Leinier no logra concretar y pierde el match particular contra el excampeón del mundo Veselin Topalov 25,5 x 22.5!
El duelo era a 36 partidas (12 rápidas y 24 blitz) el que culminó con 8 victorias por bando y 20 tablas. Pero Leinier tuvo un 3er día de las rápidas para el olvido con 3 derrotas y una tabla cuando iba el match empatado a 8 puntos por bando, lo que lo hizo perder finalmente puesto que las partidas rápidas valían doble. Ya el Blitz lo mayoreó con 7 victorias, 4 derrotas y 13 tablas.
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| Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis USA Wed 20th Feb 2019 – Sun 24th Feb 2019 Leading Final Round 12 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
| 1 | Caruana |
GM | USA | 2828 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | = | = | 9 |
| 2 | H. Pentala | GM | IND | 2726 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | = | 3 |
| 1 | Nakamura |
GM | USA | 2749 | = | 1 | 0 | = | = | = | 1 | = | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Duda, J-K | GM | POL | 2731 | = | 0 | 1 | = | = | = | 0 | = | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | So, W | GM | USA | 2765 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Navara |
GM | CZE | 2738 | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Topalov |
GM | BUL | 2740 | = | 1 | = | = | = | = | = | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Leinier | GM | USA | 2739 | = | 0 | = | = | = | = | = | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Rapport |
GM | HUN | 2735 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | = | = | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Shankland |
GM | USA | 2731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | = | = | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Champions Showdown Blitz Saint Louis USA Wed 20th Feb 2019 – Sun 24th Feb 2019 Leading Final Round 24 Standings: |
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| Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Caruana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Pentala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Naka | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Duda, J | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| So, W | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Navara | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Leinier | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 13.5 |
| Topalov | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10.5 |
| Rapport | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 13.5 |
| Shank | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10.5 |
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Reportaje de Chess 24
2019 Champions Showdown Recap – Day 5
With 12 more blitz games left to play, the final day of the Champions Showdown was undoubtedly going to be action packed. The fans were in for a treat as the players came ready to fight – making only 16 draws in 60 games! At the end of the day, five winners were crowned all of whom earned $36,000 for their efforts, with their opponents taking home $24,000.
Final standings
Fabiano Caruana vs Pentala Harikrishna 35.5 – 12.5
This match was more of a formality as Caruana had already clinched the title yesterday. Per FIDE rules, the remaining games after a winner in a match is decided are not rated, thus taking out the incentive to rise up the rating ladder out of the equation. Even so, the duo came ready to fight until the last second on their clock. Harikrishna was finally able to slow Caruana down somewhat, ending the day with a score of 7-5 in favor of the American. One of the most entertaining moments of the day was when Caruana resigned in a winning position because he thought he was getting checkmated and missed his own check with the queen. Caruana had the most dominant performance in the event, winning with a gap of 23 points.
Wesley So vs David Navara 28-20
Wesley needed 3.5 points to win the match, all of which he collected in the first four games. Trouble started in the first game, when Navara opted out for a tactic which clearly didn’t work, leaving him behind in material. Wesley kept the momentum going by winning the next game despite missing a one-move winning idea. Navara had more success in the second half of the day, ending it with a 5.5-6.5 score in favor of his opponent. Navara summed up the match quite nicely himself: “I did not play so poorly. I made many unnecessary mistakes but it was caused by my time management and by Wesley’s strong play”
Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda 29.5 – 18.5
The match was clinched in the first four rounds, when Nakamura collected the 1.5 points he needed. Once again, the games came down to the wire, with the second game of the day ending in 117 moves! Nakamura scored the crucial win in round three, when each player had a pair of queens on the board – a rare occurrence in tournament play! Duda had good chances and even winning positions in many of the games, but somehow couldn’t withstand the pressure Nakamura put on him with his quick play. Although Duda earned a silver medal in the World Blitz Championship just two months prior to this event, ahead of Nakamura, the American proved that he’s known as one of the best blitz players in the world for a reason!
Veselin Topalov vs Leinier Dominguez 25.5 – 22.5
This match quickly became the most competitive one after Dominguez’ 5.5 score in the first 7 games, bringing the score to 20-23 with 5 games to go. In the very next game, the American played too aggressively and overextended, creating too many weaknesses which his opponent had no trouble capitalizing on. Unfortunately, this stumble meant that the former World Champion only needed one draw in the next four games, which more or less meant a sealed deal for him. Topalov clinched the title in round 10 game of the day, by missing a checkmate and making a draw with perpetual check instead. Funny enough, he also missed mate in one in the final game and actually walked into checkmate in game 7!
