Zurich Chess Challenge 2013 Title Goes to Fabiano Caruana
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013Hello everyone,
Fabiano Caruana has won the Zurich Chess Challenge 2013. Caruana earned two victories - over Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand - in the six-round round-robin four-player format. Viswanathan Anand finished second with a win over Vladimir Kramnik's after the latter's blunder in the last round. The next tournaments ahead for Kramnik and Gelfand is the Candidates in London.
Photo: Georg Kradolfer
Final Standings:
1. Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2757 4
2. Anand, Viswanathan IND 2780 3
3. Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2810 2½
4. Gelfand, Boris ISR 2740 2½
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Zurich Chess Challenge Free Day Video
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Here's another very nice chess video by Vijay Kumar from the Zurich Chess Challenge. Among the various activities, there was a friendly game between the world champion Viswanathan Anand and the tournament sponsor Oleg Skvortsov, an excursion to the Mount Pilatus, and visit to the famous Schach Museum which holds a large number of unique chess sets and stamps.
Grandmaster Gennadi Sosonko and Dr. Christian Issler, Chairman of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich, used the opportunity to play a game on one of the beautiful museum sets.
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Zurich Chess Challenge 2013 from Feb 23 with Anand, Kramnik, Caruana, Gelfand
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The World Champion Viswanathan Anand, his most recent challenger Boris Gelfand, the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the rising star Fabiano Caruana will be competing in the second Zurich Chess Challenge. From 23 February to 1 March 2013 they will face each other in a double round-robin tournament at the Savoy Hotel, Paradeplatz, Zurich. The games will be played with a classical time-control of 2 hours for 40 moves, 1 hour for the next 20 moves and 15 minutes plus a 30-second increment for the remainder of the game. In case of a draw before move 40, an additional exhibition game will be played (result not counting).Following on from the 2012 Zurich Chess Challenge, which was a match between Kramnik and Levon Aronian, the main sponsor, Oleg Skvortsov of International Gemological Laboratories, Moscow, is making it possible for another highly attractive event to be staged by the Zurich Chess Club.The 2013 tournament marks the sixtieth anniversary of the legendary Candidates Tournament, won by Vassily Smyslov, and will be a highlight of the chess calendar. You can access the official website here.ParticipantsVladimir Kramnik (Russia, Elo 2810, #2 on the current World ranking list), Fabiano Caruana (Italy, 2781, #5), Viswanathan Anand (India, 2772, #7), Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2740, #16).From Alexandra Kosteniuk'swww.chessblog.comAlso see her personal blog atwww.chessqueen.comDon't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel
Labels: Boris gelfand, fabiano caruan, Viswanathan Anand, vladimir kramnik, zurich chess challenge
Zurich Chess Challenge Feb, 2013 to Feature Anand, Gelfand, Caruana, Kramnik
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, his most recent challenger Boris Gelfand, the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the rising star Fabiano Caruana will be competing in the second Zurich Chess Challenge, according to a press release.
From 23 February to 1 March 2013 they will face each other in a double round-robin tournament at the Savoy Hotel, Paradeplatz, Zurich. The games will be played with a classical time-control of 2 hours for 40 moves, 1 hour for the next 20 moves and 15 minutes plus a 30-second increment for the remainder of the game. In case of a draw before move 40, an additional exhibition game will be played (result not counting).
Following on from the 2012 Zurich Chess Challenge, which was a match between Kramnik and Levon Aronian, the main sponsor, Oleg Skvortsov of International Gemological Laboratories, Moscow, is making it possible for another highly attractive event to be staged by the Zurich Chess Club.
The 2013 tournament marks the sixtieth anniversary of the legendary Candidates’ Tournament, won by Vassily Smyslov, and will be a highlight of the chess calendar.
ParticipantsVladimir Kramnik (Russia, Elo 2795, #3 on the current World ranking list), Fabiano Caruana (Italy, 2786, #5), Viswanathan Anand (India, 2775, #6), Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2751, #14).
SchedulePlay daily from 23 February to 1 March 2013 (free day: 26 February). Spectators are welcome.
Main sponsorIGC International Gemological Laboratoriesis a Russian institute providing gemological services, such as diamond grading reports, enhanced diamonds identification, man-made/synthetic diamonds and imitation detection as well as certification of diamonds, gemstones and jewelry in the Russian Federation. IGC is the Russian branch of GCI – a group of gemological laboratories located worldwide.
Co-sponsors
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Zurich Chess Challenge - Aronian Leads Against Kramnik 1.5-0.5
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian, two of the grandmasters to ever break the 2800 rating barrier, are playing a friendly match 21-28 April in Zurich. The venue of the event is the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville at Paradeplatz and is sponsored by IGC International Gemological Laboratories and Aspeco N.V. Kramnik.
Kramnik and Aronian are winners of two most prestigious tournaments of the last few months. While the 36-year-old Kramnik gained a convincing victory at the London Chess Classic in December, the 29-year-old Aronian won the famous tournament in Wijk aan Zee with an outstanding score.
The match is preparation for Kramnik and Aronian for the upcoming Candidates Tournament in 2012. Classical time control will be used, with a new twist for the show – if the game ends in a draw in under three hours, the players have to play a rapid game (25 minutes with a 10 second increment). You can access the official website here.
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Get Ready for the Zurich Chess Challenge Kramnik vs Aronian April 21-28
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The Zurich Chess Club has announced a six-game chess match between Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) from 21 to 28 April 2012. The numbers 2 and 3 of the World ranking will meet in the time-honored Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville at Paradeplatz, the venue of many a famous chess event in the past. Kramnik and Aronian are the winners of the two most prestigious tournaments of the last months.
While the 36-year-old Kramnik has gained a convincing victory at the London Chess Classic in December, the 29-year-old Aronian won the famous tournament in Wijk aan Zee with an outstanding score. Both players belong to the hottest candidates in the World championship qualifier later this year. The Zurich Chess Challenge will be the first encounter in the history of chess between two players with a rating above the magical 2800 limit and it is the first ever friendly match at the top level. It is sponsored by Oleg Skvortsov, IGC International Gemological Laboratories and Aspeco N.V., Antwerp.
The Zurich Chess Club is the oldest chess society in the world. In its long history it has staged numerous world class events, regularly attracting the elite of the day. In 2009, it celebrated its 200-year jubilee with a spectacular chess show involving all living world champions. It has not been idle since then as witnessed by the recent simultaneous displays by Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Check out more at www.sgzurich.ch.
The official event website is here.
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