Baku Open 2014

Inarkiev and Lupulescu shared 1st-2nd places with 7 points out of 9, but Inarkiev had a better tie-break.

Results of top 5 boards of the 9th round

1 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 6 0 – 1 6 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672
2 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 6 1 – 0 6 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
3 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649
4 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2611
5 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593

Top 10 players after the last round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 7.0 9.0
2 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 7.0 11.8
3 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 6.5 3.0
4 GM Onischuk Vladimir A UKR 2593 6.5 7.5
5 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 6.0 18.9
6 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 6.0 -0.7
7 GM Efimenko Zahar A UKR 2641 6.0 -2.7
8 GM Krasenkow Michal A POL 2636 6.0 -3.7
9 GM Smirnov Pavel A RUS 2611 6.0 -1.7
10 GM Zhigalko Sergei A BLR 2677 6.0 -9.3

Some games of the round

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Four players share 1st place – Baryshpolets, Areschenko, Inarkiev and Lupulescu. They have 6 points out of 8.

Results of top 5 boards of the 8th round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630
2 GM Berkes Ferenc 2649 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
3 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 5 1 – 0 5 GM Krasenkow Michal 2636
4 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641
5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2677 4½ ½ – ½ 5 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501

Top 10 players after 8 rounds

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 6.0 22.7
2 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 6.0 4.2
3 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 6.0 4.1
4 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 6.0 8.0
5 IM Donchenko Alexander A GER 2501 5.5 25.1
6 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 5.5 0.0
7 GM Efimenko Zahar A UKR 2641 5.5 -2.3
8 GM Onischuk Vladimir A UKR 2593 5.5 2.5
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh A UAE 2594 5.5 4.4
10 GM Smirnov Pavel A RUS 2611 5.5 -2.1

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 5 boards of the 9th round

1 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 6 – 6 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672
2 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 6 – 6 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
3 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501 5½ – 5½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649
4 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641 5½ – 5½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2611
5 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594 5½ – 5½ GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593

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Baryshpolets, Inarkiev and Lupulescu share 1st place with 5.5 points out of 7.

Results of top 5 boards of the 7th round

1 GM Krasenkow Michal 2636 4½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672
2 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664
3 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650
4 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2611
5 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641 4 1 – 0 4½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594

Top 10 players after 7 rounds

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 5.5 21.2
2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 5.5 4.7
3 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 5.5 7.4
4 IM Donchenko Alexander A GER 2501 5.0 22.8
5 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 5.0 -0.4
6 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 5.0 1.5
7 GM Efimenko Zahar A UKR 2641 5.0 -1.6
8 GM Krasenkow Michal A POL 2636 5.0 -0.9
9 GM Onischuk Vladimir A UKR 2593 5.0 1.8
10 GM Darini Pouria A IRI 2442 4.5 16.8

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 5 boards of the 8th round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 5½ – 5½ GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630
2 GM Berkes Ferenc 2649 5 – 5½ GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
3 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 5 – 5 GM Krasenkow Michal 2636
4 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593 5 – 5 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641
5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2677 4½ – 5 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501

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Inarkiev (Russia) is leading the event with 5 out of 6.

Results of top 5 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 4 1 – 0 4½ GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630
3 GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650 4 ½ – ½ 4 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501
4 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2677
5 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649

Top 10 players after 6 rounds

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 5.0 5.2
2 IM Donchenko Alexander A GER 2501 4.5 20.6
3 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 4.5 15.2
4 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 4.5 1.8
5 GM Artemiev Vladislav A RUS 2650 4.5 1.9
6 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 4.5 2.1
7 GM Krasenkow Michal A POL 2636 4.5 -1.4
8 GM Smirnov Pavel A RUS 2611 4.5 -0.1
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh A UAE 2594 4.5 2.9
10 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 4.0 -1.7

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 5 boards of the 7th round

1 GM Krasenkow Michal 2636 4½ – 5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672
2 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501 4½ – 4½ GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664
3 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 4½ – 4½ GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650
4 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540 4½ – 4½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2611
5 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641 4 – 4½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594

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GM Baryshpolets (Ukraine) is leading the event with 4.5 out of 5. Five players are behind him with 4 points.

Results of top 5 boards of the 5th round

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540 4 ½ – ½ 3½ GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664
2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 3 1 – 0 3 GM Iordachescu Viorel 2603
3 GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650 3 1 – 0 3 GM Wen Yang 2598
4 GM Berkes Ferenc 2649 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594
5 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 3 1 – 0 3 GM Romanishin Oleg M 2502

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 4.5
2 IM Donchenko Alexander A GER 2501 4.0
3 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 4.0
4 GM Artemiev Vladislav A RUS 2650 4.0
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 4.0
6 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 4.0
7 GM Guliyev Namig A AZE 2546 Beylaqan 3.5
8 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 3.5
9 GM Darini Pouria A IRI 2442 3.5
10 IM Yilmazyerli Mert A TUR 2454 3.5

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 5 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672 4 – 4½ GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 4 – 4 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630
3 GM Artemiev Vladislav 2650 4 – 4 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501
4 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594 3½ – 3½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2677
5 GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593 3½ – 3½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649

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