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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Levitov Chess Week Rapid Tournament
Ian Nepomniachtchi12.5/18(+11 -4 =3)[games]
Levon Aronian10.5/18(+6 -3 =9)[games]
Peter Svidler10.5/18(+7 -4 =7)[games]
Viswanathan Anand10/18(+6 -4 =8)[games]
Daniil Dubov9.5/18(+4 -3 =11)[games]
Wesley So9/18(+6 -6 =6)[games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Alexander Grischuk7/18(+3 -7 =8)[games]
Boris Gelfand6.5/18(+3 -8 =7)[games]
Vladimir Kramnik5.5/18(+1 -8 =9)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Levitov Chess Week Rapid (2023)

Name: Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Event Date: Sept 22 - 26, 2023
Site: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Format: 10-player double round-robin
Time control: 10 minutes for the entire game with a 5-second increment from move 1
Official site: https://www.levitovchess.com/

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Gelfand vs Grischuk 1-0352023Levitov Chess Week RapidE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
2. So vs Nepomniachtchi  1-0462023Levitov Chess Week RapidC16 French, Winawer
3. Anand vs Dubov  ½-½172023Levitov Chess Week RapidB27 Sicilian
4. Svidler vs Grischuk  1-0372023Levitov Chess Week RapidA15 English
5. Aronian vs Kramnik  ½-½442023Levitov Chess Week RapidB33 Sicilian
6. Gelfand vs Mamedyarov  0-1292023Levitov Chess Week RapidE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
7. Kramnik vs Gelfand  0-1902023Levitov Chess Week RapidB40 Sicilian
8. Grischuk vs Aronian 0-1452023Levitov Chess Week RapidB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
9. Dubov vs Svidler  ½-½412023Levitov Chess Week RapidD85 Grunfeld
10. Mamedyarov vs So 1-0412023Levitov Chess Week RapidD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. Nepomniachtchi vs Anand  0-1702023Levitov Chess Week RapidD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Anand vs So 1-0242023Levitov Chess Week RapidC11 French
13. Svidler vs Nepomniachtchi  0-1422023Levitov Chess Week RapidA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
14. Aronian vs Dubov  ½-½212023Levitov Chess Week RapidB27 Sicilian
15. Kramnik vs Mamedyarov 1-0462023Levitov Chess Week RapidB01 Scandinavian
16. Grischuk vs Kramnik  ½-½352023Levitov Chess Week RapidE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
17. Dubov vs Gelfand  ½-½502023Levitov Chess Week RapidD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. Mamedyarov vs Anand  ½-½572023Levitov Chess Week RapidE20 Nimzo-Indian
19. So vs Svidler 0-1372023Levitov Chess Week RapidB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
20. Nepomniachtchi vs Aronian 0-1332023Levitov Chess Week RapidB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
21. Svidler vs Anand  ½-½322023Levitov Chess Week RapidA20 English
22. Aronian vs So  1-0532023Levitov Chess Week RapidC02 French, Advance
23. Gelfand vs Nepomniachtchi  0-1482023Levitov Chess Week RapidE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
24. Grischuk vs Mamedyarov  1-0342023Levitov Chess Week RapidE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
25. Kramnik vs Dubov  0-1442023Levitov Chess Week RapidA15 English
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-22-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  MissScarlett: Will Kramnik turn up for Day 2?
Sep-23-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  Atterdag: So this is a repetition of the birthday gift, Ilya Levitov allegedly gave himself four years ago? A former president of the Russian Chess Federation. Explains why half of the participants are Russian?

What is this really?

Sep-23-23  fabelhaft: Given that Kramnik is 48 and Anand 54 in a few months, this could be the last time they face each other in an OTB event.
Sep-24-23  dehanne: Crazy the amount of disrespect for Kramnik in this tournament.
Sep-24-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  Check It Out: <dehanne> So you mean because players are beating him at a game of chess? Otherwise, I'm missing your point.
Sep-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  Atterdag: Okay, let's have a look at the Kramnik-Dubov game. We know that Kramnik joined the quire of Russians who heavily critisized Dubov for being part of the Carlsen team in the match vs. Nepo. Indicating a true Russian wouldn't do that and so forth.

So, perhaps Kramnik now saw the chance of lecturing the "traitor". Or perhaps not - I don't know, but I do know which decisions Kramnik made by the end of that game.

Kramnik's attack petered out, and at least after the 37th move, Kramnik was completely lost. 3 - three! - pawns behind in a worse, totally clarified position. Yet the Big Vlad decided to test Dubov's skills for seven more moves.

In my book that is disrespect for grandmaster Dubov, who at present 2710 rating would need less than 1710 rating to win that position, even against the mighty Kramnik.

Sep-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  Atterdag: choir not quiere, of course ...
Sep-26-23  SkySports: <fabelhaft: Given that Kramnik is 48 and Anand 54 in a few months, this could be the last time they face each other in an OTB event.>

Why? Smyslov and Gligoric (just as an example) were still playing each other in their seventies.

Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1994

Sep-26-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  MissScarlett: Lev and Shak agreed a non-aggression pact. Poignant.
Sep-27-23  fabelhaft: <Smyslov and Gligoric (just as an example) were still playing each other in their seventies>

In January it’s five years since Kramnik retired from classical chess and he plays online rather than OTB. Anand isn’t a particularly frequent participant in OTB events nowadays either. I don’t see them facilng each other in many more such tournaments, even if it’s certainly possible.

Sep-27-23
Premium Chessgames Member		  Atterdag: Many draws below 20 moves. Apparently there were no rules against this kind of conduct.
Sep-29-24  notyetagm: Damn. the very religious So must have HATED his score this tournament:

<+6 =6 -6>

Yikes!

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