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World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Games and Results)
FIDE Candidates 2011
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 25th May 2011
Logos. | http://kazan2011.fide.com/
The FIDE Candidates take place in Kazan 3rd-27th May 2011. 8 players compete to produce one world championship candidate to face Viswanathan Anand. The first and second round matches are four games plus rapid and blitz playoffs if required. The final is of six games.
Boris Gelfand qualifies for World Chess Championship match against Viswanathan Anand (6)
Boris Gelfand's victory against Alexander Grischuk in the FIDE Candidates Final takes the Israeli player to the summit of his profession at the age of 42. Gelfand beat Grischuk on the white side of a Gruenfeld to win the only decisive game of the 6 game match and prevent the match going into a final day of rapid and possibly blitz. I look back at the event and ask whether some of the criticisms of the players weren't just a bit over the top. IM Malcolm Pein annotates this decisive game.
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (6)
Mark Crowther (Wed May 25 21:30:00 2011)
Winner Boris Gelfand is interviewed. Photo © | http://video.russiachess.org/
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm6)
Gelfand beats Grischuk in final Candidates Game to Qualify for Anand Match
Mark Crowther | Wed May 25 16:18:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm5)
Grischuk doesn't make the best of opening edge in drawn game 5 against Gelfand
Mark Crowther | Tue May 24 16:02:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm4)
Gelfand makes no progress against Grischuk's English in Game 4
Mark Crowther | Mon May 23 16:31:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm3)
Grischuk's opening preparation as white fails again in Round 3 draw
Mark Crowther | Sat May 21 15:22:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm2)
Gelfand's defensive skills just hold Grischuk in game 2
Mark Crowther | Fri May 20 18:24:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Final Gm1)
Gelfand plays well to draw against Grischuk in Game 1
Mark Crowther | Thu May 19 17:11:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Playoffs)
Grischuk and Gelfand meet for the right to play Anand
Mark Crowther | Mon May 16 20:20:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Semi-Final Gm4)
Both FIDE Candidates Semi-finals go to playoffs
Mark Crowther | Sun May 15 19:59:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Semi-Final Gm3)
Kamsky and Gelfand miss chances in Game 3 of the Candidates
Mark Crowther | Sat May 14 18:30:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Semi-Final Gm2)
Kramnik and Gelfand fail to convert opening advantages on day 2
Mark Crowther | Fri May 13 21:35:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Semi-Final Gm1)
Cautious start to World Chess Championship Candidate Semi-Finals
Mark Crowther | Thu May 12 16:05:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (QF Playoffs)
Kramnik and Grischuk advance to the Candidates Semi-Finals after playoffs
Mark Crowther | Wed May 11 19:29:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Quarter Finals Day 4)
Kamsky through to semi-finals to play Gelfand
Mark Crowther | Sun May 8 22:59:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Day 3)
Gelfand takes charge with an elegant win against Mamedyarov
Mark Crowther | Sat May 7 21:25:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Day 2)
Kamsky demolishes Topalov on day two of the Candidates
Mark Crowther | Fri May 6 21:04:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (1)
Grischuk barely survives against Aronian in day of draws
Mark Crowther | Thu May 5 21:56:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (Opening Ceremony)
World Chess Championship Candidates are under way
Mark Crowther | Thu May 5 12:51:00 2011
World Chess Championship Candidates 2011 (1)
Final Candidates Pairings now published
Mark Crowther | Mon Feb 7 14:00:00 2011
FIDE Candidates 2011 (FIDE Response)
FIDE statement concerning the Candidates Matches 2011
Mark Crowther | Wed Nov 10 10:35:00 2010
FIDE Candidates 2011 (Carlsen)
Carlsen withdraws from the World Championship Cycle
Mark Crowther | Fri Nov 5 20:49:00 2010
FIDE Candidates 2011 (Kazan)
FIDE Candidates are moved to Kazan
Mark Crowther | Mon Jul 26 22:02:00 2010
Russian Chess Federation Letter (World Championship Changes)
Russian Chess Federation ask for World Title Changes
Mark Crowther | Sat Jul 24 07:11:00 2010
World Championship Candidates 2011 (Kazan RUS)
Thu 5th May 2011 - Fri 27th May 2011 -
Official Site - Live- Live Video
WCh Candidates (8 players 3 Rds KO Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games
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| World Chess Championship Final Kazan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grischuk, Alexander | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 49 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 58 | A37 | English Symmetrical |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 14 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 18 | A37 | English Symmetrical |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 39 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Gelfand, Boris | - | Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 35 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 |
| World Chess Championship Final Kazan (RUS), 19-26 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Perf | ||||||
| Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2733 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2804 | ||||||
| Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2747 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 2676 | ||||||
| World Chess Championship Semi-Finals 2011 Kazan RUS Thu 12th May 2011 - Mon 16th May 2011 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Alexander Grischuk | RUS | 2747 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 5½ | |
| Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2785 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 4½ | |
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Boris Gelfand | ISR | 2733 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Gata Kamsky | USA | 2732 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| World Chess Championship Quarter Finals 2011 Kazan RUS Thu 5th May 2011 - Mon 9th May 2011 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2808 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 3½ | ||
| Alexander Grischuk | RUS | 2747 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 4½ | ||
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | AZE | 2772 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | |||
| Boris Gelfand | ISR | 2733 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | |||
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Teimour Radjabov | AZE | 2744 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 5½ | |
| Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2785 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2½ | 6½ | |
| Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rapid | Blitz | S/D | Pts |
| Gata Kamsky | USA | 2732 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2½ | |||
| Veselin Topalov | BUL | 2775 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | |||
