Reykjavik Open 2013 10th round

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Three players tied for 1st with 8 points out of 10 games – Eljanov (who drew So), So and Amin (who won against Gajewski), but Eljanov was best by tie-break! Congratulations to the winner! 🙂

Results of the first 10 boards

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 7½ ½ – ½ 7½ GM So Wesley 2684
2 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Giri Anish 2722
3 IM Wei Yi 2501 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
4 GM Amin Bassem 2631 7 1 – 0 7 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
5 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2441 6½ 0 – 1 6½ GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Xiu Deshun 2530
7 GM Sokolov Ivan 2644 6½ 1 – 0 6½ GM Stefansson Hannes 2496
8 NM Norowitz Yaacov 2432 6½ 1 – 0 6½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2622
9 GM Dziuba Marcin 2602 6½ 1 – 0 6½ IM Urkedal Frode 2473
10 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715 6 1 – 0 6 GM Kristjansson Stefan 2486

Top 10 players after the last round (with ELO points gain/loss)

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 8.0 19.0
2 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 8.0 0.0
3 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2631 8.0 10.1
4 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 7.5 5.9
5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 7.5 1.3
6 IM Wei Yi U14 CHN 2501 7.5 24.9
7 GM Dziuba Marcin POL 2602 7.5 6.3
8 GM Ding Liren U20 CHN 2709 7.5 -2.5
9 NM Norowitz Yaacov USA 2432 7.5 0.0
10 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 7.5 7.9

Some interesting games of the last round

You can view the full standings, pairings and results here.

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Reykjavik Open 2013 9th round

Going into the last round there are 2 leaders – Eljanov and So who have 7.5 points. Six players share 3rd place with 7 points.

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Ding Liren 2709 6½ 0 – 1 6½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM So Wesley 2684 6½ 1 – 0 6½ GM Dziuba Marcin 2602
3 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ IM Wei Yi 2501
4 GM Giri Anish 2722 6 1 – 0 6 GM L’ami Erwin 2622
5 GM Navara David 2710 6 0 – 1 6 GM Amin Bassem 2631
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 6 1 – 0 6 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
7 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
8 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 6 1 – 0 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2566
9 IM Guramishvili Sopiko 2414 6 0 – 1 5½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Lou Yiping 2468

Standings of the top 10 players after 9 rounds (including ELO points gain or loss)

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 7.5 18.9
2 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 7.5 0.0
3 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 7.0 11.1
4 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 7.0 7.1
5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 7.0 4.0
6 IM Wei Yi U14 CHN 2501 7.0 22.2
7 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 7.0 6.7
8 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2631 7.0 4.9
9 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 6.5 4.2
10 GM Ding Liren U20 CHN 2709 6.5 -4.2

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the top 10 boards of the last round

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 7½ – 7½ GM So Wesley 2684
2 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 7 – 7 GM Giri Anish 2722
3 IM Wei Yi 2501 7 – 7 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
4 GM Amin Bassem 2631 7 – 7 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
5 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2441 6½ – 6½ GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 6½ – 6½ GM Xiu Deshun 2530
7 GM Sokolov Ivan 2644 6½ – 6½ GM Stefansson Hannes 2496
8 NM Norowitz Yaacov 2432 6½ – 6½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2622
9 GM Dziuba Marcin 2602 6½ – 6½ IM Urkedal Frode 2473
10 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715 6 – 6 GM Kristjansson Stefan 2486

You can view the full standings, pairings and results here.

Official Site.

Reykjavik Open 2013 8th round

The three leading players (Eljanov, Gajewski and So) drew while three players with half a point behind won, so now there is a 6 player tie!

