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Tal Memorial R1: Kramnik loses to Nepomniachtchi, Ivanchuk beats Svidler

Tal Memorial R1: Kramnik loses to Nepomniachtchi, Ivanchuk beats Svidler

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Peter Doggers
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 18:47
The first round of the Tal Memorial in Moscow, Russia immediately saw a big upset: last seed Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Vladimir Kramnik with the black pieces. In the only other decisive game, Vassily Ivachuk beat Peter Svidler. The playing hall during the first round | Photo © Macauley Peterson Event Tal Memorial 2011 |  PGN via TWIC Dates...
Tal Memorial, strongest tournament of 2011, starts today - full pairings

Tal Memorial, strongest tournament of 2011, starts today - full pairings

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Peter Doggers
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:33
Today the strongest tournament of 2011 and highest rated 10-player round robin tournament in chess history starts: the Tal Memoral, in Moscow, Russia. The players' field with Magnus Carlsen (2823, Norway), Vishy Anand (2817, India), Levon Aronian (2802, Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik (2800, Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (2775, Ukraine), Sergey Karjakin (...