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ANAND – MOROZEVICH JOINT WINERRS at 15th Amber Tournaments

by Vijay Kumar

Brussels 30th March 2006. In the final round Anand made two draws against Topalov while Morozevich scored 1½ against Van Wely. Thus they shared first place with identical14½ points. Morozevich was first in the blindfold section with a fantastic score of 9½ out of 11, three points ahead of the closest pursuer. Anand won the rapid tournament by a 1½ point margin.

Round 11 blindfold results:

Topalov – Anand ½–½

Van Wely – Morozevich 0–1

Leko – Vallejo 1–0

Ivanchuk – Grischuk ½–½

Aronian – Svidler 1–0

Nielsen – Gelfand ½–½

Blindfold final standings:

1. Morozevich – 9½

2-3. Anand, Vallejo – 6½

4-5. Grischuk, Leko – 6

6-7. Gelfand, Svidler – 5½

8-9. Van Wely, Topalov – 4½

10-11. Nielsen, Aronian – 4

12. Ivanchuk – 3½

Round 11 rapid results:

Anand – Topalov ½–½

Morozevich – Van Wely ½–½

Vallejo – Leko ½–½

Grischuk – Ivanchuk ½–½

Svidler – Aronian 0–1

Gelfand – Nielsen 1–0

Rapid final standings:

1. Anand – 8

2-3. Aronian, Topalov – 6½

4-7. Vallejo, Grischuk, Van Wely,

Ivanchuk – 5½

8-10. Morozevich, Gelfand, Leko – 5

11-12. Nielsen, Svidler – 4

Combined final standings:

1-2. Morozevich, Anand – 14½

3. Vallejo – 12

4. Grischuk – 11½

5-6. Topalov, Leko – 11

7-8. Gelfand, Aronian – 10½

9. Van Wely – 10

10. Svidler – 9½

11. Ivanchuk – 9

12. Nielsen – 8