Shirov's return?

[Javier]

 

GM A.Shirov has just won what is possibly one of the strongest rapid chess tournaments ever held.

The even was held in Villa de Cañada (Spain) and around 250 players took part in the event and nearly half of them were titled players (!).

I'll be adding one of Shirov's games to my blog very shortly.

 

Take a look at the final standings of the first 50:

 

Rank  	SNo.  	   	Name  	   	Rtg  	NRtg  	IRtg  	FED  	Pts  	vict  	Fide  	BH.  	BH.  	 
1 	8 	GM 	Shirov Alexei 	  	2699 	2699 	2699 	ESP 	7½ 	6 	40½ 	56½ 	44½ 	 
2 	16 	GM 	Fridman Daniel 	  	2635 	0 	2635 	LAT 	7½ 	6 	40 	54 	42½ 	 
3 	13 	GM 	Sokolov Ivan 	  	2655 	0 	2655 	NED 	7½ 	6 	39 	52½ 	41 	 
4 	3 	GM 	Gelfand Boris 	  	2733 	0 	2733 	ISR 	7½ 	6 	38½ 	52½ 	40½ 	 
5 	5 	GM 	Polgar Judit 	w 	2727 	0 	2727 	HUN 	7 	6 	39½ 	53½ 	43 	 
6 	2 	GM 	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 	  	2757 	0 	2757 	AZE 	7 	6 	38½ 	56½ 	44½ 	 
7 	6 	GM 	Grischuk Alexander 	  	2717 	0 	2717 	RUS 	7 	6 	38 	54 	42½ 	 
8 	15 	GM 	Fressinet Laurent 	  	2644 	0 	2644 	FRA 	7 	6 	37½ 	51 	40½ 	 
9 	12 	GM 	Krasenkow Michal 	  	2661 	0 	2661 	POL 	7 	6 	37½ 	50½ 	40½ 	 
10 	4 	GM 	Ivanchuk Vassily 	  	2729 	0 	2729 	UKR 	7 	6 	36½ 	52 	41½ 	 
11 	18 	GM 	Baklan Vladimir 	  	2618 	0 	2618 	UKR 	7 	6 	35½ 	47½ 	37 	 
12 	1 	GM 	Anand Viswanathan 	  	2786 	0 	2786 	IND 	7 	5 	38½ 	56 	44½ 	 
13 	14 	GM 	Miton Kamil 	  	2653 	2604 	2653 	POL 	7 	5 	38 	53 	41½ 	 
14 	76 	FM 	Del Rey Diego 	  	2405 	2401 	2405 	ESP 	7 	5 	37 	49½ 	39½ 	 
15 	9 	GM 	Sasikiran Krishnan 	  	2690 	0 	2690 	IND 	6½ 	6 	36½ 	52½ 	41 	 
16 	19 	GM 	Sadvakasov Darmen 	  	2618 	0 	2618 	KAZ 	6½ 	6 	34½ 	51½ 	39½ 	 
17 	24 	GM 	Kazhgaleyev Murtas 	  	2603 	0 	2603 	KAZ 	6½ 	6 	34 	49 	38 	 
18 	45 	GM 	Marin Mihail 	  	2533 	0 	2533 	ROM 	6½ 	6 	33½ 	48 	37½ 	 
19 	50 	GM 	Kovchan Alexander 	  	2527 	0 	2527 	UKR 	6½ 	6 	33 	42½ 	33½ 	 
20 	48 	GM 	Shchekachev Andrei 	  	2530 	0 	2530 	FRA 	6½ 	6 	32½ 	48 	37 	 
21 	56 	IM 	Perez Candelario Manuel 	  	2511 	2505 	2511 	ESP 	6½ 	6 	32½ 	46 	35½ 	 
22 	51 	GM 	Arizmendi Martinez Julen L 	  	2525 	2512 	2525 	ESP 	6½ 	6 	31½ 	45½ 	35½ 	 
