Has it really been 2 months since my last blog post. Shakhriyar mamedyarov won by a half point, beating out so, kramnik, karjakin, adams, harikrishna, eljanov, wojtaszek, topalov, and radjabov. In the last round the world champion defeated fabiano caruana with the white pieces to finish clear first, with a score of 6. Shamkir chess 2014 international tournament in the. Participants only players with chess db profiles are shown in the list. Us chess champion fabiano caruana is off to a sizzling start at the vugar gashimov memorial in shamkir, azerbaijan may 25june 7.
Participants only players with chessdb profiles are shown in the list. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Magnus carlsen gives an indepth discussion on his experience at shamkir chess 2014, gashimov memorial in azerbaijan talking about the backtoback losses, carlsen said that his head didnt work well, partly because of the long games and partly because he was watching too much tv football, nba, reality shows. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Cinema fide answers old newspapers correspondence chess downloads links chess. Vugar gashimov modern benoni a6164, snake benoni a60 by. Shamkir chess is a chess supertournament played in shamkir, azerbaijan in memory of vugar gashimov 19862014. The b tournament features ten players five from azerbaijan eltaj safarli, nijat abbasov, gadir guseinov, rauf mamedov, vasif durabeyli and five from abroad hao wang from china, pavel eljanov from ukraine, etienne bacrot from france, radoslaw wojtaszek from poland, and the. Magnus carlsen gives an indepth discussion on his experience at shamkir chess 2014, gashimov memorial in baku. Play in multiplayer mode against friends or solo mode against computer. Vugar gashimov modern benoni a6164, snake benoni a60 by gm emms. The gashimov memorial 2014 took place in the haydar aliev centre in shamkir city from 16 april to 30 april 2014, consisting of two tournaments, with invited players magnus carlsen, hikaru nakamura, sergey karjakin, fabiano caruana, shakhriyar mamedyarov, and teimour radjabov making up the a tournament. Shamkir chess 2014, in memory of vugar gashimov, will bring together a memorial for vugar gashimov will bring together the worlds best. Join magnus and his manager, espen agdestein, for a discussion on what caused his 2.
Gashimov memorial 2017 played in shamkir, azerbaijan 2 april 2017. The number of games in each file is shown next to the buttons. Shamkir chess 2014 the gashimov memorial shamkir chess 2014 consists of two tournaments in memory of vugar gashimov, running from april 20th30th. Swipe to load nextprev game once you load a game from the games browser, you can simply swipe the board leftright to load the nextprevious game. The b tournament features ten players five from azerbaijan eltaj safarli, nijat abbasov, gadir guseinov, rauf mamedov, vasif durabeyli and five from abroad hao wang from china, pavel eljanov from. World championship match last autumn was an entirely positive experience, and i decided to go back prior to the shamkir chess 2014 tournament.
Many of the strongest players in the world under age 30 participated and in addition there was a very strong bgroup. Heres to hoping he will qualify for the candidates tournament next year. Apr 20, 2014 vugar gashimov mem 2014 2014 chess tournament. The elo average for the tournament was 2780, making it a. The one of best chess game, chess master 2014 special details various chess horses and chess boards various difficulty level supported by outstanding ai engine tournament mode play against 30 npc practice mode with five different difficulty levels. Magnus carlsen comments on shamkir chess 2014 youtube. Vugar gashimov 24 july 1986 11 january 2014 was a leading chess grandmaster from azerbaijan who died recently from a brain tumour. Jan 11, 2014 the chess world is shocked today by the death of one azerbaijans top players, vugar gashimov. Gashimov memorial 2014 chess and board game strategy.
The third vugar gashimov memorial, shamkir chess 2016, will take place in azerbaijans region of shamkir this may. Despite this unbelievable field, gm fabiano caruana racked up seven straight wins to start the tournament, earning a clear first place and the best performance of the year. I am no chess grandmaster, but it looked to me like he played terribly at least in relative to caruanas play. Looking back at shamkir chess 2014 in memory of vugar gashimov, there are several reasons to be uplifted. Chess results server chess vugar gashimov memorial 24. Chess is a powerful and dedicated server only for chess results. Participants only players with chess db profiles are shown in the. New in chess is sponsoring the event, and in each round a lucky member will win a digital subscription to the best chess magazine out there.
Vugar won the athens 2005 acropolis international and the cappellelagrande open 2008. Gashimov was a noted player of bullet chess 23 minutes a side, and three times azerbaijani national chess champion 1995, 1996 and 1998. This was the strongest chess tournament not only of the year 2014, but in history, with an average rating of 2802. Comprehensive vugar gashimov chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news biggest chess games database online. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The first thing i want to say is that the chess world lost a gem of a player and person in gm vugar gashimov, who passed away in january 2014. Shamkir chess 2014 consists of two tournaments in memory of vugar gashimov, april 20th30th. On wednesday magnus carlsen won the first edition of the shamkir chess tournament in azerbaijan. The many tributes which followed confirmed to everyone that the chess world had lost someone truly special. New york vugar gashimov, a chess grandmaster from azerbaijan who was one of the worlds top players for a decade and who helped lead his team to the gold medal in the european team chess. Powered by advanced chess engine, multiplayer and solo play modes, with incredible level of detail and realistic chess pieces, this chess game provides with an enjoyable experience to any chess player. The tournament was flawlessly organized at the highest level in an amicable atmosphere. Nigel short described gashimov as a brilliant player and great guy. Shamkir chess 2014, in memory of vugar gashimov, will bring together.
