5788:
Rhe6 26. Rc3 f5 27. Kd2 f4 28. Nd5 g5 29. Rd3 Re2+ 30. Kc1 Rf2 31. h4 Ree2 32. Rc3 Bb7 33. Rd1 gxh4 34. Nxf4 Re8 35. Rh1 Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Rxh4 Bf5 38. Rh5 Bxc2 39. Rb5+ Ka8 40. Nd5 a6 41. Ra5 Kb7 42. Nb4 Bg6 43. Nxa6 Rxf3 44. Nc5+ Kb6 45. b4 Rf4 46. a3 Rg4 47. Kd2 h5 48. Nd7+ Kb7 49. Ne5 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Be8 51. Nd3 h4 52. Re5 Bg6 53. Nf4 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Bc2 55. Rh5 Rxa3 56. Rxh4 Rg3 57. Nd5 Rg5 58. b5 Bf5 59. Rh6 Bg4 60. Rf6 Rf5 61. Rb6+ Ka7 62. Rg6 Bf3 63. Rg7+ Kb8 64. Nc3 Bb7 65. Kc4 Bf3 66. Kb4 Bd5 67. Na4 Rf7 68. Rg5 Bf3 69. Nc5 Kc7 70. Rg6 Kd8 71. Ka5 Rf5 72. Ne6+ Kc8 73. Nd4 Rf8 74. Nxf3 Rxf3 75. Kb6 Rb3 76. Rg8+ Kd7 77. Rb8 1–0
3555:. In the next moves the game continued with 20...Rxf6! 21.Rxd2 Rf5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.d6 (see diagram) and then 23 ...Rfc5?!. At the press-conference Gelfand said: "I understood the position was dangerous. I underestimated a few moves. I thought that 23...Rfc5 could win back the pawn, but I underestimated 24.Rd1 and here I had to fight for the draw. I was quite on edge for some time during the game." The game was drawn after 37 moves, as White could not find a line to play for a win. After the game Anand concisely said: "I came closer today."
2110:
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4040:, who preferred Black's position until Anand played 17.Qf2. Gelfand could have saved his queen by sacrificing his knight with 17...Nc6 18.dxc6 Qxc6, but his position was still lost. After 19. Bg2, if 19...Qd7 then Nd5 threatens a killing knight fork on f6, while after 19...Qc8 20. Rf1 (attacking the f7-pawn) White also gets a decisive attack. Some threats are 21. Bd5 piling up the pressure against the pawn, 21. Nd5 threatening forks on f6 or e7, and 21. Qf6 intending h6 and Qg7#.
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Ng6 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Qf2 Qg7 29. Kh2 Rcf7 30. Qg3 Nf4 31. R8b3 Qxg3+ 32. Rxg3+ Kh7 33. Rd1 Ne6 34. Be2 Rf2 35. Bg4 Nf4 36. Rb1 Rf7 37. Rb8 Rxa2 38. Rc8 e3 39. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1 Rd2 41. Rxc6 Ne6 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Bxf3 Nxd4 44. Rc7+ Kh6 45. Bxd5 Rc2 46. Be4 Rc3 47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kh2 Nf3+ 49. Bxf3 Rxf3 50. Rxa7 Rc3 51. Rc7 Kf4 52. Rc8 Ke5 53. c6 Kd6 54. h4 Ra3 55. Kg2 Re3 56. h5 Re5 57. h6 Rh5 58. Rh8 Kxc6 59. Rh7 Kd6 ½–½
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Nf3 Kg6 27. Re6+ Kh5 28. h3 Bf7 29. Rf6 Bg6 30. Re6 Re8 31. Bf6 g4 32. hxg4+ Kxg4 33. Nh2+ Kh3 34. Nf3 f4 35. gxf4 Kg4 36. Ng5 Ra8 37. Re3 Kf5 38. Bb2 a4 39. Ne6 Bh6 40. Rh3 Bxf4+ 41. Nxf4 Kxf4 42. Bf6 Ra7 43. Re3 Be4 44. Bh4 axb3 45. Bg3+ Kf5 46. axb3 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 Ra6 49. f3 Bb1 50. Kd2 h5 51. Kc1 h4 52. Bxh4 Kf4 53. Bg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxb1 Kf4 55. Re6 Kxf3 56. Kb2 ½–½
3701:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.c5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 b6 8.cxb6 Nxb6 9.Bd2 c5 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.exd4 Bd6 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh4 Bb7 15.0-0 Qb8 16.Bg3 Rc8 17.Qe2 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Qd6 19.Rc2 Nbd7 20.Rfc1 Rab8 21.Na4 Ne4 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.Qc2 g5 24.Qc7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 f6 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Nd2 f5 28.Nc4 Nf6
3668:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Qc2 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Be2 Be6 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Rd1 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Rxd4 Bc5 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Bf3 0-0 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Rac8 18.Bd2 Bxe3 19.Bc3 Bb6 20.Qf5 Qe6 21.Qf3 f6 22.h4 Qc6 23.h5 Rfd8 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Qxc6 bxc6 26.Re1 Kf7 27.g4 Bd4 28.Rc1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. e5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxc3 Qa6 10. exd6 exd6 11. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 f6 13. b3 Bb5+ 14. Kd2 Bc6 15. Rad1 Kf7 16. Kc1 Be7 17. d5 Bd7 18. Bb2 b5 19. Nd2 a5 20. Rhe1 Rhe8 21. Re3 f5 22. Rde1 g5 23. c4 b4 24. g3 Bf8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26.
