FIDE World Chess Rapids/Blitz:
47 year old Ukraine GM Vassily Ivanchuk wins FIDE World Chess Rapid Championship..
World Champion GM Ivanchuk interviewed by Chess journalist Anastazia Karlovich
She wants to talk Chess, He wants to talk Checkers……. http://fb.me/ReXhLeeh
Rd15 Ivanchuk (2771) – Melkumyan (2736) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bh2 Nbd7 9. c3 Re8 10. a4 a6 11. c4 Ne4 12. a5 bxa5 13. Rxa5 c5 14. Ra3 cxd4 15. exd4 e5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Re1 a5 19. c5 dxc5 20. Bb5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qc5 24. Bxd7 Qxa3 25. e6 Qe7 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qb3+ Qf7 30. Qb5 Qe6 31. Bf4 Qc6 32. Qg5 h6 33. Qd8+ Kf7 34. f3 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 h5 36. Bd6 Qc8 37. Qe7+ Kg8 38. Be5 1-0
| Top 10 World Rapid 2016 Doha FINAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 10 | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | UKR | 2771 | 11.0 | 2747 | 129.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 12 | Grischuk Alexander | GM | RUS | 2767 | 11.0 | 2740 | 128.5 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Carlsen Magnus | GM | NOR | 2906 | 11.0 | 2701 | 127.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 5 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2805 | 10.0 | 2738 | 130.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 13 | Yu Yangyi | GM | CHN | 2743 | 10.0 | 2724 | 122.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 3 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | GM | RUS | 2812 | 10.0 | 2713 | 125.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 62 | Anton Guijarro David | GM | ESP | 2605 | 10.0 | 2669 | 112.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 51 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | IND | 2643 | 9.5 | 2758 | 125.5 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 11 | Aronian Levon | GM | ARM | 2770 | 9.5 | 2749 | 133.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 6 | Dominguez Perez Leinier | GM | CUB | 2803 | 9.5 | 2711 | 127.5 | 0.0 |
..Another Ukraine World Chess Rapid Champion GM Anna Muzychuk
Rd4 Muzychuk (2570) – Kosteniuk (2553) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Nd5 Ng8 7. Qh5 Bd6 8. e5 g6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Qc4 Bb6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Qxd4 Ne7 13. b3 Nf5 14. Qf4 O-O 15. O-O d6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Nxd6 18. Bd3 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. d3 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. a4 Rd6 24. Rfe1 Rc6 25. Rac1 Rd8 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Re3 Rd5 28. Ke2 b5 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Kd2 Rh5 31. h3 Rg5 32. g4 Ra5 33. Re4 g5 34. Rc4 Rxc4 35. bxc4 b6 36. Rb1 h6 37. Rb5 Ra6 38. c5 bxc5 39. Rxc5 c6 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. f4 f6 42. h4 gxh4 43. Rh5 Ra2 44. c4 Rh2 45. Rxh6 Kf7 46. Kd4 Kg7 47. g5 fxg5 48. fxg5 Rg2 49. Rxh4 Rxg5 50. Rf4 c5+ 51. Ke4 Kg6 52. d4 cxd4 53. Kxd4 Ra5 54. Rf1 Ra4 55. Kd5 1-0
