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European Individual Chess Championship 2014
Motylev won against Eljanov and is leading the event with 7 points out of 8 rounds. 13 players (!!) share 2nd with 6 points.
Results of top 10 boards of the 7th round
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 6 1 – 0 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
2 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
3 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
5 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 5 1 – 0 5 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716
6 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 5 1 – 0 5 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2643
7 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705 5 0 – 1 5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641
8 GM Navara David CZE 2700 5 1 – 0 5 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2581
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 5 1 – 0 5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2698
10 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 5 1 – 0 5 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7.0 2918 22.6
2 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6.0 2791 16.9
3 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6.0 2784 18.3
4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6.0 2799 8.6
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6.0 2784 15.1
6 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6.0 2756 21.8
7 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 6.0 2764 17.0
8 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 6.0 2767 12.8
9 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6.0 2762 6.2
10 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 6.0 2759 8.2
Top 10 pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 6 – 7 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6 – 6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6 – 6 GM Navara David CZE 2700
4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 6 – 6 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 6 – 6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 – 6 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
7 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6 – 6 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
8 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 5½ – 5½ GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651
9 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 5½ – 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
10 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2652 5½ – 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2709
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European Individual Chess Championship 2014

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Motylev is leading with 6 points out of 7 games. Six players have 5.5 points.
Results of top 10 pairings of the 7th round
1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
3 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
5 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Tregubov Pavel V. RUS 2614
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2569
7 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2531
8 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676
9 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2662
10 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2626 4 0 – 1 4 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712
Top 10 players after 7 rounds
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 6.0 2871 16.7
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 5.5 2825 9.0
3 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5.5 2802 16.8
4 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 5.5 2827 8.4
5 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 5.5 2786 16.0
6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5.5 2775 7.8
7 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 5.5 2761 6.4
8 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2569 5.0 2750 18.4
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 5.0 2741 11.0
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2649 5.0 2738 8.8
Top 10 pairings of the 8th round
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 6 – 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
2 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5½ – 5½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
3 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 5½ – 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5½ – 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
5 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 5 – 5 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716
6 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 5 – 5 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2643
7 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705 5 – 5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641
8 GM Navara David CZE 2700 5 – 5 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2581
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 5 – 5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2698
10 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 5 – 5 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689


