A match of 8 games in rapid chess between Vladimir Kramnik and David Navara for the Cez Chess Trophy takes place in Prague (Czech Republic) 14th-18th May.
Official site: www.praguechess.cz

M-Tel Masters takes place 7th-18th May 2008 in Sofia (Bulgaria). The event is a 10 round double round robin. Players: Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Ivan Cheparinov and Bu Xiangzhi. In case of a draw at the top there will be a tie break for determining the winner. The rule for the draws is the same as in previous three editions.
May 13th is a rest day.
Round 5 standings
1 Ivanchuk - 5.0
2 Topalov - 3.5
3-4 Radjabov, Cheparinov - 2.0
5 Aronian - 1.5
6 Bu Xiangzhi - 1.0

Round 1 Cheparinov - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 Aronian - Topalov 0-1 Radjabov - Ivanchuk 0-1		Round 2 Topalov - Ivanchuk 0-1 Aronian - Cheparinov 1/2 Bu Xiangzhi - Radjabov 1/2		Round 3 Ivanchuk - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 Cheparinov - Topalov 0-1 Radjabov - Aronian 1/2		Round 4 Ivanchuk - Cheparinov 1-0 Radjabov - Topalov 1/2 Bu Xiangzhi - Aronian 1/2
Round 5 Topalov - Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 Cheparinov - Radjabov 1/2 Aronian - Ivanchuk 0-1

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The 3rd International Chess Tournament 'AEROSVIT-2008' will take place 7th-20th June 2008 in Foros, Crimea, Ukraine. Participants: Carlsen Magnus g NOR 2765, Svidler Peter g RUS 2746, Ivanchuk Vassily g UKR 2740, Shirov Alexei g ESP 2740, Karjakin Sergey g UKR 2732, Jakovenko Dmitry g RUS 2711, Alekseev Evgeny g RUS 2711, Eljanov Pavel g UKR 2687, Volokitin Andrei g UKR 2684, Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter g ROU 2684, Van Wely Loek g NED 2676, Onischuk Alexander g USA 2664. Average rating 2711.7 Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game with addition of 30 sec. after each move starting from the first move. The rest day - Saturday, June 14th. International arbiter Oleg Tovchyga (Ukraine).

The Shahcom Company will provide live coverage of games in the playing hall and via internet on the official site and our site utilizing electronic boards "Shahcom". GM Mikhail Golubev will annotate games live.
You are able to watch the games with annotations of the "Aerosvit-2007
Official site: www.ukrchess.org.ua/aerosvit2008

Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen shared first place in the first event of the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan 20th April - 6th May 2008. Participants: Carlsen Magnus g NOR 2765, Mamedyarov Shakhriyar g AZE 2752, Radjabov Teimour g AZE 2751, Svidler Peter g RUS 2746, Karjakin Sergey g UKR 2732, Adams Michael g ENG 2729, Kamsky Gata g USA 2726, Grischuk Alexander g RUS 2716, Bacrot Etienne g FRA 2705, Cheparinov Ivan g BUL 2696. Wang Yue g CHN 2689, Inarkiev Ernesto g RUS 2684, Gashimov Vugar g AZE 2679, Navara David g CZE 2672.
Final standings:
1-3 Gashimov, Wang Yue, Carlsen - 8.0
4-5 Mamedyarov, Grischuk - 7.5
6-7 Adams, Svidler - 6.5
8-10 Radjabov, Kamsky, Karjakin - 6.0
11-12 Cheparinov, Navara - 5.5
13-14 Bacrot, Inarkiev - 5.0

