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  Morelia/Linares, 2007 

One of the best and most interesting tournaments of the year must be the Super-GM Linares tournament. In keeping with the stature of this tournament, I have created this page for it. 

With two rounds to go in the Morelia/Linares tournament, Anand is in clear first place, and the surprising young wunderkind, Magnus Carlsen, is in clear second.  [more]

By drawing in the last round with the ever dangerous, GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Vishy Anand  won Morelia/Linares ... clear first ... by a whole point. (8.5 out of a possible 14, or "+3.")  Not only that, but its is almost certain that Anand will be Number One on the FIDE rating list in April! (Anand has waited a long time for this well-deserved honor!)   Young GM Magnus Carlsen, after a brilliant tournament, faltered in the last round and lost to one of the tail-enders. So, in the end, he only finished tied for second. (With 7.5 points.) However, as he was the lowest rated participant, second wasn't such a bad place to be! (In fact, I will be curious to see what Carlsen's rating will be on the next FIDE rating list.)   GM's Levon Aronian and Peter Svidler tied for 4th and 5th, (with seven points); and Ivanchuk was just a half point shy of these two.  Veselin Topalov and Peter Leko brought up the rear, with Leko finishing in last place, but thanks only to having the poorer tiebreaks. (A tie-break match is being arranged between the two to determine who really deserves the title of  ... ... ...  " ultimate cellar-dweller.")   And ... at one time, GM Alexander Morozevich was DEAD LAST! But after a late surge, he actually managed to tie for second!!!!! Who'da thunk it?  [Read more.]

•   Official web site (Linares) 

•   Official web site (Morelia) 

•   Official CB page for this event. 

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  News Stories ... from "The Week In Chess" (and other sources).  

1.  TWIC report, from issue # 641. 

2.  TWIC report, from issue # 642.  

3.  TWIC report, from issue # 643. 

4.  TWIC report, from issue # 644. 

5.  Search Google for this tournament. 

6.  The ICC page for this tournament.  

See Anand's third round (ANNOTATED) victory - over Carlsen - and many good links! 

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