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Results and standings

Torneo de Ajedrez Linares 2009 is taking place February 18 - March 8, 2009, in Linares, Spain. This 26th edition of Torneo Internacional "Ciudad de Linares" is being played only in Spain. The Morelia site will not be on the agenda this year, but the organizers have confirmed that in 2010 the Mexican city will rejoin the competition again.

Note: this year's time control is different, there will be 2 hours for the first 40 moves, 1 hour until move 60, and then 20 minutes are added instead of 15min + 30 sec.

Participants

Viswanathan Anand 
Magnus Carlsen 
Vassily Ivanchuk 
Levon Aronian 
Teimour Radjabov 
Wang Yue 
Alexander Grischuk 
Lenier Dominguez 

Round 1

Anand - Radjabov 1-0 (replay game) 
Aronian - Carlsen draw (replay game) 
Dominguez - Grischuk draw
Wang Yue - Ivanchuk draw

Round 2

Teimour Radjavov ½-½ Vassily Ivanchuk 
Alexander Grischuk 1-0 Wang Yue 
Magnus Carlsen ½-½ Leinier Domínguez (replay game) 
Vishy Anand 0-1 Levon Aronian

Round 3

Levon Aronian ½-½ Teimour Radjabov 
Leinier Domínguez ½-½ Vishy Anand 
Wang Yue ½-½ Magnus Carlsen (replay game) 
Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Alexander Grischuk

Round 4

Teimour Radjabov 0-1 Alexander Grischuk 
Magnus Carlsen ½-½ Vassily Ivanchuk (replay game) 

Vishy Anand 1-0 Wang Yue 
Levon Aronian 1-0 Leinier Domínguez

Round 5

Leinier Domínguez ½-½ Teimour Radjabov 
Wang Yue ½-½ Levon Aronian 
Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Vishy Anand 
Alexander Grischuk ½-½ Magnus Carlsen (replay game) 

Round 6

Wang Yue ½-½ Teimour Radjabov 
Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Leinier Domínguez 
Alexander Grischuk 1-0 Levon Aronian 
Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Vishy Anand (replay game) 

Standings

1. Grischuk 4,5 
2-3. Carlsen, Aronian 3,5 
4-5. Ivanchuk, Anand 3,0 
6. Dominguez 2,5 
7-8. Raajabov, Wang Yue 2,0

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