Boris Gelfand wins the 35th edition of Leon Masters

The 35th edition of the Leon Masters took place over the weekend 8-10 July in Leon, Spain. The event gathered four world-class players: GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Boris Gelfand, GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Jaime Santos and it was played as a 4-player knockout tournament.

Boris Gelfand won the event after a thrilling final match against the 15th World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and got his small revenge for the World Championship Match loss from 2012. With the final result of 4-2, Gelfand clinched the 35th Leon Masters. Replay the games here

Boris Gelfand renueva título de campeón del Magistral de León pic.twitter.com/bdDWM6nBGb

— Magistral de León (@ajedrezleon) July 10, 2022

To reach the finals, Boris Gelfand defeated Andrey Esipenko in the Armageddon game, while Anand took off Jaime Santos Latasa after the rapid part of the match.

Pues la jornada de hoy se resolverá con Armagedon. Esipenko empata en la segunda de rápidas. pic.twitter.com/TdV5xlcfmR

— Magistral de León (@ajedrezleon) July 9, 2022

Not all chess legends consider playing fast moral degradation! Gelfand out-blitzed Esipenko to win their Armageddon and reach a Leon Masters final vs. Anand: https://t.co/iv9xFsOQSa #c24live pic.twitter.com/Wr55EDUMRO

— chess24.com (@chess24com) July 10, 2022

Vishi Anand vence a Jaime Santos, por tanto espera en la final al vencedor del match de mañana entre Boris Gelfand y Andrey Esipenko.
@neususupcycling pic.twitter.com/EdbiqnzlCk

— Magistral de León (@ajedrezleon) July 8, 2022