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l'Ami

l’Ami


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L’Ami became the winner with one round to spare, so although he lost to Eljanov in the last round, he finished on an extremely impressive 8.5 points out of 10!

Top results of the last round

1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 8½ 0 – 1 7 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
2 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
3 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Fier Alexandr 2601
4 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642 7 0 – 1 7 GM Libiszewski Fabien 2514
5 GM Hansen Eric 2566 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
6 GM Navara David 2736 6½ 0 – 1 6½ GM Danielsen Henrik 2514
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 6½ 1 – 0 6½ GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498
8 GM Idani Pouya 2496 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
9 GM Grandelius Nils 2603 6½ 1 – 0 6½ IM Petrov Nikita 2435
10 GM Grover Sahaj 2519 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Cornette Matthieu 2585

Top 10 players

1 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 8.5
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 8.0
3 GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2514 8.0
4 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 7.5
5 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 7.5
6 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 7.5
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2676 7.5
8 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2566 7.5
9 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2651 7.5
10 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2625 7.5

Some games of the round

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L'Ami

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L’ami continues to lead and now has 7.5 points out of 8 games.

Top results of the 8th round

1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 6 0 – 1 6½ GM L’ami Erwin 2605
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
3 GM Hansen Eric 2566 6 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
4 GM Navara David 2736 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Fier Alexandr 2601
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Maze Sebastien 2564
6 IM Stopa Jacek 2544 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
7 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Danielsen Henrik 2514
8 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Idani Pouya 2496
9 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2603 5 1 – 0 5 GM Galego Luis 2461

Top players after 8 rounds

1 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 7.5
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 6.5
3 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 6.5
4 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 6.5
5 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2642 6.5
6 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2566 6.5
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2676 6.5
8 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2651 6.5
9 IM Stopa Jacek POL 2544 6.0
10 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 6.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 9th round

1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 7½ – 6½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 6½ – 6½ GM Hansen Eric 2566
3 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 6½ – 6½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2601 6½ – 6½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2642
5 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 6 – 6 IM Stopa Jacek 2544
6 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 6 – 6 GM Grover Sahaj 2519
7 GM Libiszewski Fabien 2514 6 – 6 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646
8 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 6 – 6 WGM Abdumalik Zhansaya 2379
9 IM Norowitz Yaacov 2422 6 – 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2603
10 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 6 – 6 GM Jussupow Artur 2573

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L’ami beat Mamedyarov and is a sole leader with 6.5 points out of 7.

Top results of the 7th round

1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Fier Alexandr 2601 5½ 0 – 1 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
3 GM Stefansson Hannes 2560 5 0 – 1 5 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646
4 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 5 1 – 0 5 GM Gao Rui 2533
5 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443 5 0 – 1 5 GM Hansen Eric 2566
6 IM Georgiadis Nico 2468 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
7 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 4½ 1 – 0 4½ IM Bekker-Jensen Simon 2462
8 IM Petrov Nikita 2435 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651
9 IM Wang Yiye 2433 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2642
10 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2428 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625

Top players after 7 rounds

1 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 0 6.5
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 0 6.0
3 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 0 6.0
4 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2566 0 6.0
5 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2646 0 6.0
6 GM Navara David CZE 2736 0 G-Team Novy Bor 5.5
7 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 0 5.5
8 IM Stopa Jacek POL 2544 0 5.5
9 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 0 5.5
10 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2564 0 5.5

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 8th round

1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 6 – 6½ GM L’ami Erwin 2605
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 6 – 6 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
3 GM Hansen Eric 2566 6 – 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
4 GM Navara David 2736 5½ – 5½ GM Fier Alexandr 2601
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 5½ – 5½ GM Maze Sebastien 2564
6 IM Stopa Jacek 2544 5½ – 5½ GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
7 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651 5½ – 5½ GM Danielsen Henrik 2514
8 GM Jones Gawain C B 2642 5½ – 5½ GM Idani Pouya 2496
9 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 5½ – 5½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2603 5 – 5 GM Galego Luis 2461

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Mamedyarov drew and is sharing 1st with GMs Fier and L’ami (5.5 points).

Top results of the 6th round

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 5 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Navara David 2736
2 GM Gao Rui 2533 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
3 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Fier Alexandr 2601
4 IM Stopa Jacek 2544 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM L’ami Erwin 2605
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 4 ½ – ½ 4½ IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443
6 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
7 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 4 1 – 0 4 IM Tari Aryan 2509
8 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2491 4 0 – 1 4 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
9 GM Cornette Matthieu 2585 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Idani Pouya 2496
10 GM Hansen Eric 2566 4 1 – 0 4 GM Rombaldoni Axel 2488

Top players after 6 rounds

1 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 0 5.5
2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 0 5.5
3 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 0 5.5
4 GM Navara David CZE 2736 0 G-Team Novy Bor 5.0
5 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor ISL 2443 0 5.0
6 GM Naroditsky Daniel U20 USA 2633 0 5.0
7 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 0 5.0
8 GM Gao Rui CHN 2533 0 5.0
9 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2560 0 5.0
10 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2564 0 5.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 7th round

1 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 5½ – 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Fier Alexandr 2601 5½ – 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
3 GM Stefansson Hannes 2560 5 – 5 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646
4 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 5 – 5 GM Gao Rui 2533
5 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443 5 – 5 GM Hansen Eric 2566
6 IM Georgiadis Nico 2468 4½ – 4½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
7 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 4½ – 4½ IM Bekker-Jensen Simon 2462
8 IM Petrov Nikita 2435 4½ – 4½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2651
9 IM Wang Yiye 2433 4½ – 4½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2642
10 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2428 4½ – 4½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625

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Mamedyarov

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Mamedyarov leads with a perfect score after 5 rounds, 8 players share 2nd place with 4.5 points.

Top results of the 5th round

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 4 1 – 0 4 GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2554
2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2727 4 ½ – ½ 4 IM Stopa Jacek 2544
3 GM Fier Alexandr 2601 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Gao Rui 2533
4 GM Navara David 2736 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Jussupow Artur 2573
5 GM Libiszewski Fabien 2514 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676
6 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Maze Sebastien 2564
7 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Georgiadis Nico 2468
8 GM L’ami Erwin 2605 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Brunello Sabino 2540
9 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Grandelius Nils 2603
10 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665 3 1 – 0 3 IM Soors Stef 2408

Top players after 5 rounds

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 0 5.0
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 0 4.5
3 GM Navara David CZE 2736 0 G-Team Novy Bor 4.5
4 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor ISL 2443 0 4.5
5 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2625 0 4.5
6 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 0 4.5
7 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2605 0 4.5
8 IM Stopa Jacek POL 2544 0 4.5
9 GM Gao Rui CHN 2533 0 4.5
10 GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn ISL 2554 0 4.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 5 – 4½ GM Navara David 2736
2 GM Gao Rui 2533 4½ – 4½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2727
3 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2625 4½ – 4½ GM Fier Alexandr 2601
4 IM Stopa Jacek 2544 4½ – 4½ GM L’ami Erwin 2605
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2676 4 – 4½ IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2443
6 GM Pakleza Zbigniew 2498 4 – 4 GM Movsesian Sergei 2665
7 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2646 4 – 4 IM Tari Aryan 2509
8 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2491 4 – 4 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2633
9 GM Cornette Matthieu 2585 4 – 4 GM Idani Pouya 2496
10 GM Hansen Eric 2566 4 – 4 GM Rombaldoni Axel 2488

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