Amber 2003 Results and Crosstables
Blindfold Results and Standings

Round 1 (March 15, 2003)

Gelfand, Boris         -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   36  E15  Queens Indian
Leko, Peter            -  Bareev, Evgeny         1-0   34  C11  French Defence
Topalov, Veselin       -  Shirov, Alexei         1-0   63  B32  Sicilian Labourdonnais
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Kramnik, Vladimir      0-1   68  B35  Sicilian Defence
Van Wely, Loek         -  Morozevich, Alexander  1-0   52  D15  Slav Defence
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      0-1   47  D27  QGA

Round 2 (March 16, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Topalov, Veselin       1-0   39  B82  Sicilian Scheveningen
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   39  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Shirov, Alexei         -  Leko, Peter            0-1   37  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Morozevich, Alexander  1-0   43  C42  Petroff's Defence
Bareev, Evgeny         -  Almasi, Zoltan         1-0   47  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   57  D18  Slav Defence

Round 3 (March 17, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Shirov, Alexei         1-0   19  C11  French Defence
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Anand, Viswanathan     1-0   35  B13  Caro Kann Exchange
Gelfand, Boris         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1-0   29  A31  English Symmetrical
Topalov, Veselin       -  Bareev, Evgeny         1-0   48  C11  French Defence
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Leko, Peter            1/2   70  E15  Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek         -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   56  E15  Queens Indian

Round 4 (March 18, 2003)

Gelfand, Boris         -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   41  B35  Sicilian Defence
Leko, Peter            -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   32  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   27  E15  Queens Indian
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Topalov, Veselin       1-0   43  B47  Sicilian Paulsen
Bareev, Evgeny         -  Shirov, Alexei         0-1   32  A15  English counter King's Fianchetto
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Morozevich, Alexander  0-1   43  D07  Tchigorin Defence)

Round 5 (March 20, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Bareev, Evgeny         1-0   23  D15  Slav Defence
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   40  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   36  B48  Sicilian Paulsen
Topalov, Veselin       -  Leko, Peter            1/2   39  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Shirov, Alexei         -  Almasi, Zoltan         0-1   30  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Van Wely, Loek         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1-0   33  D27  QGA

Round 6 (March 21, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   26  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Leko, Peter            -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1/2   54  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Topalov, Veselin       -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   42  E04  Catalan
Shirov, Alexei         -  Morozevich, Alexander  1-0   42  C87  Ruy Lopez
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Gelfand, Boris         0-1   46  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Bareev, Evgeny         -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   44  D35  QGD Exchange

Round 7 (March 22, 2003)

Morozevich, Alexander  -  Leko, Peter            1-0   88  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Shirov, Alexei         1/2   39  C42  Petroff's Defence
Gelfand, Boris         -  Bareev, Evgeny         1-0   47  D15  Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   61  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Van Wely, Loek         -  Almasi, Zoltan         1/2   51  E15  Queens Indian
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Topalov, Veselin       0-1   34  A70  Benoni

Round 8 (March 23, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Morozevich, Alexander  0-1   37  C11  French Defence
Leko, Peter            -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   23  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Topalov, Veselin       -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   37  C42  Petroff's Defence
Shirov, Alexei         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1/2   26  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   44  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Bareev, Evgeny         -  Van Wely, Loek         0-1   29  D97  Gruenfeld Russian

Round 9 (March 25, 2003)

Morozevich, Alexander  -  Bareev, Evgeny         1-0   35  C11  French Defence
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Almasi, Zoltan         1-0   93  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gelfand, Boris         -  Kramnik, Vladimir      0-1   75  A30  English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Topalov, Veselin       0-1   49  B51  Sicilian Rossolimo
Van Wely, Loek         -  Leko, Peter            0-1   52  E15  Queens Indian
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Shirov, Alexei         0-1   31  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov

Round 10 (March 26, 2003)

Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   40  A58  Volga Gambit
Leko, Peter            -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   0-1   40  B48  Sicilian Paulsen
Topalov, Veselin       -  Morozevich, Alexander  0-1   49  C87  Ruy Lopez
Shirov, Alexei         -  Gelfand, Boris         1-0   35  C42  Petroff's Defence
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1/2   57  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Bareev, Evgeny         -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   24  E34  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2

Round 11 (March 27, 2003)

Morozevich, Alexander  -  Almasi, Zoltan         1/2   65  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Topalov, Veselin       1-0   43  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gelfand, Boris         -  Leko, Peter            1/2   42  E20  Nimzo Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Bareev, Evgeny         1/2   21  C02  French Advance
Van Wely, Loek         -  Shirov, Alexei         1/2   62  D27  QGA
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   20  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2


Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 15-27 iii 2003   cat. XIX (2707)
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 1 Kramnik, Vladimir      g RUS 2807 * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 =  8.0  2872
 2 Morozevich, Alexander  g RUS 2678 1 * 1 = 1 1 0 0 = 0 1 1  7.0  2811
 3 Anand, Viswanathan     g IND 2753 = 0 * = = 1 = = 1 1 = 1  7.0  2804
 4 Gelfand, Boris         g ISR 2700 0 = = * = = 0 1 1 1 1 =  6.5  2772
 5 Leko, Peter            g HUN 2736 = 0 = = * = 1 = = 1 1 0  6.0  2740
 6 Topalov, Veselin       g BUL 2743 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 0 1 1 1  6.0  2739
 7 Shirov, Alexei         g ESP 2723 0 1 = 1 0 0 * = 0 = 1 1  5.5  2705
 8 Ivanchuk, Vassily      g UKR 2699 = 1 = 0 = 0 = * = 0 = 1  5.0  2671
 9 Almasi, Zoltan         g HUN 2676 0 = 0 0 = 1 1 = * = 0 1  5.0  2673
10 Van Wely, Loek         g NED 2668 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 1 = * 1 1  5.0  2674
11 Bareev, Evgeny         g RUS 2729 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 * 1  3.0  2529
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   g YUG 2570 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *  2.0  2457
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Rapid Results and Standings

Round 1 (March 15, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Leko, Peter            1/2   79  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   59  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   54  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Shirov, Alexei         -  Topalov, Veselin       1/2   47  B17  Caro Kann
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Almasi, Zoltan         0-1   58  C97  Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1/2   99  B48  Sicilian Paulsen

Round 2 (March 16, 2003)

Leko, Peter            -  Shirov, Alexei         1-0   43  C11  French Defence
Topalov, Veselin       -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   45  E20  Nimzo Indian
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1-0   44  B46  Sicilian Paulsen
Gelfand, Boris         -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   45  D37  QGD 5.Bf4
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Bareev, Evgeny         0-1   39  C11  French Defence
Van Wely, Loek         -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   72  E15  Queens Indian

Round 3 (March 17, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Topalov, Veselin       1-0   40  D11  Slav Defence
Anand, Viswanathan     -  Morozevich, Alexander  1-0   69  C42  Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter            -  Almasi, Zoltan         1/2   38  C97  Ruy Lopez
Shirov, Alexei         -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   38  B54  Sicilian Rauzer
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Gelfand, Boris         1-0   58  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Van Wely, Loek         1/2   32  A29  English Four Knights

Round 4 (March 18, 2003)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1-0   38  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Topalov, Veselin       -  Almasi, Zoltan         1-0   54  C92  Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   51  B40  Sicilian Classical
Shirov, Alexei         -  Bareev, Evgeny         1/2   20  C11  French Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Leko, Peter            1/2   36  E15  Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek         -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2  106  D12  Slav Defence

Round 5 (March 20, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   39  E46  Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Leko, Peter            -  Topalov, Veselin       1/2   49  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gelfand, Boris         -  Morozevich, Alexander  0-1   51  A55  Old Indian Defence
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Shirov, Alexei         1-0   24  C70  Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   41  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Anand, Viswanathan     0-1   55  B19  Caro Kann

Round 6 (March 21, 2003)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   40  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Shirov, Alexei         0-1  114  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Gelfand, Boris         -  Almasi, Zoltan         1-0   37  E04  Catalan
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Leko, Peter            0-1   37  E15  Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek         -  Topalov, Veselin       1/2   44  E48  Nimzo Indian
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Bareev, Evgeny         0-1   49  D18  Slav Defence

Round 7 (March 22, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   48  E34  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Leko, Peter            -  Morozevich, Alexander  1/2   31  C42  Petroff's Defence
Topalov, Veselin       -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   32  B48  Sicilian Paulsen
Shirov, Alexei         -  Anand, Viswanathan     0-1   73  C42  Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1/2   35  C96  Ruy Lopez
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Van Wely, Loek         1/2   68  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov

Round 8 (March 23, 2003)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Leko, Peter            1/2   25  B45  Sicilian Classical
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1-0   65  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gelfand, Boris         -  Topalov, Veselin       1/2   27  A31  English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Shirov, Alexei         0-1   47  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek         -  Bareev, Evgeny         0-1   47  D11  Slav Defence
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Almasi, Zoltan         1/2   48  E05  Catalan

