Tal Memorial 2016 last round

Nepomniachtchi (Photo taken from chess-news.ru)

Nepomniachtchi (Photo taken from chess-news.ru)

Nepomniachtchi won the tournament with 6 points out of 9.

 

Results of the last round

Gelfand-Nepomniachtchi 1/2

Li Chao-Giri 1/2

Anand-Aronian 1/2

Mamedyarov-Kramnik 1-0

Tomashevsky-Svidler 1/2

 

Final standings

Nepomniachtchi 6

Giri 5.5

Anand, Aronian 5

Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Li Chao and Svidler 4.5

Tomashevsky 3.5

Gelfand 2

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Tal Memorial 2016 8th round

All the games were drawn. Nepomniachtchi leads with 5.5 points.

 

Results of the 8th round

Nepomniachtchi-Anand 1/2

Giri-Mamedyarov 1/2

Aronian-Li Chao

Kramnik-Tomashevsky 1/2

Svidler-Gelfand 1/2

 

Standings after 8 rounds

Nepomniachtchi 5.5

Giri 5

Anand, Aronian, Kramnik 4.5

Svidler, Li Chao 4

Mamedyarov 3.5

Tomashevsky 3

Gelfand 1.5

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Tal Memorial 2016 7th round

All the games were drawn. Nepomniachtchi leads with 5 points.

 

Results of the 7th round

Li Chao-Nepomniachtchi 1/2

Giri-Kramnik 1/2

Anand-Svidler 1/2

Mamedyarov-Aronian 1/2

Gelfand-Tomashevsky 1/2

 

Standings after 7 rounds

Nepomniachtchi 5

Giri 4.5

Aronian, Kramnik, Anand 4

Li Chao, Svidler 3.5

Mamedyarov 3

Tomashevsky 2.5

Gelfand 1

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Tal Memorial 2016

The event started yesterday with the blitz tournament to determine the places of the players and the pairings. Mamedyarov won with 7.5 points out of 9.

Some blitz games

The pairings of the 1st round

Svidler-Kramnik

Nepomniaschij-Tomashevsky

Aronian-Gelfand

Giri-Anand

Mamedyarov-Li Chao

Official site (in Russian).

Sinquefield Cup 2016 last round

Wesley So won the event with 5.5 points.

 

Results of the last round

1 GM Vachier-Lagr. (4) 2819½ – ½ GM So, Wesley (5) 2771
2 GM Topalov, V. (4½) 2761½ – ½ GM Aronian, L. (4½) 2792
3 GM Svidler, P. (3) 2751½ – ½ GM Anand, V. (4½) 2770
4 GM Nakamura, H. (3½) 27911 – 0 GM Ding, Liren (4) 2755
5 GM Caruana, F. (4) 28071 – 0 GM Giri, Anish (3) 2769

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