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The Alekhine Memorial is taking place from April 20th to May 1st 2013. The first part of the event takes place in Paris, France, (April 21-26, rounds one to five), the second in Saint Petersburg, Russia, (April, 26-May 1, rounds six to nine). The super tournament is dedicated to a great Russian chess player Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine, a citizen of Russia and France, and is held at the initiative and with the support of Russian businessmen Gennady Timchenko and Andrey Filatov. Ten grandmasters from seven countries are playing in the Memorial starts with with five rounds in the Louvre Museum in Paris and ends with four rounds in Saint Michael’s Castle in Saint-Petersburg.
As if to make an exit worth remembering, the players fought with their most aggressive chess! The highlight of today must be Fressinet's victory, but it is clear that the other games were also very hard-fought.
Round 05 – April 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
0-1
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
1-0
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
0-1
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
½-½
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
½-½
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Alekhine's portrait gleams in approval of today's round
Kramnik, Vladimir -Fressinet, Laurent 0-1
Kramnik relies again on a quick 1.Nf3 2.g3 setup to try to outplay his opponent after the opening moves are over. In this case, Fressinet had a little surprise ready for him. The idea of playing a quick Nc6 and d5 usually is not great against the Queen's Gambit setups because of the pressure on d5: the knight on c6 unfortunately blocks Black's possibility of ever defending it. However since White committed to such an early g3 this is less of an issue.
The game exploded quickly into fireworks as Fressinet sacrificed a pawn as early as move six and proceeded to long castle, trying to take advantage of White's slow development. By move twelve he was down a full piece, but his positional compensation was raging and White still had no development on the board. Black's compensation grew move by move: his bishops activated powerfully, he obtained a passed h-pawn and White's coordination was non existent. By move 20 Kramnik was lost, but what really sealed the deal was a further bishop sacrifice on f2, allowing Black's passed pawns to rush forward. A complete demolition. Our friend GM Chirstian Ioan-Chirila fully annotates for us:
Guest commentator Alexander Grischuk warning Fressinet against treating top Russian grandmasters in such a way...
Anand, Vishy - Ding Liren 1-0
When top players play the Caro-Kann, many times they achieve a comfortable draw. Once in a while, however, they get absolutely destroyed. This was one of those cases. After sacrificing a pawn in the opening Black obtained good pressure against White's queenside pawns as well as the weak pawn on e5. However he might have cashed in his chips too quickly, as when he took on e5 White's pieces suddenly came to life. White's pressure on the kingside became unbearable and some simple moves were sufficient to leave Black's king hopelessly defenseless.
Ding Liren prepares himself against the Indian's forthcoming ambush
Adams, Michael - Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2
Black's knight that started on g8 had made a tour around the board and landed on a6 before move ten was played, and yet Black seemed to be doing quite alright out of the opening. The game became very murky as Black pushed his kingside pawns forward while White did the same in the center. The complications lead to a position in which Adams had a slight edge in an endgame, but eventually he was unable to convert it.
MVL putting the last finishing touches on Svidler
Svidler, Peter - Vachier Lagrave, Maxim 0-1
A bizarre anti-Gruenfeld gave the Russian grandmaster a strong center, but in exchange Vachier obtained the pair of bishops: always an interesting fight. The excitement was augmented as the players castled in opposite sides, and a small combination by Svidler gave him an extra pawn but opened the position for Black's pieces. Some precise moves later, Vachier recovered his pawn in an endgame where White had a two versus one majority on the kingside, and Black had the same on the queenside. These positions are a text-book advantage for the bishop, and the technique shown was extremely accurate. Vachier emerges as the sole leader after the Paris leg.
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2
Gelfand faced again the Semi-Slav that gave him something to think about in his World Championship match against Anand last year. This time he again seems to not obtain much from the opening, and if anything Black's bishop seemed to give him a slight edge. Aronian simplified into a drawn rook endgame and that was the end of this duel.
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You can watch live video of the games, with GM commentary in English, in the above player. Video streams of past rounds can be reviewed on this page. Information and videos provided by Mark Gluhovsky, press attaché of the Alekhine Memorial
Round 01 – April 21 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2706 |
½-½
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Laurent Fressinet | 2709 |
Ding Liren | 2707 |
1-0
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
1-0
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
0-1
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
½-½
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Round 02 – April 22 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
½-½
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
1-0
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Peter Svidler | 2747 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
½-½
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Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
1-0
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
1-0
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Round 03 – April 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Ding Liren | 2707 |
½-½
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
½-½
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
½-½
|
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
½-½
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
1-0
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Round 04 – April 24 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
½-½
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
½-½
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
1-0
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Peter Svidler | 2747 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
½-½
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Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
Ding Liren | 2707 |
½-½
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Round 05 – April 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
0-1
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
1-0
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
0-1
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
½-½
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
½-½
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Round 06 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
-
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
-
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
-
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Ding Liren | 2707 |
-
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Peter Svidler | 2747 |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
-
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Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
Round 07 – April 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
-
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
-
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
-
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
-
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
-
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Round 08 – April 30 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
-
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
-
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Ding Liren | 2707 |
-
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
-
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
-
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Peter Svidler | 2747 |
Round 09 – May 01 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
-
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
-
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Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
-
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
-
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
-
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
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