Bu and Miroshnichenko lead in Antwerp
28 August 2008 20:14 PM CET | Last modified: 22:14 | By Peter Doggers | Filed under: Reports | Tags:
After five rounds, Bu Xiangzhi and Evgeny Miroshnichenko are leading the Inventi Chess Tournament in Antwerp - the strongest chess tournament in Belgium since the Lost Boys opens in the nineties.
The Inventi Chess Tournament takes place 23-31 August in Antwerp, Belgium. Venue is the Inventi Training Center, close to the Grote Markt in the heart of Antwerp.
The participants are GM Bu Xiangzhi Bu (2710, China). GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko (2593, Ukraine), GM Rafael Vaganian (2594, Armenia), GM Zoltan Gyimesi (2586, Hungary), GM Jan Werle (2591, The Netherlands), GM Jan Timman (2562, The Netherlands), GM Kateryna Lahno (2507, Ukraine), GM Gerhard Schebler (2453, Germany), IM Bart Michiels (2442, Belgium) and IM Geert van der Stricht (2426, Belgium).
After five rounds, Bu has confirmed his status as clear favorite for tournament victory, and is leading with 5 out of 6. However, second seeded Miroshnichenko is still keeping pace with him and also collected five points. The only other unbeaten player so far is the unpredictable veteran Jan Timman, who is on a decent 4 / 6.
Inventi 2008 Round 6 Standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Miroshnichenko,E | 2593 | +233 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0/6 | 11.75 | |||
| 2 | Bu Xiangzhi | 2710 | +94 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0/6 | 11.50 | |||
| 3 | Timman,J | 2562 | +84 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0/6 | 9.00 | |||
| 4 | Gyimesi,Z | 2586 | +65 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0/6 | 8.75 | |||
| 5 | Schebler,G | 2453 | +152 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5/6 | ||||
| 6 | Werle,J | 2591 | -71 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0/6 | ||||
| 7 | Vaganian,R | 2594 | -107 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5/6 | ||||
| 8 | Michiels,B | 2442 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5/6 | ||||
| 9 | Lahno,K | 2507 | -202 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0/6 | ||||
| 10 | Van der Stricht,G | 2426 | -261 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5/6 |
A selection of interesting games played so far:
The playing hall
Bu Xiangzhi
Evgeny Miroshnichenko
Rafael Vaganian
Zoltan Gyimesi
Jan Werle
Jan Timman
Kateryna Lahno
Gerhard Schebler
Bart Michiels
Geert van der Stricht
Photos thanks to Schaakfabriek, which has on-the-spot coverage.
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Nice play by Gyimesi and Timman.
The Link to the event is wrong. It’s a link to the past event in Sochi
Sorry, corrected now.