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Amber Blindfold & Rapid Tournament
(
March 17 - 29 // Montecarlo, MONACO)

Combined standings

1.-  Kramnik     15.5 / 22
2.-  Anand     13.5
3.-  Ivanchuk     13
4-5  Svidler, Aronian     12
6-7  Morozevich, Gelfand     11.5
8-9  Carlsen, Leko     10.5
10.-  Radjabov     9
11-12  Vallejo, Svidler     6.5

Blindfold standings

1.-  Kramnik     9 / 11
2-3  Morozevich, Gelfand     7.5
4-5  Ivanchuk, Svidler     6.5
6.-  Aronian     6
7-8  Radjabov, Anand     5
9-10  Carlsen, Leko     4
11.-  Van Wely     3.5
12.-  Vallejo     2.5

Rapid standings

1.-  Anand     8.5 / 11
2-5  Kramnik, Carlsen, Leko, Ivanchuk     6.5
6.-  Aronian    6
7.-  Svidler     5.5
8-9  Gelfand, Morozevich    4.5
10-11  Radjabov, Vallejo     4
12.-  Van Wely     3

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Results by round

Round 11 (March 29)

Blindfold

Leko, P - Radjabov, T     1/2     Ruy Lopez     42 moves
Carlsen, M - Van Wely, L     1/2     QGD semi-Slav     51 moves
Svidler, P - Morozevich, A     0-1     French defense     19 moves

Gelfand, B - Anand, V     1/2     Queen´s Indian     19 moves
Aronian, L - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     Catalan opening     67 moves
Vallejo, F - Kramnik, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     23 moves

Rapid

Radjabov, T - Leko, P     0-1     Nimzo-Indian     31 moves
Van Wely, L - Carlsen, M     0-1     Queen´s Indian     56 moves
Morozevich, A - Svidler, P     0-1     Queen´s Indian    37 moves

Anand, V - Gelfand, B     1/2     French defense     22 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Aronian, L     1/2     Queen´s Indian     46 moves
Kramnik, V - Vallejo, F     1/2     QGD Slav     36 moves

Round 10 (March 28)

Blindfold

Ivanchuk, V - Gelfand, B     1/2     QGD Slav     22 moves
Anand, V - Leko, P     1/2     Ruy Lopez     23 moves
Radjabov, T - Aronian, L     1-0     Queen´s Indian     69 moves

Kramnik, V - Svidler, P     1/2     Grunfeld defense     27 moves
Morozevich, A - Carlsen, M     1-0      Queen´s Indian     45 moves
Van Wely, L - Vallejo, F     1-0     Tartakower system     38 moves

Rapid

Gelfand, B - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     King´s Indian     42 moves
Leko, P - Anand, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     32 moves
Aronian, L - Radjabov, T     0-1     25 moves

Svidler, P - Kramnik, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     37 moves
Carlsen, M - Morozevich, A     1-0     Bogo-Indian     54 moves
Vallejo, F - Van Wely, L    1-0     Sicilian defense     61 moves

Round 9 (March 27)

Blindfold

Carlsen, M - Kramnik, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     26 moves
Svidler, P - Van Wely, L     1/2     Queen´s pawn game     23 moves
Vallejo, F - Morozevich, A     1/2     King´s Indian     52 moves

Aronian, L - Anand, V     1-0     QGD Slav     38 moves
Leko, P - Ivanchuk, V     0-1     Caro-Kann     45 moves
Gelfand, B - Radjabov, T     1-0     King´s Indian     26 moves

Rapid

Kramnik, V - Carlsen, M     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     24 moves
Van Wely, L - Svidler, P     1-0     King´s Indian     63 moves
Morozevich, A - Vallejo, F     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     43 moves

Anand, V - Aronian, L     1-0     Ruy Lopez     57 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Leko, P     1/2     English opening     30 moves
Radjabov, T - Gelfand, B     1/2     Queen´s Indian     46 moves

