Tal Memorial 2007

Tal Memorial is scheduled to take place on 9-19 November in Moscow. FIDE approved World Blitz Championship will follow on 21-22 November.

Participants (according to rating): Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR 2787), Kramnik Vladimir (RUS 2785), Leko Peter (HUN 2755), Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (AZE 2752), Shirov Alexei (ESP 2739), Gelfand Boris (ISR 2736), Kamsky Gata (USA 2724), Alekseev Evgeny (RUS 2716), Carlsen Magnus (NOR 2714) and Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS 2710).


Round 1:
Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov 1-0
Vladimir Kramnik - Magnus Carlsen draw
Gata Kamsky - Boris Gelfand draw
Dmitry Jakovenko - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov draw
Evgeny Alekseev - Vassily Ivanchuk draw



Peter Leko - Alexei Shirov
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. b4 Ne7 19. Na3 Ng6 20. Nc4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Qxd4 22. Na5 Qd2 23. Bb3 Ne5 24. Nc4 Nxg4 25. Nxd2 Rxb4 26. Rfc1 Ne5 27. Rxc7 g5 28. Bd5 g4 29. Nc4 h5 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Re7 1-0


Round 2:
Alexei Shirov - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov draw
Boris Gelfand - Vladimir Kramnik draw
Magnus Carlsen - Evgeny Alekseev draw
Vassily Ivanchuk - Dmitry Jakovenko draw
Peter Leko - Gata Kamsky draw


Round 3:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0
Vladimir Kramnik - Peter Leko 1-0
Gata Kamsky - Alexei Shirov 0-1
Dmitry Jakovenko - Magnus Carlsen 0-1
Evgeny Alekseev - Boris Gelfand draw

Standings:
1-3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik 2.0; 4-7. Peter Leko, Evgeny Alekseev, Alexei Shirov and Boris Gelfand 1.5; 8-10. Dmitry Jakovenko, Gata Kamsky and Vassily Ivanchuk 1.0


Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Vassily Ivanchuk
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Ne4 e5 14. Nc3 a5 15. a3 Kh7 16. Rfe1 b6 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. d5 Rac8 19. d6 Qe8 20. h4 f5 21. e4 f4 22. Na4 Bf6 23. g3 Bd8 24. Kg2 Rf6 25. g4 Ba6 26. g5 Rf8 27. gxh6 Kxh6 28. Rg1 c5 29. Bd5 b5 30. Nc3 b4 31. Ne2 Nb6 32. Kh2 Rh8 33. Bf7 Qxf7 34. Nxe5 Qe8 35. Nxg6 Nd7 36. Nexf4 Ne5 37. d7 Nxd7 38. e5 Qxe5 39. Nxe5 1-0


Round 4:
Magnus Carlsen - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov draw
Alexei Shirov - Vassily Ivanchuk draw
Gata Kamsky - Vladimir Kramnik draw
Boris Gelfand - Dmitry Jakovenko draw
Peter Leko - Evgeny Alekseev draw

Standings:
1-3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik 2.5; 4-7. Peter Leko, Evgeny Alekseev, Alexei Shirov and Boris Gelfand 2.0; 8-10. Dmitry Jakovenko, Gata Kamsky and Vassily Ivanchuk 1.5


Round 5:
Evgeny Alekseev - Gata Kamsky draw
Vladimir Kramnik - Alexei Shirov 1-0
Dmitry Jakovenko - Peter Leko draw
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Boris Gelfand draw
Vassily Ivanchuk - Magnus Carlsen draw



Standings:
1. Vladimir Kramnik 3.5; 2-3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Magnus Carlsen 3.0; 4-6. Peter Leko, Evgeny Alekseev and Boris Gelfand 2.5; 7-10. Dmitry Jakovenko, Alexei Shirov, Gata Kamsky and Vassily Ivanchuk 2.0


Round 6:
Vladimir Kramnik - Evgeny Alekseev 1-0
Boris Gelfand - Vassily Ivanchuk draw
Alexei Shirov - Magnus Carlsen 1-0
Peter Leko - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov draw
Gata Kamsky - Dmitry Jakovenko 0-1

Standings:
1. Vladimir Kramnik 4.5; 2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3.5; 3-7. Magnus Carlsen, Peter Leko, Alexei Shirov, Dmitry Jakovenko and Boris Gelfand 3.0; 8-9. Evgeny Alekseev and Vassily Ivanchuk 2.5; 10. Gata Kamsky 2.0


Round 7:
Evgeny Alekseev - Alexei Shirov 0-1
Dmitry Jakovenko - Vladimir Kramnik draw
Vassily Ivanchuk - Peter Leko draw
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Gata Kamsky 0-1
Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand draw

Standings:
1. Vladimir Kramnik 5.0; 2. Alexei Shirov 4.0; 3-7. Magnus Carlsen, Peter Leko, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Dmitry Jakovenko and Boris Gelfand 3.5; 8-9. Gata Kamsky and Vassily Ivanchuk 3.0; 10. Evgeny Alekseev 2.5



Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Gata Kamsky
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 g6 8. h3 Bg7 9. Be2 Be4 10. Nh4 e5 11. Bg3 exd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. f3 Bf5 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Bf2 f4 17. O-O-O Re8 18. Rhe1 Nf8 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Na4 Ne6 21. Bc2 Ng3 22. Qd3 Qh6 23. Nc3 Re7 24. b4 Rae8 25. a4 a5 26. b5 Qg6 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Ne2 Nxc5 29. Nxf4 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Nf1 32. Nh5 Qe7 33. Qxa5 b6 34. Qa8+ Bf8 35. Bc3 Ne6 36. Qxc6 Qg5+ 37. Kb1 Qxh5 38. a5 Qg5 39. a6 Nd2+ 40. Ka2 Nc4 41. Kb3 0-1


Round 8: Vladimir Kramnik secured first place with one round to spare.

Vladimir Kramnik - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1-0
Evgeny Alekseev - Dmitry Jakovenko draw
Alexei Shirov - Boris Gelfand draw
Peter Leko - Magnus Carlsen draw
Gata Kamsky - Vassily Ivanchuk draw

Standings:
1. Vladimir Kramnik 6.0; 2. Alexei Shirov 4.5; 3-6. Magnus Carlsen, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko and Boris Gelfand 4.0; 7-9. Gata Kamsky, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Vassily Ivanchuk 3.5; 10. Evgeny Alekseev 3.0


Round 9:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Evgeny Alekseev draw
Dmitry Jakovenko - Alexei Shirov draw
Vassily Ivanchuk - Vladimir Kramnik draw
Magnus Carlsen - Gata Kamsky draw
Boris Gelfand - Peter Leko draw


Final Standings:

1. Vladimir Kramnik 6.5; 2. Alexei Shirov 5.0; 3-6. Magnus Carlsen, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko and Boris Gelfand 4.5; 7-9. Gata Kamsky, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Vassily Ivanchuk 4.0; 10. Evgeny Alekseev 3.5


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