FIDE Grand Prix Baku News http://sochi2008.fide.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:48:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://sochi2008.fide.com/images/M_images/rss.png http://sochi2008.fide.com FIDE Grand Prix Baku News http://sochi2008.fide.com/round-13-aronian-wins-2nd-fide-grand-prix-in-style.html The winner: Levon Aronian In what can be considered an excellent last round, Levon Aronian became the glorious winner of the 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi, Russia. And he did it in style, defeating Alexander Grischuk in a fine positional game. In a crazy game Radjabov beat Karjakin to finish clear second, followed by Wang Yue and Kamsky who share third place. Click on 'Read More' below the crosstable to read the final report on the 13th round.... Front Page News - Front Page News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:16:27 +0100 http://sochi2008.fide.com/round-12-svidler-beats-jakovenko-aronian-retains-lead.html It can't be Christmas every day. In the penultimate round of the Sochi Grand Prix, six games ended in a draw, and four of them rather quickly. Wang Yue-Navara and Cheparinov-Al-Modiahki were rather interesting fights and in the (end)game of the day, Svidler managed to score the only victory, against Jakovenko. Aronian retains sole lead with 7.5/12. Front Page News - Front Page News Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:25:20 +0100 http://sochi2008.fide.com/round-11-four-wins-aronian-grabs-sole-lead.html In another great round played in Sochi, the chess fans saw fascinating fights that resulted in four decisive games and three very interesting draws. What more can we wish for? Aronian has taken sole lead with 7/11, followed by Wang Yue, Karjakin and Radjabov with 6.5/11. Front Page News - Front Page News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:47:05 +0100 http://sochi2008.fide.com/round-10-five-wins-aronian-gashimov-radjabov-wang-yue-lead.html The 10th round of the Sochi Grand Prix was clearly the most spectacular so far. At an early stage, three games were suddenly decided, and none of these were drawn! Aronian beat Cheparinov with Black to take over the lead from his direct opponent; he shares it with Gashimov, Wang Yue and Radjabov, who came back on top. Front Page News - Front Page News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:45:25 +0100 http://sochi2008.fide.com/round-9-wang-yue-beats-radjabov-to-join-lead-with-cheparinov.html It’s about time to stop mentioning the Beijing Olympics and the Chinese number 8, and start confirming that Wang Yue is just a very strong chess player. Once more he showed fine technique in a bishop ending, and defeated Radjabov to take over the lead. He's topping the standings with Cheparinov, who easily drew Ivanchuk. Front Page News - Front Page News Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:35:06 +0100