The 17th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament takes place March 15 - March 27 at the five-star luxury Hotel Palais de la Mediterranйe, in Nice.

The Amber tournament is organised by the Association Max Euwe in Monaco and generously sponsored by Mr and Mrs Van Oosterom.

Standings - Rapid, Blindfold, Combined...

Melody Amber 2008 - Combined Standings after round 3

1. Anand      4    
2. Aronian    3Ѕ
   Carlsen    3Ѕ
   Ivanchuk   3Ѕ
   Topalov    3Ѕ
3. Karjakin   3    
   Mamedyarov 3    
4. Gelfand    2Ѕ
   Kramnik    2Ѕ
   Leko       2Ѕ
   Morozevich 2Ѕ
5. Van Wely   2

Melody Amber 2008 - Standings Rapid after round 3

1. Anand      2Ѕ
2. Aronian    2    
   Topalov    2    
3. Carlsen    1Ѕ
   Gelfand    1Ѕ
   Ivanchuk   1Ѕ
   Karjakin   1Ѕ
   Leko       1Ѕ
   Mamedyarov 1Ѕ
4. Kramnik    1    
   Van Wely   1    
5. Morozevich Ѕ

Melody Amber 2008 - Standings Blindfold after round 3

1. Carlsen    2
   Ivanchuk   2
   Morozevich 2
2. Anand      1Ѕ
   Aronian    1Ѕ
   Karjakin   1Ѕ
   Kramnik    1Ѕ
   Mamedyarov 1Ѕ
   Topalov    1Ѕ
3. Gelfand    1
   Leko       1
   Van Wely   1

Official site: http://www.amberchess2008.com/
Live chess games: http://chessfish.com/live/