Round 1 Radjabov - Adams 1/2 Karjakin - Navara 1/2 Carlsen - Wang Yue 1/2 Gashimov - Bacrot 1/2 Inarkiev - Kamsky 0-1 Mamedyarov - Svidler 1/2 Cheparinov - Grischuk 0-1		Round 2 Kamsky - Navara 1/2 Adams - Cheparinov 1-0 Grischuk - Karjakin 1/2 Wang Yue - Gashimov 1/2 Svidler - Carlsen 1/2 Inarkiev - Mamedyarov 1-0 Bacrot - Radjabov 0-1		Round 3 Karjakin - Adams 1-0 Radjabov - Wang Yue 1/2 Gashimov - Svidler 1-0 Carlsen - Inarkiev 1-0 Navara - Grischuk 0-1 Mamedyarov - Kamsky 1/2 Cheparinov - Bacrot 0-1		Round 4 Kamsky - Grischuk 1/2 Wang Yue - Cheparinov 1-0 Adams - Navara 1-0 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1-0 Bacrot - Karjakin 1/2 Svidler - Radjabov 1/2 Inarkiev - Gashimov 1/2
Round 5 Grischuk - Adams 1/2 Radjabov - Inarkiev 1/2 Gashimov - Mamedyarov 1/2 Karjakin - Wang Yue 0-1 Carlsen - Kamsky 1/2 Navara - Bacrot 1/2 Cheparinov - Svidler 1/2		Round 6 Kamsky - Adams 1-0 Wang Yue - Navara 1/2 Mamedyarov - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Gashimov 1/2 Svidler - Karjakin 1-0 Bacrot - Grischuk 1/2 Inarkiev - Cheparinov 0-1		Round 7 Gashimov - Kamsky 1-0 Grischuk - Wang Yue 1/2 Radjabov - Carlsen 0-1 Adams - Bacrot 1/2 Karjakin - Inarkiev 1-0 Navara - Svidler 1/2 Cheparinov - Mamedyarov 1-0		Round 8 Gashimov - Radjabov 1/2 Wang Yue - Adams 1/2 Carlsen - Cheparinov 1/2 Kamsky - Bacrot 1/2 Mamedyarov - Karjakin 1-0 Svidler - Grischuk 1/2 Inarkiev - Navara 1-0
Round 9 Grischuk - Inarkiev 1-0 Radjabov - Kamsky 1-0 Adams - Svidler 1-0 Bacrot - Wang Yue 1/2 Karjakin - Carlsen 1/2 Cheparinov - Gashimov 1/2 Navara - Mamedyarov 0-1		Round 10 Gashimov - Karjakin 1/2 Mamedyarov - Grischuk 1/2 Carlsen - Navara 1/2 Radjabov - Cheparinov 0-1 Kamsky - Wang Yue 1/2 Svidler - Bacrot 1/2 Inarkiev - Adams 1/2		Round 11 Wang Yue - Svidler 1-0 Grischuk - Carlsen 1/2 Adams - Mamedyarov 1/2 Bacrot - Inarkiev 0-1 Karjakin - Radjabov 1/2 Cheparinov - Kamsky 1/2 Navara - Gashimov 1/2		Round 12 Gashimov - Grischuk 1-0 Carlsen - Adams 1-0 Mamedyarov - Bacrot 1-0 Cheparinov - Karjakin 1/2 Kamsky - Svidler 0-1 Radjabov - Navara 0-1 Inarkiev - Wang Yue 1/2
Round 13 Wang Yue - Mamedyarov 1/2 Grischuk - Radjabov 1/2 Adams - Gashimov 1/2 Svidler - Inarkiev 1-0 Karjakin - Kamsky 1/2 Navara - Cheparinov 1-0 Bacrot - Carlsen 0-1

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Sergey Tiviakov and Katerina Lahno became the European Champions. The IX European Individual Chess Championships took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th April - 4th May. Top men participants: Movsesian Sergei 2695 SVK, Vallejo Pons Francisco 2684 ESP, Volokitin Andrei 2684 UKR, Almasi Zoltan 2674 HUN, Nikolic Predrag 2674 BIH, Akopian Vladimir 2673 ARM, Fedorchuk Sergey 2671 UKR, Motylev Alexander 2666 RUS, Bologan Viorel 2665 MDA, Georgiev Kiril 2665 BUL, Timofeev Artyom 2664 RUS, Efimenko Zahar 2660 UKR, Roiz Michael 2659 ISR, Tomashevsky Evgeny 2658 RUS, Fressinet Laurent 2656 FRA, Predojevic Borki 2651 BIH, Areshchenko Alexander 2650 UKR, Moiseenko Alexander 2650 UKR, Ivanisevic Ivan 2649 SRB, Sakaev Konstantin 2649 RUS

