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The 2007 World Blitz Championship was a 20-player double round robin held in Moscow, Russia, 21-22 November, right after the Tal Memorial (2007). Participants: eight Tal Memorial players, seven players from a Swiss qualification tournament on 19-20 November (Kasimdzhanov, Bacrot, Adams, Savchenko, Ponomariov, Dreev and Rublevsky), and five invited players (Anand, Karpov, Korotylev (replacing an ill Peter Svidler), Morozevich and Grischuk). Time control: 4 minutes per player for the whole game, with 2 seconds added per move from move 1. Prize fund: about $90,000, with $25,000 to the winner. Organizer: Russian Chess Federation, under the aegis of FIDE. Chief arbiter: Andrzej Filipowicz. Vassily Ivanchuk beat Anand in the last round and won with 25.5/38. Grischuk was 3rd on tiebreak with 23.5/38. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 Ivanchuk ** ½1 1½ 1½ 1½ ½½ 1½ ½1 1½ 01 10 ½1 ½½ 11 00 11 1½ 11 00 11 25½
2 Anand ½0 ** 0½ 0½ 0½ 01 ½1 11 11 10 11 ½0 ½1 ½½ 11 1½ ½1 1½ ½1 11 24½
3 Grischuk 0½ 1½ ** ½½ 1½ ½½ ½1 ½0 1½ ½½ ½½ 01 11 1½ 1½ 10 1½ ½0 11 ½1 23½
4 Kamsky 0½ 1½ ½½ ** ½½ ½½ 1½ ½1 10 ½1 ½1 01 10 10 10 ½1 01 1½ 11 1½ 23½
5 Kramnik 0½ 1½ 0½ ½½ ** ½½ 01 1½ 1½ 01 10 10 ½½ 00 ½1 1½ ½1 ½1 ½1 1½ 21½
6 Leko ½½ 10 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** ½0 10 ½½ ½1 0½ 11 ½0 10 1½ 1½ 01 1½ 01 11 21½
7 Rublevsky ½0 ½0 ½0 0½ 10 ½1 ** ½0 11 00 10 11 11 11 ½1 0½ ½1 1½ ½1 01 21½
8 Morozevich ½0 00 ½1 ½0 0½ 01 ½1 ** 11 1½ ½½ 10 10 ½0 ½1 11 00 11 11 01 21
9 Carlsen ½0 00 0½ 01 0½ ½½ 00 00 ** ½1 ½1 10 ½1 1½ ½½ 11 11 11 11 10 20½
10 Mamedyarov 10 01 ½½ ½0 10 ½0 11 0½ ½0 ** 01 ½½ 01 10 ½1 01 ½0 ½0 10 11 18½
11 Adams 01 00 ½½ ½0 01 1½ 01 ½½ ½0 10 ** 10 ½1 ½0 ½0 01 01 11 10 ½1 18½
12 Ponomariov ½0 ½1 10 10 01 00 00 01 01 ½½ 01 ** 10 01 ½1 ½1 11 10 00 01 18
13 Kasimdzhanov ½½ ½0 00 01 ½½ ½1 00 01 ½0 10 ½0 01 ** 1½ 11 10 ½0 ½½ 01 ½1 17½
14 Dreev 00 ½½ 0½ 01 11 01 00 ½1 0½ 01 ½1 10 0½ ** 0½ 10 ½0 00 ½1 11 17
15 Gelfand 11 00 0½ 01 ½0 0½ ½0 ½0 ½½ ½0 ½1 ½0 00 1½ ** ½1 10 ½0 11 ½1 17
16 Savchenko 00 0½ 01 ½0 0½ 0½ 1½ 00 00 10 10 ½0 01 01 ½0 ** 11 11 11 ½1 17
17 Shirov 0½ ½0 0½ 10 ½0 10 ½0 11 00 ½1 10 00 ½1 ½1 01 00 ** ½1 0½ 10 16
18 Karpov 00 0½ ½1 0½ ½0 0½ 0½ 00 00 ½1 00 01 ½½ 11 ½1 00 ½0 ** 11 ½0 14
19 Bacrot 11 ½0 00 00 ½0 10 ½0 00 00 01 01 11 10 ½0 00 00 1½ 00 ** ½0 12
20 Korotylev 00 00 ½0 0½ 0½ 00 10 10 01 00 0½ 10 ½0 00 ½0 ½0 01 ½1 ½1 ** 11½
Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2007112...
Regulations: https://fide.com/images/stories/NEW...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/ivanc...
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=115...
