The number of games in each file is shown next to the buttons. Apr 21, 2014 on april 2030th, 2014 shamkir hosts a chess tournament dedicated to the memory of vugar gashimov. Levon aronian armenia, magnus carlsen norway, leinier dominguez cuba, vugar gashimov azerbaijan, boris gelfand israel, alexander grischuk russia, vasily ivanchuk ukraine, sergey karjakin russia, vladimir kramnik russia, ruslan ponomariov, jan smeets the. The a tournament, sponsored by synergy group, one of the leading local investment companies, reportedly has a prize fund of 100,000. Vugar gashimov was an azerbaijani chess grandmaster. In the evening the 11 january 2014, a happy and very tired samuel opened up to see the latest chess news. Shamkir chess 2014 international tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov, group a shamkir start.
Gashimov memorial 2019 shamkir chess 2019 was a 10player single roundrobin held in memory of vugar gashimov. Vugar was the silver and bronze medal holder in the rapid and blitz forms of chess, with performing well in the intellectual games held in beijing, in 2011. It can be used in the same way by fide tournament organizers and by organizers of rapid chess opens or club tournaments. Thursday at 6pm uk time daniel king will go on air on. Jun 14, 2011 gm vugar gashimov was born in baku azerbaijan in july 24 1986. The 19th traditional topgms blindfold and rapid tournament in nice, france will be held from march th to 25th. Championship wesley so made the headlines, hikaru nakamura the winning moves. Shamkir chess 2014 the gashimov memorial shamkir chess 2014 consists of two tournaments in memory of vugar gashimov, running from april 20th30th. Many of the strongest players in the world under age 30 participated and in addition there was a very strong bgroup. The elo average for the tournament was 2780, making it a category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time. All decent lines by white lead to highly tactical middlegames where both sides are constantly making shortterm threats. Game in 60 and game in 30, but the players elected to play only in the g60, which had four rounds.
This quickly became one of the strongest events of the chess calendar and this year reached its fifth running. Gashimov at the opening ceremony of the 2012 tata steel tournament, which would be his last ever. Vugar gashimov will be substituted by gata kamsky at all stages of the grand prix. This international tourney was famous for inviting the leading grandmasters to play on the riviera. Shamkir chess 2019 was a 10player single roundrobin held in memory of vugar gashimov. The 6th edition of the tournament in shamkir, azerbaijan ran from. Fide has confirmed that all the candidates have signed the contract and will take part in the tournament. Chess software chess problems, compositions, and studies. In case of a tie for first place a rapid playoff will be played. Apr 04, 2011 the amber tournament, previously known as the melody amber, has breathed its last. This is in honor of the great late super grandmaster vugar gashimov 24 july 1986 1011 january 2014.
It will take place from 10th to 30th march, in moscow. The 2012 tata steel chess tournament was his last tournament. All the regular features of the uks bestselling chess magazine plus more. The 6th edition of the tournament in shamkir, azerbaijan ran from 31 march to 9 april and featured world champion magnus carlsen. Downloaded files can be opened, viewed and edited in the pgn chessbook application, which can be installed from its project page on sourceforge, or from its microsoft store page. Event vugar gashimov mem 2015 site shamkir aze date 2015. Magazine, 60 pages uks most popular chess magazine established 1935. They had just heard about the passing of wim vesna rozic, and were sad about it. Shamkir chess 2019 is a 10player roundrobin in memorial of vugar gashimov. Apr 21, 2018 this tournament is turning into a farce. The chess tournament will be held in shamkir on april 1829.