3rd May took place the tie-break matches for silver and bronze medal and to establish qualifiers for WCC with the time control: 15 min + 5 sec and then 5/4 min.
The silver medalist became Sergey Movsesian, the bronze medal took Sergey Volkov. For WCC qualified the first 10 placesa and also Sutovsky, Laznicka, Pavasovic, Efimenko, Papaioannou, Khalifman, Najer, Andrejkin, Sargissian, Gustafsson, Fressinet, Smirin, Bologan.
Tie-break results
Kryvoruchko - Nyback 1/2,1/2,0-1
Volkov - Nyback 0-1
Tregubov - Baklan1/2,1/2,0-1
Movsesian - Grachev 1-0,1-0
L'Ami - Vachier-Lagrave 0-1,1/2
Volkov - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2,1-0
Baklan - Movsesian 0-1,1/2
Volkov - Movsesian 0-1,0-1
Pavasovic - Gurevich 1-0,1/2
Efimenko - Markowski 0-1,1-0,1-0
Papaioannou - Vajda 0-1,1-0,1/2
Khalifman - Roiz 1/2,1/2,1/2
Najer - Hracek 1-0,1-0
Mamedov - Andreikin 1/2,1/2,0-1
Akopian - Sargissian 0-1,0-1
Areshchenko - Gustafsson 1-0,0-1,0-1
Fressinet - Galkin 1-0,1/2
Smirin - Khismatullin 1-0,0-1,1-0
Lupulescu - Bologan 1-0,0-1,1/2
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Final leading standings
1 Tiviakov - 8.5
2-10 Volkov, Tregubov, Movsesian, L'Ami, Vachier-Lagrave, Grachev, Baklan, Kryvoruchko, Nyback - 8.0
11-34 Sutovsky, Laznicka, Pavasovic, Efimenko, Papaioannou, Khalifman, Najer, Mamedov, Akopian, Areshcenko, Fressinet, Smirin, Lululesku, Bologan, Khismatullin, Galkin, Gustafsson, Sargissian, Andreikin, Hracek, Roiz, Vajda, Markovski, Gurevich - 7.0
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Top women participants: GM Cramling Pia 2539 SWE, GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL, IM Socko Monika 2505 POL, IM Muzychuk Anna 2486 SLO, GM Lahno Kateryna 2479 UKR, IM Danielian Elina 2479 ARM, GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2477 HUN, IM Ushenina Anna 2474 UKR, WGM Pogonina Natalija 2470 RUS, IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2466 LTU, IM Javakhishvili Lela 2466 GEO, GM Peng Zhaoqin 2455 NED, IM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan 2452 SCO, WGM Zhukova Natalia 2450 UKR, IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER. IM Dzagnidze Nana 2443 GEO, IM Skripchenko Almira 2443 FRA, IM Ovod Evgenija 2437 RUS.
3rd May took place the tie-break matches for silver and bronze medal and to establish qualifiers for WCC with the time control: 15 min + 5 sec and then 5/4 min.
The silver medalist became Viktorija Cmilyte, bronze medal took Anna Ushenina. For WCC qualified the first 7 places, and also Cramling, Pogonina, Muzychuk, Stefanova, Dzagnidze, Danielian, Lomineishvili
Tie-break results
Cmilyte - Dembo 1-0,1/2
Mkrtchian - Skripchenko 0-1,1-0,1-0
Ushenina - Mkrtchian 1-0,1/2
Zhukova - Cmylite 1-0,0-1,0-1
Ushenina - Cmylite 0-1,1-0,0-1
Danielian - Socko 1-0,1/2
Lomineishvili - Demina 1/2,1/2,1-0
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Final leading standings
1 Lahno - 8.5
2-7 Ushenina, Zhukova, Cmilyte, Mkrtchian, Skripchenko, Dembo - 8.0
8-16 Cramling, Pogonina, Muzychuk, Stefanova, Dzagnidze, Danielian, Lomineishvili, Demina, Socko - 7.5
17 Houska, Paehtz, Hoang Thanh Trang, Repkova, Rajlich, Zimina, Romanko, Atalik, Turova, Khukhashvili, Molchanova, Cosma - 7.0
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Official site: http://www.eicc2008.com

