Bishop and Pawn endgame
White to move. How do you assess this position? How should White proceed? This was an actual game between 2 strong masters.
Labels: Chess endgame
posted by SusanPolgar at 6/03/2008 11:46:00 PM | 7 comments links to this post
środa, 4 czerwca 2008
Zmiana terminu VI Grand Prix Pabianic
W związku z nieprzewidzianym wypadkiem głównego organizatora turnieju, VI Grand Prix Pabianic i IV Puchar Prezesa PAFANA SA rozegrany zostanie jesienią. O szczegółach poinformujemy w najbliższym czasie.
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Live Top List
Provisional World Chess Rankings
chess.liverating.org
Features All Players Rated above FIDE 2700 Right Now!
The Live Top List is an unofficial chess rating list that intends to cover all players with a current, live rating above 2700 in the FIDE rating system. The official FIDE list is published 4 times each year, while this list is updated and published as games and tournaments are being played, typically with daily updates during tournaments featuring top players. The list is maintained by Hans Arild Runde. Thanks to everyone giving feedback and input. NB! This page has got a new permanent home here at chess.liverating.org - please update your links/bookmarks, as the previous url will only keep working for a limited period of time.
To check whether an event is rated, see the list of rated events in the current rating period.
[ table view | bar view ]
Prev (2008060202)
Rank Name Track Rating Change # games # events Born @ FIDE
01 Anand off 2798,1 -4,9 2 1 1969 id-card
02 Kramnik off 2788,0 0 0 0 1975 id-card
03 Morozevich off 2786,5 +12,5 18 2 1977 id-card
04 Ivanchuk off 2780,5 +40,5 25 3 1969 id-card
05 Topalov off 2777,0 +10 10 1 1975 id-card
06 Carlsen off 2775,4 +10,4 16 3 1990 id-card
07 Radjabov off 2744,1 -6,9 31 3 1987 id-card
08 Mamedyarov off 2742,1 -9,9 23 2 1985 id-card
09 Shirov off 2741,4 +1,4 11 2 1972 id-card
10 Leko off 2741,0 0 0 0 1979 id-card
11 Svidler off 2738,0 -8 32 3 1976 id-card
12 Aronian off 2737,1 -25,9 11 2 1982 id-card
13 Adams off 2734,5 +5,5 20 2 1971 id-card
14 Grischuk off 2728,2 +12,2 21 2 1983 id-card
15 Karjakin off 2727,3 -4,7 27 3 1990 id-card
16 Movsesian off 2727,0 +32 45 6 1978 id-card
17 Kamsky off 2720,1 -5,9 22 2 1974 id-card
18 Gelfand off 2719,8 -3,2 10 2 1968 id-card
19 Ponomariov off 2717,6 -1,4 10 1 1983 id-card
20 Eljanov off 2715,8 +28,8 23 4 1983 id-card
21 Gashimov off 2712,4 +33,4 26 3 1986 id-card
22 Polgar off 2710,6 +1,6 3 1 1976 id-card
23 Jakovenko off 2709,4 -1,6 20 4 1983 id-card
24 Wang Yue off 2707,7 +18,7 17 3 1987 id-card
25 Alekseev off 2707,6 -3,4 12 2 1985 id-card
26 Dominguez off 2707,5 +12,5 19 2 1983 id-card
27 Ni off 2705,9 +1,9 17 3 1983 id-card
28 Bu off 2704,6 -3,4 25 4 1985 id-card
29 Nakamura off 2703,6 +17,6 18 4 1987 id-card
30 Milov off 2703,5 +13,5 15 3 1972 id-card
In a Live Top List, rating changes and number of games & events rated are relative to the official FIDE list at the time the specific Live Top List is published. Lists published in May and June are relative to the April list, lists published in July, August and September are relative to the July list, and so on.
