Bilbao Chess Masters Round 4: Aronian beats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to Join Adams in Lead (Round 4 Video)
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Levon Aronian beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the fourth round to join Michael Adams in the lead at the VI Chess Masters Final on Friday. The event is being held in Bilbao as tradition goes. Adams, meanwhile, drew with Mamedyarov. All the four Grandmasters are still in reach of the tournament title. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian's game was full of fireworks what with the time control troubling both the players.
Vachier-Lagrave managed to get an edge and was winning when Aronian managed to take a grip on the game and eventually win. Two more rounds are to be played and the champion could well be decided on the final day alone.
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Grand Slam Chess Masters Final VI in Bilbao this October
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Four of the best international players this year - the Armenian and current Olympic champion Levon Aronian, the Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the Azeri Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Brit Michael Adams will all star in the Masters Grand Slam Final VI, one of the world's most prestigious chess tournaments, which will be played in Bilbao between the seven.
Now in its sixth edition, the Bilbao tournament adopts a square format, being out at the last minute two of its regular players: the current world champion Indian Viswanathan Anand, and number 1 world ranking Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (also champion of the last two editions of the Bilbao Final).
Despite these last minute absences, the roster presented by the Bilbao Masters Final 2013 is one of the best chess rosters of today. Formed by four international Grandmasters, who have reaped the best results over this year; even in the absences of Anand and Carlsen, who have focused on their preparation for the World Championship; as has been pointed out by the director general of Bilbao Ekintza, Nora Sarasola, and committee spokesman organizer and commentator of the competition, Leontxo Garcia during the presentation ceremony of the sixth Grand Slam Final.
The reigning Olympic champion and No. 2 world ranking, Armenian Levon Aronian, won this year's prestigious Alekhine Memorial Championship in Paris and St. Petersburg.
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Bilbao Chess Masters R8: All Games Drawn; Caruana, Carlsen Hold on to Lead
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Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruna continue to lead jointly after eight rounds at the Bilbao Chess Masters Finals. The games Viswanathan Anand-Fabiano Caruana, Vallejo Pons-Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin-Magnus Carlsen were drawn on Wednesday.
Standings after Round 8
Fabiano Caruana: 13 points.
Magnus Carlsen: 13 points.
Levon Aronian: 10 points.
Viswanathan Anand: 8 points.
Sergey Karjakin: 6 points
Francisco Vallejo: 5 points.
The winner would have to now fight down to the last round. Both Carlsen and Caruana have chances, but statistics could fetch the title for Aronian as well. Anand has, so far, created a record of sorts, by drawing all his eight games so far.
Caruana did well to hold back Anand and Carlsen drew with Karjakin fairly quickly. There were some fireworks in the Vallejo-Aronian game, but it went for a draw even as time scramble ensued.
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Bilbao Chess Masters: Carlsen Beats Vallejo, Joins Caruana in Lead
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World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen beat Vallejo Pons to join Fabiano Caruana in the least after Round 7 in Bilbao Spain on Tuesday. Eventually, it was time trouble that proved the Spanish Grandmaster's undoing. The others drew their matches. Wednesday is a rest day.
Results 7th round
Carlsen - Vallejo 3-0
Caruana - Karjakin 1-1
Aronian - Anand 1-1
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Bilbao Chess Masters: Carlsen Begins with Win over Caruana; Others Draw
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Hi everyone,
The second leg of the Sao Paulo-Bilbao Chess Masters Final has begun in Spain. The even had started in Sao Paulo with Fabiano Caruana beating Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen began the Bilbao half of the chess tournament with a win over Caruana.
The event is scored according to the 3-1-0 pattern.
Day 6 results:
- Carlsen – Caruana 3-0 (duration: 4h 2m, 66 plays)
- Vallejo – Anand 1-1 (duration: 2h 25 m, 39 plays)
- Karjakin – Aronian 1-1 (duration: 1h15m, 35 plays)
Standings after six rounds
Fabiano Caruana: 11 points.
Magnus Carlsen: 9 points.
Levon Aronian: 8 points.
Viswanathan Anand: 6 points.
Francisco Vallejo: 4 points.
Sergei Karjakin: 4 points
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Levon Aronian beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the fourth round to join Michael Adams in the lead at the VI Chess Masters Final on Friday. The event is being held in Bilbao as tradition goes. Adams, meanwhile, drew with Mamedyarov. All the four Grandmasters are still in reach of the tournament title. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian's game was full of fireworks what with the time control troubling both the players. 
