Kramnik Wins the President's Cup On Tiebreak

The very strong rapid event in Baku, the President's Cup, finished today in a success for ex-world champ Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik, along with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Gata Kamsky, finished with 5 out 7, but Kramnik had the best tiebreaks and was declared the winner. (I'm not sure what the tiebreaker was, but the three players did an ouroboros: Kramnik beat Kamsky, Kamsky beat Mamedyarov, and Mamedyarov beat Kramnik.)

Other scores: Teimour Radjabov 3.5, Judit Polgar & Emil Sutovsky 3, Rauf Mamedov 2 and Gadir Guseinov 1.5.

There will be a blitz tournament there tomorrow with 16 players. I don't know who the other eight players will be, but it sure looks like it's going to be a very strong event.

Games, pictures and more info here.

Comments

[Wildman]

" (I'm not sure what the tiebreaker was, but the three players did an ouroboros: Kramnik beat Kamsky, Kamsky beat Mamedyarov, and Mamedyarov beat Kramnik.)"

IOW, Kramnik wormed his way to victory... :)

[Thomas]

Tiebreak seems to be simply Sonneborn-Berger: From the rest of the field, Kramnik beat #4, 6 and 7 (their total score 8.5 points). Mamedyarov beat #5, 6 and 7 (8 points) and Kamsky #4, 7 and 8 (7 points).

So the last-round game Radjabov-Guseinov 1-0 affected the tiebreak situation - if Radjabov had lost, Mamedyarov would have been the winner of the event ... .