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Amber 2006. Results and Standings

Amber 2006. Results and Standings

Blindfold
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Round 1 (March 18, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   68  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   58  D12  Slav Defence
Leko, Peter              -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   57  B91  Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Gelfand, Boris           -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   43  E15  Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek           -  Aronian, Levon           1-0   53  A41  Modern Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Topalov, Veselin         0-1   32  D15  Slav Defence

Round 2 (March 19, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Gelfand, Boris           1/2   20  D11  Slav Defence
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   45  B92  Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Svidler, Peter           -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   23  C77  Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Van Wely, Loek           -  Leko, Peter              1/2   31  A30  English Symmetrical
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   53  D87  Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Aronian, Levon           -  Topalov, Veselin         1-0   51  A03  Bird's Opening

Round 3 (March 20, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   37  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Anand, Viswanathan       -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   34  C83  Ruy Lopez Open
Leko, Peter              -  Aronian, Levon           1/2   39  C63  Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Gelfand, Boris           -  Svidler, Peter           1/2   23  D10  Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin         -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   39  A34  English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Van Wely, Loek           1-0   29  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen

Round 4 (March 21, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Gelfand, Boris           1-0   51  C42  Petroff's Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   50  E92  King's Indian Classical
Leko, Peter              -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   36  C42  Petroff's Defence
Svidler, Peter           -  Grischuk, Alexander      1-0   39  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek           -  Topalov, Veselin         0-1   41  D32  Tarrasch Defence
Aronian, Levon           -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1/2   19  A04  Dutch System

Round 5 (March 23, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   58  D58  Queens Gambit Tartakover
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Anand, Viswanathan       1-0   40  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gelfand, Boris           -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   23  E04  Catalan
Topalov, Veselin         -  Leko, Peter              0-1   46  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Van Wely, Loek           1-0   20  D46  Semi-Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Aronian, Levon           1/2   36  C41  Philidor's Defence

Round 6 (March 24, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1/2   29  A04  Dutch System
Anand, Viswanathan       -  Leko, Peter              1-0   67  C83  Ruy Lopez Open
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Aronian, Levon           1/2   37  E07  Catalan
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Topalov, Veselin         1/2   52  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gelfand, Boris           -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1-0   46  D85  Gruenfeld Defence
Svidler, Peter           -  Van Wely, Loek           1/2   34  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo

Round 7 (March 25, 2006)

Leko, Peter              -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   33  B42  Sicilian Paulsen
Van Wely, Loek           -  Gelfand, Boris           1-0   60  D19  Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin         -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  0-1   23  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   32  E15  Queens Indian
Aronian, Levon           -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   60  B20  Sicilian Wing Gambit
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Anand, Viswanathan       0-1   25  E15  Queens Indian

Round 8 (March 26, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Topalov, Veselin         1-0   56  E16  Queens Indian
Anand, Viswanathan       -  Van Wely, Loek           1/2   55  C10  French Rubinstein
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   13  D37  QGD 5.Bf4
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Aronian, Levon           1-0   61  B06  Modern Defence
Gelfand, Boris           -  Leko, Peter              1/2   32  E12  Queens Indian Petrosian
Svidler, Peter           -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1-0   63  B19  Caro Kann

Round 9 (March 28, 2006)

Leko, Peter              -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   42  B47  Sicilian Paulsen
Van Wely, Loek           -  Grischuk, Alexander      1-0   43  D34  Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Topalov, Veselin         -  Svidler, Peter           0-1   34  E94  King's Indian Classical
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   20  E20  Nimzo Indian
Aronian, Levon           -  Gelfand, Boris           0-1   43  B89  Sicilian Sozin Attack
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   25  D43  Anti-Meran Gambit

Round 10 (March 29, 2006)

Morozevich, Alexander    -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1-0   50  B40  Sicilian Classical
Anand, Viswanathan       -  Aronian, Levon           1-0   73  C41  Philidor's Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Van Wely, Loek           1-0   35  B43  Sicilian Paulsen
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Leko, Peter              1-0   76  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Gelfand, Boris           -  Topalov, Veselin         1/2   37  E48  Nimzo Indian
Svidler, Peter           -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   50  B50  Sicilian Defence

Round 11 (March 30, 2006)

Leko, Peter              -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1-0   41  C69  Ruy Lopez Exchange
Van Wely, Loek           -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   34  E97  King's Indian Classical
Topalov, Veselin         -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   38  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Gelfand, Boris           1/2   18  A31  English Symmetrical
Aronian, Levon           -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   25  A00  Irregular Openings
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   59  D32  Tarrasch Defence


Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 18-30 iii 2006     cat. XIX (2723)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
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 1 Morozevich, Alexander    g RUS 2721 * 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1  9.5  3032
 2 Anand, Viswanathan       g IND 2792 0 * = 0 1 1 = = = = 1 1  6.5  2782
 3 Vallejo Pons, Francisco  g ESP 2650 0 = * = 0 = 1 1 1 1 = =  6.5  2795
 4 Grischuk, Alexander      g RUS 2717 = 1 = * 1 = 0 0 = = 1 =  6.0  2760
 5 Leko, Peter              g HUN 2740 0 0 1 0 * = 1 = 1 1 = =  6.0  2757
 6 Gelfand, Boris           g ISR 2723 = 0 = = = * = 0 = = 1 1  5.5  2723
 7 Svidler, Peter           g RUS 2765 0 = 0 1 0 = * = 1 1 0 1  5.5  2719
 8 Van Wely, Loek           g NED 2647 0 = 0 1 = 1 = * 0 0 1 0  4.5  2665
 9 Topalov, Veselin         g BUL 2801 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 1 * 1 0 1  4.5  2651
10 Nielsen, Peter Heine     g DEN 2644 = = 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 * = =  4.0  2628
11 Aronian, Levon           g ARM 2752 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 = * =  4.0  2618
12 Ivanchuk, Vassily        g UKR 2729 0 0 = = = 0 0 1 0 = = *  3.5  2589
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Rapid
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Round 1 (March 18, 2006)

Topalov, Veselin         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1-0   59  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Aronian, Levon           -  Van Wely, Loek           1-0   33  B20  Sicilian Wing Gambit
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Gelfand, Boris           1/2   21  C42  Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander    -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   35  D11  Slav Defence
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Leko, Peter              1/2   36  E15  Queens Indian
Svidler, Peter           -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   57  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin

Round 2 (March 19, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   53  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Topalov, Veselin         -  Aronian, Levon           1/2   33  A04  Dutch System
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1/2   90  D60  Queens Gambit
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   39  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Leko, Peter              -  Van Wely, Loek           1/2   69  B42  Sicilian Paulsen
Gelfand, Boris           -  Morozevich, Alexander    1/2   41  E61  King's Indian Defence

Round 3 (March 20, 2006)

Aronian, Levon           -  Leko, Peter              1-0   38  B50  Sicilian Defence
Van Wely, Loek           -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   34  D15  Slav Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Anand, Viswanathan       0-1   43  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   76  C92  Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Topalov, Veselin         1-0   33  E01  Catalan
Svidler, Peter           -  Gelfand, Boris           0-1   52  A29  English Four Knights

Round 4 (March 21, 2006)

Topalov, Veselin         -  Van Wely, Loek           0-1   42  D44  Anti-Meran Gambit
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Leko, Peter              0-1   57  E15  Queens Indian
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Svidler, Peter           1-0   21  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Morozevich, Alexander    -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  0-1   70  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gelfand, Boris           -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   24  E15  Queens Indian
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Aronian, Levon           1-0   46  A31  English Symmetrical

Round 5 (March 23, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   49  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Aronian, Levon           -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        0-1   31  B23  Sicilian Closed
Van Wely, Loek           -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   71  D53  Queens Gambit
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Gelfand, Boris           1-0   52  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Leko, Peter              -  Topalov, Veselin         1/2   63  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Svidler, Peter           -  Morozevich, Alexander    1-0   48  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation

Round 6 (March 24, 2006)

Topalov, Veselin         -  Grischuk, Alexander      1-0   54  A30  English Symmetrical
Aronian, Levon           -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   57  B23  Sicilian Closed
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Gelfand, Boris           1/2   69  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek           -  Svidler, Peter           0-1   32  D11  Slav Defence
Leko, Peter              -  Anand, Viswanathan       0-1   44  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Morozevich, Alexander    0-1   51  D17  Slav Defence

Round 7 (March 25, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   24  C42  Petroff's Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Topalov, Veselin         1/2   38  D15  Slav Defence
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   28  C42  Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander    -  Aronian, Levon           1-0   72  C63  Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Gelfand, Boris           -  Van Wely, Loek           0-1   61  E20  Nimzo Indian
Svidler, Peter           -  Leko, Peter              1/2   46  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed

Round 8 (March 26, 2006)

Topalov, Veselin         -  Morozevich, Alexander    1/2   55  E61  King's Indian Defence
Aronian, Levon           -  Grischuk, Alexander      1-0   45  B50  Sicilian Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Svidler, Peter           1/2   46  D16  Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Van Wely, Loek           -  Anand, Viswanathan       0-1   50  D41  Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Leko, Peter              -  Gelfand, Boris           0-1   32  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1/2   44  D43  Anti-Meran Gambit

