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SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid) Tournament

Hao Wang5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Vugar Gashimov5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Gata Kamsky4.5/7(+3 -1 =3)[games]
Leinier Dominguez Perez4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Ruslan Ponomariov4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Alexander Grischuk4/7(+2 -1 =4)[games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Yue Wang3.5/7(+2 -2 =3)[games]
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave3.5/7(+2 -2 =3)[games]
Sergey Karjakin3.5/7(+2 -2 =3)[games]
Peter Heine Nielsen3/7(+1 -2 =4)[games]
Francisco Vallejo Pons2.5/7(+1 -3 =3)[games]
Zoltan Almasi2.5/7(+1 -3 =3)[games]
Quang Liem Le2.5/7(+1 -3 =3)[games]
Anish Giri2.5/7(+0 -2 =5)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk2/7(+1 -4 =2)[games]

 page 1 of 1; 22 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Dominguez Perez vs V Gashimov 1-0652011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
2. Mamedyarov vs F Vallejo Pons  1-0532011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
3. Ponomariov vs P H Nielsen 1-0432011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E20 Nimzo-Indian
4. Mamedyarov vs Karjakin 1-0732011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. H Wang vs Ponomariov 1-0532011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
6. Ivanchuk vs L Dominguez Perez 1-0422011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
7. Vachier-Lagrave vs Giri 1-0592011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)C42 Petrov Defense
8. V Gashimov vs Y Wang 1-0722011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B25 Sicilian, Closed
9. Karjakin vs Q L Le 1-0432011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B12 Caro-Kann Defense
10. P H Nielsen vs Ivanchuk  1-0342011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. Ponomariov vs Vachier-Lagrave  1-0452011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)A15 English
12. L Dominguez Perez vs Y Wang 1-0412011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B32 Sicilian
13. Kamsky vs Z Almasi 1-0292011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Ponomariov vs L Dominguez Perez  1-0522011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)D80 Grunfeld
15. Grischuk vs Ivanchuk 1-0372011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B01 Scandinavian
16. H Wang vs Mamedyarov 1-0532011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
17. Kamsky vs Ponomariov  1-0352011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. L Dominguez Perez vs Mamedyarov 1-0142011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)B06 Robatsch
19. Vachier-Lagrave vs P H Nielsen 1-0352011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)C67 Ruy Lopez
20. Y Wang vs F Vallejo Pons 1-0302011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E10 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Z Almasi vs Giri  1-0482011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
22. Mamedyarov vs Z Almasi  1-0572011SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)E73 King's Indian
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Dec-13-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: Official site: http://sportaccord2011.fide.com/

We do not have the blitz or blindfold games but hope to get them soon. We do have the rapid for both men and women. (See SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid, Women) (2011) for women's rapid.)

Dec-13-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: A pretty good lineup.
Dec-13-11  rapidcitychess: Bad date to start a top tournament on...
Dec-13-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Wang Hao is dominating thus far.
Dec-13-11  frogbert: naka's birthday? how so, rapidcitychess?
Dec-13-11  wordfunph: my faves LQL and Chucky went pffftttt :(
Dec-13-11  fisayo123: MVL totally destroyed this super strong field in the blitz section. Amazing he fell out of 2700+. (for now) Also no surprise here. Aronian once called Wang Hao the most "talented" in one strong tal memorial field. Not sure he was being entirely sincere though as they are very good friends. :)
Dec-14-11  waustad: The blindfold games are being played now (5:30 EST). Are they done like at Amber, where the player looks at a blank board on a computer screen?
Dec-14-11  waustad: Chuky at -3 is a bit of a surprise though.
Dec-14-11  parmetd: How many rounds is this?
Dec-14-11  polarmis: Blindfold's still going on live now (I think it should be 7 rounds in total, today, tomorrow and Friday):

http://sportaccord2011.fide.com/tou...

I've been posting some reports at WhyChess, though it's hard to get too many details (e.g. the blitz games!): http://www.whychess.org/node/3404

Dec-14-11  kevinatcausa: The Mindgames website (http://sportaccord2011.fide.com/ind... )has a feature up where they asked players "if they had this magical choice to be someone else... who would they be"? Some pretty funny answers
Dec-14-11  Bdellovibrio: <kevinatcausa> ha! Interesting spelling of V. Cmilyte's choice ("Mishel Fuko"); I liked Ivanchuk's and Karjakin's choices the most.
Dec-14-11  rapidcitychess: <frogbert>

During London classic.

Dec-14-11  chessmoron: It look like PGN for Blindfold games (Round 1-2) are on the official website.
Dec-15-11  Caissanist: Chuky's results are never a surprise, no matter what they are.
Dec-15-11  King Death: < Caissanist: Chuky's results are never a surprise, no matter what they are.>

If we can say the same for Nakamura because of his high variance style of play, I can't figure out why Ivanchuk's go this way, even all of his experience and knowledge.

Dec-15-11  matebay: why is Wesley So not invited? Maybe they're afraid.
Dec-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: No new games?
Dec-15-11  fisayo123: <why is Wesley So not invited? Maybe they're afraid.> Most if not all the players in this field are stronger than So.
Dec-15-11  LucB: <Most if not all the players in this field are stronger than So.>

... except so and so...

Dec-15-11  M.D. Wilson: Shocking, Chucky!
Dec-16-11  serfudge94: what happen to Chucky?!
Dec-16-11  virginmind: yeah, not quite his best tournament ever...
Dec-16-11  edbermac: <matebay: why is Wesley So not invited? Maybe they're afraid. >

Oh yeah, they're afraid of Wesley So-so like they're afraid of Magnus Carlsen.

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