Note: The functionality of the Live Top List is being extended - the most recent addition is that of a simple graph (bar) view, showing player ratings (in points above 2700) in addition to average for the top 10 and all of the 2700+ players. I intend to add at least one more bar view with more details about the top 10, and probably also some additional brush ups, like caching of the generated graphs. Currently everything is done on the fly, which is sort of nice, but a bit slow and might represent some strain on the web server during peak hours.
I don't have too much time to spend for this project, but I've (still) got more ideas for improvements and additions, and hopefully I'll get around to implementing even more of them soon - but don't hold your breath! Please do check back for rating updates, as those will take place quite regularly.
Games/tournaments rated after april 2008 list:
Unfinished events:
(none being monitored)
Finished events:
French League (rounds 1-3)
Magistral Ruy Lopez (7 rounds)
Russian Team Championship (11 rounds)*
French League (rounds 4-7)
Czech League (11 rounds)
German Bundesliga (15 rounds)
European Individual Championship (11 rounds)
Baku Grand Prix (13 rounds)
Dutch League (rounds 7-9)
Capablanca Memorial (9 rounds)
M-Tel Masters (10 rounds)
President's Cup Baku (9 rounds)
Chicago Open (7 rounds)
Chinese League (rounds 1-3)**
Chinese League (rounds 4-9)**
Ukrainian League (9 rounds)
Hungarian Team Championship (11 rounds)
French League (rounds 8-11)
Bosna 2008 (10 rounds)
German Verbandsliga (2 games rated)
Israel National League (11 rounds)
* = Based on results and pgn-files from this event, it seems that the game Sakaev-Bu (round 11) erroneously has been reported to and rated by FIDE as a win for Bu, while every other source I've seen report the game as a draw. (See the pgn of the game)
** = FIDE seems to have rated rapid (?) games from this event. Based on the results I've seen reported, and the fact (?) that one game in each match in the Chinese league is played as rapid chess, the rating reports from the two first legs of the Chinese league appear to also contain rapid games, which shouldn't be rated. Of the players in the current top list, this affects the rating of Wang Yue, Bu and Ni. Of course, there might be a misunderstanding on my part here, in which case I'll return with a correction if that gets confirmed.
Calculation corrections:
May 30th: Dominguez -0,4 points (Capablanca Memorial adjusted)
May 30th: Jakovenko -0,2 points (Russian Team Champs adjusted)
May 30th: Svidler +0,1 points (Baku GP adjusted)
Last update/addition: June 2nd 2008
Provisional World Chess Rankings
chess.liverating.org
Features All Players Rated above FIDE 2700 Right Now!
The Live Top List is an unofficial chess rating list that intends to cover all players with a current, live rating above 2700 in the FIDE rating system. The official FIDE list is published 4 times each year, while this list is updated and published as games and tournaments are being played, typically with daily updates during tournaments featuring top players. The list is maintained by Hans Arild Runde. Thanks to everyone giving feedback and input. NB! This page has got a new permanent home here at chess.liverating.org - please update your links/bookmarks, as the previous url will only keep working for a limited period of time.
To check whether an event is rated, see the list of rated events in the current rating period.
