Anand-Gelfand 2012

Gelfand won game 6 against Grischuk, to win the match 3.5-2.5 and earn the right to face Anand next year.

Alekhine-Capablanca 1927
Tal-Botvinnik 1960
Fischer-Spassky 1972
Kasparov-Karpov 1985
Anand-Gelfand 2012

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Ivanchuk shares first at Capablanca Memorial

with Le, who now joins the 2700 club.

Candidates Semi-Finals Results

Gelfand over Kamsky (on tiebreak)
Grischuk over Kramnik (on tiebreak)

Does it really matter now?  Neither Gelfand nor Grischuk can beat Anand in a WC match.

Candidates Quarter-Final Results

Kamsky over Topalov
Gelfand over Memadyarov
Grischuk over Aronian (on tiebreak)
Kramnik over Radjabov (on tiebreak)

Kamsky US Champion

Kamsky beat Schulman in the tiebreak.
Anna Zatonskih is the women's champion.