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30-Mar-2009 Zaven Andriasian's Success
 

Armenian GM Zaven Andriasian took the second prize in the 10th Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas". He scored 12 points of 12 in the Qualifier tournament and took part in the 32-player Knockout Finals. Here Andriasian won GM Panarin (3:0), GM Ajrapetjan (3,5:2,5), GM Cheparinov (2,5:0,5), GM Kovalyov (3:1). Zaven gave the first place to GM Kononenko (1,5:3,5).
 

27-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament
 


Levon Aronian, the winner of the tournament

 

26-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 11
 

Blindfold
Final standing
 1. Kramnik, Vladimir     7
 2. Carlsen, Magnus       7
 3. Aronian, Levon        7
 4. Anand, Viswanathan    6½
 5. Morozevich, Alexander 6½
 6. Leko, Peter           5½
 7. Topalov, Veselin      5½
 8. Ivanchuk, Vassily     5
 9. Radjabov, Teimour     5
10. Karjakin, Sergey      4½
11. Wang Yue              3½
12. Kamsky, Gata          3

Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Leko, Peter        1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Kamsky, Gata       1-0
Topalov, Veselin      - Aronian, Levon     ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Carlsen, Magnus    1-0
Karjakin, Sergey      - Ivanchuk, Vassily  1-0
Wang Yue              - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½

Rapid
Final standing
 1. Anand, Viswanathan    7
 2. Kamsky, Gata          7
 3. Aronian, Levon        7
 4. Kramnik, Vladimir     6½
 5. Karjakin, Sergey      6
 6. Carlsen, Magnus       6
 7. Topalov, Veselin      5
 8. Morozevich, Alexander 4½
 9. Leko, Peter           4½
10. Ivanchuk, Vassily     4½
11. Radjabov, Teimour     4
12. Wang Yue              4
Results
Anand, Viswanathan - Wang Yue              1-0
Kamsky, Gata       - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Aronian, Levon     - Topalov, Veselin      ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus    - Radjabov, Teimour     1-0
Leko, Peter        - Kramnik, Vladimir     0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Karjakin, Sergey      0-1

Combined
Final standing
 1. Aronian, Levon        14
 2. Kramnik, Vladimir     13.5
 3. Anand, Viswanathan    13.5
 4. Carlsen, Magnus       13
 5. Morozevich, Alexander 11
 6. Topalov, Veselin      10.5
 7. Karjakin, Sergey      10.5
 8. Kamsky, Gata          10
 9. Leko, Peter           10
10. Ivanchuk, Vassily      9.5
11. Radjabov, Teimour      9
12. Wang Yue               7.5

You can follow the games of the Amber tournament on our website on March 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 starting 17:30 (Yerevan time ). Online
 

26-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 10
 

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Results
Carlsen, Magnus    - Kramnik, Vladimir     0-1
Aronian, Levon     - Wang Yue              1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Leko, Peter        - Karjakin, Sergey      0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Radjabov, Teimour     1-0
Kamsky, Gata       - Topalov, Veselin      0-1

Rapid
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Carlsen, Magnus    ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey      - Leko, Peter        ½-½
Topalov, Veselin      - Kamsky, Gata       0-1
Radjabov, Teimour     - Ivanchuk, Vassily  ½-½
Wang Yue              - Aronian, Levon     ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½

 

25-Mar-2009 Evgeniya Doluhanova's Success
 

Armenian WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova (Ukraine) scored 8 points from 10 and took the first place in "Kaissa" tournament which was held in Kharkov, Ukraine. Doluhanova was 2,5 points ahead WGM Anastazia Karlovich (Ukraine) who took the second place.
 

25-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 9
 

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Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Ivanchuk, Vassily  0-1
Morozevich, Alexander - Aronian, Levon     ½-½
Topalov, Veselin      - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Leko, Peter        ½-½
Wang Yue              - Kamsky, Gata       ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey      - Carlsen, Magnus    ½-½

Rapid
Results
Aronian, Levon     - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin      ½-½
Kamsky, Gata       - Wang Yue              ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus    - Karjakin, Sergey      1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Kramnik, Vladimir     ½-½
Leko, Peter        - Radjabov, Teimour     ½-½

 

24-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian Fulfilled the Grandmaster Norm!
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian fulfilled the men's grandmaster norm in the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Istanbul. This kind of achievement is for the second time for Elina. For the first time she fulfilled the grandmaster norm in 2007 in Kavala, Greece.
 

