Turin Olympiad 2006 r11

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The Mosocw Times is actually an English-language daily, so there was no translating involved.

Cheers,
Carl
Posted by: Carl Schreck at June 2, 2006 07:23

"there is an English translation of a Moscow Times pre-election assessment posted on Chessbase."

No need for "English translation" - Moscow Times is English-language paper.
Posted by: Valchess at June 2, 2006 07:26

Sargissian-Lasnicka - the two hottest players in the Olympiad right there!
Posted by: rdh at June 2, 2006 07:42

Thanks for the correction, Valchess and Carl. My apologies for the error.
Posted by: Ms. Terious at June 2, 2006 07:51

Anyone got a link for the actual Team Standings in the Olympiad?
Posted by: Mark at June 2, 2006 09:14

MarK,

The Wienerzeitung site is superb - team standings is here, but there are so many more stats available.

http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr3410.aspx?tnr=3410&art=0&lan=1&flag=30
Posted by: Al at June 2, 2006 09:25

Statistical heads up: If Kamsky scores a +1 over his remaining Olympiad games, he will return to Club-2700 in the next ELO update.
Posted by: Alex Shternshain at June 2, 2006 09:41

It looks like there is major confusion in Official site relays.

they are relaying Zhao Xue (W) |Dembo Yelen.. (B) (game number 0110031) instead of Kamsky-Kramnik (1110031) on USA-Russia board one. So I guess there is no way to see what probably is the most interesting game of the day.

And they claim that this mixed up board one, along with what seems to be normal relay of the other USA-Russia boards is actualy China-Greece match. They don't have russia listed at all, and they got USA playing Slovakia. Perhaps I should take a screenshot if this.
Posted by: Russianbear at June 2, 2006 10:11

Yeah. I noticed that also. It's all mixed up.
Posted by: gerald at June 2, 2006 10:29

Yes, they've done some bizarre things on the game transmissions it seems.

But if you have a window with four java boards open, doesn't it work just changing the number on a board to 1110031 and pressing enter? At least I get a game that claims to be Kamsky-Kramnik. Not sure if it actually is, though.
Posted by: KB at June 2, 2006 10:32

A nice shot by Aronian right out of the opening: 11.Nf7!

(Assuming of course this _is_ Aronian - with the relay errors one can never be sure...)
Posted by: Alex Shternshain at June 2, 2006 10:33

If you want to see Kamsky-Kramnik alongside the other U.S.-Russia games just replace the number 0110031 in the white box at the bottom of the Zhao Xue (W) - Dembo Yelena (B) game with 1110031 and hit enter and the Kamsky-Kramnik game will appear. Of course, as mentioned before the other three U.S.-Russia games are listed incorrectly - under U.S.-Slovenia.
Posted by: Zinger at June 2, 2006 10:48

And indeed Nigel Short is now representing Azerbaijan.

You've got to hand it to KI; when he doesn't like you, he moves fast....
Posted by: rdh at June 2, 2006 10:52

Svidler-Onischuk looks like a White advantage due to bad bishop vs. good knight.
Posted by: Zinger at June 2, 2006 11:16

Does anyone know why Carlsen-Granda is 1-0? Did Granda run out of time? Because to a patzer like me, the position only seems bad for black, not lost.
Posted by: KB at June 2, 2006 11:48

This link gives the correct live pairings for some reason:
http://www3.chessolympiad-torino2006.org/sungam/round11_1.html

Only difference is that it's www3 instead of www1...
Posted by: KB at June 2, 2006 12:04

Are there any news whatsoever from the election?
Posted by: Johan at June 2, 2006 12:13

Any word on Kramnik-Kamsky?
Posted by: Marc Shepherd at June 2, 2006 12:52

The K-K game drew, while kaidanov sacrificed two rooks for a perpetual draw!!! onischuk is making a comeback now.
Posted by: cotdt at June 2, 2006 12:53

Any opinions on Nakamura-Grischuk? I can't make heads nor tails of it. Looks like I'll have to rank up GM Rybka to get any idea.
Posted by: voss at June 2, 2006 12:57

Nakamura beats Grischuk! Onischuk is beating Svidler!
Posted by: cotdt at June 2, 2006 12:58

Nevermind. Looks like Nakamura answered my question by winning! Hurray!
Posted by: voss at June 2, 2006 12:59

3-1 USA:Russia

Amazing!!!
Posted by: cotdt at June 2, 2006 13:00

More like 2.5-1.5 US over Russia...

Still amazing and kudos to the US players. Especially, Nakamura with the big win.
Posted by: voss at June 2, 2006 13:02

It seemed like Kamsky and Onischuk both had winning chances, but OTOH Bareev also had winning chances for Russia, so it's still an excellent result for the U.S.
Posted by: g at June 2, 2006 13:05

we win!
Posted by: cotdt at June 2, 2006 13:05

a very nice win by Naka

maybe 37..h5 might not have been the best(?), pushing the white Q where it wanted to go anyway and relieving pressure on the W g5 pawn. Maybe 37..Rxd5 immediately would have been better.

I guess it's possible Naka put Grischuk in time trouble (?) by playing very complex variations.

Posted by: HM at June 2, 2006 13:10

Is it in fact done at 2.5-1.5, or is that a prediction?
Posted by: Marc Shepherd at June 2, 2006 13:20

Fact, Marc.
Posted by: Charles Milton Ling at June 2, 2006 13:23

Peace...

This is a very big win for the US, and I am especially glad that Hikaru got the decisive win. He threw away a victory against Lanzicka that prevented us from winning that match, but this is much sweeter redemption. I don't think it gets any easier for the US, though; we must meet Armenia in one of the next two rounds.

Hotep,

Maliq
Posted by: Maliq Soter at June 2, 2006 13:30

To summarize: Armenia won 3-1, they have 32 points, 3.5 points ahead of the pack, and the Gold seems all but assured.

China, France, Russia, USA, Ukraine, Czech Rep., Cuba and Israel all have between 28.5 and 27.5 -- with some luck, each of those can leap forward and snatch the silver/bronze.
Posted by: Alex Shternshain at June 2, 2006 13:31

A win against Grischuk is always impressive, but Nakamura was extremely lucky(supposing the moves are OK), since for example in move 43 black won with Bg3 Qe2 or Qd3 among several others. Amazing for a 2700+ player that only 6 moves later he had to resign.
Posted by: chessplayer at June 2, 2006 13:36

Kirsan won the election
Posted by: Young-Sun at June 2, 2006 14:06

Carl Schreck,

Is there a link to Gulf's Komsomolskaya Pravda article from Tuesday online or was it only in the paper edition? I saw Gulf's article from yesterday on the online site, but not the Tuesday article.
Posted by: zhorik at June 2, 2006 14:33

With all due respects to Naka's win, he was
thoroughly outplayed and could safely have
resigned after 43...Bxg3. Grischuk's collapse
(43...fxg6??, 44.exf4??) seems inexplicable as
he could hardly have been pressed on time at
move 43.

Ptero
Posted by: Ptero at June 2, 2006 15:45

Peace...

Chessplayer, fortune is often a part of deciding big games. Note how many escapes Kasparov had against Short in 1993. The match with France had much more outrageous instances of good fortune (or bad, depending on which side you were on), so if we can accept that match draw, then we certainly have nothing to apologize about for this victory! I actually don't consider fortune to be such an appropriate term for when somebody misses a good idea in an otherwise equal position, because winning a game is a two-part process: one player must create the weakness, and the other must exploit it. One either executes or does not; if he or she fails to strike while the iron is hot, then this is not fortune, but human error.

Hotep,

Maliq
Posted by: Maliq Soter at June 2, 2006 16:08

I have to assume that something is wrong with Nakamura - Grischuk score as 44... exf4 doesn't make any sense.
Posted by: Jeff at June 2, 2006 16:10

Anyone got any more info on this fight which apparently happened on the rest night between an English player and Aronian(!?)? Some info here: http://www.icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=29
Posted by: VerdeN at June 2, 2006 18:48

Yes but the thing is not that he missed an oportunity in an equal position, but he had at least 3 almost immediately winning moves in a won position, and some more to keep a big advantage and lost in 5 moves. Let´s say it is not very common for someone over 2700
Posted by: chessplayer at June 2, 2006 19:26

Expect Chessbase'll have a picture of the Australian lass up any day now.....
Posted by: rdh at June 2, 2006 19:42

a) no English GM went home.

b) no English GM in Turin is capable of punching an Armenian.
Posted by: PQR at June 2, 2006 20:11

If the Englishman was sent home after the rest day, does that mean he didn't play round 11? And won't play round 12 and 13? Won't be too hard to figure out then...
http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr3410.aspx?art=23&lan=1&flag=30&snr=13

And here's pictures of the Australian women. Decide for yourself who's the pretty one. http://www.kosteniuk.com/chesspics/index.php?e=10&t=4
Posted by: KB at June 2, 2006 20:19

1) How many rounds remain in the Olympiad? 1? 2?

2) VerdeN: You are being specific in something that was ambigious in the source you mention. Nobody mention Aronian in the quote and nobody mention a "fight" (two people punching each other). So, to be more precise, lets put the transcription and someone more informed can bring us details:

From the Irish blog on the Olympiad:

"I didn't actually witness the following story, so I can't vouch for it's veracity but what I heard was that a star Armenian player was punched by an English grandmaster at the "Bermudan" party (the traditional main party at Olympiads) while dancing with a very pretty girl who plays for Austraila. The Armenians (who are currently in a comfortable lead in the Olympiad) did not take kindly to this and the English grandmaster has been sent home for his own safety. "
Posted by: Pascual at June 2, 2006 20:20

Ok, I was coupling it with the information from
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/
"The Aussie team email informs us that two top and well-known players from European nations had a little disagreement. One player hit the other player (a world top 10'ner no less) over the face. Apparently they were arguing over an Australian player.
That makes me think it must have been Aronian. :)
Posted by: VerdeN at June 2, 2006 20:23

In the spirit of that quote:

1) "I didn't actually witness the following story, so I can't vouch for it's veracity but what I heard was a star Russian player won a game in the Olympiad against a certain grandmaster from Belarus after a very suspicious blunder. Five minutes before that, it was observed a conversation between the Team Captains from Russia and Belarus talking about a match to be held in September and the need to attract more publicity to it with victories of the contenders"

2) "I didn't actually witness the following story, so I can't vouch for it's veracity but what I heard was a there is a division in the Russian team that could explain their failure in the Olympiad. Moreover, a complot organized for three of players to lose seeking for money that they haven;t received was held. If the player's demmand wouldn't be satisfied, they will lose against the USA. The Russian captain decided to exclude two of the three players in the match against USA; despite this, the Russian team lost that match".

3) "I didn't actually witness the following story, so I can't vouch for it's veracity but what I heard was a certain Kalmykian influyent person was caught in a conversation with certain person from Belgium about future position in the organization of a very important chess organization. As an additional offer, it was mentioned the possibility of privileges to allow the presence in Kalmykia of certain companies that of the latter."
Posted by: Pascual at June 2, 2006 20:33

Except Mark Orr is much easier to understand as he can write properly in English and that I heard the story from more than one source...yes I suppose so.
Posted by: VerdeN at June 2, 2006 20:45

Sorry for the typos in the #2 history, but you understood the idea.

Anyone can tell me how many rounds remain in the Olympiad?
Posted by: Pascual at June 2, 2006 20:45

We have an update on the Brish GM sent home story. He was reportedly assaulted by the Armenian and his friends. THat's why the Brit has been sent home.

http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2006/06/british-gm-sent-home.html

TCG
Posted by: The Closet GM at June 2, 2006 20:59

I find interesting how easy is to spread gossip by using chess blogs nowadays.

