Wang Yue (2704) – Ljubojevic, L (2555) [E12]3rd NH (round 6), 26.08.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qa4+ c6 9.e3 0–0 10.Bd3 Re8 11.0–0 Nbd7 12.Rac1 a6 13.Rfd1 Bd6 14.Qb3...
NH continues
NH “Experience” vs. “Already Stars” Round 6 Matchups: Wang Yue – Ljubojevic, LjubomirCheparinov, Ivan – Agdestein, SimenStellwagen, Daniël – Korchnoi, ViktorCaruana, Fabiano – Jussupow, ArturL’Ami, Erwin – Bareev, Evgeny Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wang Yue overall leader
Results after 5 matches: Experience 6Rising stars 19 Experience individual score Agdestein 2Ljubojevic 1½Bareev 1Kortchnoi 1Jussupow ½ Rising Stars individual score Wang Yue 5Cheparinov 4½Caruana 3½Stellwagen 3½l’Ami 2½ http://www.nhchess.com/ Prize-fund: each player of the winning team receives € 2000,...
Korchnoi scores 1st and only victory for team so far
Match #5: Experience vs. Already Stars http://www.nhchess.com/ Evgeny Bareev – Wang Yue 0 – 1Viktor Kortchnoi – Erwin l’Ami 1 – 0Artur Jussupow – Daniel Stellwagen ½ – ½Simen Agdestein – Fabiano Caruana ½ – ½Ljubomir Ljubojevic – Ivan...
Another day, same results
New day, same results. The “Experience” team once again outplayed by the “Already Stars” team. After 4 rounds and 20 games, the “Experience” team could not score a single win. Here are the results in round 4: Wang Yue...
Rising stars continue to dominate
Photo by Fred Lucas www.fredlucas.eu Third match results: Korchnoi, Viktor – Cheparinov, Ivan 0-1Jussupow, Artur – Wang Yue 0-1Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – Stellwagen, Daniël ½-½Bareev, Evgeny – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½Agdestein, Simen – L’Ami, Erwin ½-½ After 3 matches, the “Rising...
Rising Stars demolish the Experience
Round 2 – Experience vs. Rising Star Wang Yue – Agdestein, Simen 1-0Stellwagen, Daniël – Bareev, Evgeny 1-0Cheparinov, Ivan – Jussupow, Artur 1-0Caruana, Fabiano – Korchnoi, Viktor 1-0L’Ami, Erwin – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir ½-½ As I stated in an earlier...
Rising stars crush Legends
The annual NH Tournament where the experience team face the rising stars team began yesterday. I don’t exactly call this as a fair matchup as the rising stars are the heavy favorite. The results in round 1 indicate the...
2 big events coming up
Now that the Sochi Grand Prix has ended, 2 big events are about to start. First is the Tal Memorial. It will take place in Moscow from August 17-31, 2008. The incredibly strong field include Kramnik, Morozevich, Alekseev, Ivanchuk,...
Karjakin earns spot in 2008 Amber
Going into the final round, the Rising Stars were leading by just 1 point. But they won by a big 2 point margin to win the match by the score of 26.5 – 23.5. Here are the individual scores:...