Mika wins European Chess Club Cup third tour

Mika Armenian men’s chess team gained another victory in the third tour of the European Chess Club Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria beating Saint Petersburg’s Chess Club 3.5:2.5. Levon Aronian’s victory over Vassily Ivanchuk was decisive in this tour. Pyotr Svidler-Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan-Nikita Vityugov, Sergey Movsisyan-Arman Pashikyan, Hrant Melkumyan-Zakhar Efimenko, Vadim Zvyagintsev-Tigran L. Petrosyan matches ended in a draw. Thus, Mika winning all three tours shares 1-5th places with another 4 teams.

Mika women’s chess team lost to Samaia Tbilisi 1.2:2.5. Elina Danielyan lost to Maya Chiburdanidze, Lilit Mkrtchyan to Nino Khurtsidze. Harika Dronovali-Melia Salome match ended in a draw, and Lilit Galoyan beat Bela Ghotenashvili.

Men’s tournament

Third tour

Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk 1:0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qc1 Nd7 13. h3 f5 14. e4 fxe4 15. Re1 Nhf6 16. Nd2 e3 17. Rxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxe3 Ne5 19. b3 Bf5 20. Qd1 Re8 21. Rc1 Qa6 22. a4 Bd3 23. g4 Re7 24. Bf4 b6 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Nc4 Bh6 29. Nxe5 Bxc1 30. Qxc1 dxe5 31. Qg5 Kf7 32. Qxe5 Qe8 33. Qc7+ Qd7 34. d6 Ke6 35. g5 Qxd6 36. Qxd6+ Kxd6 37. gxf6 Ke6 38. Kf1 Kxf6 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Kd3 b5 41. Bc6 a6 42. Bb7 a5 43. Bc6 c4+ 44. bxc4 bxc4+ 45. Kxc4 Kf4 46. Kb5 g5 47. Kxa5 h5 48. Kb4 g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Bh1 1:0.

Pyotr Svidler-Vladimir Hakobyan 0.5:0.5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. O-O Bb6 8. Nc4 Ne7 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. h3 h6 11. Bc2 Be6 12. a4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 a5 14. g3 Qe7 15. Kg2 Qe6 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Bd2 Nd7 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Bc1 Qd7 20. b3 Qe6 21. Nh2 Ne7 22. Ng4 h5 23. Ne3 g6 24. g4 Qf6 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Kf8 28. f4 Ke7 29. fxe5 Qxe5 30. Bf4 Qg7+ 31. Kh1 Nd7 32. e5 Nxe5 33. Bf5 Rg8 34. Rd2 Rae8 35. Qxh5 Kd8 36. Re2 Re7 37. Be4 Rh8 38. Qf5 Ng4 39. Rf3 Nh6 40. Qg5 f6 41. Qxg7 Rxg7 42. Rg3 Rxg3 43. Bxg3 Ng4 44. h4 Ne3 45. c4 f5 46. Bf3 f4 47. Be1 Nf5 48. h5 Be3 49. Rg2 Nd4 50. Bh4+ Ke8 51. Be4 f3 52. Rg7 Kf8 53. Rxc7 Rxh5 54. Rc8+ Kf7 1/2:1/2.

