Leaders after 2 rounds: Rank Name Score M/F BH SB Rating TPR W-We 1 GM Adams, Michael 2.0 M 1.0 1.0 2706 3127 +0.28 2 GM Williams, Simon K 2.0 M 2.0 2.0 2511 3040 +0.48 3 GM Gormally,...
Big upset at Ruy Lopez round 1
GM Cheparinov (2678) – GM Caruana (2649) [D81]Ruy Lopez (1), 13.06.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg7 6.e4 0–0 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Nf3 Nd7 9.Be3 Nb6 10.Qd3 f5 11.Rd1 f4 12.Bc1 e5 13.d5 Nb4 14.Qb1 Bg4...
Karjakin wins, joins leaders
GM Karjakin (2706) – GM Adams (2712) [C92]Corus A (12), 31.01.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 Na5 13.Bc2 b4 14.cxb4 Nc6...
Aronian wins again
GM Aronian (2750) – GM Adams (2712) [E04]Corus A (10), 28.01.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Ndxb4 9.Nc3 a6 10.Ne5 0–0 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qxc4 Rb8 14.b3 Qd6...
Movsesian 1-0 Adams
GM Movsesian (2751) – GM Adams (2712) [C50]Corus A (2), 18.01.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0–0 Nf6 5.d4 Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Na3 Qe7 11.c3 Nc6 12.Kh1 Rd8 13.Qe2 h6 14.Bxf6 gxf6...
The Monster Touch
Chess monster gets human touchMatt KwongLast Updated: October 02. 2008 9:04PMUAE / October 2. 2008 5:04PM GMT So infuriated was Napoleon Bonaparte, by some accounts, that the short-fused French emperor knocked the pieces from the chessboard midway through a...
Adams leads Staunton Memorial by a full point
After Van Wely closed the gap to a mere 1/2 point, Adams stretched his lead back to a full point by defeating fellow British GM Speelman. Looking ahead, Adams has to face Van Wely and Sokolov, 2 of the...
Adams leads, Van Wely 1/2 point back
Van Wely has narrowed Adams’ lead to just 1/2 point with a win against IM Wade. The top 2 leaders have yet faced each other at the 2008 Staunton Memorial. Round 8 results: Wells, Peter – Adams, Michael ½-½Van...
Adams drew Short, lead field by full point
Round 6 results: Adams, Michael – Short, Nigel ½-½Van Wely, Loek – L’Ami, Erwin ½-½Smeets, Jan – Werle, Jan ½-½Sokolov, Ivan NED – Timman, Jan ½-½Wells, Peter – Cherniaev, Alexander ½-½Speelman, Jon – Wade, Robert 1-0 Standings after 6...
Adams and Timman lead Staunton Memorial
Staunton Memorial Round 3 Results: Timman, Jan – Cherniaev, Alexander ½-½Van Wely, Loek – Wells, Peter ½-½L’Ami, Erwin – Adams, Michael ½-½Werle, Jan – Speelman, Jon ½-½Smeets, Jan – Sokolov, Ivan 1-0Wade, Robert – Short, Nigel 0-1 Standings after...