| The event is being
held from January 14 to 30 (first and last rounds) at the De Moriaan Community
Centre in Wijk
aan Zee, Holland. There are three main tournaments, all 14-player round
robins, starting at 13.30 Central European Time. The rest days are on Jan.
19, 24 and 27. The rate of play is 40/2, 20/1 and 30 minutes to finish
the game (group C 40/2 plus 1 hour for the rest). The games can be watched
on the official live coverage
site or watched and discussed with other chess fans on the Playchess.com
server. |
Round three
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Peter Leko (picture right) appears to be on the rampage.
After beating top seed Vishy Anand with the black pieces in round two,
the classical chess world championship challenger took on Peter Svidler
with a novelty on move 17 (Rg4) in their round three Najdorf game. On
move 21 he lodged a knight on c6, and Svidler had to sacrifice an exchange
to get rid of this thorn in the black position. The St Petersburg GM
never recovered from this and although he fought back valliantly he had
to resign on move 57. Peter Leko is slowing groing into the favourite
in this Wijk aan Zee tournament. |
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| Ruslan
Ponomariov (above), former FIDE world champion from Ukraine, faced
a novelty by Ivan Sokolov on move 13, but calmly refute the idea of his
Dutch opponent, who quickly found himself a pawn down and sliding towards
disaster. Sokolov fought on for 61 moves, but in the end he was forced
to capitulate in the endgame rook vs two minor pieces. |
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| In the
Alex vs Alex game – Sasha vs Sasha in Russian – Alexander
Morozevich (right) played a rare move in the Sicilian Morra, 5.c3,
and had his opponent thinking. In fact Alexander Grischuk spent such a
lot of time on his opening plans that people on the Playchess.com
server decided there was a transmission problem in Wijk. But the younger
Alex was working out a winning strategy and left the out-of-form Morozevich
without a chance. The win was never really in doubt and came after 42 moves. |
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| Nigel
Short (above) faced a determined Vishy Anand's Caro Kann Advanced
Variation, which got the world's number two a slightly passive position,
but never allowed any real danger to develop. The game was drawn in 23
moves. |
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The encounter between top Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon and Britain's
Michael Adams (above left and right) was a highly dramatic
affair in a closed Ruy Lopez, with moves like exf8=Q+ keeping the public on
their toes. But it ended peacefully after 30 moves.
Another drawn game was Judit Polgar against Vladimir Kramnik
(above), which started off with 21 moves of theory and a novelty by the Hungarian
player (22.Nxe7). Judit had an optically active position, but Garry Kasparov,
watching the game on Playchess.com,
told the audience that Black was better, predicting most of the moves that
then appeared on the board.
Kramnik took the initiative and, possibly remembering his first world championship
game against Peter Leko in Brissago, traded down to an ending of two rooks
and a pawn vs queen and pawn for the opponent. After that he spent 23 moves
trying to win, but the Brissago outcome did not materialise against the resiliant
Judit Polgar. On move 59 Judit sacrificed her last pawn for a perpetual (replay
game below).
| Round three – Mon. 17.01.2005 |
Nigel Short |
½-½ |
Viswanathan Anand |
B12 Caro Kann |
Alexander Morozevich |
0-1 |
Alexander Grischuk |
B21 Sicilian Morra Gambit |
Lazaro Bruzon |
½-½ |
Michael Adams |
C91 Ruy Lopez |
Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Loek van Wely |
B30 Sicilian Rossolimo |
Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov |
Ivan Sokolov |
0-1 |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
E32 Nimzo Indian |
Peter Leko |
1-0 |
Peter Svidler |
B90 Sicilian Najdorf |
Standings
Groups B and C
| Women's
world champion Antoaneta Stefanova defeated Sipke Ernst
with a cross-fire of tactics. |
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Ernst,S (2509) - Stefanova,A (2491) [D15]
25...g5 26.Bf5 d4+ 27.Ke2 Re7 28.Qc4 Rxf5 29.Qxd4+ Qb6 30.Kf1
Bc5 31.Qe4 Qb5+ 32.Kg1 Rexe5 33.fxe5 Rxf2 0-1
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Magnus Carlsen (above) the 14-year-old GM from Norway, faced
his sometimes trainer Peter Heine Nielsen, 32 years old, 2648 Elo strong and
physically maybe three time Magnus' size. And Magnus had the black pieces.
The two got into a very exciting tactical battle, with Black two pawns up,
but after 30 moves the game ended in a draw by repetition.