24-Mar-2009 Armenian Chess Players' New Titles
 

FIDE awarded Armenian women's champion Lilit Galojan with the title of Women's Grandmaster. Hrair Simonian got the title of Grandmaster and Erna Khalafian got the title of FIDE Arbiter.
 

23-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 8
 

Blindfold
Results
Carlsen, Magnus    - Topalov, Veselin      1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir     1-0
Leko, Peter        - Wang Yue              ½-½
Aronian, Levon     - Radjabov, Teimour     1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Kamsky, Gata       - Karjakin, Sergey      ½-½

Rapid
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey      - Kamsky, Gata       1-0
Topalov, Veselin      - Carlsen, Magnus    ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Ivanchuk, Vassily  ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Aronian, Levon     ½-½
Wang Yue              - Leko, Peter        ½-½

 

22-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 7
 

Blindfold
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Aronian, Levon     ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Leko, Peter        ½-½
Topalov, Veselin      - Ivanchuk, Vassily  ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Kamsky, Gata       1-0
Wang Yue              - Carlsen, Magnus    0-1
Karjakin, Sergey      - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1

Rapid
Results
Kamsky, Gata       - Radjabov, Teimour     1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Karjakin, Sergey      ½-½
Aronian, Levon     - Kramnik, Vladimir     0-1
Leko, Peter        - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Topalov, Veselin      ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus    - Wang Yue              1-0

 

21-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 6
 

Blindfold
Results
Carlsen, Magnus    - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Leko, Peter        - Topalov, Veselin      1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Radjabov, Teimour     1-0
Aronian, Levon     - Karjakin, Sergey      ½-½
Kamsky, Gata       - Kramnik, Vladimir     ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily  - Wang Yue              0-1

Rapid
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Kamsky, Gata       ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey      - Aronian, Levon     0-1
Topalov, Veselin      - Leko, Peter        ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus    ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1
Wang Yue              - Ivanchuk, Vassily  ½-½

 

20-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Tie-break
 

Final standing
  I Kosintseva, Tatiana       8,5
 II Mkrtchian, Lilit          8,5
III Pogonina, Natalija        8
  4. Socko, Monika            8
  5. Shadrina, Tatiana        8
  6. Lomineishvili, Maia      8
  7. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  8
  8. Rajlich, Iweta           8
  9. Ovod, Evgenija           8
 47. WIM Andriasian, Siranush 6.5
 56. WIM Galojan, Lilit       6
 72. WIM Ambartsumova, Karina 6
 77. WGM Aginian, Nelly       5.5
 84. Hairapetian, Anna        5.5
103. Balaian, Alina           5

Tie-break matches for the champion title
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Mkrtchian, Lilit    1-0
 

20-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 5
 

Blindfold
Results
Leko, Peter       - Kamsky, Gata          ½-½
Aronian, Levon    - Carlsen, Magnus       ½-½
Topalov, Veselin  - Kramnik, Vladimir     ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan    ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey  - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Wang Yue          - Radjabov, Teimour     ½-½

Rapid
Results
Kamsky, Gata          - Leko, Peter       1-0
Anand, Viswanathan    - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Radjabov, Teimour     - Wang Yue          0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Topalov, Veselin  ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey  0-1
Carlsen, Magnus       - Aronian, Levon    0-1

 

19-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 11
 

Final standing
  1. IM Mkrtchian, Lilit        8.5
  2. IM Kosintseva, Tatiana     8.5
  3. GM Socko, Monika           8
  4. WGM Shadrina, Tatiana      8
  5. IM Lomineishvili, Maia     8
  6. IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 8
  7. WGM Pogonina, Natalija     8
  8. IM Rajlich, Iweta          8
  9. IM Ovod, Evgenija          8
 47. WIM Andriasian, Siranush   6.5
 56. WIM Galojan, Lilit         6
 72. WIM Ambartsumova, Karina   6
 77. WGM Aginian, Nelly         5.5
 84. Hairapetian, Anna          5.5
103. Balaian, Alina             5
Total: 168 chess players

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit     - Romanko, Marina    1-0
Andriasian, Siranush - Stepovaia, Tatiana 1-0
Tsatsalashvili, Keti - Aginian, Nelly     1-0
Zimina, Olga         - Hairapetian, Anna  0-1
Zhukova, Natalia     - Galojan, Lilit     1-0

You can follow the games of the European Women's Championship on our website till March 20, 2009, starting from 16:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

