This has just started, but is proving to be very exciting. Anand and Topalov have both been defeated in Round 1...

Round 1 Results:

Group A

Kramnik vs. Wely : .5 - .5
Radjabov vs. Anand : 1 - 0
Mamedyarov vs. Carlsen : 0 - 1
Eljanov vs. Leko : .5 - .5
Adams vs. Gelfand : .5 - .5
Ivanchuk vs. Polgar : .5 - .5


Group B

Harikrishna vs. Short : .5 - .5
Yifan vs. Bacrot : 0 - 1
Stellwagen vs. Krasenkow : 1 - 0
Spoelman vs. Cheparinov : 0 - 1
Movsesian vs. Sargissian : .5 - .5
Smeets vs. Humpy : 1 - 0
Nepomniachtchi vs. L'Ami : .5 - .5


Group C

Shilong vs. Krush : 1 - 0
Ushenina vs. van der Wiel : 0 - 1
Nijboer vs. Braun : 0 - 1
Negi vs. Carlsson : 0 - 1
Zhaoqin vs. Caruana : 0 - 1
van der Werf vs. Grivas : 1 - 0
Ruijgrok vs. Reinderman : 0 - 1

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Round 2 Results:

Group A

Wely vs. Polgar : .5 - .5
Topalov vs. Ivanchuck : .5 - .5
Gelfand vs. Aronian : 0 - 1
Leko vs. Adams : .5 - .5
Carlsen vs. Eljanov : 1 - 0
Kramnik vs. Radjabov : .5 - .5


Group B

Short vs. L'Ami : 1 - 0
Humpy vs. Nepomniachtchi : .5 - .5
Sargissian vs. Smeets : .5 - .5
Cheparinov vs. Movsesian : .5 - .5
Krasenkow vs. Spoelman : 1 - 0
Bacrot vs. Stellwagen : .5 - .5
Harikrishna vs. Yifan : 1 - 0


Group C

Krush vs. Reinderman : .5 - .5
Grivas vs. Ruijgrok : 1 - 0
Caruana vs. van der Werf : 1 - 0
Carlsson vs. Zhaoqin : .5 - .5
Braun vs. Negi : 1 - 0
van der Wiel vs. Nijboer : 1 - 0
Shilong vs. Ushenina : 1 - 0

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Time has come for a younger generation... maybe I'm referring to Radjabov ,I think he really deserves first place

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You might get your wish. Radjabov is currently in 3rd place...

Round 3 Results:

Group A

Radjabov vs. Wely : .5 - .5
Mamedyarov vs. Kramnik : .5 - .5
Eljanov vs. Ananad : .5 - .5
Adams vs. Carlsen : .5 - .5
Aronian vs. Leko : .5 - .5
Ivanchuk vs. Gelfand : .5 - .5
Polgar vs. Topalov : .5 - .5

Group B

Yifan vs. Short : 1 - 0
Stellwagen vs. Harikrishna : .5 - .5
Spoelman vs. Bacrot : 0 - 1
Movsesian vs. Kraskenkow : 1 - 0
Smeets vs. Cheparinov : 1 - 0
Nepomniachtchi vs. Sargissian : 1 - 0
L'Ami vs. Humpy : 1 - 0


Group C

Ushenina vs. Krush : .5 - .5
Nijboer vs. Shilong : 1 - 0
Negi vs. van der Wiel : 1 - 0
Zhaoqin vs. Braun : 0 - 1
van der Werf vs. Carlsson : .5 - .5
Ruijgrok vs. Caruana : 0 - 1
Reinderman vs. Grivas : 1 - 0

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Not much to remember after this round. Carlsen still looking good. So is Caruana. Can't say the same about Short
Carlsen's 20 min. post game analysis round 1

Personally, I'm disappointed that Anand hasn't done better... however, it's still early, so he could still surprise everyone.

Round 4 Results:

Group A

Wely vs. Veselin Topalov : 1 - 0
Gelfand vs. Polgar : 0 - 1
Leko vs. Ivanchuk : .5 - .5
Carlsen vs. Aronian : .5 - .5
Anand vs. Adams : .5 - .5
Kramnik vs. Eljanov : 1 - 0
Radjabov vs. Mamedyarov : .5 - .5

Group B:
Short vs. Humpy : .5 - .5
Sargissian vs. L’Ami : .5 - .5
Cheparinov vs. Nepomniachtchi : 1 - 0
Krasenkow vs. Smeets : .5 - .5
Bacrot vs. Movsesian : .5 - .5
Harikrishna vs. Spoelman : 1 - 0
Yifan vs. Stellwagen : .5 - .5


Group C:

Krush vs. Grivas : 0 - 1
Caruana vs. Reinderman : .5 - .5
Carlsson vs. Ruijgrok : 1 - 0
Braun vs. van der Werf : 1 - 0
van der Wiel vs. Zhaoqin : .5 - .5
Shilong vs. Negi : 0 - 1
Ushenina vs. Nijboer : 0 - 1

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I'm really disappointed by Topalov
After his first place in the Chess Champions League I thought the old good Topalov was in his best shape
I can't say anything about WonderJudith...I'm waiting the end of this tournment to see her overall performance

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Round 5 Results:

Group A:

Mamedyarov vs. Loek van Wely : 1 - 0
Eljanov vs. Radjabov : 0 - 1
Adams vs. Kramnik : .5 - .5
Aronian vs. Anand : .5 - .5
Ivanchuk vs. Carlsen : .5 - . 5
Polgar vs. Leko : .5 - .5
Topalov vs. Gelfand : 1 - 0

Group B:

Stellwagen vs. Short : .5 - .5
Spoelman vs. Yifan : .5 - .5
Movsesian vs. Harikrishna : .5 - .5
Smeets vs. Bacrot : 0 - 1
Nepomniachtchi vs. Krasenkow : .5 - .5
L’Ami vs. Cheparinov : 1 - 0
Humpy vs. Sargissian : .5 - .5

Group C:

Nijboer vs. Krush : 1 - 0
Negi vs. Ushenina : 1 - 0
Zhaoqin vs. Shilong : .5 - .5
van der Werf vs. van der Wiel : .5 - .5
Ruijgrok vs. Braun : .5 - .5
Reinderman vs. Carlsson : 1 - 0
Grivas vs. Caruana : .5 - .5

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And here are the standings after 5 rounds:

1.T. Radjabov
L. Aronian
M. Carlsen 3.5

4.V. Kramnik
J. Polgar 3

6.S. Mamedyarov
M. Adams
V. Ivanchuk
P. Leko
L. van Wely 2.5

11.V. Topalov
V. Anand 2

13.P. Eljanov
B. Gelfand 1

I feel the tournament is starting to get more interesting. Tomorrow Kramnik (w) plays against Aronian and Carlsen (w) against Polgar. All of these 4 players are undefeated so far, so draws are most likely to come.

Round 6 Results:

Group A:

Wely vs. Gelfand : .5 - .5
Leko vs. Topalov : 0 - 1
Carlsen vs. Polgar : 1 - 0
Anand vs. Ivanchuk : .5 - .5
Kramnik vs. Aronian : 1 - 0
Radjabov vs. Adams : .5 - .5
Mamedyarov vs. Eljanov : .5 - .5


Group B:

Short vs. Sargissian : 1 - 0
Cheparinov vs. Humpy : .5 - .5
Krasenkow vs. L’Ami : 1 - 0
Bacrot vs. Nepomniachtchi : .5 - .5
Harikrishna vs. Smeets : 0 - 1
Yifan vs. Movsesian : 0 - 1
Stellwagen vs. Spoelman : 1 - 0


Group C:

Krush vs. Caruana : 1 - 0
Carlsson vs. Grivas : .5 - .5
Braun vs. Reinderman : .5 - .5
van der Wiel vs. Ruijgrok : .5 - .5
Shilong vs. van der Werf : 0 - 1
Ushenina vs. Zhaoqin : 1 - 0
Nijboer vs. Negi : 1 - 0


Standings:

5.0
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A. Braun


4.5
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M. Carlsen
E. Bacrot


4.0
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V. Kramnik
T. Radjabov
S. Movsesian
J. Smeets
D. Stellwagen
D. Reinderman
F. Caruana
F. Nijboer


3.5
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L. Aronian
N. Short
P. Harikrishna
E. Grivas
J. van der Wiel
P. Carlsson


3.0
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M. Adams
L. Wely
S. Mamedyarov
J. Polgar
V. Topalov
I. Nepomniachtchi
E. L'Ami
M. Krasenkow
I. Cheparinov
M. van der Werf
P. Negi

2.5
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V. Anand
P. Leko
L. Shilong


2.0
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G. Sargissian
H. Koneru
H. Yifan
I. Krush


1.5
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B. Gelfand
P. Eljanov
P. Zhaoqin
A. Ushenina


0.5
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W. Spoelman
D. Ruijgrok

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Topalov has a streak of 2 but he has a mountain to climb beginning tomorrow against Carlsen. Carlsen is alone on top but Kramnik is so close, Kramnik won in a strange finale against Aronian, Aronian faces Radjabov tomorrow, these 2 matches could make things more clear as far as the top is concerned.
I can't say I am impressed by Topalov's run. I am expecting Carlsen to give an end to it.

