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Eight players lead the event with 4.5 out of 5.

Results of top 15 boards:

1 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 3½ 1 – 0 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
3 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2590 29
6 28 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2597 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2691 11
8 52 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2511 3 0 – 1 3 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
9 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
10 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 3 ½ – ½ 3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
11 56 GM Sebag Marie 2501 3 0 – 1 3 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
12 10 GM Navara David 2702 3 1 – 0 3 GM Rahman Ziaur 2499 57
13 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 3 1 – 0 3 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
14 64 GM Zhu Chen 2481 3 0 – 1 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
15 18 GM Sutovsky Emil 2663 3 0 – 1 3 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63

Top 10 players after 5 rounds with performance and ELO gain/loss

1 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2745 4.5 2894 7.0
2 9 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2706 4.5 2879 8.4
3 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2739 4.5 2876 6.4
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2682 4.5 2864 9.1
5 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2737 4.5 2862 5.5
6 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2707 4.5 2854 6.7
7 14 GM Li Chao B CHN 2680 4.5 2842 7.9
8 11 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2691 4.5 2836 6.8
9 1 GM Adams Michael ENG 2754 4.0 2735 -0.4
10 30 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2582 4.0 2717 9.2

Pairings of top 15 boards of the 6th round

1 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 4½ – 4½ GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
2 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 4½ – 4½ GM Li Chao B 2680 14
3 11 GM Rapport Richard 2691 4½ – 4½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 4½ – 4 GM Navara David 2702 10
5 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 4 – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
6 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 4 – 4 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil 2574 32
7 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 4 – 4 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag 2566 35
8 17 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 4 – 4 GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 38
9 39 GM Hansen Eric 2559 4 – 4 GM Agdestein Simen 2627 22
10 23 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2619 4 – 4 GM Maze Sebastien 2536 44
11 60 GM Debashis Das 2494 4 – 4 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 24
12 98 IM Nakar Eylon 2398 4 – 4 GM Wei Yi 2607 26
13 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 3½ – 3½ GM Oparin Grigoriy 2517 49
14 43 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 3½ – 3½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
15 45 GM Libiszewski Fabien 2533 3½ – 3½ GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 15

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The games of the 5th round have began some time ago. Pairings of top 15 boards:

1 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 4 – 4 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 3½ – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
3 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3½ – 3½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 3½ – 3½ GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 3½ – 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2590 29
6 28 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2597 3½ – 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2691 11
8 52 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2511 3 – 3 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
9 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 3 – 3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
10 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 3 – 3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
11 56 GM Sebag Marie 2501 3 – 3 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
12 10 GM Navara David 2702 3 – 3 GM Rahman Ziaur 2499 57
13 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 3 – 3 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
14 64 GM Zhu Chen 2481 3 – 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
15 18 GM Sutovsky Emil 2663 3 – 3 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63

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Mareco-Navara
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Of 10 leading only 3 remained after 4 rounds – GMs Rodshtein, Li and Mareco!

Results of top 15 boards:

1 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
2 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Edouard Romain 2658 20
3 30 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 3 1 – 0 3 GM Navara David 2702 10
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 3 1 – 0 3 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil 2574 32
5 67 IM Henrichs Thomas 2477 3 0 – 1 3 GM Li Chao B 2680 14
6 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 38
7 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Fier Alexandr 2572 33
8 31 GM Vocaturo Daniele 2582 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
9 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Maze Sebastien 2536 44
10 39 GM Hansen Eric 2559 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
11 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Xu Jun 2510 54
12 41 GM Gopal G.N. 2550 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 8
13 11 GM Rapport Richard 2691 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Gallagher Joseph G. 2495 58
14 43 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Short Nigel D 2683 12
15 51 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2515 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 16

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2682 4.0 3253 9.1
2 GM Li Chao B CHN 2680 4.0 3225 7.9
3 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2582 4.0 3210 12.0
4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2745 3.5 2850 4.2
5 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2706 3.5 2828 4.9
6 GM Movsesian Sergei ARM 2677 3.5 2828 6.5
7 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2737 3.5 2820 3.0
8 GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2544 3.5 2807 12.3
9 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2658 3.5 2806 6.4
10 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2739 3.5 2804 2.3

