Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014

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The games of the 5th round have began some time ago. Pairings of top 15 boards:

1 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 4 – 4 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 3½ – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
3 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3½ – 3½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 3½ – 3½ GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 3½ – 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2590 29
6 28 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2597 3½ – 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2691 11
8 52 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2511 3 – 3 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
9 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 3 – 3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
10 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 3 – 3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
11 56 GM Sebag Marie 2501 3 – 3 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
12 10 GM Navara David 2702 3 – 3 GM Rahman Ziaur 2499 57
13 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 3 – 3 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
14 64 GM Zhu Chen 2481 3 – 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
15 18 GM Sutovsky Emil 2663 3 – 3 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63

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Zurich Chess Challenge 2014

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Carlsen-Aronian
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Carlsen, Aronian and Nakamura share 1st with 3 points.

Results of the 2nd round

Carlsen 2 1/2 2 Aronian
Gelfand 0 1/2 1 Caruana
Anand 0 0-1 1 Nakamura

Standings after 2 rounds

Carlsen 3
Aronian 3
Nakamura 3
Caruana 2
Gelfand 1
Anand 0

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014

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Mareco-Navara
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Of 10 leading only 3 remained after 4 rounds – GMs Rodshtein, Li and Mareco!

Results of top 15 boards:

1 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 2
2 9 GM Harikrishna P. 2706 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Edouard Romain 2658 20
3 30 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 3 1 – 0 3 GM Navara David 2702 10
4 13 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 3 1 – 0 3 IM Dvirnyy Danyyil 2574 32
5 67 IM Henrichs Thomas 2477 3 0 – 1 3 GM Li Chao B 2680 14
6 1 GM Adams Michael 2754 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2562 38
7 3 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Fier Alexandr 2572 33
8 31 GM Vocaturo Daniele 2582 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 4
9 5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Maze Sebastien 2536 44
10 39 GM Hansen Eric 2559 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 6
11 7 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Xu Jun 2510 54
12 41 GM Gopal G.N. 2550 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 8
13 11 GM Rapport Richard 2691 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Gallagher Joseph G. 2495 58
14 43 GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Short Nigel D 2683 12
15 51 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2515 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 16

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2682 4.0 3253 9.1
2 GM Li Chao B CHN 2680 4.0 3225 7.9
3 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2582 4.0 3210 12.0
4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2745 3.5 2850 4.2
5 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2706 3.5 2828 4.9
6 GM Movsesian Sergei ARM 2677 3.5 2828 6.5
7 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2737 3.5 2820 3.0
8 GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2544 3.5 2807 12.3
9 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2658 3.5 2806 6.4
10 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2739 3.5 2804 2.3

Top 15 pairings of the 5th round

1 14 GM Li Chao B 2680 4 – 4 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2682 13
2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2745 3½ – 4 GM Mareco Sandro 2582 30
3 15 GM Movsesian Sergei 2677 3½ – 3½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2739 3
4 4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2737 3½ – 3½ GM Spraggett Kevin 2544 43
5 8 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2707 3½ – 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2590 29
6 28 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2597 3½ – 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2706 9
7 20 GM Edouard Romain 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2691 11
8 52 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2511 3 – 3 GM Adams Michael 2754 1
9 54 GM Xu Jun 2510 3 – 3 GM Eljanov Pavel 2733 5
10 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2715 3 – 3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2503 55
11 56 GM Sebag Marie 2501 3 – 3 GM Kamsky Gata 2709 7
12 10 GM Navara David 2702 3 – 3 GM Rahman Ziaur 2499 57
13 16 GM Dreev Aleksey 2673 3 – 3 GM Popilski Gil 2492 61
14 64 GM Zhu Chen 2481 3 – 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2672 17
15 18 GM Sutovsky Emil 2663 3 – 3 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 63

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