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bb7 11. Na5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bh3 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nc3 0-0-0 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Rg5 Nf6 18. Rxc5+ Kb8 19. Nc4 Re8+ 20. Ne3 Ng4 21. Nd5 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bc8 24. Re1 Rh6 25. Rh1
4827:
At move 17 (see diagram), Gelfand decided not to take a risk by playing 17.Ne5 instead of the more ambitious 17.Nd2 followed with 17 ...e5! and some complications. The position that arrived after the exchange of queens was slightly better for White, but Black was in no danger. Both players agreed to
4026:
Anand started the game with the same play as in the third game, but
Gelfand early deviated by playing 3 ...c5 instead of 3 ...d5, which was seen in the game 3. The game was followed with 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 Nh5. Gelfand tried to provoke g4 by playing 7 ...Nh5, but Anand did not opt for
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qc2 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 exd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nf6 15.h3 Bd7 16.Rad1 Re8 17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc5 21.Rfe1 Rxd5 22.Bc3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bc5 24.Qc2 Bd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc8 g6 27.Bg4 h5 28.Qxd8+
2162:
On 2 August 2011, FIDE announced that it received bids from the
Russian chess federation (Moscow) and a second one from the All India chess federation (Chennai). Both were well above the minimum required prize fund. FIDE announced they would contact the bidders and players, and declare the winner of
546:. If a player scored at least 6½ points, he would be declared the winner and the match ended. By the end of the twelve games, however, the match was tied at 6 points each, so four rapid games were played in order to produce a result. Anand won the rapid-game playoff with a win in the second game and
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29 July 2010 – Topalov (through his manager) indicates that he would still refuse to play a match against any
Russian in Kazan; this could not theoretically happen until the Candidates final, since Kramnik and Grischuk are the only Russians in the Candidates Tournament and play in the lower half of
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in 1991 where
Gelfand lost, but in this game the challenger opted for a different line. Anand played several accurate moves to set up a good position for neutralising White's active pieces. After 19 moves were played Gelfand decided to exchange his knight for a bishop by 20.Nxf5 to avoid a presence
2158:
In an interview with the
Russian newspaper "Kommersant", dated 29 July 2011, Boris Gelfand expressed his concern about the offer made by Chennai. Gelfand said the offer from Moscow was the only transparent one; he was not sure of the existence of financial guarantees by the Indian side. The Chennai
6810:
9 March 2009 – FIDE accepts UEP's bid, confirming that an eight-player
Candidates Tournament will take place. No mention is made of the Challenger Match. There is also a slight change to the qualification for the Candidates Tournament: two players (rather than one) are to be taken from the ratings
6114:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 Bd6 10. h3 0-0 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rd1 Rac8 13. c5 Bb8 14. f4 Ne8 15. b4 g5 16. Rb1 f5 17. b5 gxf4 18. exf4 Nef6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Be3 Ne4 22. Rb2 g5 23. Rdb1 gxf4 24. Bxf4 e5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxb8
3689:
Gelfand scored the first win of the match. Commentators considered 23...g5? to be the critical mistake, allowing
Gelfand to get a winning position with 24 Qc7 Qxc7 25 Rxc7. Anand sacrificed his bishop for counterplay but it was not enough. In the final position, Black can queen his pawn but cannot
3566:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5 11.exd5 N8d7 12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.0-0-0 Bd7 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.Ka1 e4 17.Bd4 Na4 18.Nge2 Qa5 19.Nxe4 Qxd2 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.Rxd2 Rf5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.d6 Rfc5 24.Rd1 a5 25.Rh4 Rc2 26.b3 Nb2 27.Rb1 Nd3 28.Nd4
2132:
match. The London Chess
Classic organising body "Chess Promotions Limited" confirmed that London were in negotiations to hold the World Chess Championships in 2012. However, after FIDE failed to agree to the terms of the contract within the time frame agreed upon, the option expired on 28 January
5554:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Re1 Re8 16.Bb2 Bd7 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.g3 Rac8 19.a4 Qf3 20.Be4 Qxb3 21.Reb1 Bxg3 22.Ra3 Qb6 23.Bxd4 Bxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Qd6+ 25.Rg3 Rxe4 26.Bxg7 Kh7 27.Rxb7 Rg8
4433:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Bd3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Qc7 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rfe8 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Bh4 Qd6 19.c5 bxc5 20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.Bh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23.Rd1 Rec8 24.h3 Ne5 25.Qe2 Ng6 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rxc1
3623:
and the resulting position left the World
Champion unprepared. The game reached a standard position after the theoretical moves in the opening, with a bind in the centre for White and a backward d6 pawn and weak d6 square for Black that is compensated with his activity. In the next moves Gelfand
2222:
If the score was tied after ten blitz games, a single sudden-death "Armageddon game" would determine the champion. The winner of a draw of lots would get to choose the colour to play, with white given 5 minutes and Black 4 minutes. Beginning with move 61, a three-second increment would be added
2166:
Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov, FIDE's president, told the Russian newspaper "Sport Express" that the financial offer was not the only criterion. Other factors, including the possibility of the propagation of the "chess in school" programme, and popularisation of chess in a particular region will also be
4421:
with a queen for White and a rook, knight and a pawn for black. White was trying to play on the a7 pawn and to attack on the kingside, but Black appeared to have found the right evaluation in the end. He played 40 ...Ne4! before the time control, and the game was drawn after move 49.
3639:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 0-0 13.g3 a5 14.Bg2 Bg5 15.0-0 Be6 16.Qd3 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nb8 18.a3 Na6 19.axb4 Nxb4 20.Nxb4 axb4 21.h4 Bh6 22.Bh3 Qb6 23.Bd7 b3 24.Bc6 Ra2 25.Rxa2 bxa2 26.Qa3 Rb8 27.Qxa2
3228:
of opposite coloured bishops, but the position afterwards appeared to be with no weaknesses and a well placed knight for Black. The game saw no progress on both sides and Gelfand offered a draw. At the press-conference he described the line he chose as "a slight symbolic edge".
4466:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 e5 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Bb2 d6 8.Nc4 d5 9.Ne3 d4 10.Nc4 Qxe4+ 11.Qe2 Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 Be6 13.d3 Nf6 14.Nbd2 0-0-0 15.Rhe1 Be7 16.Kf1 Rhe8 17.Ba3 Nd5 18.Ne4 Nb4 19.Re2 Bxc4 20.bxc4 f5 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Nd2 Bd6 23.Rxe8 Rxe8 24.Nb3 c5 25.a3
3239:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Rc1 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.dxe5 Nxe4 16.exd6 Qxd6 17.Be3 Bf5 18.Qxd6 Nxd6 19.Nd4 Rfe8 20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Bc5 h5 22.Rfd1 Rac8 23.Kf1 f6 24.Bb4 Kh7 25.Rc5
5229:
Anand retained the world title by defeating Gelfand in the rapid round. He was able to put time pressure on Gelfand in all four games. In the second game with white, Anand played his moves so fast that Gelfand was forced to make moves with very few seconds to spare.
3198:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.d5 Qa5 10.Rb1 a6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.0-0 Qxa2 13.Rb2 Qa5 14.d6 Ra7 15.Bg5 exd6 16.Qxd6 Rd7 17.Qxc6 Qc7 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.Bf4 Rb7 20.Rc2 0-0 21.Bd6 Re8 22.Nd2 f5 23.f3 fxe4 24.Nxe4 Bf5
4839:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd7 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qe2 Bc6 11.Rd1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qa5 14.c4 cxd4 15.exd4 Qh5 16.Bf4 Rac8 17.Ne5 Qxe2 18.Bxe2 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Rfd8 20.a4 Ne4 21.Rd3 f6 22.Bf4 Be8 23.Rb3 Rxd4 24.Be3 Rd7
2219:(5 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move) would be played. If the score was tied after two blitz games, another two-game blitz match would be played, under the same terms. The process would repeat, if necessary, until five blitz matches have been played.
