Andrei Volokitin became a winner of Donostia chess festival. In the final match he defeated Viktor Laznichka with 2:0 score. The match was very tough and pressure became so high that Czech player just simply forgot about time in...
Donostia chess festival: round 4 report
Dear Friends! After New Year’s Eve all players were ready to uncompromising battles again. In the A-group only three matches were decided in classical games. Julia Granda Zuniga defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with 2:0 score, Alexander Moiseenko won against Kamil...
Nakamura wins San Sebastian
photo by David Llada Here are the final standings: 1-2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2710 6½ 1-2. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2727 6½ 3. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2739 5½ 4-5. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2672 5 4-5. Vallejo...
Nakamura’s big day in San Sebastian
America’s top GM Hikaru Nakamura is leading Donostia by 1/2 point going into the final round. But he will have Black against former FIDE world champion Kasimdzhanov. Another former FIDE world champion, GM Ponomariov, who is currently in 2nd...
Nakamura maintains slim lead in San Sebastian
Round 8 results Nakamura, Hikaru – Movsesian, Sergei ½-½ Svidler, Peter – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ Vallejo Pons, Francisco – San Segundo Carrillo 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – Granda Zuniga, Julio ½-½ Karpov, Anatoly – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 Standings after 8...
Nakamura escapes, maintains lead
Round 7 results Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Karpov, Anatoly Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Granda Zuniga, Julio 1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru San Segundo Carrillo 1/2 Svidler, Peter Standings after 7 rounds: 1. Nakamura, Hikaru g...
Attempting to put the Nakamura fire out
The next player who is trying to put out the Nakamura fire in San Sebastian is GM Granda, Peru’s top GM. Round 7 results Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-0 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Vallejo Pons, Francisco 0-0 Karpov, Anatoly Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 Kasimdzhanov,...
Nakamura maintains leads at San Sebastian
Round 6 results: Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan Svidler, Peter 1/2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 Granda Zuniga, Julio E Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 Movsesian, Sergei Official site: http://www.donostiachess.com/en/ Standings after 6...
Nakamura 1/2 Ponomariov
GM Nakamura (2710) – GM Ponomariov (2727) [B96]San Sebastian (6), 13.07.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0–0–0 b5 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3 dxe5 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Be7 14.Bxb5 Game...
Nakamura leads San Sebastian
Official website: http://www.donostiachess.com/en/ Standings after 5 rounds: Group A 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2710 4,5 2 GM Svidler Peter RUS 2739 3,5 GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2727 3,5 4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2703 2,5 GM Vallejo Pons...