1. Ivanchuk 13.52. Grischuk 13.03. Kamsky 12.54. Leko 12.05. Anand 11.56. Kramnik 10.57. Morozevich 10.58. Rublevsky 10.5 Here are the full standings: http://www.russiachess.org/games/blitz.htm Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Blitz Championship Update
After 14 rounds, here are the leaders: 1. Grischuk 102. Ivanchuk 9.53-5. Mamedyarov, Kamsky, Leko, Kramnik has 7.5 points and Anand has 7 points. Here are the full standings: http://www.russiachess.org/games/blitz.htm Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Blitz Championship – Big upsets
The World Blitz Championship is taking place today and tomorrow in Moscow Russia. The format is a 38 round event (20 player double round robin)! Click here for results when available. Online transmission sometimes work with this link. Here...
Super super Blitz!
WORLD BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP 2007Moscow, Russia, 19 – 22 NovemberREGULATIONS 1. FormatThe Championship will be held in two phases:a) Qualification tournament (Swiss system, 11 double rounds) will take place 19 – 20 November. Entitled to participate are players with a...
Kramnik wins Tal Memorial – Shirov second
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...
Kramniks wins a slugfest against Mamedyarov
GM Kramnik (2785) – GM Mamedyarov (2752) [A40]18.11.2007Tal Memorial 2007 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 e5 5.Nge2 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 8.h4 f5 9.h5 fxe4 10.hxg6 hxg6 11.Rxh8+ Bxh8 12.Nxe4 d5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bd4 Bg4 15.Qxg4...
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...