Thursday, February 19, 2009

Kamsky - Topalov Candidates Match in Sofia.

Kamsky - Topalov Candidates Match in Sofia. Game 1 drawn. Notes now up. Game 2 won by Topalov who outplayed Kamsky on the black side of a Berlin.

Aeroflot Open. Round 2 under way. Unfortunately the Aeroflot site seems to be struggling with the weight of traffic so game updates will be a bit flakey.

Linares starts Thursday

UEP bid for the World Championship Candidates 2010 and World Championship 2011 Corus Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Sergey Karjakin took the tournament after winning with black against Leinier Dominguez Perez. Magnus Carlsen lost. The rest of the players tied going into the round drew. Nigel Short had the group-B in his grasp but somehow missed perpetual and lost to the tournament winner Fabiano Caruana. Wesley So confirmed his victory in the C-Group after a quick draw.

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