2009 Karpov tournament in Poikovsky, Russia
Round 2 results:
Shirov – Naiditsch 0-1
Sutovsky – Inarkiev 1-0
Efimenko – Bologan 0-1
Rublevsky – Gashimov ½-½
Onischuk – Motylev ½-½
Standings after 2 rounds:
1. Naiditsch (2700) 2
2-4. Gashimov (2730), Sutovsky (2660), Motylev (2677) 1½
5-6. Bologan (2690), Inarkiev (2676) 1
7-9. Rublevsky (2702), Efimenko (2682), Onischuk (2684) ½
10. Shirov (2745) 0
Official website: http://www.admoil.ru/chess2009/index_chess_2009.htm
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Shirov 0-2? Amazing. Didn’t he win some tournament recently?
Where can I find the notations?
okay
‘Shirov 0-2? Amazing. Didn’t he win some tournament recently?’
Well, you know, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. That’s why chess is a sport, not a science.
Shirov won the tournament by accident, and lost these two games by accident, too. If they were played again, different results would happen. To prove this revolutionized theory of the Red Knights Club, organziers need to organize two same tournaments one week or two apart from each.
What ???
Shirov wins Mtel then score 0 out of 2 against much weaker players ?
Shirov lost 3rd game!