Javier Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 (Javier: Kavalek's column includes an annotated game) Magnus Carlsen won the elite grandmaster group at the 40th chess festival in the Swiss city of Biel last week. The brilliant 16-year-old Norwegian grandmaster had to beat the top-rated Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the last round to catch Alexander Onischuk, a Maryland grandmaster and former U.S. chess champion. They shared first place in the tournament with 5 1/2 points in nine games, but Carlsen prevailed in the playoff 3 to 2. Radjabov, Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Judit Polgar of Hungary and Yannick Pelletier of Switzerland finished a half point behind the winners. Onischuk is having a great summer. At the end of June he shared third place in a powerful Aerosvit chess tournament in Foros in ... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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