Ivanchuk Wins Stein Memorial
Vassily Ivanchuk won the 2000 Stein Memorial by a full point over Krasenkow. All 3 of the final-round games were embarrassingly quick draws. None went as far as 20 moves. Krasenkow took second and Beliavsky finished third. Perhaps the players needed time to get dressed for the closing ceremonies?
Final Round 10 Results:
Romanishin ˝-˝ Ivanchuk
Korchnoi ˝-˝ Beliavsky
Krasenkow ˝-˝ Gelfand
Final Standings:
Ivanchuk 7.0
Krasenkow 6.0
Beliavsky 5.0
Korchnoi 4.5
Gelfand 4.5
Romanishin 3.0
Grandmasters Tournament Final Round 10 Results:
Atalik ˝-˝ Kozakov
Taimanov ˝-˝ Sulypa
Chernin ˝-˝ Maksymenko
Final Standings:
Maksymenko 6.0
Chernin 6.0
Sulypa 5.0
Atalik 5.0
Taimanov 4.5
Kozakov 3.5
Tournament website:
http://www.lvivchess.wertep.com/2000stein/
Games in PGN
21 May 2000
Ivanchuk Widens Lead
With one round to play, Ivanchuk enjoys a 1-point lead over Krasenkow, after defeating Korchnoi and his French in 56 moves. Beliavsky and Krasenkow played a long rook-and-pawn ending to a draw in 59 moves.
Round 9 Results:
Gelfand 1-0 Romanishin
Beliavsky ˝-˝ Krasenkow
Ivanchuk 1-0 Korchnoi
Standings after 9 Rounds:
Ivanchuk 6.5
Krasenkow 5.5
Beliavsky 4.5
Korchnoi 4.0
Gelfand 4.0
Romanishin 2.5
Final Round 10 pairings:
Romanishin - Ivanchuk
Korchnoi - Beliavsky
Krasenkow - Gelfand
Grandmasters Tournament Round 9 Results:
Maksymenko ˝-˝ Atalik
Sulypa ˝-˝ Chernin
Kozakov 0-1 Taimanov
Standings after 9 Rounds:
Maksymenko 5.5
Chernin 5.5
Sulypa 4.5
Atalik 4.5
Taimanov 4.0
Kozakov 3.0
Korchnoi Still Fighting
At 69 years of age, Victor Korchnoi still competes against the toughest players in the world, as if imbued with an otherworldly spirit. In the 8th round of the Stein Memorial, the Old Man of chess outlasted Romanishin for a 55-move win in a bishop-and-pawn ending, and is now tied with Beliavsky for 3rd place.
Ivanchuk and Krasenkow shifted their pieces for 16 moves, then called it quits, leaving Ivanchuk with a half-point lead over Krasenkow with 2 rounds to go. Gelfand and Beliavsky called it a draw when a rook-and-pawn ending resulted after 36 moves.
Round 8 Results:
Romanishin 0-1 Korchnoi
Krasenkow ˝-˝ Ivanchuk
Gelfand ˝-˝ Beliavsky
Standings after 8 Rounds:
Ivanchuk 5.5
Krasenkow 5.0
Beliavsky 4.0
Korchnoi 4.0
Gelfand 3.0
Romanishin 2.5
Grandmasters Tournament Round 8 Results:
Atalik ˝-˝ Taimanov
Chernin 1-0 Kozakov
Maksymenko 1-0 Sulypa
Standings after 8 Rounds:
Maksymenko 5.0
Chernin 5.0
Sulypa 4.0
Atalik 4.0
Kozakov 3.0
Taimanov 3.0
19 May 2000
Beliavsky Rising
Alexander Beliavsky was the lone winner Friday, and improved to third place after a slow start. He won in 62 moves from a King's Indian. Ivanchuk-Gelfand was an 89-move draw from a Petroff Defense. Korchnoi-Krasenkow was a Grunfeld drawn after 42 moves.