The Closet GM is aware of the gossip and do the following:

- Post in his blog at 20:53 (ET), which is 10:53 (Saturday) in Australia, making the invention that "some english GM was reportedly assaulted by the Armenian and his friends".

- Then, six minutes later (20:59 ET), he post here to invite us to his gossip blog.

The Closed Grandmaster: Could you post my stories 1), 2) , 3) (see above) in your blog (with better English, of course)? Probably it could attract the attention of someone interested in chess gossip and conspiracies...
Posted by: Pascual at June 2, 2006 21:10

2 more rounds. Award ceremony Sunday evening.
Posted by: KB at June 2, 2006 21:12

I wonder why they reduced the number of rounds of the Olympiad from 14 to 13? I suppose that it doesn't make much difference, since the leading teams (who are medal contenders) have already played each other. Shortening the Olympiad by a round might even make for less quirky results, since there are fewer team pairings that feature mismatched pairings, which can have a drastic effect on rankings based on a few lopsided results. Still--as is the case with GM Round Robin events--making the Chess Olympiad briefer only seems to degrade the prestige of the event.

At this stage, it would be better if the top 6-12 teams, based on their rankings from this Swiss System Olympiad were to be invited to play in a Round Robin Event (possible sometime next year [the "odd" or off year from the "preliminary" Olympiad]). I know that is somewhat of the theory behind the World Team Championships, but there is no reason to insure regional representation, for diveresity sake alone. Thuis would be about getting the strongest x # of teams, based on trial by competition.
Posted by: DOug at June 2, 2006 22:29

Well, one possible explanation for reducing the number of rounds of the Olympiad:

In order to be eligible to win a Board Prize, a player must compete in at least 60% of possible games.

In a 14 Round event, that means a player must play in 14 (possible games )* 0.6 (minimum percentage = 8.4 games. This must be rounded up, so in order to be eligible, a player must play in 9 or more games.

In a 13 Round event, a player is eligible after playing in just 8 or more games:

13 * 0.6 = 7.8 ~~ 8 games.

This is a big advantage to those players who are relatively strong players, competing on relatively weak squads.

The fewer the number of games that a player need compete in, the more that player can "pick and choose" whom he or she will play. This allows for a player to have more leeway in avoiding strong competition (who are liable to inflict a damaging draw or a devastating defeat on that player), in order to be paired against weaker players whom they can be expected to defeat.

Note that in both a 13 and 14 round event, a "Cherry picking" player vying for a Board Prize can take up to 5 rounds off. So, reducing the # of rounds of the Olympiad is, in essence, a "Free lunch" for those relatively weak players seeking to usurp a prize from those players who have had, by dint of the measure of performance rating, a superior event.

Of course, there are some cost savings that are to be had, from reducing the length of the event by a round. However, in this instance, they must be considered to be minimal.

While giving out Board Prizes is a tradition, it would seem sensible to award the Prizes based on a variety of criteria upon which a player's performance can be measured.

Thus, in addition to awarding medals for a performance based on the percentage of points earned, relative to the total games played, there should also be a provision to award medals (for each board) for the (three) highest performance ratings earned, which would tend to reward superlative performances by strong Grandmaster (who have scored well against strong opponents). Likewise, there ought to be medals awarded to the players who accumulate the most points on a particular board, to give recognition to those "ironmen" (and ironwomen) who compete successfully over the course of the event, participating in most, or even all of the Rounds as representatives of their federations.
Posted by: DOug at June 2, 2006 22:57

"Ms. Sterious" Oy, does this mean that DD postings mysteriously disappear like they do on the message boards?
Posted by: zero@ego.com at June 2, 2006 23:33

Correction: In order for a Player to be Borad Prize Eligible for a **Reserve** Board, that player need only play 7 (not 8) games)

http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr3411.aspx?tnr=3411&art=21&lan=1&flag=30

Remark: The minimum required number of games for a board prize is 8 for boards 1-3 and 7 for board 4 in the women's section.

Of interest is the following:

Note that WIM Zsiltzova-Lisenko, the woman in line to win the Board 1 Gold medal, is a competitor on the International Blind Chess Association (IBCA) team.

The Board 1 woman who is in line for the Silver medal is an Iraqi. Eman H. Mohammed has already played the minimum 8 games, so it is interesting to see if she'll play in the last two rounds. In Round # 12, Iraq is paired against Denmark, and so if she opts to play, Mohammed will be paired against either WIM Oksana Vovk (2164 or Sandra De Blecourt Dalsberg (2077) [what a name!]
Mohammed can sit out her last two games; by doing so, she'll clinch at least the Silver medal

The Board 3 Medal race is interesting:
WFM Saleh, Nora Mohd 1925 of the UAE is leading the competiton for the Gold Medal. Although Saleh has the highest rating on the UAE team, she is playing on their 3rd Board. Out of her 8 opponents, 7 of them were unrated, and she outrated the other woman. Thus, her performance rating for the event is rather modest--only 1978.
She can sit out the last two games--nobody can catch her.

For the Reserve Board, Board 4:

Mawadda, Rahal 1601 Libya is currently due for a Bronze medal. Mawadda has a Rating Performance of 1851. Interestingly, Mawadda was picked to be the 4th Board (Reserve) player for the Libyan team, despite the fact that she is the ONLY rated player on the team. Mawadda is rated 1601. The 1st Board for the Libyan women has only played one game.... All 8 of Mawadda'a opponents have been unrated. Even more interesting is the fact that Mawadda did not play in either of the first two matches (against 38th seed Australia, and 65th seed Albania). This, despite the fact that Libya had to forfeit one of the games against the Aussies, when only two of their players showed up. Strange, indeed.

