Gashimov to hold simul for youth in Baku

Vugar Gashimov to hold synchronous games in Baku and Ganja
Wed 04 May 2011 04:01 GMT | -3:01 Local Time

The game will start at 12.00 with participation of children attending chess schools of the capital city.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Gashimov will hold synchronous games on 88 boards at the Narimanov park in Baku on May 6 as part of celebrations of Heydar Aliyev’s birthday.

Sport manager Sarhan Gashimov is the organizer of this event to be held under support of the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan, Executive powers of the Narimanov district, chief department of youth and sports of Baku.

The game will start at 12.00 with participation of children attending chess schools of the capital city. Gadir Guseynov, Eltaj Safarli and Vasif Durarbeyli will also compete.

On the same day Gashimov brothers will leave for Ganja to hold the same game series for local children on 7 May under support of the executive power of the city, Education Department of Ganja and Ganja chess school. It will start at 11.00.

Elmir Aliyev
News.Az

2 Azerbaijani in the world top 10

Two Azerbaijani chess players join top ten
02.05.2011 16:21

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 2 / Trend T. Hajiyev /

The International Chess Federation (FİDE) announced a new rating table.

Two Azerbaijani chess players Shahriyar Mammadyarov and Vugar Gashimov entered the top ten, FİDE official website said.

Besides Mammadyarov and Hashimov, Teymur Radjabov and Rauf Mammadov are among the top hundred players.

Mammadyarov received 2.772 points and ranked ninth, Gashimov ranked tenth with 2.760 points, Radjabov ranked thirteenth with 2.744 points and Mammadov ranked sixty second with 2.679 points.

Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand heads the rating list of the top chess players. He has 2.817 points. Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen (2.815 points) ranked second.

Source: http://en.trend.az

6 way tie for 1st at European Rapid Championship

6 players tied for 1st at the 2010 European Rapid Championship. I believe GM Almasi won on tiebreaks.

M-ce	Tyt.	Nazwisko Imię	Fed.	Elo	Pkt.
1	GM	Almasi, Zoltan	HUN	2721	10.5
2	GM	Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	2764	10.5
3	GM	Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	2733	10.5
4	GM	Korobov, Anton	UKR	2684	10.5
5	GM	Shirov, Alexei	ESP	2735	10.5
6	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	2685	10.5
7	GM	Bartel, Mateusz	POL	2617	10.0
8	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	GEO	2637	10.0
9	GM	Rublevsky, Sergei	RUS	2678	10.0
10	GM	Lysyj, Igor	RUS	2627	10.0
11	GM	Jussupow, Artur	GER	2589	10.0
12	GM	Movsesian, Sergei	SVK	2721	10.0
13	GM	Romanov, Evgeny	RUS	2605	10.0
14	GM	Jobava, Baadur	GEO	2707	10.0
15	GM	Halkias, Stelios	GRE	2578	9.5
16	GM	Andriasian, Zaven	ARM	2585	9.5
17	GM	Fridman, Daniel	GER	2645	9.5
18	GM	Riazantsev, Alexander	RUS	2689	9.5
19	GM	Polgar, Judit	HUN	2686	9.5
20	GM	Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	2744	9.5
21	GM	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	POL	2726	9.5
22	GM	Gajewski, Grzegorz	POL	2555	9.5
23	GM	Bologan, Viktor	MDA	2686	9.5
24	IM	Nyzhnyk, Illya	UKR	2535	9.5
25	GM	Popov, Valerij	RUS	2559	9.5
26	GM	Zhigalko, Andrey	BLR	2570	9.5
27	GM	Inarkiev, Ernesto	RUS	2667	9.5
28	IM	Stupak, Kirill	BLR	2530	9.5
29	GM	Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	2636	9.5
30	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	2703	9.5
31	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	POL	2621	9.5
32	FM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	POL	2247	9.5
33	GM	Moranda, Wojciech	POL	2578	9.5
34	FM	Malakhov, Igor	RUS	2425	9.5
35	IM	Okhotnik, Vladimir	FRA	2428	9.5
36	GM	Maiorov, Nikita	BLR	2546	9.5
37	GM	Socko, Bartosz	POL	2660	9.5
38		Maevsky, Nikolay	RUS	2309	9.5

Full results here: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2010/rapid/tournament_table_acc_places.html