Here are the top LIVE ratings after round 3 in Bilbao: 01 Anand 2796,202 Ivanchuk 2787,4 03 Morozevich 2787,0 (not playing in Bilbao) 04 Carlsen 2786,705 Topalov 2780,9 06 Kramnik 2771,9 (not playing in Bilbao) 07 Radjabov 2754,108 Aronian...
Topalov in sole lead in Bilbao
Round 3 results: Aronian, Levon – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½Carlsen, Magnus – Topalov, Veselin 0-1Radjabov, Teimour – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ Standings after 3 rounds: 1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2777 5 2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 4 3. Radjabov,...
Interview with Magnus Carlsen
GM Carlsen (2775) – GM Topalov (2777) [D58]04.09.2008, Bilbao Grand Slam 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0–0 Nbd7 10.Bg3 c5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.e4 Bb7 14.Rc1 a6...
Interview with Radjabov
GM Radjabov (2744) – GM Ivanchuk (2781) [D20]Bilbao Grand Slam, 04.09.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.e5 Nd5 9.a3 Be7 10.Qb3 Na5 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.Nxd4 Nb6 13.Nxc6 Nxa4 14.Nxd8 Bxd8...
Interesting but peaceful ending
GM Aronian (2737) – GM Anand (2798) [D16]04.09.2008 / Bilbao Grand Slam 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.0–0 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Be3 0–0 11.Ne5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bd3 g6 14.a5...
LIVE coverage of Bilbao
The organizer changed the video angle today. They are changing back and forth between the tournament hall and the commentary booth. Click http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_retransmision.asp the LIVE video to view and listen to my commentary with Mr. Leontxo Garcia. Chess Daily...
Young Superstars vs The Experience
Photo by Chessbase Round 3 will be quite interesting. Three young superstars Aronian, Carlsen, and Radjabov are facing the three with the most experience (Anand, Topalov, and Ivanchuk) in this tournament. Will youth prevail? Round 3 matchups: Levon Aronian...
A historic event at Plaza Nueva
Chess Grand Slam Final in Bilbao09/02/2008 Bilbao holds Grand Slam Chess Final Masters from today until 13th September. Due to the level of the participants and total prizes amount it is being one of the most important tournaments in...
Day 2 tidbits from Bilbao
While waiting for transportation to the tournament site, Topalov told me (without reading my comments on this blog yet) that he felt strange that he and Radjabov were forced to play on in a drawn endgame based on the...