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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Bazna King's Tournament

Nigel Short7/10(+4 -0 =6)[games]
Lajos Portisch5.5/10(+2 -1 =7)[games]
Ulf Andersson5.5/10(+2 -1 =7)[games]
Henrique Mecking5/10(+2 -2 =6)[games]
Alexander Khalifman5/10(+0 -0 =10)[games]
Mihai Suba5/10(+1 -1 =8)[games]
Andrei Murariu5/10(+2 -2 =6)[games]
Alexander Beliavsky5/10(+1 -1 =8)[games]
Rafael Vaganian4/10(+1 -3 =6)[games]
Andrei Sokolov4/10(+0 -2 =8)[games]
Jan Timman4/10(+2 -4 =4)[games]

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Beliavsky vs Portisch ½-½622008Bazna King's TournamentE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
2. A Murariu vs Andersson  ½-½322008Bazna King's TournamentB40 Sicilian
3. A Sokolov vs Vaganian  ½-½262008Bazna King's TournamentC07 French, Tarrasch
4. Short vs Mecking ½-½532008Bazna King's TournamentC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
5. Suba vs Timman  ½-½392008Bazna King's TournamentB23 Sicilian, Closed
6. Timman vs Short  ½-½332008Bazna King's TournamentD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Andersson vs Suba ½-½202008Bazna King's TournamentD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
8. Vaganian vs A Beliavsky  ½-½242008Bazna King's TournamentD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
9. Khalifman vs A Sokolov ½-½142008Bazna King's TournamentE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
10. A Murariu vs Vaganian ½-½852008Bazna King's TournamentC07 French, Tarrasch
11. Suba vs Portisch  ½-½172008Bazna King's TournamentA30 English, Symmetrical
12. A Beliavsky vs Khalifman  ½-½262008Bazna King's TournamentD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. Andersson vs Mecking  ½-½442008Bazna King's TournamentA15 English
14. Portisch vs Short  ½-½262008Bazna King's TournamentD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
15. Khalifman vs A Murariu  ½-½182008Bazna King's TournamentD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. A Sokolov vs A Beliavsky  ½-½302008Bazna King's TournamentC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
17. A Murariu vs A Sokolov  ½-½242008Bazna King's TournamentB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
18. Suba vs Khalifman  ½-½212008Bazna King's TournamentD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. Mecking vs Portisch ½-½212008Bazna King's TournamentE10 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Khalifman vs Short  ½-½372008Bazna King's TournamentC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
21. A Beliavsky vs A Murariu ½-½392008Bazna King's TournamentA09 Reti Opening
22. A Sokolov vs Suba  ½-½492008Bazna King's TournamentB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
23. Mecking vs Khalifman  ½-½332008Bazna King's TournamentD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. Khalifman vs Timman ½-½182008Bazna King's TournamentE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
25. Vaganian vs Andersson  ½-½282008Bazna King's TournamentE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
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May-29-08
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  Stonehenge: When was the last time Timman played well? 20 years ago or something?
May-30-08  virginmind: by move 20 andersson and portisch have exchanged almost all pieces. i guess andersson's got a plan.
May-30-08
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  Mateo: <virginmind: by move 20 andersson and portisch have exchanged almost all pieces. i guess andersson's got a plan.> Well, that's usual in many of his games. He likes this kind of simple positions where he has 0% chances of loss and a slight chance to win if Black does not defend accurately. It's dry and on the long run very boring for the defender.
May-30-08
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  Mateo: The position seems dangerous for Portisch if Andersson plays 50.Nf3. And he did.
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: Now the point of 50.Nf3 would be after 50...Bd5 to bring the Knight to g6. Then, the King to f6.
May-30-08  cannibal: <Mateo>
Yes, but then how does he break through? He can go Kf6 and eventually Nf4, but with black king on d7 and bishop on c4/b3 everything seems safe.
May-30-08  PhilFeeley: Short wins again. He's on a roll...
May-30-08  cannibal: Oh wait, maybe Kf7, and knight to f8.
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: <CANNIBAL> After 55.Kf7, now the idea is Nf8.
May-30-08  cannibal: <Mateo>
hehe, faster ;-)
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: But Portisch goest to catch the 'b' pawn. Now 57...Kb5 58.Kf6 Kxb4 59.Nxe6 should follow.
May-30-08  cannibal: <Mateo>
That looks won for white, no? Maybe both passed pawns cost a piece, but then white gets the final shot with his g-pawn.
May-30-08  virginmind: 59...Kb5 according to fritz 11 only adds to black's problems (+2.79 at 25 ply). andersson winning apparently
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: Another win for Andersson in view. Amazing how he was able again to find something tricky out of a dry ending.
May-30-08  virginmind: actually, it's +4.50
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: I don't get the point of 59...Kb5. 59...b5 seems the last chance to draw, although unclear.
May-30-08  virginmind: 61...Kd5 and, heh, +14.16
May-30-08  virginmind: and we have a mate in 24...:)
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: The official live broadcast gives a draw. Is this a joke?
May-30-08  virginmind: no, i have 1-0 on playchess.
andersson won. bravo, no more draw-master - he has two wins here, isnt he?
May-30-08  Balthasar: Now live shows 1-0
May-30-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Mateo: they changed the result, 1-0 now...
May-30-08  TheBB: Is Andersson winning games now, all of a sudden? I thought this was a practice he gave up some years ago.
May-31-08  cannibal: What exactly is going on in Bazna this year? Four decisive games out of five yesterday, and of all people Ulf Andersson is on the rampage with two wins in a row.
May-31-08  znprdx: <Stonehenge: When was the last time Timman played well? 20 years ago or something?>

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

It would appear he plays well enough to have a career lasting 45 years....a little respect would be in order.

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