Qatar Masters Open 2014

Yu Yangyi

Yu Yangyi


(Photo taken from the official site)

Yu Yangyi became the winner of the event (7.5 points) after winning against Kramnik in the last round! Giri and Kramnik shared 2nd-3rd places with 7 points but Giri had a better tie-break.

Top results of the last round

1 GM Yu Yangyi 2705 6½ 1 – 0 7 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2760
2 GM Akopian Vladimir 2657 6 0 – 1 6 GM Giri Anish 2776
3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Efimenko Zahar 2644
4 GM Ding Liren 2730 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Adhiban B. 2630
5 GM Shankland Samuel L 2642 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2719
6 GM Safarli Eltaj 2628 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714
7 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2586
8 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Durarbayli Vasif 2621
9 GM Perunovic Milos 2619 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Moiseenko Alexander 2701
10 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2673 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620

Some games of the round

Top players – final ranking

1 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2705 7.5 2905
2 GM Giri Anish NED 2776 7.0 2870
3 GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2760 7.0 2829
4 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2673 6.5 2774
5 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2621 6.5 2734
6 GM Efimenko Zahar UKR 2644 6.5 2733
7 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2586 6.0 2775
8 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2627 6.0 2753
9 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2751 6.0 2743
10 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2714 6.0 2734

Official site.

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