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Aug-02-09
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| percyblakeney: <“I am very happy that I finally won one of the Open tournaments here in Mainz. I have played in six tournaments and I always had a very good start. I often won the first five or six games in a row, but when I lost one game, things went from bad to worse. It is a probably a psychological problem, because the same thing also happened in other tournaments. I can remember that I played the Tal Memorial blitz tournament and started with with 8/8. I won every game, against Anand, Polgar, you name it. Then I lost a game against Karpov, although I had a completely winning position. After that game I lost track and lost 16 games in a row! Incredible, but I am working on it. Therefore, this victory is very important for me.” “I like to play Chess960. I enjoy the FiNet Open in which I can play Chess960. This year Grischuk was unbeatable in Chess960. It is a pity that I can only play it once a year on top level here in Mainz. I get bored from playing openings like the Slav over and over again. I think that in about 15 or 20 years we will only be playing Chess960.” “My best game was against Evgeniy Najer and in the fourth round I played a good game against Stanislav Novikov as well. The crucial game against Nakamura was a normal game for me. Well, maybe not a good game, but still very interesting. I had a lost position in my game against Sargissian, but somehow I even managed to win the game. You need a little luck to win an Open like this. I think that you can afford to lose one game in the Open, but not more than one.”> http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm9_inde... |
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Aug-02-09
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| notyetagm: <percyblakeney: <“... I can remember that I played the Tal Memorial blitz tournament and <<<started with with 8/8>>>. I won every game, against Anand, Polgar, you name it. Then I lost a game against Karpov, although I had a completely winning position. <<<After that game I lost track and lost 16 games in a row!>>> Incredible, but I am working on it. Therefore, this victory is very important for me.”>> Holy @#$%! I knew Mamedyarov lost a ton of games in a row in that blitz tournament, but 16(!!!!!)???? First 8 games: 8/8
Next 16 games: 0/16(!!!)
That is some kind of psychological problem that hopefully Shark has overcome now. Congratulations, Shark. :-) |
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| Aug-03-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: I dont like this guy.
I will always root for his professional downfall. |
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Aug-03-09
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| MamedyarovFan: <notyetagm: Mamedyarov wins the <2009 ORDIX OPEN> with an *incredible* <10/11(!)> score, +9 =2 -0.
Zero losses! Wow! Congrats, Shark.>
Yes, and congratulations also to GM Mamedyarov for winning the combined FiNet/Ordix events with 18.5 points out of a possible 22. |
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Aug-03-09
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| notyetagm: Mamedyarov in the Ordix Open:
http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm9/tour... |
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Aug-06-09
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| ahmadov: Congratulations indeed! He did a great job! Something he needed after a lot of criticim for various reasons... Looking forward to witnessing more record breaking in the future... |
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Aug-06-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Yes <ahmadov> I too look forward to more records being broken by Mamedyarov in the future. And hopefully you will interview him sometime ;-) |
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Aug-10-09
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| ahmadov: <MamedyarovFan: Yes <ahmadov> I too look forward to more records being broken by Mamedyarov in the future. And hopefully you will interview him sometime ;-)> Yes, but I am getting more busier from year to year to spare time for freelance chess journalism... :-( |
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Aug-10-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Well <ahmadov>, maybe you'll get time to do an informal interview of GM Mamedyarov at e.g. some future President's Cup. Meanwhile, good luck to you in your work and be happy :-) |
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Aug-11-09
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| ahmadov: Thanks a lot, <MamedyarovFan>! |
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Aug-16-09
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| notyetagm: What a tournament for Mamedyarov!