Board 1
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 WIM Zsiltzova-Lisenko Lubov 2263 IBCA 90.0 10 2006 9.0 2372
2 WIM H. Mohammed Eman 2118 Iraq 87.5 8 1902 7.0 2238
3 WIM Sanchez Sarai 2176 Venezuela 80.0 10 2244 8.0 2484
4 WGM Zhao Xue 2423 China 77.3 11 2415 8.5 2626
5 IM Hoang Thanh Trang 2487 Hungary 77.3 11 2352 8.5 2563
6 GM Koneru Humpy 2548 India 75.0 10 2347 7.5 2540
7 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2470 Lithuania 75.0 10 2296 7.5 2489
8 WIM Zepeda Cortez Lorena Marisela 2122 El Salvador 72.7 11 2162 8.0 2337
9 IM Peptan Corina Isabela 2408 Romania 72.2 9 2364 6.5 2530
10 IM Skripchenko Almira 2423 France 72.2 9 2346 6.5 2512
11 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2425 Ukraine 72.2 9 2322 6.5 2488
12 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2502 Bulgaria 70.0 10 2384 7.0 2533
13 IM Houska Jovanka 2378 England 70.0 10 2238 7.0 2387
14 WGM Muzychuk Anna 2418 Slovenia 66.7 9 2396 6.0 2521
15 GM Peng Zhao Qin 2395 Netherlands 66.7 9 2227 6.0 2352
16 WIM Sammalvuo Niina 2249 Finland 66.7 9 2187 6.0 2312
17 Richards Deborah 1922 Jamaica 66.7 9 1939 6.0 2064
18 Chen I -Chen 0 Chinese Taipei 66.7 9 1773 6.0 1898
19 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2438 Germany 65.0 10 2322 6.5 2432
20 WGM Atalik-Polovnikova Ekaterina 2393 Turkey 65.0 10 2227 6.5 2337
21 WIM Ortiz Nadya Karolina 2184 Colombia 65.0 10 2205 6.5 2315
22 IM Dembo Yelena 2464 Greece 63.6 11 2340 7.0 2442
23 IM Fierro Baguero Martha 2294 Ecuador 63.6 11 2258 7.0 2360
24 WFM Kharisma Sukandar Irine 2213 Indonesia 63.6 11 2188 7.0 2290
25 WFM Lyons Keiran 0 Fiji 63.6 11 1849 7.0 1951

