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Games in pgn from recent week to download

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the March 14th, 2008

You can download games in format pgn from tournament all over the world from recent week here.

Anand wins in Morelia/Linares

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the March 14th, 2008

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Viswanathan Anand repeated his last year success by winning this one of the strongest tournaments in the world again!

Final Standings :1.Anand-8.5 2.Carlsen-8 3-4. Aronian,Topalov-7.5  5.Radjabov-7  6.Ivanchuk-6.5  7-8.Leko,Shirov-5.5. Official tournament site.

Morelia-Round2 Results

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the February 17th, 2008

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In Round 2  Aronian beat Anand with black pieces and Ivanchuk  beat Leko with white. Radjabov-Topalov and Shirov-Carlsen draws. After two rounds Topalov  and Ivanchuk lead with 1.5 points.

Aeroflot Open 2008

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the February 16th, 2008

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Big chess festifal Aeroflot Open takes place in Moscow from 13 to 23 February 2008. There are 4 tournaments 9 swiss rounds each. 200.000$ prize fund. 100.000$ prize fund in main A1 tournament (30.000$ first prize) in which players with rating above 2549 take part and the winner of wich will play in Dortmund this year.After 3 rounds in main tournamend Nepomniachtchi, Ian(Russia,2600) is in sole lead with 3 points.The ofiicial site.

German Championship

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the February 16th, 2008

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German Championship takes place in Bad-Worishofen from 15th to 23th February. There are 46 players that compete in 9 rounds swiss tournament. Official tournament site.

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Gusstafson-Tischbierek 15.2.08

29…e4?? 30.R:h6+! gh 31.B:d4 1-0

Morelia/Linares

Posted in Uncategorized by ChessLion on the February 16th, 2008

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One of the strongest tournamets of the year takes place in Morelia(Mexico) from 15th throught 23th on February 2008 and in Linares(Spain) from 28th February throught 7th March. 8 Paricipants compete in double round robin of 21th Category. Paricipants are: Vishy Anand(India,2799),  Veselin Topalov(Bulgary,2780), Alexei Shirov(Spain, 2755),Peter Leko(Hungary,2753), Vassily Ivanchuk(Ukraine,2751),  Levon Aronian(Armenia,2739), Teimour Radjabov(Azeijrbadjan, 2735), Magnus Carlsen(Norway,2733). Results of Round 1: Shirov-Anand 0-1, Leko-Radjabov 1-0, Topalov-Aronian 1-0, Carlsen-Ivanchuk draw. Official tournament site.

Postny and Smirin share first plase in Maalot-Tarshiha.

Posted in Tournaments in the world by ChessLion on the January 19th, 2008

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Israel International Championship took place in Maalot-Tarshiha   from 7th through 15th January 2008. 10 participants. Category 15.Final Standings: 1-2.Smirin(Israel,2616), Postny(Israel,2627) -6. 3-5.Avruch(Israel,2628), Khenkin(Germany,2602, Roiz(Israel, 2659)-5. 6-7. Rodshtein(Israel, 2614), Gyimesi(Hungary, 2605)-4.5. 8.Moiseenko(Ukraine, 2643)-4. 9.Macieja(Poland,2617)-3. 10.Kogan(Israel,2591)- 2. Official tournament site.

Corus 2008:Magnus Carlsen still in lead after 7 rounds

Posted in Tournaments in the world by ChessLion on the January 19th, 2008

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Results of round 7: Aronian-Radjabov 1:0, Polgar-Anand 0-1, Adams-Mamedyarov 1/2:1/2, Eljanov-van Wely 1/2:1/2,  Gelfand-Leko 1/2:1/2, Ivanchuk-Kramnik 1/2:1/2, Topalov-Carlsen  /12:1/2. Standings after 7 rounds:1. Carlsen-5. 2-3. Aronian,Kramnik-4.5. 4.Radjabov -4. 5-10.Adams, Anand, Topalov, Mamedyarov, van Wely, Ivanchuk-3.5. 11-12.Leko, Polgar-3.  13-14. Gelfand, Eljanov-2. Official tournament site.

Corus 2008:Round 5

Posted in Tournaments in the world by ChessLion on the January 17th, 2008

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Results of round 5: Eljanov-Radjabov 0:1, Polgar-Leko 1/2:1/2, Mamedyarov-van Wely 1:0, Topalov-Gelfand 1:0, Aronian-Anand 1/2:1/2,Adams-Kramnik 1/2:1/2,  Ivanchuk-Carlsen 1/2:1/2. Standing after 5 rounds: 1-3. Aronian, Carlsen , Radjabov-3.5. 4-5. Kramnik,Polgar-3. 6-10. Adams, van Wely , Leko, Ivanchuk-2.5 11-12. Anand,Topalov-2. 13-14. Gelfand, Eljanov-1.Official tournament site.

Games of current tournaments in pgn

Posted in games of the week by ChessLion on the January 17th, 2008

You can download games of the tournaments that take place now (games played up to 16.1.08) here.

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