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The Moment of Zuke:
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by David Rudel
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7 modules written just for
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Thematic Lessons
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Corus Chess Tournament
(January 10 - 25
/ Wijk aan Zee, NETHERLANDS)
Final
standings
1.- Anand 8.5 / 13
2-3 Leko, Adams 8
4-5 Topalov, Bologan 7.5
6-8 Kramnik, Van Wely, Bareev 6.5
9-11 Svidler, Akopian, Shirov 6
12-13 Sokolov, Zhang Zhong 5
14.- Timman 4
Download all the games
Results by round
Round 13 (January 25th)
Svidler, P - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Keres variation 26 moves
Shirov, A - Bologan, V 0-1
Petroff defense 40 moves
Zhong, Z - Van Wely, L 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 49
moves
Bareev, E - Akopian, V 1-0
Nimzo Indian 55 moves
Kramnik, V - Leko, P 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation 65 moves
Anand, V - Sokolov, I 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: closed 14 moves
Timman, J - Topalov, V 0-1
Reti opening 57 moves
Round 12 (January 24th)
Adams, M - Timman, J 1-0
Sicilian defense: Richter-Rauzer variation 48 moves
Topalov, V - Anand, V 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 44 moves
Sokolov, I - Kramnik, V 1-0
Queen´s Indian: Petrosian system 41 moves
Leko, P - Bareev, E 0.5-0.5
French defense 19 moves
Akopian, V - Zhong, Z 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Flohr-Zaitsev system 61 moves
Van Wely, L - Shirov, A 0.5-0.5
QGD Slav: Dutch variation 50 moves
Bologan, V - Svidler, P 1-0
King´s Indian 39 moves
Round 11 (January 23th)
Bologan, V - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation 40 moves
Svidler, P - Van Wely, L 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation 46
moves
Shirov, A - Akopian, V 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Chigorin variation 53 moves
Zhong, Z - Leko, P 0-1
Sicilian defense 56 moves
Bareev, E - Sokolov, I 1-0
QGD Slav 40 moves
Kramnik, V - Topalov, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 23 moves
Anand, V - Timman, J 1-0
Sicilian defense: Richter-Rauzer variation 23 moves
Round 10 (January 22nd)
Adams, M - Anand, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 18 moves
Timman, J - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation 32 moves
Topalov, V - Bareev, E 0-1
French defense: Winawer variation 49 moves
Sokolov, I - Zhong, Z 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian 44 moves
Leko, P - Shirov, A 0.5-0.5
Petroff defense: classical attack 25 moves
Akopian, V - Svidler, P 1-0
Ruy Lopez: anti-Marshall 48 moves
Van Wely, L - Bologan, V 0-1
Queen´s Indian 25 moves
Round 9 (January 20th)
Van Wely, L - Adams, M 1-0
Nimzo Indian 96 moves
Bologan, V - Akopian, V 1-0
QGD Semi-Slav 59 moves
Svidler, P - Leko, P 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 14
moves
Shirov, A - Sokolov, I 1-0
Ruy Lopez: modern Steinitz defense 26 moves
Zhong, Z - Topalov, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 29
moves
Bareev, E - Timman, J 0-1
Nimzo Indian: classical variation 40 moves
Kramnik, V - Anand, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 25 moves
Round 8 (January 19th)
Adams, M - Kramnik, V 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 43 moves
Anand, V - Bareev, E 1-0
French defense 48 moves
Timman, J - Zhong, Z 0-1
Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation 40 moves
Topalov, V - Shirov, A 0.5-0.5
Petroff defense: classical variation 28 moves
Sokolov, I - Svidler, P 0.5-0.5
Grunfeld defense 42 moves
Leko, P - Bologan, V 1-0
Caro Kann: Steinitz variation 30 moves
Akopian, V - Van Wely, L 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 26
moves
Round 7 (January 18th)
Akopian, V - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
English opening 20 moves
