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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Corus Group C Tournament

Fabiano Caruana10/13(+9 -2 =2)[games]
Dimitri Reinderman8/13(+4 -1 =8)[games]
Parimarjan Negi8/13(+7 -4 =2)[games]
Pontus Carlsson7.5/13(+5 -3 =5)[games]
Irina Krush7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Arik Braun7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
John van der Wiel7/13(+4 -3 =6)[games]
Friso Nijboer7/13(+6 -5 =2)[games]
Mark van der Werf6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Shilong Li6/13(+4 -5 =4)[games]
Efstratios Grivas6/13(+4 -5 =4)[games]
Zhaoqin Peng4.5/13(+1 -5 =7)[games]
Anna Ushenina4.5/13(+4 -8 =1)[games]
Dennis Ruijgrok2/13(+0 -9 =4)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Corus Group C (2008)

Played in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands 12-27 January 2008.

Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Caruana 15 2598 * ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 10 2 Reinderman 35 2533 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 3 Negi 16 2526 0 ½ * 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8 4 Carlsson 25 2501 0 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 5 Krush 24 2473 1 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 7 6 Braun 19 2536 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 7 7 Van der Wiel 48 2490 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 8 Nijboer 42 2578 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 9 Van der Werf 39 2389 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 6½ 10 Li Shilong 30 2502 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 11 Grivas 41 2509 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 0 1 6 12 Zhaoqin Peng 39 2461 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 4½ 13 Ushenina 22 2484 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 * 1 4½ 14 Ruijgrok 22 2329 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 * 2

Category: X (2494). Fabiano Caruana qualified for Corus Group B (2009).

Previous: Corus Group C (2007). Next: Corus Group C (2009). See also Corus Group A (2008), Corus Group B (2008) and Corus Honorary Group (2008)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Li vs I Krush 1-0422008Corus Group CE97 King's Indian
2. M van der Werf vs E Grivas  1-0502008Corus Group CE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
3. Caruana vs M van der Werf 1-0272008Corus Group CC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
4. E Grivas vs D Ruijgrok 1-0352008Corus Group CA10 English
5. Van der Wiel vs Nijboer 1-0392008Corus Group CC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. A Braun vs Negi 1-0312008Corus Group CA34 English, Symmetrical
7. S Li vs A Ushenina 1-0622008Corus Group CD85 Grunfeld
8. Negi vs Van der Wiel 1-0292008Corus Group CC16 French, Winawer
9. Nijboer vs S Li 1-0482008Corus Group CB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
10. P Carlsson vs D Ruijgrok 1-0282008Corus Group CC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
11. A Braun vs M van der Werf 1-0222008Corus Group CD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Negi vs A Ushenina 1-0282008Corus Group CD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. D Reinderman vs P Carlsson 1-0672008Corus Group CB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
14. Nijboer vs I Krush 1-0292008Corus Group CB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
15. Nijboer vs Negi  1-0522008Corus Group CC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
16. A Ushenina vs Z Peng 1-0692008Corus Group CD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
17. I Krush vs Caruana 1-0572008Corus Group CD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
18. Caruana vs P Carlsson 1-0362008Corus Group CB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. E Grivas vs A Braun 1-0242008Corus Group CD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. Negi vs I Krush 1-0392008Corus Group CB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
21. Negi vs Z Peng 1-0632008Corus Group CB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
22. I Krush vs P Carlsson 1-0332008Corus Group CE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
23. A Ushenina vs D Ruijgrok 1-0382008Corus Group CD83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit
24. Van der Wiel vs E Grivas 1-0292008Corus Group CB32 Sicilian
25. Caruana vs Van der Wiel 1-0442008Corus Group CB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jan-25-08  pawnofdoom: So far:

Reinderman-Negi 1/2
Givas-Nijboer 1/2
Caruana-Ushenina 1-0
Braun-van der Weil 1/2

THree games left

Jan-25-08  whiteshark: Drawgi weakens slightly.
Jan-25-08  VishyFan: Up next...

Round 12 - Saturday the 26th
F. Nijboer - F. Caruana
P. Negi - E. Grivas
Z. Peng - D. Reinderman

Round 13 - Sunday the 27th
D. Reinderman - M. van der Werf
F. Caruana - P. Negi
P. Carlsson - F. Nijboer

If Negi can win the Round 12 game, then the Round 13 game between Caruana & Negi would be a title decidng game...

