{"id":714,"date":"2019-11-26T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/?p=714"},"modified":"2019-11-27T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:25:23","slug":"a-quiet-6th-round-leaves-lomasov-and-adly-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/2019\/11\/26\/a-quiet-6th-round-leaves-lomasov-and-adly-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"A quiet 6th round leaves Lomasov and Adly on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth round produced less fireworks than usual but we still had a nice game when Sara Khadem beat Mikhail Antipov with the black pieces. The players now gather their forces on a rest day before the final push.<\/p>\n<p>Antipov tried hard to punish Sara&#8217;s &#8230;Ng4 move with a pawn push in the center and a pawn sacrifice but it simple looked like it didn&#8217;t work. Sara kept a very cool head and refuted all attacking attempts, sacrificing back a piece that was offered a few moves earlier and leaving the white position in ruins in just 24 moves.<\/p>\n<p>The games of the 6th round:<\/p>\n<div style='width:700px' class='chessboard-wrapper'><pre style='display:none;'><textarea id='pgn4web_59c06e57' style='display:none;' cols='40' rows='8'>   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.25\"]  [Round \"6\"]  [White \"Gretarsson, Helgi Ass\"]  [Black \"Lomasov, Semyon\"]  [Result \"1\/2-1\/2\"]  [Board \"1\"]  [WhiteElo \"2415\"]  [WhiteTitle \"GM\"]  [WhiteCountry \"ISL\"]  [WhiteFideId \"2300699\"]  [WhiteEloChange \"2\"]  [BlackElo \"2553\"]  [BlackTitle \"IM\"]  [BlackCountry \"RUS\"]  [BlackFideId \"24164879\"]  [BlackEloChange \"-2\"]   1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:53]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} c5 {[%clk  1:31:08]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:35]} g6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:27:20]} Bg7  {[%clk 1:30:51]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:24:17]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 6. Nxd4 {[%clk  1:24:42]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:17]} 7. e4 {[%clk 1:19:24]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:28:46]} 8. Ne2  {[%clk 1:19:33]} b6 {[%clk 1:21:39]} 9. Nbc3 {[%clk 1:09:56]} Ba6 {[%clk  1:18:03]} 10. h3 {[%clk 1:09:16]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:15:33]} 11. Re1 {[%clk 1:09:29]}  d6 {[%clk 1:08:00]} 12. Rb1 {[%clk 1:05:05]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:02:59]} 13. Bg5 {[%clk  0:53:00]} h6 {[%clk 0:42:07]} 14. Be3 {[%clk 0:53:22]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:41:26]} 15.  a3 {[%clk 0:44:13]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:36:33]} 16. b3 {[%clk 0:35:47]} a6 {[%clk  0:36:20]} 17. Qd2 {[%clk 0:26:20]} b5 {[%clk 0:36:31]} 18. Rec1 {[%clk 0:24:48]}  Qa5 {[%clk 0:28:37]} 19. a4 {[%clk 0:20:12]} bxa4 {[%clk 0:25:49]} 20. Nxa4  {[%clk 0:20:30]} Qxd2 {[%clk 0:26:13]} 21. Bxd2 {[%clk 0:20:59]} Nd4 {[%clk  0:26:35]} 22. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:20:11]} Bxd4 {[%clk 0:26:52]} 23. c3 {[%clk 0:20:10]}  Ba7 {[%clk 0:24:53]} 24. Re1 {[%clk 0:19:57]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:17:36]} 25. Be3 {[%clk  0:20:15]} Bxe3 {[%clk 0:18:01]} 26. Rxe3 {[%clk 0:20:35]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:10:11]}  27. Ra1 {[%clk 0:16:28]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:10:04]} 28. f4 {[%clk 0:16:33]} Nd7 {[%clk  0:10:12]} 29. b4 {[%clk 0:16:57]} a5 {[%clk 0:09:30]} 30. bxa5 {[%clk 0:15:33]}  Rb5 {[%clk 0:09:20]} 31. Nb6 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 1\/2-1\/2   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.25\"]  [Round \"6\"]  [White \"Antipov, Mikhail Al.\"]  [Black \"Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat\"]  [Result \"0-1\"]  [Board \"2\"]  [WhiteElo \"2558\"]  [WhiteTitle \"GM\"]  [WhiteCountry \"RUS\"]  [WhiteFideId \"4107012\"]  [WhiteEloChange \"-6\"]  [BlackElo \"2491\"]  [BlackTitle \"IM\"]  [BlackCountry \"IRI\"]  [BlackFideId \"12512214\"]  [BlackEloChange \"6\"]   1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} Nc6 {[%clk  1:31:13]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 1:31:46]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:31:30]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:32:08]}  Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:48]} 5. d3 {[%clk 1:32:32]} d6 {[%clk 1:31:57]} 6. c3 {[%clk  1:32:53]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:12]} 7. a4 {[%clk 1:33:16]} Ba7 {[%clk 1:32:15]} 8. Re1  {[%clk 1:33:33]} Ng4 {[%clk 1:32:03]} 9. d4 {[%clk 1:29:54]} exd4 {[%clk  1:18:21]} 10. Bg5 {[%clk 1:19:23]} f6 {[%clk 1:16:11]} 11. Bh4 {[%clk 1:19:45]}  Nge5 {[%clk 1:12:59]} 12. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:19:51]} dxe5 {[%clk 1:12:12]} 13. Kh1  {[%clk 0:57:53]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:02:56]} 14. f4 {[%clk 0:25:54]} Bd7 {[%clk  0:54:29]} 15. fxe5 {[%clk 0:24:36]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:54:52]} 16. Bd5 {[%clk  0:23:02]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:51:37]} 17. e5 {[%clk 0:22:36]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:48:11]} 18.  exf6+ {[%clk 0:20:21]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:47:49]} 19. fxg7+ {[%clk 0:20:20]} Kxg7  {[%clk 0:48:13]} 20. Re7+ {[%clk 0:20:49]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:42:57]} 21. h3 {[%clk  0:19:54]} Rae8 {[%clk 0:33:47]} 22. Rxe8 {[%clk 0:18:24]} Rxe8 {[%clk 0:34:12]}  23. hxg4 {[%clk 0:18:50]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:30:39]} 24. Qf1 {[%clk 0:13:50]} Rf8  {[%clk 0:30:46]} 0-1   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.25\"]  [Round \"6\"]  [White \"Adly, Ahmed\"]  [Black \"Leitao, Rafael\"]  [Result \"1\/2-1\/2\"]  [Board \"3\"]  [WhiteElo \"2607\"]  [WhiteTitle \"GM\"]  [WhiteCountry \"EGY\"]  [WhiteFideId \"10601619\"]  [BlackElo \"2606\"]  [BlackTitle \"GM\"]  [BlackCountry \"BRA\"]  [BlackFideId \"2101246\"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:28:37]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:48]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:03]} e6 {[%clk  1:31:02]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:29:29]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:40]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk 1:29:55]} Be7  {[%clk 1:30:20]} 5. c4 {[%clk 1:29:03]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:34]} 6. O-O {[%clk  1:29:25]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:29:19]} 7. Qc2 {[%clk 1:29:48]} a6 {[%clk 1:27:39]} 8. a4  {[%clk 1:30:16]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:27:34]} 9. Bg5 {[%clk 1:30:30]} Bc6 {[%clk  1:26:42]} 10. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:30:43]} Bxf6 {[%clk 1:26:48]} 11. Rd1 {[%clk  1:30:47]} a5 {[%clk 1:19:35]} 12. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:26:08]} Na6 {[%clk 1:12:51]} 13.  Nc3 {[%clk 1:26:00]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:00:11]} 14. Qd3 {[%clk 1:26:16]} Nb4 {[%clk  1:00:19]} 15. Qb1 {[%clk 1:26:28]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:58:51]} 16. Bxf3 {[%clk  1:26:56]} c6 {[%clk 0:58:20]} 17. h4 {[%clk 1:26:07]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:57:14]} 18. e3  {[%clk 1:24:55]} Rad8 {[%clk 0:56:02]} 19. Kg2 {[%clk 1:13:41]} g6 {[%clk  0:53:37]} 20. Ra3 {[%clk 1:11:26]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:50:26]} 1\/2-1\/2   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.25\"]  [Round \"6\"]  [White \"Saduakassova, Dinara\"]  [Black \"Steingrimsson, Hedinn\"]  [Result \"1\/2-1\/2\"]  [Board \"4\"]  [WhiteElo \"2505\"]  [WhiteTitle \"IM\"]  [WhiteCountry \"KAZ\"]  [WhiteFideId \"13700090\"]  [WhiteEloChange \"1\"]  [BlackElo \"2549\"]  [BlackTitle \"GM\"]  [BlackCountry \"ISL\"]  [BlackFideId \"2300117\"]  [BlackEloChange \"-1\"]   1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:34]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:14]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:59]} d6 {[%clk  1:30:40]} 3. Bb5+ {[%clk 1:31:24]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:31:04]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%clk 1:29:11]}  Nxd7 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:27:01]} Ngf6 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 6. Qe2 {[%clk  1:25:44]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 7. b3 {[%clk 1:21:38]} g6 {[%clk 1:30:59]} 8. Bb2  {[%clk 1:21:51]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:31:25]} 9. c4 {[%clk 1:15:43]} O-O {[%clk 1:27:16]}  10. d4 {[%clk 1:14:37]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:27:42]} 11. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:14:17]} a6 {[%clk  1:28:01]} 12. Nc3 {[%clk 1:13:22]} Qa5 {[%clk 1:28:14]} 13. Rac1 {[%clk 1:09:28]}  Rfe8 {[%clk 1:26:16]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:03:07]} e6 {[%clk 1:22:16]} 15. h3 {[%clk  0:54:27]} Nh5 {[%clk 1:01:22]} 16. Qd2 {[%clk 0:46:28]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:58:23]} 17.  