19-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 11
 

Final standing
 1. Koneru, Humpy           IND  8½
 2. Danielian, Elina        ARM  8
 3. Hou Yifan               CHN  8
 4. Zhao Xue                CHN  7½
 5. Sebag, Marie            FRA  6
 6. Fierro Baquero, Martha  ECU  5½
 7. Cramling, Pia           SWE  5½
 8. Stefanova, Antoaneta    BUL  5
 9. Chiburdanidze, Maia     GEO  5
10. Mamedjarova, Zeinab     AZE  2½
11. Shen Yang               CHN  2½
12. Yildiz, Betul Cemre     TUR  2

Results
SEBAG Marie         - KONERU Humpy          0-1
DANIELIAN Elina     - ZHAO Xue              1-0
SHEN Yang           - HOU Yifan             ½-½
CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  - FIERRO Baquero Martha 0-1
MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  - YILDIZ Betul Cemre    ½-½
STEFANOVA Antoaneta - CRAMLING Pia          0-1

You can follow the games of the Istanbul tournament on our website on March 7-10, 12-15, 17-19, starting from 13:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

19-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Tie-break
 

Final standing
 Rk. Name               Pts. TB1  TB2   TB3
  1. Tomashevsky Evgeny 8     1   62    75.5
  2. Malakhov Vladimir  8     2   60.5  73.5
  3. Jobava Baadur      8     3   59.5  71.5
  4. Inarkiev Ernesto   8     4   62.5  76
  5. Sokolov Ivan       8     0   63    76.5
  6. Naiditsch Arkadij  8     0   62.5  76
  7. Navara David       8     0   60.5  74
  8. Grachev Boris      8     0   60    73
  9. Kobalia Mikhail    8     0   59    72
 10. Guseinov Gadir     8     0   57.5  70
 11. Nyback Tomi        8     0   54.5  66.5
 29. Pashikian Arman    7.5   0   55    67
 31. Petrosian Tigran L 7.5   0   52.5  63.5
 37. Akopian Vladimir   7     0   59    72
 55. Andriasian Zaven   6.5   0   60    72
 90. Minasian Artashes  6.5   0   51.5  63
102. Grigoriants Sergey 6     0   59.5  71.5
113. Kotanjian Tigran   6     0   53.5  66.5
169. Chibukhchian Artur 5.5   0   47    59
Total: 306 chess players


Annotation
TB1: Manually input (after Tie-Break matches)
TB2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)
TB3: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)

Tie-break matches for champion and medals
                 15 min + 5 sec  5/4 min  Final Result
Nyback Tomi            0  ½                     ½
Malakhov Vladimir      1  ½                    1½

Grachev Boris          0  1         0          1
Guseinov Gadir         1  0         1          2

Kobalia Mikhail        1  0         0          1
Jobava Baadur          0  1         1          2

Jobava Baadur          1  1                    2
Sokolov Ivan           0  0                    0

Inarkiev Ernesto       ½  ½         1          2
Guseinov Gadir         ½  ½         0          1

Malakhov Vladimir      ½  ½         ½          1½
Naiditsch Arkadij      ½  ½         ½          1½

Tomashevsky Evgeny     ½  1                    1½
Navara David           ½  0                     ½

Jobava Baadur          1  0         0          1
Tomashevsky Evgeny     0  1         1          2

Malakhov Vladimir      1  ½                    1½
Inarkiev Ernesto       0  ½                     ½

Final Match
Malakhov Vladimir      0  1         0          1
Tomashevsky Evgeny     1  0         1          2

3rd Place
Jobava Baadur          1  ½                    1½
Inarkiev Ernesto       0  ½                     ½

Tie-break matches for qualification
                 15 min + 10 sec  5 min + 2 sec  Final Result
Areshchenko Alexander  0  0                           0
Savchenko Boris        1  1                           2

Sakaev Konstantin      1  0            1  1           3
Stevic Hrvoje          0  1            0  0           1

Vitiugov Nikita        1  ½                           1½
Svetushkin Dmitry      0  ½                            ½

Petrosian Tigran L     ½  1                           1½
Dreev Alexey           ½  0                            ½

Kurnosov Igor          ½  0                            ½
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ½  1                           1½

Pashikian Arman        0  0                           0
Lupulescu Constantin   1  1                           2

Mikhalevski Victor     0  0                           0
Motylev Alexander      1  1                           2