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
2 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Amin Bassem 2631 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Giri Anish 2722
4 GM L’ami Erwin 2622 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
5 GM Ipatov Alexander 2569 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Sokolov Ivan 2644 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Dziuba Marcin 2602
7 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Wei Yi 2501 5½ 1 – 0 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
9 GM Williams Simon K 2498 5 0 – 1 5 GM Navara David 2710
10 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 5 0 – 1 5 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496

Standings of the top 10 players (with ELO points gain)

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 6.5 13.5
2 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 6.5 0.0
3 GM Dziuba Marcin POL 2602 6.5 6.9
4 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 6.5 13.0
5 IM Wei Yi U14 CHN 2501 6.5 36.5 20.3
6 GM Ding Liren U20 CHN 2709 6.5 1.2
7 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 6.0 6.7
8 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 6.0 3.5
9 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 6.0 1.3
10 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 6.0 2.7

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the top 10 boards

1 GM Ding Liren 2709 6½ – 6½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM So Wesley 2684 6½ – 6½ GM Dziuba Marcin 2602
3 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 6½ – 6½ IM Wei Yi 2501
4 GM Giri Anish 2722 6 – 6 GM L’ami Erwin 2622
5 GM Navara David 2710 6 – 6 GM Amin Bassem 2631
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 6 – 6 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
7 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496 6 – 6 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
8 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 6 – 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2566
9 IM Guramishvili Sopiko 2414 6 – 5½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 5½ – 5½ IM Lou Yiping 2468

View the full standings, pairings and results here.

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Reykjavik Open 2013 7th round

Eljanov, who was leading the tournament with 5.5 out of 6 games drew Giri with Black, while two GMs – Gajewski and So won their games. So, there are 3 leaders with 6 points now.

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Giri Anish 2722 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 5 1 – 0 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
3 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
4 GM So Wesley 2684 5 1 – 0 5 GM Halkias Stelios 2566
5 GM Navara David 2710 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2566
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Shulman Yury 2563
7 GM Ding Liren 2709 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Maze Sebastien 2556
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2533 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Xiu Deshun 2530 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2643

Standings of the top 10 players after 7 rounds (with their ELO gains/losses)

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 6.0 14.0
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 6.0 12.5
3 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 6.0 0.0
4 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 5.5 4.7
5 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 5.5 6.8
6 GM Dziuba Marcin POL 2602 5.5 1.3
7 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 5.5 2.5
8 IM Wei Yi U14 CHN 2501 5.5 12.6
9 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 5.5 4.1
10 GM Ding Liren U20 CHN 2709 5.5 -1.9

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the top 10 boards of round 8

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 6 – 6 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
2 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 5½ – 6 GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Amin Bassem 2631 5½ – 5½ GM Giri Anish 2722
4 GM L’ami Erwin 2622 5½ – 5½ GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
5 GM Ipatov Alexander 2569 5½ – 5½ GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Sokolov Ivan 2644 5½ – 5½ GM Dziuba Marcin 2602
7 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531 5½ – 5½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Wei Yi 2501 5½ – 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
9 GM Williams Simon K 2498 5 – 5 GM Navara David 2710
10 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 5 – 5 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496

You can view the full info of the event here.

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Reykjavik Open 2013 6th round

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Eljanov was the only one to win in the group of 7 players to become the sole leader with 5.5 out of 6! He played a very nice and attacking game against Cheparinov which you can view below.
Seven players are on 5 points.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Giri Anish 2722
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
4 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 4 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
5 GM Shulman Yury 2563 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Maze Sebastien 2556 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675
7 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496 4 0 – 1 4 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2509 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Baklan Vladimir 2609
9 GM Solak Dragan 2603 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Xiu Deshun 2530
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2566 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Danielsen Henrik 2507

Standings of the top 10 players

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 5.5 13.4
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2715 5.0 7.0
3 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 5.0 5.3
4 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 5.0 7.5
5 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 5.0 0.0
6 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 5.0 6.5
7 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 5.0 3.4
8 GM Halkias Stelios GRE 2566 5.0 2.7
9 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2643 4.5 5.1
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 4.5 -0.5

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Giri Anish 2722 5 – 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 5 – 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
3 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 5 – 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
4 GM So Wesley 2684 5 – 5 GM Halkias Stelios 2566
5 GM Navara David 2710 4½ – 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2566
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ – 4½ GM Shulman Yury 2563
7 GM Ding Liren 2709 4½ – 4½ GM Maze Sebastien 2556
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 4½ – 4½ GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2533 4½ – 4½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Xiu Deshun 2530 4½ – 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2643

You can view the full standings and pairings here.

Official Site.