42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open 9th round

USA and Ukraine lead with 16 points, Russia is 3rd with 15.

Results of top 5 matches

5  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg9  India (IND)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Eljanov, Pavel
2739GM
Harikrishna, P.
2752½ – ½
GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
2709GM
Adhiban, B.
2671½ – ½
GM
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy
2693GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2669½ – ½
GM
Korobov, Anton
2675GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
26401 – 0
2  United States of America (USA)Rtg12  Norway (NOR)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2808GM
Carlsen, Magnus
2857½ – ½
GM
Nakamura, Hikaru
2789GM
Hammer, Jon Ludvig
26511 – 0
GM
So, Wesley
2782GM
Tari, Aryan
2570½ – ½
GM
Shankland, Samuel L
2679GM
Urkedal, Frode
25371 – 0
46  Iran (IRI)Rtg6  England (ENG)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan
2566GM
Adams, Michael
2738½ – ½
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2566GM
Howell, David W L
2665½ – ½
IM
Lorparizangeneh, Shahin
2478GM
McShane, Luke J
26711 – 0
Firouzja, Alireza
2463GM
Jones, Gawain C B
26350 – 1
4  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg1  Russia (RUS)Rtg1 : 3
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2761GM
Karjakin, Sergey
2769½ – ½
GM
Radjabov, Teimour
2722GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
28080 – 1
GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2666GM
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
2731½ – ½
GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
2696GM
Grischuk, Alexander
27540 – 1
21  Latvia (LAT)Rtg29  Slovenia (SLO)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Shirov, Alexei
2673GM
Beliavsky, Alexander G
26021 – 0
GM
Kovalenko, Igor
2651GM
Lenic, Luka
2622½ – ½
GM
Neiksans, Arturs
2628GM
Borisek, Jure
2558½ – ½
IM
Meskovs, Nikita
2476GM
Sebenik, Matej
25260 – 1

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open 8th round

USA, India and Ukraine lead the event with 14 points.

Results of top 5 matches of the 8th round

1  Russia (RUS)Rtg2  United States of America (USA)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Karjakin, Sergey
2769GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2808½ – ½
GM
Kramnik, Vladimir
2808GM
Nakamura, Hikaru
2789½ – ½
GM
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2740GM
So, Wesley
27820 – 1
GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2754GM
Robson, Ray
26741 – 0
20  Georgia (GEO)Rtg5  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg1 : 3
GM
Jobava, Baadur
2665GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
27091 – 0
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil
2609GM
Kryvoruchko, Yuriy
26930 – 1
GM
Pantsulaia, Levan
2601GM
Korobov, Anton
26750 – 1
GM
Gelashvili, Tamaz
2575GM
Volokitin, Andrei
26470 – 1
6  England (ENG)Rtg9  India (IND)Rtg1½:2½
GM
Adams, Michael
2738GM
Harikrishna, P.
2752½ – ½
GM
Howell, David W L
2665GM
Adhiban, B.
2671½ – ½
GM
Jones, Gawain C B
2635GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2669½ – ½
GM
Short, Nigel D
2666GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
26400 – 1
4  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg21  Latvia (LAT)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2761GM
Shirov, Alexei
2673½ – ½
GM
Radjabov, Teimour
2722GM
Kovalenko, Igor
2651½ – ½
GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2666GM
Neiksans, Arturs
2628½ – ½
GM
Safarli, Eltaj
2688IM
Meskovs, Nikita
24761 – 0
36  Italy (ITA)Rtg46  Iran (IRI)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Vocaturo, Daniele
2583GM
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan
2566½ – ½
GM
Dvirnyy, Danyyil
2543
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2566½ – ½
GM
Brunello, Sabino
2568IM
Lorparizangeneh, Shahin
2478½ – ½
FM
Moroni, Luca Jr
2459
Firouzja, Alireza
2463½ – ½

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women 8th round

China and USA lead with 14 points.

Results of the top 5 matches of the 8th round

3  Russia (RUS)Rtg6  United States of America (USA)Rtg1½:2½
GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2538GM
Krush, Irina
24440 – 1
GM
Gunina, Valentina
2520IM
Paikidze, Nazi
23661 – 0
WGM
Pogonina, Natalija
2484IM
Zatonskih, Anna
2449½ – ½
WGM
Girya, Olga
2452WGM
Nemcova, Katerina
23650 – 1
7  Poland (POL)Rtg21  Netherlands (NED)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Socko, Monika
2437WGM
Haast, Anne
23060 – 1
WGM
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina
2409IM
Lanchava, Tea
2258½ – ½
WGM
Kulon, Klaudia
2346FM
Kazarian, Anna-Maja
22311 – 0
WIM
Wozniak, Mariola
2246
Keetman, Maaike
22211 – 0
8  Hungary (HUN)Rtg2  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Hoang, Thanh Trang
2467GM
Muzychuk, Anna
2550½ – ½
IM
Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia
2372GM
Muzychuk, Mariya
25391 – 0
WGM
Papp, Petra
2336GM
Zhukova, Natalia
2475½ – ½
WGM
Gara, Ticia
2379IM
Gaponenko, Inna
24160 – 1
1  China (CHN)Rtg16  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg3½: ½
GM
Hou, Yifan
2658WGM
Mamedjarova, Zeinab
22951 – 0
GM
Ju, Wenjun
2583WGM
Mammadzada, Gunay
23611 – 0
GM
Zhao, Xue
2522WGM
Mammadova, Gulnar
2304½ – ½
WGM
Tan, Zhongyi
2475WGM
Kazimova, Narmin
23021 – 0
52  Turkmenistan (TKM)Rtg18  Israel (ISR)Rtg1½:2½
WGM
Geldiyeva, Mahri
2285WIM
Shvayger, Yuliya
24080 – 1
WFM
Ovezdurdiyeva, Jemal
2031WIM
Efroimski, Marsel
23220 – 1
WFM
Atabayeva, Gozel
2021IM
Klinova, Masha
2290½ – ½
WFM
Hallaeva, Bahar
2103WIM
Gutmakher, Olga
22161 – 0

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women 7th round

Russia, China, Azerbaijan 1, USA and Netherlands lead with 12 points.

Results of top 5 matches of the 7th round

3  Russia (RUS)Rtg7  Poland (POL)Rtg2 : 2
GM
Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2538GM
Socko, Monika
2437½ – ½
GM
Gunina, Valentina
2520WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
24291 – 0
WGM
Goryachkina, Aleksandra
2475WGM
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina
24090 – 1
WGM
Pogonina, Natalija
2484WGM
Kulon, Klaudia
2346½ – ½
1  China (CHN)Rtg2  Ukraine (UKR)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Hou, Yifan
2658GM
Muzychuk, Anna
2550½ – ½
GM
Ju, Wenjun
2583GM
Muzychuk, Mariya
2539½ – ½
WGM
Tan, Zhongyi
2475GM
Zhukova, Natalia
24751 – 0
IM
Guo, Qi
2417GM
Ushenina, Anna
2457½ – ½
6  United States of America (USA)Rtg11  Romania (ROU)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Krush, Irina
2444IM
Peptan, Corina-Isabela
2394½ – ½
IM
Paikidze, Nazi
2366IM
Foisor, Cristina-Adela
23531 – 0
IM
Zatonskih, Anna
2449WGM
Cosma, Elena-Luminita
2331½ – ½
WGM
Nemcova, Katerina
2365IM
Bulmaga, Irina
2395½ – ½
16  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg5  India (IND)Rtg2½:1½
WGM
Mamedjarova, Zeinab
2295GM
Harika, Dronavalli
2542½ – ½
WGM
Mammadzada, Gunay
2361IM
Padmini, Rout
24081 – 0
WGM
Mammadova, Gulnar
2304IM
Tania, Sachdev
24021 – 0
WFM
Hojjatova, Aydan
2339WGM
Soumya, Swaminathan
23790 – 1
21  Netherlands (NED)Rtg4  Georgia (GEO)Rtg2½:1½
GM
Peng, Zhaoqin
2368GM
Dzagnidze, Nana
2522½ – ½
WGM
Haast, Anne
2306IM
Javakhishvili, Lela
2486½ – ½
IM
Lanchava, Tea
2258GM
Khotenashvili, Bela
24631 – 0
FM
Kazarian, Anna-Maja
2231IM
Melia, Salome
2419½ – ½

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42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open 7th round

USA leads with 13 points, while Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, India, England and Latvia have 12.

Results of the top 5 matches

9  India (IND)Rtg2  United States of America (USA)Rtg½ :3½
GM
Harikrishna, P.
2752GM
Caruana, Fabiano
2808½ – ½
GM
Adhiban, B.
2671GM
Nakamura, Hikaru
27890 – 1
GM
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2669GM
So, Wesley
27820 – 1
GM
Sethuraman, S.P.
2640GM
Shankland, Samuel L
26790 – 1
21  Latvia (LAT)Rtg11  Netherlands (NED)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Shirov, Alexei
2673GM
Giri, Anish
2755½ – ½
GM
Kovalenko, Igor
2651GM
Van Wely, Loek
26741 – 0
GM
Neiksans, Arturs
2628GM
Van Kampen, Robin
2640½ – ½
IM
Meskovs, Nikita
2476GM
Bok, Benjamin
25921 – 0
1  Russia (RUS)Rtg17  Czech Republic (CZE)Rtg3½: ½
GM
Karjakin, Sergey
2769GM
Navara, David
27421 – 0
GM
Tomashevsky, Evgeny
2731GM
Laznicka, Viktor
26511 – 0
GM
Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2740GM
Hracek, Zbynek
25911 – 0
GM
Grischuk, Alexander
2754GM
Babula, Vlastimil
2540½ – ½
18  Croatia (CRO)Rtg4  Azerbaijan 1 (AZE)Rtg½ :3½
GM
Saric, Ivan
2668GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2761½ – ½
GM
Palac, Mladen
2623GM
Radjabov, Teimour
27220 – 1
GM
Kozul, Zdenko
2622GM
Mamedov, Rauf
26660 – 1
GM
Brkic, Ante
2584GM
Safarli, Eltaj
26880 – 1
20  Georgia (GEO)Rtg30  Romania (ROU)Rtg3 : 1
GM
Jobava, Baadur
2665GM
Lupulescu, Constantin
26181 – 0
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil
2609GM
Parligras, Mircea-Emilian
2595½ – ½
GM
Pantsulaia, Levan
2601IM
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
25241 – 0
GM
Gelashvili, Tamaz
2575GM
Jianu, Vlad-Cristian
2554½ – ½

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