You can follow the games of the European Championship on our website till March 18, 2009, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time ).
Online:
 Boards 01-07  Boards 08-15  Boards 16-25  Boards 26-30
 

19-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 10
 

Results
Galojan, Lilit     - Khurtsidze, Nino     ½-½
Aginian, Nelly     - Andriasian, Siranush ½-½
Hairapetian, Anna  - Khropova, Larisa     1-0
Rajlich, Iweta     - Mkrtchian, Lilit     ½-½
 

18-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 10
 

Results
KONERU Humpy          - STEFANOVA Antoaneta 1-0
CRAMLING Pia          - MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  ½-½
YILDIZ Betul Cemre    - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  0-1
FIERRO Baquero Martha - SHEN Yang           1-0
HOU Yifan             - DANIELIAN Elina     ½-½
ZHAO Xue              - SEBAG Marie         0-1
 

18-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 11
 

Results
Akopian Vladimir     - Pashikian Arman    ½-½
Lenic Luka           - Petrosian Tigran L 0-1
Lupulescu Constantin - Andriasian Zaven   1-0
Minasian Artashes    - Potkin Vladimir    ½-½
Martinovic Sasa      - Kotanjian Tigran   ½-½
Bonte Andrei-Mihai   - Chibukhchian Artur 0-1
 

18-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 4
 

Blindfold
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Wang Yue          1-0
Carlsen, Magnus       - Leko, Peter       ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin  1-0
Anand, Viswanathan    - Aronian, Levon    ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour     - Karjakin, Sergey  1-0
Kamsky, Gata          - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½

Rapid
Results
Aronian, Levon    - Anand, Viswanathan    ½-½
Topalov, Veselin  - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey  - Radjabov, Teimour     0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kamsky, Gata          ½-½
Leko, Peter       - Carlsen, Magnus       ½-½
Wang Yue          - Kramnik, Vladimir     0-1

 

18-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 9
 

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit     - Melia, Salome     1-0
Galojan, Lilit       - Kazimova, Narmin  1-0
Andriasian, Siranush - Styazhkina, Anna  1-0
Nebolsina, Vera      - Aginian, Nelly    1-0
Kochetkova, Julia    - Hairapetian, Anna 1-0
 

17-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 9
 

Results
ZHAO Xue           - KONERU Humpy          ½-½
SEBAG Marie        - HOU Yifan             ½-½
DANIELIAN Elina    - FIERRO Baquero Martha 1-0
SHEN Yang          - YILDIZ Betul Cemre    0-1
CHIBURDANIDZE Maia - CRAMLING Pia          0-1
MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab - STEFANOVA Antoaneta   0-1
 

17-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 10
 

Results
Meier Georg        - Akopian Vladimir    ½ - ½
Pashikian Arman    - Timman Jan H        1 - 0
Andriasian Zaven   - Papaioannou Ioannis ½ - ½
Petrosian Tigran L - Saric Ivan          1 - 0
Kotanjian Tigran   - Khalifman Alexander 0 - 1
Chibukhchian Artur - Pavlidis Antonios   1 - 0
Pesotsky Vitaly    - Minasian Artashes   0 - 1
 

17-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 3
 

Blindfold
Results
Leko, Peter        - Ivanchuk, Vassily     1-0
Aronian, Levon     - Kamsky, Gata          1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus       0-1
Radjabov, Teimour  - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey   - Kramnik, Vladimir     ½-½
Wang Yue           - Topalov, Veselin      0-1

Rapid
Results
Morozevich, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour  ½-½
Kamsky, Gata          - Aronian, Levon     1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily     - Leko, Peter        1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Karjakin, Sergey   ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus       - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Topalov, Veselin      - Wang Yue           ½-½

 

17-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 8
 

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit   - Foisor, Cristina-Adela ½-½
Aginian, Nelly     - Popova, Natalija       1-0
Hairapetian, Anna  - Stjazhkina, Olga       0-1
Balaian, Alina     - Andriasian, Siranush   ½-½
Kostiukova, Liubov - Galojan, Lilit         0-1
 

16-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 8
 

Results
KONERU Humpy          - MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab 1-0
STEFANOVA Antoaneta   - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia ½-½
CRAMLING Pia          - SHEN Yang          1-0
YILDIZ Betul Cemre    - DANIELIAN Elina    0-1
FIERRO Baquero Martha - SEBAG Marie        0-1
HOU Yifan             - ZHAO Xue           0-1
 

