Shirov (2.0) – Aronian (3.0) Rublevsky (2.5) – Grischuk (2.5) Gelfand and Leko already advanced to Mexico City. What is your prediction? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Candidates’ matches – game 4
Game 4 Aronian (2) – Shirov (1) Bareev (.5) – Leko (2.5) Rublevsky (1) – Grischuk (2) Gelfand (2) – Kamsky (1) Your predictions for game 4 after a full day rest? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Second round at the half way mark
Round 2G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 TB Total Match 1 Aronian Levon (ARM) 1 ½ ½ 2.0Shirov Alexei (ESP) 0 ½ ½ 1.0Match 2 Leko Peter (HUN) 1 ½ 1 2.5Bareev Evgeny (RUS) 0 ½ 0 0.5 Match...
Elista candidates’ matches continue
Game 3 Aronian (1.5) – Shirov (0.5) Leko (1.5) – Bareev (0.5) Grischuk (1.5) – Rublevsky (0.5) Kamsky (1.0) – Gelfand (1.0) What is your prediction? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Blowout pattern?
Standings after 1 game: Leko 1 – Bareev 0 Grischuk 1 – Rublevsky 0 Aronain 1 – Shirov 0 Gelfand 1/2 – Kamsky 1/2 Based on the level of play today, do you expect any blowout like Leko –...
The matches begin today!
The first game of these matches will begin today at 3:00 PM (time of the playing site). The players had to pick white and black sheep to determine the colors of the first game in the last round. I...
One game to decide 5 matches
(W) Aronian 2.5 – 2.5 Carlsen Polgar 2.0 – 3.0 Bareev (W) Adams 3.0 – 2.0 Shirov (W) Gelfand 2.5 – 2.5 Kasimdzhanov (W) Ponomariov 2.0 – 3.0 Rublevsky(W)Leko 3.5 – 0.5 Gurevich [Leko advanced]Kamsky 3.5 – 0.5 Bacrot...
How will things end?
(W) Aronian 2.5 – 2.5 Carlsen Leko 3.5 – 0.5 Gurevich [Leko advances] Ponomariov 2.0 – 3.0 Rublevsky(W) Gelfand 2.5 – 2.5 Kasimdzhanov (W) Kamsky 3.5 – 0.5 Bacrot [Kamsky advances] Grischuk 3.5 – 1.5 Malakhov [Grischuk advances] Polgar...
A fantastic finish
GM Ponomariov – GM Rublevsky [D17] 01.06.20071.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Ke2 Rg8 15.h4 Rc8 16.Ba2 Bc5 17.Bxc5...
Exciting finish in Elista
Aronian 2.5 – 1.5 Carlsen (W) Leko 3.5 – 0.5 Gurevich [Leko advances] (W) Ponomariov 1.5 – 2.5 Rublevsky (W) Gelfand 2.0 – 2.0 Kasimdzhanov Kamsky 3.5 – 0.5 Bacrot [Kamsky advances] (W) Grischuk 3 – 1 Malakhov (W)...