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R11: 4 share 1st prize blindfold

27 March 2008 7:09 PM | Last modified: 18:59

Aronian has won Amber 2008 but we knew that already. Kramnik ended second on tiebreak and Leko third. Aronian also won the rapid tournament of course (a major part of his combined success) and together with Kramnik, Morozevich and Topalov he also ended shared first in the blindfold section. Lots of draws on the final day of course, but Topalov-Ivanchuk and Gelfand-Mamedyarov were attractive final matches.

Nobody complained when Anand, Van Wely, Leko and Aronian drew both of their games quickly today. Kramnik and Karjakin played longer games, but drew twice too. Their blindfold games was no less than thirty moves of theory by the way (31.Qc8 was new; 31.Qc6 had been played in Alekseev-Bareev, World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2007) but again it wasn’t much for White. Carlsen and Morozevich (two draws as well) was a real fighting match. In both games Carlsen drew worse endings - it’s really becoming his specialty. Topalov-Ivanchuk and Mamedyarov-Gelfand, both 1-1 again, were four decisive games. Topalov and Ivanchuk both played one decent game, but Mamedyarov and Gelfand ended their tournament with many mistakes. “I wouldn’t include it in my best games collection but I’m glad that it had entertainment value,” Gelfand said about his victory.

So it’s over, or not quite yet. Tomorrow both Macauley and me will publish a last video on the final round and the closing ceremony, so stay tuned!

Blindpartijen: Rapidpartijen:

Amber 2008 | Blind | Final Standings

      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2    
1 Kramnik 2799 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6.5/11 36.00
2 Aronian 2739 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6.5/11 36.00
3 Morozevich 2765 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6.5/11 34.25
4 Topalov 2780 ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6.5/11 34.00
5 Leko 2753 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6.0/11 31.50
6 Anand 2799 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6.0/11 30.50
7 Carlsen 2733 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 0 1 1 6.0/11 30.25
8 Karjakin 2732 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 5.0/11 26.00
9 Van Wely 2681 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 5.0/11 25.00
10 Ivanchuk 2751 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 4.5/11 25.00
11 Mamedyarov 2760 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 4.5/11 22.75
12 Gelfand 2737 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 3.0/11  

Amber 2008 | Rapid | Final Standings

      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2    
1 Aronian 2739 * 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.0/11  
2 Ivanchuk 2751 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 6.5/11  
3 Gelfand 2737 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 6.0/11 33.25
4 Leko 2753 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 6.0/11 32.00
5 Carlsen 2733 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 6.0/11 30.50
6 Kramnik 2799 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 5.5/11 31.25
7 Topalov 2780 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 5.5/11 26.75
8 Anand 2799 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 5.0/11  
9 Mamedyarov 2760 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 4.5/11 25.00
10 Morozevich 2765 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 4.5/11 23.75
11 Karjakin 2732 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 4.5/11 23.50
12 Van Wely 2681 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 4.0/11  

Amber 2008 | Combined | Final Standings

      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2    
1 Aronian 2739 ** ½½ ½½ ½1 ½1 ½1 1½ 11 ½1 ½0 ½½ ½1 14.5/22  
2 Kramnik 2799 ½½ ** ½1 ½1 1½ ½½ ½0 1½ ½½ ½½ ½0 ½½ 12.0/22 133.50
3 Leko 2753 ½½ ½0 ** 0½ ½½ ½½ ½1 ½1 ½½ ½½ 1½ 1½ 12.0/22 128.00
4 Topalov 2780 ½0 ½0 1½ ** ½½ 10 ½½ 01 ½1 ½½ 1½ ½1 12.0/22 126.50
5 Carlsen 2733 ½0 0½ ½½ ½½ ** 0½ 01 ½½ 10 1½ 11 11 12.0/22 123.75
6 Ivanchuk 2751 ½0 ½½ ½½ 01 1½ ** ½1 0½ ½1 ½1 0½ ½0 11.0/22 120.00
7 Anand 2799 0½ ½1 ½0 ½½ 10 ½0 ** 01 1½ 10 ½1 ½½ 11.0/22 117.50
8 Morozevich 2765 00 0½ ½0 10 ½½ 1½ 10 ** ½1 ½1 ½½ 1½ 11.0/22 113.75
9 Karjakin 2732 ½0 ½½ ½½ ½0 01 ½0 0½ ½0 ** 1½ ½½ ½1 9.5/22  
10 Gelfand 2737 ½1 ½½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½0 01 ½0 0½ ** 01 0½ 9.0/22 104.00
11 Mamedyarov 2760 ½½ ½1 0½ 0½ 00 1½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 10 ** 0½ 9.0/22 100.50
12 Van Wely 2681 ½0 ½½ 0½ ½0 00 ½1 ½½ 0½ ½0 1½ 1½ ** 9.0/22 96.00





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Written by peter | Filed under Coverstory, Blindfold chess, Rapid chess, Tournaments 

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11 Responses to “R11: 4 share 1st prize blindfold”

  1. Partidas de ajedrez comentadas on 27 March 2008 8:22 PM

    No ha dejado ni un primer premio, este Aronian es un abusón ;-)

  2. Lajos Arpad on 28 March 2008 3:29 AM

    A very nice coverage of this wonderful event.

  3. pal g on 28 March 2008 3:42 AM

    You all did a very good job. My favorite video was when Kramnik was discussing his mini-match with Topalov, and even while Kramnik was talking about the rapid game (I think) you cut to a shot of Topalov looking very serious, as if he is hearing Kramnik’s remarks. Very funny editing you did there. I did catch that. :)

    Great job. More, more, more… and Thanks.

    Cheers.

  4. greybeard on 28 March 2008 8:55 AM

    Congratulations on an outstanding coverage of the event. You and macauley did really something different this time!
    Although i miss a little the full press conferences of the players on their games :(

    Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!

  5. weldone on 28 March 2008 9:04 AM

    You have made an paradigmatic and good coverage of this tournament, Peter!
    I disponate it to the better one!

    Carlsen, Nice

  6. questio on 28 March 2008 9:07 AM

    Why i dont see any pictures from Amber the daughter of mr. Van Oostrum??

  7. peter on 28 March 2008 10:06 AM

    Because the family (Van Oosterom, btw) prefers it this way.

  8. Dimitar Panayotov on 28 March 2008 10:57 AM

    yes really great job bravo Peter:)))

  9. Tom on 28 March 2008 2:21 PM

    Thanks for your coverage of this event. I particularly appreciate the way your descriptions of the action enable me to decide whether or not a game is likely worth replaying.

  10. JohnA on 28 March 2008 3:09 PM

    Excellent job with the coverage! Each round’s summary text + pictures + videos were all great!

  11. pal g on 29 March 2008 6:04 AM

    I agree with Tom.. Several comments about well fought or interesting or exciting draws caused me to play through games I otherwise might have missed.

    Great job.

    Also, can you somehow make available all of the hours of video you shot that did not make it into those production videos? For me the videos provide so much atmosphere…

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