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Sept 2 2012
2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Round five
02.09.2012- Today saw a number of match-ups of powerhouse teams in the
Open section. On the first match table, two-time Olympiad Champion
Armenia defeated defending champions Ukraine 2,5-1,5, with Aronian
scoring against Ivanchuk. GM Alejandro Ramirez wrote "Beautiful game
by Lev, dude's a monster" - and sent us his analysis of the game Levon
Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk. GM analysis.
The 40th Chess Olympiad is scheduled to take place in the Turkish
metropole of Istanbul, from August 27 to September 10th, 2012. A
record of 158 national chess federations have brought teams to
Istanbul to participate in this prestigious event, which is being
staged in the WOW Hotel and Convention Center, just minutes away from
the airport.
Round five
Armenian Super GM and World #2 Levon Aronian (above middle, with
team-mate Sergei Movsesian and Armenian trainer Arshak Petrosian)
played the only decisive game in the match against Vassily Ivanchuk.
Aronian went up an exchange and sealed the fate of Ivanchuk and the
Ukrainian team a few moves later. Armenia scored a 2,5-1,5 victory.
The Russian and Hungarian teams engaged on the second match table,
pitting the long-time friends and competitors Kramnik and Leko (above)
against each other. The spectators were happy to see something that
wasn't a Petroff between these two players. 32 moves later a quiet
draw was taken. But on the board next to them Grischuk slashed and
hacked at Almasi's defenses until all that was left was yet another
simple tactical sequence to finish him off. The Russians had stuck the
proverbial fork into their Hungarian competitors and finished them off
2,5-1,5.
The Azeri's and Chinese teams demolished their Canadian and Iranian
counterparts with a 3,5-0,5 score in each case, while France suffered
their first loss against the Croatian team with score of 2,5-1,5. On
the fifth match table we saw the USA held to yet another draw by the
Czech team. The US team has their work cut out for them, still having
to face the chess giants of Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, China, and
Azerbaijan.
In the Women Section Russia quickly secured the decisive advantage
against France, with the two victories on the lower boards. Sophie
Milliet could only reduce the losing margin after the European
Champion Valentina Gunina ran into a checkmate. Russia won 2,5-1,5 to
assume sole lead as the only team with a perfect score.
Serbia once again excelled as they defeated their Bulgarian neighbors
by a score of 2,5-1,5. Ana Benderac, returning to the playing arena
after being a captain for several years, won against Elitsa Raeva. The
experienced Margarita Voiska turned the tables against Andjelija
Stojanovic to even the score, but Maria Manakova continued to play in
fantastic shape to score her 5th consecutive victory and bring two
match points for Serbia.
Poland achieved a narrow victory against Greece, thanks to Jolanta
Zawadzka, while Slovakia won with the same result against Latvia,
where Veronika Machalova won the crucial game on the fourth board.
Harika Dronavalli made a good start for India in the match with China
as she held the World Champion Hou Yifan to a draw with the black
pieces. Yifan admitted that she couldn't find any advantage against
the ultra-solid defence. Indian IM Karavade carelessly maneuvered a
knight into enemy territory with no where to escape. On the bottom
three boards the Chinese team scored three victories to obliterate the
Indian team with a 3,5-0,5 score.
Georgia and Ukraine, as well as Slovenia and Israel, tied their
matches with draws on all four boards. The US suffered a devastating
3-1 loss against Vietnam, who gave up an average of 158 rating points
to the Americans. Perhaps the US players were bored to death with the
lifeless London System showing up on boards 1 and 3 and dropped their
defences, losing those games. Interestingly enough boards 2 and 4 both
saw Caro-type formations for the Vietnamese ladies, where they split
the games.
For results, go to http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8450
Sept 2 2012
2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Round five
02.09.2012- Today saw a number of match-ups of powerhouse teams in the
Open section. On the first match table, two-time Olympiad Champion
Armenia defeated defending champions Ukraine 2,5-1,5, with Aronian
scoring against Ivanchuk. GM Alejandro Ramirez wrote "Beautiful game
by Lev, dude's a monster" - and sent us his analysis of the game Levon
Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk. GM analysis.
The 40th Chess Olympiad is scheduled to take place in the Turkish
metropole of Istanbul, from August 27 to September 10th, 2012. A
record of 158 national chess federations have brought teams to
Istanbul to participate in this prestigious event, which is being
staged in the WOW Hotel and Convention Center, just minutes away from
the airport.
Round five
Armenian Super GM and World #2 Levon Aronian (above middle, with
team-mate Sergei Movsesian and Armenian trainer Arshak Petrosian)
played the only decisive game in the match against Vassily Ivanchuk.
Aronian went up an exchange and sealed the fate of Ivanchuk and the
Ukrainian team a few moves later. Armenia scored a 2,5-1,5 victory.
The Russian and Hungarian teams engaged on the second match table,
pitting the long-time friends and competitors Kramnik and Leko (above)
against each other. The spectators were happy to see something that
wasn't a Petroff between these two players. 32 moves later a quiet
draw was taken. But on the board next to them Grischuk slashed and
hacked at Almasi's defenses until all that was left was yet another
simple tactical sequence to finish him off. The Russians had stuck the
proverbial fork into their Hungarian competitors and finished them off
2,5-1,5.
The Azeri's and Chinese teams demolished their Canadian and Iranian
counterparts with a 3,5-0,5 score in each case, while France suffered
their first loss against the Croatian team with score of 2,5-1,5. On
the fifth match table we saw the USA held to yet another draw by the
Czech team. The US team has their work cut out for them, still having
to face the chess giants of Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, China, and
Azerbaijan.
In the Women Section Russia quickly secured the decisive advantage
against France, with the two victories on the lower boards. Sophie
Milliet could only reduce the losing margin after the European
Champion Valentina Gunina ran into a checkmate. Russia won 2,5-1,5 to
assume sole lead as the only team with a perfect score.
Serbia once again excelled as they defeated their Bulgarian neighbors
by a score of 2,5-1,5. Ana Benderac, returning to the playing arena
after being a captain for several years, won against Elitsa Raeva. The
experienced Margarita Voiska turned the tables against Andjelija
Stojanovic to even the score, but Maria Manakova continued to play in
fantastic shape to score her 5th consecutive victory and bring two
match points for Serbia.
Poland achieved a narrow victory against Greece, thanks to Jolanta
Zawadzka, while Slovakia won with the same result against Latvia,
where Veronika Machalova won the crucial game on the fourth board.
Harika Dronavalli made a good start for India in the match with China
as she held the World Champion Hou Yifan to a draw with the black
pieces. Yifan admitted that she couldn't find any advantage against
the ultra-solid defence. Indian IM Karavade carelessly maneuvered a
knight into enemy territory with no where to escape. On the bottom
three boards the Chinese team scored three victories to obliterate the
Indian team with a 3,5-0,5 score.
Georgia and Ukraine, as well as Slovenia and Israel, tied their
matches with draws on all four boards. The US suffered a devastating
3-1 loss against Vietnam, who gave up an average of 158 rating points
to the Americans. Perhaps the US players were bored to death with the
lifeless London System showing up on boards 1 and 3 and dropped their
defences, losing those games. Interestingly enough boards 2 and 4 both
saw Caro-type formations for the Vietnamese ladies, where they split
the games.
For results, go to http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8450