16-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 9
 

Results
Georgiev Kiril    - Andriasian Zaven   ½ - ½
Akopian Vladimir  - Grigoriants Sergey 1 - 0
Shomoev Anton     - Pashikian Arman    0 - 1
Godena Michele    - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1
Minasian Artashes - Kreisl Robert      1 - 0
D`Costa Lorin A R - Kotanjian Tigran   0 - 1
Wieczorek Oskar   - Chibukhchian Artur ½ - ½
 

16-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 2
 

Blindfold
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Radjabov, Teimour  1-0
Topalov, Veselin      - Karjakin, Sergey   1-0
Leko, Peter           - Aronian, Levon     1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Wang Yue           1-0
Kamsky, Gata          - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily     - Carlsen, Magnus    ½-½

Rapid
Results
Aronian, Levon     - Leko, Peter           1-0
Karjakin, Sergey   - Topalov, Veselin      1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Kamsky, Gata          1-0
Radjabov, Teimour  - Kramnik, Vladimir     ½-½
Wang Yue           - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus    - Ivanchuk, Vassily     ½-½

 

15-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 8
 

Results
Azarov Sergei      - Akopian Vladimir ½ - ½
Andriasian Zaven   - Nikolic Predrag 1 - 0
Pashikian Arman    - Nijboer Friso ½ - ½
Petrosian Tigran L - Sanikidze Tornike ½ - ½
Kotanjian Tigran   - Kapnisis Spyridon 1 - 0
Dembo Yelena       - Minasian Artashes 1 - 0
Chibukhchian Artur - Van Eijk Sander 0 - 1
 

15-Mar-2009 Levon Aronian in Amber Tournament. Round 1
 

Blindfold
Results
Kramnik, Vladimir  - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus    - Kamsky, Gata          1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Leko, Peter           1-0
Aronian, Levon     - Ivanchuk, Vassily     1-0
Karjakin, Sergey   - Wang Yue              ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour  - Topalov, Veselin      ½-½

Rapid
Results
Morozevich, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir  1-0
Topalov, Veselin      - Radjabov, Teimour  ½-½
Wang Yue              - Karjakin, Sergey   ½-½
Kamsky, Gata          - Carlsen, Magnus    1-0
Leko, Peter           - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily     - Aronian, Levon     0-1

 

15-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 7
 

Results
Andriasian, Siranush - Lomakina, Galja       ½-½
Galojan, Lilit       - Miednikova, Swietlana 1-0
Paehtz, Elisabeth    - Aginian, Nelly        1-0
Hoang Thanh Trang    - Mkrtchian, Lilit      1-0
Petrukhina, Irina    - Hairapetian, Anna     0-1
 

14-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 7
 

Results
Hou Yifan           - Koneru, Humpy          1-0
Zhao Xue            - Fierro Baquero, Martha 1-0
Danielian, Elina    - Cramling, Pia          ½-½
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Mamedjarova, Zeinab    1-0
Sebag, Marie        - Yildiz, Betul Cemre    1-0
Shen Yang           - Stefanova, Antoaneta   ½-½
 

14-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 6
 

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit  - Socko, Monika        1-0
Aginian, Nelly    - Lomako, Anna         1-0
Hairapetian, Anna - Khokhlova, Ekaterina 1-0
Arabidze, Meri    - Galojan, Lilit       1-0
Kushka, Alena     - Andriasian, Siranush ½-½
 

13-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 6
 

Results
KONERU Humpy          - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia 1-0
MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab    - SHEN Yang          1-0
STEFANOVA Antoaneta   - DANIELIAN Elina    0-1
CRAMLING Pia          - SEBAG Marie        ½-½
YILDIZ Betul Cemre    - ZHAO Xue           0-1
FIERRO Baquero Martha - HOU Yifan          0-1
 

13-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 7
 

Results
Akopian Vladimir  - Shomoev Anton      ½ - ½
Andriasian Zaven  - Van Wely Loek      ½ - ½
Popov Valerij     - Petrosian Tigran L 1 - 0
Djukic Nikola     - Pashikian Arman    0 - 1
Minasian Artashes - Ferguson Mark      1 - 0
Serov Maksim      - Kotanjian Tigran   1 - 0
Plenca Julijan    - Chibukhchian Artur 0 - 1
 