Nielsen and Carlsen analyse their fire-on-the-board game
| Group B Round three
– Mon. 17.01.2005 |
Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
Daniel Stellwagen |
Friso Nijboer |
0-1 |
Predrag Nikolic |
Alejandro Ramirez |
½-½ |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
0-1 |
S. Mamedyarov |
Peter .H. Nielsen |
½-½ |
Magnus Carlsen |
Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Alexander Onischuk |
Sipke Ernst |
0-1 |
Antoaneta Stefanova |
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| Group C Round three
– Mon. 17.01.2005 |
| Joost Wempe |
1-0 |
Leon Pliester |
| Harmen Jonkman |
0-1 |
Wouter Spoelman |
| Natalia Zhukova |
0-1 |
Alexey Korotylev |
| Vladimir Georgiev |
1-0 |
Zeinab Mamedjarova |
| Evgeny Alekseev |
1-0 |
Bianca Muhren |
| Tea Lanchava |
1-0 |
Manuel Bosboom |
| Erwin L’Ami |
1-0 |
Parimarjan Negi |
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All results and schedule
| Round one – Sat.
15.01.2005 |
Alexander Grischuk |
½-½ |
Viswanathan Anand |
Nigel Short |
½-½ |
Michael Adams |
Alexander Morozevich |
½-½ |
Loek van Wely |
Lazaro Bruzon |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
Veselin Topalov |
1-0 |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Judit Polgar |
1-0 |
Peter Svidler |
Ivan Sokolov |
½-½ |
Peter Leko |
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Games
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Report
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| Round two – Sun.
16.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
0-1 |
Peter Leko |
Peter Svidler |
½-½ |
Ivan Sokolov |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
1-0 |
Judit Polgar |
Vladimir Kramnik |
0-1 |
Veselin Topalov |
Loek van Wely |
½-½ |
Lazaro Bruzon |
Michael Adams |
1-0 |
Alexander Morozevich |
Alexander Grischuk |
½-½ |
Nigel Short |
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Games
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Report
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| Round three – Mon.
17.01.2005 |
Nigel Short |
½-½ |
Viswanathan Anand |
Alexander Morozevich |
0-1 |
Alexander Grischuk |
Lazaro Bruzon |
½-½ |
Michael Adams |
Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
Loek van Wely |
Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
Ivan Sokolov |
0-1 |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
Peter Leko |
1-0 |
Peter Svidler |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
four – Tues. 18.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Peter Svidler |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Peter Leko |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Ivan Sokolov |
Loek van Wely |
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Judit Polgar |
Michael Adams |
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Veselin Topalov |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Lazaro Bruzon |
Nigel Short |
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Alexander Morozevich |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
five – Thurs. 20.01.2005 |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Lazaro Bruzon |
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Nigel Short |
Veselin Topalov |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Judit Polgar |
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Michael Adams |
Ivan Sokolov |
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Loek van Wely |
Peter Leko |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Peter Svidler |
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Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
six – Fri. 21.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Ruslan Ponomariov |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Peter Svidler |
Loek van Wely |
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Peter Leko |
Michael Adams |
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Ivan Sokolov |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Judit Polgar |
Nigel Short |
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Veselin Topalov |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Lazaro Bruzon |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
seven – Sat. 22.01.2005 |
Lazaro Bruzon |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Veselin Topalov |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Judit Polgar |
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Nigel Short |
Ivan Sokolov |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Peter Leko |
|
Michael Adams |
Peter Svidler |
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Loek van Wely |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
eight – Sun. 23.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Loek van Wely |
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Ruslan Ponomariov |
Michael Adams |
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Peter Svidler |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Peter Leko |
Nigel Short |
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Ivan Sokolov |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Judit Polgar |
Lazaro Bruzon |
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Veselin Topalov |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
nine – Tues. 25.01.2005 |
Veselin Topalov |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Judit Polgar |
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Lazaro Bruzon |
Ivan Sokolov |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Peter Leko |
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Nigel Short |
Peter Svidler |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Michael Adams |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Loek van Wely |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
