The young phenoms Carlsen and Karjakin could not take down the two world champions. Karjakin lost to Anand .5 – 1.5 while Carlsen tied 1-1 against Topalov.
Blindfold results:
Karjakin-Anand 0-1
Aronian-Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2
Carlsen-Topalov 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Leko 1/2-1/2
Van Wely-Morozevich 0-1
Gelfand-Kramnik 1/2-1/2
Rapid results:
Anand-Karjakin 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov-Aronian 1/2-1/2
Topalov-Carlsen 1/2-1/2
Leko-Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2
Morozevich-Van Wely 1/2-1/2
Kramnik-Gelfand 1/2-1/2
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
topalov missed simple wins in both games.
yes,it is a matter of time before topalov crushes carlsen, Bad luck topalov