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Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (Concluded)
Chess Classic Mainz
Mark Crowther - Sunday 2nd August 2009
Winner Levon Aronian. Photo ? Eric van Reem | www.chesstigers.de
The Chess Classic Mainz took place 27th July - 2nd August 2009 in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz. Levon Aronian lost his Chess960 Rapid World Championship to Hikaru Nakamura but was more than compensated by winning the 14th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship instead. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won a keenly fought Ordix Open with a record equalling score of 10/11.
Chess Classic Mainz 2009 (Mainz GER)
Mon 27th Jul 2009 - Sun 2nd Aug 2009 -
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14th Rapid Prelim (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC:20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Prelims
Final (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Final
3rd-4th (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: 3rd-4th
16th ORDIX Open (694 players 11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Ordix
6th Chess960 Rapid (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC:20m+5spm)
14th Rapid Prelim (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Prelims
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| 14th WCh-Rapid Prelim Mainz (GER), 31 vii-1 viii 2009 | cat. XIX (2721) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2768 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2898 | |
| 2. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2632 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2808 | |
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2788 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 2642 | |
| 4. | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1½ | 2536 | |
| Round 1 (July 31, 2009) | ||||||
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| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 | 59 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 41 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 2 (July 31, 2009) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Naiditsch, Arkadij | 1-0 | 49 | E59 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 56 | B97 | Sicilian Najdorf | |
| Round 3 (July 31, 2009) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 32 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 52 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Round 4 (August 1, 2009) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 74 | D90 | Gruenfeld Flohr | |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 60 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Round 5 (August 1, 2009) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 106 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 49 | C60 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Round 6 (August 1, 2009) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 35 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Naiditsch, Arkadij | ½-½ | 34 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Final (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Final
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| 14th WCh-Rapid Final Mainz | |||||||
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| Aronian, Levon | - | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 62 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - | Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 34 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Aronian, Levon | - | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 57 | D75 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 25 | C22 | Centre Gambit | |
| 14th WCh-Rapid Final Mainz (GER), 2-2 viii 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Perf | ||||||||
| Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2768 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2825 | ||||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2632 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2575 | ||||||||
3rd-4th (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: 3rd-4th
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| 14th WCh-Rapid 3rd-4th Mainz | |||||||
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| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Naiditsch, Arkadij | ½-½ | 26 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 34 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Naiditsch, Arkadij | ½-½ | 23 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 27 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| 14th WCh-Rapid 3rd-4th Mainz (GER), 2-2 viii 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Perf | ||||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2788 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2697 | ||||||||
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2697 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2788 | ||||||||
16th ORDIX Open (694 players 11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Ordix
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| 16th ORDIX Open Mainz (GER), 1-2 viii 2009 Final Round 11 Standings: |
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| Pl | Player | Ti | Land | TWZ | + | = | - | Pts | PktSum | MiBuch |
| 1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | AZE | 2717 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 62.5 | 71 |
| 2 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | GM | GER | 2697 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 60.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Akopian, Vladimir | GM | ARM | 2712 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 | 58.5 | 67.5 |
| 4 | Gashimov, Vugar | GM | AZE | 2740 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 56 | 69 |
| 5 | Moiseenko, Alexander | GM | UKR | 2682 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 55.5 | 68.5 |
| 6 | Guliyev, Namig | GM | AZE | 2555 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 62 |
| 7 | Riazantsev, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2647 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 51.5 | 63 |
| 8 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2710 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 59.5 | 71.5 |
| 9 | Sargissian, Gabriel | GM | ARM | 2683 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 57 | 70 |
| 10 | Bacrot, Etienne | GM | FRA | 2721 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 56 | 70.5 |
| 11 | Grachev, Boris | GM | RUS | 2669 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 55.5 | 66.5 |
| 12 | Lysyj, Igor | GM | RUS | 2617 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 55 | 67 |
| 13 | Jovanovic, Zoran | GM | CRO | 2539 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 54.5 | 68.5 |
| 14 | Malakhov, Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2707 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 54.5 | 66.5 |
| 15 | Khalifman, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2635 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 53 | 64 |
| 16 | Azarov, Sergei | GM | BLR | 2630 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 52.5 | 64.5 |
| 17 | Najer, Evgeniy | GM | RUS | 2663 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 52 | 66 |
| 18 | Almasi, Zoltan | GM | HUN | 2691 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 52 | 66 |
| 19 | Horvath, Adam | GM | HUN | 2506 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 52 | 64 |
| 20 | Stevic, Hrvoje | GM | CRO | 2624 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 52 | 63 |
| 21 | Lalic, Bogdan | GM | CRO | 2517 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 51.5 | 62.5 |
| 22 | Erdoes, Viktor | GM | HUN | 2565 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | 51 | 58 |
| 23 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2733 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 56.5 | 71.5 |
| 24 | Navara, David | GM | CZE | 2709 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 68.5 |
| 25 | Shomoev, Anton | GM | RUS | 2580 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 54.5 | 65.5 |
| 26 | Potkin, Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2619 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 65 |
| 27 | Sokolov, Ivan | GM | BIH | 2655 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 53.5 | 67 |
| 28 | Meier, Georg | GM | GER | 2658 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 53.5 | 65 |
| 29 | Movsesian, Sergei | GM | SVK | 2716 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 69 |
| 30 | Zvjaginsev, Vadim | GM | RUS | 2635 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 66.5 |
| 694 players | ||||||||||
6th Chess960 Rapid (4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 20m+5spm)
| 6th Chess960 Rapid World Championship Prelims Mainz (GER), 28-29 vii 2009 Final Preliminary Standings: |
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| Pl | Name | Ti | NAT | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Sco | S/B | ||||
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2768 | * | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2710 | 0 | 1 | * | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/6 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Bologan, Viktor | g | MDA | 2689 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 1 | 0 | 2/6 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Movsesian, Sergei | g | SVK | 2716 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * | 2/6 | 6.00 |
| 6th Chess960 Rapid World Championship Final Mainz (GER), 28-29 vii 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pl | Name | Ti | NAT | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | |||||
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2710 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | |||||
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |||||
