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3rd Al Ain Chess Classic 2014

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Nigalidze

Nigalidze


(Photo taken from http://www.chess-results.com/Fotos.aspx?lan=1&key1=1894)

Nigalidze shared 1st place with Petrosian, Onischuk and Zhigalko (7 points out of 9), but won the event due to better tie-break.

Top pairings of the last round

1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 6 1 – 0 6 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
5 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 6 1 – 0 6 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2625
6 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
7 GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
8 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533
9 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2441
10 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2328

Top 10 players after the last round

1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 7.0 51.5 40.75 2617
2 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 7.0 50.0 39.00 2572
3 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 7.0 49.0 37.25 2557
4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 7.0 46.5 35.75 2557
5 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 6.5 52.0 36.50 2590
6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 6.5 45.5 33.00 2513
7 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 6.5 44.5 33.50 2454
8 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 6.5 44.5 31.50 2521
9 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 6.5 44.5 31.00 2558
10 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580 6.5 42.5 32.00 2444

Some games of the last round

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