Campeonato mundial de Xadrez 2007
Não sei se vocês sabem (acho difícil), está sendo disputado, desde anteontem, na cidade de Elista (Rússia), o Match of Candidates que selecionará, dos 16 participantes, 4 enxadristas para o World Chess Championship - Campeonato Mundial de xadrez de 2007 (12 de setembro até primeiro de outubro), na Cidade do México.
O torneio de setembro terá os 8 melhores jogadores do mundo, incluindo o atual campeão mundial (título máximo do xadrez) Vladimir Kramnik. O prêmio é de US$ 1,3 milhões.
4 já estão escalados (por terem terminado nos 4 primeiros lugares do campeonato mundial anterior): Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Alexander Morozevich e Peter Svidler.
Os outros 4 serão os melhores do match of candidates. Além de concorrer pelas 4 vagas, cada jogador recebe US$ 40 mil por cada partida, independente de ganhar,,perder ou empatar.
Dá pra ver os jogos ao vivo pelo site oficial da competição ou pelo chessgames.com. Não sei que horas começam, acho que lá pelas 11 hrs da manhã. Amanhã não haverá jogos (rest day).
Para quem tiver curiosidade de conhecer melhor, um breve perfil dos fodões:
Kramnik
Idade: 31
Rating ELO: 2766 (3º lugar no ranking mundial)
País: Rússia
Mais informações, jogos, etc (os jogos são visualizados com applet Java):
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=12295
The Russian Vladimir Kramnik (1975 - ) is a giant of today's chess scene. In 1996, thanks to his huge talent, he took the top place in the international classification after winning the strongest tournaments. In London, 2000, he beats Kasparov in a match for the world championship (unofficial). Thanks to his victory in the controversial match against Topalov in Elista 2006 (Republic of Kalmikia), he is the new world champion of the FIDE and will come to Mexico to defend his crown. Along with Anand, he is considered the main favorite to obtain the championship.
He has a solid style and he looses in a few rare exceptions. He has a positional understanding only comparable to the great ones of all times. His opening preparation is very deep and his repertoire very wide. He has used a great variety of defenses; he is a great endgame specialist and has a remarkable collection of middlegame attacks.
Anand
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/6...ananandgc8.jpg
Idade: 37
Rating ELO: 2779 (1º lugar)
País: Índia
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=12088
“Vishy” is one of the modern celebrities of the game. He has been one of the top two or three players in the world for a decade. In 2000 he won the FIDE knock-out world championship, expanding his already legendary status in his homeland. Famous for his fast play throughout his career, his record at rapid chess is unparallel. Anand finished in second place the last world championship in Argentina. Like Topalov, Anand resides most of the year in Spain and speaks Spanish fluently.
Idade: 29
Rating: 2741 (8º na lista)
País: Rússia
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=11719
While all top chessplayers can be called creative, “Moro” sets the highest bar in this category. His trademark unorthodox attacking play has allowed him to achieve fantastic scores in Grandmaster tournaments. Morozevich’s record among the super-elite crowd he will face in Mexico City, however, has not been as impressive. Inconsistency is his weakness, with surprising defeats balancing the brilliant victories.
Peter Svidler
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Idade: 30
Rating: 2728 (world ranking: 4)
País: rússia
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=79968
Os perfis dos 16 jogadores do match de candidatos:
http://globalchess.eu/main.php?id=16
4 serão classificados, mas estou torcendo por esses dois: Judith Polgar, a melhor enxadrsita de todos os tempos, e Magnus Carlsen, o pivete prodígio de 15 anos que joga desde 5 e é chamado de “wonder boy” pelos melhores jogadores do mundo:
Judith Polgar
http://www.chessgames.com/portraits/juditpolgar.jpg
Idade: 30
Rating: 2727 (13ª colocada)
País: Hungria
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=12190
Judit Polgar is the only woman in the world chess elite. She competes with the strongest men successfully for more than 15 years. Judit won the Hungarian men’s championship in 1991, and became a grandmaster at 15, beating the record of Bobby Fischer. Since 1990, she holds the first place in women’s rating list, and in 2003 she entered the top 10 of the men’s list. In 2005 she qualified for the men’s World Championship tournament in San Luis.
Polgar won the tournaments in Hastings, 1992, Madrid, 1994, Hoogoven, 1998, 2001 and 2003, and Jakarta, 2000. In Linares, 2001, Judit shared the 2nd place, and in Wijk aan Zee, 2003 finished clear second, behind Vishy Anand. One should also note her excellent play for the Hungarian national team at the Chess Olympiads in 2000 and 2002, and regular successes in rapid chess tournaments. After becoming a mother, Judit limited her tournament schedule, but is still exceptionally dangerous for any opponent.
Judit Polgar is outstanding in positions with the initiative, and almost all best players of the world have suffered her swift attacks.
Magnus Carlsen
http://www.chessgames.com/portraits/magnuscarlsen.jpg
Idade: 15
Rating: 2676 (22º)
País: Noruega
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=52948
When Magnus was 5, his father taught him chess, but at that age the game failed to impress the kid. Carlsen started playing competitively fairly late by modern standards – at 8, however, already in 2003 he became an international master, and in 2004 qualified for the grandmaster title.
Having taken the 10th place in the World Cup, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest candidate in the history of chess. In 2006 Carlsen continued his progress, finishing first in the Wijk aan Zee B and in Amsterdam, and winning his first Norwegian championship. The biggest tournament achievement of Carlsen’s to date is finishing second equal in the super-tournament of Morelia-Linares, 2007.
Magnus’ play seems effortless; he calculates quickly, and his pieces always splendidly interact with each other. Despite his tender age, Carlsen is a well-rounded player. He can sacrifice material for the attack against the enemy king, or transpose to a boring endgame, if this is demanded by the position. He makes the hardest decisions with great confidence, enviable by more experienced players.
Carlsen’s chess skill develops with every tournament he plays, which makes his result in Elista especially hard to predict.
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E aí, o que voces acham? Fiz esse tópico porque esse tipo de coisa não tem divulgação nenhuma, até porque nenhum brasileiro compete. O Brasil ocupa o 32º lugar na ranking de países; temos 7 Grand Masters, 24 International Masters, 0 Woman GM e 2 Woman IM. Depois de World Champion, o maior título que um enxadrista pode obter é Grand Master, em seguida, International Master.
O primeiro na lista brasileira é um tal de GM Giovanni Vescovi, que não tem nenhum reconhecimento pelo rating 2609, nem deve nunca ter ido no Domingão do Faustão:
http://www.worldchess2006.com/rating...?event=2100789
Pra quem se interessae, um site bom é o chessgames.com, é fácil de visualizar os jogos, tem várias opções de procura, informações dos torneios, e uma área de "kibtizing", como se fosse um fórum pra conversar sobre os jogos.
