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Ivanchuk does it again

30 August 2008 18:45 PM CET | Last modified: 18:47 | By Peter Doggers  | Filed under: Reports | Tags:

After winning the Tal Memorial in classical chess, Ivanchuk also proved to be the stongest blitz player in Moscow at the moment. Today he won the Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 ahead of Kramnik and Carlsen.

After the first 17 rounds, played yesterday, Kramnik was leading with 11 out of 17, followed by Carlsen and Ivanchuk who were on 10.5.

Today Ivanchuk defeated both Carlsen and Kramnik (and these two actually drew their mutual game). Anatoly Karpov ended 14th; he defeated Grischuk and Grachev 1.5-0.5 and Alekseev, Movsesian and Tkachiev 2-0.

Tal Blitz 2008 Final Standings

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
1 Ivanchuk ** ½1 ½1 01 ½1 ½0 11 10 01 10 01 01 ½1 11 11 11 23.5
2 Kramnik ½0 ** ½½ 01 ½1 01 ½1 10 11 11 01 11 22.5
3 Carlsen ½0 ** 10 11 ½0 00 01 ½1 11 ½1 11 ½1 01 21.0
4 Svidler 10 01 ** ½1 00 11 00 11 ½½ ½1 ½1 01 ½½ 20.0
5 Mamedyarov ½0 00 ½0 ** 01 11 11 01 11 01 10 ½1 ½½ 11 11 20.0
6 Leko ½1 ½½ ½1 10 ** 11 ½1 00 ½½ ½1 ½½ ½½ ½0 01 00 ½1 18.0
7 Grischuk 00 10 11 11 00 00 ** 10 ½½ ½1 01 01 ½0 ½1 10 11 ½½ 18.0
8 Karjakin 01 ½0 10 00 00 ½0 01 ** 01 ½½ 11 11 01 11 ½½ ½1 10 ½1 18.0
9 Kamsky 10 10 10 11 ½½ 10 ** ½1 ½½ 00 00 01 01 11 01 11 17.5
10 Gelfand ½½ ½0 ½½ ½0 ** 10 10 11 01 10 01 17.5
11 Ponomariov 01 ½0 ½0 11 00 10 00 ½½ 01 ** ½1 ½1 11 11 01 00 17.0
12 Grachev 10 00 10 ½0 10 00 11 01 ½0 ** ½0 11 ½1 ½1 14.5
13 Alekseev 10 01 ½½ ½½ 10 11 00 ½0 ½1 ** 00 ½0 01 10 ½½ 14.0
14 Karpov ½0 00 00 ½0 01 ½½ ½1 00 10 10 00 11 ** 00 11 00 11 14.0
15 Morozevich 00 00 ½0 ½0 ½0 ½1 ½0 ½½ 10 01 00 00 ½1 11 ** 10 11 10 14.0
16 Movsesian 00 10 00 ½½ 10 01 ½0 00 10 10 10 00 01 ** 01 10 12.5
17 Eljanov 00 ½0 10 00 11 00 01 10 ½0 01 11 00 10 ** 10 12.5
18 Tkachiev 00 10 ½½ 00 ½0 ½½ ½0 00 11 ½0 ½½ 00 01 01 01 ** 11.5

Below you can replay all games of the second half, played today:

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One Response to “Ivanchuk does it again”

  1. King Faisal on 1 September 2008 9:42 AM

    What was the time control? Fischer?

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