As I reported yesterday, Aronian has already won the overal Amber title with 2 games to spare as he leads by 2.5 points over Kramnik, Topalov, Leko and Carlsen. He has also captured the rapid title with 1 game to spare as he is 2 full points ahead of the pack. However, the blindfold chess title is still up for grab with Aronian, Morozevich and Kramnik are all tied with 6 points.
Blindfold Chess leaders with 1 round to go:
1-3 Kramnik, Morozevich, Aronian 6
Rapid Chess leaders with 1 round 1 go:
1. Aronian 7½
2-5 Topalov, Leko, Ivanchuk, Carlsen 5½
Complete combined standings:
1. Aronian 13½
2-5. Kramnik, Topalov, Leko, Carlsen 11
6-8. Anand, Morozevich, Ivanchuk 10
9. Karjakin 8½
10-12. Mamedyarov, Gelfand, van Wely 8
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Topa beat Chuky to share first place in the blindfold! The last day of any tournament tends to be civilized, especially when the title has been decided and everyone has already packed, but Topalov bites until the end 🙂
O yes, topalov is the true world champion – forget the pack of Corus- and Linares-winners and also the olympic champions and of course those two who fight for the title this october.
Sometimes i don’t understand the posts here. Do you, susan?
the first post didn’t imply anything of what you are directing your irony at. and do you always ask your mommy if your opinion is valid?
What happened to rapid king Anand?