9th Round of the 2008 Politiken Cup

Kuzubov and Savchenko still leading, twelve players only half a point behind

Two quick draws on the top boards of the 2008 Politiken Cup, but plenty of action in other games. GMs Roiz, Tiviakov, Socko, Kogan and IM Engqvist have scored important wins to advance further up on the crosstable. Roiz and Berg will be in position to decide the winner(s) in direct games against the leading Kuzubov and Savchenko.

Djurre den Heeten fullfiled IM norm in spite of todays loss, while IM Oliver Kurmann drew against GM Konstantin Landa to earn himself a GM norm.

Round 9 results:
GM Yurij Kuzubov - GM Peter Heine Nielsen draw
GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili - GM Boris Savchenko draw
GM Alexander A. Evdokimov - GM Emanuel Berg draw
GM Pavel Eljanov - GM Vladimir Malakhov draw
GM Michael Roiz - IM Viktorija Cmilyte 1-0
GM Sergey Tiviakov - FM Heini Olsen 1-0
GM Bartosz Socko - Andreas Moen 1-0
IM Oliver Kurmann - GM Konstantin Landa draw
IM Thomas Engqvist - GM Vitali Golod 1-0
FM Erik Hedman - GM Artur Kogan 0-1
Djurre den Heeten - GM Alexei Iljushin 0-1

Round 9 standings:
1-2. GM Yurij Kuzubov 2578 and GM Boris Savchenko 2578 - 7½
3-14. GM Peter Heine Nielsen 2652, GM Vladimir Malakhov 2689, GM Sergey Tiviakov 2645, GM Michael Roiz 2680, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili 2604, GM Emanuel Berg 2592, GM Bartosz Socko 2628, GM Alexander A. Evdokimov 2555, GM Artur Kogan 2569, GM Alexei Iljushin 2546, GM Jonny Hector 2537 and IM Thomas Engqvist 2363 - 7.0
15-24. GM Sune Berg Hansen 2542, GM Konstantin Landa 2615, IM Ashwin Jayaram 2436, GM Pavel Eljanov 2716, IM Oliver Kurmann 2394, IM Christian Jepson 2358, IM Tania Sachdev 2432, GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson 2526, IM Sabino Brunello 2482 and GM Lars Schandorff 2537 - 6½ etc
(280 players)

Chief organizer of the Politiken Cup - Lars-Henrik Bech Hansen

Last round pairings:
GM Michael Roiz - GM Yurij Kuzubov
GM Emanuel Berg - GM Boris Savchenko
GM Vladimir Malakhov - IM Thomas Engqvist
GM Peter Heine Nielsen - GM Bartosz Socko
GM Artur Kogan - GM Sergey Tiviakov
GM Alexei Iljushin - GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili
GM Jonny Hector - GM Alexander A. Evdokimov
IM Sabino Brunello - GM Pavel Eljanov
GM Konstantin Landa - GM Sune Berg Hansen
GM Lars Schandorff - IM Tania Sachdev
IM Christian Jepson - GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson

More information on the official website

Member of the organizing committee - Dorte Hansen

View from the first floor

GM Lars Schandorff hosted a simul on the evening after the 8th round. His score was 8 wins, 5 draws (Jathanvan Suntharalingam, Pål Molversen, Pål Andreas Hansen, Røgvi Eigilstoft Nielsen and Martin Haubro) and 3 losses (Jørgen Clausen, Tor Botheim and Erik Asmund).

GM Lars Schandorff at the beginning of his simul