Richard Rapport vs Sam Shankland 31.5 – 16.5
The win in game one of the day sealed the deal for Rapport, who only needed to score one point in the entire day. The reigning US Champion once again had a difficult time slowing down his opponent who scored 6 points in the first 8 games. Despite what the score indicates, the games were highly competitive and Shankland’s fighting spirit could be seen in all of them. Although Rapport is five years younger than his opponent, he is a former European Rapid Champion, finishing fourth in the European Blitz Championship, and thus is better experienced in these time controls. He scored the highest number of points in the event after Caruana.
2019 Champions Showdown The Kings
Saludos,
Lenin Delgado
Reportaje de CHESS 24 sobre el 2do día
2019 Champions Showdown Recap – Day 2
Day two saw more riveting chess, as two players tried to make a comeback, while the other matches started the day as a close competition. After a tough start, Shankland and Harikrishna trailed 7-1 against Rapport and Caruana respectively. Topalov and So started the day with the minimum advantage while Duda and Nakamura came in tied 4-4. The pressure is on the players to do well in the rapids and not fall behind their opponents, as every rapid counts for double the points than the blitz.
Standings after Day 1. In the rapid a win is worth 2 points, a draw is 1 point and a loss is 0
Fabiano Caruana vs Pentala Harikrishna 14-2
Yesterday was a tough day for the visiting Indian super-star, and today fared not a single bit better. After getting a promising position in game one, it seemed that perhaps Harikrishna could put some pressure on his opponent. However his initiative fizzled, and quickly he found himself in trouble. Caruana pressed and pressed until he reached a winning endgame, and capitalized. Essaying a risky continuation in game two, Harikrishna went for complications, trying to unsettled the game. Caruana was unfazed, but was unable to find an advantage either, and the game liquidated to a draw. In the third game, in an already difficult position, Harikrishna blundered a simple tactic and lost a piece.
In the last game of the match, something interesting happened. Fabi had a good chance to create a beautiful mating net, but missed it, and allowed Harikrishna back into the game. Unfortunately, with time pressure looming and with a shaken mindset, he blundered a piece and went down yet another game. We can only hope that Harikrishna recovers psychologically and puts up a fight.
Wesley So vs David Navara 11-5
Navara came out guns blazing, with an excellent attack on the first game of the day, sweeping So off the board. So was fighting in the second game, but Navara seemed to have the endgame under control, under a bad blunder left him in a lost position, but he tricked his opponent into a position in which it seemed impossible for So to make progress. Navara was unable to keep his composure, and So found the way to make progress and took the full point. The last two games were the Wesley So show, in both cases managing a slight advantage from the opening and putting humongous pressure on his opponent. So converted both games, first with a great attack and in the last game of the day with a technical conversion, his opponent flagging in a probably lost position.
Hikaru Nakamura vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda 9-7
It was back and forth between these two players, starting with a fascinating first game that finished with a spectacular perpetual check. Duda saw himself against the ropes on game six, and despite Nakamura’s pressure, the young polish player was able to survive.
The debate of theory of a sharp Italian variation makes it seem that Nakamura is better prepared for this duel. In the last game of the day with black, Nakamura was able to mate his opponent’s king in the center of the board. The last game ended in a draw, and Nakamura now leads over Duda.
Leinier Dominguez vs Veselin Topalov 8-8
Dominguez seems to be learning from his time management mistakes from yesterday, but his time trouble is still problematic in the rapid portion of his match against Topalov. After three interesting games, neither side was able to really create strong winning chances, and three games ended in a draw. The last game saw a sharp french, with Topalov trying to mix things up, but the American player was well prepared. Taking a strong initiative from the opening, Dominguez first won a pawn and kept a strong attack against his opponent’s king, which eventually was caught on the kingside. With this win, Dominguez equalizes the match.
Traducción: Domínguez parece estar aprendiendo de sus errores de administración de tiempo de ayer, pero éstos siguen siendo problemáticos en la parte rápida de sus partidas contra Topalov. Después de tres juegos interesantes, ninguna de las partes pudo crear posibilidades de ganar, y tres juegos terminaron en un empate. El último juego vio una fuerte francesa, con Topalov tratando de mezclar las cosas, pero el jugador estadounidense estaba bien preparado. Tomando una fuerte iniciativa desde la apertura, Domínguez primero ganó un peón y mantuvo un fuerte ataque contra el rey de su oponente, que finalmente fue atrapado en el flanco de rey. Con esta victoria Domínguez iguala el match.
