World Championship 2007 Mexico
The World Championship 2007 is taking place from September 12 to 30 in the
Sheraton Centro Histórico Hotel in Mexico City. Eight players are qualified
– the tournament is a double round robin. The prize fund is US $1.3 million.
Round eight express report
| Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
½-½
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Levon Aronian |
½-½
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Alexander Morozevich |
Boris Gelfand |
½-½
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Viswanathan Anand |
Peter Leko |
1-0
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Alexander Grischuk |
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Current standings
Full chess commentary by GM Mihail Marin will follow
Picture gallery
The venue of the world championship in Mexico City
Guest of honour in round eight: former women's world champion Susan Polgar,
with the main sponsors and organisers Veronica and Jorge Saggiante
Talking to arbiter Dr Genden Altanoch from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia
Games under way, with Grischuk vs Leko in fron, Kramnik vs Svidler in the background
Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Svidler from a different perspective
Alexander Morezevich vs Levon Aronian (with Boris Gelfand in the background)
The leaders: Vishy Anand playing black against Boris Gelfand
Anand determined to keep the lead, Gelfand eager to catch the Indian GM
The round under way, with Gelfand, Aronian, Morozevich, Kramnik and Grischuk
on the stage
Guess who scored the point: Leko and Grischuk in the press conference after
their game
The winner of the day: Hungarian GM Peter Leko
Photos by Frederic Friedel in Mexico City
Full Schedule and Results (second half)
| Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
½-½ |
Vladimir Kramnik |
Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
Alexander Morozevich |
Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
Viswanathan Anand |
Peter Leko |
1-0 |
Alexander Grischuk |
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| Free
day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007 |
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| Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h |
| Peter Leko |
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Peter Svidler |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Boris Gelfand |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Levon Aronian |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games – Report |
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| Round 10: Monday, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Levon Aronian |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Boris Gelfand |
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Peter Leko |
| Games – Report |
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| Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h |
Boris Gelfand |
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Peter Svidler |
Peter Leko |
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Levon Aronian |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Alexander Morozevich |
| Games – Report |
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| Free
day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007 |
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| Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
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Viswanathan Anand |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Peter Leko |
Levon Aronian |
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Boris Gelfand |
| Games – Report |
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| Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h |
Levon Aronian |
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Peter Svidler |
Boris Gelfand |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
Peter Leko |
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Alexander Morozevich |
Alexander Grischuk |
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Viswanathan Anand |
| Games – Report |
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| Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
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Alexander Grischuk |
Viswanathan Anand |
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Peter Leko |
Alexander Morozevich |
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Boris Gelfand |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Levon Aronian |
| Games – Report |
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Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007
Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony
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Live coverage by Yasser Seirawan on Playchess
Playchess commentator GM Yasser Seirawan
The games of the World Championship 2007, which start at 14:00h local time
(check the time in your location here),
will be broadcast live on the official site and on Playchess.com
server, where there will be daily live audio commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan,
with a minimum of three one hour lectures per round, beginning approximately
thirty minutes after play has started. For a charge of ten Ducats (about one
Euro) a visitor gets a twelve hour pass to listen to the live lectures.
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