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, 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, Kamal Agasiyev, Ana Gavasheli, 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, R Garakhanbeyli, F Agasiyeva, A Aliakbarov, V Ahmadov, Sabina Guliyeva, Araz Allahverdiyev, S Abdullaev, M Guliyev, Erkin Karimov

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 213  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Milov vs R Djavadov   1-0 32 2008 President's Cup E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 2. M Kazhgaleyev vs R Garakhanbeyli   1-0 32 2008 President's Cup D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 3. Fedorov vs A Aliakbarov   1-0 30 2008 President's Cup B20 Sicilian 4. M Guliyev vs Korchnoi   0-1 37 2008 President's Cup B06 Robatsch 5. Timman vs Z Ojagverdiyev   ½-½ 53 2008 President's Cup C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 6. M Dzhumaev vs E Nikzaban   1-0 15 2008 President's Cup B30 Sicilian 7. M Iskandarov vs A Stefanova   0-1 31 2008 President's Cup C77 Ruy Lopez 8. R Ibrahimov vs S Abdullaev   1-0 36 2008 President's Cup E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 9. A Abdullayev vs F Tahirov   ½-½ 39 2008 President's Cup D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. S Guliyeva vs K Shanava   0-1 35 2008 President's Cup B23 Sicilian, Closed 11. R Babaev vs Z Mammadov   1-0 31 2008 President's Cup B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 12. U Fataliyeva vs S Guliev   ½-½ 42 2008 President's Cup C55 Two Knights Defense 13. S Gadjiev vs V Malakhatko   0-1 36 2008 President's Cup E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 14. A Lastin vs F Agasiyeva   1-0 35 2008 President's Cup C03 French, Tarrasch 15. E Allahverdiev vs I Sokolov   0-1 46 2008 President's Cup A22 English 16. Van Wely vs S Rahmanov 0-1 37 2008 President's Cup D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. E Djabbarov vs Short 0-1 24 2008 President's Cup A10 English 18. Jobava vs A Ismailova 1-0 25 2008 President's Cup A26 English 19. V Ni vs Beliavsky   0-1 24 2008 President's Cup A10 English 20. D Fridman vs K Agasiyev   1-0 53 2008 President's Cup D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. A Pourramezanali vs M Mchedlishvili   0-1 36 2008 President's Cup B22 Sicilian, Alapin 22. E Najer vs S Huseynova   1-0 23 2008 President's Cup D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. A Khudaverdieva vs G Guseinov   0-1 49 2008 President's Cup E73 King's Indian 24. Naiditsch vs J Shirinov   1-0 24 2008 President's Cup C77 Ruy Lopez 25. F Gurbanov vs T Gelashvili   0-1 45 2008 President's Cup B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 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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