Top 15 pairings of the 5th round

1 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 4 – 4 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 3½ – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
3 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3½ – 3½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 3½ – 3½ GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 3½ – 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2590 29
6 28 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2597 3½ – 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2691 11
8 52 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2511 3 – 3 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
9 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 3 – 3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
10 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 3 – 3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
11 56 GM Sebag Marie 2501 3 – 3 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
12 10 GM Navara David 2702 3 – 3 GM Rahman Ziaur 2499 57
13 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 3 – 3 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
14 64 GM Zhu Chen 2481 3 – 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
15 18 GM Sutovsky Emil 2663 3 – 3 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63

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The 4th round had just started in Gibraltar! View the live games here.

Pairings of top 15 boards:

1 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3 – 3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
2 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 3 – 3 GM Edouard Romain 2658 20
3 30 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 3 – 3 GM Navara David 2702 10
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 3 – 3 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil 2574 32
5 67 IM Henrichs Thomas 2477 3 – 3 GM Li Chao B 2680 14
6 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 2½ – 2½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 38
7 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 2½ – 2½ GM Fier Alexandr 2572 33
8 31 GM Vocaturo Daniele 2582 2½ – 2½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
9 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 2½ – 2½ GM Maze Sebastien 2536 44
10 39 GM Hansen Eric 2559 2½ – 2½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
11 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 2½ – 2½ GM Xu Jun 2510 54
12 41 GM Gopal G.N. 2550 2½ – 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 8
13 11 GM Rapport Richard 2691 2½ – 2½ GM Gallagher Joseph G. 2495 58
14 43 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 2½ – 2½ GM Short Nigel D 2683 12
15 51 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2515 2½ – 2½ GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 16

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Boards 6 and 7
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Again many lower rated opponents managed to get half points from yesterday’s round. Take a look at the first 15 results:

1 33 GM Fier Alexandr 2572 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2 1 – 0 2 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2564 37
3 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Gopal G.N. 2550 41
4 38 GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
6 40 GM Anton Guijarro David 2557 2 0 – 1 2 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 10 GM Navara David 2702 2 1 – 0 2 GM Libiszewski Fabien 2533 45
8 49 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2517 2 0 – 1 2 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
9 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 2 1 – 0 2 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
10 50 GM Gordon Stephen J 2516 2 0 – 1 2 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 15
11 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
12 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 2 1 – 0 2 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
13 22 GM Agdestein Simen 2627 2 ½ – ½ 2 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63
14 26 GM Wei Yi 2607 2 0 – 1 2 IM Henrichs Thomas 2477 67
15 60 GM Debashis Das 2494 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Van Kampen Robin 2602 27

Ten players share the lead after 3 rounds.

1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2745 3.0 3260 5.1
2 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2706 3.0 3237 5.6
3 GM Navara David CZE 2702 3.0 3228 5.5
4 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2682 3.0 3212 5.6
5 GM Movsesian Sergei ARM 2677 3.0 3208 5.6
6 GM Li Chao B CHN 2680 3.0 3207 5.5
7 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2658 3.0 3191 5.7
8 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2582 3.0 3113 5.4
9 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2574 3.0 3099 5.4
10 IM Henrichs Thomas GER 2477 3.0 3090 9.1

Top 15 pairings of the 4th round

1 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3 – 3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
2 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 3 – 3 GM Edouard Romain 2658 20
3 30 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 3 – 3 GM Navara David 2702 10
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 3 – 3 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil 2574 32
5 67 IM Henrichs Thomas 2477 3 – 3 GM Li Chao B 2680 14
6 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 2½ – 2½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 38
7 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 2½ – 2½ GM Fier Alexandr 2572 33
8 31 GM Vocaturo Daniele 2582 2½ – 2½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
9 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 2½ – 2½ GM Maze Sebastien 2536 44
10 39 GM Hansen Eric 2559 2½ – 2½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
11 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 2½ – 2½ GM Xu Jun 2510 54
12 41 GM Gopal G.N. 2550 2½ – 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 8
13 11 GM Rapport Richard 2691 2½ – 2½ GM Gallagher Joseph G. 2495 58
14 43 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 2½ – 2½ GM Short Nigel D 2683 12
15 51 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2515 2½ – 2½ GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 16

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