The Viktor Korchnoi 70th Birthday Tournament

Vladimir Kramnik     Vladimir Kramnik is the winner of the Viktor Korchnoi 70th Birthday Tournament, which took place in the Hotel Savoy in Zurich, Switzerland 28-29 April. It was a rapid tournament (25 minutes for the whole game, no timebonus). Semifinals and Finals two games. Tiebreaks: 2 Blitzgames (10 min), 2 Blitzgames (5 min), Sudden Death (White 6 min, Black 5 min, Black wins in the case of a Draw).
Qualification in 2 groups:
Group A
1. Kasparov Garry RUS 2827
2. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2676
3. Piket, Jeroen g NED 2628
4. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2531
5. Forster, Richard m SUI 2462
6. Unzicker, Wolfgang g GER 2432

Group A final standings:
1. Kasparov - 4.5
2. Piket - 4.0
3-5. Short, Unzicker, Pelletier - 2.0
6. Forster - 0.5
    Group B
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2802
2. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2695
3. Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2643
4. Spassky, Boris V g FRA 2551
5. Jenni, Florian m SUI 2471
6. Hug, Werner m SUI 2470

Group B final standings:
1. Kramnik - 3.5
2. Spassky - 3.0
3. Svidler, Korchnoi - 2.5
5. Hug - 2.0
6. Jenni - 1.5
Kasparov 1-0,1/2
Kasparov
1-0,1/2
Kasparov
Kramnik
1/2,0-1
Korchnoi
Spassky 1-0,0-1
Short
Short 0-1,1/2
Piket 1-0,1-0
Piket
1/2,0-1
Svidler
Unzicker 0-1,1/2
Kramnik
Kramnik


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