4397:
that was criticized by several Grandmasters and exchanged a rook, bishop and pawn for the Anand's queen. However, Anand found a way to make a fortress and defended the game that was drawn after 49 moves as the longest game since the start of the match.
4434:
Rxc1+ 28.Kh2 Rc7 29.Qb2 Kg7 30.a4 Ne7 31.a5 Nd5 32.a6 Kh7 33.Qd4 f5 34.f4 Rd7 35.Kg3 Kg6 36.Qh8 Nf6 37.Qb8 h5 38.Kh4 Kh6 39.Qb2 Kg6 40.Qc3 Ne4 41.Qc8 Nf6 42.Qb8 Re7 43.g4 hxg4 44.hxg4 fxg4 45.Qe5 Ng8 46.Qg5+ Kh7 47.Qxg4 f6 48.Qg2 Kh8 49.Qe4 Kg7 ½–½
4031:
on the Black's bishop and knight. The game continued with 12 ...Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bxb1 14.Rxb1. Gelfand made a serious error on move 14, overlooking Anand's 17.Qf2, which trapped Gelfand's queen. This idea was also missed by grandmaster commentators
7822:
2136:
As a result, FIDE opened an application procedure for the hosting of the World Chess Championship match to be played from 10 April 2012 to 31 May 2012. Organisations interested in bidding to host the event had until 31 July 2011, 13:00
4405:. In the following moves White got a better position with a bishop pair and a mobile center. But, Black played 18 ...Qd6!? and provoked White to play 19.c5?!. The move was criticised in the press room and moves like 19.a3, proposed by
2159:
offer was in the Tamil language and he claimed it had not been translated into English. In the past, matches, including those of Kasparov against Ponomaryov and against Kasimdzanov, were cancelled due to lack of financial guarantees.
7628:"Новости. Шахматы. СЭ: Кирсан Илюмжинов: "В качестве места матча Ананд – Гельфанд нам интересны и Москва, и Ченнай". Спорт-Экспресс. Новости спорта : футбол, хоккей, теннис, баскетбол, биатлон – все виды спорта на одном сайте"
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.b3 d6 7.e5 Ng6 8.h4 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Nd2 c4 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Qf3 Qd5 13.Qxd5 cxd5 14.Nxe5 f6 15.Nf3 e5 16.0-0 Kf7 17.c4 Be7 18.Be3 Bb7 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Rfc1 a5 21.Bc5 Rhd8 22.Bxe7
3544:(as in the game 1), but Anand deviated very early by playing 3.f3 instead of 3.Nc3. Following the opening moves White gained an edge and was pawn up, but Anand ran into time trouble, having to play 7 moves per minute to reach the
2290:
had offered to be his second for the match and help in preparation but Gelfand refused, saying "I was really shocked. ... For me it was unthinkable to receive help from somebody who has access to secrets of my colleagues."
6846:
28 July 2010 – After learning of FIDE's intention of replacing him with Grischuk should he refuse to play, Topalov backs off of his previous statement refusing to play in Russia, and indicates that he will participate in
6705:
March 2008 – The line-up for the Grand Prix is announced. The top four rated players in the world at the time (Kramnik, Anand, Topalov, Morozevich) are not in the tournament; other eligible players not participating are
558:
The process for selecting the challenger underwent a number of changes. A major change was announced on 25 November 2008, when it was announced that a two-player Challenger Match would be replaced with an eight-player
2127:
an option to London, United Kingdom to organise the World Chess Championship for 2012. They had until 15 February 2010 to exercise the option which had to include the offer of a prize fund similar to that for the
6760:
in protest at the changes partway through the cycle. He argues that the Grand Prix players have been disadvantaged, as the winner now qualifies for an eight-player tournament instead of a two-player Challenger
6838:
26 July 2010 – The FIDE Presidential Board in Tromso, Norway decides to move the Candidates matches from Azerbaijan to Kazan, Russia, with Mamedyarov's position intact. If Topalov refuses to play in Kazan,
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6638:
February 2007 – FIDE initially announces that the challenger will be the winner of the Chess World Cup ("Proposal A"). This leads to protests from a number of leading grandmasters, so this proposal is soon
6789:
15 December 2008 – Ilyumzhinov announces that both events will take place (the two-player Challenger Match and the eight-player Candidates Tournament), with a final decision on the structure in March 2009.
6100:
Game 15: Here, Gelfand played 26.Rxb8, relinquishing most of the advantage he had built over the course of the game, and allowed Anand back to the game. Had he played 26.Nxe4!, he would have had a winning
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3182:
Game 1: In this position, Anand played 15.Bg5, allowing Gelfand to equalize the position. Better was 15.Bf4, which puts additional pressure on Black and creates some theoretical chances to play for a win.
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4820:
as in the game 9. First surprise of the game was at move 8, when Anand played 8 ...Bd7, a developing move with idea to bring the knight on the c6 square in the future. The instigator of this move was
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7884:
2278:
In a post-game press conference, Gelfand confirmed the media speculation that he had additional seconds, who were not revealed. After the match Gelfand revealed that the other seconds were
6832:
20 October 2009 – The FIDE Executive Board gave an option to London to organise the event and announced that it would only open the bidding procedure if London would not take the option.
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539:). Boris Gelfand became the challenger after winning the eight-player Candidates Tournament in May 2011. Anand's subsequent victory, therefore, was his third consecutive title defence.
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.Nec3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Bf6 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Qd2 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4 Re8+ 13.Kd1 Bxb1 14.Rxb1 Qf6 15.gxh5 Qxf3+ 16.Kc2 Qxh1 17.Qf2! 1–0
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On 8 August 2011, FIDE announced that the Russian Chess Federation had won the bid and would host the match in Moscow in May 2012. The prize fund will be 2.55 million US dollars.
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At move 20 White chose to capture correctly with 20.Nxf6, rather than 20.Rxd2 after which the continuation 20...Nxe4 21.fxe4 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Rf2 23.e5 Bb5 gives Black strong
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Game 11: At this point, Gelfand decided not to take a risk and enter the exchange of queens with 17.Ne5 instead of 17.Nd2 e5! and some complications in the position.
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25 November 2008 – Ilyumzhinov announces the new structure (the eight-player Candidates Tournament described above, instead of a two-player Challenger Match).
