President's Cup Baku 2010 (7)
President's Cup Baku 2010
Mark Crowther - Monday 3rd May 2010
The President's Cup takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan 29th April - 2nd May 2010.
The main event was a single round robin rapid tournament (last year was a Scheveningen team event) with half the players from Azerbaijan and half from abroad.The time control was 25 minutes per player per game. Vladimir Kramnik took first place from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Gata Kamsky on tie-break after all finished on 5.7.
There was a blitz tournament on the final day, May 2nd 2010. Shahriyar Mamedyarov and Vladimir Kramnik finished on 10.5/13 – but this time a tie-break match was held which Mamedyarov won. Teimour Rajabov finished third with 9.5 points.
The President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev but the cup is named after his father Heydar Aliyev who was the leader of Soviet Azerbiajan and then President of the Independent State for a period of 30 years and died in 2003.
Players: Azerbaijan: Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Mamedov and Guseinov. Rest of the World: Kramnik, Kamsky, Polgar and Sutovsky.
Polgar - Kramnik Round 4. | http://www.chess.az
Polgar - Kramnik Round 4. Photo © http://www.chess.az
Mamedyarov against Radjabov Round 5. Photo © http://www.chess.az
The President's Cup. Photo © http://www.chess.az
Schedule (UK times given):
29 April 2010 (1 Round 15.00 - 2 Round 16.15)
30 April 2010 (3 Round 14.00 - 4 Round 15.15 - 5 Round 16.30)
1 May 2010 (6 Round 08.00 - 7 Round 09.15)
2 May 2010 (Blitz tournament 14.00)
President's Cup (Baku AZE)
Thu 29th Apr 2010 - Sun 2nd May 2010 -
Official Site - Live
President's Cup (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m) - Games in PGN: Games
President's Cup (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 25m) - Games in PGN: Games
| Presidents Cup Baku (AZE), 29 iv-1 v 2010 | cat. XVIII (2697) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2790 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2841 |
| 2. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2760 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2845 |
| 3. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2702 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2853 |
| 4. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2740 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2690 |
| 5. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2682 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2648 |
| 6. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2650 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2653 |
| 7. | Mamedov, Rauf | g | AZE | 2639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 2 | 2546 |
| 8. | Guseinov, Gadir | g | AZE | 2609 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1½ | 2479 |
| Round 1 (April 29, 2010) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Mamedov, Rauf | 1-0 | 43 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Polgar, Judit | 1-0 | 39 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Kamsky, Gata | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 41 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Guseinov, Gadir | - Sutovsky, Emil | 0-1 | 39 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Round 2 (April 29, 2010) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 48 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Polgar, Judit | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 25 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Kamsky, Gata | ½-½ | 37 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Mamedov, Rauf | - Guseinov, Gadir | ½-½ | 47 | B35 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Round 3 (April 30, 2010) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Polgar, Judit | ½-½ | 67 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
| Kamsky, Gata | - Mamedov, Rauf | 1-0 | 33 | B08 | Pirc Defence | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Sutovsky, Emil | 1-0 | 24 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Guseinov, Gadir | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 13 | C69 | Ruy Lopez Exchange | |
| Round 4 (April 30, 2010) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Guseinov, Gadir | ½-½ | 43 | E90 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Kamsky, Gata | 0-1 | 34 | D15 | Slav Defence | |
| Polgar, Judit | - Sutovsky, Emil | ½-½ | 23 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| Mamedov, Rauf | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 18 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | |
| Round 5 (April 30, 2010) | ||||||
| Kamsky, Gata | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 49 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 28 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Mamedov, Rauf | 1-0 | 47 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Guseinov, Gadir | - Polgar, Judit | 0-1 | 30 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Round 6 (May 1, 2010) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 31 | E91 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Sutovsky, Emil | 1-0 | 56 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Polgar, Judit | - Mamedov, Rauf | 0-1 | 58 | B38 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | |
| Guseinov, Gadir | - Kamsky, Gata | 0-1 | 43 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Round 7 (May 1, 2010) | ||||||
| Kamsky, Gata | - Polgar, Judit | ½-½ | 23 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Guseinov, Gadir | 1-0 | 58 | E91 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 58 | C48 | Four Knights Rubinstein | |
| Mamedov, Rauf | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 | 30 | B08 | Pirc Defence | |
