Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Friday, April 14, 2017

Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge 2017


The winner of a Classical game is awarded 2 points for the Overall Standings, in case of a draw each player gets 1 point and the loser 0 points.In the Blitz tournament that follows on Monday, 17 April however, the winner is given 1 point, by a draw each player half a point and the loser 0 points.

Standings


RankNameRatingsWinDrawLossPoints(SB)
1Hikaru Nakamura279342110
2Ian Nepomniachtchi275142110
3Vishwanathan Anand27864129
4Vladmir Kramnik28111608
5Peter Svidler27472418
6Boris Gelfand27471335
7Yannick Pelletier25410343
8Grigory Oparin27600343

Results

Round 7

Hikaru Nakamura 1-1 Viswanathan Anand
Yannick Pelletier 0-2 Boris Gelfand
Grigoriy Oparin 0-2 Ian Nepomniachtchi
Peter Svidler 1-1 Vladimir Kramnik

Round 6

Viswanathan Anand 2-0 Peter Svidler
Vladimir Kramnik 1-1 Grigoriy Oparin
Ian Nepomniachtchi 2-0 Yannick Pelletier
Boris Gelfand 0-2 Hikaru Nakamura

Round 5

Boris Gelfand 0-2 Viswanathan Anand
Hikaru Nakamura 2-0 Ian Nepomniachtch
Yannick Pelletier 1-1 Vladimir Kramnik
Grigoriy Oparin 0-2 Peter Svidler

Round 4

Viswanathan Anand 2-0 Grigoriy Oparin
Peter Svidler 1-1 Yannick Pelletier
Vladimir Kramnik 1-1 Hikaru Nakamura
Ian Nepomniachtchi 2-0 Boris Gelfand

Pgn viewer by Chess Tempo

Round 3

Ian Nepomniachtchi 2-0 Viswanathan Anand
Boris Gelfand 1-1 Vladimir Kramnik
Hikaru Nakamura 0-2 Peter Svidler
Yannick Pelletier 1-1 Grigoriy Oparin

Pgn viewer by Chess Tempo

Round 2

Viswanathan Anand 2-0 Yannick Pelletier
Grigoriy Oparin 0-2 Hikaru Nakamura
Peter Svidler 1-1 Boris Gelfand
Vladimir Kramnik 1-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi

Pgn viewer by Chess Tempo

Round 1

Vladimir Kramnik 2-0 Viswanathan Anand
Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-1 Peter Svidler
Boris Gelfand 1-1 Grigoriy Oparin
Hikaru Nakamura 2-0 Yannick Pelletier

Pgn viewer by Chess Tempo

Opening Blitz

The Opening Blitz Tournament has no influence on the overall result, but is played to determine the starting number of each player

Round 1

Yannick Pelletier 0-1 Boris Gelfand
Hikaru Nakamura ½:½ Vladimir Kramnik
Grigoriy Oparin ½:½ Viswanathan Anand
Ian Nepomniachtchi 0-1 Peter Svidler

Round 2

Boris Gelfand 1-0 Peter Svidler
Viswanathan Anand 0-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi
Vladimir Kramnik ½:½ Grigoriy Oparin
Yannick Pelletier 0-1 Hikaru Nakamura

Round 3

Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 Boris Gelfand
Grigoriy Oparin 1-0 Yannick Pelletier
Ian Nepomniachtchi 0-1 Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Svidler ½-½ Viswanathan Anand

Round 4

Boris Gelfand 1-0 Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik 1-0 Peter Svidler
Yannick Pelletier 1-0 Ian Nepomniachtchi
Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ Grigoriy Oparin

Round 5

Grigoriy Oparin 0-1 Boris Gelfand
Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ Hikaru Nakamura
Peter Svidler 0-1 Yannick Pelletier
Viswanathan Anand 1-0 Vladimir Kramnik

Round 6

Boris Gelfand ½-½ Vladimir Kramnik
Yannick Pelletier 0-1 Viswanathan Anand
Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ Peter Svidler
Grigoriy Oparin 0-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi

Round 7

Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 Boris Gelfand
Peter Svidler ½-½ Grigoriy Oparin
Viswanathan Anand ½-½ Hikaru Nakamura
Vladimir Kramnik ½-½ Yannick Pelletier

Pgn viewer by Chess Tempo

Monday, March 13, 2017

Swiss Open - 2017


Important Results



Day 6



Men's Singles - Final

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Shi Yuqi [2] (China) 21-12 21-11

Women's Singles - Final

UPSET: Chen Xiaoxin (China) defeated Chen Yufei [3] (China) 21-19 21-14

Men's Doubles - Final

Chai Biao & Hong Wei (China) [1] defeated Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan (China) 13-21 21-16 21-15