Ive increased my elo rating for 75 points since january 2008, which is when i. The amber tournament, previously known as the melody amber, has breathed its last. Vugar gashimov rustam kasimdzhanov pavel eljanov ernesto inarkiev 10 evgeny alekseev dmitry jakovenko wang yue peter leko vladimir akopian shakhriyar mamedyarov alexander grischuk teimour radjabov ivan cheparinov etienne bacrot round games pgn. Pairing program, swiss manager from heinz herzog, swissmanager tournamentfile. Astrology and natal chart of vugar gashimov, born on 1986. You have to wonder whether the players are cross with the organisers about something and this is an organised protestit is such a shame that this event commemorates vugar gashimov, a highly combative player who always tried to produce interesting chess. Soon after gashimovs death, the azeri chess federation organised the gashimov memorial tournament that was held in shamkir in azerbaijan in april 2014. Born in lviv, kryvoruchko was 5 years old when he was taught how to play chess by his father. Gashimov memorial shamkir 2019 live chess tournaments.
Anish giri vugar gashimov wijk aan zee 2012 round 8. He won the strong and traditional invitation tournament at reggio emilia in 201011 on tiebreak above francisco vallejo pons. The chief tournament director for the event was michael salzgeber, who wore a tall black and white checkered, chess hat that look like it came from doctor seuss cat in the hat. In 2008 he tied for 1st8th places with vugar gashimov, david arutinian, sergey fedorchuk, konstantin chernyshov. In 2008 he tied for 1st8th places with vugar gashimov, david arutinian, sergey fedorchuk, konstantin chernyshov, andrei deviatkin, vasilios kotronias and erwin lami in the cappellelagrande open tournament. Looking back at shamkir chess 2014 in memory of vugar gashimov, there are several reasons to be uplifted. Chess software chess problems, compositions, and studies literature and chess. The games feature alexandra kosteniuk playing against grandmasters arkadj naiditsch 2689, levon aronian 2786, magnus carlsen 2801, alexander grischuk 2736, vugar gashimov 2768, vishwanathan anand 2788, alexander morozevich 2750 and the highest rated female player ever, judit polgar 2680. Azerbaijan chess team is currently at the training camp in gabala, preparing for the world team chess championship that is starting on 15th july in ningbo, china. He won the under 10 world youth chess championship in heraklion in 2002. The 2nd vugar gashimov memorial should take place in april or may in shamkir, azerbaijan, lent. Buy chess software from the developers of houdini 5 aquarium 2017 and chess assistant 17. The a tournament was held as a double round robin, with each player facing the other with both colours, while the b tournament was held as a single round robin. Unfortunately, i still dont receive invitations from any of the supertournaments, and i really want to hope that sometimes the organizers will be interested to invite some new faces.
The format of the tournament was originally two sections. But the latest news have ten players listed as participants. The gashimov memorial 2014 took place in the haydar aliev centre in shamkir city from 16 april to 30 april 2014, consisting of two tournaments, with invited players magnus carlsen, hikaru nakamura, sergey karjakin, fabiano caruana, shakhriyar mamedyarov, and teimour radjabov making up the a tournament. Ive increased my elo rating for 75 points since january 2008, which is when i returned to play professional chess. One minute of silence was held at the 76th tata steel chess tournament and during all tournaments held in baku. Opening ceremony and draw of lots will be held on the 19th april. The chess world is shocked today by the death of one azerbaijans top players, vugar gashimov. It was organized as a two tier competition which featured most of azerbaijans top ten players and a similar number of elite players from other countries. Thanks to both for carrying the canadian standard in this prestigious tournament.
Gashimov memorial chess tournament shamkir 2017 shamkir 2019 shamkir 2018 gashimov memorial gashimov memorial shamkir 2017 2016 2015 2014 mamedyarov aze won with 5. After all these tournaments, hashimov terminated his participating in the games. Below you can find download links of all the pgn files of the games analyzed and featured on this blog. Organization shamkir chess 2019 international chess tournament tournament dedicated to the memory of the azerbaijani grandmaster vugar gashimov will be held in shamkir azerbaijan during 30 march 09 april 2019. Shamkirchess2017 in the memory of late vugar gashimov is organized with support of synergy group. Shamkir chess tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov. Zurich international chess tournament 1953 korchnoi my life in chess larsen my games lotti. Now the happy samuel got shocked and hoped this was a fake story, but as he opened the story, he realized that a very strong, sweet, attacking, hard and all around goodguy, was dead. Now the happy samuel got shocked and hoped this was a fake story, but as he opened the story, he realized that a very strong, sweet, attacking, hard and all around goodguy, was.
