Vladimir Hakobyan ended in draw

At the fourth round of FIDE “Grand Prix”, taking place in Jermuk, the set between Armenian grand chess master Vladimir Hakobyan and Rustam Kasimzhanov ended in draw, though Vladimir seemed to have had opportunities to win. This was his fourth set ended in draw. Of course, Vladimir did not lose the game but he neither won it, and the Armenian chess players expect new ideas and strategies from him to ensure victory.

Only one of all the other games had an effective result. Vasili Ivanchuk, a Ukrainian chess player, celebrated his first victory in this tournament. He played with the representative of Russia, Yevgeni Alekseev, who managed to win in the third set and improve his state in the tournament.

So Levon Aronyan and Peter Leko having 3 points are at the head of the list. Vasili Ivanchuk and Ivan Chaparinov each got 2, 5 points on their actives. Pavel Elyanov, Boris Gelfand, Etyen Bakro, Dmitri Yakovenko, Rustam Kasimzhanov and Vladimir Hakobyan follow them with 2 points. Sergei Karyakin and Yevgeni Alekseev have 1, 5 points, and Ernesto Inarkiev and Gata Kamski have only 1 point each.

Bakro-Elyanov 0,5:0,5:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15. Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Ne3 g6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nhg4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Bg5 23. Qf3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Bd7 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. a4 Qg5 29. Qd1 bxa4 30. Qxa4 Qxg4 31. Qxa6 Ree8 32. Qb7 Rc4 33. Re3 Qc8 34. Qxc8 Rexc8 35. Ra3 R8c7 36. Kf1 f5 37. f3 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Kd3 h5 40. Re1 h4 41. Rb1 fxe4+ 42. fxe4 d5 43. exd5+ Kxd5 44. Re1 e4+ 45. Rxe4 Rxc3+ 46. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 47. Kxc3 Kxe4 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Kd3 g5 50. Ke3 g4 51. b5 Kd5 52. Kf4 h3 53. gxh3 gxh3 54. Kg3 Kc5 55. Kxh3 Kxb5 1/2:1/2:

Yakovenko - Gelfand 0,5:0,5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bxb8 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Rxb8 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qd4 O-O 14. f3 Nf6 15. g4 b6 16. c6 Bxc6 17. h4 Re8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. e3 Qd6 20. Ne2 Bb5 21. Kf2 Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Rbc8 23. Bd3 Qe5 24. Rac1 Kg7 25. Rc2 Re7 26. a4 Rce8 27. Re2 Rc8 28. Rc2 Rce8 29. Re2 Rc8 30. Rc2 1/2:1/2:

Kasimzhanov and Hakobyan 0,5:0,5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 h6 17. Qc1 Bf6 18. Qb2 Na5 19. Be5 Qd8 20. Rad1 b6 21. Bb5 c6 22. Ba6 Ra8 23. c4 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Bc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Qc3 Rc7 27. Re3 Rce7 28. Rdd3 f6 29. Ng4 h5 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Ne3 Nb7 32. c5 bxc5 33. d5 cxd5 34. Rxd5 Qf7 35. Qd3 Re7 36. h4 Rc7 37. Qa6 Re7 38. Qd3 Rc7 39. Nc4 Re7 40. g3 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Re7 42. a4 a5 43. Ne3 Rc7 44. Kg1 Re7 45. Kg2 Rc7 46. Kg1 Re7 47. Qd1 c4 48. Nxc4 Re1+ 49. Qxe1 Qxd5 50. Qe8+ Kh7 51. Ne3 Qe5 52. Qxe5 fxe5 53. Nc4 e4 54. Kf1 Nc5 55. Nxa5 Nxa4 56. Ke2 Kg6 57. Nc4 Kf5 58. Ke3 Nc3 59. Kd4 Ne2+ 60. Ke3 Nc3 1/2:1/2:

Inarkiev, - Chaparinov 0,5:0,5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Ne5 13. f3 Nbc6 14. Bf2 Ng6 15. Qd2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qa5 18. h4 gxh4 19. Rxh4 Qg5 20. Rh1 Be6 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Rd2 Rg8 23. Qb6 Ne5 24. Kd1 Qg3 25. Rxh6 Rc5 26. Be2 Bc4 27. Qxb7 Nxf3 28. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kc1 Qf1+ 30. Nd1 Be6 31. e5 Qf4 32. exd6 exd6 33. Qb8+ Kd7 34. Qa7+ Ke8 35. Rh1 Rd5 36. Qf2 Qxd2+ 37. Qxd2 Rxd2 38. Kxd2 Rxg2+ 39. Kc3 Re2 40. Kd3 Re5 41. Ne3 a5 42. c4 Ke7 43. Rh4 Rg5 44. b3 Kd7 45. a3 Kc6 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 Rg1 48. Rh8 Kb7 49. Re8 Rb1 50. Kc3 Rc1+ 51. Kd4 Rb1 52. b5 Rh1 53. Rd8 Kc7 54. Ra8 Rh4+ 55. Kd3 Rh3 56. Ra7+ Kb6 57. Ra6+ Kc7 58. Ra7+ Kb6 59. Ra6+ Kc7 60. Ra7+ Kb6 1/2:1/2:

Ivanchuk - Alekseev 1:0

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Na3 Ne8 11. Nc2 f6 12. Bd2 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Nb4 Nc7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nh4 Na5 17. f4 g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. g4 f4 20. Bxf4 Na6 21. Nd5 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kg7 23. Kh1 Re8 24. g5 Kh8 25. Qh5 Rg8 26. Bxg8 Kxg8 27. g6 Bc6+ 28. Re4 Bxe4+ 29. dxe4 hxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh5+ 1:0: