Tal Memorial Explained

The Tal Memorial is an annual chess tournament played in Moscow from 2006 to 2018 with the exception of 2015, to honour the memory of the former World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936–1992).

Many of the world's strongest players compete. In 2014 it was held only as a blitz tournament and the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial. It returned in October 2016.

Format

The inaugural Tal Memorial was held as a ten-player single round robin event with a classical time control of two hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game and 30 seconds added per move from move 60. The time control changed for subsequent editions to 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes with 30 seconds added per move from move one. Draws could not be agreed before move 40.

For 2012 and 2013, a round-robin blitz tournament was held in order to decide the pairings for the main event with time control of 3 minutes plus two seconds per move. In 2014, the classical part did not take place and the Tal Memorial became solely a blitz tournament with the time control of 4 minutes plus 2 seconds per move in a double round robin of twelve players.[1] [2]

In case of a tie the placings were decided by: number of games played with Black, number of wins, direct encounter, Koja co-efficient and Sonneborn-Berger score. In 2010 Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin shared the title as their tiebreaks were all equal.

Tournament winners

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Year !Avg. Elo Winner RoundsScore
1 2006 2727align=left

95½[3]
22007 2741 align=left 96½[4]
32008 2738 align=left 96[5]
42009 2761 96
5 2010 2757align=left

95½
6 2011 2776
95½
7 2012 2777 95½
8 2013 2777 96
9 2014 (blitz) 2777 2216
10 2016 2760 9 6
11 2018 (rapid)
2018 (blitz) 		2757.1
2781.5
9
13		6
10

Results

2006

1st Tal Memorial, 6–16 November 2006, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2727)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR
1 2741 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 23.75 2806
2 2703 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 23.50 2810
3 2741 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 5½ 22.50 2806
4 2733 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 2769
5 2728 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 20.25 2727
6 2710 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 4½ 20.00 2729
7 2750 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 4½ 19.75 2725
8 2720 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 3½ 15.75 2648
9 2698 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 15.50 2650
10 2747 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 3 2600

Jobava, Karjakin (both — 12 points out of 18), Radjabov, Jakovenko, Bologan and Timofeev (all — 11½ out of 18) qualified as the winners of 40-players 9-round (two games per round) qualification tournament taken place 16–17 November 2006.

1st Tal Memorial Blitz Cup, 18–19 November 2006, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Points !! SB
1 2779 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1 1½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 2 23
2 2741 1 1½ ½ 2 1½ 1 2 1½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 21
3 2729 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1½ 1 2 2 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 1½ 20½ 324.75
4 2750 ½ 1½ 1 0 ½ 0 2 1½ 1½ ½ 2 ½ 1½ 2 1½ 2 2 20½ 321.50
5 2703 ½ 0 1½ 2 1 ½ 1 2 ½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 19½
6 2747 ½ ½ 1 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 2 1 1 1½ ½ 1½ 0 1½ 1 18 305.25
7 2710 ½ 1 1 2 1½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1½ ½ 1½ 1 2 2 18 289.75
8 2733 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1½ 1 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 2 2 18 277.00
9 2698 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 2 1 1 ½ ½ 2 1 1½ 1½ ½ 2 17½ 283.25
10 2668 ½ 1 0 ½ 1½ 0 2 ½ 1 ½ 2 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 17½ 278.00
11 2672 1 2 0 1½ ½ 1 1 1 1½ 1½ 0 ½ 2 ½ 1 1 1 17 290.75
12 2728 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1½ 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 ½ 17 282.75
13 2710 ½ 1 1 1½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1½ 1 1 1 2 2 1 17 271.50
14 2741 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1½ 1½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1½ 1 1 16½
15 2671 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1½ 1 1 1 2 1½ 2 15½
16 2659 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 2 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 10½
17 2662 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1½ 1½ 10
18 2650 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 1½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 9

2007

2nd Tal Memorial, 10–19 November 2007, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2742)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR
1 2785 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 2902
2 2739 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2784
3-6 2736 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2741
3-6 2714 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2744
3-6 2710 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 2744
3-6 2755 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2739
7-9 2787 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 4 2693
7-9 2714 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2701
7-9 2752 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 4 2697
10 2716 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 2664

2008

3rd Tal Memorial, 19–28 August 2008, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2745)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR
1 2781 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 2866
2 2788 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 5 2783
3 2718 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2791
4 2788 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2783
5 2720 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2791
6 2741 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 4½ 2745
7 2723 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 4 2704
8 2708 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2706
9 2742 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 3½ 2665
10 2741 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 3 2620

Grischuk, Movsesian (both — 12½ points out of 18), Grachev, Karjakin and Eljanov (all — 12 out of 18) qualified as the winners of 60-players qualification blitz tournament taken place 27–28 August 2008. Carlsen and Karpov were invited by the organizers.

