Category Archives: Candidates Match

Candidates Matches 2007: Grischuk – Malakhov, Grischuk capitalises on his chances to edge out Malakhov

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Grischuk has been performing well in the SuperGM stratosphere, and it will be interesting how he fairs against fellow Russian … Continue reading

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Candidates Matches 2007: Kamsky – Bacrot, Kamsky’s aggressiveness overwhelms Bacrot

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Kamsky has been playing himself back into form after a long layoff from top-flight chess. This will be his first … Continue reading

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Candidates Matches 2007: Ponomariov – Rublevsky, Rublevsky edges out Ponomariov in a tense match

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Ponomariov came into the spotlight after winning the FIDE Knockout championship in 2002, and along with Radjabov and Karjakin is … Continue reading

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Candidates Matches 2007: Gelfand – Kasimdzhanov, Gelfand wins a hard-fought match in rapidplay tiebreak.

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Gelfand would be expected to progress to the next round, even though Kasimdzhanov is an ex-FIDE World Champion. As skillful … Continue reading

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Candidates Matches 2007: Leko – Gurevich, Leko through via semi-endgame manoevring

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. Peter Leko takes on the oldest participant in the Candidates, 49 year-old Mikhail Gurevich. Leko was expected to win this … Continue reading

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Candidates Matches 2007: Aronian – Carlsen, Aronian finally wins in blitz tiebreaker

This match was played between May 27 and June 3, alongside seven other first round Candidates Matches in Elista, Russia. A much anticipated match-up between two young grandmasters both ascending the rankings. Aronian has already made his mark as a … Continue reading

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