Third tournament of fide grand prix series is going to take part in elista from dec. One of the biggest local investment companies synergy group. He was best known as an expert of the sharp modern benoni in top level grandmaster play. The elo average for the tournament was 2780, making it a category 22 event and one of. Jan 11, 2014 the chess world is shocked today by the death of one azerbaijans top players, vugar gashimov. The 20th and last edition of this classic tournament with its blindfold and rapid chess games, won this year by levon aronian, constitutes one of the main themes of this issue. The total prize fund was 100,000 euros, with 30,000 euros for first place.
Winner of azerbaijan chess championship 2010, 2016. On april 2030th, 2014 shamkir hosts a chess tournament dedicated to the memory of vugar gashimov. The tournament is a 10player roundrobin with a total prize fund of 100,000 and 25,000 for first place. Safarli played in the silver medalwinning azerbaijani team at the european team chess championship in porto carras in 2011, alongside shakhriyar mamedyarov, teimour radjabov, vugar gashimov and qadir huseynov. The tournament was flawlessly organized at the highest level in an amicable atmosphere. All games of the tournament may be watched online on our website. In august last year, when vugar was visited in the hospital by his brother sarkhan, the two brothers reached out to me on skype. He is a noted player of bullet chess and three times azerbaijani national chess champion 1995, 1996 and in 1998. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer. Chessentials chess blog about chess tactics, chess games.
Magnus carlsen vs gm gashimov, tata steel chess tournament 2012 duration. Regulations of shamkir chess 2019 dedicated to the memory of vugar gashimov 30 march 09 april 2019 shamkir, azerbaijan. Anish giri vugar gashimov wijk aan zee 2012 round 8 analysis. Chess games, play style, ranking, tournament history and community comments. The tournament offers more than 500,000 dollars in prizes. Jan 22, 2012 anish giri vugar gashimov wijk aan zee 2012 round 8 analysis. The dates of the shamkir chess 2018 international tournament dedicated to the memory of late azerbaijani gm vugar gashimov have been revealed. One of the biggest local investment companies synergy group ojsc is the organizer. Vugar gashimov boris gelfand efim geller georgiev anish giri svetozar gligoric goldin julio grandazuniga. He played last time in the tournament held in wijk aan zee, in 2012. The shamkir chess 2019 in the memory of gm vugar gashimov has a rest day, and so we remember the tournaments namesake. Fide world chess federation, online ratings, individual calculations.
Astrology and natal chart of vugar gashimov, born on 19860724. Zurich international chess tournament 1953 korchnoi. The tragically early death of vugar gashimov in january 2014, at the age of just 27, led to the azerbaijan chess federation establishing an annual memorial tournament in the city of shamkir. The dates of shamkir chess tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov are set for april 20th30th. Director of organizing committee fakhriyar jabbarovs.
Thanks to both for carrying the canadian standard in this prestigious tournament, to determine entry into the 2012 candidates matches. Who would be the candidate at the world chess championship title. Shamkir chess tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov, shamkir. He won the athens 2005, and tied for first at the cappellelagrande open in 2007, he again tied for first and was winning it on tiebreak in 2008. Safarli won the azerbaijan championships in 2010 and 2016. Above his grave is a picture of a position from his game against daniel stellwagen from the european team championship 2009. Five years after his death, vugar gashimovs games still live on. Biography of vugar gashimov excerpt vugar gashimov azerbaijani. You have to wonder whether the players are cross with the organisers about something and this is an organised protestit is such a shame that this event commemorates vugar gashimov, a highly combative player who always tried to. For this reason it has been a favorite for attacking and tactical players who wanted to play for middlegame wins as black, for example. This group is for people who like vugar gashimov and his playing style.