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14th Amber Chess Tournament
(
March 19 - 31 / Monaco)

Final standings

Combined

1.-  Anand     15.5 / 22
2.-  Morozevich     13
3-4  Ivanchuk, Leko     12
5.-  Kramnik      11.5
6-8  Shirov, Svidler, Topalov     11
9.-  Gelfand     10
10.-  Vallejo     9.5
11.-  Bareev     8
12.-  Van Wely     7.5

Blindfold

1.-  Anand    8 / 11
2-6  Ivanchuk, Leko, Morozevich, Topalov, Vallejo     6
7-9  Gelfand, Kramnik, Svidler     5.5
10.-  Shirov     4.5
11.-  Van Wely    3.5
12.-  Bareev     3

Rapid

1.-  Anand     7.5 / 11
2.-  Morozevich     7
3.-  Shirov     6.5
4-6  Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Leko     6
7.-  Svidler     5.5
8-9  Bareev, Topalov     5
10.-  Gelfand     4.5
11-12  Vallejo, Van Wely     3.5

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Results by round

Round 11 (March 31)

Blindfold

Gelfand, B - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     19 moves
Van Wely, L - Kramnik, V     1-0     QGD Slav     42 moves
Bareev, E - Ivanchuk, V     0.5-0.5     Grunfeld defense     31 moves
Svidler, P - Topalov, V     0-1     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     47 moves
Leko, P - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5      Petroff defense     24 moves
Morozevich, A - Vallejo, F     0.5-0.5     English opening     30 moves

Rapid

Anand, V - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     Petroff defense    18 moves
Kramnik, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     35 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Bareev, E      0.5-0.5     Caro Kann     55 moves
Topalov, V - Svidler, P     1-0     English opening     58 moves
Shirov, A - Leko, P     1-0      Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo variation     40 moves
Vallejo, F - Morozevich, A     0-1     Queen´s pawn game     69 moves

Round 10 (March 30)

Blindfold

Ivanchuk, V
- Morozevich, A     1-0     French defense     36 moves
Shirov, A - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     Dutch defense     42 moves
Vallejo, F - Leko, P     0-1     Four Knights     41 moves
Topalov, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     Reti opening     53 moves
Anand, V - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5    Sicilian defense: Maroczy bind    20 moves
Kramnik, V - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     QGD SLav     26 moves

Rapid

Morozevich, A - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     English opening     44 moves
Bareev, E - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     38 moves
Leko, P - Vallejo, F     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     67 moves
Van Wely, L - Topalov, V     0.5-0.5     QGD     29 moves
Svidler, P - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     French defense: Rubinstein variation     22 moves
Gelfand, B - Kramnik, V     0-1     English opening    44 moves

Round 9 (March 29)

Blindfold

Gelfand, B - Topalov, V     0.5-0.5     QGD     39 moves
Van Wely, L - Anand, V     0-1     English opening     45 moves
Svidler, P - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     33 moves
Leko, P - Ivanchuk, V      0.5-0.5     French defense     43 moves
Morozevich, A - Shirov, A     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     57 moves
Bareev, E - Vallejo, F     0-1     QGD    63 moves

Rapid

Topalov, V - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     50 moves
Anand, V - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5      QGD semi-Slav     119 moves
Kramnik, V - Svidler, P     0-1     Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation     30 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Leko, P     0-1     Ruy Lopez     58 moves
Shirov, A - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     52 moves
Vallejo, F - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     QGD semi-Slav     45 moves

Round 8 (March 27)

Blindfold

Anand, V - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     20 moves
Kramnik, V - Morozevich, A     0-1     Pirc: Austrian attack    41 moves
Topalov, V - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     QGD semi-Slav    65 moves
Shirov, A - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     Petroff defense     23 moves
Vallejo, F - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     54 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     71 moves

Rapid

Leko, P - Anand, V     0-1     Petroff defense     51 moves
Morozevich, A - Kramnik, V     0-1     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack    55 moves
Bareev, E - Topalov, V     0-1     Nimzo-Indian    49 moves
Gelfand, B - Shirov, A     0-1     QGD semi-Slav     43 moves
Van Wely, L - Vallejo, F     1-0     Queen´s pawn     90 moves
Svidler, P - Ivanchuk, V     0-1     Sicilian defense     37 moves

Round 7 (March 26)

Blindfold

Van Wely, L
- Ivanchuk, V     1-0     English opening     28 moves
Svidler, P - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5    Sicilian defense     51 moves
Gelfand, B - Vallejo, F     0.5-0.5    King´s Indian     69 moves
Morozevich, A - Topalov, V     0-1     Petroff defense: Paulsen attack     77 moves
Bareev, E - Anand, V     0.5-0.5      Nimzo Indian     26 moves
Leko, P - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Keres defense     37 moves

Rapid

Ivanchuk, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     48 moves
Shirov, A - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     32 moves
Vallejo, F - Gelfand, B     Reti: advance variation     0.5-0.5     26 moves
Topalov, V - Morozevich, A     0-1     QGD: Albin counter-gambit     38 moves
Anand, V - Bareev, E     0-1     Caro Kann     64 moves
Kramnik, V - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     72 moves

