Anand silver, Karjakin bronze at the World Blitz Chess Championship
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Final standings
1 Carlsen, Magnus 2801 31
2 Anand, Viswanathan 2788 28
3 Karjakin, Sergey 2723 25
4 Kramnik, Vladimir 2772 24.5
5 Grischuk, Alexander 2736 23.5
6 Ponomariov, Ruslan 2739 23.5
7 Svidler, Peter 2754 23.5
8 Leko, Peter 2752 22
9 Morozevich, Alexander 2750 22
10 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2719 22
11 Gashimov, Vugar 2758 21.5
12 Aronian, Levon 2786 21
13 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 2719 20
14 Bareev, Evgeny 2634 20
15 Ivanchuk, Vassily 2739 19.5
16 Karpov, Anatoly 2619 19
17 Gelfand, Boris 2758 18.5
18 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2736 17.5
19 Polgar, Judit 2680 17
20 Tkachiev, Vladislav 2642 15.5
21 Naiditsch, Arkadij 2689 15
22 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2517 12.5
Round 29
Bareev, Evgeny – Aronian, Levon ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Gelfand, Boris ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar – Leko, Peter 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander – Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½
Kramnik, Vladimir – Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander – Polgar, Judit 1-0
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Carlsen, Magnus 1-0
Svidler, Peter – Anand, Viswanathan 0-1
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Round 30
Anand, Viswanathan – Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1
Aronian, Levon – Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus – Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Gelfand, Boris – Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Gashimov, Vugar 0-1
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Bareev, Evgeny 0-1
Karjakin, Sergey – Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0
Karpov, Anatoly – Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½
Leko, Peter – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Polgar, Judit – Svidler, Peter 0-1
Round 31
Bareev, Evgeny – Leko, Peter ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Karpov, Anatoly ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar – Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Grischuk, Alexander – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey – Gelfand, Boris 1-0
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Morozevich, Alexander – Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Polgar, Judit 0-1
Svidler, Peter – Aronian, Levon 1-0
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½
Round 32
Anand, Viswanathan – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Aronian, Levon – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus – Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0
Gelfand, Boris – Gashimov, Vugar 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Bareev, Evgeny 1-0
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Svidler, Peter 0-1
Karpov, Anatoly – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Kramnik, Vladimir – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Leko, Peter – Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1
Polgar, Judit – Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
Round 33
Bareev, Evgeny – Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
Grischuk, Alexander – Aronian, Levon ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0
Karpov, Anatoly – Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Gashimov, Vugar 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Polgar, Judit 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander – Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0
Svidler, Peter – Leko, Peter 0-1
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Round 34
Anand, Viswanathan Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0
Aronian, Levon Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus Karjakin, Sergey *
Gashimov, Vugar Bareev, Evgeny ½-½
Gelfand, Boris Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily Svidler, Peter 1-0
Jakovenko, Dmitry Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Leko, Peter Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0
Naiditsch, Arkadij Karpov, Anatoly 0-1
Polgar, Judit Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½
Round 35
Bareev, Evgeny – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Polgar, Judit 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander – Leko, Peter ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Karpov, Anatoly – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1
Morozevich, Alexander – Gashimov, Vugar ½-½
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Svidler, Peter – Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Aronian, Levon ½-½
Round 36
36
Anand, Viswanathan – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0
Aronian, Levon – Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1
Carlsen, Magnus – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0
Gashimov, Vugar – Svidler, Peter 1-0
Gelfand, Boris – Bareev, Evgeny 1-0
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Grischuk, Alexander 0-1
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
Leko, Peter – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½
Polgar, Judit – Karjakin, Sergey 0-1
Round 37
Carlsen, Magnus Gelfand, Boris ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey Aronian, Levon 0-1
Karpov, Anatoly Polgar, Judit 1-0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander Bareev, Evgeny 0-1
Naiditsch, Arkadij Anand, Viswanathan 0-1
Ponomariov, Ruslan Gashimov, Vugar ½-½
Svidler, Peter Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Tkachiev, Vladislav Leko, Peter ½-½
Round 38
Anand, Viswanathan – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Aronian, Levon – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0
Bareev, Evgeny – Svidler, Peter 1-0
Gashimov, Vugar – Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Gelfand, Boris – Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Leko, Peter – Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½
Polgar, Judit – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0
Round 39
Anand, Viswanathan – Gelfand, Boris ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus – Polgar, Judit ½-½
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1
Grischuk, Alexander – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey – Leko, Peter ½-½
Karpov, Anatoly – Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Gashimov, Vugar ½-½
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Aronian, Levon 1-0
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Bareev, Evgeny ½-½
Svidler, Peter – Morozevich, Alexander 0-1
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½
Round 40
Aronian, Levon – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Bareev, Evgeny – Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Gashimov, Vugar – Tkachiev, Vladislav *
Gelfand, Boris – Svidler, Peter ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir – Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1
Leko, Peter – Karpov, Anatoly ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander – Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0
Polgar, Judit – Anand, Viswanathan 1-0
Round 41
Anand, Viswanathan – Aronian, Levon ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus – Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1
Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Gashimov, Vugar 0-1
Grischuk, Alexander – Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½
Karpov, Anatoly – Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Bareev, Evgeny 1-0
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Leko, Peter 0-1
Polgar, Judit – Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Ponomariov, Ruslan – Svidler, Peter 0-1
Tkachiev, Vladislav – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1
Round 42
Aronian, Levon – Polgar, Judit 0-1
Bareev, Evgeny – Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0
Gashimov, Vugar – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0
Gelfand, Boris -Ponomariov, Ruslan *
Ivanchuk, Vassily – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0
Jakovenko, Dmitry -Anand, Viswanathan ½-½
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1
Kramnik, Vladimir – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0
Leko, Peter – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½
Morozevich, Alexander – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
Svidler, Peter – Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
