Morozevich and Anand win Melody Amber
3/30/2006 – Vishy Anand did it for the fifth time, Alexander Morozevich for the third (in just five appearances). The two shared first at the 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament in Monaco, with a score of 14.5/22. Two points later we find Francisco Vallejo, with Grischuk, Topalov and Leko following. Final report.
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The event is staged in great luxury every year in the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel in Monaco, sponsored by the Dutch billionaire J.J. van Oosterom, with a total prize fund is €216,000. The event is named after the sponsor's eldest daughter.
Morozevich and Anand win Amber
Vishy Anand and Alexander Morozevich are the joint winners of the 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament. In a gripping last round Morozevich caught up with Anand by beating Loek van Wely 1.5-0.5, while Anand drew his last mini-match with Veselin Topalov, 1-1.
V ishy Anand, five-time winner of Monaco
Morozevich winning his last-round blindfold game to catch Anand
For Anand this is his fifth Amber victory, for Morozevich it’s the third time that he wins in Monaco.
Anand proved the best in the rapid competition, assembling an impressive 8 points from 11 games. The Indian didn’t lose a single rapid game. Morozevich’s win in the blindfold was even more stunning. The Russian scored an incredible 9.5 out of 11, a new record in the history of the Amber tournaments.
Francisco Vallejo with Topalov's manager Silvio Danailov
In the overall scores both Anand and Morozevich had 14.5/22 points. Anand has two losses on the scoreboard, Morozevich four. In the tables given below the regular tiebreaks were applied, which puts Morozevich ahead of Anand. But these were not applicable to the unusual game format. Both players are given on the official site as co-winners.
Replacement player Alexander Grischuk finished fourth
Behind the two we find Francisco Vallejo and Alexander Grischuk, 2.5 and 3.0 points behind the leaders. Half a point behind them are Veselin Topalov and Peter Leko.
Results
Round 8 Blindfold (March 26, 2006) Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Topalov, Veselin Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Van Wely, Loek Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Nielsen, Peter Heine Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Aronian, Levon Gelfand, Boris 1/2 Leko, Peter Svidler, Peter 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily Round 8 Rapid (March 26, 2006) Topalov, Veselin 1/2 Morozevich, Alexander Aronian, Levon 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Svidler, Peter Van Wely, Loek 0-1 Anand, Viswanathan Leko, Peter 0-1 Gelfand, Boris Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Round 9 Blindfold (March 28, 2006) Leko, Peter 0-1 Morozevich, Alexander Van Wely, Loek 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Svidler, Peter Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan Aronian, Levon 0-1 Gelfand, Boris Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Round 9 Rapid (March 28, 2006) Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Nielsen, Peter Heine Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Van Wely, Loek Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 Leko, Peter Gelfand, Boris 0-1 Aronian, Levon Svidler, Peter 0-1 Topalov, Veselin Round 10 Blindfold (March 29, 2006) Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Aronian, Levon Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Van Wely, Loek Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Leko, Peter Gelfand, Boris 1/2 Topalov, Veselin Svidler, Peter 1-0 Nielsen, Peter Heine Round 10 Rapid (March 29, 2006) Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Gelfand, Boris Aronian, Levon 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 Morozevich, Alexander Van Wely, Loek 1-0 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Leko, Peter 1/2 Grischuk, Alexander Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 Svidler, Peter Round 11 Blindfold (March 30, 2006) Leko, Peter 1-0 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Van Wely, Loek 0-1 Morozevich, Alexander Topalov, Veselin 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 Gelfand, Boris Aronian, Levon 1-0 Svidler, Peter Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Grischuk, Alexander Round 11 Rapid (March 30, 2006) Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Topalov, Veselin Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 Leko, Peter Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 Van Wely, Loek Gelfand, Boris 1-0 Nielsen, Peter Heine Svidler, Peter 0-1 Aronian, Levon
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