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Corus Chess Tournament
(
January 15 - 30 / Wijk aan Zee, NETHERLANDS)

Final standings

1.-  Leko     8.5 / 13
2.- Anand     8
3.-  Topalov     7.5
4-6  Polgar, Grischuk, Adams     7
7-10  Van Wely, Kramnik, Ponomariov, Bruzon     6.5
11.-  Svidler     6
12.-  Short     5.5
13.-  Morozevich     4.5
14.- Sokolov     4

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Results by round

Round 13 (January 30)

Sokolov, I - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     QGD semi-Slav     48 moves
Leko, P - Polgar, J      0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian: Petrosian system     22 moves
Svidler, P - Topalov, V     0.5-0.5      Petroff defense: Jaenisch variation     24 moves
Ponomariov, R - Bruzon, L     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin variation     62 moves
Kramnik, V - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     Pirc defense     11 moves
Van Wely, L - Short, N     1-0     QGD: exchange variation     31 moves
Adams, M - Grischuk, A     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     23 moves

Round 12 (January 29)

Anand, V
- Adams, M     1-0     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     42 moves
Grischuk, A - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     QGD: Ragozin variation     24 moves
Short, N - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     34 moves
Morozevich, A - Ponomariov, R     0-1     Sicilian defense: Richter-Rauzer     48 moves
Bruzon, L - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation     20 moves
Topalov, V - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian     42 moves
Polgar, J - Sokolov, I     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Breyer variation     40 moves

Round 11 (January 28)

Polgar, J - Anand, V     0.5-0.5    Petroff defense: classical attack     38 moves
Sokolov, I - Topalov, V     0.5-0.5     King´s Indian     76 moves
Leko, P - Bruzon, L     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin variation     25 moves
Svidler, P - Morozevich, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     39 moves
Ponomariov, R - Short, N     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Steinitz variation     42 moves
Kramnik, V - Grischuk, A     0.5-0.5     Pirc: Austrian attack     67 moves
Van Wely, L - Adams, M     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     43 moves

Round 10 (January 26)

Anand, V - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     42 moves
Adams, M - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Petroff defense: classical attack     22 moves
Grischuk, A - Ponomariov, R     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     31 moves
Short, N - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     36 moves
Morozevich, A - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav defense     64 moves
Bruzon, L - Sokolov, I     1-0      Ruy Lopez     66 moves
Topalov, V - Polgar, J      0-1     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     53 moves

Round 9 (January 25)

Topalov, V - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Petroff defense: classical attack     25 moves
Polgar, J - Bruzon, L     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     55 moves
Sokolov, I - Morozevich, A     0-1     QGD     34 moves
Leko, P - Short, N     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Breyer variation     37 moves
Svidler, P
- Grischuk, A     1-0     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack      56 moves
Ponomariov, R - Adams, M     0.5-0.5     Petroff defense: classical attack     41 moves
Kramnik, V - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     47 moves

Round 8 (January 23)

Anand, V - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     27 moves
Van Wely, L - Ponomariov, R     0.5-0.5     QGD     24 moves
Adams, M - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense: Scheveningen variation     21 moves
Grischuk, A - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian: classical variation     63 moves
Short, N - Sokolov, I     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     48 moves
Morozevich, A - Polgar, J     1-0     Queen´s pawn game     59 moves
Bruzon, L - Topalov, V     0-1     Sicilian defense     33 moves

Round 7 (January 22)

Bruzon, L - Anand, V     0-1     English opening     44 moves
Topalov, V - Morozevich, A    0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     40 moves
Polgar, J - Short, N     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Breyer variation     59 moves
Sokolov, I - Grischuk, A     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian     64 moves
Leko, P - Adams, M     0.5-0.5    Ruy Lopez: Avervach variation     41 moves
Svidler, P - Van Wely, L     1-0     Sicilian defense     20 moves
Ponomariov, R - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     45 moves

Round 6 (January 21)

Anand, V
- Ponomariov, R     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     62 moves
Kramnik, V
- Svidler, P     1-0     Sicilian defense: Kan variation     28 moves
Van Wely, L - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian: classical variation     38 moves
Adams, M - Sokolov, I     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bogolyubov variation     31 moves
Grischuk, A - Polgar, J     0.5-0.5     Catalan opening    
Short, N - Topalov, V     0-1     Sicilian defense     55 moves
Morozevich, A - Bruzon, L      0-1     Petroff defense: classical attack     69 moves

Round 5 (January 20)

Morozevich, A - Anand, V     0-1     Queen´s Pawn     41 moves
Bruzon, L - Short, N     1-0     QGD     48 moves
Topalov, V - Grischuk, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     55 moves
Polgar, J - Adams, M     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin variation     63 moves
Sokolov, I - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian     23 moves
Leko, P - Kramnik, V      0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian     28 moves
Svidler, P - Ponomariov, R     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense    23 moves

Round 4 (January 18)

Anand, V - Svidler, P     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Chigorin variation     55 moves
Ponomariov, R - Leko, P      0.5-0.5     English opening     44 moves
Kramnik, V - Sokolov, I     1-0     Ruy Lopez     36 moves
Van Wely, L - Polgar, J     0.5-0.5     English opening     58 moves
Adams, M - Topalov, V     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     41 moves
Grischuk, A - Bruzon, L     0.5-0.5     QGD: exchange variation     22 moves
Short, N - Morozevich, A     1-0     Philidor defense     43 moves

Round 3 (January 17)

Short, N - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann: advance variation     23 moves
Morozevich, A - Grischuk, A     0-1     Sicilian defense: Morra gambit     42 moves
Bruzon, L - Adams, M     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Bogolyubov variation     30 moves
Topalov, V - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     19 moves
Polgar, J - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Sicilian defense     59 moves
Sokolov, I - Ponomariov, R     0-1      Nimzo Indian: classical variation     61 moves
Leko, P
- Svidler, P     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     57 moves

Round 2 (January 16)

Anand, V - Leko, P     0-1     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     57 moves
Svidler, P - Sokolov, I     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     43 moves
Ponomariov, R - Polgar, J     1-0     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     56 moves
Kramnik, V - Topalov, V     0-1     Sicilian defense: Scheveningen variation     20 moves
Van Wely, L - Bruzon, L     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Gambit declined     32 moves
Adams, M - Morozevich, A     1-0     Petroff defense     49 moves
Grischuk, A - Short, N     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     34 moves

Round 1 (January 15)

Grischuk, A - Anand, V     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berstein variation     22 moves
Short, N - Adams, M     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez     23 moves
Morozevich, A - Van Wely, L     0.5-0.5     English opening     50 moves
Bruzon, L - Kramnik, V     0.5-0.5     Queen´s Indian     26 moves
Topalov, V - Ponomariov, R     1-0     Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation     64 moves
Polgar, J - Svidler, P     1-0     Ruy Lopez     30 moves
Sokolov, I - Leko, P     0.5-0.5     QGD semi-Slav     51 moves

Participants
 

Player ELO rating
Viswanathan Anand 2781
Vladimir Kramnik 2760
Alexander Morozevich 2758
Veselin Topalov 2757
Peter Leko 2743
Michael Adams 2740
Peter Svidler 2735
Judit Polgar 2728
Ruslan Ponomariov 2710
Alexander Grischuk 2704
Nigel Short 2687
Loek van Wely 2681
Ivan Sokolov 2663
Lazaro Bruzón 2637



 

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