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| * Erik Bouwmans; et al, "Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament", Schaaknieuws, 1992, ISBN 90-73216-08-7 | * Erik Bouwmans; et al, "Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament", Schaaknieuws, 1992, ISBN 90-73216-08-7 | ||
| * Guido den Broeder and Fred van der Vliet, "Second Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1993, ISBN 90-5518-103-X | |||
| * Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Third Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1994, ISBN 90-5518-104-8 | |||
| * Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Fourth Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1995, ISBN 90-5518-105-6 | |||
| * Guido den Broeder and John Nunn, "Fifth Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1996, ISBN 90-5518-106-4 | |||
| * 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 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 | * Dagobert Kohlmeyer and John Nunn, "Chess Rallye in Monte Carlo 98. 7th Amber Chess Tournament", Bock & Kübler, 1998, ISBN 3-86155-094-6 | ||
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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 correspondence 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).
Winners
| # | Year | Overall Winner | Rapidplay Winner | Blindfold Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Vassily Ivanchuk | (no blindfold) | |
| 2 | 1993 | Ljubomir Ljubojević | Ljubomir Ljubojevic | Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov |
| 3 | 1994 | Viswanathan Anand | Viswanathan Anand Vladimir Kramnik |
Viswanathan Anand |
| 4 | 1995 | Anatoly Karpov | Vladimir Kramnik | Anatoly Karpov |
| 5 | 1996 | Vladimir Kramnik | Viswanathan Anand Vassily Ivanchuk |
Vladimir Kramnik |
| 6 | 1997 | Viswanathan Anand | Viswanathan Anand | Viswanathan Anand |
| 7 | 1998 | Alexei Shirov Vladimir Kramnik |
Alexei Shirov Vassily Ivanchuk |
Vladimir Kramnik |
| 8 | 1999 | Vladimir Kramnik | Viswanathan Anand | Alexei Shirov, Veselin Topalov, Vladimir Kramnik |
| 9 | 2000 | Alexei Shirov | Alexei Shirov | Vladimir Kramnik |
| 10 | 2001 | Vladimir Kramnik Veselin Topalov |
Boris Gelfand Vladimir Kramnik |
Veselin Topalov |
| 11 | 2002 | Alexander Morozevich | Boris Gelfand | Alexander Morozevich |
| 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 | Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Alexander Morozevich, Veselin Topalov |
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 were 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)
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).
- Vladimir Kramnik (1)
- Viswanathan Anand (2)
- Veselin Topalov (3)
- Alexander Morozevich (4)
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6)
- Peter Leko (8)
- Vassily Ivanchuk (9)
- Levon Aronian (10)
- Boris Gelfand (11)
- Magnus Carlsen (13)
- Sergey Karjakin (14)
- Loek van Wely (35)
Tournament books
- Erik Bouwmans; et al, "Melody Amber Rapid Chess Tournament", Schaaknieuws, 1992, ISBN 90-73216-08-7
- Guido den Broeder and Fred van der Vliet, "Second Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1993, ISBN 90-5518-103-X
- Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Third Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1994, ISBN 90-5518-104-8
- Guido den Broeder and John van der Wiel, "Fourth Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1995, ISBN 90-5518-105-6
- Guido den Broeder and John Nunn, "Fifth Amber : Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament", Magnana Mu Publishing & Research, 1996, ISBN 90-5518-106-4
- 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
- Crowther, Mark (29 March 1999), THE WEEK IN CHESS 229: The Eighth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament, London Chess Center
External links
- Official website for the 17th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament 2008
- 72 videos of chess,all games 1-0 or 0-1 ,of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament, 2007.