| Corsica Masters (2005) |
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The 9th Corsica Masters was a knockout tournament played in Bastia, Corsica, France, 3-5 November 2005. The field consisted of 12 players from the Corsica Masters International Rapid (2005) (3 November at 10:30 am), which were knockout matches between the top 24 players of the 7-round Bastia Open (2005) (30 October - 2 November, 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move), and four seeded players (Bacrot, Polgar, Adams and Anand). The four rounds had two games each, plus tiebreak games if necessary. Time control: Rapid (15 minutes + 3 seconds and/or 20 minutes + 5 seconds). If 1-1, then two 5 + 3 Blitz games, and if still equal, more Blitz games. The prize fund was 100,000 euros, with 20,000 euros to the winner. Chief organizer: Léo Battesti and the Corsica Chess Club. Vadim Markovich Milov surprisingly beat Anand 3-1 in the final.
Eighthfinals (Nov 3, 2 pm) Quarterfinals (Nov 4) Semifinals (Nov 4) Final (Nov 5)
Milov 11 -- -- - 2
Naiditsch 00 -- -- - 0
Milov ½1 -- 1½
Polgar ½0 -- ½
Polgar 01 11 -- - 3
Tregubov 10 00 -- - 1
Milov 10 ½1 2½
Almasi 01 ½0 1½
Almasi ½1 -- -- - 1½
Sasikiran ½0 -- -- - ½
Almasi 01 1½ 2½
David 10 0½ 1½
David ½1 -- -- - 1½
Bacrot ½0 -- -- - ½
Milov 10 11 3
Anand 01 00 1
Anand 11 -- -- - 2
Markowski 00 -- -- - 0
Anand 11 -- 2
Gurevich 00 -- 0
Gurevich 01 ½1 -- - 2½
Izoria 10 ½0 -- - 1½
Anand ½½ 11 3
Adams ½½ 00 1
Adams ½½ ½1 -- - 2½
Riazantsev ½½ ½0 -- - 1½
Adams 11 -- 2
Fressinet 00 -- 0
Fressinet ½½ 10 ½½ 1 4
Bologan ½½ 01 ½½ 0 3
Missing games: Polgar vs Tregubov 1-0 (Round 1.4), Almasi vs Milov 1-0 (Round 3.2), Adams vs Anand 1/2 (Round 3.2). For Round 1, there is a mismatch between number of games and official result in Adams vs Riazantsev (7 games in official pgn, 2½-1½ = 4 games) and Fressinet vs Bologan (6 games, 4-3 = 7 games). In the official pgn, all games had "2005.11.03" and "Round 1", causing considerable confusion. Go figure!The Bastia Open (2005) was won by Sasikiran. Most of the players also participated in the 9-round Swiss Rapid tournament Venaco Open (2005) (28-29 October) (Anand won, after which he also won the KO) and in the 9-round Swiss tournament Ajaccio Open (2005) (26-27 October) (Gurevich won, after which Sasikiran won the KO). All tournaments part of the "Open International de Corse" or "Corsican Circuit" 2005. Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2005110...
FFE: https://web.archive.org/web/2005110...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
Bastia Open results: http://www.lecavalier.lu/Corsican-c...
Venaco Open results: http://www.lecavalier.lu/Corsican-c...
Ajaccio Open results: http://www.lecavalier.lu/Corsican-c...
Ligue Midi-Pyrénées des Echecs, 45, pp. 16-17: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/%28bglyqz... Previous: Corsica Masters (2004). Next: Corsica Masters (2006)
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