page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Aronian vs A Giri 1-0 57 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 2. Nakamura vs Carlsen ½-½ 60 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 3. Ivanchuk vs V Gashimov 0-1 28 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C42 Petrov Defense 4. Karjakin vs Gelfand 0-1 37 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C42 Petrov Defense 5. Anand vs Topalov 1-0 67 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C67 Ruy Lopez 6. Grischuk vs Kramnik 1-0 52 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 7. Nakamura vs Aronian 0-1 71 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E60 King's Indian Defense 8. A Giri vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 62 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E15 Queen's Indian 9. Carlsen vs V Gashimov 1-0 85 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. Gelfand vs Grischuk 0-1 69 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 11. Kramnik vs Anand ½-½ 41 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) A35 English, Symmetrical 12. Topalov vs Karjakin ½-½ 52 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 13. Kramnik vs Topalov 1-0 40 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) A09 Reti Opening 14. Anand vs Gelfand ½-½ 58 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. Grischuk vs Karjakin ½-½ 43 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 16. V Gashimov vs A Giri 1-0 34 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 17. Ivanchuk vs Nakamura 0-1 27 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 18. Aronian vs Carlsen ½-½ 37 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E15 Queen's Indian 19. Aronian vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 101 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Nakamura vs V Gashimov ½-½ 61 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 21. Carlsen vs A Giri ½-½ 41 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 22. Gelfand vs Topalov ½-½ 42 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 23. Grischuk vs Anand ½-½ 20 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C67 Ruy Lopez 24. Karjakin vs Kramnik 1-0 44 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) C67 Ruy Lopez 25. Topalov vs Grischuk 1-0 70 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) 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 4 OF 33 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-12-11    martin moller: Does Chuk have an edge there ? Mar-12-11    theagenbiteofinwit: <Why is Ivanchuk thinking so long over fairly obvious moves?> Probably he wants to be sure that he isn't blundering anything. An obvious move isn't always obvious when you can't see the pieces. Right now if I was either Carlsen or Nakamura I'd be popping migraine medication. Mar-12-11    Domdaniel: Giri freed his pieces brilliantly. Mar-12-11    Viewer Deluxe: Games of "Amber Blindfold And Rapid Tournament 2011" are being broadcasted live on my blog at http://chesstuff.blogspot.com/2011/... As usual, you can enjoy on-the-fly FENs and PGNs. Mar-12-11    Octavia: Ivanchuk is the only one who's played in ALL the amber Mar-12-11    tpstar: Put your cursor over each board to see the gamescore to date. Amber is great fun! Mar-12-11    Marmot PFL: Naka will have a pawn more, but opposite color bishops. Mar-12-11    Strongest Force: I cant get who is playing. Cant match players name to the 3 boards Mar-12-11    anandrulez: Naka has to worry about his time , not easy in BF chess to handle time I think Mar-12-11    Strongest Force: Can someone explain who is playing these 3 games? Mar-12-11    Seaholme: Aronian vs Giri Naka vs Carlsen Ivanchuk vs Gashimov Mar-12-11    tpstar: <Strongest Force> Their last names are in blue right above the boards, then the clock time is within square brackets ([]). You aren't seeing that? Mar-12-11    Strongest Force: OK, a click on moves gives players; you gotter be a detective to watch a game of chess.... Mar-12-11    Marmot PFL: nice one Chucky Mar-12-11    Marmot PFL: aronian giri looks hard enough seeing pieces, impossible blindfold Mar-12-11    Seaholme: Aronian wins and Naka vs carlsen is a draw Mar-12-11    moronovich: Classic Aronianswindle ! Mar-12-11    Hovik2009: Aronian at his best, good game by Giri though Mar-12-11    tpstar: Gashimov scores the first Dancing Rook with a nice mate! Aronian made the passed Pawn count in a big way. Nakamura should keep playing as Little Chess Partner gives him a winning edge with +3. Mar-12-11    Penguincw: Let's go on to the next set of blindfold games. Mar-12-11    Domdaniel: Giri played superbly to counter Aronian's initial attack, but may have played a couple of careless moves after 'winning' the Queen. Two Bishops and a passed pawn can be very dangerous, even against a Queen. I lost a very similar game once. Mar-12-11    Akavall: Nakamura hanged his took twice 44. Rc7?? and 46 Rc7?? and Carlsen missed both times. Mar-12-11    Octavia: Kasparov is watching at fritz - pity he won't allow himself to play. Mar-12-11    peano: question? in 1stgame between carlsen/Nakamura....move 44. why didn't carslen take rook on c7? can't fingure that out Mar-12-11    tpstar: <why didn't carlsen take the rook on c7?> Because he didn't see it. =) I am mystified as to why Topalov keeps bringing out this Berlin Wall. It leads to an early Queen trade and a quick endgame which definitely don't play to his strengths. There must be more dynamic options against the Ruy Lopez. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 33) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 4 OF 33 ·  Later Kibitzing>

NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now.

Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.