Women's Doubles - Final

Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan [1] (China) defeated Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva [4] (Bulgaria) 21-16 21-15

Mixed Doubles - Final

Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [3] (Thailand) defeated Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto [2] (Indonesia) 21-18 21-15

Day 5



Men's Singles - Semifinals

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting [12] (Indonesia) 21-17 21-17
Shi Yuqi [2] (China) defeated Tzu Wei Wang [6] (Chinese Taipei) 18-21 21-17 21-15

Women's Singles - Semifinals

Chen Yufei [3] (China) defeated Chisato Hoshi (Japan) 21-13 21-17
UPSET: Chen Xiaoxin (China) defeated Fitriani Fitriani [7] (Indonesia) 21-17 21-19

Men's Doubles - Semifinals

Chai Biao & Hong Wei [1] (China) defeated Chen Hung Ling & Chi-Lin Wang [5] (Chinese Taipei) 17-21 21-15 21-18
Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan (China) defeated Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge [4](England) 21-9 21-19

Women's Doubles - Semifinals

Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan [1] (China) defeated Maiken Fruergaard & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) 21-12 21-14
Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva [4] (Bulgaria) defeated Bao Yixin & Yu Xiaohann (China) 22-20 21-19

Mixed Doubles - Semifinals

Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [3] (Thailand) defeated Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen [1] (China) 21-19 13-21 21-19
Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto [2] (Indonesia) defeated Zhang Nan & Li Yinhui [5] (China) 17-21 21-19 21-16


Day 4



Men's Singles - Quaterfinals

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Ihsan Maulana Mustofa [15] (Indonesia) 21-17 21-14
Shi Yuqi [2] (China) defeated HS Prannoy [5] (Indiia) 21-19 21-11
Tzu Wei Wang [6] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan) 14-21 21-16 21-17
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting [12] (Indonesia) defeated Emil Holst [16] (Denmark) 17-21 21-15 21-13

Women's Singles - Quaterfinals

Chen Yufei [3] (China) defeated Sayaka Takahashi (Japan) 21-19 21-12
UPSET: Chisato Hoshi (Japan) defeated Linda Zetchiri [6] (Bulgaria) 21-14 21-12
Fitriani Fitriani [7] (Indonesia) defeated Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) 12-21 21-19 22-20

Men's Doubles - Quaterfinals

Chai Biao & Hong Wei [1] (China) defeated Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto [8] (Indonesia) 21-15 22-20
Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge [4] (England) defeated Mathias Christiansen & David Daugaard [6] (Denmark) 22-20 17-21 21-19
Chen Hung Ling & Chi-Lin Wang [5] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen [3] (Denmark) 24-22 21-10

Women's Doubles - Quaterfinals

Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan [1] (China) defeated Della Destiara Haris & Rosyita Eka Putri Sari [5] (Indonesia) 17-21 21-10 21-14
UPSET: Bao Yixin & Yu Xiaohann (China) defeated Puttita Supajirakul & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [2] (Thailand) 21-14 21-13
UPSET: Maiken Fruergaard & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) defeated Vivian Hoo & Khe Wei Woon [3] (Malaysia) 21-18 8-21 21-15
Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva [4] (Bulgaria) defeated Isabel Herttrich & Olga Konon (Germany) 21-19 21-6

Mixed Doubles - Quaterfinals

Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen [1] (China) defeated Mathias Christiansen & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) 21-13 21-19
Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto [2] (Indonesia) defeated Yong Kai Terry Hee & Wei Han Tan [6] (Singapore) 21-19 24-22
Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [3] (Thailand) defeated Mark Lamsfuss & Isabel Herttrich (Germany) 21-14 21-17
Zhang Nan & Li Yinhui [5] (China) defeated Pranaav Jerry Chopra & N. Sikki Reddy [4] (India) 21-19 21-17


Day 3



Men's Singles - 3rd Round

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Brice Leverdez [14] (France) 21-7 21-14
Shi Yuqi [2] (China) defeated Anders Antonsen [9] (Denmark) 16-21 21-15 21-16
HS Prannoy [5] (Indiia) defeated Qiao Bin [10] (China) 9-21 23-21 21-15
Tzu Wei Wang [6] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Lin Yu Hsien (Chinese Taipei) 21-14 21-12
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting [12] (Indonesia) defeated Riichi Takeshita (Japan) 21-7 21-16
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa [15] (Indonesia) defeated Fabian Roth (Germany) 21-16 21-9
Emil Holst [16] (Denmark) defeated Mark Caljouw (Netherlands) 21-16 21-15
Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan) defeated Subhankar Dey (India) 21-19 21-14

