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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.
Round 07 – April 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
1-0
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
½-½
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
1-0
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
½-½
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
½-½
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Levon Aronian | 2809 |
Adams, Michael - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2
Once again it seems that Adams doesn't fully make use of his resources. His connected passed pawns on the queenside were quite dangerous, but he was afraid of the presence of opposite colored bishops creating problems against his king, so he gave up one of his pawns to exchange them. This still gave him the advantage, but it was not enough.
Vitiugov, Nikita - Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2
Vitiugov's sixth draw in a row was a little more exciting than his usual games this tournament, despite the fact that the opening was an exchange Slav. Aronian was in a sacrificial mood again and he gave up a pawn to have a safer king and a better pawn structure. Vitiugov gave the pawn back to activate his pieces and achieve equality, and although Aronian might have had some very slight positional advantages, Vitiugov was never much worse.
Svidler, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2
This Huebner variation of the Nimzo-Indian definitely went in Kramnik's favor. His knight on c4 gave him the positional edge. When he grabbed a pawn on a4, however, his knight became out of place and tactically weak. Although he was resourceful enough to not have any problems his advantage had evaporated and the resulting endgame was equal.
Anand,Vishy - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0
After many failed attempts in the Spanish in recent months to get any sort of advantage, the Scotch makes a comeback. The game can only be categorized as strange, as Fressinet was aggressive on the queenside while weakening his own king on the other flank. White coolly stopped Black's play and started reaping the positional advantages. On move 25 a mistake allowed Black's pieces to activate powerfully, and it seemed that it was now Fressinet who was in the driver's seat in an unusual queen and rook endgame. However Fressinet's play was too passive, and it gave time to Anand to advance his passed d-pawn, completely dominating the position. Black's major pieces were hopeless in stopping the pawn and Anand collected the full point.
Gelfand, Boris - Ding Liren 1-0
Both players played a very interesting King's Indian until, on move 31, Ding committed a serious error. 31...g5! seemed like it would grant him the advantage, instead the move 31...f6? permitted Gelfand to establish strong pawns that would be a thorn in Black's position. In time trouble Black sacrificed an exchange to obtain counterplay, and White did not react correctly. The follow-up wasn't the best either, however, and Gelfand slowly consolidated his material advantage.
Gelfand has his own stare, questioning why Ding is still in the game
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 |
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 |
Round 06 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
½-½
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Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
Levon Aronian | 2809 |
½-½
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Michael Adams | 2727 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
½-½
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Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
Ding Liren | 2707 |
½-½
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Peter Svidler | 2747 |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
½-½
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Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
Round 07 – April 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Viswanathan Anand | 2783 |
1-0
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Laurent Fressinet | 2706 |
Peter Svidler | 2747 |
½-½
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Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 |
Boris Gelfand | 2739 |
1-0
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Ding Liren | 2707 |
Michael Adams | 2727 |
½-½
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 |
Nikita Vitiugov | 2712 |
½-½
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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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