GM Morozevich (2788) – GM Alekseev (2708) [A45]2008 Tal Memorial – 18.08.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nd2 h6 4.Bh4 d5 5.e3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ngf3 Bd6 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.f4 Bd6 13.e4 c4 14.Be2...
Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Kamsky headline Tal Memorial
Mikhail Tal Memorial 200810 players in round-robin, August 18-28th The Ex-World Champion Vladimir Kramnik will participate in the traditional super-tournament Mikhail Tal Memorial, which will be held in Moscow from 18th to 28th August, Sports.ru reported. Kramnik is back...
Alekseev defeats Dominguez in playoff
After winning the last round’s game to catch Dominguez, GM Alekseev continued his fine streak by winning the playoff by the score of 2.5-1.5 to capture the Biel title. Congratulations to Evgeny! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dominguez, Alekseev tie for 1st in Biel
While Dominguez lost, Alekseev won to tie for first in Biel. Carlsen could not crack through against Onischuk and had to settle for 3rd place, 1/2 point behind Dominguez and Alekseev. 1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 6½2....
Alekseev wins, catches Carlsen for 2nd
GM Onischuk (2670) – GM Alekseev (2708) [E15]30.07.2008 / Biel – Round 9 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Ne5 Re8 13.Rc1 h6...
Carlsen loses with White, Dominguez leads
Round 7 results: Carlsen, Magnus – Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Pelletier, Yannick 1-0Onischuk, Alexander – Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 Standings after 7 rounds: 1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 52. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 4½3. Alekseev,...
Bacrot wins, clear lead to Carlsen
GM Bacrot (2691) – GM Alekseev (2707) [E00]26.07.2008 / Biel – Round 6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Nf3 d5 6.Qc2 0–0 7.Bg2 c6 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.b3 Ba6 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3 Nh5 13.Bc1 Nhf6...
Bacrot – Alekseev
Position after 21.exd6 GM Bacrot (2691) – GM Alekseev (2707) [E00]26.07.2008 / Biel – Round 6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Nf3 d5 6.Qc2 0–0 7.Bg2 c6 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.b3 Ba6 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3...
Carlsen, Alekseev edge Dominguez, Onischuk at midway
GM Bacrot (2691) – GM Pelletier (2569) [B07]25.07.2008 / Biel – Round 5 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 c6 7.a4 0–0 8.Re1 a5 9.h3 Nb6 10.Ba2 Nfd7 11.Be3 exd4 12.Bxd4 Nc5 13.Bxc5 dxc5...
Onischuk draws co-leader Alekseev
GM Alekseev (2708) – GM Onischuk (2670) [C55]25.07.2008 / Biel – Round 5 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.d4 exd4...