The qualifier for the Tal Blitz Cup started today at 11 a. m. After four double rounds, Alexey Dreev leads with 6.5 points, Vladimir Malakhov and Baadur Jobava have 6 points, Joel Lautier and Ilya Smirin collected 5.5 points. Sergey Rublevsky, Dmitry Jakovenko, Viorel Bologan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Denis Khismatullin, Teimour Radjabov and Evgeny Najer are tied for 6th-12th with 5 points. Tomorrow the participants will play the remaining five double rounds, and six winners will qualify for the Tal Blitz Cup.

The sole leader of the blitz tournament

Andzej Filipowicz explains the rules of blitz to the participants

The ratong favorite from Baku

Ilya Smirin: monumental chess

Sergey Rublevsky started perfectly: 4 out of 4

Former World Champion has to qualify, too

Sergey Karjakin played all his games at the 8th table

Post-game emotions
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There were no accidents on the first day
Standings
Place |
Name |
Feder |
Rtg |
Score |
M-Buch. |
Buch. |
Wins |
Rtg Sum |
1 |
DREEV, Alexey (17) |
RUS |
2655 |
6.5 |
13.0 |
21.0 |
3 |
10653 |
2 |
MALAKHOV, Vladimir (4) |
RUS |
2682 |
6 |
14.5 |
23.0 |
3 |
10517 |
3 |
JOBAVA, Baadur (19) |
GEO |
2650 |
6 |
13.0 |
20.5 |
3 |
10598 |
4 |
LAUTIER, Joel (16) |
FRA |
2656 |
5.5 |
16.0 |
26.5 |
3 |
10754 |
5 |
SMIRIN, Ilia (14) |
ISR |
2659 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
20.0 |
3 |
10679 |
6 |
RUBLEVSKY, Sergei (2) |
RUS |
2688 |
5 |
16.0 |
25.5 |
2 |
10624 |
7 |
JAKOVENKO, Dmitry (10) |
RUS |
2671 |
5 |
15.0 |
25.5 |
2 |
10570 |
8 |
BOLOGAN, Viktor (13) |
MDA |
2659 |
5 |
14.0 |
23.0 |
2 |
10640 |
9 |
KASIMDZHANOV, Rustam (8) |
UZB |
2672 |
5 |
13.5 |
20.0 |
1 |
10521 |
10 |
KHISMATULLIN, Denis (30) |
RUS |
2583 |
5 |
13.0 |
22.0 |
2 |
10687 |
11 |
RADJABOV, Teimour (1) |
AZE |
2729 |
5 |
13.0 |
21.5 |
2 |
10585 |
12 |
NAJER, Evgeniy (20) |
RUS |
2648 |
5 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
2 |
10706 |
13 |
KOROTYLEV, Alexey (26) |
RUS |
2613 |
4.5 |
14.5 |
23.0 |
1 |
10755 |
14 |
TKACHIEV, Vladislav (18) |
FRA |
2653 |
4.5 |
14.0 |
23.0 |
2 |
10677 |
15 |
BAREEV, Evgeny (3) |
RUS |
2683 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
22.5 |
2 |
10588 |
16 |
GEORGIEV, Kiril (5) |
BUL |
2680 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
20.5 |
1 |
10533 |
17 |
ALEKSANDROV, Aleksej (25) |
BLR |
2619 |
4.5 |
12.5 |
20.5 |
2 |
