19/08/2009 13:03
Three men leadership in Jermuk
The last two games of the 9th round of FIDE Grand Prix fifth tournament taking place in Jermuk ended in draw. Vasili Ivanchuk managed to keep the balance with Pavel Elyanov and gained 0.5 points, though if he had managed to win he would have been the only leader in the championship list. Sergei Karyakin ended in draw the game with Ernesto Inarkiev.
According to the results of the ninth round the three men leadership is recorded in the championship list. Vasili Ivanchuk, Rustam Kasimjanov, Peter Leko are among the leaders, each having 6 points. Levon Aronyan, Yevgeni Alekseyev, Pavel Elyanov and Sergei Karyakin each having 5 points are in the 4-7 positions. Boris Gelfand and Etyen Bakro follow them with 4.5 points. Dmitriy Yakovenko has 4 points, Vladimir Hakobyan and Gata Kamski each has 3.5 points, Ivan Chaparinov has 3 points. Ernesto Inarkiev is the last in the list with 2 points.
Pavel Elyanov (Ukraine) - Vasili Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0, 5:0, 5
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. a5 Bb4 13. Na4 Ke7 14. Bxb4+ Nxb4 15. Nb6 Rab8 16. Ne5 Rhd8 17. Rdc1 Be8 18. Be2 Nfd5 19. Nxd5+ Rxd5 20. Rc4 Nc6 21. Nxc6+ Bxc6 22. Bf3 Rd2 23. h3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rbd8 25. Rb4 R8d7 26. Kg2 f5 27. Kg3 g5 28. Rh1 Kf6 29. h4 gxh4+ 30. Rhxh4 Rg7+ 31. Kh3 Rg6 32. f4 h6 33. Rxb7 Rxf2 34. Rb6 Re2 35. Rxa6 Rxe3+ 36. Kh2 Re2+ 37. Kh3 Rxb2 38. Ra7 Rb3+ 39. Kh2 Rb2+ 40. Kh3 Ra2 41. Rh7 e5 42. R4xh6 Ra3+ 43. Kh4 exf4 44. Rxg6+ Kxg6 45. Ra7 Kf6 46. a6 Ke5 47. Re7+ Kd6 48. Re1 Rxa6 49. Kg5 f3 50. Kxf5 1/2:1/2:
Sergei Karyakin (Ukraine) - Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) 0, 5:0, 5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ne7 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Rb8 16. Bc2 Ng6 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Ba7 19. e5 Nh5 20. exd6 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Rb4 23. Bxg6 Rxc4 24. Kh1 Rxd4 25. Qb3 Qxd6 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Raf1 Rb4 28. Bc4 Rxf3 29. Qxf3 Rb8 30. Qf7 Bc5 31. Qh5 Rf8 32. Rd1 Qf6 33. a5 Bb4 34. Qe2 Bxa5 35. Bxa6 Bc3 36. Bd3 Qe5 37. Qh5 Qf6 38. Qg4 Be5 39. Re1 Qg7 40. Qe4 Bd6 41. Bc2 Be5 42. Qd3 Bd6 43. Re6 Be7 44. g4 Rf6 45. Re1 Rf8 46. g3 Rf6 47. g2 Rf8 48. Re6 Rf6 49. Re1 Rf8 50. Kh3 Rf6 51. Re5 Qf7 52. Qe4 Bf8 53. Re8 Qg7 54. Rd8 Rf7 55. Rc8 Rf2 56. Rd8 h5 57. Bd3 c5 58. Bc2 hxg4+ 59. Kxg4 c4 60. Qxc4 Qf6 61. Qe4 Rxh2 62. Rc8 Qd6 63. Bb3 Rd2 64. Be6 Kg7 65. Qb7+ Kh6 66. Rc6 Qd4+ 67. Kh3 Bd6 68. Qf7 Qe5 69. Rxd6 Rxd6 70. Qf8+ Kg6 71. Qf7+ Kh6 72. Qf8+ Kg6 73. Qf7+ Kh6 74. Qf8+ 1/2:1/2:
10th round 20.08.09
Peter Leko - Vladimir Hakobyan
Levon Aronyan, - Dmitriy Yakovenko
Ernesto Inarkiev. - Etyen Bakro
Vasili Ivanchuk - Sergei Karyakin
Yevgeni Alekseyev - Pavel Elyanov
Ivan Chaparinov - Boris Gelfand
Gata Kamski - Rustam Kasimjanov,