Sergey Karjakin to play Monaco Amber

Rising Stars - Experience 26.5-23.5

Sergey Karjakin prepared well for Alexander Beliavsky's Zaitsev Ruy Lopez to secure the invitation for the 2008 Monaco Melodi Amber. His competitor Ivan Cheparinov played stressful game against Ljubomir Ljubojevic, which after many turnarounds ended in a draw. Young Stars won the last round 3.5-1.5 for the overall win of 26.5-23.5 and individual prizes of 2000 EUR.

Rising Stars vs Experience - Round 9

Cheparinov beats Beliavsky, only half point behind Karjakin.

Experience team cut the Rising Stars lead to only one point following today's 3-2 win with white pieces. Arthur Yussupov beat Jan Smeets again and practically eliminated him from the race for Melodi Amber. Ljubomir Ljubojevic scored his first win in kings indian defence against Daniel Stellwagen.