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🏆 President's Cup (2008)

  PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games)
Arkadij Naiditsch, Baadur Jobava, Loek van Wely, Nigel Short, Alexander G Beliavsky, Rauf Mamedov, Evgeny Najer, Ivan Sokolov, Vadim Milov, Davit Maghalashvili, Viktor Korchnoi, Eltaj Safarli, Jan Timman, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Daniel Fridman, Gadir Guseinov, Nijat Abasov, Mikheil Mchedlishvili, Alexander Lastin, Alexei Fedorov, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Vadim Malakhatko, Vasif Durarbayli, Nidjat Mamedov, Tamaz Gelashvili, Ayaz Mammadov, Tornike Sanikidze, Konstantine Shanava, Baris Esen, Stanislav Savchenko, Bahruz Rzayev, Farid Abbasov, Marat Dzhumaev, Rasul Ibrahimov, Gaioz Nigalidze, Vugar Rasulov, Antoaneta Stefanova, Giga Quparadze, Eldar Gasanov, Ulvi Bajarani, Amirreza Pourramezanali, Sarhan Guliev, Misratdin Iskandarov, Rashad Babaev, Farhad Tahirov, Bela Khotenashvili, Nino Batsiashvili, Jayaram Ashwin, Zaur Mammadov, Djakhangir Agaragimov, Malkhaz Sulashvili, Elisabeth Paehtz, Levan Bregadze, Mikulas Manik, Logman Guliev, Aleksandar H Wohl, Kamal Aghasiyev, Sanan Dovliatov, Bachana Morchiashvili, Orkhan Abdulov, Nijat Aghayev, Gulnar Mammadova, Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Zeinab Mamedjarova, Amohammad M Soozankar, Anna Zozulia, Anar Aliakbarov, Narmin Kazimova, Farid Zeynalov, Shahriyar Rahmanov, Asif Hasanov, Samir Davidov, Turkan Mamedjarova, Elshad Orujov, Vusal Abbasov, Mushfig Asgarov, Nargiz Umudova, Vugar Bayramov, Shakhriyar Hasanov, Ana Gavasheli, Mohsen Vaghar, Hossein Aryanejad, Viktorija Ni, Khayala Isgandarova, Samir Badalov, E Allahverdiev, Ramil Allajov, Elnur Aliyev, Fariz Akhmedov, Fidan Aghasiyeva, Erkin Gurbanzade, Ramil Javadov, Eldar Djabbarov, Afag Khudaverdieva, S Atanejhad, Orkhan Huseyn, Rauf Aliyev, Sahar Huseynova, Shahin Hajiyev, Aytaj Ismailova plus 13 more players.

 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 213  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Milov vs R Javadov  1-0322008President's CupE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
2. E Allahverdiev vs I Sokolov  0-1462008President's CupA22 English
3. Van Wely vs S Rahmanov 0-1372008President's CupD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. E Djabbarov vs Short 0-1242008President's CupA84 Dutch
5. Jobava vs A Ismailova 1-0252008President's CupA26 English
6. V Ni vs Beliavsky  0-1242008President's CupA10 English
7. Fridman vs K Aghasiyev  1-0532008President's CupD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. A Pourramezanali vs M Mchedlishvili  0-1362008President's CupB22 Sicilian, Alapin
9. E Najer vs S Huseynova  1-0232008President's CupD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
10. A Khudaverdieva vs G Guseinov 0-1492008President's CupE73 King's Indian
11. Naiditsch vs J Shirinov  1-0242008President's CupC77 Ruy Lopez
12. F Gurbanov vs T Gelashvili  0-1452008President's CupB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
13. A Lastin vs F Aghasiyeva  1-0352008President's CupC03 French, Tarrasch
14. S Hajiyev vs V Malakhatko  0-1362008President's CupE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
15. Kazhgaleyev vs R Garakhanbeyli  1-0322008President's CupD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
16. Fedorov vs A Aliakbarov  1-0302008President's CupA07 King's Indian Attack
17. M Guliyev vs Korchnoi  0-1372008President's CupB06 Robatsch
18. Timman vs Z Ojagverdiyev  ½-½532008President's CupC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
19. M Dzhumaev vs E Nikzaban  1-0152008President's CupB30 Sicilian
20. M Iskandarov vs A Stefanova  0-1312008President's CupC77 Ruy Lopez
21. R Ibrahimov vs S Abdullayev  1-0362008President's CupE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
22. A Abdullayev vs F Tahirov  ½-½392008President's CupD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. S Guliyeva vs K Shanava  0-1352008President's CupB23 Sicilian, Closed
24. R Babaev vs Z Mammadov  1-0312008President's CupB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
25. U Fataliyeva vs S Guliev  ½-½422008President's CupC55 Two Knights Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-16-08
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  chessgames.com: “President’s Cup” III
dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev
May 9 - 21, 2008
Baku, Azerbaijan

Official site: http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/regu...

May-17-08  bravado1: Only 6 draws in 50 games so far. It shows that if you play it out even at grandmaster level most of the games can be won.
May-17-08  Prugno: <bravado> This is mostly because in the first few rounds of big Swiss events there are large differences in strength between the players, so most games are mismatches. Repeat the statistics using games from the last rounds and you'll get results much closer to the average draw percentage :-)
May-17-08  percyblakeney: Some sixth round results:

Sokolov-Korchnoi 0-1
Guliev-van Wely 1-0
Milov-Najer 0-1
Abbasov-Naiditsch 1-0

May-17-08  Elxiddicus: Najer's got 6/6 so far. He's up next white against tenth seed guseinov.
May-18-08  myra: May someone help me where to watch direct game,thx in advance
May-19-08  jon01: Najer - Jobava meet in the last round.
May-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  e4ia: The standings after round 8 are here;
one more round to go 5/21 Baku time;
No live games; probably the best all around site for tournament info is "TWIC" with sponsoring tournament links/pgn files/standings etc

http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twi...

GM Najer 7.0
GM Abbasov 6.5
GM Jobava "
GM Lastin "

13 players at 6.0 including the legendary Korchnoi! The top rated seed Milov and ND Short also in 6.0 group

http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu...

link to get that is
http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu...

May-21-08  Elxiddicus: Final standings:
http://www.chessclub.az/kubok3/resu...
May-30-08  chaarl: Does anyone have the moves of the game between Korchnoi and Sokolov? (From round 6, i think). Can't find the game here or at the official site, for some reason.

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