Lev Aronian and Hou Yifan won the blindfold sections of the 2012 SportAccord Mind Games.
Lev Aronian took the gold medal with a score of 5½/7 points, with Hikaru Nakamura picking up a third silver medal to go with his rapid and blitz silvers! Shakhriyar Mamedyarov just edged out Gata Kamsky for the bronze with 4½/7.
In the women's competition Hou Yifan added a blindfold gold to her rapid silver, taking first place with an impressive 6/7 score. Viktorija Cmilyte finished in silver medal position with 5½ points, and Anna Zatonskih claimed the bronze with 4½/7.
The time control was 20 minutes plus a 10 second increment.
Gold to Lev Aronian (centre), silver Hikaru Nakamura (left), bronze Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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The final standings in the Mind Games Blindfold event
| # |
Name |
Fed |
Elo |
Pts |
| 1 |
Aronian Levon |
ARM |
2815 |
5½ |
| 2 |
Nakamura Hikaru |
USA |
2760 |
5 |
| 3 |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
AZE |
2760 |
4½ |
| 4 |
Kamsky Gata |
USA |
2762 |
4½ |
| 5 |
Leko Peter |
HUN |
2732 |
4 |
| 6 |
Ding Liren |
CHN |
2669 |
4 |
| 7 |
Radjabov Teimour |
AZE |
2755 |
4 |
| 8 |
Bologan Viktor |
MDA |
2693 |
3½ |
| 9 |
Morozevich Alexander |
RUS |
2725 |
3½ |
| 10 |
Wang Hao |
CHN |
2691 |
3½ |
| 11 |
Giri Anish |
NED |
2720 |
3 |
| 12 |
Ivanchuk Vassily |
UKR |
2744 |
3 |
| 13 |
Karjakin Sergey |
RUS |
2830 |
2½ |
| 14 |
Grischuk Alexander |
RUS |
2771 |
2½ |
| 15 |
Jobava Baadur |
GEO |
2711 |
2 |
| 16 |
Fressinet Laurent |
FRA |
2700 |
1 |
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Gold Medallist Lev Aronian
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Hikaru Nakamura took his third silver medal of the Mind Games
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Bronze medallist Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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Gold to Hou Yifan (centre), silver Viktorija Cmilyte (left), bronze Anna Zatonskih
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The final standings in the Women's Mind Games Blindfold event
| # |
Name |
Fed |
Elo |
Pts |
| 1 |
Yifan Hou |
CHN |
2606 |
6 |
| 2 |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
LTU |
2462 |
5½ |
| 3 |
Zatonskih Anna |
USA |
2504 |
4½ |
| 4 |
Koneru Humpy |
IND |
2606 |
4 |
| 5 |
Zhao Xue |
CHN |
2511 |
4 |
| 6 |
Muzychuk Anna |
SLO |
2577 |
4 |
| 7 |
Lahno Kateryna |
UKR |
2592 |
3½ |
| 8 |
Zhu Chen |
QAT |
2489 |
3½ |
| 9 |
Paehtz Elisabeth |
GER |
2478 |
3½ |
| 10 |
Harika Dronavalli |
IND |
2529 |
3½ |
| 11 |
Danielian Elina |
ARM |
2450 |
3½ |
| 12 |
Kosteniuk Alexandra |
RUS |
2572 |
3 |
| 13 |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
BUL |
2580 |
2½ |
| 14 |
Cramling Pia |
SWE |
2546 |
2½ |
| 15 |
Khotenashvili Bela |
GEO |
2405 |
1½ |
| 16 |
Socko Monika |
POL |
2440 |
1 |
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Hou Yifan won the women's blindfold gold medal
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Viktorija Cmilyte took the silver medal
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Bronze medallist Anna Zatonskih
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Photos by Anastasiya Karlovich for the official website. Games via TWIC.