(Photo taken from the official site)
Svidler, who shared 1st-2nd with Nepomniaschij won 1.5-0.5 in the mini match and defended his title! Now he holds a record, since he is 7 times Soviet and Russian Champion! 🙂
Final standings:
Svidler 6.5
Nepomniaschij 6.5
Vitiugov 5.5
Kramnik 5.5
Andreikin 5
Inarkiev 4.5
Karjakin 4.5
Goganov 3.5
Motylev 2.5
Shomoev 1
Aronian became the winner of the Bilbao Chess Masters after drawing with Mamedyarov. Adams won against Vachier-Lagrave but it was only enough for 2nd place.
Final standings
Levon Aronian 10 pt
Michael Adams 9 pt
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 5 pt
Shakyriar Mamedyarov 5 pt
Games of the round
In the 5th round Aronian defeated Adams and leads the tournament with 9 points!
Results of the 5th round (out of 6)
Adams 6 0-1 6 Aronian
Mamedyarov 3 1/2 4 Vachier-Lagrave
Standings after the 5th round
Aronian 9
Adams 6
Vachier-Lagrave 5
Mamedyarov 4
Games of the round
Pairings of the 6th (last) round
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Michael Adams
Levon Aronian – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
