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World Chess Championship 2016

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So far the match proved to be really tough for both players – tons of interesting ideas, a few inaccuracies, missed opportunities (they are also human :)). Lets see what the next games bring.

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European Club Cup 2016 Open Section last round

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Results of the top 3 matches

2   Alkaloid Rtg FED – 8   SHSM Legacy Square Moscow Rtg FED 3 : 3
GM
Ding, Liren
2764 CHN – GM
Inarkiev, Ernesto
2714 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Andreikin, Dmitry
2736 RUS – GM
Dubov, Daniil
2648 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Eljanov, Pavel
2757 UKR – GM
Malakhov, Vladimir
2698 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Jakovenko, Dmitry
2709 RUS – GM
Grachev, Boris
2632 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Yu, Yangyi
2721 CHN – GM
Najer, Evgeniy
2683 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy
2702 UKR – GM
Popov, Ivan
2596 RUS ½ – ½
4   Mednyi Vsadnik Rtg FED – 1   Syberia Rtg FED 3 : 3
GM
Svidler, Peter
2742 RUS – GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
2810 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2752 CUB – GM
Giri, Anish
2767 NED 0 – 1
GM
Vitiugov, Nikita
2718 RUS – GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2751 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Bu, Xiangzhi
2698 CHN – GM
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
2722 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Matlakov, Maxim
2691 RUS – GM
Li, Chao B
2730 CHN ½ – ½
GM
Fedoseev, Vladimir
2673 RUS – GM
Rublevsky, Sergei
2689 RUS 1 – 0
9   Odlar Yurdu Rtg FED – 6   VSK Sveti Nikolaj Srpski Rtg FED 3½:2½
GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2684 AZE – GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2762 AZE ½ – ½
GM
Radjabov, Teimour
2696 AZE – GM
Rapport, Richard
2730 HUN 1 – 0
GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
2686 AZE – GM
Morozevich, Alexander
2683 RUS 1 – 0
GM
Safarli, Eltaj
2694 AZE – GM
Ivanisevic, Ivan
2645 SRB ½ – ½
GM
Sutovsky, Emil
2625 ISR – GM
Markus, Robert
2652 SRB 0 – 1
GM
Durarbayli, Vasif
2606 AZE – GM
Perunovic, Milos
2616 SRB ½ – ½

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European Club Cup 2016 Open Section 6th round

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Results of top 3 matches

1   Syberia Rtg FED – 2   Alkaloid Rtg FED 3 : 3
GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
2810 RUS – GM
Ding, Liren
2764 CHN ½ – ½
GM
Giri, Anish
2767 NED – GM
Andreikin, Dmitry
2736 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2751 RUS – GM
Eljanov, Pavel
2757 UKR ½ – ½
GM
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
2722 RUS – GM
Jakovenko, Dmitry
2709 RUS ½ – ½
GM
Korobov, Anton
2689 UKR – GM
Yu, Yangyi
2721 CHN ½ – ½
GM
Rublevsky, Sergei
2689 RUS – GM
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy
2702 UKR ½ – ½
4   Mednyi Vsadnik Rtg FED – 12   Beer Sheva Chess Club Rtg FED 5 : 1
GM
Svidler, Peter
2742 RUS – GM
Postny, Evgeny
2616 ISR ½ – ½
GM
Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2752 CUB – GM
Roiz, Michael
2605 ISR ½ – ½
GM
Vitiugov, Nikita
2718 RUS – GM
Huzman, Alexander
2567 ISR 1 – 0
GM
Bu, Xiangzhi
2698 CHN – GM
Mikhalevski, Victor
2508 ISR 1 – 0
GM
Matlakov, Maxim
2691 RUS – GM
Khmelniker, Ilya
2489 ISR 1 – 0
GM
Rodshtein, Maxim
2696 ISR – IM
Sidorenko, Ilya
2413 ISR 1 – 0
3   OR Padova Rtg FED – 9   Odlar Yurdu Rtg FED 3 : 3
GM
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2811 FRA – GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2684 AZE 1 – 0
GM
Aronian, Levon
2795 ARM – GM
Radjabov, Teimour
2696 AZE ½ – ½
GM
Gelfand, Boris
2720 ISR – GM
Guseinov, Gadir
2629 AZE ½ – ½
GM
Leko, Peter
2693 HUN – GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
2686 AZE ½ – ½
GM
Bacrot, Etienne
2691 FRA – GM
Safarli, Eltaj
2694 AZE ½ – ½
GM
David, Alberto
2574 ITA – GM
Sutovsky, Emil
2625 ISR 0 – 1

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