Round 9 (March 28, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   38  D58  Queens Gambit Tartakover
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   27  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Van Wely, Loek           1-0   35  B31  Sicilian Rossolimo
Morozevich, Alexander    -  Leko, Peter              0-1   98  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Gelfand, Boris           -  Aronian, Levon           0-1   45  A56  Old Indian Defence
Svidler, Peter           -  Topalov, Veselin         0-1   68  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation

Round 10 (March 29, 2006)

Topalov, Veselin         -  Gelfand, Boris           1-0   57  C42  Petroff's Defence
Aronian, Levon           -  Anand, Viswanathan       1/2   21  C24  Bishop's Opening
Ivanchuk, Vassily        -  Morozevich, Alexander    1-0   63  D13  Slav Exchange
Van Wely, Loek           -  Vallejo Pons, Francisco  1-0   34  D38  QGD Ragozin
Leko, Peter              -  Grischuk, Alexander      1/2   26  B63  Sicilian Rauzer
Nielsen, Peter Heine     -  Svidler, Peter           1/2   24  D16  Slav Lasker/Smyslov

Round 11 (March 30, 2006)

Anand, Viswanathan       -  Topalov, Veselin         1/2   18  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vallejo Pons, Francisco  -  Leko, Peter              1/2   21  B18  Caro Kann
Grischuk, Alexander      -  Ivanchuk, Vassily        1/2   33  C42  Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander    -  Van Wely, Loek           1/2   32  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Gelfand, Boris           -  Nielsen, Peter Heine     1-0   38  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Svidler, Peter           -  Aronian, Levon           0-1   40  C04  French Tarrasch

Amber Rapid Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 18-30 iii 2006         cat. XIX (2723)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Anand, Viswanathan       g IND 2792 * = = = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 1  8.0  2892
 2 Topalov, Veselin         g BUL 2801 = * = 1 0 = 1 = = 1 0 1  6.5  2781
 3 Aronian, Levon           g ARM 2752 = = * 0 1 = 1 0 1 1 0 1  6.5  2785
 4 Ivanchuk, Vassily        g UKR 2729 = 0 1 * = = = 1 0 = = =  5.5  2722
 5 Van Wely, Loek           g NED 2647 0 1 0 = * 1 0 = = 1 1 0  5.5  2730
 6 Vallejo Pons, Francisco  g ESP 2650 0 = = = 0 * = 1 = 1 = =  5.5  2730
 7 Grischuk, Alexander      g RUS 2717 = 0 0 = 1 = * 0 = = 1 1  5.5  2724
 8 Morozevich, Alexander    g RUS 2721 = = 1 0 = 0 1 * 0 = 1 0  5.0  2687
 9 Leko, Peter              g HUN 2740 0 = 0 1 = = = 1 * 0 = =  5.0  2685
10 Gelfand, Boris           g ISR 2723 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 * 1 1  5.0  2687
11 Nielsen, Peter Heine     g DEN 2644 0 1 1 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 * =  4.0  2628
12 Svidler, Peter           g RUS 2765 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 1 = 0 = *  4.0  2617
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Combined Standings

Amber Combined Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 18-30 iii 2006                   cat. XIX (2723)
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                                        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 
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 1 Morozevich, Alexander    g RUS 2721 ** 1= 10 =1 1= 10 11 == 1= 10 10 =1  14.5  2840
 2 Anand, Viswanathan       g IND 2792 0= ** =1 0= == 11 1= 1= =1 =1 1= =1  14.5  2834
 3 Vallejo Pons, Francisco  g ESP 2650 01 =0 ** == 1= 0= == =1 10 1= == 1=  12.0  2766
 4 Grischuk, Alexander      g RUS 2717 =0 1= == ** =0 1= 10 == 01 01 == =1  11.5  2738
 5 Topalov, Veselin         g BUL 2801 0= == 0= =1 ** 0= 0= =1 10 01 11 10  11.0  2716
 6 Leko, Peter              g HUN 2740 01 00 1= 0= 1= ** =0 =0 == 1= =1 1=  11.0  2721
 7 Aronian, Levon           g ARM 2752 00 0= == 01 1= =1 ** 01 01 11 =0 =0  10.5  2706
 8 Gelfand, Boris           g ISR 2723 == 0= =0 == =0 =1 10 ** 00 =1 1= =1  10.5  2709
 9 Van Wely, Loek           g NED 2647 0= =0 01 10 01 == 10 11 ** =0 0= 01  10.0  2694
10 Svidler, Peter           g RUS 2765 01 =0 0= 10 10 0= 00 =0 =1 ** 1= 1=   9.5  2669
11 Ivanchuk, Vassily        g UKR 2729 01 0= == == 00 =0 =1 0= 1= 0= ** ==   9.0  2657
12 Nielsen, Peter Heine     g DEN 2644 =0 =0 0= =0 01 0= =1 =0 10 0= == **   8.0  2628
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