Round 2 Report: Wesley So beat Alexei Shirov

Malmo, Sweden Jun 9-13 19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 

Featuring Alexei Shirov, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Jonny Hector, Nils Grandelius and Hans Tikkanen. 




 ROUND 3 PAIRING
GM Alexei Shirov - GM Anish Giri

GM Hans Tikkanen - GM Wesley So

GM Nils Grandelius - GM Jonny Hector

Standings After Round 2

#	Name	ELO	Pts	S-B
1	GM Wesley So		1.5	1.75
	GM Anish Giri		1.5	0.75
	GM Hans Tikkanen		1.5	0.25
4	GM Alexei Shirov		1	0.5
5	GM Jonny Hector		0.5	0.75
6	GM Nils Grandelius		0	0

watch the video analysis between Wesley So vs Alexei Shirov

GM Wesley So - GM Anish Giri ½-½ Sigeman Chess Tournament 2011

The Limhamn Chess Club is proud to invite the players, the chess audience, the media and the sponsors to the 19th annual Sigeman Chess Tournament. The tournament will take place at the classical Hipp Theater in central Malmo, for the fourteenth time. As in the previous year, six players play each other in a round-robin tournament.

Last year's winner, 16-year-old Dutchman Anish Giri, will be defending his title, but he will have to work hard to hold off one of the established top names within chess, 39-year-old Alexei Shirov. These two are challenged by 17-year-old Philippine player Wesley So, one of the new rising stars in chess.

This year's home team consists of Jonny Hector from hosting club Limhamns SK, who participates in the Sigeman Chess Tournament for the fifteenth time, and two newly promoted grandmaster, Nils Grandelius and Hans Tikkanen, both from neighboring city Lund. The home team will probably have a hard time and if one of them ends up in the top three it will be a good result.

What makes this year's tournament extra interesting is that all players are extremely attack oriented. Shirov is known for always trying to win all games but none of the others are exactly known for playing quick draws. The arrangers hope that this will give the audience five exciting rounds, both those watching the tournament live and in the commentator room, and those watching the live games on the Internet.

We would also like to thank the law firm Sigeman & Co, Sandvik Mining and Construction, PWC, Odd Hill, Golden Dragon Trading and Consulting, the arranging club Limhamns SK, all other sponsors and all others who once again have contributed to making this traditional chess event come true.

Once again, welcome to the 19th annual Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament!

Tournament schedule

Round 1	9 June	14.00 - 21.00
Round 2	10 June	14.00 - 21.00
Round 3	11 June	14.00 - 21.00
Round 4	12 June	14.00 - 21.00
Round 5	13 June	12.00 - 19.00 (Note the time)

Round 2 pairings:

GM Wesley So - GM Alexei Shirov

GM Jonny Hector - GM Hans Tikkanen

GM Anish Giri - GM Nils Grandelius

Source: Official Website

Watch video analysis of Wesley So vs Anish Giri

Intuition as a means of avoiding errors

Intuitive decisions are very often necessary for transition from one type of endgame to another. Of course, in the majority of cases exchange can be assessed by analysis and your own intuition should first and foremost warn against failure. This is to some degree a kind of prophylactic intuition.

Sacrificing the exchange for an advantageous endgame (Part 2)

4.5 for Anand

Scoreboard   Nat. Rtg G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 B1 B2 Ar Tot. Viswanathan Anand IND 2817 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½       4.5 Alexei Shirov ESP 2709 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½       1.5

Viswanathan Anand beat Alexei Shirov confident in rapid chess

In Leone ended in rapid chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov. The third game day was the same scenario as the previous two: one party wins an Indian, the other ended in a draw.

Here's how it happened: