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{{Short description|Event in Monte Carlo (1992–2011)}}
The '''Melody Amber''' chess tournament, which uniquely combines ] and ] is an annual invitation-only event for some of the world's best players. It has been held in ] from ] onwards and is sponsored by the ] billionaire and world champion of ], ]. Named after his daughter, the tournament is usually held in March. The '''Amber chess tournament''' (officially the ''Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament'', previously ''Melody Amber'') was an annual invitation-only event for some of the world's best players, from 1992 to 2011. Since the second edition, the event uniquely combined ] and ], and has been held in ]. The tournament was sponsored by the ] businessman and world champion of ], ]. Named after his daughter, the tournament was usually held in March. Her sister was the eponym to the ].


] won the most overall titles with six. ] is the only player to have won both the rapid and blindfold events in the same year (he did it twice, in 1997 and 2005). The most rapid events have been won by Anand (nine times), and the most blindfold events have been won by Kramnik (nine times).
The player with the most titles (as of 2007) is Vladimir Kramnik (6).

Nearly every world class player has played in the tournament but ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/malcolmpein/looking-forward-to-the-20th-amber-tournament | website=] | title=Looking forward to the 20th Amber Tournament | access-date=2014-10-19 | author=Malcolm Pein | author-link=Malcolm Pein }}</ref> ] is the only player to have played in all 20 editions.

The 20th Amber Tournament was held in 2011 in Monaco, as was the first Amber Tournament.


==Winners== ==Winners==
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| 1 || 1992 || ] || || (no blindfold) | 1 || 1992 || ] || || (no blindfold)
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| 2 || 1993 || ] || Ljubomir Ljubojevic || Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov | 2 || 1993 || ] || Ljubomir Ljubojević || Viswanathan Anand <br/> Anatoly Karpov
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| 3 || 1994 || ] || Viswanathan Anand<br/>Vladimir Kramnik || Viswanathan Anand | 3 || 1994 || ] || Viswanathan Anand<br/>Vladimir Kramnik || Viswanathan Anand
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| 4 || 1995 || ] || Vladimir Kramnik || Anatoly Karpov | 4 || 1995 || ] || Anatoly Karpov || Vladimir Kramnik
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| 5 || 1996 || ] || Viswanathan Anand<br/>Vassily Ivanchuk || Vladimir Kramnik | 5 || 1996 || ] || Viswanathan Anand<br/>Vassily Ivanchuk || Vladimir Kramnik
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| 6 || 1997 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Viswanathan Anand | 6 || 1997 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Viswanathan Anand
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| 7 || 1998 || ]<br/>] || Alexei Shirov<br/>Vassily Ivanchuk || Vladimir Kramnik | 7 || 1998 || ]<br/>] || Vassily Ivanchuk <br/> Alexei Shirov || Vladimir Kramnik
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| 8 || 1999 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Alexei Shirov, ],<br/>Vladimir Kramnik | 8 || 1999 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Vladimir Kramnik <br/> Alexei Shirov <br/> ]
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| 9 || 2000 || ] || Alexei Shirov || Vladimir Kramnik | 9 || 2000 || ] || Alexei Shirov || Vladimir Kramnik {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426200326/http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/even2000.html |date=2009-04-26 }}
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| 10 || 2001 || ]<br/>] || Boris Gelfand<br/>Vladimir Kramnik || Veselin Topalov | 10 || 2001 || ]<br/>] || Boris Gelfand<br/>Vladimir Kramnik || Veselin Topalov {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328114021/http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/even2001.html |date=2009-03-28 }}
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| 11 || 2002 || ] || Boris Gelfand || Alexander Morozevich | 11 || 2002 || ] || Boris Gelfand || Alexander Morozevich {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104123916/http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/even2002.html |date=2009-01-04 }}
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| 12 || 2003 || ] || ] || Vladimir Kramnik | 12 || 2003 || ] || ] || Vladimir Kramnik
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| 13 || 2004 || ]<br/>] || Viswanathan Anand || Alexander Morozevich | 13 || 2004 || ]<br/>] || Viswanathan Anand || Alexander Morozevich
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| 14 || 2005 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Viswanathan Anand | 14 || 2005 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Viswanathan Anand
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| 16 || 2007 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Vladimir Kramnik | 16 || 2007 || ] || Viswanathan Anand || Vladimir Kramnik
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| 17 || 2008 || ] || Levon Aronian || Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian,<br/>Alexander Morozevich, Veselin Topalov | 17 || 2008 || ] || Levon Aronian || Levon Aronian<br/> Vladimir Kramnik <br/> Alexander Morozevich <br/> Veselin Topalov {{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| 18 || 2009 || ] || Viswanathan Anand <br/> Levon Aronian <br/> Gata Kamsky || Levon Aronian <br/> Magnus Carlsen <br/> Vladimir Kramnik
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| 19 || 2010 || ] <br/> ] || Magnus Carlsen <br/> Vassily Ivanchuk || ]
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| 20 || 2011 || ] || ] || ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327184735/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/aronian-wins-20th-and-last-amber/ |date=2011-03-27 }}
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==Melody Amber 2006== ==Melody Amber 1992==
The first tournament was played from 3 to 13 February 1992 in ] as a double ] competition of rapid chess. The first round-robin was won by ], undefeated with a score of 8/11, closely followed by ] with 7.5 points. In the second half of the tournament, ] appeared the strongest with 7/11. Anand lost three games (including his final round game with white against Larsen), which allowed Ivanchuk to take over the lead in the very last round. Ivanchuk scored a total of 14/22. Anand finished second with 13.5 points, while ], ] and ] shared third place with 12.5/22. Remarkable was the participation of 15-year-old ], who finished 10th. The oldest player in the field was Korchnoi aged 61, while prize money totalled US$100,000 with US$20,000 for the winner.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}


A separate Blitz tournament, with the same participants plus ] and ], was played on 7 February. Ljubojević won with a score of 10/13.
The competitors in 2006 were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).

* ] (2)
* ] (3) Speed chess winner, and joint overall winner.
* ] (4)
* ] (5)
* ] (7)
* ] (8)
* ] (9)
* ] (11) Blindfold chess winner, and joint overall winner.
* ] (12)
* ] (54)
* ] (59)
* ] (66)

==Melody Amber 2007==

The competitors in 2007 were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).

* ] (2) Speed chess winner and second
* ] (3) Blindfold chess winner and overall winner
* ] (5)
* ] (6)
* ] (7)
* ] (8)
* ] (10)
* ] (11)
* ] (12)
* ] (24)
* ] (26)
* ] (29)

==Melody Amber 2008==

The 17th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament took place March 14th-28th, 2008 in Nice. The competitors were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).

* ] (1)
* ] (2)
* ] (3)
* ] (4)
* ] (6)
* ] (8)
* ] (9)
* ] (10)
* ] (11)
* ] (13)
* ] (14)
* ] (35)


==Tournament books== ==Tournament books==
⚫ A book on the first tournament was published in 1992.<ref>Erik Bouwmans; et al.,''Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament'', Schaaknieuws, 1992, {{ISBN|90-73216-08-7}}</ref>


In the following six years (1993–1998), tournament books were published on each tournament for that year. The first four were produced by ], in association with chess grandmasters such as ] and ]. The last two were produced by ], in association with John Nunn.
⚫ * Erik Bouwmans; et al, "Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament", Schaaknieuws, 1992, ISBN 90-73216-08-7
* Dagobert Kohlmeyer and John Nunn, "Chess Roulette in Monte Carlo. 6th Amber Chess Tournament", Bock & Kübler, 1997, ISBN 3-86155-085-7
* Dagobert Kohlmeyer and John Nunn, "Chess Rallye in Monte Carlo 98. 7th Amber Chess Tournament", Bock & Kübler, 1998, ISBN 3-86155-094-6


==References== ==References==
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*{{citation *{{citation
| last=Crowther | first=Mark | last=Crowther | first=Mark
| date=29 March 1999 | date=29 March 1999
| title=THE WEEK IN CHESS 229: The Eighth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament | title=THE WEEK IN CHESS 229: The Eighth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament
| url=http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic229.html#2 | url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic229.html#2
| publisher=London Chess Center | publisher=London Chess Center
}} }}


==External links== ==External links==
⚫ * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226160501/http://www.amberchess2010.com/ |date=2015-12-26 }}
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 28 December 2024

Event in Monte Carlo (1992–2011)

The Amber chess tournament (officially the Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament, previously Melody Amber) was an annual invitation-only event for some of the world's best players, from 1992 to 2011. Since the second edition, the event uniquely combined blindfold chess and speed chess, and has been held in Monte Carlo. The tournament was sponsored by the Dutch businessman and world champion of correspondence chess, Joop van Oosterom. Named after his daughter, the tournament was usually held in March. Her sister was the eponym to the Crystal Kelly Cup.

Vladimir Kramnik won the most overall titles with six. Viswanathan Anand is the only player to have won both the rapid and blindfold events in the same year (he did it twice, in 1997 and 2005). The most rapid events have been won by Anand (nine times), and the most blindfold events have been won by Kramnik (nine times).

Nearly every world class player has played in the tournament but Garry Kasparov. Vassily Ivanchuk is the only player to have played in all 20 editions.

The 20th Amber Tournament was held in 2011 in Monaco, as was the first Amber Tournament.

Winners

# Year Overall Winner Rapidplay Winner Blindfold Winner
1 1992 Vassily Ivanchuk (no blindfold)
2 1993 Ljubomir Ljubojević Ljubomir Ljubojević Viswanathan Anand
Anatoly Karpov
3 1994 Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik		 Viswanathan Anand
4 1995 Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov Vladimir Kramnik
5 1996 Vladimir Kramnik Viswanathan Anand
Vassily Ivanchuk		 Vladimir Kramnik
6 1997 Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
7 1998 Alexei Shirov
Vladimir Kramnik		 Vassily Ivanchuk
Alexei Shirov		 Vladimir Kramnik
8 1999 Vladimir Kramnik Viswanathan Anand Vladimir Kramnik
Alexei Shirov
Veselin Topalov
9 2000 Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov Vladimir Kramnik Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
10 2001 Vladimir Kramnik
Veselin Topalov		 Boris Gelfand
Vladimir Kramnik		 Veselin Topalov Archived 2009-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
11 2002 Alexander Morozevich Boris Gelfand Alexander Morozevich Archived 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
12 2003 Viswanathan Anand Evgeny Bareev Vladimir Kramnik
13 2004 Alexander Morozevich
Vladimir Kramnik		 Viswanathan Anand Alexander Morozevich
14 2005 Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand
15 2006 Viswanathan Anand
Alexander Morozevich		 Viswanathan Anand Alexander Morozevich
16 2007 Vladimir Kramnik Viswanathan Anand Vladimir Kramnik
17 2008 Levon Aronian Levon Aronian Levon Aronian
Vladimir Kramnik
Alexander Morozevich
Veselin Topalov
18 2009 Levon Aronian Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian
Gata Kamsky		 Levon Aronian
Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
19 2010 Magnus Carlsen
Vassily Ivanchuk		 Magnus Carlsen
Vassily Ivanchuk		 Alexander Grischuk
20 2011 Levon Aronian Magnus Carlsen Levon Aronian Archived 2011-03-27 at the Wayback Machine

Melody Amber 1992

The first tournament was played from 3 to 13 February 1992 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin as a double round robin competition of rapid chess. The first round-robin was won by Viswanathan Anand, undefeated with a score of 8/11, closely followed by Vassily Ivanchuk with 7.5 points. In the second half of the tournament, Victor Korchnoi appeared the strongest with 7/11. Anand lost three games (including his final round game with white against Larsen), which allowed Ivanchuk to take over the lead in the very last round. Ivanchuk scored a total of 14/22. Anand finished second with 13.5 points, while Anatoly Karpov, Victor Korchnoi and Ljubomir Ljubojević shared third place with 12.5/22. Remarkable was the participation of 15-year-old Judit Polgár, who finished 10th. The oldest player in the field was Korchnoi aged 61, while prize money totalled US$100,000 with US$20,000 for the winner.

A separate Blitz tournament, with the same participants plus Larry Christiansen and Susan Polgar, was played on 7 February. Ljubojević won with a score of 10/13.

Tournament books

A book on the first tournament was published in 1992.

In the following six years (1993–1998), tournament books were published on each tournament for that year. The first four were produced by Guido den Broeder, in association with chess grandmasters such as John van der Wiel and John Nunn. The last two were produced by Dagobert Kohlmeyer, in association with John Nunn.

References

  1. Malcolm Pein. "Looking forward to the 20th Amber Tournament". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  2. Erik Bouwmans; et al.,Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament, Schaaknieuws, 1992, ISBN 90-73216-08-7

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