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The 17th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament takes
place March 14th-28th, 2008 at the Hotel Palais de la Mediterranée on
the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Twelve grandmasters from ten
different countries will take part and the total prize-fund is 216,000
Euro.
Official site: http://www.amberchess2008.com
Amber Blindfold and
Rapid 15-27 iii 2008.
cat. XXI (2752) |
| Saturday 15th March 2008 Round I |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Anand |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Morozevich |
Topalov |
1-0 |
Leko |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Gelfand |
0-1 |
Karjakin |
Aronian |
1/2 |
Van Wely |
Carlsen |
0-1 |
Ivanchuk |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Kramnik |
0-1 |
Anand |
Morozevich |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
Leko |
1/2 |
Topalov |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
Van Wely |
0-1 |
Aronian |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Carlsen |
| Sunday 16th March 2008 Round II |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
Van Wely |
0-1 |
Carlsen |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Aronian |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Kramnik |
1/2 |
Leko |
Morozevich |
1-0 |
Topalov |
Anand |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Gelfand |
0-1 |
Ivanchuk |
Carlsen |
1-0 |
Van Wely |
Aronian |
1-0 |
Karjakin |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Leko |
0-1 |
Kramnik |
Topalov |
1-0 |
Morozevich |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
Anand |
| Monday 17th March 2008 Round III |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Anand |
Leko |
1/2 |
Morozevich |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Aronian |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
Carlsen |
1-0 |
Karjakin |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Kramnik |
0-1 |
Mamedyarov |
Anand |
1/2 |
Topalov |
Morozevich |
0-1 |
Leko |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Gelfand |
1-0 |
Aronian |
Karjakin |
1-0 |
Carlsen |
Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
Van Wely |
| Tuesday 18th March 2008 Round IV |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Gelfand |
0-1 |
Van Wely |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
Aronian |
1/2 |
Carlsen |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Kramnik |
1-0 |
Morozevich |
Anand |
1/2 |
Leko |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
Topalov |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
Ivanchuk |
1-0 |
Karjakin |
Carlsen |
0-1 |
Aronian |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Morozevich |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Leko |
1-0 |
Anand |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
| Wednesday 19th March 2008 Rest day |
| Thursday 20th March 2008 Round V |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Leko |
1-0 |
Mamedyarov |
Morozevich |
1-0 |
Anand |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Carlsen |
1-0 |
Gelfand |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Aronian |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Karjakin |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Kramnik |
1-0 |
Topalov |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Leko |
Anand |
1-0 |
Morozevich |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Gelfand |
1/2 |
Carlsen |
Aronian |
1-0 |
Ivanchuk |
Karjakin |
1-0 |
Van Wely |
| Friday 21st March 2008 Round VI |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Karjakin |
0-1 |
Anand |
Aronian |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
Carlsen |
1/2 |
Topalov |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Leko |
Van Wely |
0-1 |
Morozevich |
Gelfand |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Anand |
1/2 |
Karjakin |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Aronian |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Carlsen |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Leko |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
Morozevich |
1/2 |
Van Wely |
Kramnik |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
| Saturday 22nd March 2008 Round VII |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Morozevich |
1-0 |
Ivanchuk |
Kramnik |
1/2 |
Van Wely |
Leko |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Karjakin |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Aronian |
Anand |
1-0 |
Carlsen |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Morozevich |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Gelfand |
1/2 |
Leko |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
Aronian |
1-0 |
Topalov |
Carlsen |
1-0 |
Anand |
| Sunday 23rd March 2008 Round VIII |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Aronian |
1-0 |
Anand |
Carlsen |
1-0 |
Mamedyarov |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Topalov |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Van Wely |
0-1 |
Leko |
Gelfand |
1/2 |
Morozevich |
Ivanchuk |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Anand |
1/2 |
Aronian |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
Carlsen |
Topalov |
1-0 |
Karjakin |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Leko |
1/2 |
Van Wely |
Morozevich |
1-0 |
Gelfand |
Kramnik |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
| Monday 24th March 2008 Rest day |
| Tuesday 25th March 2008 Round IX |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Leko |
1/2 |
Karjakin |
Morozevich |
0-1 |
Aronian |
Kramnik |
1-0 |
Carlsen |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Anand |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
Mamedyarov |
0-1 |
Van Wely |
Topalov |
1/2 |
Gelfand |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Leko |
Aronian |
1-0 |
Morozevich |
Carlsen |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Ivanchuk |
1-0 |
Anand |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Mamedyarov |
Gelfand |
1/2 |
Topalov |
| Wednesday 26th March 2008 Round X |
| 14.30 |
Blind |
Ivanchuk |
0-1 |
Mamedyarov |
Van Wely |
1/2 |
Topalov |
Gelfand |
0-1 |
Anand |
| 16.00 |
Blind |
Karjakin |
1/2 |
Morozevich |
Aronian |
1/2 |
Kramnik |
Carlsen |
1/2 |
Leko |
| 17.45 |
Rapid |
Mamedyarov |
1/2 |
Ivanchuk |
Topalov |
1-0 |
Van Wely |
Anand |
0-1 |
Gelfand |
| 19.15 |
Rapid |
Morozevich |
1-0 |
Karjakin |
Kramnik |
1/2 |
Aronian |
Leko |
1/2 |
Carlsen |
Thursday 27th March 2008 Round XI.
These final round pairings may be played in a different order
depending on the standings. |
| 12.30 |
Blind |
Kramnik |
- |
Karjakin |
Leko |
- |
Aronian |
Morozevich |
- |
Carlsen |
| 14.00 |
Blind |
Topalov |
- |
Ivanchuk |
Anand |
- |
Van Wely |
Mamedyarov |
- |
Gelfand |
| 15.45 |
Rapid |
Karjakin |
- |
Kramnik |
Aronian |
- |
Leko |
Carlsen |
- |
Morozevich |
| 17.15 |
Rapid |
Ivanchuk |
- |
Topalov |
Van Wely |
- |
Anand |
Gelfand |
- |
Mamedyarov |
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