Anand, Morozevish win 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid |
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Friday, 31 March 2006 00:00 |
GMs Anand V. of India and Morozevich A. of Russia are the joint winners of the 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament which was held 18 to 30 of March in Monaco and sponsored by the Dutch billionaire J.J. van Oosterom. The event is named after the sponsor's eldest daughter. For Anand this is his fifth Amber victory, for Morozevich it’s the third time that he wins in Monaco. For PGNs and final standings click here. For more info visit Official web site.
GMs Anand V. of India and Morozevich A. of Russia are the joint winners of the 15th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament which was held in Monaco and sponsored by the Dutch billionaire J.J. van Oosterom, with a total prize fund is 216,000. The event is named after the sponsor's eldest daughter. For Anand this is his fifth Amber victory, for Morozevich it’s the third time that he wins in Monaco.
Final Standings Combined
1. Anand, Viswanathan 14.5
Morozevich, Alexander
3. Vallejo, Francisco 12.0
4. Grischuk, Alexander 11.5
5. Leko, Peter 11.0
Topalov, Veselin
7. Aronian, Levon 10.5
Gelfand, Boris
9. Van Wely, Loek 10.0
10. Svidler, Peter 9.5
11. Ivanchuk, Vassily 9.0
12. Nielsen, Peter Heine 8.0
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