ChessPro: https://chesspro.ru/_events/2007/ta...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shirov vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 67 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 2. B Savchenko vs Rublevsky |
| 1-0 | 54 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto |
| 3. Leko vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 49 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
| 4. Shirov vs Korotylev |
| 1-0 | 46 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Ivanchuk vs Carlsen |
 | 1-0 | 40 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | B03 Alekhine's Defense |
| 6. Korotylev vs Morozevich |
| 1-0 | 55 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 7. Gelfand vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 61 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 8. Karpov vs A Dreev |
| 1-0 | 47 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 9. Ponomariov vs Grischuk |
| 1-0 | 33 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 10. Rublevsky vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 1-0 | 25 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C01 French, Exchange |
| 11. Kramnik vs B Savchenko |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 12. Grischuk vs Bacrot |
| 1-0 | 36 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 13. A Dreev vs Ponomariov |
| 1-0 | 45 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D85 Grunfeld |
| 14. Leko vs Karpov |
| 1-0 | 44 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 15. Carlsen vs Korotylev |
| 1-0 | 39 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 16. Kamsky vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 1-0 | 56 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A48 King's Indian |
| 17. Kramnik vs Adams |
| 1-0 | 56 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 18. Ponomariov vs Kasimdzhanov |
| 1-0 | 56 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A48 King's Indian |
| 19. Kamsky vs Karpov |
| 1-0 | 27 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 20. B Savchenko vs Mamedyarov |
| 1-0 | 34 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C45 Scotch Game |
| 21. Kasimdzhanov vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 27 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. Leko vs Morozevich |
| 1-0 | 36 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | C11 French |
| 23. Kramnik vs Ponomariov |
| 1-0 | 57 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) |
| 24. Anand vs Korotylev |
| 1-0 | 54 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 25. Ivanchuk vs A Dreev |
| 1-0 | 59 | 2007 | World Blitz Championship | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
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| Nov-23-07 | | notyetagm: Could someone please list the best games played in this blitz tournament? Were there any brilliancy prizes? Thanks
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| Nov-23-07 | | chessmoron: Don't be lazy. Analyze 380 games by yourself and find out what's the best. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | notyetagm: <chessmoron: Don't be lazy. Analyze 380 games by yourself and find out what's the best.> Funny.
Personally I really like Dreev's -two- wins over Kramnik. :-) |
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| Nov-23-07 | | kellmano: For novelty value, I'm claiming Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007 |
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| Nov-23-07 | | KamikazeAttack: <jon01: Bacrot lost 23 out of 38, that must be a bad luck.> Funny thing Bacrot did well in qualifying for the blitz final. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | KamikazeAttack: Is it really true that poor nerve is the main reason why Big Chucky has underachieved? I have always doubted this.
Look at his composure during blitz. He is as calm as a cucumber. Anyone with poor nerves can be excellent in rapid and blitz like Chucky is. His problem could down to momentary loss of concentration from time to time or at key moments. Anyone staring into space like for forever won’t be with us from time to time, I’d have thought. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | refutor: i don't think the nerves have more to do with the significance of the event (e.g. linares, world championship qualifier, etc.) rapid events and "world blitz cups" are not as prestigious, hence the nerves are a non-issue |
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| Nov-23-07 | | Jim Bartle: "Don't be lazy. Analyze 380 games by yourself and find out what's the best." I'm finished with games 1 to 5 already! Wait for my final report in March. |
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http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/... |
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| Nov-23-07 | | thom: anyone has the link to the Blitz Cup that has kramink as winner? |
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| Nov-23-07 | | boz: <KamikazeAttack> Back in the 90s someone suggested nerves might be an explanation for Ivanchuk's apparently erratic results. People have just gone on uncritically repeating this opinion as though it were fact. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | pawnofdeath: Ivanchuk was very solid in this tournament. Anand surely was put in his place. Hopefully this will motivate him that he is a world cup candidate! |
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| Nov-23-07 | | TIMER: Ivanchuk has already won this World Cup- so maybe he should challenge Topalov 'Topalov vs world (blitz) cup winner Ivanchuk' -Just kidding, this is a warm up, but I am afraid his chances are slim to win World Cup from 2 game matches 128 players- but I wish he would do it. To be fair, Ivanchuk deserved to be invited to one of these San Luis/Mexico tournaments- it is a shame he always is having to start from scratch. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | kellmano: <boz: <KamikazeAttack> Back in the 90s someone suggested nerves might be an explanation for Ivanchuk's apparently erratic results. People have just gone on uncritically repeating this opinion as though it were fact.> Maybe so, but it is also true that he is a nervous individual. From videos on youtube, you can see that he can be physically shaky. Maybe nervous is the wrong word, but there is something about him that is slightly suspect - he is certainly no iceman. PS. This does not stop me being a big fan |
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| Nov-23-07 | | boz: <kellmano> Yes, a strange and beloved chess player. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | boz: I think they should hold one of those living chess matches with human pieces, but this time make it blitz. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | Jim Bartle: Now that is funny, boz. Capturing pieces could cause injuries. |
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| Nov-23-07 | | boz: <Jim Bartle> Yes, we'd need the Green Bay Packers. |
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| Nov-24-07 | | hitman84: Ivanchuk played great in this tourney but he got lucky against Anand in the final round. Kamsky was a bit of surprise, I never knew he was such a strong blitz player. I have to say Grischuk is one helluva blitz player. Some of the endings he handled in time pressure was just awesome. Here is an instance where an untitled player won an internet blitz tourney ahead of 400 titled players... http://latestchess.com/showNews.php... |
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| Nov-26-07 | | jorsoltero: hi, 2 questions: what were time controls in this cup? and the rule: if you touch a piece (sorry I'm not sure if piece is the right way to call them) you have to move it, applies in blitz games?! thanks |
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| Nov-26-07 | | slomarko: time controls was 4 2. if you touch a piece you have to move it unless it is not possible to make a legal move with it. |
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| Nov-27-07 | | jorsoltero: 4 minutes per each player for the entire game right?! thanks slomarko |
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| Dec-16-07 | | benjinathan: what is the next big tournament? |
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| Apr-16-08 | | positionalgenius: So,has anyone gone through all of the games yet? |
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