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29-Nov-2005

World Chess Cup: Results of Round 1

	White	Tiebreaks	Black	Total
1	Sibriaev, Aleksandr (RUS)		Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR)	½-1½
2	Bacrot, Etienne (FRA)		Chumfwa, Stanley (ZAM)	2-0
3	Frhat, Ali (EGY)		Aronian, Levon (ARM)	0-2
4	Grischuk, Alexander (RUS)		Needleman, Gaston (ARG)	2-0
5	Kobese, Watu (RSA)		Gelfand, Boris (ISR)	0-2
6	Shirov, Alexei (ESP)		Kuderinov, Kiril (KAZ)	1½-½
8	Radjabov, Teimur (AZE)		Flores, Diego (ARG)	2-0
9	Ahmed, Adly (EGY)		Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR)	½-1½
10	Tiviakov, Sergei (NED)		Belkhodja, Slim (TUN)	2-0
11	Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL)		Sokolov, Ivan (NED)	½-1½
12	Dreev, Alexey (RUS)		Charbonneau, Pascal (CAN)	2-0
13	Zhao, Yun (CHN)		Kamsky, Gata (USA)	½-1½
14	Bologan, Viorel (MDA)		Matamoros, Carlos (ECU)	2-0
15	Pridorozhni, Aleksei (RUS)	0-2	Lautier, Joel (FRA)	1-3
16	Bruzon, Lazaro (CUB)	1.5-0.5	Kabanov, Nikolai (RUS)	2½-1½
17	Rodrigo, Vasquez (CHI)		Bareev, Evgeny (RUS)	½-1½
18	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (AZE)	1.5-0.5	Ibraev, Nurlan (KAZ)	2½-1½
19	Li, Shilong (CHN)	0-2	Vallejo Pons, Francisco (ESP)	1-3
20	Smirin, Ilia (ISR)	2.5-1.5	Arencibia, Walter (CUB)	3½-2½
21	Yu, Shaoteng (CHN)	0-2	Harikrishna, Pentala (IND)	1-3
22	Malakhov, Vladimir (RUS)		Wang, Hao (CHN)	1½-½
23	Lima, Darcy Gustavo (BRA)		Sakaev, Konstantin (RUS)	0-2
24	Volokitin, Andrei (UKR)		Cao, Sang (HUN)	½-1½
25	Kuzubov, Yuriy (UKR)		Moiseenko, Alexander (UKR)	0-2
26	Sasikiran, Krishnan (IND)		Iljushin, Alexei (RUS)	1½-½
27	Kudrin, Sergey (USA)	0.5-1.5	Eljanov, Pavel (UKR)	1½-2½
28	Nakamura, Hikaru (USA)		Ganguly, Surya Sekar (IND)	0-2
29	Shulman, Yuri (USA)	2.5-2.5	Zvjaginsev, Vadim (RUS)	3½-3½
30	Karjakin, Sergey (UKR)	0.5-1.5	Balogh, Csaba (HUN)	1½-2½
31	Agrest, Evgenij (SWE)	0.5-1.5	Timofeev, Artyom (RUS)	1½-2½
32	Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (GEO)	0-2	Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)	1-3
33	Ammonatov, Farrukh (TJK)	2-0	Krasenkow, Michal (POL)	3-1
34	Sutovsky, Emil (ISR)	1.5-0.5	Hamdouchi, Hichem (MAR)	2½-1½
35	Stripunsky, Alexander (USA)		Areshchenko, Alexander (UKR)	0-2
36	Khalifman, Alexander (RUS)	1.5-0.5	Inarkiev, Ernesto (RUS)	2½.1½
37	Pantsulaia, Levan (GEO)		Milov, Vadim (SUI)	1½-½
38	Gurevich, Mikhail (TUR)	1.5-0.5	Markus, Robert (SCG)	2½-1½
39	Dao, Thien Hai (VIE)		Rublevsky, Sergei (RUS)	½-1½
40	Van Wely, Loek (NED)		Minasian, Artashes (ARM)	2-0
41	Xu, Jun (CHN)		Ye, Jiangchuan (CHN)	1½-½
42	Izoria, Zviad (GEO)	2-3	Erenburg, Sergey (ISR)	3-4
43	Nikolic, Predrag (BIH)	2.5-2.5	Navara, David (CZE)	3½-3½
44	Vescovi, Giovanni (BRA)		Adianto, Utut (INA)	1½-½
45	Wang, Yue (CHN)		Asrian, Karen (ARM)	1½-½
46	Jakovenko, Dmitry (RUS)	0.5-1.5	Leitao, Rafael (BRA)	1½-2½
47	Ghaem, Maghami Ehsan (IRI)		Najer, Evgeniy (RUS)	½-1½
48	Naiditsch, Arkadij (GER)		Kotsur, Pavel (KAZ)	1½-½
49	Popov, Valerij (RUS)		Onischuk, Alexander (USA)	½-1½
50	Granda, Julio (PER)		Ivanov, Alexander (USA)	½-1½
51	Macieja, Bartlomiej (POL)	0-2	Efimenko, Zahar (UKR)	1-3
52	Smirnov, Pavel (RUS)		Bocharov, Dmitry (RUS)	½-1½
53	Paragua, Mark (PHI)		Movsesian, Sergei (SVK)	1½-½
54	Kobalia, Mikhail (RUS)	0.5-1.5	Zhang, Zhong (CHN)	1½-2½
55	Korneev, Oleg (RUS)	1.5-0.5	Miroshnichenko, Evgenij (UKR)	2½-1½
56	Motylev, Alexander (RUS)		Roiz, Michael (ISR)	1½-½
57	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas (KAZ)		Alekseev, Evgeny (RUS)	1½-½
58	Beliavsky, Alexander G (SLO)	0-2	Jobava, Baadur (GEO)	1-3
59	Ni, Hua (CHN)		Kotronias, Vasilios (GRE)	½-1½
60	Felgaer, Ruben (ARG)		Kaidanov, Gregory S (USA)	1½-½
61	Ftacnik, Lubomir (SVK)	0.5-1.5	Istratescu, Andrei (ROM)	1½-2½
62	Milos, Gilberto (BRA)		Sadvakasov, Darmen (KAZ)	½-1½
63	Vaganian, Rafael A (ARM)	0-2	Kempinski, Robert (POL)	1-3
64	Cheparinov, Ivan (BUL)	1.5-0.5	Fedorov, Alexei (BLR)	2½-1½

