Polgar Wins Japfa!
Judit Polgar has won the Japfa Classic held April 22 to May 2 in Bali, Indonesia, with a score of 6.5/9.
Polgar dropped Milos with the Silician Najdorf in 44 moves. Karpov essayed the Petroff Defense against Khalifman, and the result was a draw in 64 moves, as the current FIDE champion's extra pawn wasn't enough for a win.
Zaw beat a struggling Ehlvest to move into a tie for last place; his ELO rating will drop about 20 points.
Final round results:
Milos 0-1 Polgar
Khalifman ˝-˝ Karpov
Seirawan ˝-˝ Adianto
Gunawan 0-1 Timman
Zaw 1-0 Ehlvest
Final Crosstable
The tournament website is www.gatra.com.
Jaan Ehlvest reports on Japfa
Alexander Khalifman reports on Japfa
Games in PGN
30 April 2000
4-Way Tie Going into Final Round!
With one round left, 4 players are tied for the lead: Karpov, Polgar, Milos, and Khalifman.
Surprisingly, Karpov could only draw with Zaw after 72 moves. In a knight-and-pawn ending, Zaw held his own despite Karpov's attempts to find a win.
Polgar-Seirawan was a quick draw from a Caro-Kann. Milos chased Ehlvest's king around the board and emerged up the exchange for the win. Khalifman's Winawer French blasted through Timman's kingside for a quick crush.
Tuesday's final round features Khalifman-Karpov and Milos-Polgar.
Sunday's Round 8 results:
Karpov ˝-˝ Zaw
Polgar ˝-˝ Seirawan
Adianto ˝-˝ Gunawan
Ehlvest 0-1 Milos
Timman 0-1 Khalifman
29 April 2000
Karpov Catches Polgar
It's going down to the wire. With 2 rounds left, Anatoly Karpov and Judit Polgar are tied for the lead in the Japfa Classic with 5.0/7. Khalifman and Milos are right behind with 4.5.
Karpov won a gruelling 83-move battle with Ehlvest from a Queen's Indian.
Polgar could not score the full point against the lowest rated player, Gunawan, who got 3 pawns in exchange for a piece after a Sicilian Najdorf opening. They eventually repeated moves and agreed to a draw.
Khalifman handled Adianto's Caro-Kann to emerge a piece up and collected the point. Seirawan-Milos was a 25-move draw. Timman tried as hard as he could, but couldn't beat Zaw. They drew after 75 moves.
Saturday's Round 7 results:
Karpov 1-0 Ehlvest
Khalifman 1-0 Adianto
Seirawan ˝-˝ Milos
Gunawan ˝-˝ Polgar
Zaw ˝-˝ Timman
28 April 2000
Polgar Draws Khalifman, Keeps Lead
Judit Polgar remained atop the leaderboard after the 6th round of the Japfa Classic in Bali, Indonesia, by drawing Alexander Khalifman. The FIDE champion said the hot weather has prevented him from playing better.
Timman and Karpov played a 62-move Caro-Kann to a draw. Adianto smashed basement-dweller Zaw in only 20 moves off a Queen's Indian. Zaw blamed his defeat on "mental pressure."
Polgar has 4.5 points. Karpov and Milos are tied for second with 4 points.
Friday's Round 6 results:
Polgar ˝-˝ Khalifman
Timman ˝-˝ Karpov
Adianto 1-0 Zaw
Milos 1-0 Gunawan
Ehlvest ˝-˝ Seirawan
27 April 2000
Polgar Wins Again, Keeps Lead
Judit Polgar won her game against Zaw Win Lay in the 5th round of the Japfa Classic in Bali, keeping her in the lead by half-a-point.
Polgar and her Sicilian Defense needed 70 moves and about 6˝ hours to finish off the tournament tail-ender. Karpov kept pace and stayed a half-point behind by defeating Adianto in 41 moves. Seirawan and Gunawan drew after only 22 moves of a Queen's Indian. Khalifman-Milos was also a short draw, only 24 moves were ventured. Timman and Ehlvest were in a more belligerent mood: they played 30 moves before agreeing to a draw.
Thursday's Round 5 results:
Karpov 1-0 Adianto
Zaw 0-1 Polgar
Khalifman ˝-˝ Milos
Timman ˝-˝ Ehlvest
Gunawan ˝-˝ Seirawan
25 April 2000
Polgar Draws Karpov, Keeps Lead
In the fourth round of the Japfa Classic in Bali, Judit Polgar drew Anatoly Karpov to maintain a half-point lead on the rest of the field. The Caro-Kann was drawn after 40 moves. Seirawan-Khalifman was a quick 21 move draw. Adianto-Timman was a drawn Catalan. Milos manhandled Zaw in 34 moves from a Ruy Lopez.