Richard Rapport vs Sam Shankland 12-4
The disaster that was yesterday seemed to continue for Shankland as he found himself in a totally lost position against Rapport in the first game of the day, but a combination of his opponent’s time pressure and resourcefulness of the American allowed him to turn around the game and even get a winning position. With only seconds left on the clock, Shankland missed a win and the game ended in a draw.
Shankland was slightly better in round two, but was unable to convert. This story was repeated in game three, with Shankland achieving an almost decisive advantage but not finding the way to take the full point. In the last game, things seemed about even, but a horrific blunder dashed his chances in the game and Shankland had to immediately resign. Today’s games were certainly much closer than the match score reveals, but that doesn’t change the fact that the American has a very big uphill battle to be able to recover against Rapport.
2019 Champions Showdown The Kings
Saludos,
Lenin
Un Leinier frío y lento reapareció frente a un Topalov muy preciso en las primeras 4 partidas rápidas de las 8 programadas para este Showdown 2019.
Topalov estuvo delante casi siempre según los motores y con mejor empleo del tiempo, mientras Leinier cuando lograba irse delante muy pronto perdía la ventaja. Ese es el precio de tanta inactividad, en el ajedrez la falta de torneos y los años no perdonan. Esperemos que hoy entre un poco en calor.
Topalov salió delante 2.5 x 1.5 aunque recordemos que las rápidas valen el doble de las blitz.
El propio Leinier indicó en su cuenta de Facebook:
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| Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis USA Wed 20th Feb 2019 – Sun 24th Feb 2019 Leading Round 4 (of 12) Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
| 1 | Caruana |
GM | USA | 2828 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Harikrishna |
GM | IND | 2726 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Nakamura |
GM | USA | 2749 | = | 1 | 0 | = | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Duda, Jan | GM | POL | 2731 | = | 0 | 1 | = | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | So, Wesley | GM | USA | 2765 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Navara, D | GM | CZE | 2738 | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Topalov, V | GM | BUL | 2740 | = | 1 | = | = | 2.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Leinier | GM | USA | 2739 | = | 0 | = | = | 1.5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Rapport, R | GM | HUN | 2735 | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | 3.5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Shankland, S | GM | USA | 2731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.5 | ||||||||
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Caruana y Rapport se lucen en San Luis
Comezó el Champions Showdown con una exhibición de Fabiano Caruana y Richard Rapport que aventaja en 7-1 (la victoria cuenta dos puntos) a Pentala Harikrishna y Samuel Shankland respectivamente. Wesley So remontó ante David Navara y Veselin Topalov aventaja a Leinier Domínguez. Nakamura y Duda están empatados tras un apasionante match.
Inesperado era el destrozo que hizo Rapport a Shankland. El húngaro dominó completamente el match y estuvo cerca de dejar en blanco al estadounidense.
Veselin Topalov fue mejor que Leinier Domínguez en su match y el marcador pudo ser más abultado si no llega a ser por el buen temple de Leinier a la hora de defender algunas posiciones.
David Navara pilló a Wesley So en una buena preparación contra la española abierta pero So remontó con muy buen juego y logró ponerse por delante. Wesley es un especialista tanto en rápidas como en matches ¡no lo tendrá fácil el checo!
El único encuentro que llega igualado es el que enfrenta a Nakamura con Duda. El juego de ambos contendientes está siendo altísimo y Duda se recuperó de una derrota inicial para igualar el marcador e incluso apretar en la última partida a Nakamura quien logró, no sin esfuerzo, mantener el encuentro empatado.
Puedes revivir toda la emoción de la ronda en nuestra retransmisión con Pepe Cuenca y el Divis.
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Reaparece hoy Leinier Domínguez (USA) en el “Champions Showdown” 2019
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Champions Showdown
La gran capital del ajedrez estadounidense, St.Louis, sigue ofreciendo torneos atractivos y esta vez vuelven los matches a rápidas entre algunos de los mejores jugadores del mundo. Del 20 al 24 de febrero se celebrarán cinco matches de lujo: Hikaru Nakamura vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Fabiano Caruana vs. Pentala Harikrishna, Wesley So vs. David Navara, Leinier Dominguez vs. Veselin Topalov y Sam Shankland vs. Richard Rapport. Podrás seguirlo en directo por chess24 con comentarios de Pepe Cuenca y el Divis.