Board 2
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 IM Kosintseva Tatiana 2489 Russia 85.0 10 2363 8.5 2659
2 WIM Bashkite Viktoria 2205 Estonia 83.3 9 2166 7.5 2439
3 IM Lahno Katerina 2468 Ukraine 81.3 8 2221 6.5 2472
4 IM Danielian Elina 2422 Armenia 80.0 10 2304 8.0 2544
5 Steil-Antoni Fiona 1968 Luxembourg 80.0 10 1957 8.0 2197
6 IM Krush Irina 2437 USA 72.2 9 2319 6.5 2485
7 De Blecourt Dalsberg Sandra 2077 Denmark 72.2 9 1960 6.5 2126
8 IM Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino 2421 Germany 70.0 10 2268 7.0 2417
9 IM Ciuksyte Dagne 2423 Lithuania 70.0 10 2178 7.0 2327
10 WGM Voiska Margarita 2314 Bulgaria 68.8 8 2319 5.5 2460
11 WGM Rogule Laura 2309 Latvia 66.7 9 2324 6.0 2449
12 WGM Paridar Shadi 2210 Iran 66.7 9 2098 6.0 2223
13 WFM Mudongo Boikhutso 1951 Botswana 66.7 9 1909 6.0 2034
14 IM Foisor Cristina Adela 2392 Romania 65.0 10 2303 6.5 2413
15 WFM Topel Zehra 2132 Turkey 65.0 10 2195 6.5 2305
16 WFM De La Cruz Mercedes 2101 Dominican Republic 65.0 10 1922 6.5 2032
17 WFM Stock Lara 2200 Croatia 63.6 11 2191 7.0 2293
18 WGM Zimina Olga 2404 Italy A 63.6 11 2170 7.0 2272
19 WIM Morales Luciana 2154 Peru 63.6 11 2050 7.0 2152
20 IM Dzagnidze Nana 2454 Georgia 62.5 8 2261 5.0 2356
21 WGM Smokina Karolina 2252 Moldova 61.1 9 2148 5.5 2228
22 Umudova Nargiz 2176 Azerbaijan 61.1 9 2137 5.5 2217
23 WFM Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug 2138 Iceland 61.1 9 1999 5.5 2079
24 WGM Harika Dronavalli 2358 India 60.0 10 2275 6.0 2347
25 Toubal Hayet 0 Algeria 60.0 10 1748 6.0 1820
Board 3
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 WFM Saleh Nora Mohd 1925 UAE 87.5 8 1635 7.0 1971
2 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2410 Georgia 83.3 9 2290 7.5 2563
3 IM Yanovska-Gaponenko Inna 2430 Ukraine 81.3 8 2297 6.5 2548
4 WGM Goletiani Rusudan 2371 USA 80.0 10 2276 8.0 2516
5 WIM Sharevich Anna 2281 Belarus 80.0 10 2226 8.0 2466
6 Officer Amy 0 Scotland 78.6 7 1836 5.5 2066
7 WGM Milliet Sophie 2330 France 75.0 10 2211 7.5 2404
8 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2469 Russia 75.0 8 2334 6.0 2527
9 WFM Przezdziecka Marta 2265 Poland 72.2 9 2210 6.5 2376
10 WIM Macek Vlasta 2243 Croatia 72.2 9 2107 6.5 2273
11 WGM Swathi Ghate 2262 India 70.0 10 2219 7.0 2368
12 WGM Pokorna Regina 2338 Slovakia 68.8 8 2199 5.5 2340
13 Blackburn Suzy 1779 Wales 68.8 8 1784 5.5 1925
14 Carreras Mendiolea Paulina Adria 1935 Mexico 66.7 9 2054 6.0 2179
15 Cua Sherily 1954 Philippines 66.7 9 2040 6.0 2165
16 Chierici Marianna 1922 Italy B 66.7 9 1903 6.0 2028
17 WGM Igla Bella 2288 Israel 65.0 10 2156 6.5 2266
18 Shen Yang 2411 China 64.3 7 2270 4.5 2372
19 Jiretorn Eva 2117 Sweden 64.3 7 2075 4.5 2177
20 Dauletova Gulmira 2144 Kazakhstan 63.6 11 2125 7.0 2227
21 IM Vajda Szidonia 2403 Hungary 62.5 8 2297 5.0 2392
22 WIM Ghaderpour Taleghani Shayesteh 2144 Iran 62.5 8 2012 5.0 2107
23 Gjergji Rozana 1986 Albania 62.5 8 1855 5.0 1950
24 Safar Alshaymaa 0 Qatar 62.5 8 1726 5.0 1821
25 Handayani Tri 0 Indonesia 61.1 9 2081 5.5 2161
Board 4
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 WIM Berlin Tatiana 2207 Belarus 87.5 8 2141 7.0 2477
2 WFM Hou Yifan 2298 China 81.8 11 2296 9.0 2558
3 Mawadda Rahal 1601 Libya 81.3 8 1600 6.5 1851
4 WGM Ushenina Anna 2397 Ukraine 75.0 8 2321 6.0 2514
5 WFM Horvath Maria 2057 Austria 75.0 8 1808 6.0 2001
6 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2460 Russia 75.0 6 2276 4.5 2469
7 WFM Pham Bich Ngoc 2080 Vietnam 75.0 6 2135 4.5 2328
8 Segarra Tammy 0 Puerto Rico 75.0 6 1746 4.5 1939
9 WGM Benderac Ana 2293 Serbia & Montenegro 72.2 9 2097 6.5 2263
10 WFM Parveen Tanima 2005 Bangladesh 72.2 9 1864 6.5 2030
11 WIM Muhren Bianca 2253 Netherlands 71.4 7 1999 5.0 2157
12 WIM Ostry Irina 2182 Kyrgyzstan 71.4 7 1976 5.0 2134
13 Abdulsalam Nadhmia 0 Yemen 70.0 5 1600 3.5 1749
14 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza 2235 Cuba 68.8 8 2227 5.5 2368
15 Senanayaka Pramodya Ruchirani 1846 Sri Lanka 68.8 8 1799 5.5 1940
16 WIM Hernandez Estevez Yudania 2262 Spain 66.7 9 2148 6.0 2273
17 Jonoska Katerina 2051 FYROM 66.7 9 1930 6.0 2055
18 WIM Fakhiridou Ekaterini 2292 Greece 66.7 6 2226 4.0 2351
19 Avdeeva Viktoriya 0 Azerbaijan 66.7 6 1944 4.0 2069
20 WIM Majdan Joanna 2297 Poland 64.3 7 2191 4.5 2293
21 Andersson Christin 2170 Sweden 64.3 7 2060 4.5 2162
22 WIM Mendoza Beverly 2132 Philippines 64.3 7 2007 4.5 2109
23 WGM Juergens Vera 2330 Germany 62.5 8 2171 5.0 2266
24 WIM Phan-Koshnitsky Ngan 2181 Australia 62.5 8 1953 5.0 2048
25 Menon Poornima 0 Ireland 62.5 8 1866 5.0 1961

Annotation: forfeit points are ignored

Posted by: DOug at June 3, 2006 01:16

As is the case with the Women's section, the final medal standings for the respective board prizes are beginning to crystalize.

Board 1:

Leighton Williams of Wales is having a fine event. However, he has only played 7 games thus far, and will need to play one more opponent to be Prize eligible. The 12th Round opponent is Indonesia, so it is likely that if he opts to ply, he'll get paired aginst either GM Adianto (2589) or GM Megaranto (2524). He got off to a fine start, with wins against GM Aleksandrov of Belarus and GM Amonatov of Tajikistan. Since then, he has been a bit discerning, with respect to opponents.

Gillani, Tanveer Mohyuddin 2279, of Pakistan, is in 2nd place. He's played his 8 games, and only GM Bacrot can catch him. Thus, he's guaranteed at least a Bronze.

Interestingly, the Pakistanis as a team ended up missing the first 3 Rounds entirely, then forfeiting 2 of the Boards in their 4th and 5th Round matches (vs South Korea and Rwanda, respectively). Thus, they lost their first 5 matches, and only had 2.5 Game points after Round 5. Talk about your "Swiss Gambit"! To his credit, Gillani has played in all 8 matches that his team has contested, and managed to draw against Tunisian GM Slim Belkhodja (2506)

Good old GM Evgenij Ermenkov is tied for =4th in the first Board competion, with GM Hamdouchi.

Board 2: Amazingly, a Pakistani is also among the leaders for the Board 2 Prize! IM Mahmood Ahmad Lodhi 2355 has scored 5.0/6, which slots him for the Gold Medal. However, since he has only played 6 games, he'll need to play both of the last two round's games, in order to be prize eligible. In Round 12, Pakistan is due to play Algeria, which has IM Adlane, Arab (2424) and IM Haddouche, Mohamed (2279 !!) as the first two Boards. However, if one of the Top boards sit, then the hapless Khelfallah Omar Badredine, who is 0/4, will play.

Board 3: Untitled Larrea Manuel of Urguay leads the pack, having scored 7.0/8 He can sit tight, and take the Gold. Igor Yarmonov of the IPCA, has played in all 11 rounds, and has a fine score 0f 8.0 points.

Tournament phenom Viktor Laznicka of the Czech Republic, leads the Board 4 competition with 7.5/9, with Chinese prodigy Wang Yue hot on his heels

Board 5: (Reserve)

FM Al-Qudaimi Basheer 2396 Yemen is still perfect with 6/6. He'll need to play one more game. Interstingly, FM Al-Qudaimi is playing the 5th Board for Yemen, despite the fact that he is the highest rated player on the Yemeni team! Indeed, Yemen has unrated players on Boards 2 & 3

Tied for the Silver Medal at 5.5/6 are Laith, Ali (2179) of Iraq and Karim, Amer (2260) Pakistan.
Just behind them is Yee, Soon Wei (2288) Brunei Darussalam, with 4.5/5. Yee will need to play both remaining games to have a shot at a Medal.

In the 12th Round, Yemen gets paired against Iraq. While it is possible for FM Al-Qudaimi and Laith of Iraq to play each other for the inside track to the Board 5 Gold medal, I humbly predict that the line-ups will be arranged so that Al-Qudaimi and Laith play different members of their respective opponents [on Boards 3 and 4]. Furthermore, I predict that both Al-Qudaimi and Laith will win their games.

With respect to Yee: Despite the fact that he is the 2nd highest rated player on the Brunei Darussalam team, Yee is playing on Board 5, as a mere Reserve. It should be noted that the player on Board 6, playing as the 2nd Reserve is the HIGHEST rated player on the team, Pg Mohd Omar Ak Hirawan (2335). Brunei had to play "powerhouse" Macao; however the Reserve Boards on Macao are no pushovers. Yep, the highest rated player on Macao is their 5th Board.

Amer Karim will get paired against his Algerian opponent in the 12th Round. Given Pan-Islamic fellowship, one can expect that the Pakistani will garner the full point. As it happens, the 6th Board for the Algerians, Abdelkrim Bouhaddad 2099 ALG, is in Medal contention for that board, with 5.5/6. So, prediction is that Gillani will win for Pakistan on Board 1, 1st Reserve Pakistani, Amer Karim, will be victorious on Board 3, and Bouhaddad of Algeria will win on Board 4. Rather complicated, I know!

Board 6:

What a Dogfight! As mentioned before, Abdelkrim Bouhaddad is among the leaders, with 5.5/6 (=1st with the Zambian, Richmond Phiri). They both need to play one more game, so they can pick their round. Pg Mohd Omar Ak Hirawan 2335 of Brunei Darussalam is just behind, but like Yee Soon Wei, needs to play both of the last rounds

Remark: The minimum required number of games for a board prize is 8 for boards 1-4 and 7 for boards 5 and 6 in the general section. That means that he'll get paired against his rival Ho Cheng Fai 2023 of Macau, who has had a fine event, scoring 7.0/9. Alas, even if he wins his last two games, a 9.0/11 score is unlikely to suffice to allow Ho to win a medal.

Two other players to keep an eye on, for the Board 6 medal competition are:

Ayyad Husain Abduljalil Saleh M 0 Bahrain
and
Haidary, Hameedullah 0 Afghanistan

Both have sccores of 6.0/7, and so sport winning Percentages of 85.7

In Round 12, Bahrain gets paired against fellow Arab country Lebanon; Afghanistan gets paired against the Barbados. If Barbados opts to go for the win, the Top 4 players on that team have ratings over 2200
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Board-prizes sorted according %,games,average rating

