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Linares Chess Tournament
(
February 18-26 - March 3-11 // Mexico - Spain)

Final standings

1.-  Aronian     8.5 / 14
2-3  Topalov, Radjabov     8
4.-  Leko     7.5
5-6  Ivanchuk, Svidler     6.5
7.-  Bacrot     6
8.-  Vallejo     5

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Results by round

Round 14 (March 11)

Leko, P - Aronian, L     0-1     Ruy Lopez     40 moves
Bacrot, E - Radjabov, T     1/2     King´s Indian     20 moves
Svidler, P - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     55 moves
Vallejo, F - Topalov, V     1/2     QGD: Ragozin defense     30 moves

Round 13 (March 10)

Topalov, V - Leko, P     1-0     Nimzo-Indian     73 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Vallejo, sF     1-0     Semi-Slav defense     24 moves
Radjabov, T - Svidler, P     1-0     Slav defense     41 moves
Aronian, L - Bacrot, E     1/2     QGA     38 moves

Round 12 (March 8)

Leko, P - Bacrot, E     1/2     Petroff defense: classical attack     41 moves
Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1/2     Ruy Lopez     20 moves
Vallejo, F - Radjabov, T     1/2     Sicilian defense     45 moves
Topalov, V - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez     37 moves

Round 11 (March 7)

Ivanchuk, V - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian     64 moves
Radjabov, T - Topalov, V     1/2     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     26 moves
Aronian, L - Vallejo, F     1-0     QGD Semi-Slav     36 moves
Bacrot, E - Svidler, P     1/2     Slav defense     42 moves

Round 10 (March 5)

Leko, P - Svidler, P     1/2     Sicilian defense: Taimanov variation     30 moves
Vallejo, F - Bacrot, E     0-1     QGA: Bogolyubov variation     33 moves
Topalov, V - Aronian, L      1-0     Nimzo-Indian defense     76 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Radjabov, T     0-1     King´s Indian     44 moves

Round 9 (March 4)

Radjabov, T - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     80 moves
Aronian, L - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     35 moves
Bacrot, E - Topalov, V     0-1     QGD Slav     38 moves
Svidler, P - Vallejo, F     1/2     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     31 moves

Round 8 (March 3)

Leko, P - Vallejo, F     1/2     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation     24 moves
Topalov, V - Svidler, P     1-0     Grunfeld defense: exchange variation     44 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Bacrot, E     0-1     39 moves     Semi-Slav
Radjabov, T - Aronian, L     1/2     QGD: Ragozin defense     24 moves

Round 7 (February 26)

Leko, P - Topalov, V      1/2     Sicilian defense: Najdorf defense     41 moves
Vallejo, F - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Petroff defense     25 moves
Svidler, P - Radjabov, T     1/2     Sicilian defense     42 moves
Bacrot, E - Aronian, L     0-1     Nimzo-Indian defense     55 moves

Round 6 (February 25)

Aronian, L - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     45 moves
Radjabov, T - Bacrot, E     1-0     QGD Semi-Slav     55 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Svidler, P     1-0     Grunfeld defense     25 moves
Topalov, V - Vallejo, F     0-1      QGD Semi-Slav     56 moves
 
Round 5 (February 23)

Bacrot, E - Leko, P     1/2     Queen´s Indian     28 moves
Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0     Grunfeld defense     38 moves
Radjabov, T - Vallejo, F     1/2     Semi-Slav     51 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Topalov, V     0-1     Slav defense     48 moves

Round 4 (February 22)

Leko, P - Ivanchuk, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez     39 moves
Topalov, V - Radjabov, T     0-1     King´s Indian     37 moves
Vallejo, F - Aronian, L     1/2     English opening      20 moves
Svidler, P - Bacrot, E     1-0     Petroff defense     59 moves

Round 3 (February 20)

Svidler, P - Leko, P     1/2     Sicilian defense: Najdorf variation      21 moves
Bacrot, E - Vallejo, F     1/2     QGD: Semi-Slav     18 moves
Aronian, L - Topalov, V     1/2     Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein variation     123 moves
Radjabov, T - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Grunfeld defense     23 moves

Round 2 (February 19)

Leko, P - Radjabov, T     1-0     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation      45 moves
Ivanchuk, V - Aronian, L     1-0     English opening     45 moves
Topalov, V - Bacrot, E     1/2     Petroff defense: classical attack     
Vallejo, F - Svidler, P     0-1     Grunfeld defense     40 moves

Round 1 (February 18)


Svidler, P - Topalov, V     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     67 moves
Vallejo, F - Leko, P     0-1     Nimzo-Indian     40 moves
Aronian, L - Radjabov, T     1-0     King´s Indian     79 moves
Bacrot, E - Ivanchuk, V     1/2     Queen´s Indian     66 moves

Participants
 

Player ELO rating
Veselin Topalov 2801
Peter Svidler 2765
Levon Aronian 2752
Peter Leko 2740
Vassily Ivanchuk 2729
Etienne Bacrot 2717
Teimour Radjabov 2700
Francisco Vallejo Pons 2650

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