Round 6 (March 25)

Blindfold

Topalov, V
- Leko, P     1-0     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     36 moves
Anand, V - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     French defense: Steinitz variation      38 moves
Kramnik, V - Bareev, E     1-0     French defense:  Rubinstein variation     38 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     20 moves
Shirov, A - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     58 moves
Vallejo, F - Svidler, P     1-0     Grunfeld defense     53 moves

Rapid

Leko, P - Topalov, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez     61 moves
Morozevich, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     28 moves
Bareev, E - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Catalan opening     36 moves
Gelfand, B - Ivanchuk, V     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian     57 moves
Van Wely, L - Shirov, A     0-1      QGD semi-Slav     43 moves
Svidler, P - Vallejo, F     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     128 moves

Round 5 (March 24)

Blindfold

Bareev, E - Svidler, P     0-1     English opening     33 moves
Gelfand, B - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     QGD     64 moves
Van Wely, L - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     English opening     48 moves
Kramnik, V - Vallejo, F     0-1     Sicilian defense     26 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Scotch game     25 moves
Shirov, A - Topalov, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     33 moves

Rapid

Svidler, P - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     French defense: Rubinstein variation     38 moves
Morozevich, A - Gelfand, B     0-1     Catalan opening     87 moves
Leko, P - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     71 moves
Vallejo, F - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Four Knights     38 moves
Anand, V - Ivanchuk, V     1-0      French defense: Steinitz variation     55 moves
Topalov, V - Shirov, A     1-0    QGD Slav     58 moves

Round 4 (March 22)

Blindfold

Vallejo, F - Shirov, A     0-1     QGD Slav     26 moves
Topalov, V - Ivanchuk, V     0.5-0.5     QGD semi-Slav     28 moves
Anand, V - Kramnik, V     1-0     Petroff defense     52 moves
Svidler, P - Van Wely, L     0-1     Sicilian defense    29 moves
Leko, P - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     28 moves
Morozevich, A - Bareev, E     1-0     Caro-Kann defense     49 moves

Rapid

Shirov, A - Vallejo, F     1-0     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     36 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Topalov, V     1-0     Catalan opening     55 moves
Kramnik, V - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     24 moves
Van Wely, L - Svidler, P     0-1     English opening     35 moves
Gelfand, B - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian     27 moves
Bareev, E - Morozevich, A     0-1     Modern defense: Averbakh system     38 moves

Round 3 (March 21)

Blindfold

Morozevich, A - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann: advance variation     44 moves
Bareev, E - Leko, P     0-1     Nimzo Indian     64 moves
Gelfand, B - Van Wely, L     1-0     English opening     38 moves
Anand, V - Vallejo, F     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     32 moves
Kramnik, V - Topalov, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez     51 moves
Shirov, A - Ivanchuk, V     0-1     French defense: advance variation     52 moves

Rapid

Svidler, P - Morozevich, A     0-1     French defense: Steinitz variation     38 moves
Leko, P - Bareev, E     1-0     French defense: Winawer variation     61 moves
Van Wely, L - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     32 moves
Vallejo, F - Anand, V     0-1     English opening     60 moves
Topalov, V - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Nimzo-Indian     21 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     57 moves

Round 2 (March 20)

Blindfold

Ivanchuk, V
- Vallejo, F     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     30 moves
Shirov, A - Kramnik,V     0-1     Vienna game     39 moves
Topalov, V - Anand, V     0-1     Nimzo Indian     45 moves
Svidler, P - Gelfand, B     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     41 moves
Van Wely, L - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     59 moves
Leko, P - Morozevich, A     1-0     Scandinavian defense: Marshall variation     79 moves

Rapid

Vallejo, F - Ivanchuk, V     0.5-0.5     English opening     30 moves
Kramnik, V - Shirov, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     30 moves
Anand, V - Topalov, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     46 moves
Gelfand, B - Svidler, P     0-1     Grunfeld defense     52 moves
Bareev, E - Van Wely, L      1-0     Grunfeld defense     42 moves
Morozevich, A - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Queen´s pawn game     76 moves

Round 1 (March 19)

Blindfold

Leko, P - Svidler, P     0-1     English opening     45 moves
Morozevich, A - Van Wely, L     1-0     Queen´s pawn game     32 moves
Bareev, E - Gelfand, B     0.5-0.5      English opening     80 moves
Vallejo, F - Topalov, V     1-0     QGD     55 moves
Anand, V - Shirov, A     1-0     Petroff defense     35 moves
Kramnik, V - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     Sicilian defense: Kan variation     34 moves

Rapid

Svidler, P - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     57 moves
Van Wely, L - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     Queen´s pawn game     53 moves
Gelfand, B - Bareev, E     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     71 moves
Topalov, V - Vallejo, F     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     26 moves
Shirov, A - Anand, V     0-1     Caro Kann     32 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Kramnik, V     1-0     Sicilian defense: Pelikan variation     55 moves

 


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