[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Corus, Round 13: Quick round-up

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Corus, Round 13: Quick round-up
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   More later tonight; for now, here's a quick wrap-up.
   In Group A, all the key games were drawn, leaving Aronian and Carlsen
   co-champs. (I'm not sure at the moment who had the better tie-breaks,
   but it's irrelevant as the tournament does not use them in determining
   the winner.) Polgar didn't achieve anything against Aronian's Marshall
   Gambit, while Carlsen-Radjabov went back and forth but never saw
   Norwegian in any serious danger. Anand tried very hard to break
   Kramnik down and get a third share of the title, but the latter held
   on and pulled out a draw.
   Round 13 Results:
   Ivanchuk - van Wely 1/2-1/2
   Polgar - Aronian 1/2-1/2
   Topalov - Adams 1/2-1/2
   Gelfand - Eljanov 1-0 (Gelfand's first and only win in the event)
   Leko - Mamedyarov 1-0 (A bit of a massacre)
   Carlsen - Radjabov 1/2-1/2
   Anand - Kramnik 1/2-1/2
   Final Standings:
   1-2. Aronian, Carlsen 8
   3-4. Anand, Radjabov 7.5
   5-6. Ivanchuk, Leko 7
   7-8. Adams, Kramnik 6.5
   9-11. Mamedyarov, Topalov, Polgar 6
   12-14. Eljanov, van Wely, Gelfand 5
   Group B:
   All the relevant games were drawn, so Movsesian won with 9.5 (and a
   2788 TPR), a point ahead of Short and Bacrot. This means that
   Movesesian qualifies for next year's Group A tournament.
   Group C:
   Coming into the last round, Caruana led Negi by a full point, and as
   it turned out they were paired for the finale. Negi chose the Marshall
   Gambit with the Black pieces, but Caruana successfully held the pawn
   and went on to win. Thus Caruana, who scored 10/13 (2696 TPR) won by
   two points ahead of Negi and Reinderman, and automatically qualifies
   for the Group B event next year.
   Games later!