In round 4, played on
D?ɬ?a de la Independencia which celebrated the 197th birthday of Mexico's independence, it was Aronian who improved his standings with a victory over Leko. Kramnik and Anand drew their games but both missed wins against Grischuk and Morozevich respectively. In Svidler-Gelfand Black grabbed another easy half point in the Petroff.It was more Leko losing than Aronian winning. The Armenian didn't do anything special but the Hungarian spent much time on the clock and still made an error after he missed a little tactical idea. Just like in the third round Grischuk spent an enormous amount of time but this time he must have been satisfied with his draw. Kramnik was building up an already great position and according to the world champion White missed several wins. Especially 38.Rxa7 was inaccurate I think. Morozevich surprised the spectators even more by not losing against Anand's fantastic position that contained the bishop pair, a strong knight on d4 and an advanced passed pawn. The Indian will probably be considering this game a loss somehow.Peter Svidler is one of the players that keeps faith in 1.e4, despite the existence of the Russian Defence. "The head-banging against the Petroff wall continues, with the same result as always," he said after the game. This can be read in
Ian Rogers' column at USCF. "After the slightest inaccuracy you have nothing," Svidler continued. He meant he should have played 17.Qd3, keeping the queens on the board and with that, more play.
Standings show that on the first restday today, Kramnik and Anand have a small lead with +1, while Leko and Svidler are on -1:
Playing schedule:
| Round 1: Thursday, Sept. 13th 2007, 14:00h | Kramnik | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Svidler | Morozevich | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Aronian | Anand | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Gelfand | Grischuk | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Leko |
| | Round 2: Friday, Sept. 14th 2007, 14:00h | Svidler | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Leko | Gelfand | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Grischuk | Aronian | 0-1 | Anand | Kramnik | 1-0 | Morozevich |
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| Round 3: Saturday, Sept. 15th 2007, 14:00h | Morozevich | 1-0 | Svidler | Anand | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Kramnik | Grischuk | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Aronian | Leko | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Gelfand |
| | Round 4: Sunday, Sept 16th 2007, 14:00h | Svidler | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Gelfand | Aronian | 1-0 | Leko | Kramnik | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Grischuk | Morozevich | ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? | Anand |
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Free day: Monday, Sept. 11th 2007 |
| | Round 5: Tuesday, Sept. 18th 2007, 14:00h | Anand | | Svidler | Grischuk | | Morozevich | Leko | | Kramnik | Gelfand | | Aronian |
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| Round 6: Wednesday, Sept. 19th 2007, 14:00h | Aronian | | Kramnik | Gelfand | | Morozevich | Grischuk | | Svidler | Leko | | Anand |
| | Round 7: Thursday, Sept. 20th 2007, 14:00h | Anand | | Grischuk | Kramnik | | Gelfand | Morozevich | | Leko | Svidler | | Aronian |
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Second half
| Round 8: Friday, Sept. 21st 2007, 14:00h | Svidler | | Kramnik | Aronian | | Morozevich | Gelfand | | Anand | Leko | | Grischuk |
| Free day: Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007 |
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| Round 9: Sunday, Sept. 23th 2007, 14:00h | Anand | | Aronian | Grischuk | | Gelfand | Leko | | Svidler | Morozevich | | Kramnik |
| | Round 10: Monay, Sept. 24th 2007, 14:00h | Aronian | | Grischuk | Gelfand | | Leko | Kramnik | | Anand | Svidler | | Morozevich |
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| Round 11: Tuesday, Sept. 25th 2007, 14:00h | Anand | | Morozevich | Gelfand | | Svidler | Grischuk | | Kramnik | Leko | | Aronian |
| Free day: Wednesday, Sept. 26th 2007 |
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| Round 12: Thursday, Sept 27th 2007, 14:00h | Aronian | | Gelfand | Kramnik | | Leko | Morozevich | | Grischuk | Svidler | | Anand |
| | Round 13: Friday, Sept. 28th 2007, 14:00h | Aronian | | Svidler | Grischuk | | Anand | Leko | | Morozevich | Gelfand | | Kramnik |
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| Round 14: Saturday, Sept. 29th 2007, 14:00h | Anand | | Leko | Kramnik | | Aronian | Morozevich | | Gelfand | Svidler | | Grischuk |
| Sunday, Sept. 30th 2007 Possible tiebreaks, closing ceremony |
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In round 4, played on D?ɬ?a de la Independencia which celebrated the 197th birthday of Mexico's independence, it was Aronian who improved his standings with a victory over Leko. Kramnik and Anand drew their games but both missed wins against Grischuk and Morozevich respectively. In Svidler-Gelfand Black grabbed another easy half point in the Petroff.It was more Leko losing than Aronian winning. The Armenian didn't do anything special but the Hungarian spent much time on the clock and still made an error after he missed a little tactical idea. Just like in the third round Grischuk spent an enormous amount of time but this time he must have been satisfied with his draw. Kramnik was building up an already great position and according to the world champion White missed several wins. Especially 38.Rxa7 was inaccurate I think. Morozevich surprised the spectators even more by not losing against Anand's fantastic position that contained the bishop pair, a strong knight on d4 and an advanced passed pawn. The Indian will probably be considering this game a loss somehow.Peter Svidler is one of the players that keeps faith in 1.e4, despite the existence of the Russian Defence. "The head-banging against the Petroff wall continues, with the same result as always," he said after the game. This can be read in Ian Rogers' column at USCF. "After the slightest inaccuracy you have nothing," Svidler continued. He meant he should have played 17.Qd3, keeping the queens on the board and with that, more play.Standings show that on the first restday today, Kramnik and Anand have a small lead with +1, while Leko and Svidler are on -1:
