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Mainz Chess Classic
(August 4-8 / Mainz, GERMANY)

Results

Simultans (August 4)

Alexei Shirov took on 40 boards (rapid chess): +25 -4 =11
Peter Svidler took on 20 boards (Chess960): +15 -1 =4

Rapid Chess Match (August 5-8)

Final score: 5-3 (Anand)

Game 1: Shirov, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     French defense: Rubinstein variation     41 moves
Game 2: Anand, V - Shirov, A     1-0    Ruy Lopez     59 moves
Game 3: Anand, V - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     45 moves
Game 4: Shirov, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     42 moves
Game 5: Shirov, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     43 moves
Game 6: Anand, V - Shirov, A     1-0     Ruy Lopez     30 moves
Game 7: Anand, V - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     27 moves
Game 8: Shirov, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Vienna Game     63 moves

Chess960 World Championship (August 5-8)

Final score: 4.5-3.5 (Svidler)

Game 1: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1-0     41 moves
Game 2: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0     37 moves
Game 3: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0     68 moves
Game 4: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1-0     57 moves
Game 5: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     0-1     56 moves
Game 6: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     0-1     35 moves
Game 7: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     30 moves
Game 8: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1-0     57 moves

FiNet Open (Chess960 / August 5-6)

Zoltan Almasi won this Chess960 open tournament (9.5/11)

Final standings

ORDIX Open (Rapid chess / August 7-8)

Alexander Grischuk won the Ordix Open for 2nd consecutive year (9.5/11)

Final standings

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