Morelia-Linares (2007)
The 24th edition of the Linares tournament was held in two different countries (for the second time), with the first half in Morelia, Mexico (February) and the second half in Linares, Spain (March). The participants were: Veselin Topalov (Elo ranked #1 in the world), Viswanathan Anand (#2), Vassily Ivanchuk (#5), Peter Leko (#6), Levon Aronian (#7), Alexander Morozevich (#8), Peter Svidler (#12) and the prodigy Magnus Carlsen (#24). The most notable absentees were World Champion Vladimir Kramnik (#3) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (#4). Teimour Radjabov (#11) was scheduled to participate, but had to withdraw because of an upsetting burglery in his hotel room. Ivanchuk, who had been invited to give a simul and take part in some other events, was in town and agreed to jump in at short notice. He picked IM Manuel Leon Hoyos as his second. The opening ceremony was held 16 February at the playing venue Theatro de Campo. Games started the next day at 3:30 pm local time. Time control: 2 hours 40 moves + 1 hour 20 moves + 30 minutes.
Leaving for Linares, Anand and Carlsen shared the lead with 4.5/7. Anand stated it was hard to imagine Carlsen would not become World Champion one day. In Linares, Carlsen’s father returned home, and was replaced by Peter Heine Nielsen. In the end, Anand won by a whole point, while Carlsen took second place based on his win against Morozevich in Round 1. The prodigy had arrived at the top of the tables.
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