Van Wely, L - Leko, P 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian 28 moves
Bologan, V
- Sokolov, I 1-0 QGD Slav
55 moves
Svidler, P - Topalov, V 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 46 moves
Shirov, A - Timman, J 1-0
French defense 100 moves
Zhong, Z - Anand, V 0-1
Sicilian defense 40 moves
Bareev, E - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5
Nimzo Indian 25 moves
Round 6 (January 17th)
Adams, M - Bareev, E 1-0
French defense: Tarrasch variation 25 moves
Kramnik, V - Zhong, Z 1-0
English opening 78 moves
Anand, V - Shirov, A 1-0
Petroff defense 56 moves
Timman, J - Svidler, P 0.5-0.5
English opening 45 moves
Topalov, V - Bologan, V 1-0
Ruy Lopez 52 moves
Sokolov, I - Van Wely, L 0.5-0.5
Benko gambit 46 moves
Leko, P - Akopian, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 40 moves
Round 5 (January 15th)
Leko, P - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense 101 moves
Akopian, V - Sokolov, I 1-0
Ruy Lopez: Breyer variation 37 moves
Van Wely, L - Topalov, V 0.5-0.5
Nimzo Indian: classical variation 26 moves
Bologan, V - Timman, J 0-1
French defense: King´s Indian attack 59 moves
Svidler, P - Anand, V 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation 80 moves
Shirov, A - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 25
moves
Zhong, Z - Bareev, E 0.5-0.5
French defense: King´s Indian attack 41 moves
Round 4 (January 14th)
Adams, M - Zhong, Z 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 42 moves
Bareev, E - Shirov, A 1-0
Catalan: closed 54 moves
Kramnik, V - Svidler, P 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 49 moves
Anand, V - Bologan, V 0.5-0.5
Petroff defense: classical attack 26 moves
Timman, J - Van Wely, L 0-1
English opening 40 moves
Topalov, V - Akopian, V 1-0
Caro Kann: classical variation 59 moves
Sokolov, I - Leko, P 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian: Petrosian system 55 moves
Round 3 (January 13th)
Sokolov, I - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
Nimzo Indian 22 moves
Leko, P - Topalov, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation 30 moves
Akopian, V - Timman, J 0.5-0.5
Pirc: classical system 30 moves
Van Wely, L - Anand, V 0.5-0.5
Nimzo Indian 21 moves
Bologan, V - Kramnik, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 18
moves
Svidler, P - Bareev, E 1-0
French defense: Rubinstein variation 17 moves
Shirov, A - Zhong, Z 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: Flohr-Zaitsev system 59 moves
Round 2 (January 11th)
Adams, M - Shirov, A 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense 58 moves
Zhong, Z - Svidler, P 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack 58
moves
Bareev, E - Bologan, V 0.5-0.5
Nimzo Indian: classical variation 23 moves
Kramnik, V - Van Wely, L 1-0
Sicilian defense 45 moves
Anand, V - Akopian, V 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdorf defense 45 moves
Timman, J - Leko, P 0-1
Reti opening 60 moves
Topalov, V - Sokolov, I 0.5-0.5
QGD Slav 35 moves
Round 1 (January 10th)
Topalov, V - Adams, M 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: anti-Marshall 39 moves
Sokolov, I - Timman, J 0.5-0.5
QGD 55 moves
Leko, P - Anand, V 0.5-0.5
Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation 23 moves
Akopian, V - Kramnik, V 1-0
Sicilian defense: Najdrof variation 32 moves
Van Wely, L - Bareev, E QGD Slav:
Dutch variation 43 moves
Bologan, V - Zhong, Z 0.5-0.5
Queen´s Indian 33 moves
Svidler, P - Shirov, A 0.5-0.5
Ruy Lopez: closed 32 moves
Participants
| Player |
ELO rating |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
2777 |
| Viswanathan Anand |
2766 |
| Peter Svidler |
2747 |
| Alexei Shirov |
2736 |
| Veselin Topalov |
2735 |
| Peter Leko |
2722 |
| Michael Adams |
2720 |
| Evgeny Bareev |
2714 |
| Ivan Sokolov |
2706 |
| Vladimir Akopian |
2693 |
| Viorel Bologan |
2679 |
| Zhang Zhong |
2644 |
| Loek Van Wely |
2617 |
| Jan Timman |
2578 |
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