3rd Tal Memorial Blitz, 29–30 August 2008, Moscow, Cat. XX (2726)! !! Player !! Rating !! Points !! TPR
1 2781 23½ 2863
2 2788 22½ 2839
3 2775 21 2810
4 2738 20 2790
5 2742 20 2790
6 2741 18 2746
7 2728 18 2747
8 2727 18 2747
9 2723 17½ 2733
10 2720 17½ 2733
11 2718 17 2726
12 2640 14½ 2681
13 2708 14 2662
14 2651 14 2665
15 2788 14 2657
16 2723 12½ 2631
17 2716 12½ 2631
18 2664 11½ 2612

2009

The 2009 competition was held from 5 to 14 November, with 10 of the 13 highest rated players participating: Viswanathan Anand, then the World Champion, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, former world champion, Magnus Carlsen, the world champion of 2013, Peter Leko, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan Ponomariov and Peter Svidler. The Elo average was 2761 (Category XXI), which was the highest ever reached by the tournament, trailing only the 2011, 2012, and 2013 tournaments. It was won solidly by Vladimir Kramnik with a +3 score, i.e. three wins and six draws. Ivanchuk and Carlsen shared second place with +2.[6]

4th Tal Memorial, 4–14 November 2009, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2764)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR
1 2772 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 2888
2 2739 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2847
3 2801 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2840
4 2786 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2804
5 2788 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2804
6 2758 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2765
7 2739 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2724
8 2754 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 2685
9 2752 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 3 2640
10 2750 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 3 2640

2010

The 2010 competition was held from 4 to 18 November, at the GUM Exhibition Hall in Red Square, Moscow. Many of the world's top players participated: in order of Elo rating, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, Pavel Eljanov, Boris Gelfand, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexei Shirov, and Wang Hao. Aronian and Karjakin shared first place with 5½/9. Mamedyarov scored the same number of points, but due to his loss to Gelfand was awarded third place on tie-break. The average Elo was 2757 (Category XXI).[7]

5th Tal Memorial, 5–14 November 2010, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2757)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR
1-2 2801 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2832
1-2 2760 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2837
3 2763 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½ 2837
4 2771 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2799
5 2741 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2802
6 2727 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2804
7 2791 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 2753
8 2741 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 3½ 2679
9 2735 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 3 2635
10 2742 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 2½ 2593

2011

The 2011 competition was held from 16 to 25 November. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik; all four rated 2800+ at the time of the tournament participated. Seven out of the world's top ten players participated in the tournament, and its average Elo of 2776 (Category 22) was at the time the highest in history. Both Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian finished on 5½/9 (a +2 score, two wins and seven draws). Due to the tie-break rules of the tournament Magnus Carlsen was declared the winner because he played the black pieces five times, while Levon Aronian played the black pieces only four times.[8] [9]

6th Tal Memorial, 16–25 November 2011, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2776)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! TPR
1 2826 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 5 2851
2 2802 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 4 2854
3-4 2763 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 5 2821
3-4 2730 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 5 2825
5 2775 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 4 2820
6 2755 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ 5 2779
7 2811 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 4 2773
8 2800 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 3½ 4 2694
9 2744 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 4 2700
10 2758 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 3 2653

2012

The Tal Memorial 2012 took place from 7 to 18 June 2012, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Grischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Luke McShane. This tournament was a Category 22 event (average Elo rating of 2776.4). A blitz chess tournament on June 7 preceded the main with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.[10]

7th Tal Memorial Blitz, 7 June 2012, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! Wins !! !! Koya
1 2769 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½5
2 2835 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½4
3 2761 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 5½5
4 2784 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 5½4
5 2825 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 54 3 ½ 18.25
6 2775 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 54 3 ½ 9.00
7 2738 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 3½
8 2706 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 3
9 2801 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 1 2½
10 2770 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 2
7th Tal Memorial, 8–19 June 2012, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! Wins !! !! Koya !! TPR
1 2835 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½2850
2 2770 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 55 3 2820
3 2784 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 54 2 2819
4 2801 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 4½5 2774
5 2769 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 0 4½4 3 2777
6 2825 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 4½4 2 ½ 2 2771
7 2761 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 4½4 2 ½ 1½ 2778
8 2706 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 45 3 2741
9 2775 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 45 1 2734
10 2738 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½2701

2013

The Tal Memorial 2013 took place from 13 to 24 June 2013, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Boris Gelfand, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Dmitry Andreikin. As in 2011, seven of the world's top ten players participated. The Elo average for the tournament is 2777, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time. A blitz chess tournament on June 12 preceded the main event with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.

