The Melody Amber chess tournament, which uniquely combines blind chess and speed chess is an annual invitation-only event for some of the world's best players. It has been held in Monte Carlo from 1992 onwards and is sponsored by the Dutch billionaire and world champion of postal chess, Joop van Oosterom. Named after his daughter, the tournament is usually held in March. Blitz chess (also known as speed chess or blitzkrieg chess) is a game of chess where each side is given very little time to make all of their moves. ... Monte Carlo is a very wealthy section of the city-state of Monaco known for its casino, gambling, beaches, glamour, and sightings of famous people. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Correspondence chess is chess played by some sort of long-distance correspondence, usually through a Correspondence Chess Server or e-mail or the postal system. ... Joop van Oosterom is a Dutch billionare and chess enthusiast. ...

The players with the most titles (as of 2006) are Viswanathan Anand (5) and Vladimir Kramnik (5).

Former tournament winners (combined blindfold and rapid scores)

• 1992 Vassily Ivanchuk
• 1993 Ljubomir Ljubojevic
• 1994 Viswanathan Anand
• 1995 Anatoly Karpov
• 1996 Vladimir Kramnik
• 1997 Viswanathan Anand
• 1998 Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik
• 1999 Vladimir Kramnik
• 2000 Alexei Shirov
• 2001 Vladimir Kramnik
• 2002 Alexander Morozevich
• 2003 Viswanathan Anand
• 2004 Alexander Morozevich and Vladimir Kramnik
• 2005 Viswanathan Anand
• 2006 Viswanathan Anand and Alexander Morozevich

Vassily Ivanchuk (Васи́лий Ива́нчук), born March 18, 1969 in Berejiany, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. ... Ljubomir Ljubojevic is a Grandmaster of chess. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Anatoli Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. ... Vladimir Kramnik at the 2005 Corus chess tournament. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov (Aleksejs Širovs, Алексе́й Широв) (born July 4, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), is one of the top chess grandmasters in the world today. ... Vladimir Kramnik at the 2005 Corus chess tournament. ... Vladimir Kramnik at the 2005 Corus chess tournament. ... Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov (Aleksejs Širovs, Алексе́й Широв) (born July 4, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), is one of the top chess grandmasters in the world today. ... Vladimir Kramnik at the 2005 Corus chess tournament. ... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. ... Vladimir Kramnik at the 2005 Corus chess tournament. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. ...

Melody Amber 2006

The competitors in 2006 were the following players (world ranking at the time in brackets).

• Veselin Topalov (2)
• Viswanathan Anand (3) Speed chess winner, and joint overall winner.
• Peter Svidler (4)
• Levon Aronian (5)
• Peter Leko (7)
• Vassily Ivanchuk (8)
• Boris Gelfand (9)
• Alexander Morozevich (11) Blind chess winner, and joint overall winner.
• Alexander Grischuk (12)
• Francisco Vallejo Pons (54)
• Loek van Wely (59)
• Peter Heine Nielsen (66)

Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov (Bulgarian: ; born Ruse, Bulgaria, March 15, 1975) is a Bulgarian chess player. ... Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster. ... Peter Svidler Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер; Pyotr Svidler, born June 17, 1976 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. ... Levon Aronian (born October 6, 1982) is an Armenian chess player. ... Image:Leko2. ... Vassily Ivanchuk (Васи́лий Ива́нчук), born March 18, 1969 in Berejiany, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. ... Boris Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a chess grandmaster. ... Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. ... Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk (b. ... Francisco Vallejo Pons - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Loek van Wely (b. ... Peter Heine Nielsen (born May 24, 1973) is a Danish chess player. ...

External links

• Melody Amber 2006