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Qatar Masters Open 2015

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Carlsen won the Masters Open after beating Yu 2-0 in a tie-break (7 points each). Kramnik was 3rd with 6.5 points.

Results of top 10 boards

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 6½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 6 1 – 0 5½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Akopian Vladimir 2648 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Zhang Zhong 2619
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ Xu Yinglun 2470
IM Lin Chen 2532 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Ni Hua 2693

Top 15 players

GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 7,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 7,0
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 6,5
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 6,5
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2646 6,5
GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 6,5
GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2710 6,5
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 6,0
Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 6,0
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 6,0
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 6,0
GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 6,0
GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2648 6,0
GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2663 6,0
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2642 6,0

Some games of the round

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Qatar Masters Open 2015 8th round

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Carlsen won against Mamedyarov and is leading with 6.5 points out of 8. Yu and Kramnik have 6 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Giri Anish 2784 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710
GM So Wesley 2775 5 ½ – ½ 5 IM Lin Chen 2532
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Ni Hua 2693 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Grandelius Nils 2632 5 0 – 1 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Akopian Vladimir 2648
Xu Yinglun 2470 5 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Howell David W L 2688

Top 15 players after 8 rounds

GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 6,5
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 6,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 6,0
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 5,5
Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 5,5
GM So Wesley USA 2775 5,5
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 5,5
GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 5,5
GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2619 5,5
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 5,5
GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 5,5
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2646 5,5
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 5,5
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 5,5
GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 5,5

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 6½ 6 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 6 5½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Akopian Vladimir 2648 5½ 5½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 5½ 5½ GM Zhang Zhong 2619
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 5½ 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 5½ 5½ GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 5½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5½ 5½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 5½ 5½ Xu Yinglun 2470
IM Lin Chen 2532 5½ 5½ GM Ni Hua 2693

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Carlsen drew and Mamedyarov and Sjugirov caught up with him. They are on 5.5 points out of 7.

Results of top 10 boards of the 7th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 5 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Ni Hua 2693
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2737
GM Naroditsky Daniel 2628 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 4 1 – 0 4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2638
GM Korobov Anton 2713 4 0 – 1 4 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642

Top 15 players after 7 rounds

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 5,5
GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 5,5
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2646 5,5
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 5,0
GM So Wesley USA 2775 5,0
Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 5,0
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 5,0
GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 5,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 5,0
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 5,0
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 5,0
GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 5,0
GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 5,0
GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2632 5,0
GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2648 5,0

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Some games of the 7th round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 5½ 5½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 5 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Giri Anish 2784 5 5 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710
GM So Wesley 2775 5 5 IM Lin Chen 2532
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 5 5 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Ni Hua 2693 5 5 GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Grandelius Nils 2632 5 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5 5 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710 5 5 GM Akopian Vladimir 2648
Xu Yinglun 2470 5 4½ GM Howell David W L 2688

View the pairings and results here.

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So-Carlsen

So-Carlsen

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Carlsen is leading with 5 out of 6 after drawing So yesterday. Thirteen (!!) players are on 4.5 points.

Top 10 results of the 6th round

GM So Wesley 2775 4 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Li Chao B 2750 3½ ½ – ½ 4 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2664 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2737 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Bologan Viktor 2654
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2520 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710

Top 10 players after 6 rounds

GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 5,0
GM So Wesley USA 2775 4,5
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 4,5
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 4,5
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 4,5
GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 4,5
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 4,5
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 4,5
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 4,5
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 4,5

Some games of the 6th round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 7th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 5 4½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 4½ 4½ GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 4½ 4½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 4½ 4½ GM Ni Hua 2693
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 4½ 4½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 4½ 4½ GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 4½ 4½ GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2737
GM Naroditsky Daniel 2628 4 4 GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 4 4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2638
GM Korobov Anton 2713 4 4 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642

View all the standings and pairings here.

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Carlsen-Li Chao

Carlsen-Li Chao

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Carlsen leads with 4.5 points, eight players are on 4.

Top 10 results of the 5th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Giri Anish 2784 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Matlakov Maxim 2684 3½ 0 – 1 3 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 3 1 – 0 3 GM Dubov Daniil 2655
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 3 1 – 0 3 GM Khismatullin Denis 2654
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 3 1 – 0 3 Xu Yinglun 2470
GM Bologan Viktor 2654 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723
GM Korobov Anton 2713 3 0 – 1 3 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ni Hua 2693
GM Howell David W L 2688 3 0 – 1 3 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648

Top 15 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 4,5
2 GM Giri Anish NED 2784 4,0
3 GM So Wesley USA 2775 4,0
4 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 4,0
5 GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 4,0
6 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 4,0
7 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 4,0
8 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 4,0
9 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 4,0
10 GM Li Chao B CHN 2750 3,5
11 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2622 3,5
12 IM Vignesh N R IND 2422 3,5
13 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2723 3,5
14 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2684 3,5
15 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 3,5

A few games of the round

Tomorrow, December the 25th is a rest day.

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 6th round

GM So Wesley 2775 4 4½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 4 4 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648 4 4 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 4 4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Li Chao B 2750 3½ 4 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2664 3½ 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2737 3½ 3½ GM Bologan Viktor 2654
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 3½ 3½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723 3½ 3½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2520 3½ 3½ GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710

View all the pairings and standings here.

Official site.