World Championship 2007 Mexico
The World Championship 2007 will take place from September 12 to 30 in the
Sheraton Centro Histórico Hotel in Mexico City. Eight players are qualified
– the tournament will be a double round robin. The prize fund is US $1.3
million.
One by one the players are led to the stage. If you look carefully you will
recognise Peter Leko, Levon Aronian, Alexander Morozevich, Vishy Anand and Vladimir
Kramnik, each behind a child that led them on the stage.
The kids who looked after the players at the opening ceremony
This one got the top seed!
Look who I got! The one that looks like a rock star!
And two more cuties, in charge of Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik
The Mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo
Ebrard Casaubon addresses the guests
Former and now honorary FIDE President Florencio Campomanes speaks
The man behind this giant event: chief organiser Jorge Saggiante
FIDE dignitaries: Verification Committee Chairman Lakhdar Mazouz, Mrs
Jarrett,
Executive Director David Jarrett, Mrs Peter Rajcsanyi
Vice President William Kelleher and FIDE Legal Adviser Morten Sand
Tumultuous scenes as Anand steps forward to draw his lot
A tough job for journalists – impossible to get a clear shot as Morozevich
approaches
After the drawing of lots the pairings are displayed on a giant screen
Top seed Viswanathan Anand of India (ranked first in the world, rated 2792)
The man to beat (= take the title from): current world champion Vladimir Kramnik
Big Al Grischuk, extremely popular with half the local population
Alexander Morozevich, rated 2758, one of the most original participants
Peter Leko, top Hungarian GM, former world championship challenger
Part of the Leko Brigade: wife Sofi and father-in-law trainer GM Arshak Petrosian
Big, tall Danish grandmaster assisting the Indian player (okay, Peter Heine
Nielsen, Anand's second)
FIDE General Secretary Ignatius Leong, coming all the way from Singapore
Our reporter and photographer in Mexico: Ali Nihat Yazici, super-active
President of the Turkish Chess Federation
Pairings and schedule
Here are the starting numbers of the players, which resulted in the pairings
given below, and the general schedule:
No. |
Player |
Nat. |
Rtn |
Birth |
| 1 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
RUS |
2769 |
1975 |
| 2 |
Alexander Morozevich |
RUS |
2758 |
1977 |
| 3 |
Vishwanathan Anand |
IND |
2792 |
1969 |
| 4 |
Alexander Grischuk |
RUS |
2726 |
1983 |
| 5 |
Peter Leko |
HUN |
2751 |
1979 |
| 6 |
Boris Gelfand |
ISR |
2733 |
1968 |
| 7 |
Levon Aronian |
ARM |
2750 |
1982 |
| 8 |
Peter Svidler |
RUS |
2735 |
1976 |
|
|
| September 2007 |
| Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| |
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| 10 |
11 |
12
Open |
13
Rd 01 |
14
Rd 02 |
15
Rd 03 |
16
Rd 04 |
17
Free |
18
Rd 05 |
19
Rd 06 |
20
Rd 07 |
21
Rd 08 |
22
Free |
23
Rd 09 |
24
Rd 10 |
25
Rd 11 |
26
Free |
27
Rd 12 |
28
Rd 13 |
29
Rd 14 |
30
Close |
|
Full Schedule and Results (first half)
| Round 1: Thursday, Sept. 13th 2007, 14:00h |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Peter Svidler |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Levon Aronian |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Peter Leko |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 2: Friday, Sept. 14th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Peter Leko |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Levon Aronian |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 3: Saturday, Sept. 15th 2007, 14:00h |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Peter Svidler |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Levon Aronian |
Peter Leko |
|
Boris Gelfand |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 4: Sunday, Sept 16th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Levon Aronian |
|
Peter Leko |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
| Games – Report |
|
|
Free day: Monday, Sept. 17th 2007 |
|
| Round 5: Tuesday, Sept. 18th 2007, 14:00h |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Peter Svidler |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Peter Leko |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Levon Aronian |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 6: Wednesday, Sept. 19th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Levon Aronian |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Peter Leko |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 7: Thursday, Sept. 20th 2007, 14:00h |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Peter Svidler |
Peter Leko |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Levon Aronian |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games – Report |
|
Full Schedule and Results (second half)
| Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Levon Aronian |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Peter Leko |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
| Games – Report |
|
| Free
day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007 |
|
| Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h |
| Peter Leko |
|
Peter Svidler |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Levon Aronian |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 10: Monay, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Levon Aronian |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Peter Leko |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Peter Svidler |
Peter Leko |
|
Levon Aronian |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
| Games – Report |
|
| Free
day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007 |
|
| Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Peter Leko |
Levon Aronian |
|
Boris Gelfand |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h |
Levon Aronian |
|
Peter Svidler |
Boris Gelfand |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Peter Leko |
|
Alexander Morozevich |
Alexander Grischuk |
|
Viswanathan Anand |
| Games – Report |
|
| Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h |
Peter Svidler |
|
Alexander Grischuk |
Viswanathan Anand |
|
Peter Leko |
Alexander Morozevich |
|
Boris Gelfand |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Levon Aronian |
| Games – Report |
|
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
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