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Tournaments from 2012


Wijk aan Zee Tournament 201213 January 2012



The 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held in Wijk aan Zee Saturday 14th January - Sunday 29th January 2012. 14 grandmasters will play against each other once.



Participants include: Magnus Carlsen (ELO 2835), Levon Aronian (2805), Teimour Radjabov (2773), Veselin Topalov (2770), Sergey Karjakin (2769), Vasiliy Ivanchuk (2766), Vugar Gashimov (2761), Hikaru Nakamura (2759), Boris Gelfand (2739), Fabiano Caruana (2736), Gata Kamsky (2732), Anish Giri (2714), David Navara (2712), Loeak Van Wely (2692).



Watch the games commented by Houdini Aquarium in our Tournaments&Broadcasts section:

Game days: January 14-17, 19-22, 24, 25 and 27-29.

Games start at: 12:30 GMT.



Carlsen - Gashimov 1-0 \br\Nakamura - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Aronian 0-1 \br\Radjabov - Caruana 1/2 \br\Navara - Topalov 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Giri 0-1 \br\Kamsky - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Aronian - Nakamura 1-0 \br\Giri - Radjabov 1/2 \br\Caruana - Karjakin 1-0 \br\Gashimov - Kamsky 1/2 \br\Navara - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Topalov - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Aronian 1-0 \br\Nakamura - Caruana 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Topalov 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Giri 1-0 \br\Kamsky - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Radjabov - Navara 1-0 \br\Van Wely - Gashimov 1/2 \br\Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Giri - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Aronian - Kamsky 1-0 \br\Topalov - Gashimov 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Radjabov 1/2 \br\Navara - Karjakin 0-1 \br\Ivanchuk - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Giri 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Navara 1-0 \br\Radjabov - Topalov 1/2 \br\Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 \br\Kamsky - Caruana 1/2 \br\Gashimov - Ivanchuk 0-1 \br\Karjakin - Gelfand 0-1 \br\Navara - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Nakamura 0-1 \br\Aronian - Gashimov 1-0 \br\Topalov - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Radjabov - Karjakin 1-0 \br\Giri - Kamsky 1-0 \br\Caruana - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Gelfand 1-0 \br\Nakamura - Radjabov 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Aronian 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Topalov 1-0 \br\Van Wely - Giri 1/2 \br\Kamsky - Navara 1-0 \br\Gashimov - Caruana 1/2 \br\Radjabov - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Topalov - Aronian 1/2 \br\Giri - Gashimov 0-1 \br\Caruana - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Kamsky 1/2 \br\Navara - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Karjakin 0-1 \br\Nakamura - Topalov 1/2 \br\Aronian - Caruana 1-0 \br\Ivanchuk - Giri 1-0 \br\Kamsky - Radjabov 1/2 \br\Gashimov - Navara 1/2 \br\Van Wely - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Giri - Aronian 0-1 \br\Navara - Ivanchuk 0-1 \br\Radjabov - Van Wely 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Kamsky 0-1 \br\Topalov - Caruana 0-1 \br\Gelfand - Gashimov 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Topalov 1-0 \br\Kamsky - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Aronian - Navara 0-1 \br\Ivanchuk - Gelfand 0-1 \br\Gashimov - Radjabov 0-1 \br\Caruana - Giri 1-0 \br\Van Wely - Karjakin 0-1 \br\Carlsen - Kamsky 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Van Wely 1-0 \br\Gelfand - Aronian 0-1 \br\Radjabov - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Topalov - Giri 1-0 \br\Navara - Caruana 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Gashimov 1/2 \br\Van Wely - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Aronian - Radjabov 1/2 \br\Gashimov - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Karjakin 1/2 \br\Kamsky - Topalov 1-0 \br\Caruana - Gelfand 1-0 \br\Giri - Navara 1/2 \br\Carlsen (2835) (NOR) \br\Aronian (2805) (ARM) \br\Radjabov (2773) (AZE) \br\Topalov (2770) (BUL) \br\Karjakin (2769) (RUS) \br\Ivanchuk (2766) (UKR) \br\Gashimov (2761) (AZE) \br\Nakamura (2759) (USA) \br\Gelfand (2739) (ISR) \br\Caruana (2736) (ITA) \br\Kamsky (2732) (USA) \br\Giri (2714) (NED) \br\Navara (2712) (CZE) \br\Van Wely (2692) (NED)



