GM Levan Pantsulaia (2603) of Gerogia won his fifth straight game at the Nakhchivan Chess Open 2015 to maintain his sole lead.
Among the Indians, GM Abhijeet Gupta (2603) settled for a draw to move to 3.5/5. After a disastrous start, GM Adhiban (2636) won his second game in a row to move to fifty percent with 2.5/5.
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Open Section:
With a convincing 4-2 victory against overnight co-leaders ‘University’ in Round 5, ‘Siberia’ took up the sole lead after 5 rounds of the Russian Team Chess Championship 2015. GMs Aronian and Jakovenko played a crucial role in Siberia’s victory as they defeated GMs Andreikin and Jobava respectively.
In another clash of two giants, ‘Malachite’ overcame ‘Bronze Horsemen’ 3.5-2.5, thanks to experienced GM Bologan’s decisive win over GM Fedoseev.
Complete Round 5 Results (Team Names in Russian): http://www.chess-results.com/tnr171712.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=5&wi=821
Women’s Section:
Team ‘Boavista’ caught up overnight leaders ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ as the former team scored a crucial win against ‘University’ while ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ drew a strong ‘Ugra’ team.
In the ‘Boavista’ vs ‘University’ encounter, IM Vasilevich and WIM Drozdova notched up wins to lead their team to an all-important 3-1 victory. WIM Drozdova has been the star for ‘Boavista’ so far with wins in each of the five rounds and a rating performance of 2920!
Complete Round 5 Results (Team Names in Russian): http://www.chess-results.com/tnr171723.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=5&wi=821
GM Levan Pantsulaia (2603) of Georgia has emerged as the sole leader in the A- group of the Nakhchivan Open, 2015 in Azerbaijan. He leads with a score of 4.0/4.
Among the Indians, GM Abhijeet Gupta (2603) drew with GM Etienne Bacrot (2704) to stay in the hunt with 3.0/4. The only other Indian in the field GM B. Adhiban managed to register a victory over lower rated WGM Narmin Kazimova (2259) to reach 1.5/4.
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Open Section:
The 4th round of the Russian Team Chess Championship 2015 proved to be a round of smooth sailing for the winning teams. ‘Siberia’ vs ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’, potentially the toughest match of the day, featured the biggest margin of result in round 4 with the former team easily clinching the match 4.5-1.5. GMs Kramnik, Jakovenko and Kokarev scored the full points for Siberia.
In another clash of the big guns, the ‘University’ team continued it’s fine form with a comfortable 4-2 win against ‘Lada’. GMs Rublevsky and Aleksandrov starred for ‘University’ with wins over GMs Frolyanov and Jakov Geller respectively while the remaining games ended in peace.
After 4 rounds, ‘University’ and ‘Siberia’ lead the table with 8 match-points each. These two teams will lock horns in an all important fixture in round 5.
Complete Round 4 Results (Team Names in Russian) : http://chess-results.com/tnr171712.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=4&wi=821
Women’s Section:
In the central match of the day, ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ overcame ‘University’ with a comfortable 3-1 scoreline. IM Bodnaruk and WIM Balaian scored the full points for SDYUSSHOR with victories over FM Pustovoitova and WIM Baraeva respectively.
Another important match – Boavista vs SHSM Our Heritage – witnessed an inspired performance from the former team as they held the rating favorites ‘SHSM’ to a 2-2 draw. It was WIM Drozdova’s upset victory against IM Kashlinskaya that led ‘Boavista’ towards a crucial draw.
After 4 rounds, ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ leads the pack with 7 match-points while ‘Boavista’ is close on the former’s heels with 6 match-points.
Complete Round 4 Results (Team Names in Russian) : http://chess-results.com/tnr171723.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=4&wi=821
Open Section:
With an overwhelming 3.5-0.5 win over 3rd seeds ‘A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi’, top seeds ‘Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova’ clinched the CIS Master Italian Team Championship 2015 ahead of ‘WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena’, thanks to their superior Board Points.
In the A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi vs Padova encounter, only GM Axel Rombaldoni managed to salvage half a point for the former team, while Padova rocked the remaining boards with GM Nakamura, GM Dvirnyy and GM Mogranzini winning their respective games. However, for ‘WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena’, the win didn’t come as easily, with the ‘Banca Nuova Palermo’ players putting up a great fight. It was IM D’Amore’s victory against FM Ramondino that clinched the match for ‘WorldTradingLab’ with a 2.5-1.5 scoreline.
Final Standings: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166264.aspx?lan=1&art=0&rd=7&wi=821
Women’s Section:
In the women’s section, ‘A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi’ won all their matches and clinched the title with a perfect score of 8 Match-Points. ‘A.S.D. Cielo D’Alcamo Scacchi’ secured the second place with a crucial 2.5-0.5 victory against ‘S.S. Lazio Scacchi’ in the last round while ‘S.S. Lazio Scacchi’ could only finish third despite having a great start to the tournament.
