2011 FIDE Candidates Matches: Grischuk , Gelfand blitz their way to the finals !!

A five minutes Blitz-game decided the finalist in the 2011 FIDE Candidate Matches. Alexander Grischuk defeated Vladimir Kramnik 1.5 : 0.5 while Boris Gelfand of Israel scored a 2 :  0 victory against Gata Kamsky of the United States in the semi final . All the four  Standard games and four Rapid games ended in a draw.

Blitz play off

Blitz 1.1      Kramnik        vs     Grischuk              0 - 1  Sicilian Maroczy , 47 moves

Blitz 1.1      Kamsky        vs     Gelfand                0  - 1  Torre, London, Colle  , 50 moves


Blitz  1.2     Grischuk       vs      Kramnik               draw  Modern Defense , 37 moves
Blitz  1.2     Gelfand         vs      Kamsky              1 -  0   Dutch Defense , 56 moves

Rapid Play-off

Rapid 1.1     Kramnik          vs    Grischuk             draw       Symmetrical English  , 40 moves
Rapid  1.1    Gelfand            vs    Kamsky             draw        English , 42 moves


Rapid  1.2    Grischuk          vs    Kramnik             draw       QGD  Bf4       14 moves
Rapid  1.2   Kamsky            vs    Gelfand              draw       Sicilian Najdorf  32 moves


Rapid  1.3    Kramnik           vs     Grischuk           draw        Symmetrical English  65 moves
Rapid  1.3     Gelfand            vs     Kamsky           0  -  1      Symmetrical English  34 moves


Rapid  1.4    Grischuk           vs      Kramnik          draw          QGD  Bf4   8 moves
Rapid  1.4    Kamsky            vs     Gelfand           0  -  1         Sicilian Pelikan , 50 moves