Wijk aan Zee 2012

№ Name ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 points

1 Aronian (ARM) 2805 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 9

2-4 Carlsen (NOR) 2835 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 8

2-4 Radjabov (AZE) 2773 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8

2-4 Caruana (ITA) 2736 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8

5-6 Ivanchuk (UKR) 2766 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 7½

5-6 Nakamura (USA) 2759 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½

7 Kamsky (USA) 2732 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 7

8 Karjakin (RUS) 2769 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 6½

9 Van Wely (NED) 2692 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½

10-12 Topalov (BUL) 2770 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5

10-12 Gashimov (AZE) 2761 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5

10-12 Gelfand (ISR) 2739 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 5

13-14 Giri (NED) 2714 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 4½

13-14 Navara (CZE) 2712 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN], Round 10 [ PGN], Round 11 [ PGN], Round 12 [ PGN], Round 13 [ PGN]



London Chess Classic 201102 December 2011



The London Chess Classic takes place December 3rd-12th at the Olympia Conference centre in Kensington. Round robin. Participants: Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2826), Viswanathan Anand (India, 2811), Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2802), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2800), Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2758), Michael Adams (UK, 2734), Nigel Short (UK, 2698), Luke McShane (UK, 2671), David Howell (UK, 2633).

Time control: 2 hours for 40 moves, the 1 hour for 20 moves and 15 minutes for finishing the game, adding 30 seconds for every move starting with the 61th.

3 points for winning a game, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for losing. No draw propositions.



Magnus Carlsen - David Howell 1-0 \br\Vladimir Kramnik - Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 \br\Michael Adams - Viswanathan Anand 1/2 \br\Levon Aronian - Luke McShane 1/2 \br\Luke McShane - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Levon Aronian 1-0 \br\Nigel Short - Vladimir Kramnik 0-1 \br\David Howell - Michael Adams 1/2 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 \br\Levon Aronian - Nigel Short 1-0 \br\Viswanathan Anand - David Howell 1/2 \br\Michael Adams - Luke McShane 0-1 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 \br\David Howell - Luke McShane 0-1 \br\Michael Adams - Nigel Short 0-1 \br\Levon Aronian - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - David Howell 1-0 \br\Vladimir Kramnik - Michael Adams 1-0 \br\Nigel Short - Viswanathan Anand 0-1 \br\Luke McShane - Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2 \br\Michael Adams - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\David Howell - Nigel Short 1/2 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Michael Adams 1-0 \br\Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand 1/2 \br\Vladimir Kramnik - David Howell 1-0 \br\Nigel Short - Luke McShane 0-1 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Nigel Short 1/2 \br\Luke McShane - Vladimir Kramnik 0-1 \br\David Howell - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Nigel Short - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Michael Adams 1-0 \br\Vladimir Kramnik - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Luke McShane - Viswanathan Anand 1/2Magnus Carlsen (2826) (NOR) \br\Viswanathan Anand (2811) (IND) \br\Levon Aronian (2802) (ARM) \br\Vladimir Kramnik (2800) (RUS) \br\Hikaru Nakamura (2758) (USA) \br\Michael Adams (2734) (ENG) \br\Nigel Short (2698) (ENG) \br\Luke McShane (2671) (ENG) \br\David Howell (2633) (ENG)



London Chess Classic 2011

№ Name ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 points

1 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2800 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 16

2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2758 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 15

3 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2826 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 14

4 Luke McShane (ENG) 2671 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 13

5-6 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2811 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 9

5-6 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2802 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 9

7 Nigel Short (ENG) 2698 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 6

8 David Howell (ENG) 2633 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4

9 Michael Adams (ENG) 2734 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 3



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN]





Tal Memorial 201115 November 2011



The Tal Memorial takes place in Moscow November, 16th - 25th.

