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Karpov Poikovsky (2009) The 10th Karpov tournament took place in Poikovsky, Russia 3-12 June 2009. Rounds started at 3 pm local time. Rest day: June 8. Time controls: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 more minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. The only undefeated player Alexander Motylev won with 7/9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Motylev 2677 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2 Gashimov 2730 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 6 3 Sutovsky 2660 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 4 Inarkiev 2676 ½ ½ 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 5 5 Rublevsky 2702 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 4½ 6 Bologan 2690 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 4½ 7 Onischuk 2684 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 4½ 8 Naiditsch 2700 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 3½ 9 Efimenko 2682 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 * ½ 3 10 Shirov 2745 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 2 Category: XVIII (2695). Chief arbiter: Yuri Lobanov FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... FICS: http://freechess.org/Events/Relay/2... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... ChessPro: https://chesspro.ru/_events/2009/po... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/mot... Europe Echecs: https://www.europe-echecs.com/art/v... Previous: Karpov Poikovsky (2008). Next: Karpov Poikovsky (2010)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Motylev vs Rublevsky 1-0 61 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. E Inarkiev vs Shirov 1-0 33 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C78 Ruy Lopez 3. Sutovsky vs Efimenko   ½-½ 30 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C67 Ruy Lopez 4. Naiditsch vs Onischuk 1-0 23 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 5. V Gashimov vs Bologan 1-0 27 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C41 Philidor Defense 6. Shirov vs Naiditsch 0-1 49 2009 Karpov Poikovsky E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 7. Onischuk vs Motylev   ½-½ 42 2009 Karpov Poikovsky D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Sutovsky vs E Inarkiev 1-0 22 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C42 Petrov Defense 9. Efimenko vs Bologan 0-1 64 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C41 Philidor Defense 10. Rublevsky vs V Gashimov   ½-½ 26 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 11. Bologan vs Rublevsky ½-½ 52 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 12. Naiditsch vs Sutovsky ½-½ 12 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 13. E Inarkiev vs Efimenko 1-0 67 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 14. V Gashimov vs Onischuk 1-0 28 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C67 Ruy Lopez 15. Motylev vs Shirov 1-0 24 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C48 Four Knights 16. Sutovsky vs Motylev 0-1 36 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 17. Shirov vs V Gashimov 0-1 55 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C42 Petrov Defense 18. E Inarkiev vs Naiditsch 1-0 39 2009 Karpov Poikovsky E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 19. Onischuk vs Bologan   ½-½ 23 2009 Karpov Poikovsky E92 King's Indian 20. Efimenko vs Rublevsky 1-0 64 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 21. Naiditsch vs Efimenko 1-0 39 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. Rublevsky vs Onischuk   ½-½ 42 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C48 Four Knights 23. Bologan vs Shirov   ½-½ 24 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C42 Petrov Defense 24. V Gashimov vs Sutovsky   ½-½ 32 2009 Karpov Poikovsky C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 25. Motylev vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 18 2009 Karpov Poikovsky B01 Scandinavian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-12-09    paavoh: <virginmind> I guess Fritz did not see as far as Motylev did. I believe that he saw the advantages of the exchange sac and the vulnerability of the pawns on dark squares quire early. A fascinating game! Jun-12-09    NewLine: ..Be6 is ridiculous for a human brain Jun-12-09    tamar: Motylev has the advantage, but took the repetition. Not sure if it is winnable. Jun-12-09    DCP23: Congrats to Alexander Motylev on a very convincing tournament victory! And on entering the 2700+ club! Jun-12-09    BushWhacker: I think as long as Bologan's king stays on white squares Motylev can't do anything constructive, specially white covers the queening square by his white-square bishop! Jun-12-09    Shajmaty: <BushWhacker: I think as long as Bologan's king stays on white squares Motylev can't do anything constructive, specially white covers the queening square by his white-square bishop!> Well, the game ended some time ago... Draw, by the way. Jun-12-09    malthrope: WoW - was on the edge of my seat for that last game! ;) Congrats to GM Alexander Motylev for not only winning the Karpov Tournament but to do so undefeated! (+5 =4 -0). Looks like we have a new entry in the +2700 club! :D Jun-12-09    geeker: Ditto on the congratulations for "Mr. Moto"! And to all the players for providing many exciting games. The final round was more interesting than usual! Jun-12-09    wordfunph II: ahhhh! what a draw between Bologan and Motylev though i think still playable til the end....chess is brutal!...not for the weak hearts! Jun-12-09    arman07: Congrats GM Motylev. ...welcome 2 2700 club Jun-12-09    Absentee: Shirov wins M-Tel undefeated only to place last, failing to score a single win, in a category 18 tournament. Either he was mentally drained after M-Tel, or this is Shirov's evil twin. Jun-12-09    visayanbraindoctor: Impressive last game in Bologan vs Motylev. They really went for each other's chess throats, instead of the usual peacefully quick last round draw. This needs more analysis but I think that Motylev's exchange sacrifice was sound. It allowed his King to zoom right in the white Kingside and massacre the pawns there, and gave him two dominating bishops. Bologan in fact was forced to give back his rook for one of the bishops; or after Motylev Queens his pawn, the subsequent Queen plus Bishop plus Bishop attack would have been immediately fatal for White. Jun-12-09    acirce: What a performance by Motylev. Too bad Shirov couldn't get a consolation win like Ivanchuk did in the last round of Sofia. Jun-12-09    euripides: I remember quite liking Motylev's games in the 2004/5 (??) Russian superchamionship. Not that that means a lot, but some bloke who won that tournament liked them as well. Jun-13-09    micahtuhy: Didn't Shirov just WIN a super-tournament, what in the fire on board blazes happened? Jun-13-09    amadeus: This is Shirov's worst performance in the last 12 years -- at least. Hopefully, he will play much better in Bilbao. Jun-13-09    whiskeyrebel: Shirov will bounce back of course. The boards must have been coated with asbestos. Good job Motylev. Jun-13-09    frogbert: and while shirov <started> with 4 losses, naiditsch <finished> with 4 losses - and i think <his> next event is dortmund in less than a month. the last round pulled rublevsky up above 2700 again, while naiditsch dropped nearly 20 points in his last 4 games to fall below 2700... Jun-13-09    adair10: <whiskeyrebel: Shirov will bounce back of course> He will have that chance in a tournament in Romania that starts tomorrow Jun-14-09    melianis: OK, they may play also 1.d4... looked a bit like this was a themed 1.e4 :-) Jun-14-09    DCP23: Bazna Kings in Romania starts today. The pairings are already announced, and the first round is: Kamsky - Shirov Radjabov - Gelfand Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk Waiting for CG.com to set up a page for the event. Jun-18-09    dumbgai: I don't get Shirov. He was in great form at M-Tel... Jun-19-09    positionalgenius: <dumbgai> he is a very unstable player Jun-19-09    kurtrichards: In Bazna Tournament, after 5 rds of play GM Shirov has +1-1=3 enough for a share of 3rd place with still 5 more rds to go. Jul-04-09    whiteshark: 24 decisive games out of 45, that are impressive 53,3%. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 11) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. 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