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Donostia - San Sebastian: Nakamura Wins

16.07.2009 - Beautiful tournament played at the San Sebastian July 7 to 16, among many attractions, the return of Anatoly Karpov!

Unfortunately for the fans now old former world champion Karpov results were not the height of his fame, age accounts for all, and so close Anatoly last with just 1 point and half to 9 and no victory. To appreciate, however, the desire and the courage to go still in the game.

The old lion, Anatoly Karpov (photo: www.chessbase.com )

The Table

As you can see from the final classification, Ponomariov and Nakamura shared the first place and the regulation provided two play-off final zip to the winner. As you know, Nakamura flash is very strong, considering his youth and the poor has not been Ponomariov will settle for second place, a dry finished the tournament 2-0.

viewed on YouTube here and below are two videos of the playoff.

Nakamura has played more slowly in the early stages, but much faster later in the game. Anyway, first decide on a place play-off with lightning does not strike me the best possible solution.

Nakamura (photo: www.chessbase.com )

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Dortmund 2009: Kramnik wins

12.07.2009 - E 'Russian Vladimir Kramnik to win one of the strongest tournament of the year with 6.5 to 10.

Although Kramnik's victory was clear, one point more on its direct rivals, the tournament was very tight until the end, watching the final standings possiamo vedere come la maggior parte dei giocatori condivide la stessa posizione, infatti al secondo posto con 5.5 punti, troviamo Leko , Carlsen e Jakovenko , a 4 Bacrot e ultimo con 3 punti Naidisch .

Qualche considerazione numerica: l'elo medio era di 2744 punti, e il torneo era di ventesima categoria Fide, la norma di GM era fissata a 3,30 punti e quella di MI a 1,30.

Come si può vedere dalla classifica e dai risultati individuali, il torneo è stato vinto dai pareggi, il 77% delle partite è terminato con la divisione del mezzo punto e incredibilmente è stato Kramnik il giocatore più combative, 3 wins from 10 games and a performance of 2848 points!

Leko could have avoided Bacrot beat the fifth round, so as to conclude with 10 flaps (faster if you look at the total number of moves) there is little fighting tournament.

statistics by chessbase.com

The photo of the gambling hall, and with all the modern comforts

The Game Room (photo site ufficilale )

Bacrot Vs Kramnik (photo site ufficilale )

Uno sconsolato Magnus Carlsen (foto sito ufficilale )

Mi sento di fare una critica, troppo spesso i tornei di così alto livello sono rovinati da così tanti pareggi, a volte troppo brevi, che allontanano il pubblico e l'interesse verso la manifestazione.

Se un tifoso Italiano avesse deciso di vedere questi Big dal vero, e, sua disgrazia, avesse scelto il terzo round, avrebbe assistito alla Carlsen-Kramnik patta in 19 mosse, Bacrot-Jakovenko patta in 22 e la Naiditsch-Leko patta in 29.

Ad onor del vero ci sono state delle patte combattute, but also some very fast, for example, 9 of Leko draws took place in the middle of the 22/23 moves.

Someone once wanted to change things, trying to push these big to risk a bit of the board 'offering more salary to performance, or 3 points to win or even preventing the flaps agree. I do not know which way is better than the other, the fact is that we need a change.

In conclusion, we see the last round, in which he beat Kramnik Naiditsch and won the tournament.

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July 2009: List FIDE

07/01/2009 - Published the new list that still sees Topalov FIDE in first position before the world champion Anand.

Even Carlsen maintains its third position, who sells real estate instead Kramnik down from fourth to sixth place, but the Russian did not match the assets. The worst performance of 'elite is the suicide of Ivanchuk, down from 12th place to 30th. Vassily had to deal with a period of poor form and the accounts do not add up to the end, one of the strongest players in the world is in a position far too low.

Continue convince Jakovenko , which maintains its fifth place but increased by 7 points, stopping to share the Elo 2760.

quarter after quarter is increasingly evident that the Elo rating is inflated, if till some time ago, the players on the 2700 points representing the world's elite, now this must be sought in the same elite players over 2750. The 2750 Top

Excellent return Gelfand that, after a good period of form, back in the Top 10 and increases in the latter quarter of its well-+22 points Elo!

report the march Caruana to the upper floors of the rankings, Fabiano rose from the previous 78th place to 59 ° with an increase of +21 points and setting its score to 2670!

Sad news of note is the position of former World Champion Anatoly Karpov , now 98th with 2644 points, probably out of the Top 100 in the next update in October.

the Top 10 Women

Judit maintains the first position but Koneru is getting closer, only 64 points separating them.

Considering that the only game played by Polgar, defeat Khenkin, cost him about 6 points while playing in all eleven Koneru has earned 11, including some time we could talk about overtaking, unless Judit not return to play with consistency as to the best of times, so Hungarian is, without doubt, a player over 2700.

The comparison for the top positions of the ranking women must take account of another player, the current third Hou Yifan, who in addition to having a respectable score, he's only 15 years.

And Kosteniuk ? is eleventh with 2516 points, so out of the Top 10, in mitigation is to say that no parties when the final quarter of play.

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Rating ITALY -> link