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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 5th round

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Grischuk, Vachier-Lagrave in the background (Photo by Max Avdeev for World Chess by Agon Ltd)

Mamedyarov and Vachier-Lagrave lead with 3.5 points. Today is a rest day.

Results of the 5th round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 3 ½ – ½ 2½ GM Nakamura Hikaru 2785
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2796 3 ½ – ½ 2 GM Aronian Levon 2785
GM Ding Liren 2760 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2749
GM Grischuk Alexander 2742 2 1 – 0 2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2759
GM Adams Michael 2751 2 1 – 0 2 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2628
GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2709 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Li Chao B 2720
GM Riazantsev Alexander 2671 2 0 – 1 2 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2709
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2656 1 ½ – ½ 2 GM Hou Yifan 2651
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2711 1 ½ – ½ 1½ GM Rapport Richard 2692

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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 4th round

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Photo by Max Avdeev for World Chess by Agon Ltd.)

Mamedyarov and Vachier-Lagrave lead with 3 points.

Results of the 4th round

GM Nakamura Hikaru 2785 2 ½ – ½ 2½ GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2796
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 2 1 – 0 2 GM Adams Michael 2751
GM Aronian Levon 2785 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Riazantsev Alexander 2671
GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2709 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Ding Liren 2760
GM Eljanov Pavel 2759 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Hou Yifan 2651
GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2749 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Grischuk Alexander 2742
GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2628 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2709
GM Li Chao B 2720 1 1 – 0 1 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2711
GM Rapport Richard 2692 1 ½ – ½ ½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2656

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