Carlsen wins Corus. Kramnik shares second with Shirov
The 72nd edition of the annual Corus Chess tournament took place from 15 January
- 31 January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. A Category XIX event, 2719 average rating.
Kramnik played very well, with a performance rating above his expectations. He won
a remarkable game against the winner, Magnus Carlsen. His only loss came on the
penultime round against Vishy Anand.
Final Standings after R-13
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N
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FED
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FIDE
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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PTS
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PFM
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1
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Carlsen, Magnus
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NOR
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2810
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.
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0
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½
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½
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½
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1
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1
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½
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1
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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8½
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2822
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|
2
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Kramnik, Vladimir
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RUS
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2788
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1
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.
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½
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0
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1
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
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1
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½
|
1
|
8
|
2801
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|
3
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Shirov, Alexei
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ESP
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2723
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½
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½
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.
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0
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0
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½
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½
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1
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½
|
1
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½
|
1
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1
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1
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8
|
2806
|
|
4
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Anand, Viswanathan
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IND
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2790
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½
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1
|
1
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.
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½
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½
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½
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½
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½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
7½
|
2770
|
|
5
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Nakamura, Hikaru
|
USA
|
2708
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½
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0
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1
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½
|
.
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0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
½
|
7½
|
2777
|
|
6
|
Karjakin, Sergey
|
UKR
|
2720
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
.
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
7
|
2748
|
|
7
|
Ivanchuk, Vassily
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UKR
|
2749
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0
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½
|
½
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½
|
½
|
½
|
.
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½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
7
|
2746
|
|
8
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Leko, Peter
|
HUN
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2739
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½
|
½
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0
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½
|
½
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½
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½
|
.
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½
|
1
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
6½
|
2717
|
|
9
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Dominguez, Leinier
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CUB
|
2712
|
0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
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½
|
½
|
½
|
.
|
½
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½
|
½
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1
|
½
|
6½
|
2719
|
|
10
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Caruana, Fabiano
|
ITA
|
2675
|
½
|
½
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0
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
½
|
.
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
5½
|
2665
|
|
11
|
Short, Nigel D
|
ENG
|
2696
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
½
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0
|
0
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½
|
½
|
½
|
½
|
.
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0
|
½
|
½
|
5
|
2634
|
|
12
|
Van Wely, Loek
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NED
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2641
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0
|
0
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0
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½
|
0
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½
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0
|
1
|
½
|
½
|
1
|
.
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
2638
|
|
13
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Tiviakov, Sergei
|
NED
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2662
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½
|
½
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0
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½
|
0
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½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
0
|
.
|
1
|
4½
|
2613
|
|
14
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Smeets, Jan
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NED
|
2657
|
0
|
0
|
0
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½
|
½
|
½
|
0
|
0
|
½
|
1
|
½
|
1
|
0
|
.
|
4½
|
2614
|
|
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72nd CORUS, Wijk aan Zee Jan 15-31 2009 Cat XIX (2719)
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ROUND
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DATE
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KRAMNIK
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1
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Saturday 16th
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Dominguez - Kramnik ½ - ½
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2
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Sunday 17th
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Kramnik - Leko ½ - ½
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3
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Monday 18th
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Caruana - Kramnik ½ - ½
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4
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Tuesday 19th
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Kramnik - Tiviakov ½ - ½
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Wednesday 20th REST DAY
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5
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Thursday 21th
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Smeets - Kramnik 0 - 1
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6
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Friday 22th
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Kramnik - Van Wely 1 - 0
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7
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Saturday 23th
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Short - Kramnik ½ - ½
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8
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Sunday 24th
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Kramnik - Nakamura 1 - 0
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Monday 25th REST DAY
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9
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Tuesday 26th
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Carlsen - Kramnik 0 - 1
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10
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Wednesday 27th
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Kramnik - Ivanchuk ½ - ½
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Thursday 28th REST DAY
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11
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Friday 29th
|
Shirov - Kramnik ½ - ½
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|
12
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Saturday 30th
|
Anand - Kramnik 1 - 0
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|
9
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Sunday 31th
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Kramnik - Karjakin ½ - ½
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