Top grandmasters tournament in China: Nanjing 2008 12 December 2008
The first Top GM’s tournament in China, Pearl Spring, will take part from December 10th to December 22nd in Nanjing. Average ELO rating of participants is 2751, which makes it a category 21 tournament – the strongest ever held in China. Format is double round robin. All rounds start at 07:00 GMT, December 16th is the rest day. Veselin Topalov has won the tournament. Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN], Round 10 [ PGN] All games [ PGN]

Final Standings

[–table–] Below are round-by-round pairings and results:

Round 1 – 11th Dec.

Sergei Movsesian – Bu Xiangzhi 0-1 Vassily Ivanchuk – Peter Svidler ½-½ Levon Aronian – Veselin Topalov ½-½ Round 1 games [ PGN]

Round 2 – 12th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Bu Xiangzhi ½-½ Peter Svidler – Sergei Movsesian 0-1 Levon Aronian – Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0 Round 2 games [ PGN]

Round 3 – 13th Dec.

Vassily Ivanchuk – Veselin Topalov ½-½ Sergei Movsesian – Levon Aronian ½-½ Bu Xiangzhi – Peter Svidler ½-½ Round 3 games [ PGN]

Round 4 – 14th Dec.

Sergei Movsesian – Veselin Topalov ½-½ Bu Xiangzhi – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Peter Svidler – Levon Aronian ½-½ Round 4 games [ PGN]

Round 5 – 15th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Peter Svidler 1-0 Levon Aronian – Bu Xiangzhi ½-½ Vassily Ivanchuk – Sergei Movsesian ½-½ Round 5 games [ PGN]

Round 6 – 17th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian 1-0 Peter Svidler – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Bu Xiangzhi – Sergei Movsesian 1-0 Round 6 games [ PGN]

Round 7 – 18th Dec.

Bu Xiangzhi – Veselin Topalov ½-½ Sergei Movsesian – Peter Svidler 0-1 Vassily Ivanchuk – Levon Aronian 0-1 Round 7 games [ PGN]

Round 8 – 19th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0 Levon Aronian – Sergei Movsesian ½-½ Peter Svidler – Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 Round 8 games [ PGN]

Round 9 – 20th Dec.

Peter Svidler – Veselin Topalov 0-1 Bu Xiangzhi – Levon Aronian ½-½ Sergei Movsesian – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½ Round 9 games [ PGN]

Round 10 – 21st Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Sergei Movsesian ½-½ Levon Aronian – Peter Svidler ½-½ Vassily Ivanchuk – Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 Round 10 games [ PGN]