Jan-26-08  VishyFan: Negi won and is 8/12 now...

It will be interesting to see what happens in Nijober - Caruana..

and it will be double interesting in the last round game of Caruana - Negi.., it will be a "winner takes it all" game....

Jan-26-08  VishyFan: Caruana won and is 9/12 now...
Negi won and is 8/12...
Nijober lost and is 7/12...

Reinderman's game is still in progress, but he is pawn down in a R+N end-game...

If Negi wins the last round game against Caruana, they will be tied for the number of points and number of wins and Negi might be declared the winner based on his win over Caruana and a berth in Corus 'B' in 2009...

Jan-26-08  weisyschwarz: Reinderman should have lost. It seems Peng failed to attack his R with her K, and so just allowed for a draw.
Jan-26-08  whiteshark: Standings <before! <final round <13>>>: GM group C

1. Caruana 9
2. Negi 8
3. Reinderman 7½
4. Nijboer 7
5. Carlsson 6½
6. Li, van der Werf, Braun, van der Wiel, Krush 6
11. Grivas 5
12. Ushenina, Peng 4½
14. Ruijgrok 2

Jan-26-08  WhiteTanager: Does anyone know if Braun or Krush can get a GM norm?
Jan-27-08  VishyFan: Have the games started yet? They were supposed to have started 5 mins ago... (2 hours earlier than the previous days)

Group 'A' and Group 'B' games will start an hour later, that is 1 hour earlier than the previous days...

Jan-27-08  VishyFan: The games have started...

Caruana - Negi is a Ruy - strong point variation......., They have blitzed throuh 11 moves already...

There is so much on stake in this game that i am expecting this to be an exciting one......

Jan-27-08  VishyFan: Negi already on the move......
Jan-27-08  vlado23: is Caruana's 18. f3 a book move?
Jan-27-08  anandr: Negi is burning precious time. Caruana has spent only 3 min on this clock, and Negi already 38.


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wKg1,Qf1,Nd2,Bb3,c1,Ra1,e1,Pa2,b2,c3,d4,f3,g3,h2/bKg8,- Qh5,Nd5,Bd6,g4,Re8,f8,Pa6,b5,c6,f7,g7,h7

Jan-27-08  anandr: <vlado23: is Caruana's 18. f3 a book move?>

Yes, so far they seem to be following a game played by Motylev and Vajda. This game however does not seem to loaded in cg.

Jan-27-08  anandr: Ok, now they have deviated from the said earlier game. That game went:

18. Bh3
19. Qf2 Rxe1+
20. Qxe1 Nf6
21. Qf2 Re8
22. Nf1 Qg6

Jan-27-08  kasp: Caruana-Negi 1-0. Caruana the best,very very strong
Jan-27-08  pawnofdoom: Looks like this is the only section that doesn't plan to have almost all draws today. only 1 draw and 6 games have been completed!

Caruana beat Negi and Reinderman drew so he wins by 2 points!!

Jan-27-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: Caruana and Negi played a pretty game today. Congratulations to Caruana!
Jan-27-08  kellmano: <whiteshark: Drawgi weakens slightly.> Not as bad as Drawnina.
Jan-27-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Morning: Does Corus have a promotion system similar to English football? In other words, having won Group C, will Caruana be invited to compete in Group B next year?
Jan-27-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: it would seem so <An Englishman> Pavel Eljanov was invited this year into Group A having won Group B last year, so I make an educated guess that this applies between the other Groups as well
Jan-27-08  weisyschwarz: So does Movsesian move into A, as well? Who would he replace?
Jan-28-08  whiteshark: <<kellmano> Drawnina> I missed her badly. :D

Corus (Group C) (2008)

Jan-28-08  virginmind: congratulations caruana!
Jan-28-08  sapfy: Rating changes for the C group:

Caruana +15.5
Nijboer -10.8
Braun -2.9
Reinderman +7.7
Negi +9.1
Grivas -7.9
Li -6.7
Carlsson +8.5
van der Wiel +5.9
Ushenina -18.1
Krush +8.9
Peng -13.7
van der Werf +29.4
Ruijgrok -22.7

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