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was played. Gelfand obtained a slight edge in the opening by having a position with a bishop pair and hanging central pawns against two knights and a healthy
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Anand started the game by switching the opening move to 1.e4 perhaps to sharpen the play, but Gelfand continued with the Sicilian Sveshnikov instead of the
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2011, and Chess Promotions Limited withdrew their bid to organise the event in London, citing the lack of time left to successfully organise the event.
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22 June 2009 – FIDE announces regulations for the eight-player Candidates Tournament, indicating it will be organised as a series of short matches.
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was 120 minutes, with 60 minutes added after move 40, 15 minutes added after move 60, and 30 additional seconds per move starting from move 61.
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7676:"FIDE world champion title match to be held in Tretyakov Gallery – Official site of the match for the title of World Chess Champion"
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On 13 July 2011, the Tamil Nadu state government announced a bid of Rs 20 crore (Approx. $ 4.5 million) for the match to be held in
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successfully equalised the position and left his opponent with minor chances. The game ended in a draw after 27 moves were played.
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Game 3: In this position, Gelfand played 23...Rfc5?! instead of simpler 23...Nb6 followed by Rd5 and Rc6 to round up the d6-pawn.
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the bracket, while Topalov plays in the upper bracket; at the time of this statement, Kramnik was the only Russian in the field.
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Starting with this 2011 championship FIDE plans to hold future World Chess Championships on a two-year cycle in the same format.
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The procedures for choosing the challenger and host underwent a number of changes and controversies. A timeline is shown below:
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withdrew from the Candidates Tournament citing the selection process as not sufficiently modern and fair. He was replaced by
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that line. But after few moves the Black bishop occupied the f5 square and let White the opportunity to play 12.g4 with a
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Game 14: Anand, playing white, exchanged his knight for Black's bishop by playing 72.Ne6+!, resulting in the classical
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http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3552-the-79th-fide-congress-completed-its-session-in-dresden
7823:"Gelfand surprises Anand with a Gruenfeld and draws comfortably in World Championship Game 1 | The Week in Chess"
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Game 9: Anand provoked Gelfand to play 19.c5?!, and subsequently exchange a rook, bishop and a pawn for Black's queen.
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7650:"Шахматный матч Ананд – Гельфанд пройдет в одном из музеев Москвы – РШФ – Новости Других видов спорта. Спорт@Mail.ru"
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announces he is boycotting the Grand Prix, saying the process is too long, unwieldy and disorganised. He claims that
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Rd2 29.Bxd3 Rxd3 30.Re1 Rd2 31.Kb1 Bf5+ 32.Nxf5+ gxf5 33.Re7+ Kg6 34.Rc7 Re8 35.Rh1 Ree2 36.d7 Rb2+ 37.Kc1 Rxa2 ½–½
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June 2007 – FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announces a structure culminating in a two-player Challenger Match:
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29.Nc5 Nd5 30.Ra7 Nb4 31.Ne5 Nc2 32.Nc6 Rxb2 33.Rc7 Rb1+ 34.Kh2 e3 35.Rxc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7+ Kh8 37.Ne5 e2 38.Nxe6 1–0
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10 November 2010 – FIDE announces that Grischuk will replace Carlsen. Any other withdrawals will be replaced by
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All tie-break games were scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 30 May, with Game 13 scheduled to begin at 12:00
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as of January 2010. FIDE confirmed the matches on 7 February 2011. Games of the matches were played in Kazan,
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The winner of the challenger match will play the defending champion in a twelve-game match in September 2011.
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On 28 June 2011, it was announced that Moscow had submitted a bid to host the 2012 World Chess Championship.
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following each move. If the game was drawn, then the player of the Black pieces would be declared champion.
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Game 8: Anand played 17.Qf2!, which trapped Gelfand's queen, resulting in immediate resignation from Black.
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Game 16: Final position of game 16, where both players agreed to draw, which meant Anand won the match.
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reports that Kramnik and Topalov are not participating because the event had insufficient prize money.
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The match format was the best of 12 games. Players scored one point for a win and half a point for a
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Game 12: Gelfand spent 40 minutes and sacrificed two pawns by playing 10...c4!, seeking active play.
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7219:"Rules & regulations for the Candidates Matches of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2009-2011"
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will be played elsewhere; and that the matches will be played at the end of 2010 and start of 2011.
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Gelfand started his first game with White in the match by playing 1.d4 and the game went on to the
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7933:"Anand versus Gefland. Dossier – Official site of the match for the title of World Chess Champion"
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20 April 2010 – London confirms holding an option to organise the 2012 World Chess Championship.
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Black played 15 ...Bxf3, which was evaluated to be a strange and unnecessary move, according to
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would be played. The time control for these games would be 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.
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5 November 2010 – Magnus Carlsen decides not to take part in the planned Candidate Matches.
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and matches involving him were to be held in a different country. The venue was changed to
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If the score was tied after the four rapid tie break games, colors would be drawn and two
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considered. He would also take into account the views of the champion and the challenger.
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7911:"Boris Gelfand: "Kasparov offered his help, but I said no" | Interview, part 2 of 2"
7885:"Boris Gelfand: "I was by no means inferior in this match" | Interview, part 1 of 2"
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Press-release: The ACP objects to FIDE's abrupt changes in the World Championship cycle
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list, and the winner of the World Chess Cup 2009 qualifies, but the runner-up does not.
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still remained in the tournament despite the tournament not being held in Azerbaijan.
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8592:"Interview by Yuri Vasiliev with Topalov's Manager, Silvio Danailov on July 29, 2010"
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At only 17 moves, this was the shortest decisive game in World Championship history.
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11 February 2009 – Universal Event Promotion (UEP), the company which organised the
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7979:"Match Schedule – Official site of the match for the title of World Chess Champion"
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8167:"Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: Anand – Gelfand WC playoff game 2"
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The system of the World Championship cannot be changed once the cycle has started.
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at move 40 and having missed the winning continuation in the double-rook ending.
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In case of a tie at the end of 12 games, there would be a series of tie breaks:
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567:. In June 2009, FIDE indicated that the format would be in the form of matches.
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October 2009 – it is reported that the Candidates matches will be organised by
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On 20 February 2012, an agreement between the Russian Chess Federation and the
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match, submits a bid to host the Candidates Tournament as a series of matches.
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26 November 2008 – The changes are ratified the next day at the FIDE Congress.
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Game 13: Anand, playing black played 21...Bxg3 but 22.Ra3! was a strong reply.
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issues an open letter of protest, but does not withdraw from the Grand Prix.
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7015:"Anand remains king of world chess as Gelfand's time runs out | Sport"
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28 June 2011 – Moscow confirms bidding to host the 2012 World Championship.
