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Tal Memorial 2010 (9)
Tal Memorial 2010
Mark Crowther - Monday 15th November 2010
Aronian and Karjakin chat. Photo © Peter Doggers who is there with Macauley Peterson reporting on the event. | http://www.chessvibes.com
The Tal Memorial and World Blitz took place 4th-18th November 2010. The defeat of Mamedyarov cost him first place and indeed relegated him to 3rd place on tie-break. He lost to out of form Boris Gelfand. Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin also finished on 5.5/9 but had superior tie-breaks and shared first. This is yet to be 100% confirmed.
Tal Memorial 2010 (Moscow RUS)
Fri 5th Nov 2010 - Sun 14th Nov 2010 -
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| Tal Memorial Moscow (RUS), 5-14 xi 2010 | cat. XXI (2757) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2801 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2832 | |||
| 2. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2760 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2836 | |||
| 3. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2763 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2836 | |||
| 4. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2798 | |||
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2741 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2802 | |||
| 6. | Wang Hao | g | CHN | 2727 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2803 | |||
| 7. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2791 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2753 | |||
| 8. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2741 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2679 | |||
| 9. | Shirov, Alexei | g | ESP | 2735 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3 | 2634 | |||
| 10. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2742 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2½ | 2592 | |||
| Round 1 (November 5, 2010) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 41 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 57 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 43 | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 60 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Wang Hao | 0-1 | 51 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Round 2 (November 6, 2010) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 39 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 40 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Wang Hao | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 39 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 39 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Gelfand, Boris | - Shirov, Alexei | 1-0 | 61 | D16 | Slav Lasker/Smyslov | |
| Round 3 (November 7, 2010) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 41 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 70 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Wang Hao | ½-½ | 22 | D17 | Slav Defence | |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 | 71 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 49 | E37 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Round 4 (November 8, 2010) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Shirov, Alexei | ½-½ | 63 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 35 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 33 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Wang Hao | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 79 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Gelfand, Boris | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 41 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 5 (November 10, 2010) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 56 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 49 | D70 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Wang Hao | ½-½ | 34 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 79 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 53 | D48 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Round 6 (November 11, 2010) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 46 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 49 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Wang Hao | ½-½ | 25 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Gelfand, Boris | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 32 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 33 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall | |
| Round 7 (November 12, 2010) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 60 | E63 | King's Indian 6...Nc6 | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Shirov, Alexei | ½-½ | 88 | D52 | Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs | |
| Wang Hao | - Gelfand, Boris | 1-0 | 75 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 51 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 56 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Round 8 (November 13, 2010) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 28 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 32 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Wang Hao | 1-0 | 36 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 44 | D52 | Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs | |
| Shirov, Alexei | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 25 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Round 9 (November 14, 2010) | ||||||
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 90 | A81 | Dutch Leningrad | |
| Wang Hao | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 56 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Shirov, Alexei | 1-0 | 59 | D52 | Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs | |
| Gelfand, Boris | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | 36 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 34 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
