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, Alexei Fedorov, Alexander Lastin, Mikhael Mchedlishvili, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Eltaj Safarli, Vadim Malakhatko, Tamaz Gelashvili, Nidjat Mamedov, 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 3; games 1-25 of 75  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O Huseyn vs G Quparadze   0-1 51 2008 President's Cup B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 2. R Babaev vs A Hasanov   0-1 23 2008 President's Cup C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 3. V Bayramov vs M Dzhumaev   0-1 43 2008 President's Cup A80 Dutch 4. A Mammadov vs I Sokolov 0-1 25 2008 President's Cup C53 Giuoco Piano 5. B Esen vs R Mamedov   0-1 44 2008 President's Cup E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 6. Beliavsky vs F Abbasov   0-1 38 2008 President's Cup E97 King's Indian 7. D Fridman vs S Guliev 0-1 47 2008 President's Cup E00 Queen's Pawn Game 8. M Dzhumaev vs D Fridman   0-1 53 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 9. N Mamedov vs Jobava   0-1 73 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 10. V Milov vs E Najer   0-1 43 2008 President's Cup D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 11. M Guliyev vs S Guliev   0-1 32 2008 President's Cup B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 12. K Agasiyev vs K Shanava   0-1 45 2008 President's Cup E90 King's Indian 13. N Batsiashvili vs F Abbasov   0-1 49 2008 President's Cup A52 Budapest Gambit 14. O Abdulov vs A Stefanova   0-1 33 2008 President's Cup C78 Ruy Lopez 15. A Mammadov vs N Mamedov   0-1 44 2008 President's Cup B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 16. S Dovliatov vs Korchnoi   0-1 37 2008 President's Cup C77 Ruy Lopez 17. N Abasov vs R Mamedov   0-1 86 2008 President's Cup E91 King's Indian 18. M Vaghar vs G Nigalidze 0-1 40 2008 President's Cup B30 Sicilian 19. L Bregadze vs E Orujov   0-1 23 2008 President's Cup A14 English 20. V Abbasov vs V Rasulov   0-1 45 2008 President's Cup B44 Sicilian 21. V Abbasov vs B Morchiashvili   0-1 34 2008 President's Cup B12 Caro-Kann Defense 22. E Gurbanzade vs N Mamedov   0-1 38 2008 President's Cup B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 23. O Abdulov vs S Savchenko   0-1 48 2008 President's Cup B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 24. S Guliev vs T Gelashvili   0-1 49 2008 President's Cup A56 Benoni Defense 25. M Sulashvili vs G Guseinov   0-1 36 2008 President's Cup D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75    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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