| 25th Linares chess tournament :: Morelia, Linares 2008 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | pts | Wins | + | = | - | ||||||||
| 1. | GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2. | GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3. | GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 4. | GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 5. | GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 6. | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ||
| =7. | GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||
| =7. | GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 5½ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||
This was the last dual-venue Morelia/Linares edition.
| 1st round — 15th February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 1 - 0 | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | 0 - 1 | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | 1 - 0 | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| 1.-3. Anand, Topalov, Lékó 1; 4.-5. Carlsen, Ivanchuk ½; 6.-8. Aronian, Radjabov, Shirov 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 16th February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | 0 - 1 | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | 1 - 0 | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ - ½ | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | ½ - ½ | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| 1.-2. Topalov, Ivanchuk 1½; 3.-6. Anand, Carlsen, Aronian, Lékó 1; 7.-8. Radjabov, Shirov ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 17th February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | 0 - 1 | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | ½ - ½ | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | 1 - 0 | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| 1. Topalov 2½; 2. Anand 2; 3.-5. Aronian, Ivanchuk, Lékó 1½; 6.-8. Carlsen, Radjabov, Shirov 1; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 19th February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ½ - ½ | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | ½ - ½ | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | 0 - 1 | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | 1 - 0 | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| 1.-3. Anand, Topalov, Aronian 2½; 4.-5. Shirov, Lékó 2; 6.-8. Carlsen, Radjabov, Ivanchuk 1½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 20th February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 0 - 1 | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | 0 - 1 | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| 1. Anand 3½; 2. Aronian 3; 3.-5. Carlsen, Topalov, Shirov 2½; 6.-8. Radjabov, Ivanchuk, Lékó 2; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 22nd February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | ½ - ½ | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | 1 - 0 | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | ½ - ½ | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| 1. Anand 4; 2. Aronian 3½; 3.-5. Topalov, Radjabov, Shirov 3; 6.-8. Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Lékó 2½; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 23rd February 2008, More | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | 1 - 0 | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 0 - 1 | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | 1 - 0 | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| 1. Anand 4½; 2.-3. Topalov, Shirov 4; 4.-5. Carlsen, Aronian 3½; 6.-7. Radjabov, Ivanchuk 3; 8. Lékó 2½; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 28th February 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | 1 - 0 | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | 1 - 0 | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | 0 - 1 | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ - ½ | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| 1. Anand 5½; 2.-3. Carlsen, Aronian 4½; 4.-5. Topalov, Shirov 4; 6. Radjabov 3½; 7.-8. Ivanchuk, Lékó 3; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 29th February 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | 1 - 0 | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 0 - 1 | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | ½ - ½ | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| 1. Anand 6; 2. Carlsen 5½; 3. Aronian 5; 4. Topalov 4½; 5.-7. Radjabov, Ivanchuk, Shirov 4; 8. Lékó 3; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 1st March 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ½ - ½ | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | ½ - ½ | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ - ½ | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | ½ - ½ | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| 1. Anand 6½; 2. Carlsen 6; 3. Aronian 5½; 4. Topalov 5; 5.-7. Radjabov, Ivanchuk, Shirov 4½; 8. Lékó 3½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 3rd March 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | 1 - 0 | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | ½ - ½ | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | 1 - 0 | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| 1. Anand 7; 2.-4. Carlsen, Topalov, Aronian 6; 5.-6. Radjabov, Ivanchuk 5; 7.-8. Shirov, Lékó 4½; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 4th March 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ½ - ½ | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | 1 - 0 | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | ½ - ½ | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | ½ - ½ | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| 1. Anand 7½; 2. Carlsen 7; 3. Aronian 6½; 4. Topalov 6; 5.-6. Radjabov, Ivanchuk 5½; 7.-8. Shirov, Lékó 5; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 6th March 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Aronian, Levon | 2739 | ½ - ½ | 2733 | GM Carlsen, Magnus | |||||
| GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 2751 | ½ - ½ | 2799 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Radjabov, Teimour | 2735 | 1 - 0 | 2755 | GM Shirov, Alexei | |||||
| GM Topalov, Veselin | 2780 | 1 - 0 | 2753 | GM Lékó, Péter | |||||
| 1. Anand 8; 2. Carlsen 7½; 3.-4. Topalov, Aronian 7; 5. Radjabov 6½; 6. Ivanchuk 6; 7.-8. Shirov, Lékó 5; | |||||||||
| 14th round — 7th March 2008, Lina | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2799 | ½ - ½ | 2780 | GM Topalov, Veselin | |||||
| GM Carlsen, Magnus | 2733 | ½ - ½ | 2735 | GM Radjabov, Teimour | |||||
| GM Lékó, Péter | 2753 | ½ - ½ | 2739 | GM Aronian, Levon | |||||
| GM Shirov, Alexei | 2755 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Ivanchuk, Vasyl | |||||
| 1. Anand 8½; 2. Carlsen 8; 3.-4. Topalov, Aronian 7½; 5. Radjabov 7; 6. Ivanchuk 6½; 7.-8. Shirov, Lékó 5½; | |||||||||
| 25th Linares chess tournament | |
| Dates: | 15th February - 7th March 2008 |
| City: | Morelia (Mexico), Linares (Spain) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 8 (incl. 8 GMs) |
| Games played: | 56 |
| Competition format: | Category 21 double round robin. |
| Tie-breaks: | 1. Number of wins |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | chessgames.com |
| Other websites: | Wikipedia |
| PGN game file: | linares-2008.pgn |