Women's Singles - 2nd Round

UPSET: Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) defeated Beiwen Zhang [2] (USA) 21-18 21-12
Chen Yufei [3] (China) defeated Sabrina Jaquet (Switzerland) 21-16 21-16
Linda Zetchiri [6] (Bulgaria) defeated Natalia Perminova (Russia) 21-14 21-19
Fitriani Fitriani [7] (Indonesia) defeated Zhang Yiman (China) 21-9 12-21 21-18
UPSET: Olga Konon (Germany) defeated Chiang Mei Hui [8] (Chinese Taipei) 22-20 21-18

Men's Doubles - 2nd Round

Chai Biao & Hong Wei (China) [1] defeated Yong Kai Terry Hee & Kean Hean Loh (Singapore) 22-20 21-12
Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen [3] (Denmark) defeated Raphael Beck & Peter Ksesbauer (Germany) 21-12 21-15
Chen Hung Ling & Chi-Lin Wang [5] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Takuto Inoue & Yuki Kaneko (Japan) 21-11 21-8
Mathias Christiansen & David Daugaard [6] (Denmark) defeated Liao Kuan Hao & Lu Chia Pin (Chinese Taipei) 21-12 21-19
Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto [8] (Indonesia) defeated Konstantin Abramov & Alexandr Zinchenko (Russia) 21-15 21-18

Women's Doubles - 2nd Round

Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan [1] (China) defeated Johanna Goliszewski & Lara Kaepplein (Germany) 21-12 21-17
Puttita Supajirakul & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [2] (Thailand) defeated Anggia Shitta Awanda & Apriani Rahayu 21-17 21-10
Vivian Hoo & Khe Wei Woon [3] (Malaysia) defeated Chiang Kai Hsin & Hung Shih Han (Chinese Taipei) 21-7 21-12
Della Destiara Haris & Rosyita Eka Putri Sari [5] (Indonesia) defeated Lauren Smith & Sarah Walker 21-12 21-14
Maiken Fruergaard & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) defeated Chisato Hoshi & Naru Shinoya (Japan) 15-21 21-19 24-22
Bao Yixin & Yu Xiaohann (China) defeated Hsu Ya Ching & Wu Ti Jung (Chinese Taipei) 21-12 22-20

Mixed Doubles - 2nd Round

Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen [1] (China) defeated Tontowi Ahmad & Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Indonesia) 22-20 21-13
Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto [2] (Indonesia) defeated Evgenij Dremin & Evgenia Dimova (Russia) 21-13 21-10
Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [3] (Thailand) defeated Marcus Ellis & Lauren Smith (England) 21-12 21-16
Pranaav Jerry Chopra & N. Sikki Reddy [4] (India) defeated Ko-Chi Chang & Hsin Tien Chang (Chinese Taipei) 26-24 21-10
Zhang Nan & Li Yinhui [5] (China) defeated Sam Magee & Chloe Magee (Ireland) 22-20 21-18
Yong Kai Terry Hee & Wei Han Tan [6] (Singapore) defeated Soren Gravholt & Maiken Fruergaard (Denmark) 21-13 17-21 24-22
Mathias Christiansen & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) defeated Bastian Kersaudy & Lea Palermo (France) 21-15 21-17

Day 2



Men's Singles - 2nd Round

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Koki Watanabe (Japan) 21-13 21-13
Shi Yuqi [2] (China) defeated Scott Evans (Ireland) 21-17 21-13
UPSET: Mark Caljouw (Netherlands) defeated Huang Yuxiang [7] (China) 21-17 21-16
HS Prannoy [5] (Indiia) defeated Kieran Merrilees (Scotland) 21-17 21-19
Tzu Wei Wang [6] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Lucas Claerbout (France) 13-21 21-12 21-16
UPSET: Fabian Roth (Germany) defeated Hsu Jen Hao [8] (Chinese Taipei) 21-23 21-19 21-14
Anders Antonsen [9] (Denmark) defeated Toby Penty (England) 21-12 13-21 21-10
Qiao Bin [10] (China) defeated Rasmus Gemke (Denmark) 21-9 21-13
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting [12] (Indonesia) defeated Giap Chin Goh (Malaysia) 21-11 21-11
UPSET: Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan) defeated Sameer Verma [13] (India) 16-21 21-15 21-13
Brice Leverdez [14] (France) defeated Kasper Lehikoinen (Finland) 21-19 21-11
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa [15] (Indonesia) defeated Denis Grachev (Russia) 21-9 21-13
Emil Holst [16] (Denmark) defeated Sam Parsons (England) 21-17 21-18
Subhankar Dey (India) defeated Iztok Utrosa (Slovenia) 21-17 21-18