Tuesday's Round 4 results:
Adianto ˝-˝ Timman
Ehlvest 1-0 Gunawan
Polgar ˝-˝ Karpov
Seirawan ˝-˝ Khalifman
Milos 1-0 Zaw
24 April 2000
Polgar Pounds Timman
Judit Polgar grabbed the lead after 3 rounds of the Japfa Classic in Bali, Indonesia after defeating Jan Timman with the Queen's Indian. Most of the pieces were exchanged quickly, and Polgar outplayed him in the ending. After a great deal of maneuvering in a queen+rook ending, Karpov and Milos finally agreed to a draw. Gunawan's passed pawn reached the 7th rank, but could go no further, so Khalifman got the draw. Adianto answered Ehlvest's Grunfeld with the g3 line, and won in 30 moves when Ehlvest missed Adianto's rook sack on h7 leading to a forced mate. It took Seirawan and his Caro-Kann 56 moves to stop Zaw in a double rook and pawn ending, so full credit to the "Myanmar Mauler" for hanging in there so long.
Monday's Round 3 Results:
Karpov ˝-˝ Milos
Timman 0-1 Polgar
Khalifman ˝-˝ Gunawan
Adianto 1-0 Ehlvest
Zaw 0-1 Seirawan
23 April 2000
Polgar Victorious in Second Round
Judit Polgar defeated Adianto in the second round of the Japfa Classic, joining Karpov and Khalifman at the top of the leaderboard.
Adianto essayed the Caro-Kann, but Polgar made him capitulate in 48 moves. Gunawan-Zaw was a drawn English Opening. Seirawan-Karpov was a Queen's Gambit drawn after only 13 moves. Khalifman again trotted out his French, this time for a 19-move draw with Ehlvest. Milos-Timman was a Ruy Lopez drawn after 32 moves.
Sunday's results:
Polgar 1-0 Adianto
Gunawan ˝-˝ Zaw
Seirawan ˝-˝ Karpov
Ehlvest ˝-˝ Khalifman
Milos ˝-˝ Timman
22 April 2000
Karpov, Khalifman Win in Opening Round
Former FIDE king Anatoly Karpov and current monarch Alexander Khalifman won their opening round games Saturday at the Japfa Classic being contested in Bali, Indonesia April 22 to May 2.
Karpov's English Opening was too much for Gunawan. Khalifman unsheathed his trusty French to decapitate Myanmar's Zaw in only 21 moves. Adianto-Milos was a Queen's Indian 37-move draw. Ehlvest-Polgar was a Modern Defense draw. Timman-Seirawan drew a Caro-Kann.
Saturday's opening round results:
Karpov 1-0 Gunawan
Polgar ˝-˝ Ehlvest
Zaw 0-1 Khalifman
Timman ˝-˝ Seirawan
Adianto ˝-˝ Milos
21 April 2000
Japfa Classic in Bali
The Japfa Classic International Chess Tournament runs from April 22 to May 2 in Bali, Indonesia. Among the players competing for the $56,500 prize fund are GM Anatoly Karpov (2696), GM Judit Polgar (2658), GM Alexander Khalifman (2655), GM Jaan Ehlvest (2621), GM Gilberto Milos (2620), GM Jan Timman (2655), GM Ruben Gunawan (2510), GM Utut Adianto (2584), GM Yasser Seirawan (2647), and IM Zaw Win Lay (Myanmar, 2633).
Karpov said he aims to win the category-16 tournament, although he expects tough games from the other competitors. Jaan Ehlvest is looking for a top-three finish, adding that the winner will depend on who is in the best form.
The tournament website is expected to be www.gatra.com.
JAPFA Classic Crosstable
| Rk |
Player |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Karpov, Anatoly |
2696 |
** |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
6.0 |
| 2 |
Polgar, Judit |
2658 |
˝ |
** |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
˝ |
6.5 |
| 3 |
Khalifman, Alexander |
2655 |
˝ |
˝ |
** |
1 |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
6.0 |
| 4 |
Timman, Jan |
2655 |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
** |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
4.0 |
| 5 |
Seirawan, Yasser |
2647 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
** |
1 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
5.0 |
| 6 |
Zaw, Win Lay |
2633 |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
0 |
** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
2.5 |
| 7 |
Ehlvest, Jaan |
2621 |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
0 |
** |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3.0 |
| 8 |
Milos, Gilberto |
2620 |
˝ |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
** |
˝ |
1 |
5.5 |
| 9 |
Adianto, Utut |
2584 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
˝ |
** |
˝ |
4.0 |
| 10 |
Gunawan, Ruben |
2507 |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
** |
2.5 |
|
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