page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bareev vs Vallejo-Pons   1-0 60 2004 13th Amber Rapid E35 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 5.cd ed 2. Topalov vs Van Wely   ½-½ 48 2004 13th Amber Rapid B33 Sicilian 3. Svidler vs Anand   ½-½ 21 2004 13th Amber Rapid B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Leko vs Shirov 1-0 37 2004 13th Amber Rapid B32 Sicilian 5. Ivanchuk vs Morozevich 0-1 26 2004 13th Amber Rapid D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. Gelfand vs Kramnik   0-1 60 2004 13th Amber Rapid E12 Queen's Indian 7. Van Wely vs Vallejo-Pons 1-0 45 2004 13th Amber Rapid D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Anand vs Topalov 1-0 67 2004 13th Amber Rapid B33 Sicilian 9. Svidler vs Bareev   ½-½ 64 2004 13th Amber Rapid C10 French 10. Morozevich vs Leko   ½-½ 67 2004 13th Amber Rapid B30 Sicilian 11. Kramnik vs Ivanchuk 1-0 26 2004 13th Amber Rapid C67 Ruy Lopez 12. Shirov vs Gelfand 1-0 28 2004 13th Amber Rapid B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk   0-1 47 2004 13th Amber Rapid A15 English 14. Leko vs Kramnik   ½-½ 35 2004 13th Amber Rapid B30 Sicilian 15. Shirov vs Morozevich 1-0 40 2004 13th Amber Rapid C11 French 16. Vallejo-Pons vs Anand   0-1 69 2004 13th Amber Rapid B54 Sicilian 17. Topalov vs Svidler   ½-½ 35 2004 13th Amber Rapid B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 18. Bareev vs Van Wely   1-0 47 2004 13th Amber Rapid A43 Old Benoni 19. Anand vs Van Wely 1-0 36 2004 13th Amber Rapid B33 Sicilian 20. Svidler vs Vallejo-Pons 0-1 30 2004 13th Amber Rapid B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Topalov vs Bareev   1-0 44 2004 13th Amber Rapid C11 French 22. Kramnik vs Morozevich   ½-½ 44 2004 13th Amber Rapid D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 23. Gelfand vs Leko   ½-½ 20 2004 13th Amber Rapid E15 Queen's Indian 24. Ivanchuk vs Shirov 1-0 45 2004 13th Amber Rapid D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. Leko vs Ivanchuk 0-1 30 2004 13th Amber Rapid B06 Robatsch  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Mar-31-04    chessgames.com: We now have the games (so far) at the Blindfold/Rapid Amber tournament in Monaco. We'll be posting new games as they become available. Above are only the rapid games; also see: 13th Amber Blindfold (2004) Mar-31-04    Taidanii: I'm very pleased to see Anand at the top of this tournament as well. Mar-31-04    ruylopez900: Here's to Anand defending his "title" as Rapid Champion! Apr-01-04    alfredazzopardi: I am certainly not a 'rapid' chess player and it is quite astonishing to realise that a player of the caliber of Anand is indeed the leading rapid player of the world. He deserves it and it is a joy to go thru his games. I am sure he is the admiration of a lot of chess players in the whole world. Apr-01-04    ruylopez900: Isn't Anand nicknamed "the Lightning Kid" or something similar? Apr-01-04    square dance: looks like kramnik and moro tied for first. is there any tie-breaker? poor vallejo only scored 3.5/22! Apr-01-04    itamar01: this is my best site of study of chess, congratulations for all!! Apr-02-04    jpunzal: Yes, Anand was nicknamed the lightning kid because he normally doesn't consume much of his time during tournaments. I would like to see Anand and Kasparov play in a rapid competition. Apr-03-04    refutor: vallejo pons last in the blindfold and rapid sections...he scored more points in linares than here (21st Linares (2004)/Francisco Vallejo Pons) ...maybe it's time to mix up linares a little bit ;) Jul-10-06    iCatcher: i want to beat everyone here!

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