The seventeenth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament is taking place
from March 15 to 27 in the Palais de la Mediterranée, Nice, France. Twelve
leading grandmasters play blindfold and rapid chess games against each other.
The prize fund is a massive 216,000 Euro (currently US $336,000). The sponsor
is Dutch billionaire Joop Van Oosterom.
Report after round three
| Round two: Blindfold Chess |
|
Round two: Rapid Chess |
| Ivanchuk-Gelfand |
1/2 |
|
Gelfand-Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
| Van Wely-Carlsen |
0-1 |
|
Carlsen-Van Wely |
1-0 |
| Karjakin-Aronian |
1/2 |
|
Aronian-Karjakin |
1-0 |
| Kramnik-Leko |
1/2 |
|
Leko-Kramnik |
0-1 |
| Morozevich -Topalov |
1-0 |
|
Topalov-Morozevich |
1-0 |
| Anand-Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
|
Mamedyarov-Anand |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen scored 2-0 against Loek van Wely in round two
| Round three: Blindfold Chess |
|
Round three: Rapid Chess |
| Mamedyarov-Kramnik |
1/2 |
|
Kramnik-Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
| Topalov-Anand |
1/2 |
|
Anand - Topalov |
1/2 |
| Leko-Morozevich |
1/2 |
|
Morozevich-Leko |
0-1 |
| Aronian-Gelfand |
1/2 |
|
Gelfand-Aronian |
1-0 |
| Carlsen-Karjakin |
1-0 |
|
Karjakin-Carlsen |
1-0 |
| Van Wely-Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
|
Ivanchuk-Van Wely |
0-1 |
Veselin Topalov and Vishy Anand drew both games in round three
Vladimir Kramnik lost his rapid chess game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Standings
Blindfold |
|
Rapid |
|
Combined |
1. Ivanchuk 1½
Karjakin 1½
Morozevich 1½
2. Anand 1
Aronian 1
Carlsen 1
Kramnik 1
Mamedyarov 1
Topalov 1
3. Gelfand ½
Leko ½
Van Wely ½ |
|
1. Anand 2
Aronian 2
2. Carlsen 1½
Ivanchuk 1½
Topalov 1½
3. Kramnik 1
4. Gelfand ½
Karjakin ½
Leko ½
Mamedyarov ½
Morozevich ½
5. Van Wely 0 |
|
1. Anand 3
Aronian 3
Ivanchuk 3
2. Carlsen 2½
Topalov 2½
3. Karjakin 2
Kramnik 2
Morozevich 2
4. Mamedyarov 1½
5. Gelfand 1
Leko 1
6. Van Wely ½ |
Video reports from the tournament site
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