| 11. Amber Chess Tournament Monaco, 16 - 28.03.2002 |
Rapid Results
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Round 1 (March 16, 2002)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 49 E54 Nimzo Indian
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 39 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Bareev, Evgeny - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 40 B14 Caro Kann Panov Attack
Kramnik, Vladimir - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 32 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Piket, Jeroen - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 49 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Almasi, Zoltan - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 70 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 2 (March 17, 2002)
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 31 D05 Colle System
Shirov, Alexei - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 28 C42 Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 57 B22 Sicilian Alapin Variation
Almasi, Zoltan - Leko, Peter 1/2 69 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov Variation
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 42 A26 English Sicilian Attack
Van Wely, Loek - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 52 D19 Slav Defence
Round 3 (March 18, 2002)
Topalov, Veselin - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 35 C42 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 33 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Bareev, Evgeny - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 42 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Kramnik, Vladimir - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 75 E15 Queens Indian
Piket, Jeroen - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 39 D12 Slav Defence
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 47 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 4 (March 19, 2002)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 54 A14 Reti Opening
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 37 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Bareev, Evgeny - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 33 A20 English Opening
Morozevich, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 40 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Almasi, Zoltan - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 48 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Van Wely, Loek - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 45 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 5 (March 21, 2002)
Gelfand, Boris - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 33 E18 Queens Indian
Topalov, Veselin - Leko, Peter 0-1 49 A34 English Symmetrical Variation
Shirov, Alexei - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 51 C10 French Rubinstein
Kramnik, Vladimir - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 34 D17 Slav Defence
Piket, Jeroen - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 54 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 79 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Round 6 (March 22, 2002)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 25 D10 Slav Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 34 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Leko, Peter 0-1 44 A30 English Symmetrical Variation
Piket, Jeroen - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 36 E15 Queens Indian
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 30 A12 Reti Opening
Van Wely, Loek - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 34 D15 Slav Defence
Round 7 (March 23, 2002)
Gelfand, Boris - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 75 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 32 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Leko, Peter - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 43 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Morozevich, Alexander - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 24 B86 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Kramnik, Vladimir - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 51 C01 French Exchange
Almasi, Zoltan - Piket, Jeroen 0-1 29 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 8 (March 24, 2002)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 58 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Shirov, Alexei - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 44 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Bareev, Evgeny - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 74 A37 English Symmetrical Variation
Piket, Jeroen - Leko, Peter 0-1 47 E15 Queens Indian
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 65 A33 English Symmetrical Variation
Van Wely, Loek - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 42 A17 English Opening
Round 9 (March 26, 2002)
Gelfand, Boris - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 72 D17 Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 36 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Leko, Peter - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1/2 42 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Morozevich, Alexander - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 71 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Almasi, Zoltan - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 23 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais Variation
Round 10 (March 27, 2002)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 37 C67 Ruy Lopez Rio de Janeiro
Shirov, Alexei - Leko, Peter 1/2 32 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Bareev, Evgeny - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 82 D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Piket, Jeroen - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 47 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 27 A28 English Four Knights Variation
Van Wely, Loek - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 75 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Round 11 (March 28, 2002)
Gelfand, Boris - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 43 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Topalov, Veselin - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 20 C10 French Rubinstein
Leko, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 C18 French Winawer
Morozevich, Alexander - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 81 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Kramnik, Vladimir - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 31 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Almasi, Zoltan - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 55 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Amber Rapidplay Monaco MNC (MNC), 16-28 iii 2002 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2703 * = 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 0 7.5 2832
2 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2739 = * = 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 = 7.0 2797
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 0 = * = = 1 1 = = = 1 1 7.0 2799
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2713 0 1 = * = 1 = 0 1 = = 1 6.5 2763
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 = = = = * 0 = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2763
6 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2707 = 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2763
7 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2742 = = 0 = = 1 * 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2731
8 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2809 = = = 1 0 0 1 * 0 = = 1 5.5 2689
9 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2659 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 * 1 0 1 4.5 2638
10 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2644 0 0 = = = 0 = = 0 * 1 = 4.0 2602
11 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2548 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 3.0 2538
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2697 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 2.0 2437
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Blindfold Results
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Round 1 (March 16, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 44 C33 Kings Bishops Gambit)
Shirov, Alexei - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 38 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Topalov, Veselin - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 49 E20 Nimzo Indian
