Final round results: Ivanchuk, Vassily – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½Carlsen, Magnus – Kamsky, Gata ½-½Gelfand, Boris – Lékó, Peter ½-½Jakovenko, Dmitry – Shirov, Alexei ½-½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½ Final standings: Rank – Name – Title – Country –...
Very interesting final round at Tal Memorial
Ivanchuk has not won a single game in this tournament. Kramnik has not lost a single game. Can the big upset happen? Many people expected Carlsen to do poorly. He proved convincingly that he belongs. He has White against...
Kramnik wins Tal Memorial with 1 round 1 go
Round 8 results: Kramnik, Vladimir – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0Shirov, Alexei – Gelfand, Boris ½-½Kamsky, Gata – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½Lékó, Peter – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½Alekseev, Evgeny – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Standings after 8 rounds: 1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785...
2 to go in Moscow
Current standings after 7 rounds: 1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 5 2. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2739 4 3-7. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2714 3½Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2710 3½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 3½Gelfand, Boris g ISR...
Kramnik continues to lead Tal Memorial
Round 7 results: Jakovenko, Dmitry – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Kamsky, Gata 0-1Carlsen, Magnus – Gelfand, Boris ½-½Ivanchuk, Vassily – Lékó, Peter ½-½Alekseev, Evgeny – Shirov, Alexei 0-1 Standings after 7 rounds:1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 5...
Kamsky struck first win in Moscow
Final position GM Mamedyarov – GM Kamsky [D15]17.11.2007Tal Memorial 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.e3 g6 8.h3 Bg7 9.Be2 Be4 10.Nh4 e5 11.Bg3 exd4 12.exd4 0–0 13.f3 Bf5 14.Nxf5 gxf5 15.Qd2 Nh5...
Battle of the day
Photo courtesy of GM Fontaine and Europe Echecs Jakovenko vs. Kramnik at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Can Jakovenko stop the Kramnik demolition machine? Kramnik is performing over 2900 so far in this tournament. Chess Daily News from Susan...
Kramnik leads Tal Memorial by a full point
Standings after 6 rounds: 1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 4½ 2. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 3½ 3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2714 34. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2736 35. Lékó, Peter g HUN 2755 36. Shirov, Alexei...
Shirov 1-0 Carlsen in Moscow
Photo courtesy of GM Robert Fontaine and Europe Echecs GM Shirov (2739) – GM Carlsen (2714) [C80]16.11.2007Tal Memorial 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.c3 0–0 11.Re1...
Alekseev learned hard lesson from Kramnik
Photo courtesy of GM Robert Fontaine and Europe Echecs GM Kramnik (2785) – GM Alekseev (2716) [E00]16.11.2007Tal Memorial Round 6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 b5 6.e4 Nxe4 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Bg2 Nd6 9.Be3 b4 10.Bxc5...