26-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Round 5
Chess Stars - Chess Academy 2 : 4
Burning Star - Mika 0,5 : 5,5
University - Chess School - 1 : 5

*Final Standing*
1.	Mika	8	22
2.	Chess Academy	8	20,5
3.	Chess School	8	19,5
4.	Chess Stars	2	11
5.	University	2	9,5
6.	Burning Star	2	7,5

25-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Round 4
Chess Academy - Burning Star 6 : 0
Mika - University 5,5 : 0,5
Chess School - Chess Stars 3,5 : 2,5

24-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Round 3
Chess Academy - University 4,5 : 1,5
Chess School - Mika 2,5 : 3,5
Burning Star - Chess Stars 4 : 2

23-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Round 2
Chess Academy - Mika 3,5 : 2,5
Chess Stars - University 3,5 : 2,5
Chess School - Burning Star 5:1

22-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Round 1
Chess Academy - Chess School 2,5 : 3,5
Mika - Chess Stars 5:1
University - Burning Star 4:2

21-Nov-2005

Armenian Club Championship

Armenian Club Championship, 2005 started on November 21 in Yerevan. Six teams participate in the tournament: "Mika" Yerevan, Chess Academy, Chess School, Yerevan State University, "Chess Stars" Gyumri and "Burning Star" Hrazdan.

19-Nov-2005

Ashot Vardapetian - World Chess Cup Chief Arbiter

FIDE appointed the Armenian IA Ashot Vardapetian as Chief Arbiter of the World Chess Cup to be held from November 26 to December 18 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.

18-Nov-2005

World Chess Cup: Pairings

FIDE publicized the pairings of World Chess Cup.

Here are the pairings of Round 1 with participation of the Armenian chess players:

Aronian, Levon ARM - Frhat, Ali EGY
Akopian, Vladimir ARM - Lane, Gary AUS
Asrian Karen ARM - Wang, Yue CHN
Kempinski Robert POL - Vaganian, Rafael ARM
Van Wely, Loek NED - Minasian Artashes ARM
Movsesian Sergei SVK - Paragua, Mark PHI

17-Nov-2005

Sargis Markosian became the Champion of Moscow

Armenian chess player Sargis Markosian became Moscow’s boys champion. Markosian gained 9 points of 9 among the B14 group.

16-Nov-2005

Rafael Vaganian at the World Chess Cup

FIDE informed that the Armenian chess player GM Rafael Vaganian has also got the right to participate at the World Chess Cup 2005 to be held from November 26 to December 18 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. By now Vaganian was among the reserve players.

Thus, six Armenian GMs will participate in World Chess Cup: Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Artashes Minasian, Rafael Vaganian as well as Sergei Movsesian from Slovakia.

15-Nov-2005

Pavel Govciyan made IM norm

Armenian young chess player Pavel Govciyan from France made International Master norm at the 5th Rohde Open that took place in Sautron, near Nantes, France.

14-Nov-2005

Karen Movsziszian's success in Calvia

Armenian chess player GM Karen Movsziszian gained 6.5 points of 9 and shared the 2nd-7th places with Maze (France), Suba (Romania), Vallejo Pons (Spain), Campora (Argentina) and Berg (Sweden) at the 2nd Calvia Chess Festival (Spain).

The first prize went to Christian Bauer (France) with 7.5 points.

95 chess players participated in the event.

11-Nov-2005

6th World Chess Team Championship

Final Standing

No.	Nation	Wins	Losses	Draws	Pts.
1	Russia	8	0	0	22
2	China Men	6	2	0	21.5
3	Armenia	4	1	3	18.5
4	Ukraine	4	3	1	17.5
5	USA	3	3	2	16.5
6	Israel	2	5	1	14.5
7	Georgia	2	5	1	13.5
8	Cuba	1	4	3	13
9	China Women	0	7	1	7

Cross Table

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
1	Ukraine		2.5	1.5	1.5	3.5	1.5	2	2.5	2.5	17.5
2	USA	1.5		2	1.5	4	0.5	2	2.5	2.5	16.5
3	Armenia	2.5	2		1.5	3	2.5	2	2	3	18.5
4	Russia	2.5	2.5	2.5		3	3.5	3	2.5	2.5	22
5	China Women	0.5	0	1	1		0	1	1.5	2	7
6	China Men	2.5	3.5	1.5	0.5	4		3.5	2.5	3.5	21.5
7	Cuba	2	2	2	1	3	0.5		1.5	1	13
8	Israel	1.5	1.5	2	1.5	2.5	1.5	2.5		1.5	14.5
9	Georgia	1.5	1.5	1	1.5	2	0.5	3	2.5		13.5

1-Nov-2005

Movses Movsisyan's achievement in Tulsa, USA

Armenian chess player FM Movses Movsisyan from USA took the third prize in an open tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Movsisyan gained 3,5 points of 4 and stayed behind the winner, Leonid Sukharnikov (Ukraine), with only half a point.