Veselin Topalov won the XIV Dos Hermanas tournament took place 18th-20th April. Four well-known players: Veselin Topalov, Alexei Shirov, Judit Polgar and Paco Vallejo played the knockout system. There were four game rapid matches of 20 minutes + 10 seconds a move.

Final:
Topalov - Vallejo Pons 1-0,1/2,1/2,1/2
Semifinals:
Vallejo Pons - Shirov 1/2,1-0,1-0,1/2
Topalov - Polgar 1-0,1-0,1/2,0-1
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Ural from Yekaterinburg with players Teimour Radjabov, Alexei Shirov, Gata Kamsky, Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Malakhov, Vladimir Akopian, Alexei Dreev and Alexander Motylev became the winner of the Russian Team Championship took place in Dagomys, Sochi 1st-14th April. Among participants there were: GM Karpov Anatoly 2655, GM Morozevich Alexander 2774, GM Shirov Alexei 2755, GM Radjabov Teimour 2751, GM Svidler Peter 2746, GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2740, GM Karjakin Sergey 2732, GM Kamsky Gata 2732, GM Gelfand Boris 2723, GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2719, GM Alekseev Evgeny 2711, GM Grischuk Alexander 2711, GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2711, GM Akopian Vladimir 2700.
Final standings
1 Ural Yekaterinburg 17 39.5
2 Economist-1 Saratov 15 37.0
3 TPS Saransk 14 37.0
4 Finek Gazprom Sankt-Petersburg 14 35.5
5 Spasio Moscow 12 34.5
6 Shatar Buryatia 12 34.0
7 64 Moscow 11 32.0
8 SHSM Moscow 10 33.5
9 Tomsk-400 10 31.0
10 Politekhnik Nizhny Tagil 9 31.0
11 South Ural Chelyabinsk 5 27.5
12 Economist-2 Saratov 3 23.5
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Women team Finek-1 from Saint-Petersburg with Ekaterina Korbut, Victoria Cmilite, Natalia Zhukova, Julia Demina, Irina Turova took the 1st place in the Russian team Championship. Final standings
1 Finek-1 Saint-Petersburg - 12 17.0
2 Spartak Vidnoe - 11 17.0
3 Ekonomist SGSEU-1 Saratov - 7 15.0
4 ABC Krasnoturinsk - 7 14.5
5 South Ural Chelyabinsk - 6 13.5
6 Petrodom Saint-Petersburg - 5 12.5
7 SHSM Moscow - 5 12.0
8 Ekonomist SGSEU-2 Saratov - 3 10.5
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Michael Adams won the II Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival took place in Merida, Spain 4th-13th April 2008. Participants: Adams Michael 2729 ENG, Sargissian Gabriel 2643 ARM, Zhang Pengxiang 2640 CHN, Caruana Fabiano 2620 ITA, Granda Zuniga Julio E 2609 PER, Koneru Humpy 2603 IND, Hou Yifan 2549 CHN, Perez Candelario Manuel 2537 ESP.