Women's Singles - 1st Round

Beiwen Zhang [2] (USA) defeated Mariya Mitsova (Bulgaria) 21-10 21-15
Chen Yufei [3] (China) defeated Maria Ulitina (Ukraine) 22-20 21-5
UPSET: Dinar Dyah Ayustine (Indonesia) defeated Hsu Ya Ching [5] (Chinese Taipei) 14-21 21-9 21-19
Linda Zetchiri [6] (Bulgaria) defeated Priskila Siahaya (Indonesia) 21-16 19-21 21-19
Fitriani Fitriani [7] (Indonesia) defeated Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli (India) 21-18 21-8
Chiang Mei Hui [8] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Ksenia Polikarpova (Russia) 22-20 21-9

Men's Doubles - 1st Round

Chai Biao & Hong Wei (China) [1] defeated Manu Attri & B. Sumeeth Reddy (India) 21-15 21-19
Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen [2] (China) defeated Yew Sin Ong & Ee Yi Teo (Malaysia) 28-26 21-18
Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen [3] (Denmark) defeated Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) & Boon Heong Tan (Malaysia) 21-13 15-21 21-14
Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge [4] (England) defeated Joshua Magee & Sam Magee (Ireland) 21-10 21-14
Chen Hung Ling & Chi-Lin Wang [5] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Martin Campbell & Patrick Machugh (Scotland) 21-10 21-11
Mathias Christiansen & David Daugaard [6] (Denmark) defeated Mohd Razif Abdul Latif & Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (Malaysia) 21-8 21-9
Lu Ching Yao & Yang Po Han [7] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Kohei Gondo & Tatsuya Watanabe (Japan) 23-25 21-16 23-21
Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto [8] (Indonesia) defeated Kittinupong Kedren & Dechapol Puavaranukroh (Thailand) 21-16 21-14

Women's Doubles - 1st Round

Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan [1] (China) defeated Anastasia Chervyakova & Olga Morozova (Russia) 21-10 21-12
Puttita Supajirakul & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [2] (Thailand) defeated Susanne Keller & Yvonne Keller (Switzerland) 21-10 21-3
Vivian Hoo & Khe Wei Woon [3] (Malaysia) defeated Xiao Min Lin & Wu Fang Chien (Chinese Taipei) 21-18 21-14
Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva [4] (Bulgaria) defeated Nadia Fankhauser (Switzerland) & Sannatasah Saniru (Malaysia) 21-10 21-9
Della Destiara Haris & Rosyita Eka Putri Sari [5] (Indonesia) defeated Lorraine Baumann & Audrey Fontaine (France) 21-10 21-9
Greysia Polii & Rizki Amelia Pradipta [6] (Indonesia) defeated Annika Horbach & Theresa Wurm (Germany) 21-7 21-8
Maiken Fruergaard & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) defeated Mariya Mitsova & Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgaria) 21-19 21-17
UPSET: Bao Yixin & Yu Xiaohann (China) defeated Mahadewi Istirani Ni Ketut & Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah [8] (Indonesia) 20-22 21-17 21-12
Johanna Goliszewski & Lara Kaepplein (Germany) defeated Sanjana Santosh & Arathi Sara Sunil (India) 21-15 21-15

Mixed Doubles - 1st Round

Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen [1] (China) defeated Alfian Eko Prasetya & Annisa Saufika (Indonesia) 21-14 21-19
Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto [2] (Indonesia) defeated Chi-Lin Wang & Chia Hsin Lee (Chinese Taipei) 21-11 17-21 21-17
Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai [3] (Thailand) defeated Alexandr Zinchenko & Olga Morozova (Russia) 24-26 21-8 21-8
Pranaav Jerry Chopra & N. Sikki Reddy [4] (India) defeated Nico Ruponen & Amanda Hogstrom (Sweden) Walkover
Zhang Nan & Li Yinhui [5] (China) defeated Oliver Schaller & Celine Burkart (Switzerland) 21-15 21-13
Yong Kai Terry Hee & Wei Han Tan [6] (Singapore) defeated Ronan Labar & Audrey Fontaine (France) 21-15 22-20
Mathias Christiansen & Sara Thygesen [7] (Denmark) defeated Jakub Bitman & Alzbeta Basova (Czech Republic) 21-15 21-11
UPSET: Mark Lamsfuss & Isabel Herttrich (Germany) defeated Ronald Alexander & Melati Daeva Oktavianti [8] (Indonesia) 24-22 16-21 21-15
Bastian Kersaudy & Lea Palermo (France) defeated Rohan Kapoor & Sanjana Santosh (India) 21-16 21-19

