It is my sister Judit’s birthday and it is also the first round of Biel tournament. Her first round opponent is Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands. Happy Birthday to Judit and I am rooting for her all the way to win this tournament!

Gala Blitz Tournament

Results: Qualification: Judit Polgar (Hungary) wins against Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland) 2-0, Alexander Motylev (Russia) wins against Bu Xiangzhi (China) 2-0, Loek van Wely (Netherlands) wins against Boris Avrukh (Israel) 2-0, Alexander Onischuk (USA) wins against Florian Jenni (Switzerland) 1.5-0.5

Quarterfinal : Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) wins against Alexander Onischuk (USA) 1.5-0.5, Judit Polgar (Hungary) wins against Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2-0, Alexander Motylev (Russia) wins against Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2-0, Loek van Wely (Netherlands) wins against Anatoly Karpov (Russia) 2-0

Semifinal: Radjabov ties against Polgar 1-1. Radjabov won 1-0 by tie-break, Motylev wins against van Wely 2-0

Final: Radjabov wins against Motylev 1.5-0.5

The Grandmaster tournament starts on Monday 23th of July at 2 pm Swiss time (12.00 pm UTC)

1st round (July 23th)

Alexander Onischuk – Teimour Radjabov

Alexander Grischuk – Alexander Motylev

Yannick Pelletier – Boris Avrukh

Loek Van Wely – Judit Polgar

Magnus Carlsen – Bu Xianghzi

Here is the official website.

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Susan Polgar July 23, 2007 General News, Major Tournaments 9 Comments
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