Sunday, March 20, 2011

20th Amber Chess Tournament: Round 7 Results: Aronian maintains lead , Carlsen closes in

7.1    NAKAMURA        1.0         VS     ANAND      1.0
         Blindfold :       Nakamura    0.5  :   Anand   0.5       Trompowsky Attack   52 moves
         Rapid :            Anand         0.5  :   Nakamura  0.5   French Defense; Classical Sytem Mc Cutcheon         variation 65 moves

7.2    GIRI             0.5       VS       TOPALOV     1.5
         Blindfold :      Giri            0.5  :  Topalov    0.5      Kings Indian Defense Classical  44 moves
         Rapid :           Topalov    1.0   ;  Giri      0             Nimzo Indian, Rubinstein variation 48 moves

7.3     GRISCHUK        0.5        VS      IVANCHUK      1.5

          Blindfold :      Ivanchuk   0.5   :   Grischuk     0.5   Kings Indian Defense Saemisch 42 moves
          Rapid :          Grischuk     .0  :  Ivanchuk     1.0      Bogo Indian Defense  45 moves

7.4     ARONIAN        1.5          VS    GELFAND      0.5
          Blindfold :     Aronian      1.0  :   Gelfand    .0     English Opening Four Knight variation 29moves
          Rapid :         Gelfand       0.5  :   Aronian    0.5  Nimzo Indian Rubinstein variation  22 moves

7.5     CARLSEN         2.0         VS     KRAMNIK       0
          Blindfold :      Carlsen      1.0    :  Kramnik    0    Petroff's Defense  91 moves
          Rapid :          Kramnik       0    :   Carlsen     1.0   Symmetrical English,Double Fianchetto 31

7.6     GASHIMOV        1.0        VS     KARJAKIN     1.0
          Blindfold  :     Gashimov     0.5  :    Karjakin      0.5   Close Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall
          Rapid   :        Karjakin       0.5  :    Gashimov    0.5    Bishop's Opening    26 moves

 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND  7

10.0 points -----       Aronian
9.5 points -----         Carlsen
8.0 points -----         Anand
7.5 points ----          Grischuk
7.0 pointers -----      Topalov ; Ivanchuk
6.5 pointers -----      Gashimov ; Gelfand ; Karjakin
6.0 points ----           Nakamura
5.0 points -----         Kramnik
4.5 points--              Giri

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