Topalov wins candidates match with 4.5:2.5
Topalov wins the 8 games match with 4.5:2.5 after winning game 7. The winner qualifies for a World Championship Match against Viswanathan Anand, scheduled for later this year.
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3 big events
3 big international events are ahead of us in this February.
Linares 2009 - Info
Aeroflot Open 2009 - Aeroflotchess.com
World Chess Challenge Sofia 2009 - Veselin Topalov vs Gata Kamsky - wccc2009.com
Let’s enjoy the games!
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Nanjing Super GM
There is a Super GM Tournament in Nanjing, China taking place place 10th - 22nd December 2008. Six-player double round robin event.
Players: Veselin Topalov g BUL 2791; Vassily Ivanchuk g UKR 2786; Levon Aronian g ARM 2757; Movsesian Sergei g 2732 SVK; Peter Svidler g 2727; Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2714.
Further info: http://www.64ge.net/ and Gujuan Tzu’s Chessnews Blog: http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews
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Malaysian @ Chess Olympiad 2008
There is a Malaysian team at the Dresden Olympiad.
It is however weird that Edward Lee is listed as unrated?! Do they key in a wrong name?!
Anyway, all the best to our Malaysian team!!
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Chess Olympiad 2008
The year 2008 edition of Chess Olympiad will start in a few moments.
Visit the official website, www.dresden2008.de for latest updates.
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World Champion Anand
Anand retains his title after drawing the 11th game of the 12 rounds match to finish wih 6.5-4.5.
| World Championship Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 32 | D14 | Slav Exchange |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 32 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 41 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 29 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 35 | D49 | Queens Gambit Meran |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 47 | E34 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 36 | D19 | Slav Defence |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 39 | D39 | QGD Ragozin |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 45 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - | Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 29 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - | Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 24 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf |
| World Chess Championship Bonn (GER), 14 x - 2xi 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | 6½ | 2837 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | 4½ | 2718 |
Read more at The Week In Chess.
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Round 11: Kramnik plays Sicilian Najdorf
Round 11 underway with Kramnik playing the Black side of the Sicilian Najdorf. It is either win and stay or out of the match for Kramnik.
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Round 10: Kramnik wins
Kramnik managed to win game 10 and bring the match to the 11th round. Today is a rest day and the match will continue on the 29th of October. Will Kramnik makes a come back?
The score is now 6-4 in favor of Anand.
| World Chess Championship Bonn (GER), 14 x - 2xi 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | . | 6 | 2844 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | . | 4 | 2711 |
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Round 10: Kramnik’s last chance
It is either win the game or lose the match for Kramnik. Round 10 is now underway with Kramnik taking White in a Kasparov variation of Nimzo Indian defence…
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Round 9: Anand escapes with a draw
Kramnik almost wins this round but let Anand escapes with a draw. The match score is now 6-3 in favor of Anand with 3 rounds to go. Kramnik will need to win all the remaining games to force a tie break while Anand needed only a draw.
| World Chess Championship Bonn (GER), 14 x - 2xi 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Perf |
| Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2783 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 6 | 2897 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 3 | 2658 |
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