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Played in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands 17 January - 1 February 2009. Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Caruana 16 2646 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½
2 Short 43 2663 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 8
3 Motylev 29 2676 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8
4 Kasimdzhanov 29 2687 ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 8
5 Volokitin 22 2671 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½
6 Vallejo 26 2702 1 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7½
7 Efimenko 23 2688 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 7
8 Navara 23 2638 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 6½
9 Reinderman 36 2549 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6
10 Yifan Hou 14 2571 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 6
11 L'Ami 23 2603 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 5½
12 Mecking 57 2567 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 4½
13 Werle 25 2607 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 4
14 Sasikiran 28 2711 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 4
Category: XVI (2641). Fabiano Caruana qualified for Corus Group A (2010).
Previous: Corus Group B (2008). Next: Corus Group B (2010). See also Corus Group A (2009) and Corus Group C (2009)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. D Reinderman vs F Vallejo Pons |
 | 0-1 | 59 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 2. Sasikiran vs L'Ami |
| ½-½ | 28 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 3. Mecking vs Efimenko |
| 0-1 | 58 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 4. Y Hou vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 0-1 | 77 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. A Volokitin vs Caruana |
| ½-½ | 42 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation |
| 6. Motylev vs Navara |
| 0-1 | 30 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C41 Philidor Defense |
| 7. Short vs J Werle |
| ½-½ | 44 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. Caruana vs Mecking |
| 1-0 | 49 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 9. Kasimdzhanov vs Navara |
| ½-½ | 26 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D85 Grunfeld |
| 10. Efimenko vs Motylev |
| ½-½ | 26 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
| 11. J Werle vs A Volokitin |
| ½-½ | 43 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 12. F Vallejo Pons vs Short |
| 0-1 | 62 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 13. L'Ami vs D Reinderman |
| ½-½ | 52 | 2009 | Corus Group B | A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 |
| 14. Y Hou vs Sasikiran |
| 1-0 | 68 | 2009 | Corus Group B | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 15. Short vs L'Ami |
| 1-0 | 19 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C48 Four Knights |
| 16. Navara vs Efimenko |
| 1-0 | 69 | 2009 | Corus Group B | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 17. Motylev vs Caruana |
| ½-½ | 45 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C82 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 18. Mecking vs J Werle |
| ½-½ | 46 | 2009 | Corus Group B | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 19. D Reinderman vs Y Hou |
| 1-0 | 56 | 2009 | Corus Group B | A20 English |
| 20. A Volokitin vs F Vallejo Pons |
| ½-½ | 26 | 2009 | Corus Group B | C12 French, McCutcheon |
| 21. Sasikiran vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 0-1 | 35 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 22. L'Ami vs A Volokitin |
| ½-½ | 93 | 2009 | Corus Group B | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 23. Sasikiran vs D Reinderman |
| ½-½ | 48 | 2009 | Corus Group B | A81 Dutch |
| 24. Y Hou vs Short |
| ½-½ | 27 | 2009 | Corus Group B | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 25. J Werle vs Motylev |
| 0-1 | 56 | 2009 | Corus Group B | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
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| Feb-01-09 | | Eyal: So we wouldn't get to see if Short was serious about what he said concerning participation in the A-Group after all... as was pointed out, he had a draw by perpetual check as late as move 57 (Qd3+, denying the e4 square from the white king, rather than Qb5+??) |
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| Feb-01-09 | | shintaro go: The important thing is that Fabiano didn't lose too many games. We all know he can win games like crazy, but he can lose quite a bit too. This time around, he played solid chess and got a <tough> victory and marches on to the "A" group. Not even Carlsen won Corus B on the first try. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | shintaro go: Undefeated Volokitin loses in the final round! |
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| Feb-01-09 | | shintaro go: Hou Yifan still a negative score for the second year. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | Lupara: Wow, according to some of the kibitzers here it sounds as though Caruana will just be a fish in Corus A 2010 and that he is not deserving. According to his FIDE profile, since January 2007 to the present (may not include Corus 2009) Caruana has won 59% of 142 games with white and 50% of 128 games with black. That is simply astounding when compared to most other players at his level. Surely, Caruana's statistics and his play bear out that his climb to this level has been steady and well earned. Kudos to Caruana for his win in Corus B. I think he should be able to hold his own next year in Corus A. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | dumbgai: I don't think Caruana will simply get kicked around. His rating was 2646 coming into here, and obviously he's gaining quite a few more points here. If he keeps improving he could be close to 2700 by the time next year's tournament rolls around. I think he'll do better than Van Wely and Smeets/Stellwagen (if they're invited again). |
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| Feb-01-09 | | Eyal: Maybe the rest day Caruana took yesterday with his 11 move draw against Reinderman helped him today (though he actually had a losing position at a certain stage in today's game, and benefited form several blunders by Short - first to equalize and then to win). At any rate, winning two years in a row first the C group and then the B group is an impressive achievement. And I also wouldn't knock down in advance his chances for at least a respectable performance in the A group next year. He's improving very rapidly and by then he'll probably be considerably better than he is right now. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | shintaro go: I wonder what kind of preparation Sasikiran made for this Corus to lose seven (7!) games. Forgettable tournament for him. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | percyblakeney: If Caruana can finish ahead of seven players rated 2663-2711 this year, he will surely be even better next year as fast as he is improving. This was the strongest Corus B ever with lots of very experienced participants. Kasimdzhanov finished even with Leko and Wang Yue in Elista, and was still just ranked fourth here. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | Karpova: <percyblakeney: This was the strongest Corus B ever with lots of very experienced participants.> Last year it was not bad either: Corus (Group B) (2008)
With Movsesian, Bacrot, Short, Harikrishna, Cheparinov, etc. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | acirce: Yes, I'm not sure why Caruana is supposed to do so much worse in the A-group next year than Short would have. Maybe people need to be reminded that he is 20 months younger than Carlsen and steadily on the rise, while Short has seen his best days. Last time Short played in the A-group he finished 12th. I think Caruana will do better than that, even if Anand & c:o returns next year. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | shintaro go: <This was the strongest Corus B ever with lots of very experienced participants> At least on paper, Sasikiran and Efimenko didn't show up. But I'm not taking anything from Caruana's achievement. Its a stunning performance. <He's improving very rapidly and by then he'll probably be considerably better than he is right now.> That alone is a scary thought. |
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 | | sisyphus: The best performance (relative to expectation) was certainly Caruana, at 2751 (+105); but Reinderman, -1 for the tournament, was still +70. By far, the biggest disappointment was Sasikiran, at 2495 (-216), followed by Werle, -104. Incidentally, Hou, also -1, performed +46. |
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Feb-01-09
 | | Open Defence: dissapointing from Sasikiran... :( |
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| Feb-01-09 | | SetNoEscapeOn: <acirce>
Agreed. A very disappointing end to a good tournament by Short though. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | Eyal: From a press conference at the Olympiad(http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/a..., at about 14:00): <Susan Polgar: So you're 16 years old now, right? And are you devoting most of your time to chess, or are you still in high school, or what are your plans for your education - are you focusing 100% on chess?Caruana: Yeah, pretty much a 100% on chess. Maybe when I'm older I'd like to finish my education, but for now - I mean, there is only so much time you can devote to something - Polgar: So how much time daily do you devote to chess? Caruana: Pretty much the whole day.>
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| Feb-01-09 | | parmetd: He's a good player alright or he wouldn't have won Corus B. But good is a very relative term. He is good next to players like Bacrot and Cheparinov... put him next to Anand Topalov Kramnik Leko Carlsen Karjakin Aronian Ivanchuk... now he looks like a fish to be eaten at leisure. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | SetNoEscapeOn: <parmetd>
<now he looks like a fish to be eaten at leisure.> If so, it will be an initiation to the top level that all the players you mentioned have already been through. But you should also note the result of this year's A tournament. |
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| Feb-01-09 | | parmetd: I guess i'm forgetting the kid dropped out of school to play chess so he has nothing but time on his hands to improve so maybe a year from now he might not be a joke compared to those fellows. Who knows I might end up eating my words. I hope so cause I want to see another awesome corus like this year. The difference is this.... Short was guaranteed to provide such a tournament. Caruana is not. |
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| Feb-02-09 | | Lupara: <parmetd The difference is this .... Short was guaranteed to provide such a tournament. Caruana is not.> Tell me how anyone can make such a "guaranty?" I mean really, as a person who analyzes, drafts, and litigates terms and conditions of guaranties, I would like to know how anyone can guaranty how Short, or Caruana, or anyone else for that matter will perform in an event one year into the future. Ok, Joe Namath was lucky with his guaranty for Super Bowl III, but in this instance I do not think anyone can make such a guaranty as to whether Short or Caruana will help provide a more "awesome" Corus. Maybe we can look at past performance and make a prediction. However, Short's performance in Corus A in 1997 was 8th place, in 2000 10th place, and in 2005 12th place. Not exactly stuff of which guaranties are made. Moreover, do we notice a trend here? Sure, Short was awesome in the 1980s and for a better part of the 1990s (he placed 1st in Corus A, then called Hoogovens, in 1986 and equal first with Korchnoi in 1987) but unfortunately for us all, chess skill tends to slowly diminish after about age 40. When you consider the facts, it would appear that Short would have at least as tough a time as Caruana against the Super GMs you mentioned. I have always liked Nigel Short, his style of play and personality. But I would have predicted that he would have had very difficult time in Corus A in 2010 -- if he had made it. Nonetheless, I have too much respect for him and his accomplishments to call him a fish. I also predict that Caruana will hold his own next year. He has already shown that he can handle some of the big boys. No guaranties just a prediction.
P.S. By the way, I hope that <larsen959> and my answer to your question for F Caruana vs E L'Ami, 2009 were helpful. :) |
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| Feb-02-09 | | brankat: Congratulations to Fabiano for a well deserved victory. He does have a necessary talent, and, apparently, work habits and self-discipline needed for a master to be successful. And, he's is only 16 and a half years old. There is no reason to doubt Caruana will be able to compete with the very best. |
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| Feb-02-09 | | Andrijadj: Nigel's epic loss reminds me of Federer at the australian,playing brilliantly during the whole tournament and untill the very end of the finals,and then collapsing... |
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| Feb-02-09 | | parmetd: Once someone has played a World Championship mass it is very safe to say they are guaranteed to show good and interesting chess. |
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| Feb-02-09 | | GeauxCool: Corus (Group B) (2008) |
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| Sep-28-17 | | posoo: LOOK at da fokes in DIS tonurs, CURRUONUS was ABOUT TO TAKE OFF thank god for BEETING da NIGLUS away from dahoneybees! |
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