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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.
One of the leaders, Adams, ready to defend his black pieces against Fressinet
Today's round featured a few drawn endgames, two important blunders and many regrets for some players.
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 |
"You considered playing what?!" - Vladimir Kramnik and Ding Liren in the postmortem
Ding Liren-Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2
Kramnik repeats the variation that cost him a full point against Aronian earlier in the tournament. This time Ding Liren was unable to put any real pressure on the Russian and they agreed to a share the point after simplifying to a lifeless draw.
Vitiugov, Nikita - Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2
This line of the English has been giving Black some problems in the past few years. The idea of retaking with 8.bxc3 is surprisingly new, as most of the time White has focused their efforts on the variations starting with 8.Qb3. Gelfand seemed to mishandle the position and it was clear after the opening that the pair of bishops more than compensated Vitiugov's weak, but mobile, central hanging pawns. White's initiative looked promising, but at some point Vitiugov let his opponent off the hook and, despite temporarily being up two pawns, eventually had to be happy with a draw.
The most important preparation for a game: getting the tea and water ready!
Vachier Lagraeve, Maxim-Anand, Vishy 1/2-1/2
Anand's Semi-Slav continues to be rock solid. Vachier pushed as hard as he could in a position where his advantage was best measured with a nanoscope, and they agreed to a draw when Vachier had an extra pawn in a hopelessly drawn rook endgame, since all of the pawns were on the same side.
Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Svidler returns to his trusted Gruenfeld defense, but Aronian (above) was well prepared. White obtained a very slight but stable advantage out of the opening, as the pressure that he got against Black's e5 and f5 pawns wasn't easy to deal with. Of course his own position had difficulties, such as Black's potential activity all over the board, but Aronian kept his cool and forced an endgame in which he had some slight pressure against Black's pawns. Svidler's position looked defensible until he blundered with the move 31... b5? probably missing White's maneuver with 33. Nd2-b3 in case of 32... b4.
Fressinet, Laurent - Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2
After arguably missing an opportunity to play for a win at the end of his game yesterday against Ding Liren, Fressinet (above, sipping tea) now definitely blundered away his win against Adams. White played a powerful game utilizing the advantage of the pair of bishops to maximum effect. Black's position slowly crumbled until he had to start shedding pawns. On move 39 the Frenchman could have given the coup de grace with Bxf6! but even after missing this he had good winning chances. Adams was resourceful in the defense and took full advantage of Fressinet's slips, eventually salvaging an important half a point.
Standings
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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
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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 |
-
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
-
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
-
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
-
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
-
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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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