Corus Chess Tournament 2009 Winners

Thanks for using the blog to enjoy the Corus Chess Tournament. All the rounds and games are now on http://www.jrobichess.com under the tournament section to review at your leisure. They can be found in the tournament section on the main page.

I enjoyed the Corus tournament very much. This year's competition was much more enjoyable that previous memory, and although the people I was pulling for did not end up winning it was a close tournament right up until the last moves.

Here are the final standings:

Corus A

1. S. Karjakin 8
2. L. Aronian, T. Radjabov, S. Movsesian 7½
5. M. Carlsen, L. Dominguez 7
7. G. Kamsky 6½
8. L. van Wely, J. Smeets, Y. Wang 6
11. D. Stellwagen, V. Ivanchuk, M. Adams, A. Morozevich

Corus B

1. F. Caruana 8½
2. N. Short, A. Motylev, R. Kasimdzhanov 8
5. A. Volokitin, F. Vallejo Pons 7½
7. Z. Efimenko 7
8. D. Navara 6½
9. Y. Hou, D. Reinderman 6
11. E. l'Ami 5½
12. H. Mecking 4½
13. K. Sasikiran, J. Werle 4

Corus C

1. W. So 9½
2. T. Hillarp Persson, A. Giri 8½
4. D. HowellA. Gupta 7½
6. F. Holzke 6½
7. D. Harika 6
8. F. Nijboer, E. Iturrizaga, A. Bitalzadeh, M. Bosboom, R. Pruijssers 5½
13. M. Leon Hoyos 5
14. O. Romanishin 4½