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The match conditions called for twelve games to be played with classical
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Alexei Shirov on the Decision regarding future World Championship Cycles
6918:"FIDE Candidates Finals: Gelfand wins right to challenge Anand in 2012!"
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26 November 2011 – 2012 World Championship match in Moscow relocated to
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Rxd8 29.Bf3 b6 30.Rc1 Rd6 31.Kf1 a5 32.Ke2 Nd5 33.g3 Ne7 34.Be4 Kg7 ½–½
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7557:"Moscow, London, Minsk and Chennai appeal to hold Anand-Gelfand match"
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7580:"Ъ-Газета – "О том, что матч может пройти в Индии, я узнал из газет""
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8005:"Chess News – World Championship G1 – a fighting draw sets the tone"
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28.Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 29.Bxh6 Rxg3 30.Kxg3 Bc8 31.Rc7 Kxh6 32.Rxc8 Rxa4 ½–½
2197:. The match ended once either player scored a minimum of 6½ points.
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ACP position on FIDE Proposals for future World Championship Cycles
7115:"Chess News – Magnus Carlsen drops out of World Championship cycle"
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3 February 2011 – London withdraws its 2012 World Championship bid.
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Tallinn Presidential Board Maps New World Chess Championship Cycle
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Time control for rapid games: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.
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8724:"FIDE world champion title match to be held in Tretyakov Gallery"
8505:"UEP makes bid for Candidates Tournament 2010 and WCh Match 2011"
7401:"London's option for WCC 2012 confirmed | The Week in Chess"
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7774:"Anand-Gelfand: press conference & opening ceremony (VIDEO)"
8628:"Chess News – London withdraws its 2012 World Championship bid"
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July–August 2008 – Second Grand Prix tournament takes place in
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Gelfand-Anand G9, a Nimzo-Indian, drawn after 49 moves (VIDEO)
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World Championship G8 – Anand strikes back, wins in 17 moves!
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13 December 2008 – The third Grand Prix tournament begins in
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withdraws from the Grand Prix for similar reasons to Carlsen.
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The executive board gave during its congress in fall 2009 in
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Originally, the intended venue for the candidate matches was
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Regulations for the World Chess Championship Cycle 2007–2009
7197:"FIDE to move Candidates Matches, Topalov threatens boycott"
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World Championship G7 – Gelfand draws first blood and leads
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on the opposite side. Gelfand chose a concrete line in the
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7441:"London withdraws bid to organize 2012 World Championship"
7863:"Anand-Gelfand G1, a Grünfeld, drawn in 24 moves (VIDEO)"
7800:"Chess News – World Championship – pre-match information"
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6959:"FIDE to receive 10–12 million Euros for upcoming cycles"
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1062:) was seeded no. 1 and the rest were seeded according to
7087:"FIDE Candidates are moved to Kazan – The Week in Chess"
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20 February 2012 – hosting agreement signed between the
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was signed to stage there the World Championship Match.
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Mark Crowther – Tuesday 20 April 2010 (20 April 2010).
7271:. Tournaments.chessdom.com. 27 May 2011. Archived from
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Chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand
6933:"India's Anand keeps world chess title after shootout"
8698:"Contract on the World Chess Championship Match 2012"
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Breaking: Ilyumzhinov announces Candidates Tournament
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Alexander Morozevich: “I am not giving up the fight!”
2155:, Belarus was also interested in hosting this event.
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Sergey Shipov’s commentary on Anand-Gelfand, Game 11
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Anand-Gelfand World Championship Game 5 another draw
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Mark Crowther – Saturday 12 May 2012 (12 May 2012).
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near Moscow chosen as 2012 World Championship venue.
8650:"Breaking news: World Championship 2012 in Chennai"
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Sergey Shipov’s commentary on Anand-Gelfand, Game 8
7935:. Moscow2012.fide.com. 1 March 2012. Archived from
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7535:"Breaking news: World Championship 2012 in Chennai"
7467:"Bidding procedure for the FIDE World Championship"
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FIDE Candidates Tournament split between two venues
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7962:"Anand - Gelfand World Championship Match (2012)"
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7371:"London given option for World Championship 2012"
6988:"Moscow wins bid to host 2012 World Championship"
738:The second-next highest rated player in the world
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8467:"Ilyumzhinov: Final decision in March next year"
7652:. News.mail.ru. 14 December 2011. Archived from
7247:"Schedule and pairings from official match site"
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7269:"Games schedule of the Candidates Matches 2011"
7137:"Grischuk to replace Carlsen in the Candidates"
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2141:to submit their documents including a bid fee.
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683:(average of July 2009 and January 2010 ratings)
586:, Russia in July 2010. The Azerbaijani nominee
8434:Levon Aronian: FIDE must reverse its decision!
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8672:"World Championships Matches – Press Release"
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8116:Video commentary and impressions from Moscow
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679:The next highest rated player in the world
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8674:. Fide.com. 9 August 2011. Archived from
8555:"Candidates Matches Once More in Turmoil"
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8041:Anand-Gelfand Game 3 the liveliest so far
7887:. ChessVibes. 5 June 2012. Archived from
7702:"Anand-Gelfand: the website and the logo"
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6990:. WhyChess. 8 August 2011. Archived from
6874:bids to host the 2012 World Championship.
2263:Gelfand's seconds for the match included
519:Anand was the defending champion, having
8590:mishanp on 29 July 2010 (29 July 2010).
8553:mishanp on 24 July 2010 (24 July 2010).
8418:Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Grand Prix
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7497:mishanp on 28 June 2011 (28 June 2011).
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8169:. Susanpolgar.blogspot.in. 9 April 2012
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8316:press release, 24 June 2007. Includes
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7981:. Moscow2012.fide.com. Archived from
7678:. Moscow2012.fide.com. Archived from
7604:. FIDE. 2 August 2011. Archived from
7499:"Moscow Bids for Anand-Gelfand match"
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8026:World Chess Championship tied at 1–1
7081:
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6388:World Chess Championship Match 2012
1080:
578:announced that he would not play in
8293:web site. Retrieved 4 December 2008
7373:. News.chessmix.com. Archived from
7295:"Schedule from official match site"
4828:a draw after 24 moves were played.
2188:
2089:was held from 10 to 30 May 2012 in
593:In November 2010, then world No. 2
13:
8492:Association of Chess Professionals
8329:New World Chess Championship cycle
8233:Association of Chess Professionals
7578:Фото: Коммерсантъ (29 July 2011).
7057:
6794:Association of Chess Professionals
6652:In late 2009, FIDE will stage the
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8808:List of World Chess Championships
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8469:. Chessbase.com. 15 December 2008
8270:web site. Retrieved 30 April 2008
7139:. ChessBase.com. 10 November 2010
7076:
6965:. chessbase.com. 22 February 2012
6821:, but that the matches involving
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9525:May 2012 sports events in Russia
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8630:. ChessBase.com. 3 February 2011
8507:. Chessvibes.com. Archived from
8361:Crowther, Mark (17 March 2008).
8055:, The Week in Chess, 19 May 2012
8043:, The Week in Chess, 16 May 2012
8028:, The Week in Chess, 15 May 2012
7353:"Round 3 pairings & results"
7335:"Round 2 pairings & results"
7317:"Round 1 pairings & results"
7117:. ChessBase.com. 5 November 2010
6931:Williams, Stuart (30 May 2012).
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7602:"World Championship Match 2012"
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2081:The Championship match between
871:Tournament organisers' nominee
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8385:, ChessVibes, 25 November 2008
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9515:Sports competitions in Moscow
8652:. ChessBase.com. 13 July 2011
8264:FIDE Grand Prix – Regulations
7825:. Chess.co.uk. Archived from
7403:. Chess.co.uk. Archived from
7199:. Chessbase.com. 24 July 2010
6920:. chessbase.com. 25 May 2011.
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6805:World Chess Championship 2008
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2242:World Chess Championship 2010
2238:World Chess Championship 2008
2130:World Chess Championship 2010
1056:World Chess Championship 2010
635:World Chess Championship 2010
467:World Chess Championship 2012
405:World Chess Championship 2010
22:World Chess Championship 2012
8007:. ChessBase.com. 11 May 2012
7776:. ChessVibes. Archived from
7704:. ChessVibes. Archived from
7443:. ChessVibes. Archived from
7180:Top 100 Players January 2010
7013:Stephen Moss (30 May 2012).
6660:(128 players, seven rounds).
6136:Final position after 56.Kb2
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2295:Previous head-to-head record
2232:Anand had the same group of
473:match between the defending
7:
8829:FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament
8818:Knockout format (1998–2004)
7802:. ChessBase.com. 8 May 2012
6667:will be played between the
6357:Canal–Sokolsky Attack
6131:Game 16, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
5800:Game 15, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
5571:Game 14, Anand–Gelfand, 1–0
5234:Game 13, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
4856:Game 12, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
4483:Game 11, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
4450:Game 10, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
4071:Position after 18...Qxd6!?
2163:the bid by 10 August 2011.
10:
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8408:web site, 26 November 2008
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4066:Game 9, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
3714:Game 8, Anand–Gelfand, 1–0
3685:Game 7, Gelfand–Anand, 1–0
3656:Game 6, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
3611:Game 5, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
3582:Game 4, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
3256:Game 3, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
3215:Game 2, Gelfand–Anand, ½–½
2861:Game 1, Anand–Gelfand, ½–½
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494:2011 Candidates Tournament
411:Candidates Tournament 2011
9495:World Chess Championships
9454:
9338:Other world championships
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8797:World Chess Championships
8137:, ChessVibes, 23 May 2012
7537:. Chessbase. 13 July 2011
7161:Top 100 Players July 2009
6784:FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
6758:FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
6669:FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
6647:FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
5805:Position after 25...Nxe5
5770:, which is won for White.
5576:Position after 71...Rf5?
4488:Position after 16...Rac8
3719:Position after 16...Qxh1
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914:FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
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8594:. Chessintranslation.com
8557:. Chessintranslation.com
8535:28 February 2019 at the
8400:17 December 2008 at the
8381:20 December 2008 at the
8308:23 November 2008 at the
7501:. Chessintranslation.com
6893:Russian Chess Federation
2866:Position after 14...Ra7
2855:to describe chess moves.
2097:, under the auspices of
1142:25 May – Game 6, round 3
1139:24 May – Game 5, round 3
1136:23 May – Game 4, round 3
1130:21 May – Game 3, round 3
1127:20 May – Game 2, round 3
1124:19 May – Game 1, round 3
1114:15 May – Game 4, round 2
1111:14 May – Game 3, round 2
1108:13 May – Game 2, round 2
1105:12 May – Game 1, round 2
521:gained the title in 2007
8363:"The Week in Chess 697"
8285:6 December 2008 at the
8250:23 October 2007 at the
8235:board, 27 February 2007
8203:Chessvibes on the cycle
7559:. news.am. 14 July 2011
6792:16 December 2008 – The
6663:In 2010, an eight-game
6645:The first stage is the
5239:Position after 21.Reb1
3540:The game opened with a
1095:8 May – Game 4, round 1
1092:7 May – Game 3, round 1
1089:6 May – Game 2, round 1
1086:5 May – Game 1, round 1
506:State Tretyakov Gallery
8700:. FIDE. Archived from
8318:chart of future cycles
4861:Position after 10.Nd2
4816:The game started in a
4409:or 19.h3, proposed by
2120:
388:Born 11 December 1969
81:
71:
9505:2012 in Russian sport
8844:Candidates Tournament
4047:King's Indian Defence
3261:Position after 23 d6
2784:Anand leading 1½ – ½
2768:Tie break even ½ – ½
2254:Surya Shekhar Ganguly
2112:
1582:Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
1046:Pairings and schedule
1005:2009 Challenger Match
883:Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
588:Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
561:Candidates Tournament
554:Candidates tournament
79:
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7891:on 24 September 2012
7297:. Kazan2011.fide.com
7249:. Kazan2011.fide.com
7051:25 June 2009 at the
6702:are also boycotting.
6688:Alexander Morozevich
6673:Chess World Cup 2009
6658:Chess World Cup 2007
6654:Chess World Cup 2009
4832:Nimzo-Indian Defence
4818:Nimzo-Indian Defence
4426:Nimzo-Indian Defence
4387:Nimzo-Indian Defence
3669:Bxc3 29.Rxc3 Rd4 ½–½
3632:Sveshnikov Variation
2800:Anand leading 2 – 1
2598:Gelfand leads 4 – 3
2441:Schedule and results
2309:Head-to-head record
829:Chess World Cup 2009
625:May 2011 World Rank
622:Jan 2010 World Rank
8704:on 30 November 2011
8208:4 July 2008 at the
6939:on 26 February 2014
6771:11 December 2008 –
6756:withdraws from the
6735:23 November 2008 –
6630:Timeline of changes
6389:
2674:Match tied 5½ – 5½
2636:Match tied 4½ – 4½
2560:Match tied 2½ – 2½
2522:Match tied 1½ – 1½
2250:Rustam Kasimdzhanov
2246:Peter Heine Nielsen
1054:, the loser of the
912:Third place at the
23:
8511:on 18 January 2012
8494:, 16 December 2008
8456:, 11 December 2008
8351:, 27 February 2008
8227:7 May 2008 at the
7740:on 3 December 2015
7407:on 11 October 2012
7357:kazan2011.fide.com
7339:kazan2011.fide.com
7321:kazan2011.fide.com
7091:theweekinchess.com
6841:Alexander Grischuk
6764:6 December 2008 –
6752:5 December 2008 –
6387:
4038:Ian Nepomniachtchi
2853:algebraic notation
2851:This section uses
2817:Anand wins 2½ – 1½
2730:Tie-break schedule
2715:Anand wins 8½ – 7½
2280:Evgeny Tomashevsky
2258:Radosław Wojtaszek
2121:
2077:Championship match
2036:Alexander Grischuk
1928:Alexander Grischuk
1700:Alexander Grischuk
1117:16 May – Tiebreaks
927:Alexander Grischuk
599:Alexander Grischuk
393:Born 24 June 1968
82:
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51:Defending champion
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8440:, 6 December 2008
8424:, 5 December 2008
7656:on 1 October 2011
7073:, 18 October 2009
6994:on 28 August 2012
6897:Tretyakov Gallery
6886:Tretyakov Gallery
6716:The Week in Chess
6692:Viswanathan Anand
6625:
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6464:Viswanathan Anand
6345:
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5547:Semi-Slav Defense
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3661:Semi-Slav Defence
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3232:Semi-Slav Defence
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2701:Wednesday, 30 May
2693:Match tied 6 – 6
2655:Match tied 5 – 5
2627:Wednesday, 23 May
2617:Match tied 4 – 4
2579:Match tied 3 – 3
2541:Match tied 2 – 2
2503:Match tied 1 – 1
2484:Match tied ½ – ½
2438:
2437:
2179:Tretyakov Gallery
2114:Russian President
2083:Viswanathan Anand
2074:
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1162:Tiebreaks are in
1154:
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1133:22 May – Free Day
1098:9 May – Tiebreaks
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1003:Runner up of the
959:Runner-up at the
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633:Runner up of the
478:Viswanathan Anand
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367:Tie break 16
353:Tie break 15
336:Tie break 14
322:Tie break 13
99:Viswanathan Anand
70:Viswanathan Anand
28:Tretyakov Gallery
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7733:. Archived from
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7447:on 9 August 2011
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6935:. Archived from
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6877:9 August 2011 –
6859:Dmitry Jakovenko
6696:Vladimir Kramnik
6686:February 2008 –
6665:Challenger Match
6560:
6558:
6549:
6547:
6546:
6474:
6472:
6461:
6459:
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6390:
6386:
6374:mutual agreement
6353:Sicilian Defence
6250:
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5780:Rossolimo Attack
5776:Sicilian Defence
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5201:Rossolimo Attack
5197:Sicilian Defence
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3649:mutual agreement
3628:Sicilian Defence
3617:Sicilian Najdorf
3604:mutual agreement
3576:mutual agreement
3559:Grünfeld Defence
3542:Grünfeld Defence
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2665:Saturday, 26 May
2646:Thursday, 24 May
2551:Thursday, 17 May
2494:Saturday, 12 May
2450:
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2446:Regular schedule
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2265:Alexander Huzman
2189:Match conditions
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1866:Vladimir Kramnik
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1815:Teimour Radjabov
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619:Jan 2010 Rating
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529:Vladimir Kramnik
523:and defended it
492:, winner of the
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9510:Chess in Russia
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8834:FIDE Grand Prix
8824:Chess World Cup
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8678:on 22 June 2012
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7829:on 21 July 2012
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7728:"Archived copy"
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7608:on 16 June 2012
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7582:. Kommersant.ru
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6870:13 July 2011 –
6700:Veselin Topalov
6671:winner and the
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5768:Lucena position
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3621:Petroff Defence
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2845:Classical games
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2532:Tuesday, 15 May
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2273:Maxim Rodshtein
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8543:Press Release
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8192:Sergei Shipov
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8156:, 27 May 2012
8155:
8154:Sergei Shipov
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8122:, 23 May 2012
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8088:Sergei Shipov
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6827:Levon Aronian
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6773:Michael Adams
6770:
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6766:Levon Aronian
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6725:, Azerbaijan.
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6709:
6708:Alexei Shirov
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6381:Match results
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439:World No. 20
395:43 years old
390:42 years old
373:56 move draw
359:59 move draw
328:32 move draw
314:22 move draw
308:Game 12
300:24 move draw
294:Game 11
286:25 move draw
280:Game 10
272:49 move draw
224:29 move draw
210:27 move draw
196:34 move draw
182:37 move draw
168:25 move draw
154:24 move draw
111:
97:
18:
9117:Split title
9087:(no result)
8813:Interregnum
8738:20 February
8708:26 November
8656:21 December
8634:21 December
8598:21 December
8561:21 December
8515:21 December
8473:21 December
7660:21 December
7634:21 December
7586:21 December
7505:21 December
7479:6 September
7451:21 December
7411:21 December
7381:21 December
7301:21 December
7279:21 December
7253:21 December
7231:6 September
7203:21 December
6998:21 December
6943:12 November
3553:counterplay
2404:Blitz chess
2385:Rapid chess
2316:Anand wins
2217:blitz games
2210:rapid games
1412:Gata Kamsky
1361:Gata Kamsky
1196:(best of 6)
1186:(best of 4)
1184:Semifinals
1176:(best of 4)
1064:FIDE rating
1018:Gata Kamsky
498:rapid games
427:World No. 4
266:Game 9
249:Game 8
232:Game 7
218:Game 6
204:Game 5
190:Game 4
176:Game 3
162:Game 2
148:Game 1
9489:Categories
9214:Ponomariov
8916:Capablanca
8839:Interzonal
8188:Commentary
7917:20 October
7895:20 October
6963:Chess News
6904:References
6819:Azerbaijan
4395:middlegame
4034:Peter Leko
2839:local time
2724:local time
2330:Classical
1072:blitz play
980:Azerbaijan
889:Azerbaijan
709:(withdrew)
613:Qualifier
580:Azerbaijan
56:Challenger
9194:Khalifman
9085:1984–1985
9039:Petrosian
9025:Botvinnik
9005:Botvinnik
8985:Botvinnik
8886:1896–1897
8868:1890–1891
8454:Chessbase
8438:Chessbase
8422:Chessbase
8349:Chessbase
8333:Chessbase
8120:Chessbase
8104:Chessbase
8069:Chessbase
7071:Chessbase
6743:, Russia.
6732:, Russia.
6639:scrapped.
6101:position.
