Here are the 6 players in the 42nd Biel International Chess Festival super GM group. The event will take place on July 18-31, 2009. Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch Who do you pick to win it? Chess Daily News from Susan...
Radjabov 1-0 Alekseev (Elista GP)
GM Radjabov (2751) – GM Alekseev (2715) [A13]Elista GP, 25.12.2008 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 Be7 6.b3 0–0 7.Bb2 d5 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Nc3 a6 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.d3 Qe7 12.Nh4 g6 13.f4 c6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4...
Cheparinov 1-0 Alekseev in Elista
GM Cheparinov (2696) – GM Alekseev (2715) [C95]Elista, 22.12.2008 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 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.b3 Qc7...
Alekseev 0-1 Grischuk in Elista
GM Alekseev (2715) – GM Grischuk (2719) [E60]21.12.2008, Elista Grand Prix 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 d6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.Nh3 Bxa6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.Qc2 Rfb8 13.Rab1 Ne5 14.b3 Bc8...
Akopian 0-1 Alekseev in Elista
GM Akopian (2679) – GM Alekseev (2715) [C95]20.12.2008, Elista Grand Prix 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 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6...
Svidler wins 5th Russian Championship
According to my sources, Svidler has captured his 5th Russian Championship title by winning the playoff earlier today. He defeated his two opponents by the score of 1.5 – .5 in their head to head matchups. Jakovenko finished 2nd...
3-way tie for 1st, playoff in 2 weeks
Final round results:Morozevich, Alexander – Maslak, Konstantin 1-0Alekseev, Evgeny – Svidler, Peter 0-1Jakovenko, Dmitry – Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0Riazantsev, Alexander – Lastin, Alexander ½-½Timofeev, Artyom – Tomashevsky, Evgeny 0-1Inarkiev, Ernesto – Sakaev, Konstantin ½-½ 2009 Russian Championship Final standings: 1....
Kramnik makes move, Shirov wins first
Kramnik, V (2788) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2708) [A37]2008 Tal Memorial (8), 26.08.2008 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0–0 d6 7.a3 Nge7 8.b4 h6 9.Rb1 Rb8 10.d3 0–0 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Ne1 f5 13.Qa4 f4 14.e3...
The art of endgame
Position after 43.Kxa6. In spite of being down in material, Black was able to hold for a draw. Gelfand, Boris (2720) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2708) [E00]2008 Tal Memorial (5), 22.08.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2...
Quick draw between Ivanchuk-Alekseev
Tal Memorial Round 3 – Final position GM Ivanchuk (2781) – GM Alekseev (2708) [C42]2008 Tal Memorial – www.russiachess.org/eng, 20.08.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3...