AAI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2011

Caruana won the event with 7 points out of 10 games! Sasikiran was 2nd with 6 points and Laznicka was 3rd with 5.5. Here are the final standings:

1 GM Caruana Fabiano ITA 2714 7.0 29.75
2 GM Sasikiran Krish IND 2676 6.0 26.75
3 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5.5 25.25
4 GM So Wesley PHI 2667 5.0 26.25
5 GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2622 3.5 16.25
6 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2612 3.0 14.25

And here is the last game of the event:

AAI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2011

This very strong event is under way in India. Here are the standings after 5 rounds:

1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2714 ITA 4
2 GM Laznicka Viktor 2681 CZE 3½
3 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2676 IND 3
4 GM So Wesley 2667 PHI 2½
5 GM Negi Parimarjan 2622 IND 1½
6 GM Hou Yifan 2612 CHN ½

IX. György Marx Memorial

This event just finished in Paks, Hungary.

Men – final standings

1. Wojtaszek, R 8
2-3. Berkes, F 6½, Smirin, I 6½
4-5. Salgado Lopez, I 3½, Bologan, V 3½
6. Ács, P 2

Women- final standings

1. Kashlinskaya, A 6½
2-3. Mádl, I 6, Mkrtchian, L 6
4. Rudolf, A 5
5. Dudás, E 3½
6. Sharevich, A 3

There were also Opens A & B, Rapid, Blitz and kids events taking place at the same time.

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Andros

Just came back from a wonderful vacation in Andros which started on Friday! The island is incredibly nice, quiet, food is fantastic! Here are the photos: