Villarrobledo International Rapid Open (2008)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Alexey Shirov, Vladimir Malakhov, Ivan Sokolov, Vadim Milov, Sergey Fedorchuk, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Mladen Palac, Atanas Kolev, Namig Guliyev, Manuel Perez Candelario, Pablo Lafuente, Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez, Manuel Rivas Pastor, Dragan Paunovic, Aimen Rizouk, Herminio Herraiz Hidalgo, Oswaldo Zambrana, Maria Velcheva, Jose Ramon Ibanez Aullana, Marco Antonio Fernandez Gil, Francisco Javier Garcia Jimenez, Aaron Bendayan Claros, Juan Guerra Reig, Juan Maria Prieto Honorato, Enrique Alonso Abad

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Alonso Abad vs Mamedyarov   0-1 29 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A07 King's Indian Attack 2. Paunovic vs Topalov   0-1 44 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A20 English 3. I Sokolov vs Mamedyarov 0-1 34 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 4. J Arizmendi Martinez vs Shirov   0-1 44 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open C78 Ruy Lopez 5. V Malakhov vs Topalov 0-1 48 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B08 Pirc, Classical 6. M Palac vs Topalov 0-1 24 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B12 Caro-Kann Defense 7. H Herraiz Hidalgo vs Mamedyarov 0-1 25 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A52 Budapest Gambit 8. P Lafuente vs Ponomariov   0-1 64 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. M Fernandez Gil vs Shirov   0-1 42 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B30 Sicilian 10. F Garcia Jimenez vs Topalov 0-1 36 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B10 Caro-Kann 11. A Bendayan Claros vs Ponomariov 0-1 43 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 12. A Kolev vs Ponomariov 0-1 53 2008 Villarrobledo International Rapid Open B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Aug-14-08    Stonehenge: No, Topalov was. Aug-14-08    Inf: I didn't say at what ^^ Aug-14-08    ILikeFruits: i like topalov... king topalov wants you... im third... Aug-14-08    OneArmedScissor: fourth Aug-14-08    swordfish: Kind of an unbalanced field. The only strong opponent Topalov defeated was Shirov. I have to think Kamsky is getting better preparation for their match by playing in the Grand Prix. Aug-14-08    Dr. Funkenstein: Swordfish: Finishing first in a tournament that includes Mamedyarov, Ponomariov, and Shirov isn't doing too bad. Yes Topalov was the top seed and the rest of the field wasn't as strong, but you still have to convert and he did so with a crushing 8/9 I think Topalov is more than prepared for Kamsky as he has the experience of going toe to toe with Kramnik in a much more high pressure situation. Additionally, Topalov is always extremely prepared in openings and his opponent's preferences so I don't think the lack of classical time control games against 2700's before their match is as big a disadvantage as you might think. Aug-14-08    just a kid: Not a bad tournament for topalov. Aug-15-08    Madman99X: Is this every match from the tournament? Or did it get truncated? Aug-15-08    wolfmaster: <just a kid> <Not a bad tournament for topalov.> Yes, but he did yield draws (as white) to Mamedyarov and Ponomariov. Aug-16-08    ILikeFruits: stop hating your king topalov.... topalov wants you.... long live adam sizzler... Aug-17-08    blackburne: Information and photos of Villarrobledo Open in: http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/14%2... ------------------ Dec-21-08    notyetagm: Another tournament in 2008, another Topalov win.

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