10697 |
18 |
MOTYLEV, Alexander (11) |
RUS |
2662 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
19.5 |
1 |
10348 |
19 |
VAISSER, Anatoly (33) |
FRA |
2553 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
2 |
10572 |
20 |
AMONATOV, Farrukh (32) |
TJK |
2567 |
4 |
13.0 |
22.0 |
1 |
10644 |
21 |
KARJAKIN, Sergey (7) |
UKR |
2672 |
4 |
12.5 |
21.5 |
1 |
10502 |
22 |
VOLKOV, Sergey (23) |
RUS |
2628 |
4 |
12.5 |
19.5 |
1 |
10581 |
23 |
SUTOVSKY, Emil (27) |
ISR |
2607 |
4 |
12.0 |
18.0 |
1 |
10444 |
24 |
NEPOMNIACHTCHI, Ian (35) |
RUS |
2545 |
4 |
11.5 |
18.5 |
0 |
10663 |
25 |
BU, Xiangzhi (9) |
CHN |
2671 |
4 |
11.5 |
18.0 |
1 |
10367 |
26 |
KOSTENIUK, Alexandra (36) |
RUS |
2534 |
4 |
10.5 |
18.0 |
2 |
10514 |
27 |
VITIUGOV, Nikita (29) |
RUS |
2596 |
3.5 |
13.0 |
21.0 |
1 |
10745 |
28 |
INARKIEV, Ernesto (22) |
RUS |
2628 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
21.0 |
1 |
10460 |
29 |
ZVJAGINSEV, Vadim (6) |
RUS |
2674 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
1 |
10456 |
30 |
TIMOFEEV, Artyom (12) |
RUS |
2662 |
3 |
12.5 |
21.0 |
1 |
10401 |
31 |
POTKIN, Vladimir (31) |
RUS |
2580 |
3 |
11.5 |
20.0 |
1 |
10614 |
32 |
WANG, Yue (21) |
CHN |
2644 |
3 |
10.5 |
18.0 |
1 |
10550 |
33 |
ELJANOV, Pavel (15) |
UKR |
2658 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
18.0 |
0 |
10428 |
34 |
RASHKOVSKY, Nukhim N (38) |
RUS |
2496 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
13.5 |
0 |
10551 |
35 |
SMIRNOV, Pavel (24) |
RUS |
2623 |
2 |
10.5 |
18.5 |
1 |
10265 |
36 |
DLUGY, Maxim (37) |
USA |
2518 |
2 |
10.5 |
18.5 |
0 |
10538 |
37 |
BALASHOV, Yuri S (40) |
RUS |
2412 |
2 |
10.5 |
17.0 |
1 |
10495 |
38 |
TUKMAKOV, Vladimir B (34) |
UKR |
2549 |
2 |
9.0 |
16.5 |
0 |
10491 |
39 |
SVESHNIKOV, Evgeny (39) |
LAT |
2496 |
2 |
8.0 |
16.0 |
0 |
10493 |
40 |
TREGUBOV, Pavel V. (28) |
RUS |
2596 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
15.0 |
0 |
10360 |
Cross Table
No |
Name |
Feder |
Rtg |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1. |
RADJABOV, Teimour (1) |
AZE |
2729 |
21:1.5 |
29:1.5 |
26:1.0 |
8:1.0 |
16: |
2. |
RUBLEVSKY, Sergei (2) |
RUS |
2688 |
22:2.0 |
14:2.0 |
16:.5 |
19:.5 |
13: |
3. |
BAREEV, Evgeny (3) |
RUS |
2683 |
23:1.5 |
20:1.0 |
29:1.5 |
14:.5 |
18: |
4. |
MALAKHOV, Vladimir (4) |
RUS |
2682 |
24:2.0 |
16:.5 |
30:1.5 |
32:2.0 |
17: |
5. |
GEORGIEV, Kiril (5) |
BUL |
2680 |
25:.5 |
37:2.0 |
20:1.0 |
18:1.0 |
26: |
