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==Melody Amber 1992==
The first tournament was played 3-13 February in ]/], as a double ] competion of rapid chess. The first round robin was won undefeatedly by ] 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, 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.

Final result: 1 Ivanchuk 14, 2 Anand 13.5, 3/5 Karpov, Korchnoi, Ljubojevic 12.5, 6/7 Adams, Seirawan 11, 8/9 Piket, Polugaevsky 10, 10/11 Polgár, Speelman 8.5, 12. Larsen 8.


==Melody Amber 2006== ==Melody Amber 2006==

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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 1992

The first tournament was played 3-13 February in Cap Martin/Roquebrune, as a double round robin competion of rapid chess. The first round robin was won undefeatedly by Viswanathan Anand 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, 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 Ljubojevic shared third place with 12.5/22. Remarkable was the participation of 15-year old Judit Polgár, who finished 10th.

Final result: 1 Ivanchuk 14, 2 Anand 13.5, 3/5 Karpov, Korchnoi, Ljubojevic 12.5, 6/7 Adams, Seirawan 11, 8/9 Piket, Polugaevsky 10, 10/11 Polgár, Speelman 8.5, 12. Larsen 8.

Melody Amber 2006

The competitors in 2006 were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).

Melody Amber 2007

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

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).

Tournament books

  • 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

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