GM Kramnik – GM Ivanchuk [D82]
Amber Blindfold (9), 24.03.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nxc5 13.Be5 Bxe5 14.Nxe5 f6 15.Nd3 Ne4 16.Qa2 Qxa2 17.Bxa2 b6 18.f3 Nd6 19.c4 e5 20.dxe6 Bxe6 21.Nf4 Bf7 22.0–0 Rc8 23.Rfd1 Nb7 24.e4 Nc5 25.Nd5 Rc6 26.Rc3 Kf8 27.Ra3 a5 28.Rb1 Bxd5 29.cxd5 Rd6 30.Re3 g5 31.e5 fxe5 32.Rxe5 h6 33.Rbe1 Kg7 34.Re7+ Kf6 35.Rc7 a4 36.Re3 Na6 37.Ra7 b5 38.f4 Nb4 39.fxg5+ hxg5 40.Bb1 Nxd5 41.Rf3+ Nf4 42.Rf1 Rd2 43.Be4 Ke5 44.Bf3 g4 45.Re1+ Kd6 46.Rd1 Rxd1+ 47.Bxd1 Rc8 48.Kf2 Rc3 49.Ra6+ Kc5 50.Bxg4 a3 51.h4 b4 52.h5 Nd3+ 53.Kg1 b3 54.Rxa3 Rc1+ 55.Kh2 b2 56.Rb3 b1Q 57.Rxb1 Rxb1 58.Bf5 Rb3 59.h6 Ne5 60.h7 Rb8 61.Kg3 Kd6 62.Kf4 Nf7 63.g4 Ke7 64.g5 Kf8 65.g6 Nh8 66.Kg5 Kg7 67.Be4 Rc8 68.Kh5 Rc4 69.Bd3 Rc1 70.Be4 Rg1 71.Bf5 Kf6 72.Be4 Rg5+ 73.Kh6 Rg4 Black wins 0–1
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Round 9 Amber Blindfold:
| 14.30 | Blind | Wang Yue-Kamsky | ½ – ½ |
| Topalov-Anand | ½ – ½ | ||
| Morozevich-Aronian | ½ – ½ | ||
| 16.00 | Blind | Kramnik-Ivanchuk | 0 – 1 |
| Radjabov-Leko | ½ – ½ | ||
| Karjakin-Carlsen | ½ – ½ |
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Amber 2009, score after Round 9
Blindfold:
1. Carlsen 7
2. Anand 6
3. Aronian, Leko 5½
5. Kramnik 5
6. Morozevich 4½
7. Ivanchuk, Radjabov, Topalov 4
10. Kamsky, Wang Yue 3
12. Karjakin 2½
Rapid:
1. Aronian 6
2. Anand, Kamsky 5½
4. Kramnik 5
5. Karjakin, Topalov, Carlsen 4½
8. Ivanchuk, Leko 4
10. Morozevich, Radjabov, Wang Yue 3½
Combined:
1. Anand, Aronian, Carlsen 11½
4. Kramnik 10
5. Leko 9½
6. Kamsky, Topalov 8½
8. Morozevich, Ivanchuk 8
10. Radjabov 7½
11. Karjakin 7
12. Wang Yue 6½
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