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Revision as of 23:27, 31 August 2007 by Roadcreature (talk | contribs) (Misplaced Pages policy, see talk page)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Melody Amber chess tournament, which uniquely combines blindfold chess and speed chess is an annual invitation-only event for some of the world's best players. It has been held in Monte Carlo from 1992 onwards and is sponsored by the Dutch billionaire and world champion of postal chess, Joop van Oosterom. Named after his daughter, the tournament is usually held in March.
The player with the most titles (as of 2007) is Vladimir Kramnik (6).
Former tournament winners (combined blindfold and rapid scores)
- 1992 Vassily Ivanchuk
- 1993 Ljubomir Ljubojević
- 1994 Viswanathan Anand
- 1995 Anatoly Karpov
- 1996 Vladimir Kramnik
- 1997 Viswanathan Anand
- 1998 Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik
- 1999 Vladimir Kramnik
- 2000 Alexei Shirov
- 2001 Vladimir Kramnik
- 2002 Alexander Morozevich
- 2003 Viswanathan Anand
- 2004 Alexander Morozevich and Vladimir Kramnik
- 2005 Viswanathan Anand
- 2006 Viswanathan Anand and Alexander Morozevich
- 2007 Vladimir Kramnik
Melody Amber 2006
The competitors in 2006 were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).
- Veselin Topalov (2)
- Viswanathan Anand (3) Speed chess winner, and joint overall winner.
- Peter Svidler (4)
- Levon Aronian (5)
- Peter Leko (7)
- Vassily Ivanchuk (8)
- Boris Gelfand (9)
- Alexander Morozevich (11) Blindfold chess winner, and joint overall winner.
- Alexander Grischuk (12)
- Francisco Vallejo Pons (54)
- Loek van Wely (59)
- Peter Heine Nielsen (66)
Melody Amber 2007
The competitors in 2007 are the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).
- Viswanathan Anand (2) Speed chess winner and second
- Vladimir Kramnik (3) Blindfold chess winner and overall winner
- Vassily Ivanchuk (5)
- Peter Leko (6)
- Levon Aronian (7)
- Alexander Morozevich (8)
- Boris Gelfand (10)
- Teimour Radjabov (11)
- Peter Svidler (12)
- Magnus Carlsen (24)
- Loek van Wely (26)
- Francisco Vallejo Pons (29)
Tournament books
- "Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament", Schaaknieuws, ISBN 90-73216-08-7
- Guido den Broeder and Fred van der Vliet, "Second Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, ISBN 90-5518-103-X
- Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Third Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, ISBN 90-5518-104-8
- Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Fourth Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, ISBN 90-5518-105-6
- Guido den Broeder and John Nunn, "Fifth Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, ISBN 90-5518-106-4
- Dagobert Kohlmeyer and John Nunn, "Chess Roulette in Monte Carlo. 6th Amber Chess Tournament", Bock & Kübler, 1997
External Links
- 72 videos of chess,all games 1-0 or 0-1 ,of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament, 2007.
- 16th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament