Super-talents Hou Yifan and Anish Giri, both 15 and both full GMs, in the blitz tournament
Alexander Donchenko
It was bear hugs in the final round: GMs Alexander Areshchenko Boris Avrukh had the black pieces but squeezed the life out of top contenders GMs Yuriy Kuzubov (30 moves in a Meran) and Alexander Morozevich (55 moves in a QGA) to take equal first at this strong event. We bring you more picture portraits by Georg Kradolfer of interesting players and faces in our final report.
The activities of the 200-year anniversary celebrations of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich have begun with the Jubilee Open at the Kongresshaus Zürich. For seven days, some 600 chess enthusiasts – world class players among them – are competing for CHF 100,000 in prize money. The Jubilee-Open, which lasts from 9 –15 August 2009 and takes place in the Kongresshaus Zürich, has brought participants from 43 countries together. In the Alois Nagler Memorial (Master Tournament) 45 grandmasters und 48 International Masters are competing for CHF 75,000 in prize money offered by the Alois Nagler Foundation. The event is open to the
public, and the top games are being broadcast live over the Internet and on Playchess.com.
Zurich Jubilee 2009 – final report
“A big bear hugged one and then there were two,” certainly seems apt for the turn of events in this final round of the Zurich Jubilee. In a mere thirty moves, our bear, GM Alexander Areshchenko, squeezed the life out of GM Yuriy Kuzubov in the Meran System of the Semi-Slav.