ten – Wed 26.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Loek van Wely |
Michael Adams |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Ruslan Ponomariov |
Nigel Short |
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Peter Svidler |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Peter Leko |
Lazaro Bruzon |
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Ivan Sokolov |
Veselin Topalov |
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Judit Polgar |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
eleven – Fri. 28.01.2005 |
Judit Polgar |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Ivan Sokolov |
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Veselin Topalov |
Peter Leko |
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Lazaro Bruzon |
Peter Svidler |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Nigel Short |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Loek van Wely |
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Michael Adams |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
twelve – Sat. 29.01.2005 |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Michael Adams |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Loek van Wely |
Nigel Short |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Ruslan Ponomariov |
Lazaro Bruzon |
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Peter Svidler |
Veselin Topalov |
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Peter Leko |
Judit Polgar |
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Ivan Sokolov |
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Games |
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Report |
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| Round
thirteen – Sun. 30.01.2005 |
Ivan Sokolov |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Peter Leko |
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Judit Polgar |
Peter Svidler |
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Veselin Topalov |
Ruslan Ponomariov |
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Lazaro Bruzon |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Loek van Wely |
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Nigel Short |
Michael Adams |
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Alexander Grischuk |
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Games |
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Report |
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Groups B + C
| Group B Round one
– Sat. 15.01.2005 |
Predrag Nikolic |
0-1 |
Daniel Stellwagen |
Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Friso Nijboer |
0-1 |
S. Mamedyarov |
Alejandro Ramirez |
½-½ |
Magnus Carlsen |
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
1-0 |
Alexander Onischuk |
Peter .H. Nielsen |
½-½ |
Antoaneta Stefanova |
Sergey Karjakin |
1-0 |
Sipke Ernst |
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| Group C Round one
– Sat. 15.01.2005 |
Wouter Spoelman |
½-½ |
Leon Pliester |
Joost Wempe |
0-1 |
Alexey Korotylev |
Harmen Jonkman |
½-½ |
Zeinab Mamedjarova |
Natalia Zhukova |
1-0 |
Bianca Muhren |
Vladimir Georgiev |
1-0 |
Manuel Bosboom |
Evgeny Alekseev |
1-0 |
Parimarjan Negi |
Tea Lanchava |
0-1 |
Erwin L’Ami |
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| Group B Round two
– Sun. 16.01.2005 |
Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
Friso Nijboer |
Alexander Onischuk |
½-½ |
Peter .H. Nielsen |
Magnus Carlsen |
1-0 |
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
Antoaneta Stefanova |
½-½ |
Sergey Karjakin |
Daniel Stellwagen |
1-0 |
Sipke Ernst |
S. Mamedyarov |
1-0 |
Alejandro Ramirez |
Predrag Nikolic |
½-½ |
Jan Smeets |
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| Group C Round two
– Sun. 16.01.2005 |
Parimarjan Negi |
1-0 |
Tea Lanchava |
Alexey Korotylev |
½-½ |
Harmen Jonkman |
Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
Joost Wempe |
Zeinab Mamedjarova |
0-1 |
Natalia Zhukova |
Bianca Muhren |
½-½ |
Vladimir Georgiev |
Manuel Bosboom |
½-½ |
Evgeny Alekseev |
Leon Pliester |
½-½ |
Erwin L’Ami |
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| Group B Round three
– Mon. 17.01.2005 |
Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
Daniel Stellwagen |
Friso Nijboer |
0-1 |
Predrag Nikolic |
Alejandro Ramirez |
½-½ |
Ivan Cheparinov |
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
0-1 |
S. Mamedyarov |
Peter .H. Nielsen |
½-½ |
Magnus Carlsen |
Sergey Karjakin |
½-½ |
Alexander Onischuk |
Sipke Ernst |
0-1 |
Antoaneta Stefanova |
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| Group C Round three
– Mon. 17.01.2005 |
| Joost Wempe |
1-0 |
Leon Pliester |
| Harmen Jonkman |
0-1 |
Wouter Spoelman |
| Natalia Zhukova |
0-1 |
Alexey Korotylev |
| Vladimir Georgiev |
1-0 |
Zeinab Mamedjarova |
| Evgeny Alekseev |
1-0 |
Bianca Muhren |
| Tea Lanchava |
1-0 |
Manuel Bosboom |
| Erwin L’Ami |
1-0 |
Parimarjan Negi |
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| Group
B Round four – Tues. 18.01.2005 |
| Daniel Stellwagen |
|
Antoaneta Stefanova |
| Alexander Onischuk |
|
Sipke Ernst |
| Magnus Carlsen |
|
Sergey Karjakin |
| S. Mamedyarov |
|
Peter .H. Nielsen |
| Ivan Cheparinov |
|
Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| Predrag Nikolic |
|
Alejandro Ramirez |
| Jan Smeets |
|
Friso Nijboer |
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| Group
C Round four – Tues. 18.01.2005 |
| Leon Pliester |
|
Parimarjan Negi |
| Manuel Bosboom |
|
Erwin L’Ami |
| Bianca Muhren |
|
Tea Lanchava |
| Zeinab Mamedjarova |
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
| Alexey Korotylev |
|
Vladimir Georgiev |
| Wouter Spoelman |
|
Natalia Zhukova |
| Joost Wempe |
|
Harmen Jonkman |
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