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Chess Classic Mainz 2007 – Vishy Anand to play Chess960
01.05.2007 – The annual Chess Classic in Mainz will be held from August 13 to 19, 2007. The format has changed, with Anand, Aronian, Kasimdzhanov and Bacrot playing in two tournaments, one classical rapid and one Chess960 (Fischer Random). "I find it very comforting that I can play half the event without any opening preparation," says Anand in this big interview. |
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Chess Classic Mainz 2007 – Schmitt speaks out
12.08.2007 – The 14th Chess Classic will be held from 13 – 19 August in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz. The biggest rapid chess festival in the world will once again offer top level chess – rapid and Chess960 (a Fischer Random variant). Before the start of the event organiser Hans-Walter Schmitt gave a giant interview on the Chess Classic 2007 in particular and about the chess world in general. |
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Mainz 2007 – Levon Aronian leads in Chess960
15.08.2007 – At the start of the Chess Classic in Mainz four world class GMs – Anand, Aronian, Bacrot and Kasimdzhanov – are battling it out in an extraordinary form of the game: Chess960, a Fischer Random variant where the pieces are shuffled at the start. But what are the rules and how can you replay these games? We answer both questions and give you a free Chess960 player. |
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Mainz 2007 – Anand leads in Rapid World Championship
17.08.2007 – With the Chess960 play finishing – Victor Bologan won the FiNet Open – the players at the Mainz Chess Classic return to regular unshuffled chess. In the Rapid Championship Vishy Anand used the Ruy Lopez to take a solid lead (2.5/3) ahead of his colleagues Levon Aronian, Etienne Bacrot and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Big pictorial report with results and games. |
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Mainz 2007 – Aronian wins Chess960 world championship
17.08.2007 – It was an exciting day, which ended a few minutes before midnight: Vishy Anand and Levon Aronian went all the way to the finish line, with the regular Chess960 Rapid games ending in a 2:2 draw. In the blitz tiebreak it was the Armenian GM who won. In the morning the FiNet Chess960 Open started, with a sterling array of world-class GMs. Big pictorial report. |
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Mainz 2007 – Anand and Aronian in the Rapid Final
19.08.2007 – Rustam Kasimdzhanov made a brave effort to catch Levon Aronian in the preliminaries of the Rapid Chess Championship in Mainz, but in the end the Armenian held fast to qualify for the Sunday evening encounter, where he meets with Vishy Anand. The Ordix Rapid is under way with a record-breaking 761 participants. Big report with pictures and video impressions. |
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Mainz 2007 – Anand wins Rapid Final
20.08.2007 – Vishy Anand won the Grenke Leasing Rapid World Championship, defeating Levon Aronian in the last game of their four-game match. Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Etienne Bacrot drew their match for third place, with each player winning one game. The Ordix Open was won by David Navara. We bring you an updated report with pictures from the Gourmet Club. |
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Mainz 2007 – Navara wins the Ordix Open
21.08.2007 – With 762 players it is one of the biggest Rapid Chess Opens in the world. You will find a GM on place 188 in the final standings. At the top, after a long, nerve-wracking fight, was Czech Champion David Navara, who survived the final strech Indian onslaught of Harikrishna and Sasikiran to win the Ordix Open with 9.5/11 points. Big pictorial report. |
