31 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, Wang Hao’s lead is at risk unless he continues to win his subsequent rounds at Biel Chess Festival 2012. This is the round 8 game between Hikaru Nakamura and Wang Hao live from Biel.
Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/grandmaster-tournament/
31 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, Carlsen won his round 7 game against Wang Hao and has caught up with Wang on the leaderboard. Both Magnus Carlsen and Wang Hao are on 13 points.
Meanwhile the other two games ended in draws, allowing Carlsen to catapult to joint first with Wang Hao. Giri – Nakamura and Bologan – Bacrot were drawn games.
Here is the round 7 game between GM Wang Hao, China and GM Magnus Carlsen, Norway which gave Carlsen a huge black win in a Queens Indian Defense opening during the Biel Chess Festival 2012. There is also an analysis of this game in the ICC by GM David Smerdon of Australia.
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Video Analysis of Wang Hao – Magnus Carlsen from official website:
Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/grandmaster-tournament/
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30 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, Carlsen jumped to third position after winning the delayed round 3 chess game with Viktor Bologan of Moldova on Sunday, 29 July 2012. Wang Hao still held leadership with 13 points, second, Anish Giri with 11 points and third, hail to the World number 1 player, Magnus Carlsen with 10 points.
Carlsen beat Bologan in a Ruy Lopez opening with the black pieces.
Video of Bacrot-Wang Hao, Biel Chess Festival 2012, game analysis:
Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
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29 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – This is the delayed round 3 game between Viktor Bologan and Magnus Carlsen during the 45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 in Switzerland.
Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
Pix 1. Winners of Jermuk leg – 1st- Hou Yifan, 2nd- N Kosintseva, 3rd K Lahno (Photo from official website of tournament)
29 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Armenia, Hou Yifan of China won the Jermuk leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2012 event with 7 points, just pipping three other players comprising of Kosintseva, Lahno and Koneru on 6.5 points. Hou Yifan was declared the champion of Jermuk leg, 2nd Nadezhda Kosintseva and third, Kateryna Lahno.
Pix 2. Hou Yifan with her mom (Photo from official website)
Official website : http://jermuk2012.fide.com
Pix 1. Wang Hao, the current leader. (Photo from official website)
29 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, Wang Hao maintains his lead as he drew his game against Bacrot and Carlsen drew with Nakamura of round 6 during the Biel Chess Festival 2012. Giri won his thrilling game against Bologan. A copy of this game is shown below with a short write-up of that game in the paragraph below.
The official website daily report of round 6 written by M Cebalo said that the only interesting game was Giri-Bologan. It started with something which looked like King's Indian, but very quickly transposed to some kind of Reti opening. Moldavian GM played again very actively, but didn't manage to equalize completely and in the middle game was even obliged to give a pawn in order to solve his problems, hoping to have some compensation based on his two bishops. However, Giri played very accurately, managed to exchange one of black bishops for his knight and to enter the endgame with pawn ahead. To convert such an advantage was not at all an easy task, and, Black helped with an unnecessary pawn move (f7-f5) on move 46, which weakened seriously his pawn structure and allowed White to activate his rook. After another 46 moves of resistance Black was finally forced to through the towel, which means that young Dutch GM is now on the second place with 11 points, while the leader Wang Hao has 13.
Pix 2. Anish Giri vs Viktor Bologan, Round 6.
Here is the round 6 game between Anish Giri of the Netherlands and Viktor Bologan, Moldova during the Biel Chess Festival 2012, Switzerland.
(show chess board)(hide chess board) Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
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28 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Newcastle, England, Jones has maintained his unbeaten performance in the 99th British Chess Championships 2012. He has scored 4.5 points from five rounds of play. Fast catching up is David Howell with 4.0 points. Howell beat Craig Hanley in the fifth round. A copy of his round 5 game is shown below.
Here is a round 5 game between, the second seeded, David Howell of England and Hanley in the British Chess Championship 2012, North Shields, England.
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Results link: http://results.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/results/British/SMWSite/
99th British Championships 2012 (North Shields ENG)
Sun 22nd Jul 2012 - Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Official Site
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Pix 1. Wang Hao, China (Photo from Biel Chess Festival website)
28 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, Wang Hao of China continues to win in round 5. Wang has a 4 point cushion in front of his nearest rival, Nakamura. Wang has scored 12 points while Nakamura, 8 points. Meanwhile Magnus Carlsen is a distant 4th position with 6.0 points but has one game to play this Sunday.
Here is the round 5 game between Nakamura and Bacrot during the Biel Chess Festival 2012, Switzerland. White won the game in a King’s Indian Defense opening.
(show chess board)(hide chess board) Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/grandmaster-tournament/
27 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, in round 5 of the Grandmasters section of the Biel Chess Festival 2012, the current leader, Wang Hao meets up with Viktor Bologan, the replacement for Alexander Morozevich of Russia who has left the tournament due to health reasons.
(source: Susan Polgar’s Daily Chess News blog)
27 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Switzerland, the Grandmasters section of the 45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 has GM Wang Hao of China leading with 9.0 points. Wang Hao manages to beat Giri of the Netherlands during round 4 of the double round robin tournament.
Standings after round 4:
In a race of pawns to their queening square, Wang Hao manages to block white’s attempts to control the f1 square with the bishop. White resigned after black played 57….Nc4 with his black king guarding the black knight.
(source: Internet Chess Club)
26 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the round 4 game live from Biel between GM Etienne Bacrot of France and GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Anish Giri of Netherlands is leading after 3 rounds of play with 7 points. Second, Wang Hao with 6 points. Magnus Carlsen, third, has 4 points and one game not played.
(Source: Susan Polgar’s Daily Chess News blog)
26 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the round 4 of the British Chess Championship 2012 between GM Gawain Jones, the top seed and GM Stephen Gordon live game.
(source: http://www.chessdom.com/british-chess-championship-2012-live/)
26 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the round 9 live game between leader, Ju Wenjun of China and Mkrtchian Lilit of Armenia in FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2012 in Jermuk, Armenia.
(Source: Susan Polgar’s Daily Chess News blog)
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26 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Jermuk Armenia, Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan are joint leaders with 5.5 points each after round 8 of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2012. Ju Wenjun of China drew against Munguntuul Batkhuyag of Mongolia and Hou Yifan of China playing catch-up won her round 8 game against Ruan Lufei of China.
Round 8 Results:
Here is the round 8 game between reigning Women World Chess Champion, GM Hou Yifan of China against WGM Ruan Lufei, also of China in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2012 in Jermuk, Armenia.
(show chess board)(hide chess board) Official website: http://jermuk2012.fide.com
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26 July 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Here is a video analysis by IM Andrew Martin of the round 2 game played by the top seed, GM Gawain Jones against Terry Chapman during the 99th British Chess Championship 2012 in North Shield, Newcastle, England.
The transpired opening played was the Caro-Kann. White won this game brilliantly.
You tube link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5nPGCpuB8
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