After a couple of draws, the match is still level, but so far Boris Gelfand has struggled to keep himself in business.
Name | World rank | Country | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Score so far |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Grischuk | 12 | AZE | 2747 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||
Boris Gelfand | 16 | ISR | 2733 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
As for prizes, there will be 90.000 € for each finalist, plus of course the winner gets the right to play Viswanathan Anand for the world crown.
Final Schedule
Final: Games 1 to 3 are from the 19th to the 21st of May.
May 22nd: Rest day
Games: Games 4 to 6 are from the 23rd to the 25th of May
26th of May: Tiebreaks followed by the Closing Ceremony.
For more information go to official site : http://kazan2011.fide.com/
Otherwise another useful source is: Fédération Internationale des Échecs
To watch the games live : http://kazan2011.fide.com/live-games.html
The games begin at 3 pm local time
1 pm Paris, Madrid
12 noon London
7 am New York
4 am Los Angeles