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Karpov Poikovsky (2004) The 5th Karpov tournament took place in Poikovsky, Russia 17-26 March 2004. Rest day: March 21, but A G Aleksandrov vs I Sokolov, 2004 (Round 9) was played on that day as Sokolov had to leave early. Time controls: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves and 40 more minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. Alexander Grischuk won on tiebreak ahead of Sergei Vladimirovich Rublevsky, both with 6/9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Grischuk 2719 * ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2 Rublevsky 2655 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 3 Bologan 2679 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 5½ 4 Sokolov 2706 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 5 Zvjaginsev 2654 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5 6 Onischuk 2652 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ 7 Lautier 2676 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 4 8 Aleksandrov 2679 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 3½ 9 Zhang Zhong 2639 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 3½ 10 Malakhov 2700 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1½ Category: XVIII (2676). Chief arbiter: Yuri Lobanov FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... 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Next: Karpov Poikovsky (2005)  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. I Sokolov vs Rublevsky   ½-½ 29 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 27. Grischuk vs A Aleksandrov   ½-½ 23 2004 Karpov Poikovsky C67 Ruy Lopez 28. I Sokolov vs Bologan   ½-½ 34 2004 Karpov Poikovsky E12 Queen's Indian 29. V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev 0-1 43 2004 Karpov Poikovsky E97 King's Indian 30. Rublevsky vs Lautier 1-0 49 2004 Karpov Poikovsky C45 Scotch Game 31. Z Zhang vs Onischuk ½-½ 84 2004 Karpov Poikovsky C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 32. Lautier vs Grischuk ½-½ 48 2004 Karpov Poikovsky E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 33. A Aleksandrov vs Z Zhang   ½-½ 83 2004 Karpov Poikovsky E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 34. Bologan vs Rublevsky ½-½ 70 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 35. Onischuk vs V Malakhov   1-0 40 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 36. Zvjaginsev vs I Sokolov   ½-½ 17 2004 Karpov Poikovsky A21 English 37. V Malakhov vs A Aleksandrov   ½-½ 10 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 38. Rublevsky vs Grischuk   ½-½ 15 2004 Karpov Poikovsky B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 39. Bologan vs Zvjaginsev   ½-½ 42 2004 Karpov Poikovsky C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 40. Z Zhang vs Lautier   1-0 62 2004 Karpov Poikovsky B30 Sicilian 41. I Sokolov vs Onischuk   1-0 58 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 42. Zvjaginsev vs Rublevsky   ½-½ 14 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted 43. Lautier vs V Malakhov 1-0 20 2004 Karpov Poikovsky D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 44. Onischuk vs Bologan 0-1 31 2004 Karpov Poikovsky E92 King's Indian 45. Grischuk vs Z Zhang 1-0 78 2004 Karpov Poikovsky C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-29-04    chessgames.com: Alexander Grischuk was the winner on tiebreaks with 6/9; we are still missing several games from the last round. These games will be posted as soon as they are available. Official site (in Russian): http://www.admoil.ru/chess2004/inde... Mar-30-04    solkrov: i remember that i few years ago, grischuk was being dubbed as the heir apparent to kasparov. what happened? Mar-30-04    seoulmama: Well, it's not like he has dropped from the top of the lists, it's just that he's been 'quiet' for some time now. His rating is still very good. Mar-30-04    Taidanii: Why wasn't Ponomariov in this tournament? Mar-30-04    Phoenix: Because Ponomariov is playing hide and seek. Mar-30-04    chessgames.com: We now have the remaining games for this event. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. 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