Another fantastic event (17th category) hidden under World Championship shadow. This tournament takes place on October 2nd-11th in Stepanakert, capitol of Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The region is predominantly ethnic Armenian, but its political status is unrecognized. With only 145.000 of population, Karabakh has established Republican Chess School and a branch of the Armenian Chess Academy. This small country will, for no doubt, continue to produce world class chess players.
Experienced GM Ashot Anastasian, after winning Abu Dhabi Master tournament, is (unexpectedly) leading the race.
Standings after round 5 of 9:
1. GM Ashot Anastasian (Armenia 2596) 4 points
2. GM Levon Aronian (Armenia 2724) 3,5
3. GM Bu Xiangzhi (China 2637) 3
4-7. GM Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine 2748), GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA 2662), GM Karen Asrian (Armenia 2645), GM Bartlomiej Macieja (Poland 2592) 2,5
8. GM Ivan Sokolov (Netherlands 2696) 2
9. GM Alexey Dreev (Russia 2695) 1,5
10. GM Viorel Bologan (Moldova 2682) 1
Vassily Ivanchuk (2748) - Levon Aronian (2724)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Nbd2 g6 8. Nf1 Bg7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Qe7 12. h3 Qf8 13. d4 Rad8 14. Bd2 Kh8 15. Rc1 b5 16. Bc2 Na5 17. Bd3 Nb7 18. b4 a5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 c6 21. bxa5 Ra8 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qc2 Nxa5 24. Bb4 Qg8 25. Rc5 Nb7 26. Rxe5 c5 27. Bc3 Be6 28. Bb5 Rec8 29. a4 Nd6 30. Bf1 Nfe8 31. Rxc5 Nb7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Re3 Ned6 34. Qb2 Na5 35. Ng5 Ndb7 36. Nxe6 fxe6 37. e5 Qd8 38. Ne4 Qd1 39. Nd6 Rc7 40. Bxa5 1-0
Ashot Anastasian (2596) - Ivan Sokolov (2696)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. Bg5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. f3 Bg6 11. e4 e5 12. Be2 f6 13. Be3 exd4 14. Qxd4 Bb4+ 15. Kf2 Bc5 16. Qd2 Qf4 17. b4 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kxe3 O-O-O 20. b5 c5 21. a5 Kb8 22. b6 a6 23. Rhd1 Bf7 24. Rac1 Rhf8 25. Rd6 Rfe8 26. Rcd1 Re7 27. f4 h5 28. g4 Be6 29. f5 Bf7 30. e5 fxe5 31. g5 Kc8 32. R6d2 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Rde8 34. Be6 Rxe6 35. fxe6 Nf8 36. Rd5 1-0
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