Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam: Kramnik beats Aronian in play-offs
 Vladimir Kramnik: Bilbao bound
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So, it's going to be Vladimir Kramnik who will join Alexei Shirov in Bilbao along with Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen!
The Russian grandmaster defeated Levon Aronian in a blitz play-off after the sixth round at the Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam. Earlier, Alexei Shirov had already qualified to play in Bilbao. You can check the official website here.
In the blitz play-off both the players won their games with White but Kramnik eventually won on time in the Armageddon game.
Earlier, in the sixth round, Kramnik drew with Wang Hao and Aronian drew with Shirov.
The first part of the 2010 Grand Slam Masters Final took place from September 3-8 in Shanghai, China. Aronian, Kramnik, Shirov and Wang Hao played for two qualification spots for the second part that is to be held from October 9-15 in Bilbao, Spain.
Here are the blitz play-off games between Kramnik and Aronian. You can run the moves through our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Nf3 Bb4 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qa5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxb7 O-O 19. bxc3 Nb6 20. Bc7 Qb5 21. Qxa7 Nc4 22. Bg3 Ra8 23. Qe7 Rfc8 24. h3 Qa5 25. Qb4 Nxa3 26. Bd6 Qxb4 27. cxb4 Nc4 28. Bc5 Na3 29. Ra2 Nb5 30. Ra5 Rab8 31. Rfa1 h6 32. Ra6 Kh7 33. R1a5 Nc3 34. Ra7 Kg6 35. Rd7 Nb5 36. f3 Rc6 37. Kh2 f6 38. e4 dxe4 39. fxe4 Kh7 40. d5 exd5 41. exd5 Rcc8 42. d6 Rc6 43. Rxb5 Rxb5 44. Rc7 Rbb6 45. Rxc6 1-0
PGN: 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e5 6. Qe1 Ngf6 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Nh4 b5 13. Na5 Qc7 14. a4 Bb6 15. Nb3 a6 16. Bg5 c5 17. a5 Ba7 18. c4 Rab8 19. Nd2 h6 20. Be3 Nf8 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qd8 23. Nf5 Ne6 24. e5 Nd4 25. Nd6 Re6 26. Qf2 Ne8 27. g4 Nxd6 28. exd6 Re2 29. gxh5 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Qh4 31. Re1 Ne6 32. Bh2 bxc4 33. Re4 Qxh5 34. Nxc4 Qd1+ 35. Rf1 Qc2 36. d7 Rd8 37. Ne5 Bb8 38. Nxf7 Bxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Rxd7 40. Rxe6 Rd2 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Rg1 Qf5 43. Rf8 Qf4+ 44. Kh1 Rxg2 45. Rxg2 Qf1+ 46. Kh2 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qd2+ 49. Kf3 Qd3+ 50. Kf2 Qd2+ 51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. Kg1 Qc1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Kf3 Qd3+ 56. Kg4 Qe4+ 57. Kg3 Qe3+ 58. Kh4 Qf4+ 59. Rg4 Qf2+ time 1-0
PGN: 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. a4 a5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Nh4 Ne8 15. Kh2 f6 16. b3 Nd6 17. Nb2 Rfe8 18. Nd3 Nf7 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Bc3 Ne6 22. Nf5 c5 23. Ne3 Nd4 24. f3 Qc8 25. h4 Nd6 26. Rd1 Bf7 27. Qf2 Qc6 28. Rd2 Qa8 29. Rfd1 b5 30. axb5 N6xb5 31. Bb2 a4 32. bxa4 Qxa4 33. f4 Nd6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. c3 Bg6 36. cxd4 Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 38. Ng2 exd4 39. Re1 Rf8 40. Qg1 Ba8 41. Kh2 Qc6 42. Rde2 Rb8 43. Bc1 Qf3 44. Bf4 Rbd8 45. Rf2 Qc6 46. Re7 Rd7 47. Qe1 Rxe7 48. Qxe7 Rf7 49. Qd8+ Rf8 50. Qe7 Rf7 51. Qe2 h6 52. Qa2 c4 53. Be5 d3 54. Rxf7 Kxf7 55. Bc3 Qd5 56. Qf2+ Kg8 57. Kg1 Qe4 58. Kf1 Bd5 59. Ne1 Qh1+ 60. Qg1 Qe4 61. Qh2 Qf5+ 62. Kg1 Qe4 63. h5 Qg4 64. Qh4 Qxh4 65. gxh4 Bf7 66. Kf2 Bxh5 67. Ke3 g5 68. hxg5 hxg5 69. Kd4 Be2 70. Bd2 g4 71. Ke3 Kf7 72. Kf4 Ke6 73. Bc3 Kd5 74. Ng2 Kc5 75. Ne3 Kb5 76. Ke5 Ka4 77. Kd4 Kb3 78. Be1 g3 79. Ng2 Kc2 80. Ne3+ Kb3 81. Nxc4 g2 82. Bf2 Kc2 83. Ke3 Kb3 84. Nd2+ Kc3 85. Ne4+ Kc4 86. Nd2+ Kd5 time 0-1
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Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam: Shirov leads after five rounds
 Kramnik: Nice win against Aronian
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Building on his win after the fourth round, Alexei Shirov of Spain notched up another win in the fifth round at the Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam tournament. He has already qualified for the Bilbao section of the Grand Slam event.