| Top 10 World Rapid Women 2016 Doha FINAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 2 | Muzychuk Anna | GM | UKR | 2570 | 9.5 | 2491 | 74.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Kosteniuk Alexandra | GM | RUS | 2553 | 8.5 | 2489 | 77.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 5 | Dzagnidze Nana | GM | GEO | 2549 | 8.0 | 2455 | 76.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 21 | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IM | IRI | 2386 | 7.5 | 2499 | 76.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 6 | Ju Wenjun | GM | CHN | 2542 | 7.5 | 2463 | 75.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 27 | Abdumalik Zhansaya | WGM | KAZ | 2323 | 7.5 | 2445 | 65.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1 | Lagno Kateryna | GM | RUS | 2594 | 7.0 | 2488 | 76.5 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 4 | Stefanova Antoaneta | GM | BUL | 2552 | 7.0 | 2449 | 70.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 28 | Saduakassova Dinara | WGM | KAZ | 2321 | 7.0 | 2449 | 69.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 10 | Koneru Humpy | GM | IND | 2486 | 7.0 | 2419 | 72.5 | 0.0 |
BLITZ Day 1
White blunders Move 20.. e3 which Black Replies Na5 [Fork] attacking the Queen and Rook and the Knight is Hanging on b5.. Karjakin and Carlsen tied with 10/12
Rd5 Carlsen (2840)- Karjakin (2785) 0-1
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nfd2 Ng8 8. Bxe7 Ngxe7 9. c4 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Rxa7 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Rxc4 17. Qb3 Qd4 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Rxb7 Nec6 20. e3 Na5 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Nd6 Qe6 23. Rxb4 Qxd6 24. Rb5 Nc4 25. Rc1 Nb6 26. Rbc5 g6 27. h4 Kg7 28. Rc7 Rd8 29. R7c6 Qd2 30. R6c2 Qb4 31. Bf3 Rd2 32. Kg2 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Nc4 34. Bd5 Nd6 35. Rc6 Kf6 36. Kg1 Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kd8 38. Rc6 Kd7 39. Ra6 Qc5 40. Bf3 e4 41. Be2 Nf5 42. Kg2 Ke7 43. Ra4 Qd5 44. Kg1 Kf8 45. Bf1 Nd6 46. Rd4 Qe5 47. Bg2 f5 48. Bf1 h6 49. Ra4 g5 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. Bg2 f4 52. gxf4 gxf4 53. exf4 Qxf4 54. Rd4 Qe5 55. Rd1 e3 56. fxe3 Qxe3+ 57. Kh1 Ke7 58. Rf1 Qe5 59. Rf3 Nf5 60. Kg1 Nh4 61. Rf2 Qe1+ 62. Bf1 Qe3 63. Bg2 Nf5 64. Bf3 Nd4 65. Kg2 Kd6 66. Bg4 Qe4+ 67. Kg3 Ke5 68. Kh3 Qh1+ 69. Kg3 Qg1+ 70. Rg2 Qe3+ 71. Kh2 Kf4 72. Bd1 Nf3+ 73. Bxf3 Qxf3 74. Kg1 Qd1+ 75. Kf2 Qd4+ 76. Ke2 Qe4+ 77. Kf1 Kf3 78. Rf2+ Kg3 79. Rd2 Kf3 80. Rf2+ Kg3 81. Rd2 Qb1+ 82. Ke2 Qe4+ 83. Kf1 Qc4+ 84. Ke1 Kf3 85. Kd1 Ke3 86. Rb2 Qa4+ 87. Kc1 Kd3 88. Kb1 Qd1+ 89. Ka2 Kc3 90. Rh2 Qa4+ 91. Kb1 Qb5+ 92. Ka1 Qf1+ 93. Ka2 Qf7+ 94. Kb1 Qg6+ 95. Ka2 Qa6+ 96. Kb1 Qb6+ 97. Ka2 Qa7+ 0-1
| TOP 10 World Blitz 2016 Doha Standings: After 12 Rounds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 8 | Karjakin Sergey | GM | RUS | 2800 | 10.0 | 2740 | 87.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Carlsen Magnus | GM | NOR | 2873 | 10.0 | 2706 | 87.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 21 | Dubov Daniil | GM | RUS | 2724 | 8.5 | 2740 | 85.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 27 | Morozevich Alexander | GM | RUS | 2684 | 8.5 | 2710 | 82.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 37 | Bosiocic Marin | GM | CRO | 2659 | 8.5 | 2673 | 78.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 6 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | GM | FRA | 2823 | 8.5 | 2649 | 77.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 44 | Salem A.R. Saleh | GM | UAE | 2636 | 8.0 | 2792 | 86.5 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 10 | Dominguez Perez Leinier | GM | CUB | 2783 | 8.0 | 2705 | 80.5 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 24 | Yu Yangyi | GM | CHN | 2712 | 8.0 | 2704 | 86.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jobava Baadur | GM | GEO | 2752 | 8.0 | 2682 | 76.0 | 0.0 |
Anna Muzychuk.. https://www.facebook.com/anna.muzychuk.9
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