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FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015

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Players, seconds, parents, officials, chess fans, etc

Players, seconds, parents, officials, chess fans, etc


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The Grand Prix event started yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The participants are:

1 Fabiano Caruana (ITA) 2803
2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2799
3 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2780
4 Anish Giri (NED) 2776
5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2754
6 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2753
7 Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS) 2749
8 Boris Gelfand (ISR) 2744
9 Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 2738
10 Peter Svidler (RUS) 2734
11 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) 2734
12 Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2699

Pairings of the 1st round

1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 – GM Gelfand Boris 2744
2 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 – GM Svidler Peter 2734
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 – GM Giri Anish 2776
6 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799

Official site.

Gashimov Memorial Shamkir 2015

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Anand-Mamedyarov, Carlsen watching

Anand-Mamedyarov, Carlsen watching


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Carlsen leads with 6 points, Anand is 2nd with 5.5, Caruana and So are on 4.5 points.

Results of the 8th round

GM Adams Michael 2746 1-0 GM Giri Anish 2790
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783 1-0 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762
GM So Wesley 2788 ½-½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2863
GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 ½-½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2802
GM Anand Viswanathan 2791 1-0 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754

Full standings after 8 rounds

Carlsen 6
Anand 5.5
Caruana, So 4.5
Mamedyarov, Mamedov, Kramnik 3.5
Giri, Vachier-Lagrave, Adams 3

Games of the round

Pairings of the last round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754 – GM Adams Michael 2746
GM Caruana Fabiano 2802 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2791
GM Carlsen Magnus 2863 – GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762 – GM So Wesley 2788
GM Giri Anish 2790 – GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783

Official site.

Gashimov Memorial Shamkir 2015

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Carlsen-Kramnik

Carlsen-Kramnik


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Carlsen leads with 5.5 points after 7 games, Anand is on 4.5, while So and Caruana are on 4.

Results of the 7th round

GM Anand Viswanathan 2791 1-0 GM Adams Michael 2746
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754 ½-½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
GM Caruana Fabiano 2802 1-0 GM So Wesley 2788
GM Carlsen Magnus 2863 1-0 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762 ½-½ GM Giri Anish 2790

Standings after 7 rounds

Carlsen 5.5
Anand 4.5
Caruana, So 4
Mamedyarov 3.5
Mamedov, Giri, Vachier-Lagrave 3
Kramnik 2.5
Adams 2

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

GM Adams Michael 2746 – GM Giri Anish 2790
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762
GM So Wesley 2788 – GM Carlsen Magnus 2863
GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2802
GM Anand Viswanathan 2791 – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754

Official site.

Gashimov Memorial, Shamkir 2015

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Giri-Carlsen

Giri-Carlsen


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Carlsen leads with 4.5 points, So is 2nd with 4 and Anand is 3rd with 3.5 points.

Results of the 6th round

GM Adams Michael 2746 ½-½ GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762
GM Giri Anish 2790 ½-½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2863
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783 0-1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2802
GM So Wesley 2788 ½-½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754
GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 ½-½ GM Anand Viswanathan 2791

Standings after 6 rounds

Carlsen 4.5
So 4
Anand 3.5
Mamedyarov, Caruana 3
Kramnik, Giri, Mamedov, Vachier-Lagrave 2.5
Adams 2

Games of the 6th round

Pairings of the 7th round

GM Anand Viswanathan 2791 – GM Adams Michael 2746
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754 – GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
GM Caruana Fabiano 2802 – GM So Wesley 2788
GM Carlsen Magnus 2863 – GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762 – GM Giri Anish 2790

Official site.