreu Delgado, Roberto Martin del Campo, Jesper Norgaard

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H H Hernandez vs W Arencibia Rodriguez   1-0 41 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B06 Robatsch 2. A Graf vs R Martin del Campo   ½-½ 48 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E81 King's Indian, Samisch 3. S Sulskis vs R Vera   ½-½ 47 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B50 Sicilian 4. W Arencibia Rodriguez vs H H Hernandez   0-1 51 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E15 Queen's Indian 5. N Delgado Ramirez vs J Norgaard   1-0 52 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 6. S Sulskis vs R Vera 1-0 25 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. J C Gonzalez Zamora vs V Milov   0-1 52 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 8. R Vera vs S Sulskis   ½-½ 32 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 9. V Milov vs J C Gonzalez Zamora   1-0 63 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 10. J C Gonzalez Zamora vs V Milov 1-0 76 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout A40 Queen's Pawn Game 11. J Nogueiras vs Ivanchuk 0-1 37 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout D02 Queen's Pawn Game 12. A Abreu Delgado vs Y Quesada Perez   0-1 52 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. Y Quesada Perez vs A Abreu Delgado   ½-½ 35 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. V Milov vs J C Gonzalez Zamora   1-0 48 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout A40 Queen's Pawn Game 15. R Martin del Campo vs A Graf 0-1 22 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C44 King's Pawn Game 16. R Vera vs S Sulskis   ½-½ 55 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Ivanchuk vs J Nogueiras   1-0 39 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C10 French 18. G Hernandez Guerrero vs Tiviakov   0-1 42 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B30 Sicilian 19. J Norgaard vs N Delgado Ramirez   ½-½ 27 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B50 Sicilian 20. Tiviakov vs G Hernandez Guerrero ½-½ 51 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B22 Sicilian, Alapin 21. S Sulskis vs A Graf   0-1 61 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. Tiviakov vs Ivanchuk 0-1 47 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C24 Bishop's Opening 23. Y Quesada Perez vs H H Hernandez   1-0 80 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. Ivanchuk vs Tiviakov 1-0 47 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout E17 Queen's Indian 25. H H Hernandez vs Y Quesada Perez   0-1 33 2004 XVII Torre Memorial Knockout B23 Sicilian, Closed  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Dec-22-04    iron maiden: That's two strong performances in a row for Ivanchuk, counting the Olympiad. Dec-22-04    siggemannen: was this a blitz tourney because the games looks more like my 5 0 efforts than games by GM's Dec-22-04    iron maiden: No, all the games were regular time control, except the rapid playoffs. Dec-23-04    Pawsome: Ivanchuk is just a way out in front of his opposition, check out the Berlin Defense he essays against Quezada, for example. Dec-23-04    Clubfoot: Three strong performances in a row if you count the Euro championships in Turkey. I'd nominate Chuk for player of the year. The Moro-style win with the Black pieces against Moro at the Olympiad was another piece of Chuk-style mimicry, killer beyond killer. Dec-24-04    acirce: <No, all the games were regular time control> So they played two such games per day? It's of course possible, just not so common. Dec-24-04    iron maiden: It was the 13th to the 21st, right? That'd be nine days for eight games, not counting rapid tie-breaks. Dec-24-04    acirce: http://www.jaque.tv/torre04.htm says Ivanchuk beat Nogueiras 2-0 the 17th, Tiviakov 3-1 the 18th, Quezada 2-0 the 19th and Graf 2-0 the 20th. I think they began with a preliminary tournament to decide which ones to join the KO phase together which those who were automatically qualified, or something like that. Dec-30-04    tachun5marinerito: I am from mexico and i am a new player Dec-31-04    Lawrence: Hi <tachun5marinerito>, a warm welcome and bienvenido from all of us, and felíz año nuevo. Apr-01-05    coffee monster: Hmmmm. Seems like some of these games were classical after all. FIDE has counted 8 of Ivanchuk's games in the April rating list. That means that on the 18th December he played 2 classical and 2 rapid games against Tiviakov. Most odd and I expect very tiring, no wonder Chucky always looks so sleepy. Apr-01-05    hintza: <no wonder Chucky always looks so sleepy.> Wow, you may just have solved the mystery of why Ivanchuk spends most of his time with his eyes closed during his games! Well, maybe not *most* of his time, but I have heard he often analyses over-the-board positions in such a way.

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