20th Amber Chess Tournament: Round 1 Results

1.1  Aronian- Giri    "Blindfold"     1-0  English Opening, 57 moves
1.1  Giri- Aronian    "Rapid"          0-1  Dutch Leningrad, 40 moves
1.1  Gefand - Karjakin "Blindfold" 1-0  Nimzo-Indian ,39 moves
1.1  Karjakin- Gelfand "Rapid"      0-1  Petroffs ,37 moves
1.2  Carlsen Nakamura "Rapid "    1-0  Semi-Slav, 40 moves
1.2  Nakamura-Carlsen "Blindfold" draw Nimzo-Indian, 60 moves
1.3  Kramnik- Grischuk "Rapid"    0-1   Modern Benoni 33 moves
1.3  Grischuk- Kramnik "Blindfold" 1-0  QGD, Ragozin, 52 moves
1.3  Ivanchuk-Gasminov " Blindfold" 0-1  Petroff,28 moves
1.3  Gasminov- Ivanchuk"Rapid"      1-0   Sicilian,Scheveningen, 33 moves

Standings After Round 1
Aronian     2.0  points
Gelfand      2.0
Grischuk    2.0
Gasminov   2.0
Carlsen       1.5
Nakamura   0.5
Giri              0
Kramnik       0
Ivanchuk      0
Karjakin       0

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