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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Astana World Rapid Chess Qualifiers Day 1: GM Igor Kurnosov rleads

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Hi everyone,

Igor Kurnosov
The World Rapid Chess Championship 2012 qualifiers have begun in Astana today. Three players will qualify for the final of the 24 players taking part in the event. GM Igor Kurnosov is leading with four points in five rounds that were played on Tuesday.

GM Dmitry Andreikin, GM Alexander Moiseenko, GM Vladislav Tkachiev, GM Alexey Dreev and GM Nikolai Chadaev have 3.5 points each. GM Kuderinov, GM Gagunashvili, GM Le Quang Liem and GM Anton Filipov have 3.0 points each.

Round 1
1 Andreikin, Dmitry - Papin, Vasily 0,5-0,5
2 Neverov, Valeriy - Moiseenko, Alexander 0,5-0,5
3 Le, Quang Liem - Kuderinov, Kirill 1_0
4 Iuldaсhev, Saidali - Dreev, Alexey 0-1
5 Tkachiev, Vladislav - Khusnutdinov, Rustam 1_0
6 Rychagov, Andrey - Jumabayev, Rinat 1_0
7 Kotsur, Pavel - Mankeyev, Rauan 0,5-0,5
8 Akkozov, Berik - Kurnosov, Igor 0-1
9 Aleksandrov, Aleksei - Igambergenov, Alibek 1_0
10 Saduakassova, Dinara - Chadaev, Nikolai 0,5-0,5
11 Gagunashvili, Merab - Minko, Vladimir 1_0
12 Akhmetov, Ayan - Filippov, Anton 0-1

Round 2
1 Aleksandrov, Aleksei - Le, Quang Liem 1_0
2 Dreev, Alexey - Gagunashvili, Merab 0,5-0,5
3 Filippov, Anton - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1
4 Kurnosov, Igor - Rychagov, Andrey 1_0
5 Mankeyev, Rauan - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1
6 Moiseenko, Alexander - Saduakassova, Dinara 1_0
7 Papin, Vasily - Kotsur, Pavel 0-1
8 Chadaev, Nikolai - Neverov, Valeriy 1_0
9 Jumabayev, Rinat - Akkozov, Berik 1_0
10 Kuderinov, Kirill - Igambergenov, Alibek 1_0
11 Minko, Vladimir - Iuldaсhev, Saidali 0-1
12 Khusnutdinov, Rustam - Akhmetov, Ayan 1_0

Round 3
1 Tkachiev, Vladislav - Kurnosov, Igor 0,5-0,5
2 Andreikin, Dmitry - Aleksandrov, Aleksei 1_0
3 Kotsur, Pavel - Dreev, Alexey 0-1
4 Gagunashvili, Merab - Moiseenko, Alexander 0,5-0,5
5 Le, Quang Liem - Chadaev, Nikolai 0-1
6 Rychagov, Andrey - Kuderinov, Kirill 0,5-0,5
7 Khusnutdinov, Rustam - Filippov, Anton 0,5-0,5
8 Iuldaсhev, Saidali - Jumabayev, Rinat 1_0
9 Saduakassova, Dinara - Papin, Vasily 0-1
10 Neverov, Valeriy - Mankeyev, Rauan 1_0
11 Akkozov, Berik - Minko, Vladimir 1_0
12 Igambergenov, Alibek - Akhmetov, Ayan 1_0

Round 4
1 Dreev, Alexey - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0,5-0,5
2 Chadaev, Nikolai - Andreikin, Dmitry 0,5-0,5
3 Kurnosov, Igor - Aleksandrov, Aleksei 0,5-0,5
4 Moiseenko, Alexander - Iuldaсhev, Saidali 0,5-0,5
5 Kotsur, Pavel - Gagunashvili, Merab 0-1
6 Kuderinov, Kirill - Neverov, Valeriy 1_0
7 Filippov, Anton - Rychagov, Andrey 1_0
8 Papin, Vasily - Khusnutdinov, Rustam 0,5-0,5
9 Jumabayev, Rinat - Le, Quang Liem 0-1
10 Igambergenov, Alibek - Akkozov, Berik 0,5-0,5
11 Mankeyev, Rauan - Saduakassova, Dinara 0-1
12 Akhmetov, Ayan - Minko, Vladimir 1_0

Round 5
1 Tkachiev, Vladislav Chadaev, Nikolai 0,5-0,5
2 Andreikin, Dmitry Dreev, Alexey 0,5-0,5
3 Gagunashvili, Merab Kurnosov, Igor 0-1
4 Aleksandrov, Aleksei Moiseenko, Alexander 0-1
5 Iulda?hev, Saidali Filippov, Anton 0,5-0,5
6 Khusnutdinov, Rustam Kuderinov, Kirill 0,5-0,5
7 Le, Quang Liem Papin, Vasily 1_0
8 Rychagov, Andrey Saduakassova, Dinara 1_0
9 Akkozov, Berik Kotsur, Pavel 0-1
10 Neverov, Valeriy Igambergenov, Alibek 1_0
11 Akhmetov, Ayan Jumabayev, Rinat 0-1
12 Minko, Vladimir Mankeyev, Rauan 0-1

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