Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 – Masters last round

Seven players tied for 1st place and the first four played a tie-break which was won by Aronian who beat Rapport and then Vachier-Lagrave.

Top 10 results of the last round

GMAronian Levon27977½ – ½7GMNakamura Hikaru2781
GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27937½ – ½7GMRapport Richard2700
GMLe Quang Liem27371 – 07GMDubov Daniil2694
GMVitiugov Nikita27321 – 0GMAntipov Mikhail Al.2588
GMGupta Abhijeet2610½ – ½GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof2724
GMWang Hao2711½ – ½GMHowell David W L2682
GMAdams Michael27091 – 0GMGrandelius Nils2647
GMCheparinov Ivan2699½ – ½GMVocaturo Daniele2609
GMOparin Grigoriy2607½ – ½GMGelfand Boris2697
GMKobo Ori2477½ – ½6GMIvanchuk Vassily2726

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 – Masters 9th round

Five players lead with 7 points:

GMNakamura HikaruUSA27817,0
GMVachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA27937,0
GMRapport RichardHUN27007,0
GMAronian LevonARM27977,0
GMDubov DaniilRUS26947,0

Top 10 results of the 9th round

GMDubov Daniil2694½ – ½GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime2793
GMNakamura Hikaru2781½ – ½GMRapport Richard2700
GMAronian Levon279761 – 06GMSethuraman S.P.2646
GMHowell David W L26826½ – ½6GMVitiugov Nikita2732
GMGrandelius Nils26476½ – ½6GMWang Hao2711
GMGelfand Boris26976½ – ½6GMGupta Abhijeet2610
GMNavara David2749½ – ½6GMOparin Grigoriy2607
GMLe Quang Liem27371 – 0FMEsipenko Andrey2571
GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof27241 – 0GMGrigoriants Sergey2568
GMMoussard Jules25710 – 1GMAdams Michael2709

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 – Masters 8th round

Four players lead with 6.5 points:

GMNakamura HikaruUSA27816,5
GMVachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA27936,5
GMRapport RichardHUN27006,5
GMDubov DaniilRUS26946,5

Top 10 results of the 8th round

GMWang Hao2711½ – ½6GMNakamura Hikaru2781
GMRapport Richard27001 – 06GMHowell David W L2682
GMOparin Grigoriy2607½ – ½GMAronian Levon2797
GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27931 – 0GMMoussard Jules2571
GMDubov Daniil26941 – 0GMAntipov Mikhail Al.2588
GMTregubov Pavel V.25755½ – ½5GMNavara David2749
GMVitiugov Nikita273251 – 05GMGledura Benjamin2612
GMGupta Abhijeet261051 – 05GMIvanchuk Vassily2726
GMNarayanan S. L.25735½ – ½5GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof2724
GMAdams Michael27095½ – ½5GMSandipan Chanda2579

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 – Masters 7th round

Nakamura and Howell lead with 6 points.

Top 10 results of the 7th round

GMNakamura Hikaru2781½ – ½5GMAntipov Mikhail Al.2588
GMHowell David W L268251 – 05GMSaric Ivan2664
GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime27931 – 05GMSandipan Chanda2579
GMAronian Levon27971 – 0GMShort Nigel D2681
GMNavara David2749½ – ½GMGupta Abhijeet2610
GMHarikrishna P.27450 – 1GMOparin Grigoriy2607
GMGrandelius Nils2647½ – ½GMVitiugov Nikita2732
GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof2724½ – ½FMEsipenko Andrey2571
GMVocaturo Daniele2609½ – ½GMAdams Michael2709
GMRapport Richard27001 – 0GMHuzman Alexander2561

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 – Masters 6th round

Nakamura leads with 5.5 points.

Top 10 results of the 6th round

GMNakamura Hikaru27815½ – ½GMHowell David W L2682
GMAntipov Mikhail Al.2588½ – ½4GMHarikrishna P.2745
GMGupta Abhijeet26104½ – ½4GMVachier-Lagrave Maxime2793
GMGledura Benjamin26124½ – ½4GMNavara David2749
GMVitiugov Nikita27324½ – ½4GMVocaturo Daniele2609
GMSandipan Chanda257941 – 04GMIvanchuk Vassily2726
GMNarayanan S. L.257340 – 14GMWang Hao2711
Henderson De La Fuente Lance24294½ – ½4GMRapport Richard2700
GMCheparinov Ivan26994½ – ½4GMJu Wenjun2572
GMDubov Daniil26944½ – ½4GMMoussard Jules2571

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