[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: The Daily Update: Chess Giants in Yerevan, Aerosvit in Foros

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
The Daily Update: Chess Giants in Yerevan, Aerosvit in Foros
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1213039513.shtml


   The big chess news in Yerevan was [1]the death of Karen Asrian, but
   after a moment of silence on his behalf the [2]Chess Giants rapid
   tournament began. It's an eight-player event with a round a day, but
   each round consists of two games against the same opponent (each
   player gets one White, of course). The event did not get off to a
   great start, as all the games featuring Armenians were almost
   immediately drawn (perhaps because of their personal grief over the
   loss of their friend, colleague and teammate). Here were the results:
   Morozevich - Gelfand 1.5-.5 (Both games, especially the second one,
   which was drawn, were very exciting. Morozevich won the first one
   after a humongous Gelfand blunder.)
   Leko - Bu Xiangzhi 1.5-.5
   Aronian - Akopian 1-1
   Adams - Sargissian 1-1
   Meanwhile, in [3]the Aerosvit tournament in Foros, two rounds have
   been completed. Here are the results so far:
   Round 1:
   Carlsen - Ivanchuk 1-0 (The big game of the round)
   Onischuk - Jakovenko 1/2-1/2
   Eljanov - Svidler 1/2-1/2
   Alekseev - Karjakin 1/2-1/2
   Nisipeanu - Volokitin 1/2-1/2
   van Wely - Shirov 0-1
   Round 2:
   Shirov - Jakovenko 1-0
   Karjakin - Nisipeanu 1-0
   Volokitin - Onischuk 1-0
   Svidler - Carlsen 1/2-1/2
   Ivanchuk - Alekseev 1-0
   van Wely - Eljanov 1/2-1/2
   Standings after Round 2:
   1. Shirov 2
   2-4. Carlsen, Volokitin, Karjakin 1.5
   5-7. Svidler, Eljanov, Ivanchuk 1
   8-12. Alekseev, Nisipeanu, van Wely, Jakovenko, Onischuk .5

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1213038612.shtml
   2. http://www.chessgiants.am/index.php?Page=index&Lang=1
   3. http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/aerosvit2008/index_e.htm