19 December 2017

First Games of Nutcracker Played in Moscow

Kings pull ahead.

Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili

On December 19, round 1 of the Nutcracker Generation Tournament was played in the Central Chess Club in Moscow. 

In the open event, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Grigoriy Oparin, while the games Shirov - Esipenko, Gelfand - Artemiev, and Yuffa - Rublevsky were drawn. 



The score is 5-3 in favor of the Kings (сlassical games are worth 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw). 

In the women’s section all the games ended in a draw: Grabuzova - Maltsevskaya, Strutinskaia - Dimitrova, Goltseva - Zaiatz, and Solozhenkina - Kovalevskaya. 



The score is 4-4. 

Round 2 pairings:

Kings vs. Princes:

Shirov - Oparin, Gelfand - Yuffa, Esipenko - Mamedyarov, Artemiev - Rublevsky. 

Queens vs. Princesses:

Grabuzova - Goltseva, Strutinskaia - Solozhenkina, Maltsevskaya - Zaiatz, Dimitrova - Kovalevskaya. 

Tournament page