The palyers participating are: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Vassily Ivanchuk, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Peter Svidler, Boris Gelfand and Ian Nepomniachtchi.



Aronian - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Anand - Karjakin 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Svidler 1-0 \br\Kramnik - Nepomniachtchi 0-1 \br\Carlsen - Gelfand 1-0 \br\Karjakin - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Aronian - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Svidler - Anand 1/2 \br\Nepomniachtchi - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Kramnik - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Svidler 0-1 \br\Ivanchuk - Aronian 0-1 \br\Anand - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Karjakin 0-1 \br\Carlsen - Karjakin 1/2 \br\Nepomniachtchi - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Kramnik - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Aronian - Anand 1/2 \br\Svidler - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Aronian 1/2 \br\Anand - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Svidler 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Svidler 1/2 \br\Kramnik - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Ivanchuk - Anand 1/2 \br\Aronian - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Nepomniachtchi - Karjakin 1/2 \br\Anand - Carlsen 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Ivanchuk 0-1 \br\Gelfand - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Aronian 1/2 \br\Svidler - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 \br\Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 \br\Anand - Nakamura 1/2 \br\Kramnik - Karjakin 1/2 \br\Aronian - Svidler 1-0 \br\Ivanchuk - Gelfand 1/2 \br\Nakamura - Carlsen 0-1 \br\Svidler - Kramnik 1-0 \br\Nepomniachtchi - Aronian 1/2 \br\Karjakin - Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Gelfand - Anand 1/2 \br\Carlsen (2826) (NOR) \br\Anand (2811) (IND) \br\Aronian (2802) (ARM) \br\Kramnik (2800) (RUS) \br\Ivanchuk (2775) (UKR) \br\Karjakin (2763) (RUS) \br\Nakamura (2758) (USA) \br\Svidler (2755) (RUS) \br\Gelfand (2744) (ISR) \br\Nepomniachtchi (2730) (RUS)



Tal Memorial 2011

№ Name ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 points

1-2 Carlsen (NOR) 2826 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½

1-2 Aronian (ARM) 2802 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½

3-5 Ivanchuk (UKR) 2775 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5

3-5 Karjakin (RUS) 2763 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5

3-5 Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2730 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5

6-7 Anand (IND) 2811 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½

6-7 Svidler (RUS) 2755 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4½

8-9 Kramnik (RUS) 2800 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 3½

8-9 Gelfand (ISR) 2744 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½

10 Nakamura (USA) 2758 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 3



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN]





18th European Team Championship05 November 2011



The 18th European Team Championships both Open and for Women take place in the resort of Porto Carras on the Sithonia, Halkidiki peninsula in crisis torn Greece Thursday 3rd - Friday 11th November 2011. A star filled lineup with Aronian, Karjakin, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Svidler, Morozevich, Giri, Adams, Short to mention just a few. Play starts at 13:00GMT.



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN]



Standings open section



Standings women section



15th Unive Tournament 201117 October 2011



The 15th Unive Tournament takes place 14th-22nd October 2011. The Crown Group takes place 16th-22nd Oct with Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Judit Polgar.



Kramnik - Giri 1-0 \br\Vachier Lagrave - Polgar 1/2 \br\Kramnik - Polgar 1-0 \br\Giri - Vachier Lagrave 1/2 \br\Polgar - Giri 1/2 \br\Vachier Lagrave - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Polgar - Vachier Lagrave 1/2 \br\Giri - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Giri - Polgar 1-0 \br\Kramnik - Vachier Lagrave 1-0 \br\Polgar - Kramnik 1/2 \br\Vachier Lagrave - Giri 1/2 \br\Kramnik (2791) (RUS) \br\Vachier Lagrave (2715) (FRA) \br\Giri (2722) (NED) \br\Polgar (2701) (HUN)