Elo and other data are players actual data, not the one at the time of the tournament. On 24 july 2014, a monument was unveiled on his grave in baku. Gashimov memorial chess tournament shamkir 2017 shamkir 2019 shamkir 2018 gashimov memorial gashimov memorial shamkir 2017 2016 2015 2014 mamedyarov aze won with 5. Live games will be daily on with tcecs top engines.
The international tournament devoted to azerbaijans late grandmaster vugar gashimov will be supported by the investment company synergy group. Above his grave is a picture of a position from his game against daniel stellwagen from the european team championship 2009. Carlsens new virtual elo rating is 2861, which is just 21 points below his careerbest rating of 2882 from may 2014. Dec 29, 2014 this was the strongest chess tournament not only of the year 2014, but in history, with an average rating of 2802. Viswanathan anand bounces back in shamkir chess after loss. Chess games from this tournament for viewing and download will be available soon. Vugar gashimov, a chess grandmaster from azerbaijan, who was one of the worlds top players for a decade and who. His last tournament was the tata steel chess tournament in 2012 but on january 11, 2014, he died at the age of 24. The vugar gashimov memorial takes place in shamkir, azerbaijan sunday 20th round 1 to 30th april. You may have to register before you can post and use all the.
The 27yearold grandmaster from baku had been ill for a long time and was under treatment for the last 1. Downloaded files can be opened, viewed and edited in the pgn chessbook application, which can be installed from its project page on sourceforge, or from its microsoft store page. The tournament archive of chess contains more than 40. Carlsen beats caruana in final round, wins shamkir chess 2014. Vugar gashimov memorial, as well as norway chess and carlsen anand 2014 can also be followed with the chess insider experts more info the dates of shamkir chess tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov are set for april 20th30th. The tenplayer round robin event at the norway chess 2014 supertournament took place in early june 2014. Download chess master 2014 and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Chess tournament vugar gashimov memorial participants, biographical information, results, links and resources, community comments. Vugar gashimov simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Viswanathan anand stays in hunt, magnus carlsen extends lead viswanathan anand was tied with six other players on 3. Carlsen grischuk gashimov memorial shamkir chess 2019 grischuk was. This animation is used in chess24 live webcasts, such as shamkir chess 2014, the gashimov memorial. Opening ceremony and draw of lots will be held on the 19th april. Chess games, play style, ranking, tournament history and community comments. I agree with the posts above that he is the main contender vs. Vugar gashimov was an azerbaijani chess grandmaster. The b tournament features ten players five from azerbaijan eltaj safarli, nijat abbasov, gadir guseinov, rauf mamedov, vasif durabeyli and five from abroad hao wang from china, pavel eljanov from ukraine, etienne bacrot from france, radoslaw wojtaszek from poland, and the european individual. Many of the strongest players in the world under age 30. The tournament is named after vugar gashimov who passed away in 2014. May 29, 2016 us chess champion fabiano caruana is off to a sizzling start at the vugar gashimov memorial in shamkir, azerbaijan may 25june 7. The shamkir chess 2019 in the memory of gm vugar gashimov will begin today from the 31st of march 2019.
The place to upload images of your chess sets and boards, boxes, clocks etc, discuss current chess trends, a friendly meeting place. Welcome to chess2u the ultimate computer chess forum. He was a supergm, having reached an impressive 2758 elo rating, and the 6th position in the fide list. May 06, 2014 magnus carlsen gives an indepth discussion on his experience at shamkir chess 2014, gashimov memorial in baku. If you have your own site or blog, we are happy to offer you use of the top 10 players banner, including the new one we are now offering for the top 10 women players of the world. Vugar gashimov sadly and prematurely passed away january the 11st, 2014, age 27, for a brain tumor. Replay live commentary with im lawrence trent and gm peter svidler. Shamkir chess 2014 international tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov, group a shamkir start.
Fide world chess federation, online ratings, individual calculations shamkir chess 2014 international tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov, group b june 2014 azerbaijan fide chess tournament details. The place to upload images of your chess sets and boards, boxes, clocks etc, discuss current chess trends, a. In january, the chess world heard the incredibly sad news that vugar gashimov had died after battling a longterm illness, at the age of just 27. Vugar gashimov mem b 2014 shamkir aze aze, 1930 iv 2014 cat. May 07, 2014 magnus carlsen gives an indepth discussion on his experience at shamkir chess 2014, gashimov memorial in azerbaijan talking about the backtoback losses, carlsen said that his head didnt work well, partly because of the long games and partly because he was watching too much tv football, nba, reality shows. Shamkir chess 2014 international tournament in the memory. Sponsored links games chess games from this tournament for viewing and download will be available soon. Vugar gashimov 24 july 1986 11 january 2014 was a leading chess grandmaster from azerbaijan who died recently from a brain tumour gashimov was a noted player of bullet chess 23 minutes a side, and three times azerbaijani national chess champion 1995, 1996 and 1998. The week in chess 27 of th april 2020 by mark crowther. Apr 27, 2014 vugar gashimov memorial, as well as norway chess and carlsen anand 2014 can also be followed with the chess insider experts more info the dates of shamkir chess tournament in the memory of vugar gashimov are set for april 20th30th.
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