Chess news by ChessVibes (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
After two more draws in the last round, Sergei Tiviakov became the winner of the 17th Univé Chess Tournament. Today Tivi’s opponent Anish Giri defended a slightly worse ending and stayed unbeaten; Ivanchuk and Polgar drew in less than an hour. In the open group Stewart Haslinger took clear first. The 17th Univé Chess Tournament, formerly [...]
Chess news by ChessVibes (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A deeply disappointed Vassily Ivanchuk walked into the press room this evening after drawing with Sergei Tiviakov. Ukraine’s number one was sure he was winning today. Anish Giri drew also his fifth game, against Judit Polgar. In the open group Haslinger won against Nijboer and now only needs a draw tomorrow to win outright. The 17th [...]
Chess news by ChessVibes (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
After Anish Giri and Vassily Ivanchuk also drew their second encounter quickly, it was Sergei Tiviakov who finally won a game in Hoogeveen. In the fourth round he beat Judit Polgar and grabbed the lead with 2.5/4. The 17th Univé Chess Tournament, formerly known as Essent Tournament but sponsored by insurance company Univé this year, takes [...]
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
World's youngest GMs Friday, October 23, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES 1. Sergey Karjakin UKR 12 years, 7 months, 0 days 2. Parimarjan Negi IND 13 years, 4 months, 22 days 3. Magnus Carlsen NOR 13 years, 4 months, 27 days 4. Bu Xiangzhi CHN 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 5. Teimour Radjabov AZE 14 years, 0 months, 14 days 6. Ruslan Ponomariov UKR 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 7. Wesley So PHI 14 years, 1...
Chess news by ChessVibes (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
“Amazingly, I’m still on first place after two rounds. No, even better, I have the highest tpr,” Anish Giri said after his draw with Sergei Tiviakov today. The youngest participant was happy to share his thoughts about the game with us. Judit Polgar missed a win with Black against Vassily Ivanchuk and so after two [...]
Chess news by ChessVibes (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Anish Giri could enjoy the title for about eight months, but now there’s a new youngest grandmaster in the world: Ray Robson from the USA. By winning the Panamerican Junior Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay Robson clinched his 3rd GM norm, just 14 years 11 months and 16 days old. GM-elect Ray Robson at the Panamerican Junior [...]
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Here is my unofficial calculation with some help from Chessdom.com: 1. Sergey Karjakin 12 years, 7 months, 0 days 2. Parimarjan Negi 13 years, 4 months, 22 days 3. Magnus Carlsen 13 years, 4 months, 27 days 4. Bu Xiangzhi 13 years, 10 months, 13 days 5. Teimour Radjabov 14 years, 0 months, 14 days 6. Ruslan Ponomariov 14 years, 0 months, 17 days 7. Wesley So 14 years, 1 month, 28 days 8. Etienne Bacrot...
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