page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Anand 0-1 43 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) E15 Queen's Indian 2. Morozevich vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 42 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A00 Uncommon Opening 3. Leko vs Topalov ½-½ 38 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B12 Caro-Kann Defense 4. Van Wely vs Aronian 0-1 34 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) D80 Grunfeld 5. Ivanchuk vs Carlsen ½-½ 62 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B40 Sicilian 6. Karjakin vs Gelfand ½-½ 46 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) C24 Bishop's Opening 7. Mamedyarov vs Anand 0-1 42 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B20 Sicilian 8. Topalov vs Morozevich 1-0 48 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) E97 King's Indian 9. Leko vs Kramnik 0-1 38 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 10. Aronian vs Karjakin 1-0 51 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 11. Carlsen vs Van Wely 1-0 30 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk 0-1 73 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Ivanchuk vs Van Wely 0-1 67 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 14. Karjakin vs Carlsen 1-0 40 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 15. Gelfand vs Aronian 1-0 55 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) C03 French, Tarrasch 16. Morozevich vs Leko 0-1 56 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. Anand vs Topalov ½-½ 47 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 18. Kramnik vs Mamedyarov 0-1 39 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A52 Budapest Gambit 19. Van Wely vs Gelfand ½-½ 136 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A37 English, Symmetrical 20. Topalov vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 31 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 21. Leko vs Anand 1-0 28 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 22. Morozevich vs Kramnik ½-½ 48 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 23. Carlsen vs Aronian 0-1 43 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) C67 Ruy Lopez 24. Ivanchuk vs Karjakin 1-0 49 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 25. Karjakin vs Van Wely 1-0 26 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 69 OF 77 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-26-08    vspatel: wow, how can Anand lose these many rapid games? Mar-26-08    anandr: Looks like van Wely is toast. click for larger view wKg1,Qd3,Bd8,Rc1,c6,Pa4,f2,g3,h2/bKb8,Qb7,Nb4,Rg- 7,Pb5,d4,e6,f6,h7 Mar-26-08    Eurotrash: <KamikazeAttack> It would be more correct to say that Anand handled the opening as a lowly 2500-2600 player ;). Mar-26-08    karakoyunlu: Topalov Won Mar-26-08    slomarko: Anand plays like crap Mar-26-08    chessgangsta: This game has to go down as one of the worst rapid games played by Anand. Mar-26-08    hovik2003: Vishy is playing fishy! Mar-26-08    stefan1967: Good game by Topa! Mar-26-08    KamikazeAttack: <chessgangsta: This game has to go down as one of the worst rapid games played by Anand.> It was a badly played game, very. Look at how strong Gelfy's (a 1d4 player) moves were. Anand is just experimenting anyway. And no beter place to do it than at Amber. Mar-26-08    mistreaver: <Anand plays like crap> Oh give a man a break plz he is human after all Mar-26-08    minasina: LIVE GAMES in progress Morozevich-Karjakin Kramnik-Aronian Leko-Carlsen Mar-26-08    minasina: http://www.amberchess2008.com/pgnvi... http://www.amberchess2008.com/ Mar-26-08    Davolni: I think Anand should retire from chess, and start a Olive farm or something like that in Spain. ;) Mar-26-08    chancho: Anand at least won his game against Kramnik in this event and whether that was a statement of some sort or not, who can say, but that is the guy he'll be preparing for, so he's most likely saving his prep for the match this fall. Mar-26-08    amateur05: Something weird is going on in Kramnik-Aronian. Mar-26-08    moronovich: <Davolni> :) Yep , good idea.We could name it "Olive and Laurel" ! Mar-26-08    Davolni: isn't that what that short guy does? i think that's what he does in spain as well. dealing with growing olives.. may be it's more profitable than chess;) :)) Mar-26-08    moronovich: Kramnik -Aronian 1.d4-e5!! Mar-26-08    17.Bxg7: <moronovich: Kramnik -Aronian 1.d4-e5!!> I saw that too, but apparently it has been corrected now. Mar-26-08    Karpova: Kramnik-Aronian is a QID Mar-26-08    minasina: <Kramnik -Aronian 1.d4-e5!!> I didn't know that this is soooo good! :) Mar-26-08    moronovich: Carlsen has just shown us : How not to play the sicilian. Mar-26-08    cannibal: <Davolni> I thought Nigel lives in Greece, no? Mar-26-08    mistreaver: <Carlsen has just shown us : How not to play the sicilian.> Seems to me that Morozevich also got the edge or i am wrong? Mar-26-08    moronovich: Nige Short is english , but lives in Greece. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 77) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 69 OF 77 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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