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Corus Group A (2008) Played at the De Moriaan Centre in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands 12-27 January 2008. Rest days: 16, 21 and 24 January. The rounds began at 1:30 pm, except the last round which began at 0:30 pm. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, followed by 30 more minutes to finish the game. Tournament category: XX (2742). Chief arbiter: Thomas van Beekum. Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen shared the win with 8/13. Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 =1 Aronian 25 2739 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 =1 Carlsen 17 2733 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 =3 Anand 38 2799 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ =3 Radjabov 20 2735 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ =5 Leko 28 2753 ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 =5 Ivanchuk 38 2751 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 =7 Adams 36 2726 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ =7 Kramnik 32 2799 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ =9 Topalov 32 2780 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 0 1 6 =9 Polgar 31 2707 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 6 =9 Mamedyarov 22 2760 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 6 =12 Eljanov 24 2692 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * ½ 0 5 =12 Van Wely 35 2681 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 5 =12 Gelfand 39 2737 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 5 Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2008013... Crosstable: https://history.tatasteelchess.com/... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/aro... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/wijk-... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Previous: Corus Group A (2007). Next: Corus Group A (2009). See also Corus Group B (2008), Corus Group C (2008) and Corus Honorary Group (2008)  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 60  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Anand vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 18 2008 Corus Group A B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 27. Van Wely vs Gelfand ½-½ 16 2008 Corus Group A E15 Queen's Indian 28. Mamedyarov vs Eljanov ½-½ 66 2008 Corus Group A C53 Giuoco Piano 29. Adams vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 62 2008 Corus Group A C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 30. Eljanov vs Van Wely ½-½ 72 2008 Corus Group A D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 31. Gelfand vs Leko ½-½ 49 2008 Corus Group A E01 Catalan, Closed 32. Topalov vs Carlsen ½-½ 56 2008 Corus Group A C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 33. Ivanchuk vs Kramnik ½-½ 37 2008 Corus Group A C42 Petrov Defense 34. Carlsen vs Gelfand ½-½ 67 2008 Corus Group A D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 35. Kramnik vs J Polgar ½-½ 49 2008 Corus Group A A14 English 36. Van Wely vs Leko ½-½ 27 2008 Corus Group A E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 37. Mamedyarov vs Aronian ½-½ 27 2008 Corus Group A D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 38. Radjabov vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 28 2008 Corus Group A B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 39. Eljanov vs Adams ½-½ 20 2008 Corus Group A E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 40. Aronian vs Eljanov ½-½ 20 2008 Corus Group A A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 41. J Polgar vs Radjabov ½-½ 23 2008 Corus Group A C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 42. Gelfand vs Anand ½-½ 25 2008 Corus Group A E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 43. Ivanchuk vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 41 2008 Corus Group A D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 44. Kramnik vs Gelfand ½-½ 48 2008 Corus Group A E15 Queen's Indian 45. Radjabov vs Topalov ½-½ 42 2008 Corus Group A C45 Scotch Game 46. Mamedyarov vs J Polgar ½-½ 28 2008 Corus Group A C10 French 47. Adams vs Aronian ½-½ 21 2008 Corus Group A C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 48. Anand vs Leko ½-½ 19 2008 Corus Group A C78 Ruy Lopez 49. Topalov vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 42 2008 Corus Group A E92 King's Indian 50. Ivanchuk vs Adams ½-½ 28 2008 Corus Group A A13 English  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 60    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 307 OF 307 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-07-08    LKor: Thanks, <Eyal>, for the clarification! I just think that rewarding only wins with black is still not enough: managing a draw with black is more respectable than the same "achievement" with white! Feb-08-08    percyblakeney: Wijk aan Zee (A) statistics 1996-2008 for the participants of the latest edition of the tournament: Anand +50 -9 =84 Topalov +36 -25 =69 Kramnik +30 -12 =75 Adams +28 -13 =77 van Wely +23 -56 =90 Ivanchuk +18 -6 =54 Leko +17 -6 =81 Polgar +12 -12 =41 Aronian +11 -4 =24 Radjabov +11 -5 =23 Gelfand +9 -14 =42 Carlsen +5 -6 =15 Eljanov +2 -5 =6 