13-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 5
 

Standing
  1. Hoang Thanh Trang    4.5
  2. Mkrtchian, Lilit     4.5
  3. Socko, Monika        4.5
 49. Aginian, Nelly       3
 73. Balaian, Alina       3
 77. Galojan, Lilit       2.5
 85. Andriasian, Siranush 2.5
107. Ambartsumova, Karina 2
137. Hairapetian, Anna    1.5
Total: 168 chess players

Results
Shadrina, Tatiana    - Mkrtchian, Lilit         0-1
Andriasian, Siranush - Cherednichenko, Svetlana 0-1
Galojan, Lilit       - Makka, Ioulia            ½-½
Hairapetian, Anna    - Chasovnikova, Eugenia    0-1
Brunello, Marina     - Aginian, Nelly           ½-½

You can follow the games of the European Women's Championship on our website till March 20, 2009, starting from 16:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

12-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 5
 

Results
FIERRO Baquero Martha - KONERU Humpy        0-1
HOU Yifan             - YILDIZ Betul Cemre  1-0
ZHAO Xue              - CRAMLING Pia        1-0
SEBAG Marie           - STEFANOVA Antoaneta 0-1
DANIELIAN Elina       - MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  ½-½
SHEN Yang             - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  0-1
 

12-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 6
 

Results
Petrosian Tigran L - Volokitin Andrei        0 - 1
Akopian Vladimir   - Lenic Luka              1 - 0
Pashikian Arman    - Cebalo Miso             ½ - ½
Kotanjian Tigran   - Chudinovskikh Alexander ½ - ½
Dobrov Vladimir    - Andriasian Zaven        0 - 1
Zueger Beat        - Minasian Artashes       ½ - ½
Vojinovic Jovana   - Chibukhchian Artur      1 - 0
 

12-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 4
 

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit    - Turova, Irina        1-0
Aginian, Nelly      - Khurtsidze, Nino     0-1
Botsari, Anna-Maria - Hairapetian, Anna    1-0
Berzina, Ilze       - Andriasian, Siranush 0-1
Balaian, Alina      - Galojan, Lilit       1-0
 

11-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 5
 

Results
Nyback Tomi         - Kotanjian Tigran   1 - 0
Nyzhnyk Illya       - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1
Andriasian Zaven    - Akopian Vladimir   ½ - ½
Predojevic Borki    - Minasian Artashes  1 - 0
Haznedaroglu Kivanc - Pashikian Arman    0 - 1
Chibukhchian Artur  - Potkin Vladimir    0 - 1
 

11-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 3
 

Results
Galojan, Lilit          - Muzychuk, Mariya      ½-½
Andriasian, Siranush    - Miednikova, Swietlana 1-0
Bulmaga, Irina          - Mkrtchian, Lilit      0-1
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Aginian, Nelly        ½-½
Grigoryeva, Olga A.     - Hairapetian, Anna     0-1
 

10-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 4
 

Results
KONERU Humpy        - SHEN Yang             ½-½
CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  - DANIELIAN Elina       0-1
MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  - SEBAG Marie           0-1
STEFANOVA Antoaneta - ZHAO Xue              ½-½
CRAMLING Pia        - HOU Yifan             0-1
YILDIZ Betul Cemre  - FIERRO Baquero Martha 0-1
 

10-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 4
 

Results
Akopian Vladimir   - Safarli Eltaj          ½ - ½
Minasian Artashes  - Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ½ - ½
Petrosian Tigran L - Cebalo Miso            1 - 0
Pashikian Arman    - Nyzhnyk Illya          0 - 1
Kotanjian Tigran   - Talla Vladimir         1 - 0
Chibukhchian Artur - Tassopoulos Marios     1 - 0
Marinkovic Slavisa - Andriasian Zaven       ½ - ½
 

10-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 2
 

Results
Mkrtchian, Lilit     - Galojan, Lilit       ½-½
Aginian, Nelly       - Cedikova, Katerina   1-0
Hairapetian, Anna    - Shadrina, Tatiana    0-1
Martynova, Anastasia - Andriasian, Siranush 1-0
 

9-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 3
 

Results
YILDIZ Betul Cemre    - KONERU Humpy        ½-½
FIERRO Baquero Martha - CRAMLING Pia        1-0
HOU Yifan             - STEFANOVA Antoaneta 1-0
ZHAO Xue              - MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  1-0
SEBAG Marie           - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  ½-½
DANIELIAN Elina       - SHEN Yang           ½-½
 