Gelfand, Boris - Leko, Peter 1/2 25 E15 Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 60 A28 English Four Knights Variation
Round 2 (March 17, 2002)
Leko, Peter - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 78 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 46 B82 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 50 E15 Queens Indian
Bareev, Evgeny - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 35 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Topalov, Veselin - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 42 C42 Petroff's Defence
Piket, Jeroen - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 40 A34 English Symmetrical Variation
Round 3 (March 18, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Leko, Peter 1-0 39 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 29 C02 French Advance
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 28 D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Almasi, Zoltan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 30 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 53 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Van Wely, Loek - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 39 A41 Modern Defence counter 1.d4
Round 4 (March 19, 2002)
Shirov, Alexei - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 43 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 37 E15 Queens Indian
Topalov, Veselin - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 44 E13 Queens Indian 5.Bg5
Gelfand, Boris - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 36 B14 Caro Kann Panov Attack
Piket, Jeroen - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 46 A11 Reti Opening
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 55 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Round 5 (March 21, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 24 C48 Four Knights Game Rubinstein
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 64 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov Variation
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 49 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Bareev, Evgeny - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 21 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Almasi, Zoltan - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 25 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1/2 68 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Round 6 (March 22, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 81 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Leko, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 20 C10 French Rubinstein
Kramnik, Vladimir - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 39 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Almasi, Zoltan - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 45 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Topalov, Veselin - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 39 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Gelfand, Boris - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 66 E52 Nimzo Indian
Round 7 (March 23, 2002)
Shirov, Alexei - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 63 C10 French Rubinstein
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 61 A13 Reti Opening
Bareev, Evgeny - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 36 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Piket, Jeroen - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 28 E17 Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek - Leko, Peter 0-1 63 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 52 D07 Tchigorin Defence)
Round 8 (March 24, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 36 C42 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 54 C54 Giuoco Piano
Kramnik, Vladimir - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 22 D13 Slav Exchange Variation
Almasi, Zoltan - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 52 C10 French Rubinstein
Topalov, Veselin - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 35 E15 Queens Indian
Gelfand, Boris - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 46 A58 Volga Gambit
Round 9 (March 26, 2002)
Shirov, Alexei - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 21 C67 Ruy Lopez Rio de Janeiro
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 38 C85 Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 38 E05 Catalan System
Piket, Jeroen - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 34 A26 English Sicilian Attack
Van Wely, Loek - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 76 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Leko, Peter 1/2 42 E15 Queens Indian
Round 10 (March 27, 2002)
Morozevich, Alexander - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 49 C02 French Advance
Leko, Peter - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 34 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 34 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Almasi, Zoltan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 70 C10 French Rubinstein
Topalov, Veselin - Piket, Jeroen 0-1 66 A42 Modern Defence (with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Gelfand, Boris - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 42 D10 Slav Defence
Round 11 (March 28, 2002)
Shirov, Alexei - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 30 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Leko, Peter 1/2 25 E03 Catalan System
Bareev, Evgeny - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 30 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Piket, Jeroen - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 48 D17 Slav Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 30 D39 QGD Ragozin System
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 90 A37 English Symmetrical Variation
Amber Blindfold Monaco MNC (MNC), 16-28 iii 2002 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2742 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 9.0 2957
2 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2873
3 Leko, Peter g HUN 2713 0 = * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 7.0 2800
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 = = = * 1 0 0 = 1 1 = = 6.0 2733
5 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2809 = = = 0 * 0 = 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 2689
6 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2707 0 0 = 1 1 * 0 = = = = 1 5.5 2698
7 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2644 0 = 0 1 = 1 * = 0 = = = 5.0 2668
8 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2739 0 = 0 = 1 = = * 0 0 1 1 5.0 2659
9 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2703 0 0 = 0 = = 1 1 * 0 0 1 4.5 2634
10 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2659 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 1 * = 1 4.5 2638
11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2697 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 1 = * = 4.0 2597
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2548 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 2.0 2451
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Final Combined Standings
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Amber All Monaco MNC (MNC), 16-28 iii 2002 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2742 ** == =1 0= =1 =1 11 0= =1 =1 1= 11 15.0 2828
2 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 == ** == == =1 == 01 1= == =1 11 11 14.5 2815
3 Leko, Peter g HUN 2713 =0 == ** == 0= 11 1= 0= =1 11 11 == 13.5 2778
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 1= == == ** 01 == 10 =1 =0 =1 1= 1= 13.0 2762
5 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2703 =0 =0 1= 10 ** =1 == == 11 10 00 11 12.0 2735
6 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2739 =0 == 00 == =0 ** 1= =1 1= 10 =1 11 12.0 2731
7 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2707 00 10 0= 01 == 0= ** 11 10 1= 1= 11 12.0 2734
8 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2809 1= 0= 1= =0 == =0 00 ** == 01 11 =1 11.0 2689
9 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2644 =0 == =0 =1 00 0= 01 == ** 0= == 1= 9.0 2639
10 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2659 =0 =0 00 =0 01 01 0= 10 1= ** 1= 01 9.0 2638
11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2697 0= 00 00 0= 11 =0 0= 00 == 0= ** 0= 6.0 2524
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2548 00 00 == 0= 00 00 00 =0 0= 10 1= ** 5.0 2502
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