Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: Diving into the Black Sea at -10ºC

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Diving into the Black Sea at -10ºC Apr 14th 2013, 02:21 The PGMB team from Rostov arrived as an outsider to the last round of the Russian Teams Chess Championship, given that they played against the leaders – and eventual winners. Despite the fact that they were already out of contention for first place, there was a strong motivation to do their best in the last round: the four first places qualify to the European Club Championship. When the match got going, the situation seemed bleak because Peter Svidler had a winning advantage against Baadur Jobava. However, things turned around in favor of the PGMB. Jobava held the draw and Ivan Popov beat Maxim Matlakov with white in a sharp open position to get an overall victory. The team decided to celebrate in the Black Sea at a -10ºC temperature. The performance of the team: Name Rtg Pts. Games GM Jobava Baadur 2702 2.5 5 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2702 2.5 5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2656 3.5 5 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2657 3.0 6 GM Azarov Sergei 2626 3.5 5 GM Smirnov Pavel 2628 4.0 6 GM Popov Ivan 2627 3.0 6 GM Kryakvin Dmitry 2588 2.0 4 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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