In the other game of the fifth round Vladimir Kramnik beat Levon Aronian with Black. That makes the sixth round decisive about which of the two will join Shirov in Bilbao along with Anand and Carlsen in October.
The first part of the 2010 Grand Slam Masters Final takes place 3-8 September in Shanghai, China. The Bilbao section will be held from October 9-15 in Bilbao, Spain.
Here is the nice Hao-Shirov game that you can look at in our pgnplayer or in the flashplayer below. You can also check the official tournament website here.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5?! 10. Be2 a6 11. f4! b4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Na4 c5 14. b3 Nd5 15. e4 N5b6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. d5 e5 18. Bg4! +/- Bd6 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Qg4+ Ke8 21. Kh1 Qd8 22. g3 Qd7 23. f5 Kf8 24. Be3 Rc8 25. Qe2 gxf5 26. Rxf5 Qb5 27. Qg4 Rc7 28. Raf1?! Kg8 29. Rxf7 29... Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qxd6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Bg5 Qd3 36. h4 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qxa2+ 38. Kh3 Qa1 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Qf3 Qc3 42. Qg4 Qa1 43. Qe2?! Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Kh7 45. Be7 a5 46. Bxc5 Rc8 47. d6?! Qc1! 48. Bb6 Qh6 49. Qd1 a4 50. Qd5 Rc3 51. Qxe5 axb3 52. d7 Qg6+ 53. Kh3 b2 54. h5 Qf7 55. Qe8 Qf1+ 56. Kh4 Qh1+ 57. Kg5 Rxg3+ 58. Kf5 Qf3+ 59. Ke5 b1=Q 0-1
Here is also the Aronian-Kramnik game.
PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. e3 a4 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxf1 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qh5 Rb8 22. Bxc4 Rxb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bxg6 Qe7 25. Bb1 Qf7 26. Qc5 Rxf2 27. Qe5+ Rf6 28. Rf4 Qg7 29. Bf5 Rd6 30. Bc2 Rxf4 31. Qxf4 a3 32. g4 Qe7 33. g5 c5 34. dxc5 Rd2 35. Bb3 Kg7 36. h4 Rd3 37. Kg2 Rxe3 38. Qd4+ Re5 39. Bd5 c6? 40. Kg3! h6 41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Qf4+ Kh7 43. Bxc6 Rxc5 44. Qe4+ Qxe4 45. Bxe4+ Kg7 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Kd3 Rb5 49. Kc4 Rb2 50. Bh7 Rh2 51. h5 Rxh5 52. Bc2 Rh2 53. Kb3 Kd4 54. Bg6 Rh4 55. Kb4 Rh6 56. Bf7 Ra6 57. Bg8 Ra7 58. Be6 Kd3 59. Bb3 Kd2 60. Bg8 Kc2 61. Kc4 Kc1 62. Kc3 Kb1 63. Bb3 Rc7+ 64. Kd3 Kb2 65. Kd2 Rd7+ 66. Ke3 Kc3 67. Bg8 Re7+ 68. Kf2 Kd2 69. Kf3 Kd3 70. Kf2 Re2+ 71. Kf3 Re8 0-1
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Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam: Shirov qualifies for Bilbao
 Alexei Shirov: Ready for Bilbao
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Spanish Grandmaster Alexei Shirov has become the first of two players who are to qualify for the Bilbao section of the Grand Slam Chess Masters Event.
He beat Vladimir Kramnik in Shanghai in the fourth round to reach sole first place in the standings. Aronian and Wang Hao drew their game.
The first part of the 2010 Grand Slam Masters Final takes place 3-8 September in Shanghai, China. Aronian, Kramnik, Shirov and Wang Hao play for two qualification spots for the section to be played in Bilbao, Spain with Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand joining them there.
Here is the nice Shirov-Kramnik game. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 c4 11. a4 Bg4 12. axb5 Nd7 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Nb6 15. Be2 Nc7 16. Ng5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 d5 18. O-O Qf6 19. f5 Rae8 20. Rxa7 Nxe6 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Qf2 Qe5 23. g4 Rg6 24. Qg2 Rgf6 25. Bf4 Qd4+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 d4 28. Ne4 R6f7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Ra1 h6 31. Be5 d3 32. Bd4 Rb7 33. h4 Bf8 34. Rc1 Nd5 35. Rxc4 Rxb5 36. Rc8 Kf7 37. g5 Ne7 38. Nd6+ 1-0
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Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam: Aronian, Shirov lead
 GM Alexei Shirov
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The third round saw interesting games at the Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam Chess Tournament on Sunday. While Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik drew their games, while Alexei Shirov beat Wang Hao.
The two top players from this Shanghai Grand Slam Final Masters will qualify to play in Bilbao along with Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand from October 9-15, 2010.
Round 3 results:
1. Shirov-Wang Hao 1-0 2. Kramnik-Aronian 1/2-1/2
Standings after 3 rounds:
1. Aronian, Shirov 2.5 2. Kramnik 1.5 3. Wang Hao 0.5
The scoring pattern is based on two points for a win and one point for a draw.
Here is the nice Shirov-Wang Hao game. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flashplayer below.
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Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam: Aronian leads after two rounds
 A montage of Shanghai photos.
Hello Everyone,
Both the games were drawn in the second round at the Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam event featuring four top grandmasters - Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnkin, Alexei Shirov and Wang Hao. You can find the official website here.
In the second round on Saturday, Aronian drew with Shirov while Kramnik drew with Hao.
The two top players from this event will go on to compete with Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand in Bilbao later this year for the second section of the Chess Masters Grand Slam.
You can watch some nice videos of the opening ceremony here.
Shanghai is known for landmarks like the Bund and City God Temple. It is a modern city famous for the Oriental Pearl Tower. Shanghai is placed on the Yangtze River Delta on China's eastern coast, and is equidistant from both Beijing and Hong Kong.
The Huangpu River flows through the city dividing it into the older or Puxi area and the new or Pudong area.
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Chess Masters Grand Slam begins in Shanghai
 Levon Aronian: Off to a winning start
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The Grand Slam Chess Masters began in Shanghai on September 3. It includes four top grandmasters - Armenia's Levon Aronian, China's Wang Hao, Russia's Vladimir Kramnik and Spain's Alexei Shirov.
Top two winners from the Shanghai event will participate in the Grand Slam Final Tournament to take place in Bilbao, Spain, from October 9-15, 2010. The winners will join the already seeded players - Viswanathan Anand (India) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - in Bilbao. Here is the official website.
In the first round, Aronian beat Wang Hao while Kramnik and Shirov drew their game.
Here is the nice Hao-Aronian game. You can run it in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Nh5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Bb4 16. Red1 Qd6 17. Nf1 dxc4 18. a3 Ba5 19. f5 Kh8 20. Ne3 b5 21. Qe4 Bb7 22. Qxe6 Qc7 23. Qe4 Rae8 24. Qg4 Bb6 25. Nf1 Bc8 26. Ng3 g6 27. e3 gxf5 28. Nxf5 Qd7 29. e4 Qf7 30. Qf3 Bxf5 31. Qxf5 Rg8 32. Kh1 Rg5 33. Qf3 Qg6 34. d5 Rg8 35. Bh3 Bxf2 0-1
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