El ajedrez rápido y emocionante, en modo de matches de primer nivel, vuelven a St. Louis. Cinco enfrentamientos donde, según afirman los organizadores, se ha buscado un choque de estilos. En cada encuentro se disputarán 12 partidas a ritmo rápido (15 minutos por jugador con 10 segundos de incremento por jugada) y 24 blitz (3 minutos con 2 segundos por jugada). Las partidas rápidas tienen el doble de valor que las de blitz. El ganador de cada encuentro se llevará 36,000 dólares y el perdedor 24,000.
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Seguramente el match que despierte más expectación a nivel global sea el enfrentamiento entra Nakamura, número dos del mundo a rápidas y tres a blitz contra la súper estrella polaca Duda, actual subcampeón del mundo de blitz. Si Duda es capaz de aguantar el resultado a rápidas, donde está la mayor diferencia entre ambos, el match podría estar igualado… aunque ciertamente, Nakamura debe ser favorito en todos los matches que dispute de rápidas y blitz siempre que su rival no sea Magnus Carlsen.
Fabiano Caruana vs. Pentala Harikrishna
Fabi vuelve a la acción después de haberse tomado un respiro tras el ajetreado fin de 2018. El indio Pentala Harikrishna es un rival muy sólido, con experiencia y difícil de batir en cada partida. Se espera un match muy trabado donde, aún así, Fabiano debería imponerse por un amplio margen.
Wesley So vs. David Navara
Wesley So se enfrenta a uno de los jugadores más queridos de la élite, David Navara. Wesley parte como claro favorito pero Navara destaca por su buena preparación en general y nadie duda que vendrá bien armado al match.
Leinier Dominguez vs. Veselin Topalov
Un match que será muy seguido por la comunidad hispana de chess24. Leinier Domínguez, que estrenará su nueva bandera estadounidense contra el búlgaro, afincado en Salamanca, Veselin Topalov. Leinier vuelve tras unos meses sin jugar ¡y ya años sin disputar partidas a ritmo clásico! Aún menos activo está Topalov aunque su última aparición en Saint Louis fue para derrotar con contundencia en Ajedrez960 a todo un Garry Kasparov. Creo que será el match más animado de todos ya que son dos jugadores que no se esconden y con pronóstico incierto ¡Leinier y Veselin darán espectáculo!
Sam Shankland vs. Richard Rapport
Shankland, el “académico”, contra el “festivo” Rapport. Este encuentro lo dominará el que sepa llevar las partidas a su terreno. Si las partidas logran seguir un hilo más clásico, Shankland es favorito… ¿Pero es esto posible con Rapport enfrente? Para nuestro deleite ¡no lo creo!
En resumen, nos espera una semana intensa y emocionante con estos matches que se disputarán en Saint Louis y les esperamos en los comentarios en directo para seguirlos todos juntos.
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2019 Champions Showdown: The Kings
The 2019 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring five individual matches: Hikaru Nakamura vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Fabiano Caruana vs. Pentala Harikrishna, Wesley So vs. David Navara, Leinier Dominguez vs. Veselin Topalov and Sam Shankland vs. Richard Rapport. Over five days, the players shall contest games at rapid and blitz time controls. Each matchup will have a prize fund of $60,000 with first place taking $36,000 and second place taking $24,000. These matches are sure to thrill fans and will be a very exciting few days at the Saint Louis Chess Club.
| Dates | February 20-24, 2019 |
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| Location | Saint Louis Chess Club |
| Format | Rapid: G/15 with a 10-second increment | Blitz: G/3 with a 2-second increment |
| Time Control | Rapid and Blitz |
| Prize Fund | $300,000 |
| Commentators | GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade |
Champions Showdown
| Wednesday | 20-Feb | 1:00 PM | Rapid Rounds 1 – 4 |
| Thursday | 21-Feb | 1:00 PM | Rapid Rounds 5 – 8 |
| Friday | 22-Feb | 1:00 PM | Rapid Rounds 9 – 12 |
| Saturday | 23-Feb | 1:00 PM | Blitz Rounds 1 – 12 |
| Sunday | 24-Feb | 1:00 PM | Blitz Rounds 13 – 24 |
lo bueno es que reapareció linier, abanderado como USA, eso ya lo sabíamos, veamos como sale en su primera salida.
Las partidas de Leinier estan disponibles en su pagina web:
https://www.chessleinier.com/es/ajedrez/torneos/4/champions-showdown-2019.html