FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Playing hall

Playing hall


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Four players lead with 1.5 points – Caruana, Gelfand, Svidler and Nakamura.

Results of the 2nd round

Caruana 1 1/2 1 Gelfand
Kasimdzhanov 0.5 1/2 0.5 Radjabov
Svidler 0.5 1-0 0.5 Mamedyarov
Dominguez 0.5 1/2 0.5 Tomashevsky
Andreikin 0 0-1 0.5 Nakamura
Grischuk 0.5 1/2 0 Karjakin

Games of the round

Pairings of the 3rd round

GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2797
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 – GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 – GM Svidler Peter 2732

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The 15th Weekend Sale

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Here are the “Study chess on the weekend!” offers:

Openings:

1. Ruy Lopez – US$ 25
2. Slav – US$ 20
3. Gruenfeld – US$ 25
4. Sicilian – US$ 25
5. Catalan – US$ 15

Middlegame:

1. 10 examples on Pawn Sacrifice for Initiative – US$ 5
2. 10 examples of The Art of Exchange – US$ 5
3. 10 examples on Outpost – US$ 5
4. 10 examples on Hanging Pawns – US$ 5
5. 10 examples on Backward Pawn – US$ 5

Endgame:

1. 10 examples on Rook and Knight endgames – US$ 5
2. 10 examples on Rook endgames – US$ 5
3. 10 examples on Queen endgames – US$ 5
4. 10 examples on Knight better than Bishop – US$ 5
5. 10 examples on Queen versus Rook and minor piece – US$ 5

For questions about payment or anything else, please e-mail me at [email protected].

FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Karjakin-Caruana

Karjakin-Caruana


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Caruana and Gelfand lead with a perfect score after the first round.

Results of the 1st round

GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 0.5-0.5 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 0.5-0.5 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 0-1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 1-0 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 0.5-0.5 GM Svidler Peter 2732
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 0.5-0.5 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726

Games of the round

Pairings of the 2nd round

GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 – GM Radjabov Teimour 2726
GM Svidler Peter 2732 – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764
GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764
GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 – GM Gelfand Boris 2748
GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2767
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701

Official site.