Gabriel Sargsyan-Nikita Vityugov 0.5:0.5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3 Bb4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Qc2 g6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f3 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Kg7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Qd8 18. a5 Be7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 Bd4 22. Bg3 c5 23. Qb3 Qd7 24. Bb5 Qf5 25. Bd3 Qd7 26. Bb5 Qf5 27. Bd3 Qg5 28. Qxb7 Rcd8 29. Bb5 Bxb2 30. Qxa7 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Rd2 32. Qc7 Rfd8 33. h4 Qe3 34. Re1 Rd1 35. Qxd8 Rxe1+ 36. Bxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2 Qxh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Bf1 c4 40. a6 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 Qc5+ 43. Kh1 Qf2 44. Qd1 c3 45. Qa1 Qd2 46. a7 c2 47. a8=Q c1=Q 48. Q8a6 Qdc3 49. Qxc3 Qxc3 50. Qd3 Qe5 51. Qe2 Qf4 52. Qc4 Qe3 53. Qe2 Qd4 54. g3 h5 55. Kg2 Nd5 56. Qf2 Qe5 57. Kg1 Ne3 58. Bh3 Nd1 59. Qg2 Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Nf2 61. Qf1 Qd2 62. Qa1+ Kh7 63. Bg2 Nd1 64. Qa7 Kg7 65. Qa1+ Kg8 66. Qa8+ Kg7 67. Qa1+ Nc3 68. Qa5 Qd4 69. f4 Ne2 70. Qe5+ Qxe5 71. fxe5 Kf8 72. Kh3 Ke7 73. Bd5 Nc3 74. Bc4 Nd1 75. Kh4 Ne3 76. Ba2 Ng4 77. e6 fxe6 78. Kg5 Ne5 79. Bb1 Kf7 80. Ba2 Nf3+ 81. Kf4 Ng1 82. Ke5 Ke7 83. Bxe6 Nf3+ 84. Kd5 Kf6 85. Bc8 Nd2 86. Ba6 Kg5 87. Bd3 Nb3 88. Ke5 Nc1 89. Bc4 Kg4 90. Kf6 Kxg3 91. Kxg6 h4 92. Be6 Nd3 93. Kg5 Nf4 94. Bc8 Nd5 95. Be6 Nc3 1/2:1/2.

Sergey Movsisyan-Arman Pashikyan 0.5:0.5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Ba7 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Re1 c5 13. d5 Bb7 14. b3 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bb2 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Nc4 Rad8 19. Nce5 Ba8 20. Rad1 Qb7 21. Qc4 Ne4 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. h4 Bb8 24. h5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 h6 26. Bf4 Qb4 27. Be3 Bd5 28. Qxa6 Ng5 29. Nd2 Qg4 30. Qf1 Qxh5 31. f3 Ne6 32. Qf2 Bb7 33. Nf1 Qd5 34. Ng3 c4 35. bxc4 Qxc4 36. Rc1 Qd3 37. Re1 Ra8 38. Re2 Bd5 39. Kh2 Bxa2 40. Rd2 Qa3 41. Nf5 Ra5 42. Ng3 Bb1 43. f4 Qe7 44. Rd1 Bf5 45. Kg1 Qf6 46. Bd4 Qg6 47. Be3 Kh7 48. Re1 Qg4 49. Nf1 Ra4 50. Nh2 Qg6 51. Rc1 Rb4 52. Nf1 Qf6 53. Ng3 Rb2 54. Nh5 Qg6 55. Qxb2 Qxh5 56. Qf2 Qg4 57. Kh2 Qh5+ 58. Kg1 Qg4 59. Kh2 Qh5+ 1/2:1/2.

Hrant Melkumyan-Zakhar Efimenko 0.5:0.5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4 dxc4 9. a4 Nd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd2 N7b6 12. a5 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Nd5 14. e3 c5 15. Nxc4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 17. Qh5 Qc7 18. Ne5 g6 19. Qh6 Bf6 20. Rfb1 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Bd7 22. Qg5 b5 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. h4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Rb8 27. Rxb8+ Qxb8 28. Qe7 Qe8 29. Qc5 a6 30. Bb7 Bb5 31. Qc7 Kf8 32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Bxa6 Bxa6 35. Qxa6 Qxh4 36. Qe2 Qg5+ 37. Kh3 Qf5+ 38. Kg3 Qg5+ 39. Qg4 Qxg4+ 40. Kxg4 f5+ 41. exf6+ Kxf6 42. e4 h6 43. f4 Ke7 44. f5 gxf5+ 45. exf5 exf5+ 46. Kxf5 1/2:1/2.

