page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Aronian vs Carlsen ½-½ 43 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid E15 Queen's Indian 2. Anand vs Kramnik ½-½ 34 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 3. Carlsen vs Kramnik ½-½ 35 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Aronian vs Anand 0-1 48 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 5. Anand vs Carlsen ½-½ 27 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 6. Kramnik vs Aronian ½-½ 51 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid B72 Sicilian, Dragon 7. Carlsen vs Anand 0-1 66 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 8. Anand vs Aronian 1-0 38 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. Kramnik vs Carlsen 1-0 28 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid A04 Reti Opening 10. Kramnik vs Anand   ½-½ 41 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. Carlsen vs Aronian 0-1 85 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid A36 English 12. Aronian vs Kramnik 1-0 45 2011 Botvinnik Memorial Rapid A18 English, Mikenas-Carls   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 7 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-01-11    waustad: I think it starts at 7am EDT on Sept. 2nd. Sep-01-11    WiseWizard: They should organize all tournaments to start at 3pm NY time, much simpler. Sep-01-11    hedgeh0g: The concept sounds very interesting. Reminds me a bit of the BBC's "The Master Game" series, where the players' commentary would be recorded after the game and displayed to the audience as the players' thoughts whilst the recorded game was being shown. Sep-01-11    parmetd: Kramnik was excited for the change. Sep-01-11    yalie: yay! finally, we will see the big boys playing against each other even if it is rapid. Sep-01-11    vonKrolock: cb <"Anand, Kramnik, Carlsen and Aronian will lock horns"> - 'lock horns' sounds hilarious Sep-01-11    Kinghunt: If 20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011) is any indication, this isn't going to be very close. Sep-01-11    Elo: Two questions for anyone who knows: 1) Is the Botvinnik Memorial the highest average elo ever? 2) How much money are these guys playing for? (Is there a prize fund or do they all just receive any appearance fee?) Sep-01-11    Elo: If my calculations are correct the average elo (on the men's side) is 2809.5. Surely that must be the highest average elo ever (even though it is just rapid)? Sep-01-11    Gshock: what a big 4(CAKA), exciting to see.. Sep-01-11    14DogKnight: <Elo: If my calculations are correct the average elo (on the men's side) is 2809.5. Surely that must be the highest average elo ever (even though it is just rapid)?> I believe you're right. Had it been a classical time controls, it would've been an unprecedented category 23 tournament. I don't think there has ever been one but I may be wrong. Sep-01-11    chessexp: There isn't any single standard tournment over 2800 average rating. Sep-01-11    waustad: NY is NOT the center of the chess universe. As an Indians fan who grew up in the '50s, I'll decline any more comment. Sep-02-11    supy: Live video: http://video.russiachess.org/ Live with Stockfish http://chessbomb.com/o/2011-botvinik/ Enjoy! Sep-02-11    polarmis: Seems this should be the video link: http://video.russiachess.org/view/726 Sep-02-11    polarmis: And live moves at the official website: http://www.russiachess.org/online/2... Sep-02-11    Pyke: What a great lineup! If only this were classical chess. But nevertheless, this is truely worthy for a Botvinnik memorial. Sep-02-11    Beholder: Woo-hoo! Games underway! Let the patzers play their Patzer Cup in Khanty, here in Moscow we have real chess players! ;) (j/k) Aronian - Carlsen Anand - Kramnik Live !! Video: http://video.russiachess.org/view/726 Sep-02-11    Beholder: And also, Kosintseva T. - Koneru Danielian - Cmilyte Sep-02-11    polarmis: The commentators Evgeny Bareev and Sergey Makarychev had to take a break as the players could hear them :) Sep-02-11    polarmis: Hmmm, I thought they'd have a better solution than stopping all the games for Kramnik and Anand to speak! Very strange... Sep-02-11    polarmis: And being able to lip read would help :) Sep-02-11    Ulhumbrus: <polarmis: And live moves at the official website: http://www.russiachess.org/online/2>... Thx. The games can be kibitzed here by opening the link in a second tab ( not in a second window, because it runs worse then) The games have begun already. Anand may consider sacrificing a pawn for an attack by 19 Nf5 Qxb3 20 Bg5. Sep-02-11    Ulhumbrus: Anand has offered a pawn by 20 Bd2. Perhaps one idea is that the capture 20...Qxb3 displaces the Black Queen from her defence of the square d6. On 21 Bc3 Rfe8 as well as displacing the Rook from its defence of the f7 pawn draws the Rook on to the square e8 where the Rook becomes a potential target for a N on d6 and then 22 Nd6 occupies the d6 square and forks the Rook on e8, the b7 pawn and f7 pawn. Sep-02-11    Ulhumbrus: Instead of inviting the Knight invasion Nd6, Kramnik returned the pawn and at present we have a Rooks and pawn ending Kramnik has an extra passed c pawn, one which seems about to fall. It looks like a draw. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 7) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 7 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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