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At 2011 Amber Chess Tournament,

The 20th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament is started ... Usual format one Blind and one Rapid game with each player.

This year 9 of top 10 chess players r participating ... Anand having good memories here as he was overall winner in 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2006 (shared with Morozevich) ... He also shared first in the rapid and shared overall second in 2009.

Anand had good start he won 3 matches 1½-½ and drew with Kramnik 1-1 ... Anand is currently on 2nd position with 5½ pts ... ½ pt behind leaders Aronian and Carlsen.

Round 4 - Tuesday 15 March
Blind
Karjakin-Kramnik 1-0
Gelfand-Topalov ½-½
Grischuk-Anand ½-½
Carlsen-Giri ½-½
Nakamura-Gashimov ½-½
Aronian-Ivanchuk ½-½

Rapid
Kramnik-Karjakin ½-½
Topalov-Gelfand 1-0
Anand-Grischuk 1-0
Giri-Carlsen 0-1
Gashimov-Nakamura 0-1
Ivanchuk-Aronian 0-1

Round 3 - Monday 14 March
Blind
Aronian-Carlsen ½-½
Ivanchuk-Nakamura 0-1
Gashimov-Giri 1-0
Grischuk-Karjakin ½-½
Anand-Gelfand ½-½
Kramnik-Topalov 1-0

Rapid
Carlsen-Aronian ½-½
Nakamura-Ivanchuk ½-½
Giri-Gashimov ½-½
Karjakin-Grischuk 1-0
Gelfand-Anand 0-1
Topalov-Kramnik 1-0

Round 2 - Sunday 13 March
Blind
Topalov-Karjakin ½-½
Kramnik-Anand ½-½
Gelfand-Grischuk 0-1
Carlsen-Gashimov 1-0
Giri-Ivanchuk ½-½
Nakamura-Aronian 0-1

Rapid
Karjakin-Topalov ½-½
Anand-Kramnik ½-½
Grischuk-Gelfand ½-½
Gashimov-Carlsen 0-1
Ivanchuk-Giri ½-½
Aronian-Nakamura ½-½

Round 1 - Saturday 12 March
Blind
Nakamura-Carlsen ½-½
Aronian-Giri 1-0
Ivanchuk-Gashimov 0-1
Karjakin-Gelfand 0-1
Grischuk-Kramnik 1-0
Anand-Topalov 1-0

Rapid
Carlsen-Nakamura 1-0
Giri-Aronian 0-1
Gashimov-Ivanchuk 1-0
Gelfand-Karjakin 1-0
Kramnik-Grischuk 0-1
Topalov-Anand ½-½