Carlsen's post game analysis

Round 7 Results:

Group A:

Eljanov vs. Wely : .5 - .5
Adams vs. Mamedyarov : .5 - .5
Aronian vs. Radjabov 1-0
Ivanchuk vs. Kramnik : .5 - .5
Polgar vs. Anand 0-1
Topalov vs. Carlsen : .5 - .5
Gelfand vs. Leko : .5 - .5


Group B:

Spoelman vs. Short : .5 - .5
Movsesian vs. Stellwagen : 1 - 0
Smeets vs. Yifan : 0 - 1
Nepomniachtchi vs. Harikrishna : .5 - .5
L’Ami vs. Bacrot : .5 - .5
Humpy vs. Krasenkow : 1 - 0
Sargissian vs. Cheparinov : .5 - .5


Group C:

Negi vs. Krush : 1 - 0
Zhaoqin vs. Nijboer : .5 - .5
van der Werf vs. Ushenina : 0 - 1
Ruijgrok vs. Shilong : .5 - .5
Reinderman vs. van der Wiel : .5 - .5
Grivas vs. Braun : 1 - 0
Caruana vs. Carlsson : 1 - 0


Standings:

5.0
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M. Carlsen
S. Movsesian
E. Bacrot
A. Braun
F. Caruana

4.5
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V. Kramnik
L. Aronian
D. Reinderman
E. Grivas
F. Nijboer

4.0
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T. Radjabov
J. Smeets
P. Harikrishna
N. Short
D. Stellwagen
J. van der Wiel
P. Negi

3.5
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M. Adams
S. Mamedyarov
V. Ivanchuk
V. Anand
L. Wely
V. Topalov
E. L'Ami
I. Nepomniachtchi
I. Cheparinov
P. Carlsson

3.0
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P. Leko
J. Polgar
Y. Hou
K. Humpy
M. Krasenkow
L. Shilong

2.5
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G. Sargissian
A. Ushenina

2.0
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B. Gelfand
P. Eljanov
I. Krush
P. Zhaoqin

1.5
----------------------
D. Ruijgrok

1.0
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W. Spoelman

Round 8 Results:

Group A:

Wely vs. Leko : .5 - .5
Carlsen vs. Gelfand : .5 - .5
Anand vs. Topalov : 1 - 0
Kramnik vs. Polgar : .5 - .5
Radjabov vs. Ivanchuk : .5 - .5
Mamedyarov vs. Aronian : .5 - .5
P. Eljanov - M. Adams : .5 - .5


Group B:

Short vs. Cheparinov : (No score)
Krasenkow vs. Sargissian : 1 - 0
Bacrot vs. Humpy : .5 - .5
Harikrishna vs. L’Ami : .5 - .5
Yifan vs. Nepomniachtchi : .5 - .5
Stellwagen vs. Smeets : .5 - .5
Spoelman vs. Movsesian : 0 - 1


Group C:

Krush vs. Carlsson : 1 - 0
Braun vs. Caruana : 0 - 1
van der Wiel vs. Grivas : 1 - 0
Shilong vs. Reinderman : 0 - 1
Ushenina vs. Ruijgrok : 1 - 0
Nijboer vs. van der Werf : 0 - 1
Negi vs. Zhouqin : 1 - 0


Standings:

6.0
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F. Caruana


5.5
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M. Carlsen
D. Reinderman


5.0
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V. Kramnik
L. Aronian
S. Movsesian
P. Negi
A. Braun
J. van der Wiel


4.5
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T. Radjabov
V. Anand
F. Nijboer
E. Grivas


4.0
----------------------
S. Mamedyarov
M. Adams
V. Ivanchuk
L. Wely
P. Harikrishna
D. Stellwagen
J. Smeets
N. Short
M. van der Werf


3.5
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J. Polgar
V. Topalov
P. Leko
I. Nepomniachtchi
E. L'Ami
I. Cheparinov
A. Ushenina
P. Carlsson


3.0
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H. Yifan
K. Humpy
M. Krasenkow
L. Shilong
I. Krush


2.5
----------------------
P. Eljanov
B. Gelfand
G. Sargissian
P. Zhaoquin


1.5
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D. Ruijgrok


1.0
----------------------
W. Spoelman


The match between Ivan Cheparinov and Nigel Short will be replayed tomorrow at 13:30, provided that Chaparinov submits a written apology to Short before 11:00.

Today there is a day off, tomorrow's big match is Topalov-Kramnik. Topalov is almost out of the contest after his defeat by Anand but Kramnik is chasing Carlsen.
Carlsen has a very difficult finale against Anand, Kramnik and Radjabov so the next 2 games seem like a good chance for him to maintain the lead, so that 3 draws in the last 3 games can give him the 1st place.
Aronian seems to have the easiest schedule (if there is such thing).

Glad I'm not playing her.....I would'nt be able to keep my mind on the game

Well, Cheparinov apologized, and the game was replayed. After 6 hours, Short emerged as the winner.



There was a handshake before AND after the game, too...

Round 9 Results:

Group A:

Adams vs. Wely : 1 - 0
Aronian vs. Eljanov : .5 - .5
Ivanchuk vs. Mamedyarov : .5 - .5
Polgar vs. Radjabov : .5 - .5
Topalov vs. Kramnik : 1 - 0
Gelfand vs. Anand : .5 - .5
Leko vs Carlsen : 1 - 0


Group B:

Movsesian vs. Short : .5 - .5
Smeets vs. Spoelman : 0 - 1
Nepomniachtchi vs. Stellwagen : 1 - 0
L’Ami vs. Yifan : 1 - 0
Humpy vs. Harikrishna : .5 - .5
Sargissian vs. Bacrot : .5 - .5
Cheparinov vs. Krasenkow : 1 - 0

Group C:

Zhaoqin vs. Krush : .5 - .5
van der Werf vs. Negi : .5 - .5
Ruijgrok vs. Nijboer : 0 - 1
Reinderman vs. Ushenina : 1 - 0
Grivas vs. Shilong : 0 - 1
Caruana vs. van der Wiel : 1 - 0
Carlsson vs. Braun : 1 - 0


Standings:

7.0
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F. Caruana


6.5
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S. Movsesian
D. Reinderman

6.0
----------------------
E. Bacrot

5.5
----------------------
L. Aronian
N. Short
F. Nijboer
P. Negi


5.0
----------------------
V. Kramnik
T. Radjabov
M. Adams
V. Anand
P. Harikrishna
I. Nepomniachtchi
E. L'Ami
A. Braun
J. van der Wiel


4.5
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S. Mamedyarov
V. Ivanchuk
V. Topalov
P. Leko
D. Stellwagen
J. Smeets
I. Cheparinov
M. van der Werf
E. Grivas
P. Carlsson

4.0
----------------------
J. Polgar
L. Wely
K. Humpy
M. Krasenkow
L. Shilong

3.5
----------------------
H. Yifan
A. Ushenina
I. Krush

3.0
----------------------
P. Eljanov
B. Gelfand
S. Sargissian


2.5
----------------------
P. Zhaoqin


2.0
----------------------
W. Spoelman


1.5
----------------------
D. Ruijgrok

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Round 10 Results:

Group A:

Wely vs. Carlsen : 0 - 1
Anand vs. Leko : .5 - .5
Kramnik vs. Gelfand : .5 - .5
Radjabov vs. Topalov : .5 - .5
Mamedyarov vs. Polgar : .5 - .5
Eljanov vs. Ivanchuk : 0 - 1
Adams vs. Aronian : .5 - .5


Group B:

Short vs. Krasenkow : 1 - 0
Bacrot vs. Cheparinov : .5 - .5
Harikrishna vs. Sargissian : .5 - .5
Yifan vs. Humpy : .5 - .5
Stellwagen vs. L’Ami : .5 - .5
Spoelman vs. Nepomniachtchi : 0 - 1
Movsesian vs. Smeets : 1 - 0


Group C:

Krush vs. Braun : 1 - 0
van der Wiel vs. Carlsson .5 - .5
Shilong vs. Caruana : 1 - 0
Ushenina vs. Grivas : 1 - 0
Nijboer vs. Reinderman : 1 - 0
Negi vs. Ruijgrok : 1 - 0
Zhaoqin vs. van der Werf - .5 - .5


Standings:

7.5
----------------------
S. Movsesian


7.0
----------------------
F. Caruana


6.5
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M. Carlsen
E. Bacrot
N. Short
F. Nijboer
P. Negi
D. Reinderman


6.0
----------------------
L. Aronian
I. Nepomniachtchi


5.5
----------------------
V. Kramnik
T. Radjabov
M. Adams
V. Ivanchuk
V. Anand
P. Harikrishna
E. L'Ami
J. van der Wiel


5.0
----------------------
S. Mamedyarov
V. Topalov
P. Leko
D. Stellwagen
I. Cheparinov
L. Shilong


4.5
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J. Polgar
J. Smeets
K. Humpy
A. Ushenina
E. Grivas
I. Krush


4.0
----------------------
L. Wely
H. Yifan
M. Krasenkow


3.5
----------------------
B. Gelfand
G. Sargissian


3.0
----------------------
P. Eljanov
P. Zhaoqin


2.0
----------------------
W. Spoelman


1.5
----------------------
D. Ruijgrok

It was a surprise to see Carlsen escaping with a victory. Tough finale for the young man, let's see if he can make it.
Tomorrow's big match is Carlsen-Anand.
Also Ivanchuk-Adamns, both of them are undefeated so far!