Valjevo day 1 report

Karpov draws, Atalik and Ivanishevic win

Update 18:00

Anatoly Karpov is in Valjevo with a coach! It is Alexander Riazantsev (ELO 2621). Anatoly is very concentrated on the game and is spending serious time, and Nikolic is standing against him showing no emotion. It is fun to watch Georgiev and Roiz playing. Both are moving very slowly and spend a lot of time looking through the window.
Ivanisevic talked to our head of editors and said that he is very confident. Ivanisevic is happy with his opening preparation and believes he has all the chances for winning the tournament.

Update 19:30

A few minutes ago Roiz proposed a draw and Georgiev agreed. It was a very active game by both players with many options and possible outcomes. Expect later tonight the commentary of IM Kalin Karakehayov.
At that moment Karpov has a slight advantage and looks very eager to score in the first game of Gorenje. Stay tuned for updates!

Update 20:30

Suat Atalik won convincingly his game against the only IM participant (and Chessdom.com contributor) IM Mihajlo Stojanovic. Atalik was superior during the whole game and Stojanovic had no chance for taking a point.

First round pairings

GM Karpov Anatoly 2668 - GM Nikolic Predrag 2631
GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2614 - GM Pavasovic Dusko 2567
GM Atalik Suat 2584 - IM Stojanovic Mihajlo 2588
GM Georgiev Kiril 2653 - GM Roiz Michael 2616
GM Iordachescu Viorel 2587 - GM Damljanovic Branko 2585

Expect analysis of the games by IM Kalin Karakehayov and many pictures and stories by our correspondent in Valjevo.

Do not forget to check out the toto game organized by Alex Brunetti. It features fantastic prizes.

Important information:

Gorenje 2007 (Valjevo) preview

List of participants

VSK official site - in Serbian

General Valjevo page