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Round 07 - February 09, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Adams Michael | 2738 |
1-0
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Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
½-½
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Aronian Levon | 2777 |
Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
½-½
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Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
Baramidze David | 2594 |
½-½
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Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
Round seven under way
The final round! Magnus Carlsen came close to winning the tournament without tiebreaks, but it was not meant to be!
The opening move for the World Champion
Adams, Michael 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan
Adams obtained a very small amount of pressure in the rook endgame, torturing his opponent even though he was not making any real progress. Anand kept defending well, until suddenly his decision to activate his rook gave White too much activity and real winning chances. The game was still drawn, probably, until disaster struck:
This last round win for Michael Adams gave him +1 and a tie for third with Caruana
Viswanathan Anand ran out of patience in a difficult and long defense
Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ Aronian, Levon
The German player chose a relatively safe approach in this game, going for a slight edge and trying to pressure Black... however Aronian was easily up to the task and drew without too many problems.
Levon Aronian's 50% was not a bad result, but it cost him a couple of Elo points
Arkadij Naiditsch didn't want to risk everything in his game today
Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ Bacrot, Etienne
Carlsen played a fantastic game, and just when it was time to finish Bacrot off he ran into some unexpected difficulties:
Etienne Bacrot found a magic defense against Magnus Carlsen
Baramidze, David ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano
Baramidze found a way to lose a pawn in what was almost a dead drawn position with opposite colored bishops and a bunch of pieces, but was still holding down the fort. He somehow let Black get too active, until Caruana simply gave back half a point:
Fabiano Caruana missed a key chance to make the tiebreak match a three way
With the tournament ending with a tie at the top between Naiditsch and Carlsen a tiebreak match was needed:
Things started off well for the World Champion as he was able to score a victory in the first game
However Naiditsch was able to strike back, saving his skin! The game was full of errors but at the end the German triumphed, forcing another two games. Those were drawn, forcing another tiebreak... and Armageddon game to determine the winner of the tournament:
With this victory Carlsen wins another tournament, and another excellent recovery after losing to Naiditsch himself in round three.
Photos today by Andre Schulz
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Round 01 - February 02, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Caruana Fabiano | 2811 | ½-½ | Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2711 | ½-½ | Baramidze David | 2594 |
Aronian Levon | 2777 | ½-½ | Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
Adams Michael | 2738 | ½-½ | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
Round 02 - February 03, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Anand Viswanathan | 2797 | ½-½ | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
Carlsen Magnus | 2865 | 1-0 | Adams Michael | 2738 |
Baramidze David | 2594 | ½-½ | Aronian Levon | 2777 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2811 | ½-½ | Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
Round 03 - February 04, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
½-½
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Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
Aronian Levon | 2777 |
0-1
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Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
Adams Michael | 2738 |
1-0
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Baramidze David | 2594 |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
1-0
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Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
Round 04 - February 06, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
0-1
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Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
Baramidze David | 2594 |
0-1
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Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
½-½
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Adams Michael | 2738 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
½-½
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Aronian Levon | 2777 |
Round 05 - February 07, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Aronian Levon | 2777 |
1-0
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Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
Adams Michael | 2738 |
½-½
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Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
½-½
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Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
1-0
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Baramidze David | 2594 |
Round 06 - February 08, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
1-0
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Baramidze David | 2594 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
½-½
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Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
½-½
|
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
Aronian Levon | 2777 |
½-½
|
Adams Michael | 2738 |
Round 07 - February 09, 2015, 15:00 | ||||
Adams Michael | 2738 |
1-0
|
Anand Viswanathan | 2797 |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 |
½-½
|
Aronian Levon | 2777 |
Carlsen Magnus | 2865 |
½-½
|
Bacrot Etienne | 2711 |
Baramidze David | 2594 |
½-½
|
Caruana Fabiano | 2811 |
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