9-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 3
 

Results
Banikas Hristos  - Akopian Vladimir   1 - 0
Vitiugov Nikita  - Andriasian Zaven   ½ - ½
Godena Michele   - Pashikian Arman    ½ - ½
Navara David     - Chibukhchian Artur 1 - 0
Kurmann Oliver   - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1
Yilmaz Mustafa   - Kotanjian Tigran   0 - 1
Berbatov Kiprian - Minasian Artashes  0 - 1
 

9-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg. Round 1
 
Results
Andriasian, Siranush   - Muzychuk, Anna     ½-½
Galojan, Lilit         - Malinicheva, Lidia 1-0
Peptan, Corina-Isabela - Hairapetian, Anna  ½-½
Shaidullina, Sandugach - Mkrtchian, Lilit   0-1
Zykova, Antonina       - Aginian, Nelly     0-1
 
8-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 2
 

Standing
 1. Koneru, Humpy          2
 2. Zhao Xue               1½
 3. Fierro Baquero, Martha 1½
 4. Stefanova, Antoaneta   1½
 5. Hou Yifan              1½
 6. Chiburdanidze, Maia    1
 7. Danielian, Elina       1
 8. Cramling, Pia          1
 9. Sebag, Marie           ½
10. Shen Yang              ½
11. Mamedjarova, Zeinab    0
12. Yildiz, Betul Cemre    0

Results
Koneru, Humpy        - Danielian, Elina         1-0
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Fierro Baquero, Martha L ½-½
Chiburdanidze, Maia  - Zhao Xue                 ½-½
Cramling, Pia        - Yildiz, Betul Cemre      1-0
Shen Yang            - Sebag, Marie             ½-½
Mamedjarova, Zeinab  - Hou Yifan                0-1

You can follow the games of the Istanbul tournament on our website on March 7-10, 12-15, 17-19, starting from 17:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

8-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 2
 

Standing
  1. Akopian Vladimir   2
  2. Sokolov Ivan       2
  3. Inarkiev Ernesto   2
 76. Grigoriants Sergey 1.5
 77. Andriasian Zaven   1.5
 96. Pashikian Arman    1.5
136. Kotanjian Tigran   1
138. Minasian Artashes  1
156. Chibukhchian Artur 1
197. Petrosian Tigran L 1

Results
Akopian Vladimir   - Saric Ivan         1 - 0
Andriasian Zaven   - Dreev Alexey       ½ - ½
Minasian Artashes  - Tomashevsky Evgeny 0 - 1
Petrosian Tigran L - Yilmaz Mustafa     ½ - ½
Pashikian Arman    - Golubovic Boris    1 - 0
Kotanjian Tigran   - Rukavina Josip     0 - 1
Chibukhchian Artur - Medancic Rikard    1 - 0

You can follow the games of the European Championship on our website till March 18, 2009, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time ).
Online:
 Boards 01-07  Boards 08-15  Boards 16-25  Boards 26-30
 

7-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 14
 

Final standing
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily        8
2. Grischuk, Alexander      8
3. Carlsen, Magnus          7½
4. Anand, Viswanathan       7
5. Wang Yue                 6½
6. Radjabov, Teimour        6½
7. Aronian, Levon           6½
8. Dominguez Perez, Leinier 6

Results
Anand, Viswanathan       - Carlsen, Magnus     ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour        - Wang Yue            ½-½
Aronian, Levon           - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Ivanchuk, Vassily   ½-½

You can follow the games of the Linares tournament on our website on February 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, March 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 starting 19:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

7-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments. Round 1
 

Results
CRAMLING Pia             - KONERU Humpy        0-1
YILDIZ Betul Cemre       - STEFANOVA Antoaneta 0-1
FIERRO Baquero Martha L. - MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab  1-0
HOU Yifan                - CHIBURDANIDZE Maia  1/2
ZHAO Xue                 - SHEN Yang           1-0
SEBAG Marie              - DANIELIAN Elina     0-1
 

7-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva. Round 1
 

Results
Arsovic Zoran      - Akopian Vladimir   0 - 1
Sokolov Ivan       - Chibukhchian Artur 1 - 0
Golubovic Boris    - Petrosian Tigran L ½ - ½
Yilmaz Mustafa     - Pashikian Arman    ½ - ½
Andriasian Zaven   - Veleski Robert     1 - 0
Minasian Artashes  - Medancic Rikard    1 - 0
Tassopoulos Marios - Kotanjian Tigran   0 - 1