Mamedyarov +1 -6 =19 Feb-08-08    adair10: Thank you, <percyblakeney>. I took the liberty to use your statistics in rearranged form showing overal plus or minus (number of wins minus number of losses) and total number of games played. Anand +41/143 Kramnik +18/117 Adams +15/118 Ivanchuk +12/78 Topalov +11/130 Leko +11/114 Aronian +7/39 Radjabov +6/39 Polgar 0/65 Carlsen -1/26 Eljanov -3/13 Gelfand -5/65 Mamedyarov -5/26 van Wely -33/169 The most games were played by Anand and van Wely with strikingly different outcomes Feb-08-08    percyblakeney: <adair10> Interesting, and if Kasparov is added his score would be +18/39. Players like Aronian and Radjabov have good chances to advance in these statistics if they can keep playing anything similar to their latest starts. Feb-08-08    Eyal: <Players like Aronian and Radjabov have good chances to advance in these statistics if they can keep playing anything similar to their latest starts.> And so does Carlsen, of course... His overall score doesn't look very impressive yet (still "suffering" from the weak performance of last year), but he's already won a tournament - something which a player like Adams, with his supposedly more impressive score, never managed to do (though he came quite close at 2004) and probably never will. Feb-08-08    slomarko: <-33> omg Feb-08-08    percyblakeney: <And so does Carlsen, of course...> Indeed. At the same time the results show that it's not easy to line up the wins in a tournament like Wijk. Pono has never had a plus score, also Svidler has a career minus. I think Shirov has in total +1 after many starts. Carlsen, Radjabov and Aronian are probably able to get a plus many years in a row, but not many other players will be able to do it. Feb-08-08    SwitchingQuylthulg: <percyblakeney, adair10> There are some things wrong with those numbers. Leko's +11/114 should be +11/104 (which indeed is what <percyblakeney>'s initial stats show). Adams having 118 games also looks a bit strange, given that this number is not divisible by 13... perhaps there's one draw too many or something? Feb-08-08    percyblakeney: <Adams having 118 games also looks a bit strange, given that this number is not divisible by 13... perhaps there's one draw too many or something?> Correct, it should be +28 -13 =76 for him. Link worth reposting: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eric.de... Feb-08-08    adair10: Leko's score should be as <SwitchingQuylthulg> corrected me +11/104, not +11/114. As much as we think Aronian, Radjabov and Carlsen have the best chance to get to the top, it still will be very difficult. For example, Aronian needs to participate (or more accurately needs to be invited) in 8 more tournaments and produce an astonishing average score of +4.25 to catch present Anand. Only now I realized how good a record Anand has. <SwitchingQuylthulg> please correct me if my math has failed me again Feb-09-08    percyblakeney: <Only now I realized how good a record Anand has> Anand's eleven latest scores in Wijk: +3 +4 +6 +3 +4 +4 +4 +3 +5 +2 +2. Not easy to ever get comparable results for anyone. But apart from Anand (and of course Kasparov in his three starts) the other top players have scores that look very possible to reach. Feb-09-08    sapfy: Carlsen will probably beat Anand's record. Barring the unforseen, he is likely to play every single WaZ for the next 20+ years. Feb-15-08    hitman84: Nursery pot from chessbase : http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Finally we get to know more about the writers and journalists whose contributions are overlooked by many chess fans. This is just hilarious! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGRX... Chess players are better footballers :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJKz... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Feb-15-08    Red October: Vladimir Potkin looks like Shirov's brother Feb-15-08    hitman84: I wonder who is the better chess player among the trio Aruna Anand, Sofi Leko and Pilar Molina :) Feb-15-08    slomarko: <I wonder who is the better chess player among the trio Aruna Anand, Sofi Leko and Pilar Molina> who the cares who is the better chess player question is which of the 3 looks best. i vote for Pilar. Feb-15-08    hitman84: umm.. slo, looks like santa disappointed you :p Feb-15-08    Open Defence: I have an Iraninan friend who looks a bit like Sofia Leko Jan-25-09    notyetagm: <Open Defence: I have an Iraninan friend who looks a bit like Sofia Leko> Lucky you. Jan-25-09    Open Defence: <notyetagm> I am a mother lol Jan-25-09    whiteshark: Oops! Wrong year... :D Jan-25-09    NakoSonorense: <whitesshark> Got lost? Here are the directions: Corus (2009) xD Jan-25-09    notyetagm: <whiteshark: Oops! Wrong year... :D> LOL Jan-25-09    notyetagm: <Open Defence: <notyetagm> I am a mother lol> Sorry. Most kibitzers here are male. Jan-25-09    whiteshark: Tks <NakoSonorense>. I clicked on Corus w/o any further thought when I realised I'm wrong. I wonder if it's just me, wait, who posted before me... :D Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 307) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 307 OF 307 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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