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Kramnik wins Tal Memorial 2009!
The Tal Memorial takes place in Moscow between the 4th and 19th of November 2009. Participants of this year's very strong tournament are the following 10 top players: Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Vassily Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Leko and Ruslan Ponomariov.
Final standings after round 9:
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 6.0
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739 5.5
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801 5.5
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786 5.0
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788 5.0
6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758 4.5
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739 4.0
8. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754 3.5
9. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752 3.0
10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750 3.0
Carlsen wins World Blitz Championship
The World Blitz Championship took place right after the Tal Memorial tournament between the 16th and 18th of November in Moscow. Apart from the 10 participants of the Tal Memorial super tournament, the following 12 players also competed: Anatoly Karpov, Sergei Karjakin, Vugar Gashimov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Evgeny Bareev, Dmitry Jakovenko, Alexander Grischuk, Vladislav Tkachiev, Judit Polgar, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Arkadij Naiditsch.
Magnus Carlsen took first place, while Anand and Karjakin finished second and third respectively.
Check out the final standings here
- Official website
Round 1, 05.11.2009
Magnus Carlsen - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2
Alex. Morozevich - Peter Leko 1/2
Boris Gelfand - Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2
Levon Aronian - Peter Svidler 1/2
Vassily Ivanchuk - Vishy Anand 1/2
Round 2, 06.11.2009
Vladimir Kramnik - Vishy Anand 1/2
Peter Svidler - Vassily Ivanchuk 1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov - Levon Aronian 1/2
Peter Leko - Boris Gelfand 1/2
Magnus Carlsen - Alex. Morozevich 1/2
Round 3, 07.11.2009
Alex. Morozevich - Vladimir Kramnik 0-1
Boris Gelfand - Magnus Carlsen 1/2
Levon Aronian - Peter Leko 1-0
Vassily Ivanchuk - Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2
Vishy Anand - Peter Svidler 1-0
Round 4, 08.11.2009
Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Svidler 1-0
Ruslan Ponomariov - Vishy Anand 1/2
Peter Leko - Vassily Ivanchuk 1/2
Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian 1/2
Alex. Morozevich - Boris Gelfand 1/2
Round 5, 10.11.2009
Boris Gelfand - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2
Levon Aronian - Alex. Morozevich 1/2
Vassily Ivanchuk - Magnus Carlsen 1/2
Vishy Anand - Peter Leko 1-0
Peter Svidler - Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2
Round 6, 11.11.2009
Vladimir Kramnik - Ruslan Ponomariov 1-0
Peter Leko - Peter Svidler 1/2
Magnus Carlsen - Vishy Anand 1/2
Alex. Morozevich - Vassily Ivanchuk 0-1
Boris Gelfand - Levon Aronian 1-0
Round 7, 12.11.2009
Levon Aronian - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2
Vassily Ivanchuk - Boris Gelfand 1-0
Vishy Anand - Alex. Morozevich 1/2
Peter Svidler - Magnus Carlsen 1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov - Peter Leko 1/2
Round 8, 13.11.2009
Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko 1/2
Magnus Carlsen - Ruslan Ponomariov 1-0
Alex. Morozevich - Peter Svidler 1/2
Boris Gelfand - Vishy Anand 1/2
Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk 1/2
Round 9, 14.11.2009
Vassily Ivanchuk - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2
Vishy Anand - Levon Aronian 0-1
Peter Svidler - Boris Gelfand 1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov - Alex. Morozevich 1-0
Peter Leko - Magnus Carlsen 0-1
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