You can follow the games of the European Championship on our website till March 18, 2009, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time ).
Online:
 Boards 01-07  Boards 08-15  Boards 16-25  Boards 26-30
 

7-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 13
 

Results
Ivanchuk, Vassily    -   Aronian, Levon            1-0
Grischuk, Alexander  -   Anand, Viswanathan        ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus      -   Radjabov, Teimour         ½-½
Wang Yue             -   Dominguez Perez, Leinier  ½-½
 

6-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 12
 

Results
Carlsen, Magnus     - Grischuk, Alexander      1-0
Aronian, Levon      - Wang Yue                 ½-½
Anand, Viswanathan  - Ivanchuk, Vassily        ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour   - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½
 

5-Mar-2009 European Women's Championship in St. Petersburg
 

Armenian WGM Lilit Mkrtchian, WGM Nelly Aginian, WIM Lilit Galojan, WIM Siranush Andriasian, Anna Hairapetian participate in the 10th European Individual Women's Chess Championship which is held from March 8 to 20, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

You can follow the games of the European Women's Championship on our website till March 20, 2009, starting from 16:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

5-Mar-2009 Armenian Chess Players in Cappelle la Grande
 

Armenian GM Oganes Danielian scored 5 points of 6 in the 25th Open which is held in Cappelle la Grande, France. Danielian is only half a point behind the leader GM Yuri Vovk (Ukraine).

GM David Arutinian (Georgia) and IM Tigran Gharamian (France) scored 4 points each.

Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament .
 

5-Mar-2009 Elina Danielian in Grand Prix Tournaments
 

The first event of the FIDE Women Grand Prix tournaments starts on March 7, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Armenian WGM Elina Danielian will also participate in the Grand Prix. Danielian has been nominated by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. In Istanbul Elina's opponents will be GM Koneru (India), GM Hou Yifan (China), GM Stefanova (Bulgaria), GM Cramling (Sweden), GM Sebag (France), GM Chiburdanidze (Georgia), GM Zhao Xue (China), WGM Shen Yang (China), WGM Fierro (Ecuador), WGM Z. Mamedjarova (Azerbaijan), WIM Yildiz (Turkey).

You can follow the games of the Istanbul tournament on our website on March 7-10, 12-15, 17-19, starting from 17:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

3-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 11
 

Results
Grischuk, Alexander      - Radjabov, Teimour      ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily        - Carlsen, Magnus        ½-½
Wang Yue                 - Anand, Viswanathan     ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Aronian, Levon         ½-½
 

3-Mar-2009 Armenian Chess Players in Cappelle la Grande
 

Armenian GM Oganes Danielian scored 3,5 points of 4 in the 25th Open which is held in Cappelle la Grande, France. Danielian is only half a point behind the leaders GM Yuri Vovk (Ukraine) and GM Jean-Marc Degraeve (France).

GM David Arutinian (Georgia) and IM Tigran Gharamian (France) scored 3 points each.

610 chess players participate in the tournament.
 

3-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 10
 

Standing
1. Grischuk, Alexander      6½
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily        5½
3. Carlsen, Magnus          5
4. Anand, Viswanathan       5
5. Aronian, Levon           5
6. Wang Yue                 4½
7. Radjabov, Teimour        4½
8. Dominguez Perez, Leinier 4

Results
Grischuk, Alexander - Ivanchuk, Vassily        ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus     - Wang Yue                 0-1
Anand, Viswanathan  - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour   - Aronian, Levon           1-0

You can follow the games of the Linares tournament on our website on February 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, March 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 starting 19:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

2-Mar-2009 European Championship in Budva
 

Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Arman Pashikian, Tigran Kotanjian, Zaven Andriasian, Artashes Minasian, IM Artur Chibukhchian participate in the 10th European Individual Chess Championship which is held from March 6 to 18, 2009 in Budva, Montenegro.

You can follow the games of the European Championship on our website till March 18, 2009, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time ). Online
 

2-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 9
 

Results
Ivanchuk, Vassily        - Radjabov, Teimour   ½-½
Aronian, Levon           - Anand, Viswanathan  ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Carlsen, Magnus     0-1
Wang Yue                 - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
 

1-Mar-2009 XXVI Linares tournament. Round 8
 

Results
Grischuk, Alexander - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily   - Wang Yue                 ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus     - Aronian, Levon           0-1
Radjabov, Teimour   - Anand, Viswanathan       ½-½
 

 
   

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