6. |
ZVJAGINSEV, Vadim (6) |
RUS |
2674 |
26:0.0 |
34:1.0 |
28:2.0 |
25:.5 |
22: |
7. |
KARJAKIN, Sergey (7) |
UKR |
2672 |
27:1.0 |
25:1.5 |
23:1.0 |
20:.5 |
35: |
8. |
KASIMDZHANOV, Rustam (8) |
UZB |
2672 |
28:2.0 |
26:1.0 |
32:1.0 |
1:1.0 |
30: |
9. |
BU, Xiangzhi (9) |
CHN |
2671 |
29:0.0 |
39:2.0 |
35:1.0 |
27:1.0 |
25: |
10. |
JAKOVENKO, Dmitry (10) |
RUS |
2671 |
30:1.5 |
19:1.0 |
13:1.0 |
26:1.5 |
20: |
11. |
MOTYLEV, Alexander (11) |
RUS |
2662 |
31:1.0 |
35:1.0 |
25:1.0 |
29:1.5 |
33: |
12. |
TIMOFEEV, Artyom (12) |
RUS |
2662 |
32:1.0 |
17:0.0 |
34:2.0 |
30:0.0 |
29: |
13. |
BOLOGAN, Viktor (13) |
MDA |
2659 |
33:2.0 |
18:.5 |
10:1.0 |
23:1.5 |
2: |
14. |
SMIRIN, Ilia (14) |
ISR |
2659 |
34:2.0 |
2:0.0 |
15:2.0 |
3:1.5 |
19: |
15. |
ELJANOV, Pavel (15) |
UKR |
2658 |
35:1.0 |
31:.5 |
14:0.0 |
21:1.0 |
38: |
16. |
LAUTIER, Joel (16) |
FRA |
2656 |
36:2.0 |
4:1.5 |
2:1.5 |
17:.5 |
1: |
17. |
DREEV, Alexey (17) |
RUS |
2655 |
37:1.0 |
12:2.0 |
18:2.0 |
16:1.5 |
4: |
18. |
TKACHIEV, Vladislav (18) |
FRA |
2653 |
38:2.0 |
13:1.5 |
17:0.0 |
5:1.0 |
3: |
19. |
JOBAVA, Baadur (19) |
GEO |
2650 |
39:1.5 |
10:1.0 |
31:2.0 |
2:1.5 |
14: |
20. |
NAJER, Evgeniy (20) |
RUS |
2648 |
40:1.5 |
3:1.0 |
5:1.0 |
7:1.5 |
10: |
21. |
WANG, Yue (21) |
CHN |
2644 |
1:.5 |
30:0.0 |
38:1.5 |
15:1.0 |
31: |
22. |
INARKIEV, Ernesto (22) |
RUS |
2628 |
2:0.0 |
33:1.5 |
36:1.0 |
35:1.0 |
6: |
23. |
VOLKOV, Sergey (23) |
RUS |
2628 |
3:.5 |
40:2.0 |
7:1.0 |
13:.5 |
32: |
24. |
SMIRNOV, Pavel (24) |
RUS |
2623 |
4:0.0 |
36:.5 |
39:1.5 |
33:0.0 |
40: |
25. |
ALEKSANDROV, Aleksej (25) |
BLR |
2619 |
5:1.5 |
7:.5 |
11:1.0 |
6:1.5 |
9: |
26. |
KOROTYLEV, Alexey (26) |
RUS |
2613 |
6:2.0 |
8:1.0 |
1:1.0 |
10:.5 |
5: |
27. |
SUTOVSKY, Emil (27) |
ISR |
2607 |
7:1.0 |
32:0.0 |
37:2.0 |
9:1.0 |
36: |
28. |
TREGUBOV, Pavel V. (28) |
RUS |
2596 |
8:0.0 |
38:1.0 |
6:0.0 |
40:.5 |
37: |
29. |
VITIUGOV, Nikita (29) |
RUS |
2596 |
9:2.0 |
1:.5 |
3:.5 |
11:.5 |
12: |
30. |
KHISMATULLIN, Denis (30) |
RUS |
2583 |
10:.5 |
21:2.0 |
4:.5 |
12:2.0 |
8: |
31. |
POTKIN, Vladimir (31) |
RUS |
2580 |
11:1.0 |
15:1.5 |
19:0.0 |
36:.5 |
21: |
32. |
AMONATOV, Farrukh (32) |
TJK |
2567 |
12:1.0 |
27:2.0 |
8:1.0 |
4:0.0 |
23: |
33. |
VAISSER, Anatoly (33) |
FRA |
2553 |
13:0.0 |
22:.5 |
40:2.0 |
24:2.0 |
11: |
34. |
TUKMAKOV, Vladimir B (34) |
UKR |
2549 |
14:0.0 |
6:1.0 |
12:0.0 |
38:1.0 |
39: |
35. |
NEPOMNIACHTCHI, Ian (35) |
RUS |
2545 |
15:1.0 |
11:1.0 |
9:1.0 |
22:1.0 |
7: |
36. |
KOSTENIUK, Alexandra (36) |
RUS |
2534 |
16:0.0 |
24:1.5 |
22:1.0 |
31:1.5 |
27: |
37. |
DLUGY, Maxim (37) |
USA |
2518 |
17:1.0 |
5:0.0 |
27:0.0 |
39:1.0 |
28: |
38. |
RASHKOVSKY, Nukhim N (38) |
RUS |
2496 |
18:0.0 |
28:1.0 |
21:.5 |
34:1.0 |
15: |
39. |
SVESHNIKOV, Evgeny (39) |
LAT |
2496 |
19:.5 |
9:0.0 |
24:.5 |
37:1.0 |
34: |
40. |
BALASHOV, Yuri S (40) |
RUS |
2412 |
20:.5 |
23:0.0 |
33:0.0 |
28:1.5 |
24: |
List of Players
No |
Name |
Feder |
Rtg |
Title |
1. |
RADJABOV, Teimour (1) |
AZE |
2729 |
gm |
2. |
RUBLEVSKY, Sergei (2) |
RUS |
2688 |
gm |
3. |
BAREEV, Evgeny (3) |
RUS |
2683 |
gm |
4. |
MALAKHOV,
Vladimir (4) |
RUS |
2682 |
gm |
5. |
GEORGIEV, Kiril (5) |
BUL |
2680 |
gm |
6. |
ZVJAGINSEV, Vadim (6) |
RUS |
2674 |
gm |
7. |
KARJAKIN, Sergey (7) |
UKR |
2672 |
gm |
8. |
KASIMDZHANOV, Rustam (8) |
UZB |
2672 |
gm |
9. |
BU, Xiangzhi (9) |
CHN |
2671 |
gm |
10. |
JAKOVENKO, Dmitry (10) |
RUS |
2671 |
gm |
11. |
MOTYLEV, Alexander (11) |
RUS |
2662 |
gm |
12. |
TIMOFEEV, Artyom (12) |
RUS |
2662 |
gm |
13. |
BOLOGAN, Viktor (13) |
MDA |
2659 |
gm |
14. |
SMIRIN, Ilia (14) |
ISR |
2659 |
gm |
15. |
ELJANOV, Pavel (15) |
UKR |
2658 |
gm |
16. |
LAUTIER, Joel (16) |
FRA |
2656 |
gm |
17. |
DREEV, Alexey (17) |
RUS |
2655 |
gm |
18. |
TKACHIEV, Vladislav (18) |
FRA |
2653 |
gm |
19. |
JOBAVA, Baadur (19) |
GEO |
2650 |
gm |
20. |
NAJER, Evgeniy (20) |
RUS |
2648 |
gm |
21. |
WANG, Yue (21) |
CHN |
2644 |
gm |
22. |
INARKIEV, Ernesto (22) |
RUS |
2628 |
gm |
23. |
VOLKOV, Sergey (23) |
RUS |
2628 |
gm |
24. |
SMIRNOV, Pavel (24) |
RUS |
2623 |
gm |
25. |
ALEKSANDROV, Aleksej (25) |
BLR |
2619 |
gm |
26. |
KOROTYLEV, Alexey (26) |
RUS |
2613 |
gm |
27. |
SUTOVSKY, Emil (27) |
ISR |
2607 |
gm |
28. |
TREGUBOV, Pavel V. (28) |
RUS |
2596 |
gm |
29. |
VITIUGOV, Nikita (29) |
RUS |
2596 |
im |
30. |
KHISMATULLIN, Denis (30) |
RUS |
2583 |
gm |
31. |
POTKIN,
Vladimir (31) |
RUS |
2580 |
gm |
32. |
AMONATOV, Farrukh (32) |
TJK |
2567 |
gm |
33. |
VAISSER, Anatoly (33) |
FRA |
2553 |
gm |
34. |
TUKMAKOV, Vladimir B (34) |
UKR |
2549 |
gm |
35. |
NEPOMNIACHTCHI, Ian (35) |
RUS |
2545 |
im |
36. |
KOSTENIUK, Alexandra (36) |
RUS |
2534 |
gm |
37. |
DLUGY, Maxim (37) |
USA |
2518 |
gm |
38. |
RASHKOVSKY, Nukhim N (38) |
RUS |
2496 |
gm |
39. |
SVESHNIKOV, Evgeny (39) |
LAT |
2496 |
gm |
40. |
BALASHOV, Yuri S (40) |
RUS |
2412 |
gm | |