[ table view | bar view ]
Prev (2008060202)
Rank Name Track Rating Change # games # events Born @ FIDE
01 Anand off 2798,1 -4,9 2 1 1969 id-card
02 Kramnik off 2788,0 0 0 0 1975 id-card
03 Morozevich off 2786,5 +12,5 18 2 1977 id-card
04 Ivanchuk off 2780,5 +40,5 25 3 1969 id-card
05 Topalov off 2777,0 +10 10 1 1975 id-card
06 Carlsen off 2775,4 +10,4 16 3 1990 id-card
07 Radjabov off 2744,1 -6,9 31 3 1987 id-card
08 Mamedyarov off 2742,1 -9,9 23 2 1985 id-card
09 Shirov off 2741,4 +1,4 11 2 1972 id-card
10 Leko off 2741,0 0 0 0 1979 id-card
11 Svidler off 2738,0 -8 32 3 1976 id-card
12 Aronian off 2737,1 -25,9 11 2 1982 id-card
13 Adams off 2734,5 +5,5 20 2 1971 id-card
14 Grischuk off 2728,2 +12,2 21 2 1983 id-card
15 Karjakin off 2727,3 -4,7 27 3 1990 id-card
16 Movsesian off 2727,0 +32 45 6 1978 id-card
17 Kamsky off 2720,1 -5,9 22 2 1974 id-card
18 Gelfand off 2719,8 -3,2 10 2 1968 id-card
19 Ponomariov off 2717,6 -1,4 10 1 1983 id-card
20 Eljanov off 2715,8 +28,8 23 4 1983 id-card
21 Gashimov off 2712,4 +33,4 26 3 1986 id-card
22 Polgar off 2710,6 +1,6 3 1 1976 id-card
23 Jakovenko off 2709,4 -1,6 20 4 1983 id-card
24 Wang Yue off 2707,7 +18,7 17 3 1987 id-card
25 Alekseev off 2707,6 -3,4 12 2 1985 id-card
26 Dominguez off 2707,5 +12,5 19 2 1983 id-card
27 Ni off 2705,9 +1,9 17 3 1983 id-card
28 Bu off 2704,6 -3,4 25 4 1985 id-card
29 Nakamura off 2703,6 +17,6 18 4 1987 id-card
30 Milov off 2703,5 +13,5 15 3 1972 id-card
In a Live Top List, rating changes and number of games & events rated are relative to the official FIDE list at the time the specific Live Top List is published. Lists published in May and June are relative to the April list, lists published in July, August and September are relative to the July list, and so on.
Note: The functionality of the Live Top List is being extended - the most recent addition is that of a simple graph (bar) view, showing player ratings (in points above 2700) in addition to average for the top 10 and all of the 2700+ players. I intend to add at least one more bar view with more details about the top 10, and probably also some additional brush ups, like caching of the generated graphs. Currently everything is done on the fly, which is sort of nice, but a bit slow and might represent some strain on the web server during peak hours.
I don't have too much time to spend for this project, but I've (still) got more ideas for improvements and additions, and hopefully I'll get around to implementing even more of them soon - but don't hold your breath! Please do check back for rating updates, as those will take place quite regularly.
Games/tournaments rated after april 2008 list:
Unfinished events:
(none being monitored)
Finished events:
French League (rounds 1-3)
Magistral Ruy Lopez (7 rounds)
Russian Team Championship (11 rounds)*
French League (rounds 4-7)
Czech League (11 rounds)
German Bundesliga (15 rounds)
European Individual Championship (11 rounds)
Baku Grand Prix (13 rounds)
Dutch League (rounds 7-9)
Capablanca Memorial (9 rounds)
M-Tel Masters (10 rounds)
President's Cup Baku (9 rounds)
Chicago Open (7 rounds)
Chinese League (rounds 1-3)**
Chinese League (rounds 4-9)**
Ukrainian League (9 rounds)
Hungarian Team Championship (11 rounds)
French League (rounds 8-11)
Bosna 2008 (10 rounds)
German Verbandsliga (2 games rated)
Israel National League (11 rounds)
* = Based on results and pgn-files from this event, it seems that the game Sakaev-Bu (round 11) erroneously has been reported to and rated by FIDE as a win for Bu, while every other source I've seen report the game as a draw. (See the pgn of the game)
** = FIDE seems to have rated rapid (?) games from this event. Based on the results I've seen reported, and the fact (?) that one game in each match in the Chinese league is played as rapid chess, the rating reports from the two first legs of the Chinese league appear to also contain rapid games, which shouldn't be rated. Of the players in the current top list, this affects the rating of Wang Yue, Bu and Ni. Of course, there might be a misunderstanding on my part here, in which case I'll return with a correction if that gets confirmed.
Calculation corrections:
May 30th: Dominguez -0,4 points (Capablanca Memorial adjusted)
May 30th: Jakovenko -0,2 points (Russian Team Champs adjusted)
May 30th: Svidler +0,1 points (Baku GP adjusted)
Last update/addition: June 2nd 2008
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