Adams and Fridman drew Caruana and Anand respectively while Naiditsch won against Meier. Caruana is leading the event with 3 out of 4.
Standings after 4 rounds
1. Caruana 3
2. Naiditsch 2.5
3-4. Anand, Fridman 2
5. Adams 1.5
6. Meier 1
Today’s pairings
Caruana-Fridman
Meier-Adams
Anand-Naiditsch
Savchenko was the hero of the round as he was the only one to win among those who were leading with 6.5 points! View the final standings here.
Results of top 10 boards
1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2618
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2650
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 6 0 – 1 6½ GM Savchenko Boris 2584
5 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555 6 0 – 1 6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646
6 IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 6 0 – 1 6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
8 GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637 5½ 0 – 1 6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460
9 GM Demchenko Anton 2627 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2517 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626
Top 10 players after the last round
1 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2584 7.5
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2703 7.0
3 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2571 7.0
4 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2651 7.0
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2635 7.0
6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2646 7.0
7 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2590 7.0
8 IM Matinian Nikita RUS 2460 7.0
9 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2650 7.0
10 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2618 7.0
Caruana
Caruana won against Naiditsch although Black had a much better game for a while. Adams also was better and put a strong pressure on Black but Fridman found a nice way to equalize. Anand and Meier had a relatively calm draw. So, Caruana is leading with 2.5 points.
Results of the round
Caruana 1.5 1-0 1.5 Naiditsch
Meier 0.5 1/2 1 Anand
Adams 0.5 1/2 1 Fridman
Standings after the 3rd round
1. Caruana 2.5
2-4. Naiditsch, Anand, Fridman 1.5
5-6. Meier, Adams 1
Games of the round
With only one round to go there are 7 (!!) players sharing the 1st place. Quite unusual, but true :). View the full standings here.
Results of top 10 boards
1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Savchenko Boris 2584
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703 5½ 1 – 0 6 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584
3 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2586
4 GM Khairullin Ildar 2650 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Gabrielian Artur 2579
5 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Maletin Pavel 2571
6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Goganov Aleksey 2550
7 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Adhiban B. 2547
8 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500
9 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. 2584 5 ½ – ½ 5½ IM Matinian Nikita 2460
10 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646 5 1 – 0 5 IM Badmatsyrenov Oleg 2472
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Nepomniachtchi RUS 2703 6.5
2 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2571 6.5
3 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2651 6.5
4 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2584 6.5
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2635 6.5
6 GM Khairullin Ilda RUS 2650 6.5
7 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2618 6.5
8 GM Ibragimov Ildar USA 2555 6.0
9 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2584 6.0
10 IM Matinian Nikita RUS 2460 6.0
Top 10 pairings of the last round
1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6½ – 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 6½ – 6½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2618
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 6½ – 6½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2650
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 6 – 6½ GM Savchenko Boris 2584
5 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555 6 – 6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646
6 IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500 6 – 6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 6 – 6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
8 GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637 5½ – 6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460
9 GM Demchenko Anton 2627 5½ – 5½ IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2517 5½ – 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626