Final standings
1 Adams - 5.0
2-3 Sargissian, Zhang Pengxiang - 4.0
4 Koneru Humpy - 3.5
5 Caruana Fabiano - 2.5
6-7 Granda Zuniga, Hou Yifan - 2.0
8 Perez Candelario - 1.0
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Jan Smeets became the Champion of Netherlands. The Dutch Championship took place 2nd - 13th April. The participants were: Sergei Tiviakov GM 2634, Daniel Stellwagen GM 2621, Erwin L'Ami GM 2600, Jan Smeets GM 2578, Sipke Ernst GM 2559, Friso Nijboer GM 2558, Dimitri Reinderman GM 2526, Ruud Janssen IM 2504, Yge Visser GM 2477, Jan-Willem De Jong IM 2474, Manuel Bosboom IM 2471, Daan Brandenburg IM 2435. April 8th was a rest day.

Final standings
1 Smeets - 7.5
2-3 Reinderman, Stellwagen - 7.0
4-5 Ernst, L'Ami - 6.5
6-7 Nijboer, Tiviakov - 6.0
8 Visser - 5.5
9-10 Janssen, De Jong - 4.0
11 Brandenburg - 3.5
12 Bosboom - 2.5
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Levon Aronian became the winner of the 17th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament took place March 14th-28th in Nice. The participants were: Kramnik Vladimir RUS (born 1975) 2799, Anand Viswanathan IND 1969 2799, Topalov Veselin BUL 1975 2780, Morozevich Alexander RUS 1977 2765, Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz AZE 1985 2760, Leko Peter HUN 1979 2753, Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 1969 2751, Aronian Levon ARM 1982 2739, Gelfand Boris ISR 1968 2737, Carlsen Magnus NOR 1990 2733, Karjakin Sergey UKR 1990 2732, Van Wely Loek NED 1972 2681. Combined final standings 1 Aronian - 14.5 2-5 Kramnik, Leko, Topalov, Carlsen - 12.0 6-8 Ivanchuk, Anand, Morozevich - 11.0 9 Karjakin - 9.5 10-12 Gelfand, Mamedyarov, Van Vely - 9.0

Blindfold chess
Final standings
1-4 Kramnik, Aronian, Morozevich, Topalov - 6.5
5-7 Leko, Anand, Carlsen - 6.0
8-9 Karjakin, Van Wely - 5.0
10 Ivanchuk, Mamedyarov - 4.5
12 Gelfand - 3.0

Round 1 Anand - Kramnik 1/2 Mamedyarov - Morozevich 1/2 Topalov - Leko 1-0 Gelfand - Karjakin 0-1 Aronian - Van Wely 1/2 Carlsen - Ivanchuk 0-1		Round 2 Ivanchuk - Gelfand 1/2 Van Wely - Carlsen 0-1 Karjakin - Aronian 1/2 Kramnik - Leko 1/2 Morozevich - Topalov 1-0 Anand - Mamedyarov 1/2		Round 3 Mamedyarov - Kramnik 1/2 Topalov - Anand 1/2 Leko - Morozevich 1/2 Aronian - Gelfand 1/2 Carlsen - Karjakin 1-0 Van Wely - Ivanchuk 1/2		Round 4 Gelfand - Van Wely 0-1 Karjakin - Ivanchuk 1/2 Aronian - Carlsen 1/2 Kramnik - Morozevich 1-0 Anand - Leko 1/2 Mamedyarov - Topalov 0-1
Round 5 Topalov - Kramnik 1/2 Leko - Mamedyarov 1-0 Morozevich - Anand 1-0 Carlsen - Gelfand 1-0 Ivanchuk - Aronian 1/2 Van Wely - Karjakin 1/2		Round 6 Karjakin - Anand Aronian - Mamedyarov 1/2 Carlsen - Topalov 1/2 Ivanchuk - Leko 1/2 Van Wely - Morozevich 0-1 Gelfand - Kramnik 1/2		Round 7 Morozevich - Ivanchuk 1-0 Kramnik - Van Wely 1/2 Leko - Gelfand 1/2 Mamedyarov - Karjakin 1/2 Topalov - Aronian 1/2 Anand - Carlsen 1-0		Round 8 Aronian - Anand 1-0 Carlsen - Mamedyarov 1-0 Karjakin - Topalov 1/2 Van Wely - Leko 0-1 Gelfand - Morozevich 1/2 Ivanchuk - Kramnik 1/2
Round 9 Leko - Karjakin 1/2 Morozevich - Aronian 0-1 Kramnik - Carlsen 1-0 Anand - Ivanchuk 1/2 Mamedyarov - Van Wely 0-1 Topalov - Gelfand 1/2		Round 10 Ivanchuk - Mamedyarov 0-1 Van Wely - Topalov 1/2 Gelfand - Anand 0-1 Karjakin - Morozevich 1/2 Aronian - Kramnik 1/2 Carlsen - Leko 1/2		Round 11 Kramnik - Karjakin 1/2 Anand - Van Wely 1/2 Mamedyarov - Gelfand 1-0 Topalov - Ivanchuk 1-0 Leko - Aronian 1/2 Morozevich - Carlsen 1/2

