Potkin Still Leads In Aix-les-Bains
Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com
His pace has slackened, but Vladimir Potkin still leads the European Individual Chess Championships with a score of 6/7.
However, with just four rounds left the chasing pack is now fully 19 players strong and just half a point behind!
Judit Polgar is currently on 5/7 and if anyone was worried that motherhood might have tempered her aggressive style, just check out the games below, especially the last one!
Judit Polgar, widely regarded as the strongest ever women's chess player
Polgar, Judit (2686) vs. Philippe, Christophe (2409)
12th ch-EUR | Aix-les-Bains FRA | Round 2| 23 Mar 2011 | ECO: B46 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a66. Be2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. g4h6 9. h4 Bd7 10. Rg1 d511. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5exd5 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. O-O-OBb4 15. c3 Be7 16. f4 b517. Kb1 Na5 18. Nf3 Bc619. Bd4 O-O 20. g5 h521. Ne5 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc423. Qe2 Qe8 24. Nxc6 Rxc625. Qe5 f6 26. Qd5+ Kh827. g6 f5 28. Qf3
Grandelius, Nils (2547) vs. Polgar, Judit (2686)
12th ch-EUR | Aix-les-Bains FRA | Round 3| 24 Mar 2011 | ECO: B90 | 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be68. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h510. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h3 h412. f4 Rc8 13. Bd3 exf414. Bxf4 Nh5 15. Be3 Ng316. Rhe1 Bf6 17. Ne2Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Be519. Kb1 Qf6 20. Nd4 Nc521. Bf3 Qg6 22. Bf2 Kf823. Qb4 b5 24. Nf5 Nxe425. Nxh4 Rxh4 26. Bxh4Ng3 27. Rd2 Kg8 28. Bxg3Qxg3 29. Rf1 Rc4 30. Qa5Ra4 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. a3Qf4 33. Rfd1 b4 34. Bc6Qc4 35. Rd4 Qxc636. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Qd8+Kh7 38. Qh4+ Kg639. Rg4+ Bxg4 40. hxg4Qxg2 41. Rd3 bxa3
Polgar, Judit (2686) vs. Edouard, Romain (2600)
12th ch-EUR | Aix-les-Bains FRA | Round 4| 25 Mar 2011 | ECO: B33 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a68. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be710. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 Be614. O-O Ne7 15. a4 Bxd516. exd5 bxa4 17. Rxa4a5 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Rb1Qb7 20. Na3 Qxd521. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Nc4Rab8 23. Raa1 a4 24. Bf3Nb6 25. Nxb6 Rxb626. Rxa4 Rc8 27. Bd5 Bd228. c4 Rcb8 29. Ra7 g630. Rxf7 Kh8 31. h4 Rxb232. Rxb2 Rxb2 33. g4Rb8 34. g5 Rd8 35. Kg2h6 36. h5 Rg8 37. Rd7Rg7 38. Bf7
Polgar, Judit (2686) vs. Ragger, Markus (2614)
12th ch-EUR | Aix-les-Bains FRA | Round 6| 27 Mar 2011 | ECO: B12 | 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3Qb6 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. fxe4e5 6. dxe5 Be6 7. Nf3Nd7 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Qe2Ng6 10. Bd2 Ndxe511. Nd5 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3cxd5 13. exd5 Qxb214. O-O Nf4 15. Qe4Nxd5 16. Rab1 Qa317. Rxb7 Nf6 18. Qc6+Nd7 19. d4 Qd6 20. Qa4Qd5 21. Rfb1 Bd622. Qa6 Be7 23. R1b5Qe4 24. Rxd7 Bxd725. Re5 Qb1+ 26. Kf2Qb6 27. Qe2 O-O28. Rxe7 Be6 29. Qe5Rad8 30. a4 Qb2 31. Kg3Qb3 32. Rxa7 Rd533. Qf4 g5 34. Qc7 g435. Rb7 Qd3 36. Rb8 gxf337. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Bh6+Ke8 39. Qc6+ Ke7
Pantsulaia, Levan (2595) vs. Polgar, Judit (2686)
12th ch-EUR | Aix-les-Bains FRA | Round 7| 28 Mar 2011 | ECO: A13 | 0-1
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3d5 4. Qc2 c5 5. d4 cxd46. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Nc68. Bg2 Nb4 9. Qd1 dxc410. N3d2 Bf5 11. Na3 b512. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. Nf3Nd3+ 14. exd3 Bxd315. Nxb5 Bb4+ 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Rg1 Ne4 18. Bd2Rd8 19. Rc1 Nxc320. bxc3 Ba3 21. Be3Bxc1 22. Bxc1 Rb823. Nd2 Qd5 24. Qa4 a525. Qd1 h6 26. Qf3 Rb127. Kd1 e4 28. Qf4 Ra129. Qb8+ Kh7 30. g4 Qd731. Qe5 e3 32. fxe3Qa4+ 33. Ke1 Rxc1+34. Kf2 Rxg1
The top standings after seven rounds:
1 | Potkin Vladimir | RUS | 2653 | 6.0 |
2 | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2707 | 5.5 |
3 | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | ROU | 2673 | 5.5 |
4 | Volokitin Andrei | UKR | 2677 | 5.5 |
5 | Ragger Markus | AUT | 2614 | 5.5 |
6 | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2662 | 5.5 |
7 | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2664 | 5.5 |
8 | Zhigalko Sergei | BLR | 2680 | 5.5 |
9 | Feller Sebastien | FRA | 2657 | 5.5 |
10 | Khairullin Ildar | RUS | 2634 | 5.5 |
11 | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2626 | 5.5 |
12 | Vitiugov Nikita | RUS | 2720 | 5.5 |
13 | Lupulescu Constantin | ROU | 2626 | 5.5 |
14 | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | ROU | 2598 | 5.5 |
15 | Moiseenko Alexander | UKR | 2673 | 5.5 |
16 | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL | 2711 | 5.5 |
17 | Kobalia Mikhail | RUS | 2672 | 5.5 |
18 | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2667 | 5.5 |
19 | Hammer Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2606 | 5.5 |
20 | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2647 | 5.5 |
21 | Polgar Judit | HUN | 2686 | 5.0 |
22 | Wirig Anthony | FRA | 2480 | 5.0 |
23 | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2674 | 5.0 |
24 | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2584 | 5.0 |
25 | Smeets Jan | NED | 2660 | 5.0 |
26 | Navara David | CZE | 2722 | 5.0 |
27 | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2616 | 5.0 |
28 | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2692 | 5.0 |
29 | Naiditsch Arkadij | GER | 2684 | 5.0 |
30 | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2624 | 5.0 |
31 | Zvjaginsev Vadim | RUS | 2663 | 5.0 |
32 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2729 | 5.0 |
33 | Dreev Aleksey | RUS | 2697 | 5.0 |
34 | Anisimov Pavel | RUS | 2532 | 5.0 |
35 | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2730 | 5.0 |
36 | Lenic Luka | SLO | 2623 | 5.0 |
37 | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2661 | 5.0 |
38 | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2617 | 5.0 |
39 | Gabrielian Artur | RUS | 2532 | 5.0 |
40 | Gharamian Tigran | FRA | 2650 | 5.0 |
41 | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2628 | 5.0 |
42 | L'ami Erwin | NED | 2623 | 5.0 |
43 | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2707 | 5.0 |
44 | Mcshane Luke J | ENG | 2683 | 5.0 |
45 | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2718 | 5.0 |
Judit Polgar picture from the official website.
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