Tal Chess Memorial R5: All games drawn after ballistic chess;
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
Even though all the games were drawn in the fifth round at the VI Tal Chess Memorial in Moscow on Sunday, the round was an exhausting one. Absolutely. Nepomniatchtchi, Aronian and Carlsen were all poised to win but the defenses were equally tenacious.
The standings after Round 5 have Aronian, Carlsen, Karjakin and Nepomniachtchi with 3 points, Anand, Ivanchuk and Svidler 2.5 points, Kramnik and Nakamura 2.0 points and Gelfand with 1.5 points.
Vladimir Kramnik at the Tal Chess Memorial
Here are all the games of Round 5 while you can access the official website at this link.
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Tal Chess Memorial R4: All games drawn but full of super fights; Aronian, Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, Karjakin lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
Here is the chess news from Round 4 of the Sixth Tal Chess Memorial currently on in Moscow at present. Even though all the games were drawn - that's not really the flavour of the games! The super-strong games are here for you to enjoy but first, the standings after Round 4.
Aronian, Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi and Karjakin lead with 2.5 points, Anand, Ivanchuk and Svidler at 2.0 points each, Kramnik and Nakamura at 1.5 points each and Gelfand at 1.0 point.
Access the official website for a hi-res live broadcast of games.
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Labels: ian nepomniachtchi, levon aronian, Magnus Carlsen, sergey karjakin, tal chess memorial 2011
Sixth Tal Chess Memorial 2011 R1: Kramnik loses to Nepomniachtchi, Ivanchuk beats Svidler; others draw
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
The Sixth Tal Chess Memorial has begun in Moscow. The event is a ten-player round robin event that runs from November 16 to 25. Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Here are the exciting first-round results.
Round 1: Wednesday November 16, 2011
Levon Aronian
½ ½ Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
0-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi
Vassily Ivanchuk
1-0 Peter Svidler
Vishy Anand
½ ½ Sergey Karjakin
Hikaru Nakamura
½ ½ Boris Gelfand
Here are the first round games. Enjoy.
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Take-your-breath-away chess participants' list for Tal Chess Memorial 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
You have more great chess coming up this year. The Russian Chess Federation has announced the list of participants for the Tal Chess Memorial 2011 to be held in November.
The impressive list includes (hold your breath)
- Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2823)
- Viswanathan Anand (India, 2817)
- Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2807)
- Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2791)
- Sergey Karjakin (Russia, 2772)
- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2765)
- Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2753)
- Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2746)
- Peter Svidler (Russia, 2740)
- Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 2718)
Yes, both Anand and Gelfand are on that list along with those super grandmasters of our times!
The average rating of 2775 is unprecendented for a 10-player round-robin. The tournament will be held from 16 to 25 November in Moscow. November 21st is a rest day. The games start at 15.00 local time; the last round at 12.00.
Guess the fantastic high-definition games' broadcast would also be there by the Russian Federation - as usual!
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Labels: chess news, tal chess memorial 2011
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