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SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) Tournament

Hikaru Nakamura5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Laurent Fressinet5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Ding Liren4.5/7(+4 -2 =1)[games]
Alexander Grischuk4.5/7(+3 -1 =3)[games]
Teimour Radjabov4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Alexander Morozevich4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Hao Wang3.5/7(+1 -1 =5)[games]
Peter Leko3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Gata Kamsky3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Baadur Jobava3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Anish Giri3/7(+2 -3 =2)[games]
Sergey Karjakin3/7(+2 -3 =2)[games]
Levon Aronian2.5/7(+0 -2 =5)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk2/7(+1 -4 =2)[games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2/7(+2 -5 =0)[games]
Victor Bologan1.5/7(+1 -5 =1)[games]

 page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 56  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. Nakamura vs Ding Liren 1-0542012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
27. Fressinet vs Grischuk  ½-½422012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E97 King's Indian
28. Aronian vs Radjabov  ½-½312012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D80 Grunfeld
29. Giri vs Morozevich 1-0252012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
30. H Wang vs Karjakin  ½-½352012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
31. Jobava vs Mamedyarov 1-0252012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
32. Kamsky vs Leko 1-0402012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
33. Leko vs Radjabov  0-1412012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
34. Aronian vs Ivanchuk  ½-½902012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E70 King's Indian
35. H Wang vs Bologan  1-0412012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
36. Mamedyarov vs Giri  0-1502012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D94 Grunfeld
37. Nakamura vs Morozevich 1-0532012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A06 Reti Opening
38. Ding Liren vs Grischuk 0-1312012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A04 Reti Opening
39. Karjakin vs Fressinet  0-1792012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A06 Reti Opening
40. Radjabov vs Kamsky  1-0832012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A15 English
41. Giri vs H Wang  ½-½372012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)B50 Sicilian
42. Ivanchuk vs Leko  0-1582012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A30 English, Symmetrical
43. Jobava vs Bologan 1-0492012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
44. Mamedyarov vs Aronian 1-0332012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D94 Grunfeld
45. Morozevich vs Jobava 1-0302012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E70 King's Indian
46. Kamsky vs Karjakin  1-0752012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)C78 Ruy Lopez
47. Grischuk vs Nakamura 0-1522012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
48. Fressinet vs Ding Liren  ½-½662012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
49. Bologan vs Mamedyarov  0-1372012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
50. Ivanchuk vs H Wang  ½-½792012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A20 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Dec-18-12  magnifico: <FIDE doesn't publish actual top 100s yet because the results that are in don't say a lot about the real strength of the players.>

Evil can not metamorphose into something good even if you give it all the time in the world.

Dec-18-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Just out of curiosity, I used the search window here to check So. v. Carlsen. There are no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't talanted enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.

Reality is a tough place, but we all have to live there.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: <There are no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't talanted enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.>

There is no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't pampered enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: <Reality is a tough place, but we all have to live there.>

You live in a dreamworld. I heard you singing: <Dreams are my Reality>:http://youtu.be/at16g_sxFro

Dec-18-12  Jason Frost: Ouch, Karjakin vs Ding Liren (round 4 - blind)


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Karjakin played 32.Qxb5?? dropping mate in two, when the simple 32.Rxb7+ would have just lead to instant resignation.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: after that blunder, the table is turned. Karjakin will be mated in two by a consortium of 2 black knights and a rook. Liren unleashes his wrath and fury from the early pounding by Sergie...and declares: You shall pay for your barbarism:http://youtu.be/sOVFtLNqPg0
Dec-18-12  AuN1: < Jason Frost: Ouch, Karjakin vs Ding Liren (round 4 - blind)

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Karjakin played 32.Qxb5?? dropping mate in two, when the simple 32.Rxb7+ would have just lead to instant resignation.>

Rxa6+ may have been even better.

Dec-18-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: <HeMateMe>

What a troll comment.

Dec-19-12  Jason Frost: Some more blindfold fun

Bologan-Fressinet Round 3 <38...Qg5??>


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Mamedyarov-Aronian Round 4 <21.Rc4??>


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Giri-Fressinet Round 6 <43...Rh3??>


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cont.

<44...Ne2??>


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Mamedyarov - Nakamura Round 6 <18.Qg7??>


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Dec-19-12  Kikoman: Congratulations! Laurent Fressinet in winning the rapid event :)x

Congratulations! Sergey Karjakin in winning the blitz event :)x

Dec-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: <What a troll comment.
>

Thanks for seconding me.

Dec-19-12  notyetagm: Wow, three, that's three(!!!) silver medals for Nakamura, finishing second in each event.

Tremendous!

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

Dec-19-12  14DogKnight: He actually tied for first in the rapid. Great job by Nakamura.
Dec-19-12  14DogKnight: He should get a gold for first overall
Dec-19-12  frogbert: <i have a feeling that Wesley So will never get invited to any tournament besides SPICE cup.>

strange statement, as he's already been invited to several tournaments besides spice cup. being ironic, hellopolgar?

Dec-19-12  waustad: Yes, it was an impressive performance by Naka. 7 rapid, 15 blitz and 7 blindford games against some of the world's best in a week is a very tough tournement. For most it was in a very foreign time zone. They all deserve a break. I hope they were compensated accordingly.
Dec-20-12  hellopolgar: <frogbert> it always amuses me to poke fun at millions of wesley so fans on here.

besides "wesley so will not be invited to top level tournaments given his sub-2700 rating", i guess i was also hinting that SPICE cup isn't a "real" tournament.

Dec-20-12  frogbert: <millions of wesley so fans>

isn't 13 + a few hundred socks the right figure, if we're talking people contributing to cg.com?

Dec-20-12  hellopolgar: I guess I was exaggerating a little bit:)
Dec-20-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <frogbert> has it right, though I expect no such admission from the <So-bots>.
Dec-20-12  kevinatcausa: One possible overall ranking (rescaling each event to be out of the same number of points and taking averages):

Nakamura: 74.4%
Aronian: 58.1%
Morozevich: 54.6%
Karjakin: 54.0%
Grischuk: 52.2%
Fressinet: 51.0%
Mamedyarov: 51.0%
Radjabov: 50.3%
Leko: 50.2%
Ding: 49.4%
Wang: 47.8%
Ivanchuk: 41.6%
Giri: 39.7%
Jobava: 38.4%
Bologan: 36.0%

Dec-21-12  waustad: A very natural way to find out hwo did best overall is to add up the places and start from the bottom. I suspect 6 wins by a lot.
Dec-21-12  usuario x: <i guess i was also hinting that SPICE cup isn't a "real" tournament.>

SPICE is a pamper goldfish tournament, he should keep playing opens against 2200 players

Dec-21-12  12.12.12: it pains me to see chucky performing like this.

fressinet's performance is impressive, imho.

Jan-15-13  7Heaven: Nakamura lost in rapid/blitz? That's new! It's his expertise in chess.
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