Caruana leads with 3.5 points.
Results of the 4th round
| GM | Anish Giri | 2782 | 1-0 | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 |
| GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | ½-½ | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 | ½-½ | GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 |
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | 0-1 | GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 |
| GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | ½-½ | GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 |
Caruana leads with 2.5 out of 3.
Results of the 3rd round
| GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 | ½-½ | GM | Anish Giri | 2782 |
| GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 | ½-½ | GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 |
| GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 | 1-0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 |
| GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 | 1-0 | GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 |
| GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 | 1-0 | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 |
Harikrishna, Giri and Caruana lead with 1.5 points.
Results of the 2nd round
| GM | Anish Giri | 2782 | 1-0 | GM | Sergey Karjakin | 2773 |
| GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2763 | 1-0 | GM | Shakhriyar Mammadyarov | 2748 |
| GM | Pavel Eljanov | 2750 | 0-1 | GM | Fabiano Caruana | 2804 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2663 | ½-½ | GM | Eltaj Safarli | 2674 |
| GM | Rauf Mammadov | 2655 | ½-½ | GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2726 |
The players. Photo taken from chess-news.ru.
The first round was played yesterday in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The participants are:
Fabiano Caruana (USA)
Anish Giri (NED)
Sergey Karjakin (RUS)
Pavel Eljanov (UKR)
Pentala Harikrishna (IND)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
Teimour Radjabov (AZE)
Eltaj Safarli (AZE)
Hou Yifan (CHN)
Rauf Mamedov (AZE) Continue reading