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Nigalidze

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Nigalidze shared 1st place with Petrosian, Onischuk and Zhigalko (7 points out of 9), but won the event due to better tie-break.

Top pairings of the last round

1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 6 1 – 0 6 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
5 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 6 1 – 0 6 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2625
6 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
7 GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
8 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533
9 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2441
10 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2328

Top 10 players after the last round

1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 7.0 51.5 40.75 2617
2 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 7.0 50.0 39.00 2572
3 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 7.0 49.0 37.25 2557
4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 7.0 46.5 35.75 2557
5 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6.5 52.0 36.50 2590
6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 6.5 45.5 33.00 2513
7 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 6.5 44.5 33.50 2454
8 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 6.5 44.5 31.50 2521
9 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6.5 44.5 31.00 2558
10 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580 6.5 42.5 32.00 2444

Some games of the last round

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Petrosian-Nigalidze

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GMs Onischuk and Petrosian lead the event with 6.5 points after 8 rounds.

Top results of the 8th round

1 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 5½ 1 – 0 6 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
3 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
4 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505
5 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580
6 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Paichadze Luka GEO 2561
7 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2625 5 1 – 0 5 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580
8 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 5 1 – 0 5 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566
9 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2471 5 0 – 1 5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
10 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617

Top players after 8 rounds

1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 6.5 38.0 30.00 2544
2 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 6.5 37.5 30.50 2566
3 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 6.0 41.0 31.50 2616
4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6.0 40.0 28.50 2585
5 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 6.0 38.0 27.75 2551
6 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6.0 36.0 26.25 2543
7 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599 6.0 34.5 26.75 2453
8 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 6.0 34.5 25.25 2497
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 6.0 33.5 25.50 2497
10 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2625 6.0 32.5 25.00 2415

Games of the round

Top pairings of the 9th round

1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 6½ – 6½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6 – 6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 6 – 6 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6 – 6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
5 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 6 – 6 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2625
6 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 5½ – 5½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
7 GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505 5½ – 5½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
8 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 5½ – 5½ GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533
9 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617 5½ – 5½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2441
10 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599 5½ – 5½ IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2328

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GM Nigalidze leads with 5.5 points. Zhigalko, Onischuk and Krivoruchko share 2nd with 5 points.

Top results of the 6th round

1 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 4 0 – 1 4½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
2 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2576 4 0 – 1 4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
3 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2471 4 0 – 1 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
4 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
5 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580
6 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
7 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 4 1 – 0 4 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580
8 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2658 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509

Top players after 6 rounds

1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 5.5 20.5 18.50 2595
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 5.0 22.0 17.75 2511
3 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 5.0 20.5 17.00 2507
4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 5.0 20.5 16.50 2578
5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 4.5 21.0 15.50 2559
6 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4.5 21.0 15.25 2569
7 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 4.5 20.5 15.75 2503
8 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 4.5 20.5 15.00 2448
9 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4.5 20.5 14.50 2513
10 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599 4.5 20.0 15.50 2476

Games of the round

Top pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 5½ – 5 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 5 – 5 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614
3 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 4½ – 4½ GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
4 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 4½ – 4½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
5 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 4½ – 4½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
6 GM Paichadze Luka GEO 2561 4½ – 4½ GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
7 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 4½ – 4½ GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533
8 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2618 4½ – 4½ GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505
9 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 4½ – 4½ GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
10 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599 4½ – 4½ GM Arun Prasad S. IND 2482

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GM Nigalidze (Georgia) is leading the event with 4.5 points out of 5.

Top results of the 5th round

1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614
2 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
5 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
6 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
7 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2526 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
8 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
9 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2618
10 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3 0 – 1 3 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 4.5 14.0 12.00 2573
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 4.0 15.5 12.25 2521
3 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4.0 14.5 11.50 2562
4 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 4.0 14.5 11.50 2556
5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 4.0 14.5 10.50 2557
6 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 4.0 13.5 10.50 2489
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 4.0 13.5 9.50 2578
8 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 4.0 13.0 11.00 2452
9 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4.0 13.0 9.50 2497
10 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 4.0 12.5 10.50 2410

Games of the round

Top pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 4 – 4½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
2 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2576 4 – 4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
3 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2471 4 – 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
4 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4 – 4 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
5 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4 – 4 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580
6 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 4 – 4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
7 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 4 – 4 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580
8 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599 4 – 4 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 3½ – 3½ GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509

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12 players lead with 3.5 points after 4 rounds.

Top results of the 4th round

1 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
2 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
3 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
4 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 2½ 1 – 0 3 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494
5 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2528
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509
7 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617
8 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505
9 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
10 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 2½ 1 – 0 2½ IM Gagare Shardul IND 2411

Top 15 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3.5 9.5 8.00 2505
2 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3.5 9.0 7.50 2526
3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3.5 8.5 7.00 2566
4 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 3.5 8.5 7.00 2554
5 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 3.5 8.5 7.00 2548
6 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 3.5 8.5 7.00 2542
7 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 3.5 8.0 6.50 2470
8 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3.5 7.5 7.50 2333
9 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 3.5 7.5 6.50 2407
10 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3.5 7.0 7.00 2471
11 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 3.5 7.0 6.00 2422
12 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3.5 7.0 6.00 2375
13 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3.0 9.0 7.00 2514
14 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 3.0 8.5 6.50 2453
15 GM Paichadze Luka GEO 2561 3.0 8.5 6.50 2404

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 5th round

1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3½ – 3½ GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614
2 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3½ – 3½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3½ – 3½ GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3½ – 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
5 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3½ – 3½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
6 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3½ – 3½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
7 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2526 3 – 3 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
8 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511 3 – 3 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
9 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 3 – 3 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2618
10 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3 – 3 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599

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