20th Amber Chess Tournament: FINALResults: Aronian clinch title!

Levon Aronian is the winner of the last edition of the Amber Chess Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament,full point ahead of runner-up Magnus Carlsen and 2.5 ahead of world number one V.Anand of India. The final round saw a marathon match between Gashimov and Grischuk with both games lasting a total of 279 moves the blindfold game ended in adraw in 140 moves while the rapid game also ended in a  139 moves draw.


11.1       IVANCHUK    0.5     VS   TOPALOV    1.5
             Blindfold :    Ivanchuk     0.5   :   Topalov   0.5   Gruenfeld    97 moves
             Rapid  :       Topalov      1       :   Ivanchuk  0      Ruy Lopez, Chigorin variation  42 moves
   
11.2      CARLSEN        1.0       VS   GELFAND      1.0
             Blindfold   ;   Carlsen     0   :    Gelfand   1          King's Indian Defense 44 moves
             Rapid :         Gelfand      0   :    Carlsen     1        Benko/Volga gambit    47 moves

11.3      GIRI               0                VS    ANAND    2
             Blindfold  :    Giri       0      :     Anand       1      QGD  Semi Tarrasch   27 moves
            Rapid :         Anand    1      :     Giri           0      Petroff's  38 moves

11.4     ARONIAN       1.0     VS    KARJAKIN      1.0
            Blindfold  :     Aronian   0.5  :   Karjakin      0.5     Catalan    71 moves
           Rapid    :        Karjakin   0.5   :   Aronian    0.5      Ruy Lopez    31 moves

11.5      GASHIMOV       1.0       VS    GRISCHUK       1.0
            Blindfold   :    Gashimov     0.5   :    Grischuk     0.5     Symmetrical English    140 moves
            Rapid  :         Grischuk      0.5   :    Gashimov   0.5     Symmetrical Englis     139 moves

11.6     NAKAMURA         1.0      VS   KRAMNIK       1.0
           Blindfold:        Nakamura     0  :    Kramnik      1        Veresov opening    32 moves
           Rapid   :         Kramnik       0   :    Nakamura     1       King's Indian Defense    45  moves  

FINAL STANDINGS     OVER-ALL

15.5 points --------   Aronian
14.5 points --------   Carlsen
13.0 points -----        Anand
11.0 pointers ----       Ivanchuk ;   Grischuk
10.5 pointers -----     Gashimov ;  Topalov  ;  Nakamura ; Gelfand
10.0 points -----         Karjakin
8.0 points ------         Kramnik
7.0 points------          Giri


BLINDFOLD  FINAL

8.5 points ------      Aronian
7.0 points ------      Anand
6.0 pointers ----      Gashimov ; Grischuk ;  Gelfand
5.5 points -----       Karjakin
5.0 pointers ----      Carlsen  ;  Nakamura  ;   Ivanchuk
4.5 points ----         Topalov
4.0 points  -----      Kramnik
3.5 points ----        Giri

RAPID     FINAL

9.5 points ------       Carlsen
7.0 points ------       Aronian
6.0 pointers ----       Ivanchuk ;   Anand ;   Topalov
5.5 points ------       Nakamura
5.0 points ----          Grischuk
4.5 pointers ----       Gelfand ;   Gashimov  ;    Karjakin
4.0 points ----          Kramnik
3.5 points  ----         Giri