Chess Olympiad - 2022, Round 2 results (TOP 6)

 


Chess Olympiad - 2022, Round 2 results (TOP 6)

Note the little surprises in the game:
GM Shankland, S. 2720  ½-½   FM Zacarias, M. 2175 (Match USA - Paaguay)
The USA team won surprisingly low

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Alireza Firouzja wins Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis, 2022.08.29 - 2022.08.31

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Blitz double round-robin, 5+2 blitz. Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis, 2022.08.29 - 2022.08.31 P Player Rtng Score Fi Na Ca Ar Ne Ma Xi Va Do Sh 1: Firouzja, Alireza 2793 15.0 / 18 XX =1 =1 =1 1= 11 =1 1= 11 11 2: Nakamura, Hikaru 2760 14.0 / 18 =0 XX 11 10 =1 == 11 11 11 11 3: Caruana, Fabiano 2783 11.0 / 18 =0 00 XX 1= == =1 01 =1 11 11 4: Aronian, Levon 2775 9.0 / 18 =0 01 0= XX 1= 10 1= 0= 10 1= 5: Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2766 9.0 / 18 0= =0 == 0= XX 1= 1= == 10 =1 6: Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2759 8.5 / 18 00 == =0 01 0= XX 00 1= 11 11 7: Xiong, Jeffery 2691 8.0 / 18 =0 00 10 0= 0= 11 XX == 10 1= 8: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2760 8.0 / 18 0= 00 =0 1= == 0= == XX 11 == 9: Dominguez Perez, Leinier 2754 4.0 / 18 00 00 00 01 01 00 01 00 XX == 10: Shan...
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Budapest Gambit (game: Merario Alarcon Andres - Moncada Rodriguez Cristobal)

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Game: Merario Alarcon Andres - Moncada Rodriguez Cristobal (1-0) Budapest Gambit - A52, Sevilla Open 2022 Partia mi si� podoba�a (ChessBase 16) [Event "Sevilla Open"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2022.07.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Merario Alarcon, Andres"] [Black "Moncada Rodriguez, Cristobal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A52"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] {[%evp 0,30,19,31,14,-14,23,5,17,11,11,28,11,-15,58,51,33,23,25,38,50,57,36,49, 68,67,121,116,158,199,171,157,427]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 g5 5. Bg3 Bg7 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Rxh8+ Bxh8 10. Nc3 Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qc2 Ng6 13. c5 Be5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. O-O-O b6 1-0
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Samuel Sevian wins FTX Road to Miami - Prelims (10-14.07.2022)

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FTX Road to Miami is the 5th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from July 10-17.  The top two are guaranteed a place in the 2nd Major, the FTX Crypto Cup, which will feature World Champion Magnus Carlsen and be played in person in Miami from August 15-21.  The 16-player field will be cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims.  The quarterfinals and semi-finals are 1-day, 4-game matches, while the final will feature two such matches over two days. The players have 15 minutes for all their moves, plus a 10-second increment starting from move 1.  In the Prelims there are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. If a tiebreak is required the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black's 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black. No draw offers are allowed ...
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IM Suresh Harsh wins Paracin 2025 - OPEN A (4-12.07.2025)

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India Sweeps Top Honors at International Paracin 2025 - OPEN A The International Paracin 2025 - OPEN A tournament in Serbia, featuring over 80 chess players, concluded with a remarkable display of Indian talent.  Chess players from India claimed all three top positions, reinforcing the nation's status as a leading source of chess prodigies. Heartfelt congratulations to IM Suresh Harsh  on his victory! Chessresults
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