The surprise of the day was J-L Hammer winning against his illustrious countryman in round five. However he was too far behind to challenge the predictable scenario that Anand would meet Carlsen in Monday's showdown of the giants.
Posn. | Name | Country | Rating | 1W | 1B | 2W | 2B | 3W | 3B | 4W | 4B | Total |
1 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2800 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ |
3 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | NOR | 2636 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 2 |
4 | Judit Polgar | HUN | 2682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1½ |
The renowned rapid wizard Anand was mercilous against Hammer and Polgar, but only achieved two draws against Carlsen.
Here are further details of the games so far:
Saturday's (28th of August) results:
Round 1
Viswanathan Anand | 1-0 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | 56 | Italian Game |
Judit Polgar | 0-1 | Magnus Carlsen | 35 | Spanish Berlin |
Round 2
Magnus Carlsen | 1-0 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | 73 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence |
Judit Polgar | 0-1 | Viswanathan Anand | 34 | Spanish Berlin |
Round 3
Viswanathan Anand | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | 31 | Sicilian Dragon |
Jon Ludvig Hammer | ½-½ | Judit Polgar | 45 | Nimzo Indian |
Sunday's (29th of August) results:
Round 4
Jon Ludvig Hammer | 0-1 | Viswanathan Anand | 42 | Catalan Opening |
Magnus Carlsen | 0.5-0.5 | Judit Polgar | 108 | Sicilian Defence |
Round 5
Jon Ludvig Hammer | 1-0 | Magnus Carlsen | 55 | Hedgehog System |
Viswanathan Anand | 1-0 | Judit Polgar | 35 | Sicilian Defence |
Round 6
Magnus Carlsen | ½-½ | Viswanathan Anand | 40 | Spanish Berlin |
Judit Polgar | ½-½ | Jon Ludvig Hammer | 55 | Four Knights Defence |
Here is the latest video courtesy of Gérard Demuydt and Robert Fontaine and Europe Echecs.
More tomorrow for the final!
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