A strong come-back from the absentee player Morozevich at Monte Carlo has
him leading the blindfold section, 1 point behind Kramnik in the over-all
score. /Phil Innes

Round 8 standings:
Blindfold:
1 Morozevich 6.0
2 Ivanchuk 5.5
3 Kramnik 5.5
4 Leko 5.0
5 Bareev 5.0
6 Svidler 4.5
7 Shirov 3.5
8 Anand 3.5
9 Topalov 3.5
10 Van Wely 3.0
11 Gelfand 1.5
12 Vallejo 1.5



Rapid:
1 Anand 5.5
2 Kramnik 5.5
3 Leko 5.0
4 Svidler 4.5
5 Topalov 4.5
6 Bareev 4.5
7 Morozevich 4.0
8 Ivanchuk 4.0
9 Gelfand 3.0
10 Shirov 3.0
11 Van Wely 3.0
12 Vallejo 1.5



Combined:
1 Kramnik 11.0
2 Morozevich 10.0
3 Leko 10.0
4 Ivanchuk 9.5
5 Bareev 9.5
6 Anand 9.0
7 Svidler 9.0
8 Topalov 8.0
9 Shirov 6.5
10 Van Wely 6.0
11 Gelfand 4.5
12 Vallejo 3.0


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Yeah, Morozevich is tough, I've always loved this aggressive style.

"Phil Innes" wrote in message ...
A strong come-back from the absentee player Morozevich at Monte Carlo has
him leading the blindfold section, 1 point behind Kramnik in the over-all
score. /Phil Innes

Round 8 standings:
Blindfold:
1 Morozevich 6.0
2 Ivanchuk 5.5
3 Kramnik 5.5
4 Leko 5.0
5 Bareev 5.0
6 Svidler 4.5
7 Shirov 3.5
8 Anand 3.5
9 Topalov 3.5
10 Van Wely 3.0
11 Gelfand 1.5
12 Vallejo 1.5



Rapid:
1 Anand 5.5
2 Kramnik 5.5
3 Leko 5.0
4 Svidler 4.5
5 Topalov 4.5
6 Bareev 4.5
7 Morozevich 4.0
8 Ivanchuk 4.0
9 Gelfand 3.0
10 Shirov 3.0
11 Van Wely 3.0
12 Vallejo 1.5



Combined:
1 Kramnik 11.0
2 Morozevich 10.0
3 Leko 10.0
4 Ivanchuk 9.5
5 Bareev 9.5
6 Anand 9.0
7 Svidler 9.0
8 Topalov 8.0
9 Shirov 6.5
10 Van Wely 6.0
11 Gelfand 4.5
12 Vallejo 3.0


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"Wayne Martin" wrote in message
...
Yeah, Morozevich is tough, I've always loved this aggressive style.

Wayne, he has now joined the lead after Round 9, combined score below.
Ernie, you getting this? /Phil

Combined:
1 Morozevich 12.0
2 Kramnik 12.0
3 Ivanchuk 11.0
4 Leko 11.0
5 Bareev 10.5
6 Svidler 10.0
7 Anand 10.0
8 Topalov 8.0
9 Shirov 7.5
10 Van Wely 6.5
11 Gelfand 6.0
12 Vallejo 3.5


"Phil Innes" wrote in message
...
A strong come-back from the absentee player Morozevich at Monte Carlo has
him leading the blindfold section, 1 point behind Kramnik in the over-all
score. /Phil Innes

All games replayable at www.ruschess.com + .pgn downloads

I am on it Phil.You know if Morozevich is first I am checking it out.Made a
post here the other day in reference to Morozevich's good day yesterday!

Final standings:

Blindfold:
1 Morozevich 8.5
2 Kramnik 8.0
3 Ivanchuk 7.0
4 Leko 6.5
5 Anand 6.0
6 Shirov 6.0
7 Svidler 5.5
8 Bareev 5.5
9 Topalov 4.5
10 Van Wely 3.5
11 Gelfand 3.0
12 Vallejo 2.0



Rapid:
1 Anand 7.5
2 Bareev 7.0
3 Kramnik 6.5
4 Svidler 6.0
5 Morozevich 6.0
6 Leko 6.0
7 Ivanchuk 6.0
8 Topalov 5.5
9 Gelfand 5.5
10 Shirov 4.5
11 Van Wely 4.0
12 Vallejo 1.5



Combined:
1 Morozevich 14.5
2 Kramnik 14.5
3 Anand 13.5
4 Ivanchuk 13.0
5 Leko 12.5
6 Bareev 12.5
7 Svidler 11.5
8 Shirov 10.5
9 Topalov 10.0
10 Gelfand 8.5
11 Van Wely 7.5
12 Vallejo 3.5


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