Chess:
Magnus Carlsen
ranked number one
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The tournament they are currently participating in, the Chess Grand Slam Final, is not yet finished and there are only five ranking points that are now differentiating the top four best chess players in the world.
The Chess Grand Slam Final is being staged in Bilbao, Spain, from September 1st to 13th 2008. The six participants, ranked according to the live ratings are Magnus Carlsen 2791.6, Viswanathan Anand 2790.6, Veselin Topalov 2786.3, Vassily Ivanchuk 2781.7, Levon Aronian 2754.2 and Teimour Radjabov 2749.2.
The Grand Slam Final is a six-player double round robin event, one of the strongest in the history of the game. Topalov leads the tournament with Carlsen trailing with one point behind. The scoring system in this tournament is different and experimental. Players get three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for losing a game.
Players | Games | Win | Draw | Loss | POINTS |
Véselin Topálov | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Magnus Carlsen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Levon Aronián | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Viswanathan Anand | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Vasili Ivanchuk | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Teimur Radyábov | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
The prize fund for the event is 400,000 Euros, with the winner receiving €150,000, the second place €70,000, etc. with the 6th player getting €30,000. The sums are unprecedented for an event like this. Only World Championships have exceeded the amount.
If Magnus wins this tournament, it is expected that he will occupy the top spot at the official list that will be published by International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the October 1st.
For The Norway Post
J. Paul Schmidt
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