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European Individual Chess Championship 2014

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Motylev
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Motylev is the new leader, he has 5.5 points. Wojtaszek, Melkumian and Laznicka are on 5.

Results of top 10 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689
2 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 4 0 – 1 4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
4 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681 4 0 – 1 4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 4 1 – 0 4 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2706 3½ ½ – ½ 4 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
8 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2614 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
9 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2618 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716
10 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2605

Top 10 players after 6 rounds

1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 5.5 2938 15.9
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 5.0 2858 9.8
3 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5.0 2827 15.9
4 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5.0 2807 8.7
5 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2569 4.5 2768 16.8
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689 4.5 2774 6.4
7 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 4.5 2781 4.4
8 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 4.5 2774 4.1
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 4.5 2753 9.8
10 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 4.5 2731 10.3

Today is a rest day!

Top 10 pairings of the 7th round (10th of March)

1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 5 – 5½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5 – 5 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 4½ – 4½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 4½ – 4½ GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
5 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716 4½ – 4½ GM Tregubov Pavel V. RUS 2614
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689 4½ – 4½ GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2569
7 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 4½ – 4½ GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2531
8 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 4½ – 4½ GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676
9 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 4½ – 4½ GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2662
10 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626 4 – 4 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712

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European Individual Chess Championship 2014

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Playing hall
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There are two new leaders after 5 rounds – Riazantsev and Motylev, who have 4,5 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 5th round

1 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689 3½ 1 – 0 4 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
2 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681
3 IM Artemiev Vladislav RUS 2621 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 3 1 – 0 3½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2649
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 3 1 – 0 3 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2739
6 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2618
7 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 3 1 – 0 3 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617
8 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 3 1 – 0 3 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2709
9 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2706 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2614
10 GM Schlosser Philipp GER 2612 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689 4.5 2932 11.9
2 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 4.5 2872 10.4
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 4.0 2803 10.2
4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 4.0 2814 5.8
5 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626 4.0 2785 10.0
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681 4.0 2797 6.9
7 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 4.0 2802 4.8
8 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 4.0 2768 10.0
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 4.0 2776 9.1
10 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 4.0 2744 9.0

Top 10 pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 4½ – 4½ GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689
2 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676 4 – 4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 4 – 4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
4 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 4 – 4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681 4 – 4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 4 – 4 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2706 3½ – 4 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
8 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2614 3½ – 3½ GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
9 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2618 3½ – 3½ GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716
10 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705 3½ – 3½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2605

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