Amsterdam Science Park Tournament 2012 (7)
Ivanchuk beats Muzychuk to win ACP Golden Classic
Mark Crowther - Sunday 22nd July 2012
Vassily Ivanchuk finished the event with a win against Anna Muzychuk to take first. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com
The ACP Golden Classic was won by Vassily Ivanchuk with a score of 5/6 undefeated. He beat Anna Muzychuk who nevertheless finished on 50% for an excellent result. Gata Kamsky beat the luckless Jobava Baadur and Le Quang Liem drew with Emil Sutovsky in an excellent final round. Nice photos below from Frits Agterdenbos The games of the event weren't rated. The event saw adjournments at move 40 for the first time in many years at the top level but it was the extra half hour of thinking time to move 40 that probably made the most difference to the quality of the games.
The hall during the final round. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos: http://www.chessvista.com
Winner Vassily Ivanchuk. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos: http://www.chessvista.com
ACP Golden Classic Amsterdam (NED), 14-22 vii 2012 | cat. XIX (2705) | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
1. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2769 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2967 | |
2. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2744 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2891 | |
3. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2687 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2765 | |
4. | Muzychuk, Anna | g | SLO | 2606 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2721 | |
5. | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2693 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2707 | |
6. | Sasikiran, Krishnan | g | IND | 2707 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1½ | 2511 | |
7. | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2300 |
Round 7 (July 22, 2012) | ||||||
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Muzychuk, Anna | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | 0-1 | 24 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
Le, Quang Liem | - Sutovsky, Emil | ½-½ | 51 | D87 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | |
Jobava, Baadur | - Kamsky, Gata | 0-1 | 58 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
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