Live Broadcast 16th Amber Chess Tournament

In Round 8 of the 16^th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Tournament Vladimir Kramnik further strengthened his leading position in the overall standings. The World Champion defeated Boris Gelfand 1½-½, while his nearest rival, Vasily Ivanchuk, lost ½-1½ against Magnus Carlsen.

The new runner-up in the combined standings is Vishy Anand. The Indian grandmaster beat Paco Vallejo 2-0 and dominates the rapid competition with a 6½/8 score.Anand Stands 1st in the Rapid section followed by Levon Aronian with 5.5 points and Vaaily Ivanchuk with 5 points & Kramnik is 5th with 4.5 points.

Round 9 will start on Tuesday, March 27.You can watch the live games here

Standings After Round VIII (Overall)

1. Kramnik 12; 2. Anand 10.5; 3. Ivanchuk 10; 4.Aronian, Svidler 9.5 each ; 6-7. Gelfand, Morozevich, 8 each; 8-9. Carlsen and Peter Leko 7.5 each; 10. Teimor Radjabov 6.0 ; 11. Vallejo 4 12. Van Wely 3.5

Round 8:-(Blindfold)

Kramnik vs Gelfand




Anand vs Vallejo





Round 8:-(Rapid)

Vallejo vs Anand



Aronian vs Van Wely








To download the Games of Round 8(Blindfold) click here
To download the games of Round 8(Rapid) click here