FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 9th round

Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov and Grischuk shared 1st-3rd with 5.5 points but Grischuk had a better tie-break, so he was declared the winner.

Results of the last round

GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27965½ – ½5GMGrischuk Alexander2742
GMNakamura Hikaru2785½ – ½GMAdams Michael2751
GMJakovenko Dmitry2709½ – ½GMNepomniachtchi Ian2749
GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar27661 – 04GMHou Yifan2651
GMDing Liren276041 – 04GMAronian Levon2785
GMRapport Richard26924½ – ½4GMLi Chao B2720
GMVallejo Pons Francisco27094½ – ½3GMTomashevsky Evgeny2711
GMEljanov Pavel27591 – 0GMSalem A.R. Saleh2656
GMRiazantsev Alexander2671½ – ½3GMHammer Jon Ludvig2628

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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 8th round

Vachier-Lagrave and Grischuk lead with 5 points.

Results of the 8th round

GMNepomniachtchi Ian27494½ – ½GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime2796
GMGrischuk Alexander274241 – 0GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar2766
GMJakovenko Dmitry27094½ – ½4GMAdams Michael2751
GMAronian Levon2785½ – ½4GMNakamura Hikaru2785
GMLi Chao B2720½ – ½GMDing Liren2760
GMHou Yifan2651½ – ½GMRapport Richard2692
GMSalem A.R. Saleh26563½ – ½GMVallejo Pons Francisco2709
GMHammer Jon Ludvig262830 – 1GMEljanov Pavel2759
GMRiazantsev Alexander26712½ – ½GMTomashevsky Evgeny2711

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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 7th round

Mamedyarov and Vachier-Lagrave lead with 4.5 points.

Results of the 7th round

GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27964½ – ½GMJakovenko Dmitry2709
GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar27664½ – ½GMNepomniachtchi Ian2749
GMGrischuk Alexander2742½ – ½GMAdams Michael2751
GMDing Liren27603½ – ½GMNakamura Hikaru2785
GMRapport Richard26923½ – ½3GMAronian Levon2785
GMVallejo Pons Francisco27093½ – ½3GMHou Yifan2651
GMLi Chao B27201 – 0GMEljanov Pavel2759
GMTomashevsky Evgeny27112½ – ½GMHammer Jon Ludvig2628
GMSalem A.R. Saleh265621 – 02GMRiazantsev Alexander2671

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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 6th round

Mamedyarov and Vachier-Lagrave lead with 4 points.

Results of the 6th round

GMAdams Michael27513½ – ½GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime2796
GMJakovenko Dmitry27093½ – ½GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar2766
GMNakamura Hikaru27853½ – ½3GMGrischuk Alexander2742
GMAronian Levon2785½ – ½GMVallejo Pons Francisco2709
GMHou Yifan2651½ – ½GMDing Liren2760
GMNepomniachtchi Ian27491 – 0GMLi Chao B2720
GMRapport Richard269221 – 02GMRiazantsev Alexander2671
GMEljanov Pavel27592½ – ½GMTomashevsky Evgeny2711
GMHammer Jon Ludvig26282½ – ½GMSalem A.R. Saleh2656

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FIDE Grand Prix Series. Sharjah 2017 5th round

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

GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar27663½ – ½GMNakamura Hikaru2785
GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27963½ – ½2GMAronian Levon2785
GMDing Liren27602½ – ½2GMNepomniachtchi Ian2749
GMGrischuk Alexander274221 – 02GMEljanov Pavel2759
GMAdams Michael275121 – 02GMHammer Jon Ludvig2628
GMVallejo Pons Francisco27092½ – ½2GMLi Chao B2720
GMRiazantsev Alexander267120 – 12GMJakovenko Dmitry2709
GMSalem A.R. Saleh26561½ – ½2GMHou Yifan2651
GMTomashevsky Evgeny27111½ – ½GMRapport Richard2692

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