Congratulations Levon Aronian, Winner of the Asrian Memorial, 2008.
1st place: Levon Aronian 8.5 points
2nd place: Peter Leko 8 points
3rd place: Alexander Morozevich 7.5 points
4th place: Boris Gelfand 7.5 points
Live games link HERE …
For the results on the tournament, follow the link to the official site or on the second link where you can play through their games too.
Chess Giants Yerevan 2008″ rapid chess tournament which will be held in Yerevan, Armenia from June 8-15, 2008. Eight giants of the chess world will pair off and play two games a day in what promises to be a week of fighting chess. You can follow the games every day at 18:00 PM local time (GMT+4) from Yerevan’s picturesque Opera House. Please click HERE for the Official site of Chess Giants.
On THIS LINK you can play through their games as the tournament goes…enjoy!
Standings after 10 rounds
1. Leko, Peter HUN 2741 6½
2. Aronian, Levon ARM 2763 6
3. Sargissian, Gabriel ARM 2643 5½
4-5. Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2708 5
4-5. Gelfand, Boris ISR 2723 5
6. Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2774 4½
7. Adams, Michael ENG 2729 4
8. Akopian, Vladimir ARM 2673 3½
Aronian and Morozevich
Morozevich and Adams
Alexander Morozevich – RUS 2774
Levon Aronian – ARM 2763
Peter Leko – HUN 2741
Michael Adams – ENG 2729
Boris Gelfand – ISR 2723
Gabriel Sargissian – ARM 2643
Vladimir Akopian – ARM 2673
Bu Xiangzhi – CHN 2708
Round 1
1 Sargissian 1/2 Adams
2 Morozevich 1-0 Gelfand
3 Bu 1/2 Leko
4 Aronian 1/2 Akopian
Round 2
1 Adams 1/2 Sargissian
2 Gelfand 1/2 Morozevich
3 Leko 1-0 Bu
4 Akopian 1/2 Aronian
Note that due to the tragic news of GM Karen Asrian’s passing, the games scheduled for June 10 and June 11 have been postponed. The Chess Giants tournament will resume on June 12. Click HERE to read about his death.
According to the decision of the Armenian Chess Federation, the Chess Giants Yerevan 2008 tournament has been renamed the Karen Asrian Memorial and will be held traditionally in honor of our cherished champion.
In addition, the rapid open scheduled to have been played in parallel to the main tournament from June 12-15, has been cancelled.
It is with great sadness and difficulty we report to you that today, June 9, Armenian Grandmaster Karen Asrian passed away. He was 28 years old. Details will be forthcoming. Round 1 games started late after a moment of silence in GM Asrian’s memory.
Yerevan, Armenia, the Opera House is the round building on the left…and this is where this tournament takes place. Image: Britanica
Image: http://www.ecml.at/html/armenian/images/yerevan
In the valley of Biblical Mount Ararat lies the beautiful ancient city of Yerevan, the 12th capital of Armenia. Yerevan was built around the city-fortress of Erebuni established by the King Argishti the First the king of Urartu in the year 782 BC.The ruins of Erebuni still stand in the southeastern part of the city.
A large part of the Erebuni fortification had been reconstructed by 1968 when the city celebrated the 2750th anniversary of its foundation. The well-preserved walls permitted the complete reproduction of the layout of Erebuni.
Yerevan is situated in the north-eastern part of the Ararat Valley. Mounts Aragats, Azhdaak, and Ararat can be seen from the city. With its rugged terrain, Yerevan displays a 400m disparity between its lowest and highest points. The city is divided by Hrazdan River that flows in a picturesque canyon.
The climate in Yerevan is dry and sharply varied with temperatures in summer peaking over 35 C and falling below -15 C in winter.
Baie, baie mooi!!! Ons het net nie sulke mooi ou antieke geboue nie. Wel so hier en daar. Maar hierdie is in ‘n ander klas. As ek gaan reis, is dit net na ou geboue wat ek soek.
Ek gaan nou eers meer oor die “Ancient city” lees.
Dis darem maar jammer dat Karen Asrian op so jong ouderdom oorlede is. Hy was ‘n baie aantreklike man. Was hy siek Nikita?
Ek hoop jy verjaar môre lekker. Baie geluk!
Hi Wipneus..ja, ons geboue is nie volop nie… dis soos jy se, so hier en daar…seker maar omdat ons nog ‘n jong land is…hierdie ander lande wat horing-oud is het darem maar die pragtigste ou geboue….ek voel soos jy oor ‘n reis, soek ook die ou geboue/museums ens op…ek weet nie veel oor die skaakspeler op hierdie oomblik as net dat hy ‘n hartaanval gekry het terwyl hy bestuur het, daar was nog nie meer as dit beskikbaar nie…sal jou op hoogte hou as ek meer inligting kry…en…oor my verjaarsdag…BAIE dankie, !! is eintlik vandag…:) maar se my,…HOE DE DINGES weet jy dit!!! ek kan nie onthou dat ek vir iemand ooit iewers dit gese het nie? 😉 verfris my geheue so bietjie!
Wipneus…ek het nou ‘n link opgesit oor sy dood…as jy wil lees…tragies dat iemand so jonk moet doodgaan sonder rede.
Verjaar jy die 11de Junie? Baie geluk, het julle lekker koek geëet? Ek hoop die jaar vorentoe gaan baie mooi wees!! Is jou verjaarsdag op die 11de of 12de? Ek het ‘n verjaarsdag lys op my blog en jou verjaarsdag het ek by Roer gekry.
Nikita dankie vir die link, dit is regtig hartseer, hy was so jonk en ‘n hartaanval op so jong ouderdom?
hi Wipneus…dis die 11de…ja, dankie, lekker geeet…koek en die laaste so 30 min gelede…lw…byna 11pm! Doughnut!! met room en sjokolade stukkies bo-oor! sal moet meer fiets trap die naweek wat kom! 😉 eintlik ‘n dubbele verjaarsdag, my ma verjaar OOK vandag…;) sy het altyd vertel hoe het ek haar so op die Sondag-oggend…terwyl die familie aangekom het vir ‘n verjaarsdagete…laat hospitaal toe jaag…lol! vanaand vertel sy vir my op watse koue dag ek gebore is! 😉
Hi Nikita, baie geluk met jou ma se verjaarsdag ook. Dit was seker die beste verjaarsdag geskenk wat sy ooit ontvang het. Ek sal self moet begin om hierdie fiets te trap wat vir my loer. Ek gee hom net so lelike kyk.
Ek het my feesdae lysie reg gemaak. Baie dankie.
Lyk my ek’s ‘n dag uit! Nou ja, hoop jy’t lekker verjaar en jammer ek’s laat. Hêppie!!!
Hi Wipneus…BAIE dankie! Ek sal graag wil weet wanneer joue en Roer s’n is!/was…ek weet ek het nou onlangs iemand geluk gewens…die ouderdom….kan nie meer onthou wie nie! 😉
Hi Roer! Dankie!! Jong, ek is min gespin wanneer dit by my verjaarsdag kom, solank my man net nie daarvan vergeet nie!! 😉 Ek waardeer julle twee se wense! Dis regtig dierbaar van julle!