Alexander Bakh and Andzej Filipowicz open the Tal Blitz Cup

The players are waiting for the drawing of lots



Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took off with 8 out 8!



Two starting losses did not shake Levon Aronian



The former World Champions quickly found themselves on opposite sides of the table



The tiring qualifier has clearly taken its toll for Teimour Radjabov



Grandmaster wives: Sofia, Aruna...



...and Margarita



Silence is much appreciated



Vishy remained unbeaten for quite a while



The most spectacular form of chess



Anand was usually first to end his games



Russian Peter cheers up Hungarian Peter...



...and Vlad supports Baadur



Sveshnikov to Karpov: "It's tough to play the young"



Judit Polgar did not show her best form



Boris Gelfand consolidated around 50%



Magnus Carlsen got sleepy in the game against Karjakin



Ruslan Ponomariov is stronger in classical chess



Old solidiers



Alexander Zhukov visited the tournament on the second day and socialized with the participants