8th Tal Memorial Blitz, 12 June 2013, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! Wins !!
1 align=left 2844½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7
2 align=left 2786 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½
3 align=left 2752½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½
4 align=left 2694½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 4½ 5
5 align=left 2856½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 4½ 4
6 align=left 28240 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 4 5 3 1
7 align=left 27770 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 4 5 3 0
8 align=left 28730 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 3½
9 align=left 27560 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 3
10 align=left 27180 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2½
8th Tal Memorial, 13–23 June 2013, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! Wins !! TPR
1 align=left 2755 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 2905
2 align=left 2864 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2848
3 align=left 27740 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5 5 3 2821
4 align=left 2753 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 5 1 2823
5 align=left 2713½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 4 2828
6 align=left 27840 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 4½ 2777
7 align=left 2782 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 4 2734
8 align=left 2760 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 3½ 5 2699
9 align=left 2786 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 3½ 4 2696
10 align=left 2803 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 3 2650

2014

In 2014 the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial, sponsored by Tashir Group,[11] which took place from 3 to 11 November. This tournament was a category 20 event (average Elo rating of 2748) and it was won by Alexander Grischuk.[12]

On 13 and 14 November the Tal Memorial Blitz tournament took place in Sochi, during the World Chess Championship 2014. It was a 12-player double round-robin event and it was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.[13]

9th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 13–14 November 2014, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !!
1 align=left 28241 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 16
2 align=left 2724 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½1 1 15½
3 align=left 27190 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 12½ 2½
4 align=left 27010 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 12½ 2
5 align=left 2811½ 1 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 12½ 1½
6 align=left 2756½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 12
7 align=left 2880 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 11
8 align=left 27570 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 10½
9 align=left 26820 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 10
10 align=left 26480 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 9½
11 align=left 27250 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 8
12 align=left 2548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

2016

10th Tal Memorial Blitz, 25 September 2016, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!
1 align=left 27481 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7½
2 align=left 28260 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5½
3 align=left 28400 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5 1½
4 align=left 2795½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 5 1
5 align=left 2766½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 ½
6 align=left 27130 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½
7 align=left 27650 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 3½
8 align=left 27930 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 3 1½
9 align=left 26240 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 3 1
10 align=left 2790½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 3 ½
10th Tal Memorial, 26 September – 6 October 2016, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2760) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !! TPR
1 align=left 2740½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6 2887
2 align=left 2755½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2840
3 align=left 2795½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 ½ 22.75 2799
4 align=left 2776½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5 ½ 21.00 2801
5 align=left 2745½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 19.75 2761
6 align=left 2746½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 19.00 2761
7 align=left 28080 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 18.50 2754
8 align=left 27610 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ 18.00 2759
9 align=left 27310 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 2683
10 align=left 2743½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 2 2541

2018

11th Tal Memorial, Rapid chess, 2–4 March 2018, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Rapid rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB
1 2805 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6
2 2755 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 5 1½ 22.75
3 2724 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 1½ 22.00
4 2820 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 5 1½ 21.00
5 2644 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ ½ 19.75
6 2792 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ ½ 19.25
7 2795 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 4 1
8 2663 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 4 0
9 2770 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 3½ ½ 16.25
10 2803 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ ½ 15.25
11th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 5 March 2018, Moscow, Russia! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Points !! !! SB
1 2868 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 10
2 2842 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8½
3 2768 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½
4 2834 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 7 2
5 2846 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 7 1
6 2784 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 7 0
7 2767 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 6½ ½ 41.25
8 2828 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ ½ 38.75
9 2801 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 6 ½ 38.00
10 2793 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 6 ½ 34.50
11 2663 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 5 1½
12 2688 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
13 2714 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 5 ½
14 2745 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elite Round-Robin Petrosian Memorial to Take Place in Novotel Moscow City. Chess-News.ru. 12 March 2016. 2014-10-16.
  2. Web site: Silver. Albert. Tal Memorial blitz won by Mamedyarov. ChessBase. 12 March 2016. 2014-11-19.
  3. Web site: The week in chess 628 - Mikhail Tal Memorial . Crowther, Mark . chess.co.uk . 20 November 2006 . 2013-06-03.
  4. Web site: The week in chess 680 - Tal Memorial . Crowther, Mark . chess.co.uk . 19 November 2007 . 2013-06-03.
  5. Web site: The week in chess 721 - Tal Memorial . Crowther, Mark . chess.co.uk . 1 September 2008 . 2013-06-03.
  6. Web site: Kramnik wins Tal Memorial 2009, Carlsen number one . chessbase.com . 2009-11-14 . 2013-06-03.
  7. Web site: The Week In Chess - Tal Memorial 2010 . 2013-06-29.
  8. Web site: Magnus Carlsen Wins Mikhail Tal Memorial 2011 . chessdom.com . 2011-11-26 . 2013-06-03.
  9. Web site: Tal Memorial R9 – Aronian, Carlsen tie for first; Carlsen wins on tiebreak. 2011-11-25. Chess News. en-US. 2016-05-01.
  10. Web site: ru:Дом Пашкова вновь примет участников Мемориала Таля. russiachess.org. http://www.russiachess.org/news/all/tal_memorial_2012_takes_place_in_pashkov_house/ . 2012-06-04. 2013-06-03. Russian.
  11. Web site: "Tashir" Tigran Petrosian Memorial. Chessdom. 20 March 2016. 2014-10-16.
  12. Web site: Crowther. Mark. Tigran Petrosian Memorial 2014. The Week in Chess. 20 March 2016. 2014-11-11.
  13. Web site: Crowther. Mark. Tal Memorial Blitz 2014. The Week in Chess. 20 March 2016. 2014-11-14.

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