Photo by Fred Lucas After the blind portion of round 10, Carlsen has pulled even with Ivanchuk once again by beating Ponomariov. Wednesday 24 March Round X 14.30 Blind Aronian-Grischuk 1-0 Smeets-Dominguez ½-½ Carlsen-Ponomariov 1-0 16.00 Blind Ivanchuk-Kramnik ½-½...
Ivanchuk maintains lead down the wire
Ivanchuk maintains his lead after 9 rounds. However, 5 players are within 2 points of him. Score after Round 9 Blindfold 1. Grischuk 7 2. Carlsen 5½ Ivanchuk 5½4. Gelfand 5 Karjakin 5 Kramnik 5 7. Gashimov 4½ Svidler...
Closing in on the leader
Carlsen closes in on tournament leader Ivanchuk In Round 9 of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Vasily Ivanchuk defended first place in the overall standings with two draws against Vugar Gashimov. With two rounds and four games to...
Ivanchuk extends Amber lead
Score after Round 8 Blindfold 1. Grischuk 6 2. Carlsen 5 Ivanchuk 5 4. Gelfand 4½ Karjakin 4½ Kramnik 4½7. Gashimov 4 Svidler 4 9. Aronian 3 Ponomariov 3 Smeets 3 12. Dominguez 1½ Rapid 1. Ivanchuk 6 2....
Another set back for Carlsen, Ivanchuk leads Amber
Sunday 21 March Round VIII 14.30 Blind Svidler-Ponomariov 1-0 Karjakin-Grischuk 0-1 Ivanchuk-Dominguez ½-½ 16.00 Blind Smeets-Gashimov ½-½ Carlsen-Kramnik 0-1 Aronian-Gelfand ½-½ 17.45 Rapid Ponomariov-Svidler 1-0 Grischuk-Karjakin ½-½ Dominguez-Ivanchuk ½-½ 19.15 Rapid Gashimov-Smeets 1-0 Kramnik-Carlsen ½-½ Gelfand-Aronian ½-½ Ivanchuk retains...
Mr. Amber back in the lead
Vasily ‘Mr Amber’ Ivanchuk once again back in the sole lead In Round 7 of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Vasily Ivanchuk once again moved into the sole lead. The Ukrainian grandmaster had luck on his side in...
Back on top
Saturday 20 March Round VII 14.30 Blind Kramnik-Aronian 1-0 Gelfand-Smeets ½-½ Gashimov-Carlsen 1-0 16.00 Blind Grischuk-Ivanchuk ½-½ Dominguez-Svidler ½-½ Ponomariov-Karjakin 0-1 17.45 Rapid Aronian-Kramnik 1-0 Smeets-Gelfand 0-1 Carlsen-Gashimov ½-½ 19.15 Rapid Ivanchuk-Grischuk 1-0 Svidler-Dominguez 1-0 Karjakin-Ponomariov 1-0 Carlsen unexpected...
Carlsen regains lead
Score after Round 6 Blindfold 1. Carlsen 5 2. Grischuk 4½3. Ivanchuk 4 4. Gelfand 3½ Karjakin 3½6. Ponomariov 3 7. Aronian 2½ Gashimov 2½ Kramnik 2½ Svidler 2½11. Smeets 2 12. Dominguez ½ Rapid 1. Ivanchuk 4½ Kramnik...