Final Standings: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166271.aspx?lan=1&art=0&wi=821
Open Section:
The third round of the Russian Team Chess Championship 2015 proved to be a close affair with as many as 3 matches ending with a 3.5-2.5 scoreline and the ‘Yamal’ vs ‘Rook’ match finishing in a 3-3 draw.
The match between ‘Lada’ and ‘Siberia’ turned out to be closer than expected with Lada going down with the narrowest of margins. Untitled Alexander Predke (2533) of ‘Lada’ made a real feast of this match with a nice victory over 2700+ GM Anton Korobov. However, with Jakovenko and Bocharov winning their respective games for Siberia and the rest of the games ending in draws, Siberia overcame Lada 3.5-2.5.
In the remaining ‘heavyweight’ matches, ‘University’ defeated ‘Malachite’ 3.5-2.5 while ‘Bronze Horsemen’ came out on top against ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’ with the same scores.
After 3 rounds, ‘University’ and ‘Siberia’ lead the pack with a total of 6 match-points each.
Women’s Section:
The central battle of Round 3 in the Women’s Section – ‘Boavista’ vs ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ – finished in a fighting 2-2 draw with all the games turning out to be decisive. The ‘University’ team took full advantage of this draw as they overcame ‘Grozny’ and joined Boavista and SDYUSSHOR at the top of the table.
Meanwhile, the clash of the titans ‘Ugra’ vs ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’ ended in a comfortable 3-1 victory for the latter. GM Gunina and IM Kovalevskaya scored two important points for ‘SHSM’ with wins over WGM Pogonina and IM Guseva respectively.
The city of Nakchivan in Azerbaijan is playing host to a very strong international tournament with two Indians participating – GM B. Adhiban (2636) and GM Abhijeet Gupta (2603).
At the end of two rounds of play, five player lead the table with 2.0/2. GM Adhiban is having a tough time with only 0.5/2 meanwhile, GM Gupta stands at 1.5/2.
You may check the pairings for round 3 here:
http://chess-results.com/tnr168125.aspx?lan=11&art=2&rd=3&wi=821
Open Section
After 2 rounds of the Russian Team Chess Championship 2015, 2 teams – University and Siberia – lead the rest with 4 match-points each.
The Siberian Team, spearheaded by GM Kramnik, scored an important 3.5-2.5 victory over the strong Bronze Horseman team. With rest of the games ending in draws, GM Kramnik’s win over GM Svidler proved to be decisive. The team ‘University’, on the other hand, had a relatively easy sailing as they beat ‘Rook’ with a 4-2 scoreline.
Meanwhile, the ‘Yamal’ team, with only 1 GM in their line-up, impressed one and all with their performance despite going down 2.5-3.5 against ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’. Although Yamal were hugely out-rated on each of the boards, they only lost by the narrowest of margins. In the remaining match, ‘Malachite’ routed ‘Lada’ 4-2.
Complete Round 2 Results (Team names in Russian) : http://chess-results.com/tnr171712.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=2&wi=821
Women’s Section:
With a surprise victory over ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’ in the second round, ‘SDYUSSHOR SHSH’ took up the early joint-lead along with ‘Boavista’. SDYUSSHOR won their match 2.5-1.5, courtesy of important victories by IM Bodnaruk and WIM Balain over GM Kosteniuk and IM Kashlinskaya respectively.
Complete Round 2 Results (Team names in Russian) : http://chess-results.com/tnr171723.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=2&wi=821
The sixth round of the Italian Team Chess Championship 2015 witnessed a major surprise as 8th seeds ‘Banca Nuova Palermo’ shockingly overcame the top seeds ‘Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova’. Untitled Ferro Mario starred for Palermo as he scored a crucial victory over GM Dvirnyy. With GM Palac holding Top GM Vachier-Lagrave to a draw and FMs Mazzali and Amato drawing their Grandmaster opponents, Palermo clinched the match 2.5-1.5.
After 6 rounds, 4 teams are tied for the top spot with 9 points each. However, owing to their better board points, A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi are ahead of the rest.
Complete Round 6 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166264.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=6&wi=821
Open Section
In a surprising turn of events, young Italian FM Altini Nicola stunned Super GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and starred in A.S.D. Arrocco Chess Club’s surprise draw against top-seeds ‘Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova’. The third and fouth board players for Arrocco – FM Boscolo and untitled Cappai – also came to the party as they drew GMs Vocaturo and Mogranzini respectively.
Despite this setback, O.R. Padova comfortably lead the pack with 9 match-points, followed by four teams on 7 points.
Complete Round 5 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166264.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=5&wi=821
Women’s Section:
After 3 rounds, A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi and S.S. Lazio Scacchi lead the table with 6 match-points each. The teams will clash today in a crucial last round encounter.
Complete Round 3 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166271.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=3&wi=821