Round 7 Results:
Beliavsky 1-0 Romanishin
Ivanchuk ˝-˝ Gelfand
Korchnoi ˝-˝ Krasenkow
Standings after 7 Rounds:
Ivanchuk 5.0
Krasenkow 4.5
Beliavsky 3.5
Korchnoi 3.0
Romanishin 2.5
Gelfand 2.5
Grandmasters Tournament Round 7 Results:
Sulypa ˝-˝ Atalik
Kozakov 1-0 Maksymenko
Taimanov ˝-˝ Chernin
Standings after 7 Rounds:
Maksymenko 4.0
Chernin 4.0
Sulypa 4.0
Atalik 3.5
Kozakov 3.0
Taimanov 2.5
18 May 2000
Draws Dominate Thursday's Play
Draw, draw, draw, that's Thursday's result. The leaderboard stays the same. Romanishin-Krasenkow was a hard-fought battle, resulting in a queen-and-pawn ending abandoned after 47 moves. Gelfand-Korchnoi was drawn after 28 moves, although Korchnoi had a 4-3 pawn advantage on the kingside. Beliavsky-Ivanchuk dissipated into a drawn position and ended in 30 moves.
Round 6 Results:
Romanishin ˝-˝ Krasenkow
Gelfand ˝-˝ Korchnoi
Beliavsky ˝-˝ Ivanchuk
Standings after 6 Rounds:
Ivanchuk 4.5
Krasenkow 4.0
Korchnoi 2.5
Romanishin 2.5
Beliavsky 2.5
Gelfand 2.0
Grandmasters Tournament Round 6 Results:
Atalik ˝-˝ Chernin
Maksymenko 1-0 Taimanov
Sulypa 1-0 Kozakov
Standings after 6 Rounds:
Maksymenko 4.0
Chernin 3.5
Sulypa 3.5
Atalik 3.0
Taimanov 2.0
Kozakov 2.0
16 May 2000
Krasenkow Crumbles; Ivanchuk Leads
Beliavsky awoke from his slumber and put Krasenkow to sleep. Krasenkow's king became vulnerable and Beliavsky chased him to the middle of the board for the win. Korchnoi missed a tactic giving Ivanchuk an easy win in only 20 moves. Ivanchuk replaces Krasenkow at the top of the leaderboard.
Supertournament Round 4 (Tuesday) Results:
Romanishin ˝-˝ Gelfand
Krasenkow 0-1 Beliavsky
Korchnoi 0-1 Ivanchuk
Standings after 5 Rounds:
Ivanchuk 4.0
Krasenkow 3.5
Korchnoi 2.0
Romanishin 2.0
Beliavsky 2.0
Gelfand 1.5
Grandmasters Tournament Round 4 (Tuesday) Results:
Atalik ˝-˝ Maksymenko
Chernin ˝-˝ Sulypa
Taimanov ˝-˝ Kozakov
Standings after 5 Rounds:
Chernin 3.0
Maksymenko 3.0
Sulypa 2.5
Atalik 2.5
Taimanov 2.0
Kozakov 2.0
15 May 2000
Krasenkow Cracks Gelfand, Leads Tournament
For some reason, Round 5 games were played on Monday, while Round 4 games will be played Tuesday.
Krasenkow was all over Gelfand from the start and mopped him up in 37 moves, taking the outright lead in the tournament. Ivanchuk had to finally settle for a draw with Romanishin after 66 moves.
Round 5 Results:
Ivanchuk ˝-˝ Romanishin
Beliavsky ˝-˝ Korchnoi
Gelfand 0-1 Krasenkow
Standings after Round 5 (Not including Round 4):
Krasenkow 3.5
Ivanchuk 3.0
Korchnoi 2.0
Romanishin 1.5
Gelfand 1.0
Beliavsky 1.0
Grandmasters Tournament Round 5 Results:
Kozakov 0-1 Atalik
Sulypa 1-0 Taimanov
Maksymenko ˝-˝ Chernin
Standings after Round 5 (Not including Round 4):
Chernin 2.5
Maksymenko 2.5
Sulypa 2.0
Atalik 2.0
Taimanov 1.5
Kozakov 1.5
14 May 2000
Korchnoi Outlasts Romanishin
Korchnoi won a long Queen's Indian game from Romanishin after emerging a piece up for 2 pawns when the dust had cleared. After a Ruy Lopez Open variation, Ivanchuk couldn't convert an extra pawn into a win and a draw was reached with Krasenkow after 59 moves. Beliavsky got on the scoreboard with a short draw with Gelfand.
Round 3 Results:
Korchnoi 1-0 Romanishin
Ivanchuk ˝-˝ Krasenkow
Beliavsky ˝-˝ Gelfand
Standings after Round 3:
Krasenkow 2.5
Ivanchuk 2.5
Korchnoi 1.5
Romanishin 1.0
Gelfand 1.0
Beliavsky 0.5
Grandmasters Tournament Round 3 Results:
Taimanov ˝-˝ Atalik
Kozakov ˝-˝ Chernin
Sulypa 0-1 Maksymenko
Standings after Round 3:
Chernin 2.0
Maksymenko 2.0
Taimanov 1.5
Kozakov 1.5
Sulypa 1.0
Atalik 1.0
13 May 2000
Krasenkow, Ivanchuk Win Again
Early indications are that Ivanchuk and Krasenkow will dispute among themselves the Leonid Stein Memorial championship, as both seem in good form after 2 rounds. Ivanchuk outmaneuvered Gelfand in a long rook-and-pawn endgame, finally winning in 60 moves. Korchnoi played well for the most part, making threats against Krasenkow's castled position, but the aging warrior just couldn't keep it going and the game ended with his king in the middle of the board. Beliavsky seems not at his best.
Supertournament 2nd Round Results:
Romanishin 1-0 Beliavsky
Gelfand 0-1 Ivanchuk
Krasenkow 1-0 Korchnoi
Standings after Round 2:
Krasenkow 2.0
Ivanchuk 2.0
Romanishin 1.0
Korchnoi 0.5
Gelfand 0.5
Beliavsky 0.0
Grandmasters Tournament 2nd Round Results:
Atalik ˝-˝ Sulypa
Maksymenko ˝-˝ Kozakov
Chernin ˝-˝ Taimanov
Standings after Round 2:
Chernin 1.5
Taimanov 1.0
Maksymenko 1.0
Kozakov 1.0
Sulypa 1.0
Atalik 0.5
12 May 2000
Krasenkow, Ivanchuk Win in First Round
Michal Krasenkow started off the Leonid Stein Memorial with a bang by defeating Oleg Romanishin. Krasenkow, white, played enterprisingly in the opening (1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4), and finished off Romanishin after blowing apart his kingside with a rook sacrifice on g7. Ivanchuk wore down Beliavsky in a Ruy Lopez.
Supertournament First Round Results:
Krasenkow 1-0 Romanishin
Korchnoi ˝-˝ Gelfand
Ivanchuk 1-0 Beliavsky
Standings after Round 1:
Krasenkow 1.0
Ivanchuk 1.0
Korchnoi 0.5
Gelfand 0.5
Beliavsky 0.0
Romanishin 0.0
Grandmasters Tournament First Round Results:
Chernin 1-0 Atalik
Taimanov ˝-˝ Maksymenko
Kozakov ˝-˝ Sulypa
Standings after Round 1:
Chernin 1.0
Taimanov 0.5
Maksymenko 0.5
Kozakov 0.5
Sulypa 0.5
Atalik 0.0
The Leonid Stein Memorial Chess Festival runs from May 12-21 in the Ukraine. 6 players are competing in the top section (Category XVII):
Ivanchuk, Vassily GM Ukraine (2709)
Gelfand, Boris GM Israel (2692)
Beliavsky, Olexander GM Slovenia (2640)
Krasenkow, Michal GM Poland (2661)
Korchnoi, Victor GM Switzerland (2659)
Romanishin, Oleg GM Ukraine (2578)
Playing in the second section are:
Chernin, Szandor GM Hungary (2583)
Atalik, Suat GM Turkey (2576)
Maksymenko, Olexander GM Ukraine (2495)
Tajmanov, Mark GM Russia (2402)
Sulypa, Olexander IM Ukraine (2449)
Kozakov, Mykhailo IM Ukraine (2426)
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