The Candidates Tournament

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The tournament was officially open yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) and games will start today.

TsV-57-604x402
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Pairings of the 1st round

GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS – GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS – GM Svidler Peter RUS
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE – GM Topalov Veselin BUL
GM Anand Viswanathan IND – GM Aronian Levon ARM

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European Individual Chess Championship 2014

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Popov-Solak
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Motylev drew Moiseenko and is leading with 7.5 points. Solak and Smirin are on 7.

Results of top 10 boards of 9th round

1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 6 ½ – ½ 7 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Navara David CZE 2700
4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 0 – 1 6 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
7 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6 0 – 1 6 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
8 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651
9 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
10 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2652 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2709

Top 10 players after 9th round

1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7.5 2869 23.4
2 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 7.0 2800 22.6
3 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 7.0 2792 16.6
4 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6.5 2776 18.0
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6.5 2767 19.3
6 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6.5 2769 15.9
7 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6.5 2775 7.5
8 GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2574 6.5 2725 19.7
9 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6.5 2743 5.4
10 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676 6.5 2737 8.0

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 10th round

1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7½ – 7 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
2 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 7 – 6½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
3 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2655 6½ – 6½ GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712
4 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6½ – 6½ GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6½ – 6½ GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6½ – 6½ GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6½ – 6½ GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676
8 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2661 6½ – 6½ GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2574
9 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 – 6 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
10 GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651 6 – 6 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723

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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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