After starting out with a -2 score, GM Alex Onischuk now has an even score, thanks to his latest win over GM Shirov. Shirov has lost 5 games (with 2 draws) since winning the prestigious Mtel title just a few weeks ago.
Round 7 results:
| Gashimov, Vugar | – Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 | |||
| Motylev, Alexander | – Efimenko, Zahar | ½-½ | |||
| Onischuk, Alexander | – Shirov, Alexei | 1-0 | |||
| Bologan, Viktor | – Inarkiev, Ernesto | ½-½ | |||
| Rublevsky, Sergei | – Sutovsky, Emil | ½-½ |
Standings after 7 rounds:
| 1. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2730 | 5½ | |||||||||||
| 2. | Motylev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2677 | 5½ | |||||||||||
| 3. | Inarkiev, Ernesto | g | RUS | 2676 | 4½ | |||||||||||
| 4. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2660 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5. | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2700 | 3½ | |||||||||||
| 6. | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2684 | 3½ | |||||||||||
| 7. | Bologan, Viktor | g | MDA | 2690 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8. | Rublevsky, Sergei | g | RUS | 2702 | 2½ | |||||||||||
| 9. | Efimenko, Zahar | g | UKR | 2682 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10. | Shirov, Alexei | g | ESP | 2745 | 1 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Maybe Shirov caught something from Ivanchuck?
See, Onischuk can smile very nicely!
Now what is Gata Kamsky’s excuse for not smiling?
Shirov was probably sharing the same bottle of Vodka and contacted a nasty Chess Losing Virus similar to Herpes. It makes you lose at chess and grow a horrible Unibrow!
Call Dan Rather!
Maybe Shirov should follow up his famous book “Fire on Board” with a guide for beginners, e.g. “Chess for Dummies”. Really incredible to see him tanking like this…