Karjakin earns spot in 2008 Amber

Going into the final round, the Rising Stars were leading by just 1 point. But they won by a big 2 point margin to win the match by the score of 26.5 – 23.5.

Here are the individual scores:

Karjakin – Beliavsky 1 – 0
Negi – Nikolic 1/2 – 1/2
Smeets – Khalifman 1/2 – 1/2
Stellwagen – Jussupow 1 – 0
Cheparinov – Ljubojevic 1/2 – 1/2

The young phenom Sergei Karjakin defeated the veteran Beliavsky to finish with 7 points to earn a spot in next year prestigious Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament.

Here are the final individual scores:

Karjakin 7
Cheparinov 6
Jussupow 5 1/2
Nikolic 5 1/2
Smeets 5 1/2
Khalifman 5
Stellwagen 4 1/2
Beliavsky 4
Ljubojevic 3 1/2
Negi 3 1/2

Here is the official website: http://www.nhchess2007.nl/