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13th Unive Tournament 2009 (Concluded)
13th Unive Tournament 2009
Mark Crowther - Sunday 25th October 2009
Judit Polgar had chances against Ivanchuk but came last by virture of losing the only decisive game of the tournament. Photo © Fred Lucas. | http://www.fredlucas.eu/
The 13th Unive Tournament 2009 in Hoogeveen took place 16th-24th October 2009.
Sergei Tiviakov took clear first place with 3.5/6 half a point clear of Anish Giri and Vassily Ivanchuk. Judit Polgar finished last on 2.5/6. The event saw just one decisive game where Tiviakov beat Polgar.
Tiviakov eases to the title (6)
Sergei Tiviakov eased to victory in the Unive Chess Tournament. In the final round he was never worse in spite of having an early draw offer turned down. Anish Giri hung on for the draw later.
13th Unive Tournament (6)
Mark Crowther (Sun Oct 25 11:01:00 2009)
The winner Sergei Tiviakov. Photo © Fred Lucas | http://www.fredlucas.eu/
13th Unive Chess Tournament 2009 (5)
Brief chance for Ivanchuk to take the lead
Mark Crowther | Fri Oct 23 20:10:00 2009
13th Unive Crown 2009 (1-2)
First couple of rounds from Unive 2009
Mark Crowther | Tue Oct 20 14:42:00 2009
Videos
13th Unive Chess Tournament 2009 (1)
Ivanchuk and Polgar at Hoogeveen 2009
Peter Doggers | Mon Oct 19 17:15:00 2009
Peter Doggers of http://www.chessvibes.com has produced videos for the organisers at: http://www.univechess.nl/2009/indexfilm.html
The first one is about Ivanchuk and Polgar.
13th Unive Chess Tournament 2009 (Hoogeveen NED)
Fri 16th Oct 2009 - Sat 24th Oct 2009 -
Official Site - Live
Crown Group (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Crown
Open (63 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Open
Crown Group (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Crown
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| Unive Crown Hoogeveen (NED), 18-24 x 2009 | cat. XVII (2666) | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1. | Tiviakov, Sergei | g | NED | 2670 | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2722 |
| 2. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2552 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2704 |
| 3. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2756 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2636 |
| 4. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2687 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | 2½ | 2602 |
| Round 1 (October 18, 2009) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giri, Anish | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 22 | D38 | QGD Ragozin |
| Polgar, Judit | - Tiviakov, Sergei | ½-½ | 53 | B01 | Centre Counter |
| Round 2 (October 19, 2009) | |||||
| Giri, Anish | - Tiviakov, Sergei | ½-½ | 52 | E00 | Catalan |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Polgar, Judit | ½-½ | 75 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 |
| Round 3 (October 20, 2009) | |||||
| Tiviakov, Sergei | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 146 | B17 | Caro Kann |
| Polgar, Judit | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 18 | C43 | Petroff's Defence |
| Round 4 (October 22, 2009) | |||||
| Tiviakov, Sergei | - Polgar, Judit | 1-0 | 50 | B46 | Sicilian Paulsen |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 26 | A11 | Reti Opening |
| Round 5 (October 23, 2009) | |||||
| Giri, Anish | - Polgar, Judit | ½-½ | 36 | E15 | Queens Indian |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Tiviakov, Sergei | ½-½ | 59 | B01 | Centre Counter |
| Round 6 (October 24, 2009) | |||||