Rc2 {[%clk 0:42:43]} Red8 {[%clk 0:57:52]} 18. Na4 {[%clk 0:38:07]} Qc7 {[%clk  0:55:14]} 19. Qe3 {[%clk 0:37:14]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:49:48]} 20. Bc3 {[%clk 0:36:22]}  Qc7 {[%clk 0:50:08]} 21. Bb2 {[%clk 0:31:28]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:50:09]} 1\/2-1\/2   [Event \"\u00cdsey skyr - World Champions Group\"]  [Site \"chess24.com\"]  [Date \"2019.11.25\"]  [Round \"6\"]  [White \"Stefansson, Hannes\"]  [Black \"Zhigalko, Sergei\"]  [Result \"1\/2-1\/2\"]  [Board \"5\"]  [WhiteElo \"2546\"]  [WhiteTitle \"GM\"]  [WhiteCountry \"ISL\"]  [WhiteFideId \"2300087\"]  [BlackElo \"2574\"]  [BlackTitle \"GM\"]  [BlackCountry \"BLR\"]  [BlackFideId \"13502956\"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:52]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:30:59]} e6 {[%clk  1:31:24]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:54]} b6 {[%clk 1:31:50]} 4. a3 {[%clk 1:30:22]} Bb7  {[%clk 1:31:28]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:05]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 6. Bg5 {[%clk  1:29:30]} Be7 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 7. Qa4+ {[%clk 1:29:10]} c6 {[%clk 1:24:49]} 8.  Bxf6 {[%clk 1:27:11]} Bxf6 {[%clk 1:25:02]} 9. cxd5 {[%clk 1:27:25]} exd5 {[%clk  1:24:43]} 10. g3 {[%clk 1:27:29]} O-O {[%clk 1:23:54]} 11. Bg2 {[%clk 1:27:17]}  Na6 {[%clk 0:37:52]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:26:07]} Nc7 {[%clk 0:38:19]} 13. Rfd1  {[%clk 1:16:30]} Re8 {[%clk 0:37:40]} 14. Rac1 {[%clk 1:14:54]} g6 {[%clk  0:28:16]} 15. e3 {[%clk 1:11:22]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:28:22]} 16. Ne1 {[%clk 0:59:45]}  Re7 {[%clk 0:23:50]} 17. Nd3 {[%clk 0:56:34]} Ne8 {[%clk 0:23:33]} 18. b4 {[%clk  0:49:30]} a6 {[%clk 0:14:06]} 19. Qb3 {[%clk 0:46:57]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 20.  a4 {[%clk 0:45:27]} b5 {[%clk 0:10:27]} 21. Nc5 {[%clk 0:44:15]} Qe8 {[%clk  0:10:26]} 22. Ra1 {[%clk 0:41:09]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:09:39]} 23. axb5 {[%clk 0:32:52]}  axb5 {[%clk 0:10:04]} 24. Ra7 {[%clk 0:32:32]} h5 {[%clk 0:09:46]} 1\/2-1\/2   <\/textarea><\/pre><iframe src='https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-chessboard\/pgn4web\/board.html?am=n&amp;d=3000&amp;ig=f&amp;iv=0&amp;ih=s&amp;ss=26&amp;ps=d&amp;pf=d&amp;lch=F6F6F6&amp;dch=CDB78E&amp;bbch=940428&amp;hm=b&amp;hch=940428&amp;bd=c&amp;cbch=CDB78E&amp;ctch=940428&amp;hd=j&amp;md=f&amp;tm=13&amp;fhch=000000&amp;fhs=14&amp;fmch=000000&amp;fcch=808080&amp;hmch=940428&amp;fms=14&amp;fcs=m&amp;cd=i&amp;bch=FFFFFF&amp;fp=13&amp;hl=t&amp;fh=400&amp;fw=p&amp;pi=pgn4web_59c06e57&amp;[pgn&amp;pfr=\/pgn4web\/images\/&amp;ss=36' frameborder='0' width='100%' height='400' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>your web browser and\/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>6th round results<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9819\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/6results.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Standings after 6 rounds <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9817\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/6standings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7th round pairing<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9818\" src=\"https:\/\/skak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/7pair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Adly with his uncomprimising style will surely try to play for a win against Sara who also needs to win to have chances for a GM norm. She requires 2.5 out of the remaining 3 rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Lomasov and Antipov meet. Lomasov only needs 1.5 out of 3 to get his final GM norm so a draw seems not completely out of the question, potentially opening the door for Adly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chess-results.com\/tnr480843.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=0&amp;turdet=YES&amp;fbclid=IwAR20E8k3k-A5Vla26Q1mc8MGyk1Wjk88yDnVNa5muWBcRLg825JXlpNbqAc\">Results and standings on chess-results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth round produced less fireworks than usual but we still had a nice game when Sara Khadem beat Mikhail Antipov with the black pieces. The players now gather their forces on a rest day before the final push. 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