Round 9 (March 25, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Morozevich, Alexander  1-0   71  A55  Old Indian Defence
Leko, Peter            -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   45  B31  Sicilian Rossolimo
Topalov, Veselin       -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1-0   68  B42  Sicilian Paulsen
Shirov, Alexei         -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   42  B81  Sicilian Keres Attack
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   47  D12  Slav Defence
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   20  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation

Round 10 (March 26, 2003)

Anand, Viswanathan     -  Bareev, Evgeny         1/2   25  C11  French Defence
Morozevich, Alexander  -  Topalov, Veselin       0-1   52  B12  Caro Kann Advanced
Gelfand, Boris         -  Shirov, Alexei         1/2   78  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Ivanchuk, Vassily      -  Almasi, Zoltan         1/2   35  E15  Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek         -  Kramnik, Vladimir      1/2   45  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   -  Leko, Peter            0-1   36  E17  Queens Indian

Round 11 (March 27, 2003)

Bareev, Evgeny         -  Ivanchuk, Vassily      1/2    8  D25  QGA
Leko, Peter            -  Gelfand, Boris         1/2   50  B92  Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Topalov, Veselin       -  Anand, Viswanathan     1/2   17  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Shirov, Alexei         -  Van Wely, Loek         1-0   43  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Kramnik, Vladimir      -  Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   1-0   48  B48  Sicilian Paulsen
Almasi, Zoltan         -  Morozevich, Alexander  0-1   49  C11  French Defence


Amber Rapid Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 15-27 iii 2003       cat. XIX (2707)
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                                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
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 1 Bareev, Evgeny         g RUS 2729 * = = 1 1 = = = 1 = 1 1  8.0  2879
 2 Anand, Viswanathan     g IND 2753 = * = = 1 1 = = = 1 = 1  7.5  2835
 3 Leko, Peter            g HUN 2736 = = * = = 1 = = = 1 1 1  7.5  2837
 4 Topalov, Veselin       g BUL 2743 0 = = * 1 = = = 1 1 = 1  7.0  2805
 5 Morozevich, Alexander  g RUS 2678 0 0 = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1  6.5  2774
 6 Shirov, Alexei         g ESP 2723 = 0 0 = 1 * = = 0 1 1 1  6.0  2741
 7 Gelfand, Boris         g ISR 2700 = = = = 0 = * = 1 0 = 1  5.5  2707
 8 Kramnik, Vladimir      g RUS 2807 = = = = 0 = = * 0 = = 1  5.0  2661
 9 Almasi, Zoltan         g HUN 2676 0 = = 0 0 1 0 1 * = = =  4.5  2644
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily      g UKR 2699 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = * 1 =  4.0  2605
11 Van Wely, Loek         g NED 2668 0 = 0 = 0 0 = = = 0 * =  3.0  2535
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   g YUG 2570 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = *  1.5  2410
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Combined Standings

Amber Combined Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 15-27 iii 2003                 cat. XIX (2707)
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 1 Anand, Viswanathan     g IND 2753 ** == 01 == 1= == =1 == 1= =1 1= 11  14.5  2819
 2 Leko, Peter            g HUN 2736 == ** 0= == == == 11 1= == =1 11 01  13.5  2784
 3 Morozevich, Alexander  g RUS 2678 10 1= ** 11 10 =1 00 10 =1 01 01 11  13.5  2789
 4 Kramnik, Vladimir      g RUS 2807 == == 00 ** 1= 1= 1= 1= 10 == 1= =1  13.0  2762
 5 Topalov, Veselin       g BUL 2743 0= == 01 0= ** == 1= 10 01 11 1= 11  13.0  2768
 6 Gelfand, Boris         g ISR 2700 == == =0 0= == ** 0= 1= 11 10 1= =1  12.0  2743
 7 Shirov, Alexei         g ESP 2723 =0 00 11 0= 0= 1= ** 1= 00 =1 =1 11  11.5  2719
 8 Bareev, Evgeny         g RUS 2729 == 0= 01 0= 01 0= 0= ** 11 == 01 11  11.0  2704
 9 Almasi, Zoltan         g HUN 2676 0= == =0 01 10 00 11 00 ** == == 1=   9.5  2659
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily      g UKR 2699 =0 =0 10 == 00 01 =0 == == ** 01 1=   9.0  2642
11 Van Wely, Loek         g NED 2668 0= 00 10 0= 0= 0= =0 10 == 10 ** 1=   8.0  2608
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir   g YUG 2570 00 10 00 =0 00 =0 00 00 0= 0= 0= **   3.5  2435
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