Anand defeats Kramnik to take sole Amber lead

18TH AMBER BLINDFOLD AND RAPID TOURNAMENT
		Sunday 22 March Round VIII 14.30 Blind Anand-Kramnik 1 – 0 Aronian-Radjabov 1 – 0 Kamsky-Karjakin ½ – ½ 16.00 Blind Leko-Wang Yue ½ – ½ Carlsen-Topalov 1 – 0 Ivanchuk-Morozevich 1 – 0 17.45 Rapid Kramnik-Anand ½ – ½ Radjabov-Aronian ½ – ½ Karjakin-Kamsky 1 – 0 19.15 Rapid Wang Yue-Leko ½ – ½ Topalov-Carlsen ½ – ½ Morozevich-Ivanchuk ½ – ½

Blindfold

1. Carlsen 6½

2. Anand 5½

3. Aronian 5

Kramnik 5

Leko 5

6. Morozevich 4

7. Radjabov 3½

Topalov 3½

9. Ivanchuk 3

10. Kamsky 2½

Wang Yue 2½

12. Karjakin 2

Rapid

1. Anand 5

Aronian 5

Kamsky 5

4. Karjakin 4½

Kramnik 4½

6. Topalov 4

7. Carlsen 3½

Ivanchuk 3½

Leko 3½

Morozevich 3½

11. Radjabov 3

Wang Yue 3

Combined

1. Anand 10½

2. Aronian 10

Carlsen 10

4. Kramnik 9½

5. Leko 8½

6. Kamsky 7½

Morozevich 7½

Topalov 7½

9. Ivanchuk 6½

Karjakin 6½

Radjabov 6½

12. Wang Yue 5½

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