Vadim Zvyagintsev-Tigran L. Petrosyan 0.5:0.5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 a5 11. a4 b6 12. Qe1 Ba6 13. Ncd2 Re6 14. Nh4 g6 15. Qg3 Qf8 16. Rf2 Qg7 17. Qh3 Rd8 18. g4 Rf6 19. Ndf3 Bc8 20. Kh1 Nc5 21. Qg3 Re8 22. b3 Re7 23. h3 Rd6 24. Kh2 h6 25. g5 h5 26. Nd2 Ba6 27. Rg2 Kf8 28. Rf1 Ke8 29. Qe1 Kd8 30. Qa1 Nd7 31. Qc3 c5 32. Nc4 Rc6 33. Rgf2 Kc8 34. Ng2 f6 35. h4 Kb7 36. Nd2 Rce6 37. Kg1 Qh8 38. Nf3 Re8 39. gxf6 Rxf6 40. Ng5 Ref8 41. Ne1 Rxf2 42. Rxf2 Rxf2 43. Kxf2 Nf6 44. Nef3 Ng4+ 45. Ke2 Qf6 46. Qa1 Ka7 47. c4 Bc8 48. Qg1 Be6 49. Qg3 Kb7 50. Ke1 Kc8 51. Nh2 Nxh2 52. Qxh2 Bg4 53. Qg1 Kd7 54. Kd2 Ke7 55. Kc3 Kd7 56. Kd2 Ke7 57. Qg2 Kd7 58. Ke1 1/2:1/2.

Women’s tournament

Third tour

Maya Chiburdanidze-Elina Danielyan 1:0

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Ne5 Bf5 7. cxd5 Qxb3 8. axb3 Nxd5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Be7 12. Ke2 O-O 13. Na3 Na6 14. Nc4 Nab4 15. Nde5 Rfd8 16. Rhc1 f6 17. Nf3 Nb6 18. Na5 Rd7 19. g4 Kf7 20. g5 Rad8 21. e4 Ke8 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Na6 25. Ra5 c5 26. d5 Kf7 27. Rca1 exd5 28. cxd5 Re8 29. Be3 Bd6 30. Nd2 f5 31. f3 Nb4 32. Rxa7 fxe4 33. fxe4 Rde7 34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Rf5 Na6 36. Bf4 Bxf4 37. Rxf4 Kg7 38. Kf3 Nb4 39. Nc4 Nd3 40. Nd6 Ne5+ 41. Ke2 Ng6 42. Nxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rxb7+ Kh6 44. Ke3 Nxf4 45. Kxf4 Rf8+ 46. Ke5 Rf2 47. d6 Rxh2 48. d7 1:0.

Harika Dronovali-Melia Salome 0.5:0.5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e4 Qd8 16. Rfd1 Nb4 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Nd2 e5 19. d5 Bd7 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. axb5 b6 23. Kh1 Qd7 24. Ne3 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Kh2 Bc5 27. Bh3 Qe7 28. Rc4 Rf8 29. Ra1 Rad8 30. Rc3 Bd4 31. Rc4 Bc5 32. Rc3 Bd4 33. Rc4 1/2:1/2.

Nino Khurtsidze-Lilit Mkrtchyan 1:0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 a6 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Bf4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Rxc6 Qb8 18. Re6+ Kf8 19. exd5 fxe6 20. Nxe6+ Kg8 21. Qh5 Qd6 22. Qg6 Be5 23. f4 Bxb2 24. f5 Nf8 25. Nxf8 Qxf8 26. f6 Qf7 27. fxg7 Qxg6 28. gxh8=Q+ Kxh8 29. Bxg6 Bg4 30. d6 Kg7 31. Be4 Rb8 32. Bd5 Be5 33. d7 Bxd7 34. Rf7+ Kg6 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. g3 Rc3 37. Kg2 Rc2+ 38. Kh3 Re2 39. Ra7 1:0.

Lilit Galoyan-Bela Ghotenashvili 1:0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Qb7 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Ng5 d4 13. exd4 cxd4 14. Nb5 Nh5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxb8 Raxb8 17. g3 Rbd8 18. Rd1 Rf5 19. Bd3 Re5+ 20. Kf1 Nf6 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. Nxd4 Nc5 23. Bc2 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Re2 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Rc1 Bxb2 27. Kf3 Rxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bxc1 29. Rb8 Nd7 30. Rb7 Ne5 31. c5 bxc5 32. a4 Nc4 33. Ke2 Ba3 34. Kd3 Na5 35. Rb6 Bb4 36. Bd1 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 c4+ 39. Kc2 Bd6 40. h3 e5 41. Rb5 Nc6 42. Kc3 Na7 43. Rb7 Bc5 44. Kxc4 Bf2 45. Kd5 Kf6 46. a5 Bd4 47. a6 Bf2 48. Bd7 Bd4 49. Rb1 Be3 50. Rf1+ Bf4 51. Kc5 Kg5 52. Rxf4 exf4 53. Kb6 1:0.