Rank after Round 11

Board 1
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 IM Williams Leighton 2348 Wales 92.9 7 2366 6.5 2788
2 Gillani Tanveer Mohyuddin 2279 Pakistan 87.5 8 1980 7.0 2316
3 GM Bacrot Etienne 2708 France 83.3 6 2615 5.0 2888
4 GM Hamdouchi Hichem 2559 Morocco 81.3 8 2468 6.5 2719
5 GM Ermenkov Evgenij 2462 Palestine 81.3 8 2083 6.5 2334
6 GM Nisipeanu Liviu Dieter 2695 Romania 78.6 7 2572 5.5 2802
7 GM Carlsen Magnus 2646 Norway 75.0 6 2614 4.5 2807
8 Baules Jorge 2264 Panama 72.7 11 2117 8.0 2292
9 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 China 70.0 10 2665 7.0 2814
10 GM Navara David 2658 Czech Republic 70.0 10 2630 7.0 2779
11 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2729 Russia 68.8 8 2685 5.5 2826
12 GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2664 Germany 68.8 8 2641 5.5 2782
13 IM Zambrana Oswaldo 2425 Bolivia 68.2 11 2319 7.5 2452
14 GM Aronian Levon 2756 Armenia 66.7 9 2663 6.0 2788
15 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro 2652 Cuba 66.7 9 2638 6.0 2763
16 GM Georgiev Kiril 2677 Bulgaria 66.7 9 2615 6.0 2740
17 GM Adams Michael 2720 England 66.7 9 2557 6.0 2682
18 FM Batchuluun Cegmed 2303 Mongolia 66.7 9 2511 6.0 2636
19 GM Nybäck Tomi 2563 Finland 66.7 9 2486 6.0 2611
20 IM Neubauer Martin 2454 Austria 66.7 9 2352 6.0 2477
21 IM Collutiis Duilio 2404 ICSC 66.7 9 2299 6.0 2424
22 GM Baburin Alexander 2519 Ireland 65.0 10 2412 6.5 2522
23 GM Radjabov Teimour 2717 Azerbaijan 64.3 7 2627 4.5 2729
24 GM Bologan Viktor 2666 Moldova 64.3 7 2611 4.5 2713
25 GM Ghaemmaghami Ehsan 2584 Iran 63.6 11 2525 7.0 2627
Board 2
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 IM Mahmood Ahmad Lodhi 2355 Pakistan 83.3 6 2142 5.0 2415
2 GM Akopian Vladimir 2706 Armenia 80.0 10 2578 8.0 2818
3 GM Gashimov Vugar 2659 Azerbaijan 77.8 9 2519 7.0 2739
4 IM Oms Pallise Josep 2496 Andorra 77.8 9 2346 7.0 2566
5 IM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2232 Venezuela 75.0 10 2391 7.5 2584
6 IM Al Sayed Mohammed 2479 Qatar 72.7 11 2339 8.0 2514
7 GM Short Nigel 2677 England 72.2 9 2480 6.5 2646
8 GM Bluvshtein Mark 2531 Canada 72.2 9 2398 6.5 2564
9 Dew Brian 2147 Hong Kong 71.4 7 2092 5.0 2250
10 GM Lautier Joel 2682 France 70.0 10 2579 7.0 2728
11 IM Mahjoob Zardast Morteza 2419 Iran 70.0 10 2496 7.0 2645
12 IM Cuartas Jaime Alexander 2458 Colombia 70.0 10 2467 7.0 2616
13 GM Onischuk Alexander 2650 USA 68.8 8 2586 5.5 2727
14 GM Pelletier Yannick 2570 Switzerland 68.8 8 2529 5.5 2670
15 IM El Taher Fouad 2468 Egypt 68.8 8 2435 5.5 2576
16 GM Miezis Normunds 2496 Latvia 68.8 8 2397 5.5 2538
17 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2647 Cuba 65.0 10 2570 6.5 2680
18 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2666 Spain 65.0 10 2568 6.5 2678
19 GM Gyimesi Zoltan 2614 Hungary 65.0 10 2529 6.5 2639
20 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2532 Lithuania 65.0 10 2471 6.5 2581
21 Alice Mateus Felizardo Viageiro 0 Mozambique 65.0 10 2066 6.5 2176
22 GM Svidler Peter 2743 Russia 64.3 7 2657 4.5 2759
23 FM Juarez Flores Gustavo Enrique 2188 Guatemala 64.3 7 2302 4.5 2404
24 GM Hracek Zbynek 2593 Czech Republic 62.5 8 2579 5.0 2674
25 GM Palac Mladen 2561 Croatia 62.5 8 2575 5.0 2670
Board 3
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 Larrea Manuel 2278 Uruguay 87.5 8 2105 7.0 2441
2 GM Leitao Rafael 2575 Brazil 83.3 9 2469 7.5 2742
3 GM Illescas Cordoba Miguel 2608 Spain 78.6 7 2541 5.5 2771
4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2661 Ukraine 77.8 9 2582 7.0 2802
5 GM Van Wely Loek 2655 Netherlands 77.8 9 2550 7.0 2770
6 GM Gareyev Timur 2522 Uzbekistan 77.8 9 2529 7.0 2749
7 IM Yarmonov Igor 2277 IPCA 72.7 11 2190 8.0 2365
8 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2552 Moldova 72.2 9 2506 6.5 2672
9 Cave Christo 2254 Trinidad & Tobago 71.4 7 2185 5.0 2343
10 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2555 Vietnam 70.0 10 2455 7.0 2604
11 GM Gustafsson Jan 2603 Germany 68.8 8 2496 5.5 2637
12 IM Irwanto Sadikin 2452 Indonesia 68.8 8 2435 5.5 2576
13 IM Shaw John Kerr 2439 Scotland 68.8 8 2307 5.5 2448
14 IM Bachmann Axel 2414 Paraguay 68.2 11 2373 7.5 2506
15 Bazil Joslin 0 Haiti 68.2 11 1942 7.5 2075
16 GM Berkes Ferenc 2593 Hungary 66.7 9 2510 6.0 2635
17 GM Antonio Rogelio 2539 Philippines 66.7 9 2505 6.0 2630
18 GM Nevednichy Vladislav 2582 Romania 66.7 9 2473 6.0 2598
19 GM Malisauskas Vidmantas 2503 Lithuania 66.7 9 2425 6.0 2550
20 GM Nedev Trajko 2516 FYROM 66.7 9 2417 6.0 2542
21 IM Rodgaard John 2344 Faroe Islands 66.7 9 2326 6.0 2451
22 IM Danner Georg 2402 Austria 66.7 9 2320 6.0 2445
23 GM Delchev Aleksander 2640 Bulgaria 65.0 10 2490 6.5 2600
24 IM Goh Koon Jong Jason 2386 Singapore 65.0 10 2265 6.5 2375
