Ivanchuk Leads In Amber 2010

In Nice, France, after round 3 in Amber 2010, Ivanchuk is leading with 4.5 points. Carlsen is in second place with 4.0 points. Some of the world’s top chess players that include Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand are here in Amber Chess Tournament.

This year’s Amber 2010 is being held from March 13-25, 2010 in Nice, France.

Pix 1. Some of the participating chess players.

Pix 2. Carlsen vs Ivanchuk.

19TH AMBER BLINDFOLD AND RAPID TOURNAMENT, Nice/France
The total prize-fund is € 216,000.
Tourney mode: 11 rounds rapid and 11 rounds blindfold chess round robin tourney.
Players: Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Boris Gelfand, Vugar Gashimov, Vasily Ivanchuk, Peter Svidler, Ruslan Ponomariov, Alexander Morozevich, Sergey Karjakin, Leinier Dominguez, Jan Smeets.
Game start: Every day four sessions will be played, two blindfold sessions and two rapid sessions. The first session starts at 14.30 hrs. The fourth session finishes around 20.00 hrs. (Note: the final round on March 25 starts at 12.30 hrs.
Rest days: 17th and 22nd March
Time mode: Blindfold is 25 minutes +20 seconds/move, Rapid is 25 minutes + 10 seconds/move

Homepage: http://www.amberchess2010.com/

score after Round 3

Blindfold

1.  Ivanchuk   2½
2.  Carlsen    2    
    Grischuk   2    
    Ponomariov 2    
5.  Gashimov   1½
    Gelfand    1½
    Karjakin   1½
    Kramnik    1½
    Svidler    1½
10. Aronian    1    
11. Dominguez  ½
    Smeets     ½

Rapid

1.  Kramnik    2½
2.  Aronian    2    
    Carlsen    2    
    Ivanchuk   2    
    Ponomariov 2    
6.  Dominguez  1½
    Gelfand    1½
8.  Grischuk   1    
    Karjakin   1    
    Smeets     1    
    Svidler    1    
12. Gashimov   ½

Combined

1.  Ivanchuk   4½
2.  Carlsen    4    
    Kramnik    4    
    Ponomariov 4    
5.  Aronian    3    
    Gelfand    3    
    Grischuk   3    
8.  Karjakin   2½
    Svidler    2½
10. Dominguez  2    
    Gashimov   2    
12. Smeets     1½