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🏆 Corsica Masters (2005)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Viswanathan Anand, Michael Adams, Etienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch, Judit Polgar, Victor Bologan, Zoltan Almasi, Alexander Riazantsev, Laurent Fressinet, Krishnan Sasikiran, Vadim Milov, Mikhail Gurevich, Zviad Izoria, Pavel Tregubov, Tomasz Markowski, Alberto David

Corsica Masters (2005) 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)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Anand vs T Markowski 1-0 24 2005 Corsica Masters B42 Sicilian, Kan 2. Fressinet vs Bologan   1-0 48 2005 Corsica Masters B07 Pirc 3. Adams vs A Riazantsev   1-0 45 2005 Corsica Masters D00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. A Riazantsev vs Adams   ½-½ 46 2005 Corsica Masters E12 Queen's Indian 5. Bologan vs Fressinet   ½-½ 85 2005 Corsica Masters C78 Ruy Lopez 6. M Gurevich vs Z Izoria   1-0 26 2005 Corsica Masters A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 7. Bologan vs Fressinet   1-0 61 2005 Corsica Masters C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 8. Adams vs A Riazantsev   ½-½ 33 2005 Corsica Masters E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 9. P Tregubov vs J Polgar 0-1 35 2005 Corsica Masters E12 Queen's Indian 10. A Riazantsev vs Adams   ½-½ 21 2005 Corsica Masters E15 Queen's Indian 11. Z Izoria vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 37 2005 Corsica Masters D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Fressinet vs Bologan   1-0 59 2005 Corsica Masters B07 Pirc 13. P Tregubov vs J Polgar 0-1 41 2005 Corsica Masters E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 14. A Riazantsev vs Adams ½-½ 49 2005 Corsica Masters E15 Queen's Indian 15. T Markowski vs Anand   0-1 41 2005 Corsica Masters A00 Uncommon Opening 16. Naiditsch vs Milov   0-1 52 2005 Corsica Masters C10 French 17. Adams vs A Riazantsev   ½-½ 49 2005 Corsica Masters E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 18. Bacrot vs A David   ½-½ 48 2005 Corsica Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Bologan vs Fressinet   ½-½ 50 2005 Corsica Masters C55 Two Knights Defense 20. M Gurevich vs Z Izoria   0-1 30 2005 Corsica Masters A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 21. Milov vs Naiditsch 1-0 17 2005 Corsica Masters E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 22. J Polgar vs P Tregubov 0-1 73 2005 Corsica Masters B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Sasikiran vs Z Almasi   ½-½ 65 2005 Corsica Masters E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. Z Almasi vs Sasikiran   1-0 39 2005 Corsica Masters C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 25. A David vs Bacrot 1-0 53 2005 Corsica Masters D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-06-05    kotsinta: Vishy had a hard time beating Milov!!! Nov-06-05    cu8sfan: Congratulations, Milov! Hopp Schwiiz!!! (-; Nov-06-05    cade: Wow Anand didn't win a blitz tourney. Nov-06-05    iron maiden: It's been nearly two years since Anand failed to win a rapid event. Nov-06-05    Chnebelgrind: <<cu8sfan> Hopp Schwiiz> as far as I am informed Milov passes not as Swiss involving Swiss Championship. That is the reason why he doesn't play for the Swiss olymic team (here he would be welcome!). But when he wins Corsica Masters we are proud on him anyway!. Congratulations Nov-06-05    Ezzy: Yeah, congratulations to Milov. He lost a lot of rating points during the end of 2004 to the beginning of 2005, but seems to be hitting top form with this win, and a superb European Championships! Nov-06-05    Udit Narayan: Being an Anand fan myself, I find this to be disheartening. This is the first time I have heard of Vadim Milov! But Anand put up a good fight and my hats off to Milov! Nov-07-05    cu8sfan: <Milov passes not as Swiss involving Swiss Championship> There's an interview with Milov in No. 10 of the German chess magazine 'Schach'. Seems like there's a bitter feud between Milov and the heads of the Schachbund. That's why he's not playing Swiss Championship. Nov-07-05    Petrosian63: Congrats to Milov. Anyone who beats Anand in a rapid match is a good player. Nov-07-05    BadTemper: anyone who is a grandmaster is a good player. Nov-07-05    Averageguy: Anyone other than me is a good player! ;-) Nov-15-05    Giraf: where is the final standings' table? Nov-30-06    REMOLD VINAY: how to start my game Nov-30-06    REMOLD VINAY: how to access to the chess in this website Nov-30-06    Karpova: <REMOLD VINAY> you can't play chess against other human beings on this site. it's for discussing games only. But there's a program you can play against if you want: Little ChessPartner Sep-10-20    Tabanus: <Giraf: where is the final standings' table?> Here. 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