'Rising Stars' Too Hot In Amsterdam
There is a saying that "Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes, not old ones". Unfortunately for the 'Experience' team at the NH Tournament in the Netherlands, chess seems to have a virtually infinite number of new mistakes to make, no matter how experienced you are.
After 3 rounds the young talents in the 'Rising Stars' team are thrashing the 'Experience' team by a staggering score of 12-3. None of the 'Experience' team have been able to win a game so far.
In round 2 the score was 4.5-0.5 with only Ljubomir Ljubojevic managing a draw, whilst the third round loss of 3.5-1.5 was amazingly the best result to date for an overwhelmed 'Experience' team.
Artur Jussupow with his daughter, Ekaterina:
It's a shame that the contest is proving so one-sided so far. Perhaps the 45-year old Garry Kasparov could be persuaded take time out from his political ambitions to step in and strengthen the 'Experience' side! Probably not...
The results in round 2:
| Wang Yue | - Agdestein, Simen | 1-0 | 35 | A84 | Dutch |
| Stellwagen, Daniël | - Bareev, Evgeny | 1-0 | 43 | B19 | Caro Kann |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Korchnoi, Viktor | 1-0 | 63 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open |
| Cheparinov, Ivan | - Jussupow, Artur | 1-0 | 28 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open |
| L'Ami, Erwin | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | ½-½ | 39 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
The results in round 3:
| Agdestein, Simen | - L'Ami, Erwin | ½-½ | 42 | A19 | English Opening |
| Bareev, Evgeny | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 24 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Stellwagen, Daniël | ½-½ | 56 | D10 | Slav Defence |
| Jussupow, Artur | - Wang Yue | 0-1 | 49 | D86 | Gruenfeld Simagin |
| Korchnoi, Viktor | - Cheparinov, Ivan | 0-1 | 27 | E98 | King's Indian Classical |