| Tiviakov, Sergei | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 56 | C24 | Bishop's Opening |
| Polgar, Judit | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 17 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
Open (63 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Open
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| Unive Open Hoogeveen (NED), 16-24 x 2009 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 1. | Haslinger, Stewart G | g | ENG | 2529 | +43 | =29 | +48 | +9 | =6 | +7 | +2 | +3 | =8 | 7½ | 2706 |
| 2. | Brodsky, Michail | g | UKR | 2530 | +28 | +26 | +5 | +13 | =7 | =3 | -1 | =4 | +12 | 6½ | 2604 |
| 3. | Nijboer, Friso | g | NED | 2540 | +27 | =19 | +24 | +12 | +20 | =2 | +11 | -1 | =7 | 6½ | 2585 |
| 4. | Ulibin, Mikhail | g | RUS | 2533 | -57 | +44 | +43 | +22 | +5 | =6 | =8 | =2 | +18 | 6½ | 2515 |
| 5. | Caspi, Israel | m | ISR | 2404 | +56 | +17 | -2 | +55 | -4 | +10 | +13 | =12 | +11 | 6½ | 2517 |
| 6. | Kasparov, Sergey | g | BLR | 2488 | +37 | +21 | =20 | +19 | =1 | =4 | =12 | =11 | =10 | 6 | 2527 |
| 7. | Friedel, Joshua E | g | USA | 2555 | =42 | +32 | +15 | +29 | =2 | -1 | =9 | +22 | =3 | 6 | 2502 |
| 8. | Genov, Petar | g | BUL | 2470 | +46 | =39 | -19 | +34 | +14 | =20 | =4 | +21 | =1 | 6 | 2455 |
| 9. | Willemze, Thomas | m | NED | 2391 | +54 | +51 | +10 | -1 | -11 | +37 | =7 | =14 | +19 | 6 | 2457 |
| 10. | Riemersma, Li | m | NED | 2431 | +45 | +31 | -9 | =25 | +30 | -5 | +40 | +15 | =6 | 6 | 2404 |
| 11. | Romanishin, Oleg M | g | UKR | 2515 | +40 | =16 | =22 | +31 | +9 | +29 | -3 | =6 | -5 | 5½ | 2439 |
| 12. | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | g | ISR | 2474 | =38 | +42 | +16 | -3 | +25 | +33 | =6 | =5 | -2 | 5½ | 2444 |
| 13. | Slingerland, Fred | m | NED | 2395 | +50 | +25 | +18 | -2 | -33 | +16 | -5 | +31 | =14 | 5½ | 2430 |
| 14. | Van Delft, Merijn | m | NED | 2374 | -32 | +50 | +40 | =33 | -8 | +38 | +25 | =9 | =13 | 5½ | 2360 |
| 15. | Vedder, Henk | NED | 2364 | =62 | +41 | -7 | =37 | +35 | =21 | +20 | -10 | +34 | 5½ | 2354 | |
| 16. | Van Kooten, Luuk | f | NED | 2292 | +53 | =11 | -12 | =54 | +39 | -13 | +46 | =20 | +28 | 5½ | 2356 |
| 17. | Hoffman, Ron | NED | 2107 | +23 | -5 | . | =43 | +41 | =36 | =34 | +29 | =31 | 5 | 2388 | |
| 18. | Kraai, Jesse | g | USA | 2526 | +35 | +34 | -13 | -20 | +57 | =22 | =23 | +26 | -4 | 5 | 2372 |
| 19. | Grooten, Herman | m | NED | 2328 | +63 | =3 | +8 | -6 | -29 | =30 | +35 | +27 | -9 | 5 | 2352 |
| 20. | Van Oosterom, Chiel | m | NED | 2386 | +59 | +57 | =6 | +18 | -3 | =8 | -15 | =16 | =24 | 5 | 2406 |
| 21. | Klein, David | NED | 2248 | +30 | -6 | -55 | +50 | +45 | =15 | +29 | -8 | =22 | 5 | 2306 | |
| 22. | Vul, Arkadi Eremeevich | g | RUS | 2309 | =47 | +60 | =11 | -4 | +46 | =18 | +33 | -7 | =21 | 5 | 2386 |
| 23. | Bezemer, Arno | f | NED | 2364 | -17 | =54 | +59 | =38 | +42 | =40 | =18 | =24 | =25 | 5 | 2263 |
| 24. | Heemskerk, Wim | f | NED | 2236 | =44 | +62 | -3 | =41 | =55 | =31 | +30 | =23 | =20 | 5 | 2244 |
| 25. | Timmermans, Ivo | NED | 2237 | +55 | -13 | +51 | =10 | -12 | +54 | -14 | +49 | =23 | 5 | 2285 | |
| 26. | Afek, Yochanan | m | ISR | 2303 | +61 | -2 | =38 | =45 | -40 | +50 | +37 | -18 | +53 | 5 | 2266 |
| 27. | Lagrotteria, Salvatore | ITA | 2221 | -3 | -59 | -30 | +53 | +61 | +45 | +55 | -19 | +52 | 5 | 2203 | |
| 28. | Haast, Anne | NED | 2215 | -2 | =63 | +62 | . | =52 | +41 | =36 | +33 | -16 | 4½ | 2292 | |
| 29. | De Jong, Migchiel | f | NED | 2373 | +52 | =1 | +39 | -7 | +19 | -11 | -21 | -17 | +49 | 4½ | 2286 |
| 30. | Bijlsma, Nick | NED | 2028 | -21 | =46 | +27 | +36 | -10 | =19 | -24 | +54 | =37 | 4½ | 2258 | |