Ordix Open (2009)/Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 10(!)/11: +9 =2 -0 !!! |
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Aug-24-09
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| notyetagm: Does Mamedyarov ever play on ICC anymore? Or only on playchess.com? And if so, at what time relative to US Eastern time? Thanks |
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Aug-30-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Hi <notyetagm>. A short while ago (August 30 2009, 4pm Azerbaijan time, 7am US Eastern time), I went into ICC and clicked 'Actions' and then 'Observe a high-rated game'. GM Mamedyarov happened to be playing. I think that his ICC visits now are infrequent (and possibly irregular) because it is a time-consuming hobby. He was on Playchess about a week ago but I am not sure if he was playing. I think that if you want to see him playing on either ICC or Playchess, the best is to check in at random times. I think (but am not sure) that good times may be around 7 am New York time, but other times might be good too. |
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| Aug-30-09 |
| Thuellin: On ICC, you can look at Mamedyarov's most recent 20 games by using the command "history azerichess". It gives you a game number, result, his rating at the time, the color he played, his opponent's rating at the time, name of the opponent, time control, opening ECO, how the game ended (resign, flag, mate, etc.), and the date and time when the game was played. It looks like he's been playing fairly frequently recently, mostly in the afternoon (Azerbaijani time.) You can also analyze the games he played by using the command "examine azerichess 90", where 90 is an example game number (0-99, but only the most recent twenty are available). ICC also saves all grandmaster games played, so you can find older games by using the "search" command. For example, "search azerichess" will find all of his games but "search white=azerichess black=smallville winner=azerichess eco=A40" will find all games starting 1. d4 e6 where he played white against Nakamura and won. You can replay all of these games using "examine 0" where 0 is whatever the game number of the game is listed as in your most recent search. PS: Mamedyarov is playing in the 4th Calcutta Open Grandmaster Chess tournament (http://www.alekhinechessclub.com/4k...) starting Tuesday. Nigel Short, Ni Hua, Gadir Guseinov, Evgeny Postny, Vladislav Tkachiev, and Rauf Mamedov will also be playing. |
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Aug-30-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Thanks a lot <Thuellin>. That is really helpful information. I wasn't aware of those ICC features! I am going to have fun going back over GM Mamedyarov's games (as you indicated, his handle is azerichess). I really hope he wins the Calcutta tournament. Thanks for the link. |
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Aug-31-09
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| notyetagm: <MamedyarovFan: Hi <notyetagm>. A short while ago (August 30 2009, 4pm Azerbaijan time, 7am US Eastern time), I went into ICC and clicked 'Actions' and then 'Observe a high-rated game'. GM Mamedyarov happened to be playing. I think that his ICC visits now are infrequent (and possibly irregular) because it is a time-consuming hobby. He was on Playchess about a week ago but I am not sure if he was playing. I think that if you want to see him playing on either ICC or Playchess, the best is to check in at random times. I think (but am not sure) that good times may be around 7 am New York time, but other times might be good too.> Thanks |
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Oct-25-09
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| MamedyarovFan: In Round 4 of the 17th European Team Championship Tournament today, GM Mamedyarov sacrificed the exchange on move 16 against the great player GM Postny. It seemed to me that Shakh had only slight compensation (possibly positional, but I am merely an amateur). Later he offered to further sacrifice a bishop with 27.Bg6, and then he declined to take back the exchange by instead playing 29. Qe4. He ended all of GM Postny's resistance with 48.Bd4 and 49.Qe5. Evidently Shakh was playing only for a win today, and was prepared for great risk. This game seems to be a most impressive example of determination to win by GM Mamedyarov (in my, er, unbiased opinion ;-) ) |
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Oct-27-09
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| parisattack: I have been following Mamedyarov for about a year now. I very much enjoy his style of play! But I am disappointed in his inconsistency. If he is to make a run towards the top he will have to be much more consistent and, given his age, sooner than later. He is no longer a child prodigy. ;) |
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| Oct-27-09 |
| Schwartz: MamedyarovFan, I looked at his game against GM Postny. It was quite exciting! |
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Oct-28-09
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| MamedyarovFan: For sure <Schwartz>, it was exciting. And that game was followed by three quite long and exciting draws in Rounds 5, 6 and 7.
Yes <parisattack> I wish GM Mamedyarov could be more consistent, and I hope he will gain that necessary quality soon! |
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Oct-28-09
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| tamar: He could use a good trainer. Does he currently work with anyone? |
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Oct-29-09
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| parisattack: <tamar: He could use a good trainer. Does he currently work with anyone?> That would be a BIG assist! I think lack thereof is what has kept the other nervous power player - Ivanchuk - from the very top. I do like Mamedyarov is experimenting with some new openings. |
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Oct-29-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Hi <tamar> and <parisattack>: GM Mamedyarov's only trainer is his father, Hamid, who was a weightlifting champion of Azerbaijan. One can see a photo of him and also photos of fathers of other famous chess players in a nice article by Zahir Ahmadov at http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... |
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Oct-29-09
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| tamar: thanks for the link <MamedyarovFan> The Azeris seem more equal at the top than their rivals the Armenians. Mamed, Radjabov and Gashimov look equal right now, with perhaps Gashimov having the most momentum the last year. |
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Oct-30-09
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| MamedyarovFan: Yes <tamar> GM Gashimov made the biggest improvement in the past year and he is now Number 6 on the Live Ratings ( http://chess.liverating.org ) with 2765.2 . I see that Azerbaijan just won the European Team Chess Championship. Complete details are available at http://www.chess-results.com and one can see that GM Mamedyarov, GM Gashimov, GM Hammer and GM Nyback got more points, 6.5 out of 9 games, than any of the other players. Of course I am especially happy for GM Mamedyarov ;-) |
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