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Round 10 standings
1 Aronian - 8.0
2 Ivanchuk - 6.5
3-5 Gelfand, Leko, Carlsen - 6.0
6-7 Kramnik, Topalov - 5.5
8 Anand - 5.0
9-11 Mamedyarov, Morozevich, Karjakin - 4.5
12 Van Wely - 4.0

Round 1 Kramnik - Anand 0-1 Morozevich - Mamedyarov 1/2 Leko - Topalov 1/2 Karjakin - Gelfand 1/2 Van Wely - Aronian 0-1 Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2		Round 2 Gelfand - Ivanchuk 0-1 Carlsen - Van Wely 1-0 Aronian - Karjakin 1-0 Leko - Kramnik 0-1 Topalov - Morozevich 1-0 Mamedyarov - Anand 0-1		Round 3 Kramnik - Mamedyarov 0-1 Anand - Topalov 1/2 Morozevich - Leko 0-1 Gelfand - Aronian 1-0 Karjakin - Carlsen 1-0 Ivanchuk - Van Welly 0-1		Round 4 Van Wely - Gelfand 1/2 Ivanchuk - Karjakin 1-0 Carlsen - Aronian 0-1 Morozevich - Kramnik 1/2 Leko - Anand 1-0 Topalov - Mamedyarov 1/2
Round 5 Kramnik - Topalov 1-0 Anand - Morozevich 1-0 Mamedyarov - Leko 1/2 Karjakin - van Wely 1-0 Gelfand - Carlsen 1/2 Aronian - Ivanchuk 1-0		Round 6 Anand - Karjakin 1/2 Mamedyarov - Aronian 1/2 Topalov - Carlsen 1/2 Leko - Ivanchuk 1/2 Morozevich - Van Wely 1/2 Kramnik - Gelfand 1/2		Round 7 Ivanchuk - Morozevich 1/2 Van Wely - Kramnik 1/2 Gelfand - Leko 1/2 Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 Aronian - Topalov 1-0 Carlsen - Anand 1-0		Round 8 Anand - Aronian 1/2 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 0-1 Topalov - Karjakin 1-0 Leko - Van Wely 1/2 Morozevich - Gelfand 1-0 Kramnik - Ivanchuk 1/2
Round 9 Karjakin - Leko 1/2 Aronian - Morozevich 1-0 Carlsen - Kramnik 1/2 Ivanchuk - Anand 1-0 Van Wely - Mamedyarov 1/2 Gelfand - Topalov 1/2		Round 10 Mamedyarov - Ivanchuk 1/2 Topalov - Van Wely 1-0 Anand - Gelfand 0-1 Morozevich - Karjakin 1-0 Kramnik - Aronian 1/2 Leko - Carlsen 1/2		Round 11 Karjakin - Kramnik 1/2 Van Wely - Anand 1/2 Gelfand - Mamedyarov 1-0 Ivanchuk - Topalov 1-0 Aronian - Leko 1/2 Carlsen - Morozevich 1/2

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