25 Khusenkhodzhaev Mukhammad 2274 Tajikistan 65.0 10 2261 6.5 2371
Board 4
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 GM Laznicka Viktor 2551 Czech Republic 83.3 9 2509 7.5 2782
2 GM Wang Yue 2598 China 80.0 10 2556 8.0 2796
3 GM Lie Kjetil A. 2493 Norway 75.0 10 2458 7.5 2651
4 GM Zelcic Robert 2525 Croatia 75.0 10 2458 7.5 2651
5 GM Gagunashvili Merab 2560 Georgia 75.0 8 2496 6.0 2689
6 GM Palo Davor 2546 Denmark 75.0 8 2468 6.0 2661
7 IM Liiva Riho 2411 Estonia 75.0 8 2402 6.0 2595
8 IM Le Quang Liem 2473 Vietnam 72.7 11 2412 8.0 2587
9 GM Avrukh Boris 2633 Israel 72.2 9 2496 6.5 2662
10 FM Saeheng Boonsueb 2287 Thailand 72.2 9 2085 6.5 2251
11 FM Lacayo Rene 2271 Nicaragua 72.2 9 2053 6.5 2219
12 GM Morozevich Alexander 2730 Russia 71.4 7 2566 5.0 2724
13 GM Elyanov Pavel 2665 Ukraine 71.4 7 2511 5.0 2669
14 GM Luther Thomas 2593 Germany 71.4 7 2443 5.0 2601
15 Hamperl Fred 2010 Guernsey 71.4 7 1951 5.0 2109
16 IM Saric Ibro 2476 Bosnia Herzegovina 70.0 10 2437 7.0 2586
17 GM Fressinet Laurent 2633 France 68.8 8 2523 5.5 2664
18 GM Balogh Csaba 2576 Hungary 68.8 8 2498 5.5 2639
19 Song Jinwoo 1962 South Korea 68.8 8 1828 5.5 1969
20 GM Sanduleac Vasile 2492 Moldova 66.7 9 2453 6.0 2578
21 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2578 India 66.7 9 2422 6.0 2547
22 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2637 USA 66.7 6 2507 4.0 2632
23 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter 2535 Cuba 66.7 6 2453 4.0 2578
24 IM Tratar Marko 2499 Slovenia 66.7 6 2447 4.0 2572
25 FM Barrientos Sergio 2430 Colombia 65.0 10 2386 6.5 2496
Board 5
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 FM Al-Qudaimi Basheer 2396 Yemen 100.0 6 2175 6.0 2597
2 Laith Ali 2179 Iraq 91.7 6 2162 5.5 2563
3 Karim Amer 2260 Pakistan 91.7 6 2005 5.5 2406
4 Yee Soon Wei 2288 Brunei Darussalam 90.0 5 1871 4.5 2237
5 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2480 Uzbekistan 85.7 7 2480 6.0 2789
6 IM Wohl Aleksandar 2432 Australia 85.7 7 2326 6.0 2635
7 GM Cicak Slavko 2506 Sweden 83.3 6 2346 5.0 2619
8 GM Stanojoski Zvonko 2456 FYROM 83.3 6 2290 5.0 2563
9 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2612 Armenia 81.8 11 2515 9.0 2777
10 FM Anas Nazreen Bakri 2221 Malaysia 80.0 5 2174 4.0 2414
11 Wang Puchen 2259 New Zealand 78.6 7 2206 5.5 2436
12 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2597 Poland 77.8 9 2397 7.0 2617
13 Ayyad Maher Abduljalil Saleh Ma 2102 Bahrain 75.0 10 2049 7.5 2242
14 IM Petrik Tomas 2515 Slovakia 75.0 8 2450 6.0 2643
15 IM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas 2419 Canada 75.0 8 2198 6.0 2391
16 IM Esen Baris 2429 Turkey 75.0 6 2461 4.5 2654
17 IM Popovic Dusan 2496 Serbia & Montenegro 72.7 11 2409 8.0 2584
18 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2511 Belarus 72.2 9 2469 6.5 2635
19 GM Kaidanov Gregory 2603 USA 71.4 7 2491 5.0 2649
20 FM Dimakiling Oliver 2452 Philippines 71.4 7 2396 5.0 2554
21 IM Arlandi Ennio 2453 Italy A 71.4 7 2289 5.0 2447
22 IM Burgos Figueroa Carlos E 2217 El Salvador 71.4 7 2258 5.0 2416
23 GM Gausel Einar 2509 Norway 70.0 5 2411 3.5 2560
24 IM Neiksans Arturs 2458 Latvia 70.0 5 2332 3.5 2481
25 GM Bareev Evgeny 2701 Russia 68.8 8 2563 5.5 2704
Board 6
Rk. Name Rtg Team % Games RtgAvg Pts. Rp
1 Bouhaddad Abdelkrim 2099 Algeria 91.7 6 2235 5.5 2636
2 Phiri Richmond 0 Zambia 91.7 6 1908 5.5 2309
3 Pg Mohd Omar Ak Hirawan 2335 Brunei Darussalam 90.0 5 1753 4.5 2119
4 Ayyad Husain Abduljalil Saleh M 0 Bahrain 85.7 7 1944 6.0 2253
5 Haidary Hameedullah 0 Afghanistan 85.7 7 1916 6.0 2225
6 GM Tihonov Jurij 2472 Belarus 80.0 5 2440 4.0 2680
7 GM Hatanbaatar Bazar 2433 Mongolia 78.6 7 2197 5.5 2427
8 Nakagori Keiki 2136 Japan 78.6 7 2161 5.5 2391
9 Ho Cheng Fai 2023 Macau 77.8 9 1912 7.0 2132
10 GM Nikolaidis Ioannis 2518 Greece 75.0 6 2414 4.5 2607
11 GM Arutinian David 2532 Georgia 75.0 6 2397 4.5 2590
12 Al Badani Abdu 2197 Yemen 75.0 6 1945 4.5 2138
13 GM Graf Alexander 2592 Germany 71.4 7 2471 5.0 2629
14 FM Dias Paulo 2371 Portugal 71.4 7 2286 5.0 2444
15 IM Cvek Robert 2503 Czech Republic 70.0 5 2486 3.5 2635
16 GM L'ami Erwin 2565 Netherlands 70.0 5 2453 3.5 2602
17 IM Carlsson Pontus 2433 Sweden 70.0 5 2445 3.5 2594
18 IM Lenic Luka 2466 Slovenia 68.8 8 2352 5.5 2493
19 Berrios Gabriel 0 Puerto Rico 68.8 8 2158 5.5 2299
20 Kawuma Moses 2205 Uganda 68.8 8 1823 5.5 1964
21 GM Quezada Perez Yuniesky 2512 Cuba 66.7 9 2396 6.0 2521
22 IM Iotov Valentin 2432 Bulgaria 66.7 6 2439 4.0 2564
23 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2448 Iceland 66.7 6 2364 4.0 2489
24 GM Likavsky Tomas 2492 Slovakia 66.7 6 2351 4.0 2476
25 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2566 Israel 66.7 6 2340 4.0 2465

Annotation: forfeit points are ignored
Posted by: DOug at June 3, 2006 02:47