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Ronde 5.2: Carlsen, Kamsky and Shirov through

7 December 2007 23:06 PM | Last modified: 14:18

From an internet cafe in Bremen, where after some delay I’ve just arrived, I see that Carlsen, Kamsky and Shirov have already qualified for the semifinals (and it makes me happy - for a moment I’m doing without objectivity). How wonderful to see Carlsen getting so strong so unbelievably fast. And how great it is to see the last two left in the World Cup from their generation, Kamsky and Shirov, seeming to get stronger by the round. In a big hall Alekseev and Karjakin are playing their own little rapid tournament. So if you’re disappointed by the lack of internet chess on your free Saturday, you can always tune in at the Bundesliga…

World Cup Round 5.2 (Quarter Finals) Results

No. Name Country elo Name Country Elo Result Match Result
1 Alekseev,E RUS 2716 Karjakin,S UKR 2694 0,5 1-1
2 Jakovenko,D RUS 2710 Shirov,A ESP 2739 0-1 0-2
3 Kamsky,G USA 2714 Ponomariov,R UKR 2705 1-0 1,5-0,5
4 Cheparinov,I BUL 2670 Carlsen,M NOR 2714 0,5 0,5-1,5

Since this cafe is closing at 23.00 CET, a shorter report than normal. See you tomorrow. ;-)

Written by peter | Filed under FIDE, Tournaments, World Cup 

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8 Responses to “Ronde 5.2: Carlsen, Kamsky and Shirov through”

  1. Ron on 8 December 2007 0:31 AM

    Misschien de droomfinale: Kariakin-Carlsen

  2. klappertjevoordedorst on 8 December 2007 2:29 AM

    ja vind ik ook, maar anderen zeggen : Shirov -Kamsky is de droomfinale.. ;)

  3. Bert de Bruut on 8 December 2007 10:31 AM

    Welnee, Shirov-Carlsen is de droomfinale, dat snapt toch iedereen!

  4. King Faisal on 8 December 2007 11:22 AM

    You are completely right Peter: Kamsky, Shirov and Carlsen are showing the best chess so far! And I think they are more motivated than the others (Grichuk, Svidler,…), because they didn’t participate in Mexico.
    Kamsky is quite impressive so far: He is my secret typ for the match against Topi.

  5. Vosuram on 8 December 2007 13:41 PM

    Shirov. No pain and pure pleasure… The only one who didn’t need a tiebreak so far. BTW, Peter, “an” and “and” are differs :)

  6. Pieter on 8 December 2007 15:09 PM

    Er is maar een manier om Kamsky te stoppen.: zijn geluksblouse laten vedwijnen. Die blauw geblokte met korte mouwen, die die al het hele toernooi aanheeft.

  7. Ron on 8 December 2007 23:34 PM

    Ja Pieter, net als Rik Ringers, had altijd hetzelfde pak aan. In één aflevering zien we waarom, als hij zijn kledingskast opent: een onafzienbare rij dezelfde pakken.

  8. Pieter on 9 December 2007 4:34 AM

    in de kledingskast … maar ook op reis?


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