Participants

Teimur Radjabov (Azerbaijan)Teimur Radjabov (12. 03. 1987, Baku, Azerbaijan). When 15 years old Teimur Radjabov had been included in the prestigious tournament in Spanish city Linares, everybody thought that it was freak of the event-office. But young grand-master created the sensation in the 2nd round – he won Garry Kasparov with black pieces! Linares 2003 became start tournament for Radjabov. Since that time he is in the world chess elite. Event-offices of big chess tournaments dream to have Teimur as a participant. It’is not boring, when he played! Grand-master from Baku has enterprising, pushing game style, doesn’t love short bored draws, and struggles till the end with white and black pieces. He is in the Top 10 of great chess-players during last two years. Also he is one of the youngest challengers for the world champion title. Teimur will visit Kazakhstan and Almaty the first time.

 


 

IV World Blitz Chess Championship was finished by unexpected victory of grand master from Cuba Leinier Dominguez Perez, who played with 15 great blitz-players in the world. Chess-player from Cuba won 8 games and didn’t lose no one, so he took 11,5 scores.
World Blitz Champion 2007 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukrain) took 2nd place with 11 scores. Five times champion of Russia Peter Svidler became bronze medalist with 10 scores.
08.11.08 display of multi-board chess-play of honorable guest of the Championship, 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov with 15 chess fancies from Kazakhstan was held.  Prize-winner of VIII international Seimar Chess Tournament among children and youth Yaroslav Ryabov draw with legendary chess-player.
The opening ceremony of the IV WBCC was conducted on November, 7 at 7 PM. FIDE president Kirsan Ilumzhinov, even office’s chief, mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Esimov and Kazakhstan Chess federation president Margulan Seisembaev made welcoming speeches on the ceremony.
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