
[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefanova"]
[Black "Benmesbah"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2137"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:01:58/00:01:02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. e4 Bg7 9. Nc4 Nb6 10. Ne3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Be2 Re8 14. a4 a6 15. f4 Ned7 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rb8 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Be1 c4 20. Qe2 Nbd7 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Nxc4 Bf8 23. b4 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Na5 Nb6 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Bh4 Ng4 28. Rfe1 Nc4 29. Ra8 Nge3 30. Bf6 Bd7 31. Rea1 Bg7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Rxe8 Bxe8 34. Ra8 Bd7 35. Rd8 Nc2 36. Nb8 Nb6 37. e5 Nd4 38. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 39. gxf3 Nxd7 40. exd6 Nb6 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. Ke3 Kf5 43. Kd4 Rd7 44. Rf8 Kxf4 45. Nxb5 Na4 46. Ra8 Nb6 47. Rh8 Na4 48. Ra8 Nb6 49. Re8 f5 50. Kc5 Na4+ 1-0

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Haussernot"]
[Black "Skipchenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1924"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:01:04/00:01:08"]

 1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. f4 d5 6. e5 Nd7 7. Nf3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Ne2 b5 11. c3 Nb6 12. d4 a5 13. g4 b4 14. Ng3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Nc4 16. f5 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. g5 Be7 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. h4 Bd6 21. Ne2 Qd7 22. Nh2 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qc7 24. Nf3 Rae8 25. Nc3 Bg3 26. Nb5 Qd7 27. g6 h6 28. Nc3 Bb8 29. Rb1 Kh8 30. Ng5 Nb4 31. a3 Qd6 32. Nf3 Bg4 33. axb4 Bxf3 34. Rxf3 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Bg3 36. Rf7 Qxh4 37. Nxd5 Nd6 38. Rf4 Bxf4 39. Bxf4 Rxf4+ 40. Nxf4 Rf8 41. Qd3 Rxf4+ 42. Kg1 Qf2+ 43. Kh1 Nf5 44. Rc1 Rh4+ 45. Bh3 Nd6 46. Rf1 Ne4 47. Rc1 Qf5 48. Rc5 Rxh3+ 49. Kg2 Qg4+ 50. Kf1 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marchadour"]
[Black "Franc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:01:38/00:00:00"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 b5 9. Bc2 Re8 10. d4 h6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Na3 Bf8 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. Nc2 Nh5 18. Nb4 Qf6 19. Ra7 Rbc8 20. Na6 Ngf4 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Nxc7 Re7 23. Bf1 Bxh3 24. Nxb5 Bxg2 25. Bxg2 Qg6 26. Nh4 Qg5 27. Qf3 Qxh4 28. Qg3 Qxg3 29. fxg3 Nd3 30. Rb1 Rxa7 31. Nxa7 Ra8 32. Nc6 Ra2 33. b4 Rb2 34. Rxb2 Nxb2 35. Na7 Be7 36. Nc8 Bg5 37. b5 Be3+ 38. Kf1 Nc4 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Nf5 Bc5 41. Ke1 h5 42. Nh4 g6 43. Bf1 Ne3 44. Be2 Ke7 45. Nf3 Kd7 46. Ng5 Ke7 47. Kd2 Kf6 48. Nf3 Ke7 49. Ne1 Kd7 50. Nd3 Ba7 51. Nb2 Kc7 52. Na4 Kb7 1-0

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Artiaga"]
[Black "Eid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1080"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:17:43/00:55:40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. Qd3 c5 8. e3 a6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ng5 Rd8 12. Nce4 e5 13. Bg3 h6 14. Nf3 Bxe4 15. Qd2 O-O 16. d5 b5 17. b3 Nh5 18. Bh4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Nhf6 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 e4 22. Nh4 Ne5 23. f3 bxc4 24. bxc4 Nxc4 25. Qe2 Ne5 26. Qxa6 exf3 27. Nxf3 Nxd5 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Rfe1 Qe7 30. Rac1 Qh4 31. Qa5 Rc8 32. e4 Nf6 33. Qc3 Nxe4 34. Qxe5 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Rfe8 36. Qd5 Ng3+ 37. hxg3 Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 0-1

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Guichard"]
[Black "Congiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2257"]
[BlackElo "2212"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:30:11/00:44:12"]

 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. e4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nb6 12. Bb3 Qxd4 13. a5 Nbd7 14. Ra4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Bg5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qc5 18. Qg3 Qe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Rb4 Nfd7 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Re7+ Kf8 23. Rxa7 Rc8 24. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Henrichs"]
[Black "Choisy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2033"]
[BlackElo "2139"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:06:09/00:03:18"]

 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Qc2 bxc4 5. e4 d6 6. Bxc4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 10. exd6 exd6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Rad1 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. b3 Bf5 16. Qc1 Rfe8 17. h3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Qb4 19. Nb5 Re2 20. Bd2 Qb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Nxd6 Bc2 23. Be3 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Be5 25. Bxc5 Rc2 26. Nb7 Rb8 27. Na5 Rd2 28. Re1 Re2 29. Rd1 Rd2 30. Re1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gaudron"]
[Black "Klipper"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2051"]
[BlackElo "2021"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:01:37/00:00:48"]

 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 N7f6 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Bb1 Nfd5 11. O-O Bd6 12. a3 Na6 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Bh4 c5 16. c4 Bc6 17. Rd1 Ba4 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 cxd4 20. exd4 Rc8 21. Be4 Rxc4 22. Bxb7 Nc7 23. Bg5 O-O 24. Ne5 Rc3 25. Be3 Rb8 26. Be4 f5 27. Bf3 Rxa3 28. Rc1 h6 29. g3 g5 30. Nc4 f4 31. Nxa3 fxe3 32. fxe3 Rb3 33. Nc4 Bb4 34. Rb2 Nd5 35. Rcb1 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 a5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Ne5+ Ke7 39. Nd3 Bb5 40. Nc5 Kd6 41. e4 Nc3 42. e5+ Ke7 43. Ke3 Ba3 44. Rb3 Bb4 45. Nd3 Bxd3 46. Kxd3 Nb5 47. Kc4 Na3+ 48. Kd3 Nb5 49. Bc6 Na7 50. Ba4 Nc8 51. Rb1 Nb6 52. Bb5 Nd5 53. Rf1 Ba3 54. Bc4 Bb2 55. Bxd5 exd5 56. Rb1 Ba3 57. Rb6 h5 58. Rg6 g4 59. Rh6 Bb2 60. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Demi-finale"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Weigel"]
[Black "Aflalo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1869"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[ECO ""]
[Time "00:31:48/00:27:46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 Re8 9. Re1 c6 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Rad1 Ne6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Na4 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. e5 bxa4 19. Bxa8 axb3 20. Qxb3 Nc5 21. Qd5 Be6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 0-1