Day 1



Men's Singles - 1st Round

Lin Dan [1] (China) defeated Arnaud Merkle (France) 21-14 21-5
Shi Yuqi [2] (China) defeated Jan Frohlich (Czech Republic) 21-11 21-13
HS Prannoy [5] (Indiia) defeated David Peng (Germany) 21-15 21-18
Tzu Wei Wang [6] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Niluka Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 21-6 21-6
Huang Yuxiang [7] (China) defeated Eetu Heino (Finland) 12-21 21-13 21-15
Hsu Jen Hao [8] (Chinese Taipei) defeated Mateusz Dubowski(Poland) 21-16 21-8
Anders Antonsen [9] (Denmark) defeated Kalle Koljonen (Finland) 16-21 22-20 21-9
Qiao Bin [10] (China) defeated Christian Lind Thomsen (Denmark) 21-19 19-21 21-12
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting [12] (Indonesia) defeated Joshua Magee (Ireland) 21-15 21-11
Sameer Verma [13] (India) defeated Gergely Krausz (Hungary) 21-10 21-16
Brice Leverdez [14] (France) defeated Kim Bruun (Denmark) 21-12 21-19
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa [15] (Indonesia) defeated Yusuke Onodera (Japan) 21-14 21-18
Emil Holst [16] (Denmark) defeated Erik Meijs (Netherlands) 17-21 21-17 23-21
Subhankar Dey (India) defeated Alexander Roovers (Germany) 17-21 21-17 21-15
Rasmus Gemke (Denmark) defeated Sourabh Verma (India) 14-21 23-21 21-12
Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan) defeated Lakhanee Sarang (India) 21-11 21-5

Saturday, February 11, 2017

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2017

WGM Tan Zhongyi is the new Women's World Chess Champion.

Finals


WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) 3.5-2.5

Semi-Finals


WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated GM Harika, Dronavalli - India (2539) 5-4
GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) defeated GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Russia (2549) 2-0

Quaterfinals


WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated GM Ju, Wenjun - China (2583) 1.5-0.5
GM Harika, Dronavalli - India (2539) defeated GM Dzagnidze, Nana - Georgia (2525) 2.5-1.5
GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) defeated GM Stefanova, Antoaneta - Bulgaria (2512) 1.5-0.5
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Russia (2549) defeated WGM Ni, Shiqun - China (2399) 1.5-0.5


Round 3


GM Ju, Wenjun - China (2583) defeated WGM Girya, Olga - Russia (2458) 3.5-2.5
WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated IM Padmini, Rout - India (2387) 3.5-2.5
GM Harika, Dronavalli - India (2539) defeated IM Guramishvili, Sopiko - Georgia (2370) 3.5-2.5
GM Dzagnidze, Nana - Georgia (2525) defeated IM Shen, Yang - China (2479) 1.5-0.5
GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) defeated IM Pham, Le Thao Nguyen - Vietnam (2351) 2-0
GM Stefanova, Antoaneta - Bulgaria (2512) defeated IM Khurtsidze, Nino - Georgia (2383) 1.5-0.5
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Russia (2549) defeated GM Cramling, Pia - Sweden(2454) 4-2
WGM Ni, Shiqun - China (2399) defeated WGM Pogonina, Natalija - Russia (2487) 1.5-0.5


Round 2


GM Ju, Wenjun - China (2583) defeated GM Zhu, Chen - Qatar (2419) 1.5-0.5

WGM Girya, Olga - Russia (2458) defeated IM Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Russia (2463) 2-0

IM Padmini, Rout - India (2387) defeated GM Zhao, Xue - China (2505) 2.5-1.5

WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated GM Ushenina, Anna - Ukraine (2444) 4.5-4.5
(Zhongyi progresses due to Armageddon draw as black)

GM Harika, Dronavalli - India (2539) defeated WGM Saduakassova, Dinara - Kazakhstan (2428) 2.5-1.5

IM Guramishvili, Sopiko - Georgia (2370) defeated WGM Buksa, Nataliya - Ukraine (2300) 4.5-3.5

GM Dzagnidze, Nana - Georgia (2525) defeated IM Zimina, Olga - Russia (2406) 2-0

IM Shen, Yang - China (2479) defeated IM Savina, Anastasia - Russia (2372) 1.5-0.5

GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) defeated IM Kashlinskaya, Alina - Russia (2418) 1.5-0.5

IM Pham, Le Thao Nguyen - Vietnam (2351) defeated WGM Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Russia (2466) 1.5-0.5

GM Stefanova, Antoaneta - Bulgaria (2512) defeated IM Melia, Salome - Georgia (2394)2.5-1.5

IM Khurtsidze, Nino - Georgia (2383) defeated IM Batsiashvili, Nino - Georgia (2492) 5-4

GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Russia (2549) defeated IM Gaponenko, Inna - Ukraine (2407) 2.5-1.5

GM Cramling, Pia - Sweden(2454) defeated IM Paehtz, Elisabeth - Germany (2468) v 3-1

WGM Ni, Shiqun - China (2399) defeated GM Gunina, Valentina - Russia(2524) 2-0

WGM Pogonina, Natalija - Russia (2487) defeated WGM Huang, Qian - China (2451) 3.5-2.5



Round 1


GM Ju, Wenjun - China (2583) defeated WIM Lane, Nancy L - Australia (1902) 2-0

GM Zhu, Chen - Qatar (2419) defeated IM Sukandar, Irine Kharisma - Indonesia (2421) 1.5-0.5

IM Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Russia (2463) defeated WGM Hejazipour, Mitra - Iran (2307) 5-4

WGM Girya, Olga - Russia (2458) W/O

GM Zhao, Xue - China (2505) defeated WIM Martinez, Ayelen - Argentina (2255) 3-1

IM Padmini, Rout - India (2387) defeated GM Danielian, Elina - Armenia (2444) 1.5-0.5

WGM Tan, Zhongyi - China (2502) defeated WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca - USA (2270) 1.5-0.5

GM Ushenina, Anna - Ukraine (2444) defeated IM Ziaziulkina, Nastassia - Belarus (2386) 1.5-0.5

GM Harika, Dronavalli - India (2539) defeated WIM Shamima, Akter Liza - Bangladesh (2077) 2.5-1.5

WGM Saduakassova, Dinara - Kazakhstan (2428) defeated IM Nechaeva, Marina - Russia (2406) 1.5-0.5

WGM Buksa, Nataliya - Ukraine (2300) defeated GM Hoang, Thanh Trang - Vietnam (2468) 2.5-1.5

IM Guramishvili, Sopiko - Georgia (2370) defeated IM Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat - Iran (2452) 3-1

GM Dzagnidze, Nana - Georgia (2525) defeated WGM Mona, Khaled - Egypt (2150) 4-2

IM Zimina, Olga - Russia (2406) defeated GM Khotenashvili, Bela - Georgia (2430) 3-1

IM Shen, Yang - China (2479) defeated WGM Arribas Robaina, Maritza -Cuba (2295) 3-1

IM Savina, Anastasia - Russia (2372) defeated GM Socko, Monika - Poland (2452) 2.5-1.5

GM Muzychuk, Anna - Ukraine (2558) defeated WIM Mezioud, Amina - Algeria (2055) 2-0

IM Kashlinskaya, Alina - Russia (2418) defeated WGM Cori T., Deysi - Peru (2422) 1.5-0.5

WGM Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Russia (2466) defeated WGM Zhai, Mo - China (2304) 1.5-0.5

IM Pham, Le Thao Nguyen - Vietnam (2351) defeated IM Javakhishvili, Lela - Georgia (2455) 1.5-0.5

GM Stefanova, Antoaneta - Bulgaria (2512) defeated WGM Marrero Lopez, Yaniet - Cuba (2255) 2-0

IM Melia, Salome - Georgia (2394) defeated IM Atalik, Ekaterina - Russia (2435) 2.5-1.5

IM Batsiashvili, Nino - Georgia (2492) defeated IM Gvetadze, Sofio - Georgia (2285) 2-0

IM Khurtsidze, Nino - Georgia (2383) defeated GM Zhukova, Natalia - Ukraine (2447) 1.5-0.5


GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Russia (2549) defeated WIM Latreche, Sabrina - Algeria (2057) 2-0

IM Gaponenko, Inna - Ukraine (2407) defeated IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Russia (2423) 1.5-0.5

IM Paehtz, Elisabeth - Germany (2468) defeated WGM Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Iran (2303) 1-5-0-5

GM Cramling, Pia - Sweden(2454) defeated WGM Nemcova, Katerina - Czech Republic (2359) 1.5-0.5

GM Gunina, Valentina - Russia(2524) defeated WIM Ni, Viktorija - USA(2199) 2-0

WGM Ni, Shiqun - China (2399) defeated IM Mkrtchian, Lilit - Armenia (2431) 1.5-0.5