15th Unive Tournament 2011

№ Name ELO 1 2 3 4 points

1 Kramnik (RUS) 2791 1, ½ 1, ½ 1, ½ 4½

2 Giri (NED) 2722 ½, 0 ½, ½ 1, ½ 3

3 Vachier Lagrave (FRA) 2715 ½, 0 ½, ½ ½, ½ 2½

4 Polgar (HUN) 2701 ½, 0 ½, 0 ½, ½ 2



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN]





4th Chess Masters Final25 September 2011



The 4th Final Masters tournament starts in Sao Paulo Monday at September, 26th and continues till October 1st (games start at 19.00 UTC) before transferring to Bilbao October, 6th-11th (games start 16.00 UTC).



Players: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Vassily Ivanchuk and Francisco Vallejo Pons.



Tournament format is double round robin with Sofia rules and 3 points for a win. The time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes and 10 seconds per move.



Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN], Round 10 [ PGN]



Viswanathan Anand - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Vassily Ivanchuk 1/2 \br\Levon Aronian - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1-0 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Viswanathan Anand 1/2 \br\Vassily Ivanchuk - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1-0 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Levon Aronian - Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons - Magnus Carlsen 1-0 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Vassily Ivanchuk 0-1 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 \br\Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk 0-1 \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons - Viswanathan Anand 0-1 \br\Vassily Ivanchuk - Magnus Carlsen 0-1 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1-0 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Viswanathan Anand 1/2 \br\Vassily Ivanchuk - Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Levon Aronian - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons - Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Levon Aronian 1-0 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1-0 \br\Vassily Ivanchuk - Viswanathan Anand 1/2 \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons - Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 \br\Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand 1-0 \br\Magnus Carlsen - Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0 \br\Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen 1/2 \br\Vassily Ivanchuk - Levon Aronian 1/2 \br\Viswanathan Anand - Francisco Vallejo Pons 1-0 \br\Magnus Carlsen (2823) (NOR) \br\Viswanathan Anand (2817) (IND) \br\Levon Aronian (2807) (ARM) \br\Hikaru Nakamura (2753) (USA) \br\Vassily Ivanchuk (2765) (UKR) \br\Francisco Vallejo Pons (2716) (ESP)



4th Chess Masters Final

№ Name ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 points

1-2 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2823 1, 1 ½, ½ ½, ½ ½, ½ 1, 0 15

1-2 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 2765 0, 0 ½, 1 ½, 1 1, ½ 1, 0 15

3-5 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2817 ½, ½ 0, ½ ½, 0 ½, ½ 1, 1 12

3-5 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2807 ½, ½ 0, ½ 1, ½ ½, 0 1, ½ 12

3-5 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2753 ½, ½ ½, 0 ½, ½ 1, ½ 1, 0 12

6 Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP) 2716 1, 0 1, 0 0, 0 ½, 0 1, 0 10





FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 201105 September 2011



The FIDE World Cup takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 28th August - 20th September 2011. Games starts at 10.00 UTC every day. Over 2700 players compete in the single-elimination field of 128. Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are the top seeds but Candidates such as Grischuk, Radjabov and Kamsky, former finalist Michael Adams, Russian Champion Peter Svidler, or 2nd placed Alexander Morozevich, women’s number one Judit Polgar are participating.

Tournament offers three qualification places for the FIDE Candidates.



Results



Games: Round 1-1 [ PGN], Round 1-2 [ PGN], Round 1-tiebreaks [ PGN], Round 2-1 [ PGN], Round 2-2 [ PGN], Round 2-tiebreaks [ PGN], Round 3-1 [ PGN], Round 3-2 [ PGN], Round 3-tiebreaks [ PGN], Round 4-1 [ PGN], Round 4-2 [ PGN], Round 4-tiebreaks [ PGN], Round 5-1 [ PGN], Round 5-2 [ PGN], Round 5-tiebreaks [ PGN], Round 6-1 [ PGN], Round 6-2 [ PGN], Round 6-tiebreaks [ PGN], Final game 1 [ PGN], Final game 2 [ PGN], Final game 3 [ PGN], Final game 4 [ PGN]







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