Eljanov on the attack!

Pavel Eljanov

Pavel Eljanov has had a frustrating time over the last year as his rating has been on the slide, however he put all that behind him today as he won an exciting attacking game against Dmitry Andreikin. With a draw occurring in the clash between first and second, Alexander Morozevich retains his 1½ point lead over Evgeny Tomashevsky.

The ninth round results:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726	½-½	Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758
Peter Leko	HUN	2728	½-½	Ni Hua	CHN	2670
Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713	½-½	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662
Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737	½-½	Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710
Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683	1-0	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705
Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	½-½	Michael Roiz	ISR	2668

The tournament position after nine rounds:

Rank	Player	Country	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points
1	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737	*	½	½	.	½	1	1	1	.	1	½	1	7
2	Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	½	*	½	½	.	½	.	½	½	1	½	1	5½
3	Peter Leko	HUN	2728	½	½	*	½	½	.	½	½	½	.	1	½	5
4-8	Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	.	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	.	½	½	4½
4-8	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713	½	.	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	.	½	4½
4-8	Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	0	½	.	½	½	*	½	½	½	.	1	½	4½
4-8	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683	0	.	½	½	½	½	*	½	.	½	1	½	4½
4-8	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	1	½	.	.	4½
9-10	Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	.	½	½	½	½	½	.	0	*	½	½	½	4
9-10	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726	0	0	.	.	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	4
11	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	½	½	0	½	.	0	0	.	½	½	*	½	3
12	Ni Hua	CHN	2670	0	0	½	½	½	.	½	.	½	0	½	*	3

When was the last time Alexei Shirov began a tournament with nine straight draws?

The round-by-round summary:

Round 1:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	½-½	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662
Peter Leko	HUN	2728	½-½	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737
Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	½-½	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683
Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	½-½	Ni Hua	CHN	2670
Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	½-½	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713
Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	½-½	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726

Round 2:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662	1-0	Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758
Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737	1-0	Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726
Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683	½-½	Peter Leko	HUN	2728
Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	½-½	Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710
Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713	½-½	Michael Roiz	ISR	2668
Ni Hua	CHN	2670	0-1	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726

Round 3:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	1-0	Ni Hua	CHN	2670
Peter Leko	HUN	2728	½-½	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713
Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	½-½	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662
Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726	0-1	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737
Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	½-½	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705
Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	½-½	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683

Round 4:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662	½-½	Peter Leko	HUN	2728
Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	½-½	Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758
Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683	½-½	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726
Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	½-½	Michael Roiz	ISR	2668
Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713	½-½	Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726
Ni Hua	CHN	2670	0-1	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737

Round 5:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	½-½	Ni Hua	CHN	2670
Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726	½-½	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713
Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	½-½	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662
Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	½-½	Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710
Peter Leko	HUN	2728	1-0	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705
Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737	1-0	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683

Round 6:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	½-½	Michael Roiz	ISR	2668
Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713	½-½	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737
Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662	½-½	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726
Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	½-½	Peter Leko	HUN	2728
Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	0-1	Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726
Ni Hua	CHN	2670	½-½	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683

Round 7:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Peter Leko	HUN	2728	½-½	Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758
Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683	½-½	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713
Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737	1-0	Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662
Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726	½-½	Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710
Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726	½-½	Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705
Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	½-½	Ni Hua	CHN	2670

Round 8:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Ruslan Ponomariov	UKR	2758	½-½	Nikita Vitiugov	RUS	2726
Ni Hua	CHN	2670	½-½	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2713
Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2662	½-½	Pavel Eljanov	UKR	2683
Evgeny Tomashevsky	RUS	2710	1-0	Alexander Moiseenko	UKR	2726
Dmitry Andreikin	RUS	2705	½-½	Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2737
Michael Roiz	ISR	2668	½-½	Peter Leko	HUN	2728

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