WGM Pogonina, Natalija - Russia (2487) defeated FM Zhou, Qiyu - Canada (2287) 1.5-0.5

WGM Huang, Qian - China (2451) defeated IM Charochkina, Daria - Russia (2383) 3-1

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Davis Cup 2017

Final


France [6] defeated Belgium[7] 3-2

Played in Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France (Clay Outdoor)

1st singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated Lucas Pouille (France) 7-5 6-3 6-1
2nd Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) defeated Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-3 6-2 6-1
Doubles: Pierre Hugues Herbert & Richard Gasquet (France) defeated Ruben Bemelmans & Joris De Loore (Belgium) 6-1 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4
3rd Singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-2
4th Singles: Lucas Pouille (France) defeated Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-3 6-1 6-0

Semifinal


Belgium[7] defeated Australia 3-2

Played in Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium (Clay Indoor)

1st singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated John Millman (Australia) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 7-5
2nd Singles: Nick Kyrgios (Australia) defeated Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-3 3-6 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
Doubles: John Peers & Jordan Thompson (Australia) defeated Ruben Bemelmans & Arthur de Greef (Belgium) 6-3 6-4 6-0
3rd Singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4
4th Singles: Steve Darcis (Belgium) defeated Jordan Thompson (Australia) 6-4 7-5 6-2

France [6] defeated Serbia [8] 3-1

Played in Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France (Clay Outdoor)

1st singles: Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) defeated Lucas Pouille (France) 6-1 3=6 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2nd Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) defeated Laslo Djere (Serbia) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-3
Doubles: Pierre Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (France) defeated Filip Krajinovic & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) 6-1 6-2 7-6(3)
3rd Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) defeated Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-2
4th Singles:

Quaterfinal


Belgium[7] defeated Italy 3-2
Played in Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor Hard)

1st singles: Steve Darcis (Belgium) defeated Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-7(3-7) 6-1 6-1 7-6(7-4)
2nd Singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-4 6-3 6-3
Doubles: Andreas Seppi & Simone Bolelli (Italy) defeated Ruben Bemelmans & Joris De Loore (Belgium) 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(8-6)
3rd Singles: David Goffin (Belgium) defeated Paolo Lorenzi(Italy) 6-3 6-3 6-2
4th Singles: Alessandro Giannessi (Italy) defeated Joris De Loore (Belgium) 6-4 7-6(11-9)

Australia defeated United States 3-2
Played in Brisbane, Australia (Hard Court)

1st singles: Jordan Thomson (Australia) defeated Jack Sock (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
2nd Singles: Nick Kyrgios (Australia) defeated John Isner (USA) 7-5 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles: Steve Johnson & Jack Sock (USA) defeated Sam Groth & John Peers (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3
3rd Singles: Nick Kyrgios (Australia) defeated Sam Querrey (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-4
4th Singles: John Isner (USA) defeated Sam Groth (Australia) 7-6(7-5) 6-3

France [6] defeated Great Britain [3] 4-1
Played in Rouen, France (Indoor clay)

1st singles: Lucas Pouille (France) defeated Kyle Edmund (Great Britain) 7-5 7-6(8-6) 6-3
2nd Singles: Jeremy Chardy (France) defeated Dan Evans (Great Britain) 6-2 6-3 6-3
Doubles: Nicolas Mahut & Julien Benneteau (France) defeated Jamie Murray & Dominic Inglot (Great Britain) 7-6(9-7) 5-7 7-5 7-5
3rd Singles: Dan Evans(Great Britain) defeated Julien Benneteau (France) 6-1 6-2
4th Singles: Jeremy Chardy (France) defeated Kyle Edmund (Great Britain) 6-4 6-4

Serbia [8] defeated Spain 4-1
Played in Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor Hard)

1st singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-2
2nd Singles: Viktor Troicki (Serbia) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-3
Doubles: Viktor Troicki & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta & Marc Lopez (Spain) 4-6 7-6(7-4) 6-0 4-6 6-2
3rd Singles: Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) defeated Jaume Munar (Spain) 2-6 6-1 6-4
4th Singles: Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain) defeated Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) 6-2 6-1

First Round


Italy defeated Argentina [1] 3-2
Played in Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)


1st singles: Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) defeated Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-3 6-3 6-3
2nd Singles: Andreas Seppi (Italy) vs Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-1 6-2 1-6 7-6 (6)
Doubles: Carlos Berlocq & Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) defeated Fabio Fogini & Simone Bolelli (Italy) 6-3 6-3 4-6 2-6 7-6(7)
3rd Singles: Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) defeated Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 4-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
4th Singles: Fabio Fogini (Italy) defeated Guido Pella (Argentina) 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2

