Aeroflot open in Moscow

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:10 pm

The Aeroflot open, very strong as usual, started today.
Gelfand is top seed then two Chinese players.
Bu Xiangzhi is second seed.

On board 3 Wei Yi is having a really wild game right now.

Chess24 has the top games but only commentary in Spanish it seems. Maybe that will change for later rounds.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2016/1/1/3

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:14 pm

Very strong is an understatement, Gelfand has black against Timofeev (2576) in round 1

I'd assume (move 42) a draw

Bu has drawn with Socko and Wei Yi lost to Potkin, Nepo has drawn as has Matlakov, Kamsky too, and Jobava has lost

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:51 pm

The top six boards in today's round 7 were drawn so there's a leading bunch on 5 points, Fedoseev being the only winner who joined the top group.
Gelfand's game yesterday was a 119-move win in a queen ending.

Tomorrow:
Bartel (5) v Gelfand (5); Fedoseev (5) v Najer (5); Matlakov (5) v Bu Xiangzhiu (4.5) and there are twelve more players on 4.5 including Nepomniachtchi, Paco Vallejo and Kamsky who drew in under 12 moves today with Black against a Chinese opponent.

Wei Yi is in the group on 4.

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:35 pm

Fedoseev played 2 Be2 d5 3 e5 against Najer's Caro-Kann and lost. Board 3 a draw.
Gelfand has a small endgame edge against Bartel which he will try to win in order to go into last round level with Najer.
They already met, draw in round 5.
Meanwhile the Reykjavik open just started,

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:40 pm

Najer has the better tiebreak, so must be favourite

David Robertson · Post by **David Robertson** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:42 pm

Kamsky - Goganov (rd 8 )

30 OO 1-0

Not a frequently observed way to finish a 30-move game!

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:46 pm

David Robertson wrote:Kamsky - Goganov (rd 8 )

30 OO 1-0

Not a frequently observed way to finish a 30-move game!

Gelfand is still trying with R, B, P versus R and N

A FEW MINUTES LATER: Gelfand drew. So Najer is in pole position to win the tournament.

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:47 pm

Najer plays Kamsky and both will have a better tiebreak than Gelfand so Boris cant win it now

NickFaulks · Post by **NickFaulks** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:53 pm

There have been some great games in this tournament, with very enterprising play. There have also been too many of the simple oversights that are not supposed to heppen when top players have a 30 second increment to work with. I wonder whether nine tough games on successive days is just too much.

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:23 pm

These guys are professionals; no need to feel sorry for them. Anyway there have been some quick draws. The board 3 and board 4 players on 5.5/8 settled for quick draws and a share of a decent prize.

On board 5 Bartel (5.5) is playing Black against someone on 5 so he is going for a win and anything could happen.

Top two boards slugging it out after three hours. Kamsky played an Alekhine and it's roughly equal. Gelfand is a bit better against Jumabayev.

A lot of live chess to watch this afternoon as well as the T20 cricket Ireland v Oman!

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:56 pm

Bartel has drawn, as has the top board game - Gelfand stands better so looks like Najer will win either outright or on tiebreak

Mick Norris · Post by **Mick Norris** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:57 pm

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2
1 16 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2664 6,5 4 2647
2 1 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2735 6,5 4 2619
3 27 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2625 6,0 5 2623
4 13 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2667 6,0 5 2604
5 25 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2634 6,0 5 2602
6 11 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2673 6,0 5 2597
7 15 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2664 6,0 5 2587
8 6 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2682 6,0 4 2649
9 26 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2632 6,0 4 2624
10 18 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2662 6,0 4 2623

Brian Towers · Post by **Brian Towers** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:29 pm

Mick Norris wrote:Bartel has drawn, as has the top board game - Gelfand stands better so looks like Najer will win either outright or on tiebreak

Well deserved by Najer.
Gelfand paying the price for a spineless quick round 2 draw with white against a player rated 300 lower than him. Of course it also got him a softer draw.

Tim Harding · Post by **Tim Harding** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:24 pm

Brian Towers wrote:
Mick Norris wrote:Bartel has drawn, as has the top board game - Gelfand stands better so looks like Najer will win either outright or on tiebreak
Well deserved by Najer.
Gelfand paying the price for a spineless quick round 2 draw with white against a player rated 300 lower than him. Of course it also got him a softer draw.

Maybe unfair on Gelfand... If the online engine evaluations are correct he got into a bad opening line and was slightly minus from a round move 10 and had to struggle to keep the disadvantage to only about half a pawn.

Second on tiebreak isn't bad for the old geezer?

Of course Najer and Bartel deserved their 1st and 3rd with their enterprising play.
Now this is over and the Women's match basically decided we can enjoy Reykjavik tomorrow. Big guns will be meeting soon.
Only six players on 3/3 because of all those half-point byes. A lot of strong players on 2.5.
Marc Esserman has White against Beliavsky after coming close to beating Rapport with Black.

Nick Burrows · Post by **Nick Burrows** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:54 pm

Brian Towers wrote:
Mick Norris wrote:Bartel has drawn, as has the top board game - Gelfand stands better so looks like Najer will win either outright or on tiebreak
Well deserved by Najer.
Gelfand paying the price for a spineless quick round 2 draw with white against a player rated 300 lower than him. Of course it also got him a softer draw.

Maybe send him this example of how to play with a firm spine?

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