Grand Prix – Zug 2013 10th round

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Caruana, Topalov
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Topalov increased his position by beating Caruana, who was only half a point behind before the round. After 10 rounds Topalov has 7 points, Nakamura 6, Ponomariov & Caruana are on 5.5.

Results of the 10th round

Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709 ½ – ½ GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733
GM Morozevich Alexander 2758 1 – 0 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 0 – 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767
GM Caruana Fabiano 2772 0 – 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2771
GM Karjakin Sergey 2786 0 – 1 GM Kamsky Gata 2741
GM Giri Anish 2727 ½ – ½ GM Leko Peter 2744

Standings after 10 rounds

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2771 BUL 7 34,50
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767 USA 6 27,25
3 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733 UKR 5½ 28,00
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2772 ITA 5½ 24,50
5 GM Kamsky Gata 2741 USA 5 24,75
6 GM Morozevich Alexander 2758 RUS 5 22,00
7 GM Karjakin Sergey 2786 RUS 5 23,50
8 GM Giri Anish 2727 NED 4½ 22,75
9 GM Leko Peter 2744 HUN 4½ 22,25
10 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 AZE 4 21,00
11 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709 UZB 4 20,00
12 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 AZE 4 20,50

Mamedyarov played a very rare system which he already used in a game against GM Brunello in Porto Carras, 2011. Black made a novelty on move 6 and got a very active position. Had white castled on move 16, his problems would have been less visible. Instead of 19.e4 which was a mistake, he should have just taken the pawn on b4, after which even if Black is a little better, white has a good play.

Today’s pairings (last round!)

Leko Peter 2744 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709
GM Kamsky Gata 2741 – GM Giri Anish 2727
GM Topalov Veselin 2771 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2786
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2772
GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733 – GM Morozevich Alexander 2758

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Grand Prix – Zug 2013 9th round

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Mamedyarov, Topalov
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Yesterday was a very good day for the fans of Topalov as he is leading the event with 6 points after drawing Mamedyarov. Caruana is 2nd with 5.5 points and 3 players are on 5 – Ponomariov, Nakamura and Karjakin.

Results of the 9th round

Giri Anish 2727 ½ – ½ GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709
GM Leko Peter 2744 ½ – ½ GM Karjakin Sergey 2786
GM Kamsky Gata 2741 0 – 1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2772
GM Topalov Veselin 2771 ½ – ½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767 1 – 0 GM Morozevich Alexander 2758
GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 1 – 0 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733

Standings after 9 rounds

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2771 BUL 6 25,25
2 GM Caruana Fabiano 2772 ITA 5½ 22,00
3 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733 UKR 5 23,50
4 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767 USA 5 20,50
5 GM Karjakin Sergey 2786 RUS 5 21,50
6 GM Kamsky Gata 2741 USA 4 17,50
7 GM Morozevich Alexander 2758 RUS 4 16,75
8 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 AZE 4 18,75
9 GM Giri Anish 2727 NED 4 19,00
10 GM Leko Peter 2744 HUN 4 18,25
11 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 AZE 4 18,00
12 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709 UZB 3½ 15,50

Morozevich got a very good position with Black in the King’s Indian (which later transposed into the Benoni) against Nakamura and made a novelty on move 13. Then, due to White’s inaccuracies got a much better position and had he played 22…Qf6 or 22…Na3, exchanging some of White’s active pieces could have gotten a nearly decisive advantage.

Pairings of the penultimate round

Round 10 on 2013/04/29 at 14:00

GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2709 – GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2733
GM Morozevich Alexander 2758 – GM Radjabov Teimour 2793
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2766 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2767
GM Caruana Fabiano 2772 – GM Topalov Veselin 2771
GM Karjakin Sergey 2786 – GM Kamsky Gata 2741
GM Giri Anish 2727 – GM Leko Peter 2744

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