Belgium [7] defeated Germany 4-1
Played in Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)




1st singles: Steve Darcis (Belgium) defeated Philip Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
2nd Singles: Alexander Zverev (Germany) defeated Arthur De Greef(Belgium) 6-3 6-3 6-4
Doubles: Bemelmans & Joris De Loore (Belgium) defeated Alexander Zverev & Mischa Zverev Ruben (Germany) 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 4-6 6-3
3rd Singles: Steve Darcis (Belgium) defeated Alexander Zverev (Germany) 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(8)
4th Singles: Ruben Bemelmans(Belgium) defeated Mischa Zverev(Germany) 7-5 6-1

Australia defeated Czech Republic [4] 4-1
Played in Kooyong, Australia (hard)


1st singles: Jordan Thompson (Australia) defeated Jiri Vesely(Czech Republic) 6-3 6-3 6-4
2nd Singles: Nick Kyrgios (Australia) defeated Jan Satral (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-3 6-2
Doubles: Sam Groth & John Peers (Australia) defeated Jan Satral & Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-2 6-2
3rd Singles: Jiri Vesely(Czech Republic) defeated Sam Groth(Australia) 3-6 7-5 6-3
4th Singles: Jordan Thompson (Australia) defeated Jan Satral (Czech Republic) 7-6(5) 6-2

United States defeated Switzerland [5] 5-0
Played in Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)


1st singles: Jack Sock (USA) defeated Marco Chiudinelli (Switzerland) 6-4 6-3 6-1
2nd Singles: John Isner (USA) defeated Henri Laasonen (Switzerland) 4-6 6-2 6-2 7-6(1)
Doubles: Steve Johnson & Jack Sock (USA) defeated Adrien Bossel & Henri Laasonen (Switzerland) 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(5)
3rd Singles: Sam Querrey (USA) defeated Adrien Bossel(Switzerland) 6-3 7-5
4th Singles: Steve Johnson (USA) defeated Antoine Bellier (Switzerland) 6-4 6-3

France [6] defeated Japan 4-1
Played in Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)



1st singles: Richard Gasquet (France) defeated Taro Daniel (Japan) 6-2 6-3 6-2
2nd Singles: Gilles Simon (France) defeated Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) 6-3 6-3 6-4
Doubles: Nicolas Mahut & Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) defeated Yūichi Sugita & Yasutaka Uchiyama (Japan) 6-3 6-4 6-3
3rd Singles: Nicolas Mahut(France) defeated Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) 6-1 1-1 Retd.
4th Singles: Yasutaka Uchiyama (Japan) defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 6-4 6-4

Great Britain [3] defeated Canada 3-2
Played in Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)



1st singles: Daniel Evans (Great Britain) defeated Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 6-3 6-3 6-4
2nd Singles: Vasek Pospisil (Canada) defeated Kyle Edmund (Great Britain) 6-4 6-1 7-6(3)
Doubles: Dominic Inglot & Jamie Murray (Great Britain) defeated Daniel Nestor & Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-3
3rd Singles: Vasek Pospisil (Canada) defeated Daniel Evans (Great Britain) 7-6(3) 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
4th Singles: Kyle Edmund (Great Britain) defeated Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 6-3 6-4 2-1 (Retd.)

Serbia [8] defeated Russia 4-1
Played in Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)



1st singles: Victor Troicki (Serbia) defeated Karen Khachanov (Russia) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 1-6 7-6(6)
2nd Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 3-6 6-4 6-1 1-0 Retd.
Doubles: Viktor Troicki & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) defeated Konstantin Kravchuk & Andrey Kuznetsov 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-4
3rd Singles: Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) defeats Konstantin Kravchuk (Russia) 6-34-6 10-2
4th Singles: Russia WO Serbia

Spain defeated Croatia [2] 3-2
Played in Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)


1st singles: Franko Skugor (Croatia) defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 7-6(6)
2nd Singles: Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) defeated Ante Pavić (Croatia) 6-4 6-2 6-3
Doubles: Marin Draganja & Nikola Mektic (Croatia) defeated Feliciano Lopez & Marc Lopez (Spain) 6-7(6) 7-6(7) 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4
3rd Singles: Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) defeated Franko Skugor (Croatia) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(6)
4th Singles: Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) defeated Nikola Mektic (Croatia) 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4

Chess World Cup

Final GM Levon Aronian 2802 4-2 GM Ding Liren 2771 Semifinals GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2804 4-5 GM Levon Aronian 2802 GM Wesle...