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Adhiban-Nakamura

Adhiban-Nakamura


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Nakamura leads with 5 out of 5, while 5 players are on 4.5 points.

Top results of the 5th round

1 GM Adhiban B. 2630 4 0 – 1 4 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
2 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Wei Yi 2675
3 GM Anton Guijarro David 2617 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Topalov Veselin 2800
4 GM Bologan Viktor 2608 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Svidler Peter 2739
5 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Yu Yangyi 2724
6 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2614
7 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Hou Yifan 2673
8 GM Howell David W L 2670 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603
9 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2548 3 0 – 1 3 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
10 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Muzychuk Anna 2544

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2776 5.0
2 GM Topalov Veselin BUL 2800 4.5
3 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2724 4.5
4 GM Wei Yi CHN 2675 4.5
5 GM Howell David W L ENG 2670 4.5
6 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2592 4.5
7 GM Oparin Grigoriy RUS 2551 4.0
8 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2723 4.0
9 GM Roiz Michael ISR 2592 4.0
10 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735 4.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 5 – 4½ GM Topalov Veselin 2800
2 GM Yu Yangyi 2724 4½ – 4½ GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592
3 GM Wei Yi 2675 4½ – 4½ GM Howell David W L 2670
4 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2595 4 – 4 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
5 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680 4 – 4 GM Roiz Michael 2592
6 GM Hou Yifan 2673 4 – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2583
7 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2520 4 – 4 GM Adhiban B. 2630
8 GM Bachmann Axel 2629 4 – 4 GM Nabaty Tamir 2579
9 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2622 4 – 4 GM Sandipan Chanda 2574
10 GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2614 4 – 4 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551

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Playing Hall

Playing Hall


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Thirteen players lead with perfect score.

Top results of the 3rd round

1 GM Nabaty Tamir 2579 2 0 – 1 2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
2 GM Stefansson Hannes 2573 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
3 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2571
4 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Yu Yangyi 2724
5 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 2 1 – 0 2 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2548
6 GM Ju Wenjun 2547 2 1 – 0 2 GM Rapport Richard 2716
7 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537 2 1 – 0 2 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681
8 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680 2 1 – 0 2 GM Rasmussen Allan Stig 2526
9 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2526 2 0 – 1 2 GM Wei Yi 2675
10 GM Hou Yifan 2673 2 1 – 0 2 GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2516

Top 10 players after 3 rounds

1 GM Adhiban B. IND 2630 3.0
2 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2592 3.0
3 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2723 3.0
4 GM Wei Yi CHN 2675 3.0
5 GM Roiz Michael ISR 2592 3.0
6 GM Ju Wenjun CHN 2547 3.0
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2515 3.0
8 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2776 3.0
9 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2537 3.0
10 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2673 3.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 4th round

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 3 – 3 GM Grandelius Nils 2602
2 GM Roiz Michael 2592 3 – 3 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
3 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592 3 – 3 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680
4 GM Wei Yi 2675 3 – 3 GM Ju Wenjun 2547
5 GM Hou Yifan 2673 3 – 3 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2515 3 – 3 GM Adhiban B. 2630
7 GM Svidler Peter 2739 2½ – 3 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2468
8 GM Topalov Veselin 2800 2½ – 2½ GM Stefansson Hannes 2573
9 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 2½ – 2½ GM Bok Benjamin 2572
10 GM Bogner Sebastian 2565 2½ – 2½ GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733

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Nakamura-Harika

Nakamura-Harika


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Only a few players managed to get half a point from the elite GMs. Thirty-nine players lead with 2 out of 2.

Top results of the 2nd round

1 GM Debashis Das 2503 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 1 1 – 0 1 GM Harika Dronavalli 2496
3 IM Wagner Dennis 2501 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Svidler Peter 2739
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 1 1 – 0 1 IM Raznikov Danny 2494
5 IM Svane Rasmus 2496 1 0 – 1 1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2724 1 1 – 0 1 GM Shyam Sundar M. 2489
7 IM Ducarmon Quinten 2488 1 0 – 1 1 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
8 GM Rapport Richard 2716 1 1 – 0 1 IM Tari Aryan 2487
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2486 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681 1 1 – 0 1 IM Smith Axel 2483

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 3rd round

1 GM Nabaty Tamir 2579 2 – 2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
2 GM Stefansson Hannes 2573 2 – 2 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
3 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 2 – 2 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2571
4 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551 2 – 2 GM Yu Yangyi 2724
5 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 2 – 2 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2548
6 GM Ju Wenjun 2547 2 – 2 GM Rapport Richard 2716
7 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537 2 – 2 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681
8 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680 2 – 2 GM Rasmussen Allan Stig 2526
9 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2526 2 – 2 GM Wei Yi 2675
10 GM Hou Yifan 2673 2 – 2 GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2516

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Topalov-Sanchez

Topalov-Sanchez


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The top players didn’t have a very tough day and won all their games.

Top results of the 1st round

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800 1 – 0 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel 2282
2 WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2301 0 – 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
3 GM Svidler Peter 2739 1 – 0 WIM Frisk Ellinor 2266
4 WIM Olsarova Tereza 2288 0 – 1 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 1 – 0 Rydstrom Tom 2292
6 FM Nuri Kambez 2305 0 – 1 GM Yu Yangyi 2724
7 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 1 – 0 FM De Haan Eric 2299
8 FM Tate Alan 2297 0 – 1 GM Rapport Richard 2716
9 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695 1 – 0 Lombaers Peter 2291
10 FM Buchal Stephan 2273 0 – 1 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 2nd round

1 GM Debashis Das 2503 1 – 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 1 – 1 GM Harika Dronavalli 2496
3 IM Wagner Dennis 2501 1 – 1 GM Svidler Peter 2739
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 1 – 1 IM Raznikov Danny 2494
5 IM Svane Rasmus 2496 1 – 1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2724 1 – 1 GM Shyam Sundar M. 2489
7 IM Ducarmon Quinten 2488 1 – 1 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
8 GM Rapport Richard 2716 1 – 1 IM Tari Aryan 2487
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2486 1 – 1 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681 1 – 1 IM Smith Axel 2483

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