23 	31 	GM 	Mamedov Rauf 	  	2584 	0 	2584 	AZE 	6½ 	6 	31½ 	43½ 	34½ 	 
24 	10 	GM 	Milov Vadim 	  	2676 	0 	2676 	SUI 	6½ 	6 	30½ 	47 	37 	 
25 	84 	IM 	Panelo Marcelo 	  	2392 	0 	2392 	ARG 	6½ 	6 	30½ 	43½ 	33½ 	 
26 	34 	GM 	Akobian Varuzhan 	  	2574 	0 	2574 	USA 	6½ 	5 	36 	52 	41½ 	 
27 	7 	GM 	Bacrot Etienne 	  	2709 	0 	2709 	FRA 	6½ 	5 	34½ 	52 	40½ 	 
28 	60 	GM 	Kosyrev Vladimir 	  	2505 	0 	2505 	RUS 	6½ 	5 	34 	51 	39½ 	 
29 	17 	GM 	Gagunashvili Merab 	  	2625 	0 	2625 	GEO 	6½ 	5 	32½ 	49 	39½ 	 
30 	20 	GM 	Pantsulaia Levan 	  	2616 	0 	2616 	GEO 	6½ 	5 	32½ 	48 	37 	 
31 	11 	GM 	Karpov Anatoly 	  	2668 	0 	2668 	RUS 	6½ 	4 	37 	53½ 	42½ 	 
32 	29 	GM 	Guliyev Namig 	  	2590 	0 	2590 	AZE 	6 	6 	35 	53 	42½ 	 
33 	43 	GM 	Teske Henrik 	  	2538 	0 	2538 	GER 	6 	6 	33 	47½ 	37½ 	 
34 	64 	GM 	Movsziszian Karen 	  	2494 	0 	2494 	ARM 	6 	6 	32 	46½ 	36½ 	 
35 	59 	GM 	Del Rio Angelis Salvador G 	  	2505 	2517 	2505 	ESP 	6 	6 	32 	45½ 	35 	 
36 	37 	GM 	Kolev Atanas 	  	2553 	0 	2553 	BUL 	6 	6 	31 	46 	35 	 
37 	70 	GM 	Lazic Miroljub 	  	2450 	0 	2450 	SRB 	6 	6 	31 	45 	36 	 
38 	42 	GM 	Tahirov Farhad 	  	2540 	0 	2540 	AZE 	6 	6 	31 	44½ 	34 	 
39 	75 	IM 	Gallego Jimenez Victoriano 	  	2414 	2423 	2414 	ESP 	6 	6 	29 	44 	33½ 	 
40 	39 	GM 	Conquest Stuart C 	  	2546 	2550 	2546 	ENG 	6 	6 	29 	43 	33 	 
41 	71 	IM 	Zlotnik Boris A 	  	2442 	0 	2442 	RUS 	6 	6 	29 	39 	29½ 	 
42 	55 	GM 	Cabrera Pino Alexis 	  	2514 	2508 	2514 	COL 	6 	5 	35½ 	53 	43 	 
43 	30 	GM 	Chernin Alexander 	  	2587 	0 	2587 	HUN 	6 	5 	35½ 	53 	42 	 
44 	52 	GM 	Gritsak Orest 	  	2524 	0 	2524 	UKR 	6 	5 	34½ 	51 	40½ 	 
45 	40 	IM 	Zubov Alexander 	  	2542 	0 	2542 	UKR 	6 	5 	34 	49 	38 	 
46 	41 	GM 	Ubilava Elizbar 	  	2540 	2528 	2540 	GEO 	6 	5 	33½ 	49½ 	39½ 	 
47 	25 	GM 	Malakhatko Vadim 	  	2598 	0 	2598 	BEL 	6 	5 	33 	51 	40 	 
48 	73 	FM 	Roa Alonso Santiago 	  	2423 	2417 	2423 	ESP 	6 	5 	33 	44 	36 	 
49 	62 	IM 	Herraiz Hidalgo Herminio 	  	2498 	2493 	2498 	ESP 	6 	5 	32½ 	47 	36½ 	 
50 	68 	GM 	Karlsson Lars 	  	2469 	0 	2469 	SWE 	6 	5 	32 	46 	36 	 

 

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