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FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing, 2013 – 6th round

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Karjakin-Mamedyarov
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Mamedyarov won a long game vs Karjakin and now shares 1st place with him and Grischuk. All three now have 4 points out of 3. View full standings here.

Results of the 6th round

GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS 0 – 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE
GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL ½​ – ½​ GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS
GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN 1 – 0 GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN
GM Giri Anish 2734 NED ½​ – ½​ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR
GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS 1 – 0 GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA
GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR ½​ – ½​ GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN

Games of the round

Pairings of the 7th round

GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN – GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS
GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA – GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR – GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS
GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN – GM Giri Anish 2734 NED
GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS – GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE – GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL

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FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing, 2013 – 5th round

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Gelfand-Karjakin
Grischuk-Mamedyarov
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Karjakin drew Gelfand and remains 1st with 4 points out of 5. Grischuk won against Mamedyarov and got to 2nd place with 3.5 points. Mamedyarov, Giri and Topalov share 3rd place with 3 points.

Results of the 5th round

GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR ½​ – ½​ GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS
GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN ½​ – ½​ GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS
GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA 0 – 1 GM Giri Anish 2734 NED
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR 1 – 0 GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN
GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN ½​ – ½​ GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL
GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS 1 – 0 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE

Games of the round

Pairings of the 6th round

GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 RUS – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 AZE
GM Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL – GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS
GM Wang Yue 2705 CHN – GM Wang Hao 2752 CHN
GM Giri Anish 2734 NED – GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 UKR
GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 RUS – GM Kamsky Gata 2763 USA
GM Gelfand Boris 2773 ISR – GM Leko Peter 2737 HUN

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FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing, 2013 – 4th round

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Karjakin-Grischuk
Mamedyarov-Wang Hao
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Karjakin was stopped by Grischuk and now has 3.5 out of 4. Mamedyarov is 2nd with 3 points and there is a 3 players tie for 3rd – Grischuk, Wang Yue and Topalov – 2.5 points.

Results of the 4th round

S. Karjakin 2776 RUS ½​ – ½​ GM A. Grischuk 2780 RUS
GM S. Mamedyarov 2761 AZE 1 – 0 GM H. Wang 2752 CHN
GM V. Topalov 2767 BUL ½​ – ½​ GM V. Ivanchuk 2733 UKR
GM Y. Wang 2705 CHN 1 – 0 GM G. Kamsky 2763 USA
GM A. Giri 2734 NED ½​ – ½​ GM P. Leko 2737 HUN
GM A. Morozevich 2736 RUS 1 – 0 GM B. Gelfand 2773 ISR

Games of the round

Today is the rest day in Beijing!

Pairings of the 5th round

GM B. Gelfand 2773 ISR – GM S. Karjakin 2776 RUS
GM P. Leko 2737 HUN – GM A. Morozevich 2736 RUS
GM G. Kamsky 2763 USA – GM A. Giri 2734 NED
GM V. Ivanchuk 2733 UKR – GM Y. Wang 2705 CHN
GM H. Wang 2752 CHN – GM V. Topalov 2767 BUL
GM A. Grischuk 2780 RUS – GM S. Mamedyarov 2761 AZE

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FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing, 2013 – 3rd round

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Morozevich-Karjakin
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Karjakin increased his lead by beating Morozevich with Black and now has the amazing 3 out of 3! Mamedyarov, Grischuk & Topalov are on 2.

Results of the 3rd round

GM A. Morozevich 2736 RUS 0 – 1 GM S. Karjakin 2776 RUS
GM B. Gelfand 2773 ISR 0 – 1 GM A. Giri 2734 NED
GM P. Leko 2737 HUN ½​ – ½​ GM Y. Wang 2705 CHN
GM G. Kamsky 2763 USA ½​ – ½​ GM V. Topalov 2767 BUL
GM V. Ivanchuk 2733 UKR 0 – 1 GM S. Mamedyarov 2761 AZE
GM H. Wang 2752 CHN ½​ – ½​ GM A. Grischuk 2780 RUS

Pairings of the 4th round

GM S. Karjakin 2776 RUS – GM A. Grischuk 2780 RUS
GM S. Mamedyarov 2761 AZE – GM H. Wang 2752 CHN
GM V. Topalov 2767 BUL – GM V. Ivanchuk 2733 UKR
GM Y. Wang 2705 CHN – GM G. Kamsky 2763 USA
GM A. Giri 2734 NED – GM P. Leko 2737 HUN
GM A. Morozevich 2736 RUS – GM B. Gelfand 2773 ISR

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FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing, 2013 – 2nd round

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2nd round
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Karjakin won the 2nd game against Wang Hao and is leading the event alone with 2 out of 2! Here are some of leader’s analysis of his game.

Results of the 2nd round

GM Karjakin Sergey 2776 1 – 0 GM Wang Hao 2752
GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 ½​ – ½​ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761 ½​ – ½​ GM Kamsky Gata 2763
GM Topalov Veselin 2767 ½​ – ½​ GM Leko Peter 2737
GM Wang Yue 2705 ½​ – ½​ GM Gelfand Boris 2773
GM Giri Anish 2734 ½​ – ½​ GM Morozevich Alexander 2736

Standings after 2 rounds

1. Karjakin 2
2-3. Topalov, Grischuk 1.5
4-8. Mamedyarov, Morozevich, Wang Yue, Leko, Ivanchuk 1
9-12. Wang Hao, Kamsky, Giri, Gelfand 0.5

Games of the round

Pairings of the 3rd round

GM Morozevich Alexander 2736 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2776
GM Gelfand Boris 2773 – GM Giri Anish 2734
GM Leko Peter 2737 – GM Wang Yue 2705
GM Kamsky Gata 2763 – GM Topalov Veselin 2767
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2733 – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2761
GM Wang Hao 2752 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2780

Official Site.