Round 6 matchups: Carlsen, Magnus – Alekseev, EvgenyIvanchuk, Vassily – Volokitin, AndreiShirov, Alexei – Karjakin, SergeySvidler, Peter – Jakovenko, DmitryEljanov, Pavel – Nisipeanu, Liviu-DieterVan Wely, Loek – Onischuk, Alexander Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen leads by 1.5 point
Standings after 5 rounds:1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765 4½ (performance rating 3084!) 2-3. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2684 32-3. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732 3 4-8. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2746 2½4-8. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2687 2½4-8....
The amazing Carlsen wins again!
GM Carlsen (2765) – GM Shirov (2740) [D43]Foros Round 5, 12.06.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Rc1 Bd6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qe7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Ne4 Bc7 13.Bb3 Rd8 14.Qc2 a5...
The next generation is here
Round 4 (June 11, 2008) at Foros Eljanov, Pavel – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1Karjakin, Sergey – Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0Ivanchuk, Vassily – Onischuk, Alexander ½-½Shirov, Alexei – Volokitin, Andrei ½-½Svidler, Peter – Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ½-½Van Wely, Loek – Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0...
Carlsen heading for another fantastic win
GM Ejanov (2687) – GM Carlsen (2765) [E06]11.06.2008 – Foros 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.Ng5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nbd7 13.e4 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.f4...
Karjakin’s spectacular performance in Foros
Carlsen has been hogging the attention lately due to his impressive performance. However, Karjakin is reminding the world in this tournament that he is not to be taken lightly. He is now +2 after 4 rounds. GM Karjakin (2732)...
Ivanchuk 1/2 Onischuk at Foros
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Onischuk (2664) [D37]Foros, 11.06.2008 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Na6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.g3 Qa5 12.Bg2 Nb4 13.Qb3 Qxc5 14.0–0 Nbc6 15.Rfd1 e5...
Carlsen continues to impress the chess world
Standings after 3 rounds: 1. Carlsen 2½2-4. Shirov, Karjakin, Eljanov 25-8. Ivanchuk, Alekseev, Jakovenko, Volokitin 1½9-11. Svidler, Nisipeanu, Onischuk 112. van Wely ½ Round 4 Pairings: Ivanchuk – OnischukEljanov – CarlsenKarjakin – Jakovenkovan Wely – AlekseevSvidler – NisipeanShirov –...
Carlsen leads Foros with 3000 performance
Round 3 Results: Carlsen, Magnus – Van Wely, Loek 1-0Eljanov, Pavel – Shirov, Alexei 1-0Alekseev, Evgeny – Svidler, Peter 1-0Jakovenko, Dmitry – Volokitin, Andrei 1-0Onischuk, Alexander – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ Standings after 3 rounds:...
Shirov leads Foros with 2-0 score
GM Shirov (2740) – GM Jakovenko (2711) [E15]Foros, 09.06.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.0–0 Be7 10.Qe4 Bc6 11.Ne5 Nc7 12.Nxc6 dxc6 13.Nc3 0–0 14.Rd1 Qe8 15.Bf4 Ne6...