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For the first time ever the Baden-Baden Chess Centre (Schachzentrum Baden-Baden) is hosting a Category 19 GM tournament. This event continues the tradition of great chess tournaments that the well-known southern German spa town has established over the last two centuries. The first great event in this town was played in 1870 (July 18 – August 4). It was a double round robin, with nine players, and won by the great Adolf Anderssen.
As Adolivio Capece pointed out, in this tournament for the first time in history draws were counted and valued at half a point. In previous matches and tournaments they were not considered and drawn games were replayed.
The participants in the 2013 tournament are:
Viswanathan Anand | India | World Champion | 43 years |
Fabiano Caruana | Italy | No. 5 in the world | 20 years |
Michael Adams | England | No. 23 in the world | 41 years |
Arkadij Naiditsch | Germany | No. 37 in the world | 27 years |
Daniel Fridman | Germany | No. 78 in the world | 36 years |
Georg Meier | Germany | No. 108 in the world | 25 years |
The venue is the historical halls of Kulturhaus LA8 (House of Culture) in the center of Baden-Baden. Here's a promotional video of the famous spa city.
1st round on 07/02/2013 at
15:00 |
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Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | ½-½ |
Fridman Daniel | 2667 |
Adams Michael | 2725 | ½-½ |
Anand Vishy | 2780 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | 1-0 |
Meier Georg | 2640 |
There was one decisive result: Fabiano Caruana defeated German GM Georg Maier, while the other two games were drawn, in 48 and 43 moves.
The start of the only decisive game in round one
The hero of the round was the Italian/American prodigy Fabiano Caruana. He started 2013 with a disastrous tournament in Wijk aan Zee, no doubt a shock to the system after a phenomenally successful 2012. In Baden-Baden he bounced straight back, winning a fine game against Georg Meier. Fabiano blitzed out his first 19 moves, featuring two pawn sacs to keep Meier’s king in the centre, while his German opponent was soon struggling over the board.
Chess players have a reputation for iron logic, but in their press conference after a dazzling game both World Champion Viswanathan Anand and England’s no. 1 Michael Adams revealed that logic only takes you so far. When commentator IM Lawrence Trent started by asking the players how they were Adams replied, “Good… confused by the game”. The confusion started on move 16 (see commentary in our JavaScript game replay above)
World Champion Viswanathan Anand drew his first game against Michael Adams
The playing hall in the Kulturhaus LA8 (House of Culture)
To complement the main event, several side tournaments – each limited to 80 players – will take place:
1st round on 07 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | ½-½ |
Fridman Daniel | 2667 |
Adams Michael | 2725 | ½-½ |
Anand Vishy | 2780 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | 1-0 |
Meier Georg | 2640 |
2nd round on 08 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Fridman Daniel | 2667 | Meier Georg | 2640 | |
Anand Vishy | 2780 | Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | Adams Michael | 2725 | |
3rd round on 09 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Adams Michael | 2725 | Fridman Daniel | 2667 | |
Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | |
Meier Georg | 2640 | Anand Vishy | 2780 | |
4th round on 10 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Fridman Daniel | 2667 | Anand Vishy | 2780 | |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | Meier Georg | 2640 | |
Adams Michael | 2725 | Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | |
5th round on 11 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | Fridman Daniel | 2667 | |
Meier Georg | 2640 | Adams Michael | 2725 | |
Anand Vishy | 2780 | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | |
6th round on 13 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Fridman Daniel | 2667 | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | |
Anand Vishy | 2780 | Adams Michael | 2725 | |
Meier Georg | 2640 | Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | |
7th round on 14 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Meier Georg | 2640 | Fridman Daniel | 2667 | |
Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | Anand Vishy | 2780 | |
Adams Michael | 2725 | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | |
8th round on 15 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Fridman Daniel | 2667 | Adams Michael | 2725 | |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | |
Anand Vishy | 2780 | Meier Georg | 2640 | |
9th round on 16 February 2013
at 15:00 |
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Anand Vishy | 2780 | Fridman Daniel | 2667 | |
Meier Georg | 2640 | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | |
Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | Adams Michael | 2725 | |
10th round on 17 February
2013 at 13:00 |
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Fridman Daniel | 2667 | Caruana Fabiano | 2757 | |
Adams Michael | 2725 | Meier Georg | 2640 | |
Naiditsch Arkadij | 2716 | Anand Vishy | 2780 |
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |