After the Grand Prix, a very strong open tournament was held in Baku: the President's Cup, also dedicated to Heydar Aliyev. The Russian Grandmaster Evgeniy Najer emerged as the winner.The President's Cup was organized for the third time and took place from May 11th to 21st 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Open Tournament 180 participants were playing for a prize fund of US $85,000. A Children's U-14 and a Seniors Tournament were also held.The field was an interesting mix of young talents and (very!) experienced grandmaster. The second category included players such as Nigel Short, Jan Timman and, yes, Viktor Korchnoi. The living legend played an excellent tournament and occupied the third board in the last round, where he lost to first seeded Vadim Milov.Here's a crucial game of this tournament.
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The playing hall
The Korchnoi couple under a typically huge portrait of Heydar Aliyev
Turkan Mamedyarova (one of Shakh's sisters) - Loek van Wely
Alexander Beliavsky - Nigel Short
Vadim Milov
Arkadij Naiditsch, during the Grand Prix the second of Etienne Bacrot
Murtas Kazhgaleyev during the Grand Prix the second of Ernesto Inarkiev
And the winner is... Evgeniy Najer
Photos by Farid Khayrulin of "FGF Digital STUDIO"Links:
After the Grand Prix, a very strong open tournament was held in Baku: the President's Cup, also dedicated to Heydar Aliyev. The Russian Grandmaster Evgeniy Najer emerged as the winner.The President's Cup was organized for the third time and took place from May 11th to 21st 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Open Tournament 180 participants were playing for a prize fund of US $85,000. A Children's U-14 and a Seniors Tournament were also held.The field was an interesting mix of young talents and (very!) experienced grandmaster. The second category included players such as Nigel Short, Jan Timman and, yes, Viktor Korchnoi. The living legend played an excellent tournament and occupied the third board in the last round, where he lost to first seeded Vadim Milov.Here's a crucial game of this tournament.[TABLE=282]
The playing hall
The Korchnoi couple under a typically huge portrait of Heydar Aliyev
Turkan Mamedyarova (one of Shakh's sisters) - Loek van Wely
Alexander Beliavsky - Nigel Short
Vadim Milov
Arkadij Naiditsch, during the Grand Prix the second of Etienne Bacrot
Murtas Kazhgaleyev during the Grand Prix the second of Ernesto Inarkiev
And the winner is... Evgeniy NajerPhotos by Farid Khayrulin of "FGF Digital STUDIO"Links:
