Showdown at the Paradeplatz and a fantastic performance by the Italian youngstar!
Final round:
Fabiano Caruana - Boris Gelfand 1 : 0
A draw would have been sufficient to win the tournament, but Fabiano wanted more! In a quiet Catalan, he maintained the two bishops and managed to win a pawn after Gelfand´s dubious 21…e5. In the resulting endgame, he kept the pressure high until black eventually caved in.
Viswanathan Anand - Vladimir Kramnik 1 : 0
In a solid Berlin-Ruy Lopez, Vladimir Kramnik launched an usual pawn attack on the queenside. The position remained balanced until the Russian committed the blunder of the tournament. Instead, he could have drawn quite easily with 20…Nxh3! 21.gxh3 Qd7 and a perpetual. Vishy Anand obviously seized the opportunity and moved up to second place.
An eventful last round in this memorable tournament! Hope to see again next year!
Final ranking
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#
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Name
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Rtg
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Pts
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1
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Kramnik, Vladimir
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2810
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***
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½*0
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½*½
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½*½
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2½
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|
2
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Anand, Viswanathan
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2780
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½*1
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***
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½*0
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½*½
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3
|
|
3
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Caruana, Fabiano
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2757
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½*½
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½*1
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***
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½*1
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4
|
|
4
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Gelfand, Boris
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2740
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½*½
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½*½
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½*0
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***
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2½
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