Round 8 (March 25)

Blindfold

Van Wely, L - Aronian, L     0-1     Queen´s Indian     34 moves
Morozevich, A - Leko, P     1-0     Trompowsky attack     36 moves
Kramnik, V - Gelfand, B     1-0     QGD Slav     51 moves

Ivanchuk, V - Carlsen, M     1/2     QGD Slav     58 moves
Anand, V - Vallejo, F     1-0     Ruy Lopez     55 moves
Radjabov, T - Svidler, P     0-1     Sicilian defense     44 moves

Rapid

Aronian, L - Van Wely, L     1/2     QGD     53 moves
Leko, P - Morozevich, A     1-0     French defense     42 moves
Gelfand, B - Kramnik, V     1/2     QGD Slav     76 moves

Carlsen, M - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     Queen´s Indian     27 moves
Vallejo, F - Anand, V     0-1     Queen´s Indian     51 moves
Svidler, P - Radjabov, T     1-0     King´s Indian     34 moves
 

Round 7 (March 24)

Blindfold

Svidler, P - Anand, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     27 moves
Vallejo, F - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     French defense     20 moves
Carlsen, M - Radjabov, T     1/2     Ruy Lopez     36 moves

Leko, P - Kramnik, V     0-1     Ruy Lopez     54 moves
Gelfand, B - Van Wely, L     1-0     Slav defense     25 moves
Aronian, L - Morozevich, A     0-1     King´s Indian     76 moves

Rapid

Anand, V - Svidler, P     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     42 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Vallejo, F     1-0     English opening     51 moves
Radjabov, T - Carlsen, M     1/2     Czech Benoni     30 moves

Kramnik, V - Leko, P     1-0     English opening     66 moves
Van Wely, L - Gelfand, B     1/2     Queen´s Indian     48 moves
Morozevich, A - Aronian, L     1/2     Queen´s Indian     34 moves
 

Round 6 (March 23)

Blindfold

Kramnik, V - Aronian, L     1-0     English opening     52 moves
Van Wely, L - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian     32 moves
Morozevich, A - Gelfand, B     1/2     Reti opening     65 moves

Anand, V - Carlsen, M     1/2     Sicilian Taimanov     29 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Svidler, P     1/2     Ruy Lopez     19 moves
Radjabov, T - Vallejo, F     1-0     Dutch defense     29 moves

Rapid

Aronian, L - Kramnik, V     1/2     QGD Slav     77 moves
Leko, P - Van Wely, L     1-0     French Rubinstein     31 moves
Gelfand, B - Morozevich, A     1/2     King´s Indian     58 moves

Carlsen, M - Anand, V     1/2     QGD semi-Slav     49 moves
Svidler, P - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Caro-Kann     58 moves
Vallejo, F - Radjabov, T     1/2     Trompowsky attack     51 moves

Round 5 (March 22)

Blindfold

Gelfand, B - Vallejo, F     1-0     Giuoco Piano     30 moves
Carlsen, M - Leko, P     1/2     Nimzo-Indian     37 moves
Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1/2     Ruy Lopez     66 moves

Morozevich, A - Radjabov, T     1/2     Irregular opening     39 moves
Anand, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     25 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Kramnik, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     22 moves

Rapid

Vallejo, F
- Gelfand, B     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     78 moves
Leko, P - Carlsen, M     1/2     Slav defense     28 moves
Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1/2     King´s Indian     62 moves

Radjabov, T - Morozevich, A     1-0     King´s Indian     65 moves
Van Wely, L - Anand, V     0-1     Queen´s Indian     53 moves
Kramnik, V - Ivanchuk, V     0-1     English opening     44 moves

Round 4 (March 20)

Blindfold

Radjabov, T - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Pirc defense     32 moves
Kramnik, V - Anand, V     1-0     Nimzo-Indian     30 moves
Van Wely, L - Morozevich, A     1-0     King´s Indian     33 moves