| 31. | Genova, Lyubka | wm | BUL | 2250 | +49 | -10 | +35 | -11 | =54 | =24 | +39 | -13 | =17 | 4½ | 2243 |
| 32. | Fehr, Axel | GER | 2128 | +14 | -7 | -34 | -35 | +51 | =57 | =56 | +46 | =36 | 4½ | 2249 | |
| 33. | Ootes, Lars | NED | 2384 | -39 | +56 | +57 | =14 | +13 | -12 | -22 | -28 | +47 | 4½ | 2261 | |
| 34. | Clemens, Adrian | f | NED | 2264 | +58 | -18 | +32 | -8 | =38 | =55 | =17 | +40 | -15 | 4½ | 2225 |
| 35. | Admiraal, Miguoel | NED | 2194 | -18 | +61 | -31 | +32 | -15 | +44 | -19 | =39 | +51 | 4½ | 2191 | |
| 36. | Tondivar, Babak | f | NED | 2367 | =41 | =38 | =45 | -30 | +62 | =17 | =28 | =52 | =32 | 4½ | 2128 |
| 37. | Jellema, Yme Jan | NED | 2177 | -6 | =58 | +63 | =15 | +48 | -9 | -26 | +55 | =30 | 4½ | 2229 | |
| 38. | Kasparova, Tatiana | wm | BLR | 2175 | =12 | =36 | =26 | =23 | =34 | -14 | =47 | =51 | =46 | 4 | 2216 |
| 39. | Mostertman, Milan | NED | 2138 | +33 | =8 | -29 | =42 | -16 | +48 | -31 | =35 | =40 | 4 | 2260 | |
| 40. | Pijpers, Arthur | NED | 2190 | -11 | +53 | -14 | +51 | +26 | =23 | -10 | -34 | =39 | 4 | 2220 | |
| 41. | Hendriks, Richard | NED | 2117 | =36 | -15 | +47 | =24 | -17 | -28 | =43 | =44 | +56 | 4 | 2148 | |
| 42. | Vinke, Andreas | GER | 2232 | =7 | -12 | +60 | =39 | -23 | =52 | =54 | =47 | =44 | 4 | 2174 | |
| 43. | Hovenga, Alje | NED | 2206 | -1 | +52 | -4 | =17 | =44 | -46 | =41 | =45 | +54 | 4 | 2166 | |
| 44. | Stavast, Dick | NED | 1998 | =24 | -4 | -54 | +63 | =43 | -35 | +50 | =41 | =42 | 4 | 2167 | |
| 45. | Cako, Laszlo | NED | 2159 | -10 | +49 | =36 | =26 | -21 | -27 | -53 | =43 | +60 | 3½ | 2134 | |
| 46. | Kabos, Tobias | NED | 2175 | -8 | =30 | +58 | =48 | -22 | +43 | -16 | -32 | =38 | 3½ | 2142 | |
| 47. | Sparenberg, Erik | NED | 2076 | =22 | -48 | -41 | -62 | +58 | +61 | =38 | =42 | -33 | 3½ | 2115 | |
| 48. | Vedder, Richard | f | NED | 2349 | =60 | +47 | -1 | =46 | -37 | -39 | -49 | =50 | +59 | 3½ | 2086 |
| 49. | Beukema, Stefan | NED | 2032 | -31 | -45 | =52 | =56 | =59 | +62 | +48 | -25 | -29 | 3½ | 2130 | |
| 50. | Sadallah, Osama | NED | 2156 | -13 | -14 | +53 | -21 | +60 | -26 | -44 | =48 | +61 | 3½ | 2124 | |
| 51. | Warmelink, Evie | NED | 1941 | +64 | -9 | -25 | -40 | -32 | +60 | +59 | =38 | -35 | 3½ | 2090 | |
| 52. | Mellema, Andries | NED | 2125 | -29 | -43 | =49 | +61 | =28 | =42 | . | =36 | -27 | 3 | 2125 | |
| 53. | Beijerinck, Nick | NED | 2044 | -16 | -40 | -50 | -27 | . | +58 | +45 | +56 | -26 | 3 | 2102 | |
| 54. | Van der Veen, Jan | NED | 2144 | -9 | =23 | +44 | =16 | =31 | -25 | =42 | -30 | -43 | 3 | 2097 | |
| 55. | Hummel, Joop | NED | 2025 | -25 | +64 | +21 | -5 | =24 | =34 | -27 | -37 | -58 | 3 | 2078 | |
| 56. | Potze, Rudolf | NED | 2156 | -5 | -33 | -61 | =49 | +63 | +59 | =32 | -53 | -41 | 3 | 2028 | |
| 57. | Hulshof, Peter | NED | 2216 | +4 | -20 | -33 | +59 | -18 | =32 | . | . | . | 2½ | 2292 | |
| 58. | Hortensius, Lisa | NED | 2042 | -34 | =37 | -46 | =60 | -47 | -53 | =61 | . | +55 | 2½ | 1970 | |
| 59. | Galj('e), Hans | NED | 2139 | -20 | +27 | -23 | -57 | =49 | -56 | -51 | +62 | -48 | 2½ | 2030 | |
| 60. | Mol, Christiaan | NED | 2079 | =48 | -22 | -42 | =58 | -50 | -51 | +62 | =61 | -45 | 2½ | 1983 | |
| 61. | Ypma, Peter | NED | 2052 | -26 | -35 | +56 | -52 | -27 | -47 | =58 | =60 | -50 | 2 | 1930 | |
| 62. | Akotchik, Viktor | NED | 2102 | =15 | -24 | -28 | +47 | -36 | -49 | -60 | -59 | . | 1½ | 1937 | |
| 63. | Ellenbroek, Ton | NED | 2078 | -19 | =28 | -37 | -44 | -56 | . | . | . | . | ½ | 1808 | |
| 64. | BYE | ---- | -51 | -55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | |||