2749:Standing
2698:Tie break
2465:Standing
2456:Day, Date
2125:Halkidiki
535:(against
527:(against
238:38 moves
9464:Category
9434:Chess960
9424:Computer
9345:Olympiad
9141:Kasparov
9107:Kasparov
8954:Alekhine
8934:Alekhine
8876:Steinitz
8853:Pre-FIDE
8608:cite web
8571:cite web
8533:Archived
8398:Archived
8379:Archived
8306:Archived
8283:Archived
8248:Archived
8225:Archived
8206:Archived
7843:cite web
7754:cite web
7612:2 August
7515:cite web
7474:fide.com
7421:cite web
7226:fide.com
7049:Archived
7021:. London
6895:and the
6879:Skolkovo
4411:Grischuk
2172:Skolkovo
655:Bulgaria
345:77 moves
258:17 moves
9429:Solving
9307:Carlsen
9259:Kramnik
9234:Topalov
9155:Kramnik
9059:Fischer
9049:Spassky
8995:Smyslov
7563:26 July
7541:14 July
7096:9 April
6969:1 March
6872:Chennai
6823:Armenia
6675:winner.
5793:resigns
4419:endgame
4059:resigns
3707:resigns
3225:Linares
2746:Gelfand
2462:Gelfand
2234:seconds
2228:Seconds
2149:Chennai
1164:italics
1158:Bracket
804:Armenia
533:in 2010
525:in 2008
435:: 2727
423:: 2791
343:←
256:←
240:→
9474:Portal
9419:Senior
9409:Junior
9184:Karpov
9079:Karpov
8906:Lasker
8682:26 May
8173:31 May
8011:26 May
7989:26 May
7943:26 May
7869:26 May
7833:26 May
7806:26 May
7784:26 May
7744:11 May
7712:26 May
7686:26 May
7186:online
7167:online
7143:25 May
7121:25 May
7025:31 May
6847:Kazan.
6780:Elista
6761:Match.
6741:Elista
6557:Israel
6553:
6548:
6467:
6460:
6449:Total
6434:Points
6395:Rating
6359:, B50
6109:, D12
5791:Black
5782:, B30
5549:, D46
5203:, B30
4834:, E54
4461:, B30
4428:, E54
4415:Shipov
4407:Smirin
4057:Black
4049:, E60
3705:Black
3696:, D45
3663:, D45
3634:, B33
3589:, D45
3561:, D70
3234:, D45
2759:Rapid
2740:Format
2422:Total
2367:Total
2325:Total
2319:Draws
2271:, and
2095:Russia
2091:Moscow
1286:
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1194:Final
1149:
1068:Russia
1020:
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933:Russia
929:
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848:Israel
844:
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756:
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704:Norway
700:
693:
651:
646:
637:match
610:Place
574:, but
531:) and
514:Russia
510:Moscow
490:Israel
469:was a
433:Rating
421:Rating
417:
400:
385:
135:Scores
120:
87:
62:
47:
36:Russia
32:Moscow
9414:Youth
9404:Women
9377:Blitz
9350:Rapid
9281:Anand
9204:Anand
7738:(PDF)
7731:(PDF)
7470:(PDF)
7222:(PDF)
6737:Qatar
6730:Sochi
6563:2727
6471:India
2743:Anand
2459:Anand
2153:Minsk
1033:2693
989:2733
945:2736
898:2741
857:2761
813:2781
769:2788
664:2805
607:Seed
584:Kazan
548:draws
482:India
471:chess
9444:2022
9439:2019
9392:2023
9387:2022
9382:2021
9370:2023
9365:2022
9360:2021
9355:2019
9328:2026
9322:2024
9317:Ding
9313:2023
9303:2021
9299:2018
9295:2016
9291:2014
9287:2013
9277:2012
9273:2010
9269:2008
9265:2007
9255:2006
9248:FIDE
9230:2005
9220:2004
9210:2002
9200:2000
9190:1999
9180:1998
9176:1996
9172:1993
9165:FIDE
9151:2004
9147:2000
9137:1995
9133:1993
9103:1990
9099:1987
9095:1986
9091:1985
9075:1981
9071:1978
9066:1975
9055:1972
9045:1969
9035:1966
9031:1963
9021:1961
9011:1960
9001:1958
8991:1957
8981:1954
8977:1951
8973:1948
8965:FIDE
8950:1937
8944:Euwe
8940:1935
8930:1934
8926:1929
8922:1927
8912:1921
8894:1908
8890:1907
8882:1894
8872:1892
8864:1889
8860:1886
8740:2012
8728:FIDE
8710:2011
8684:2012
8658:2011
8636:2011
8614:link
8600:2011
8577:link
8563:2011
8541:FIDE
8517:2011
8475:2011
8406:FIDE
8314:FIDE
8291:FIDE
8268:FIDE
8175:2012
8013:2012
7991:2012
7945:2012
7919:2013
7897:2013
7871:2012
7849:link
7835:2012
7808:2012
7786:2012
7760:link
7746:2012
7714:2012
7688:2012
7662:2011
7636:2011
7614:2011
7588:2011
7565:2011
7543:2011
7521:link
7507:2011
7481:2023
7453:2011
7427:link
7413:2011
7383:2011
7303:2011
7281:2011
7255:2011
7233:2023
7205:2011
7184:FIDE
7165:FIDE
7145:2013
7123:2013
7098:2016
7027:2012
7000:2011
6971:2012
6945:2016
6723:Baku
6710:and
6698:and
6478:2791
6370:draw
6120:draw
5560:draw
5214:draw
4845:draw
4472:draw
4439:draw
4413:and
4036:and
4029:fork
3674:draw
3645:draw
3600:draw
3572:draw
3245:draw
3204:draw
2737:Game
2453:Game
2282:and
2256:and
2240:and
2195:draw
2099:FIDE
2085:and
1052:FIDE
719:2810
675:n/a
616:Age
572:Baku
502:FIDE
484:and
465:The
455:2013
450:2010
140:(1½)
131:(2½)
9319:),
9015:Tal
8190:by
6825:'s
6372:by
6122:by
5562:by
5216:by
5209:½–½
4847:by
4840:½–½
4474:by
4467:½–½
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3676:by
3647:by
3640:½–½
3619:or
3602:by
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3247:by
3240:½–½
3206:by
3199:½–½
3192:D85
2434:70
2428:47
2425:17
2398:28
2392:19
2379:35
2373:24
2362:20
2356:14
2345:15
2339:10
2139:GMT
2009:3½
1895:4½
1844:5½
1734:2½
1608:1½
1332:1½
1039:18
1036:40
1030:36
995:13
992:16
986:24
951:12
948:15
942:27
901:11
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