Vallejo, F - Svidler, P     0-1     Sicilian defense     25 moves
Aronian, L - Carlsen, M     1-0     English opening     76 moves
Leko, P - Gelfand, B     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     35 moves

Rapid

Ivanchuk, V
- Radjabov, T     1-0     King´s Indian     48 moves
Anand, V - Kramnik, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     56 moves
Morozevich, A - Van Wely, L     1-0     English opening     39 moves

Svidler, P - Vallejo, F     1-0     Catalan opening     47 moves
Carlsen, M - Aronian, L     1/2      Catalan opening     72 moves
Gelfand, B - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian     72 moves

Round 3 (March 19)

Blindfold

Leko, P - Vallejo, F     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     44 moves
Gelfand, B - Aronian, L     1-0     Catalan opening     23 moves
Carlsen, M - Svidler, P     1/2     Old Indian     52 moves

Van Wely, L - Radjabov, T     0-1     King´s Indian     74 moves
Morozevich, A - Kramnik, V     0-1     Reti opening     37 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Anand, V     1-0     Nimzo-Indian     23 moves

Rapid

Vallejo, F - Leko, P     1/2     Ruy Lopez     23 moves
Aronian, L - Gelfand, B     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     36 moves
Svidler, P - Carlsen, M     1/2     Ruy Lopez     31 moves

Radjabov, T - Van Wely, L     0-1     QGD semi-Slav     52 moves
Kramnik, V - Morozevich, A     1/2     Queen´s pawn     70 moves
Anand, V - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez     46 moves

Round 2 (March 18)

Blindfold

Anand, V - Radjabov, T     1-0     Sicilian Sveshnikov     46 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Morozevich, A     1/2     QGD semi-Slav     62 moves
Kramnik, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     QGD Slav     74 moves

Vallejo, F - Carlsen, M     1-0     Queen´s Indian     43 moves
Svidler, P - Gelfand, B     1/2     QGD semi-Slav     21 moves
Aronian, L - Leko, P     1/2     Catalan opening     39 moves

Rapid

Radjabov, T - Anand, V     0-1     Nimzo-Indian     53 moves
Morozevich, A - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     41 moves
Van Wely, L - Kramnik, V     0-1     QGD Slav     54 moves

Carlsen, M - Vallejo, F     1/2     Catalan opening     108 moves
Gelfand, B - Svidler, P     1/2     English opening     25 moves
Leko, P - Aronian, L     0-1     Catalan opening     37 moves

Round 1 (March 17)

Blindfold

Aronian, L - Vallejo, F     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     35 moves
Leko, P - Svidler, P     0-1     Ruy Lopez     58 moves
Gelfand, B - Carlsen, M     1/2     Queen´s Indian     23 moves

Radjabov, T - Kramnik, V     0-1     Slav defense     27 moves
Van Wely, L - Ivanchuk, V     0-1     English opening     59 moves
Morozevich, A - Anand, V     1-0     Reti opening     48 moves

Rapid

Vallejo, F - Aronian, L     0-1     Ruy Lopez     87 moves
Svidler, P - Leko, P     0-1     Ruy Lopez     38 moves
Carlsen, M - Gelfand, B     1/2     QDG semi-Slav     30 moves

Kramnik, V - Radjabov, T     1/2     Ruy Lopez     68 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Van Wely, L     1-0     QGD Slav     37 moves
Anand, V - Morozevich, A     1/2     French defense     36 moves

Participants
 

Player ELO rating
Viswanathan Anand 2792
Vladimir Kramnik 2766
Vassily Ivanchuk 2750
Peter Leko 2749
Levon Aronian 2744
Alexander Morozevich 2741
Boris Gelfand 2733
Teimour Radjabov 2729
Peter Svidler 2728
Magnus Carlsen 2690
Loek Van Wely 2683
Francisco Vallejo 2679

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