Tradewise Gibraltar – Masters 2013 9th round

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Vitiugov and Short drew, so Vachier-Lagrave managed to join them after winning against Kamsky.

Results of top 10 boards of the 9th round

1 1GM Short Nigel D 2690 7 ½ – ½ 7 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave 2711 6½ 1 – 0 6½ GM Kamsky Gata 2740
3 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 6½ 0 – 1 6 GM Navara David 2710
4 GM Ivanchuk Vassil 2758 6 1 – 0 6 GM Muzychuk Anna 2582
5 GM Adams Michael 2725 6 1 – 0 6 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2603
6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 6 1 – 0 6 GM Shirov Alexei 2708
7 GM Vazquez Igarza 2565 6 0 – 1 6 GM Le Quang Liem 2705
8 GM Fridman Daniel 2667 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Felgaer Ruben 2557
9 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2650 6 0 – 1 6 GM Zhao Xue 2554
10 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2555 6 0 – 1 6 GM Georgiev Kiril 2643

The top 10 players after 9 rounds

1 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2694 7.5 2850
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2711 7.5 2805
3 GM Short Nigel D ENG 2690 7.5 2738
4 GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2705 7.0 2795
5 GM Adams Michael ENG 2725 7.0 2760
6 GM Navara David CZE 2710 7.0 2753
7 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2643 7.0 2752
8 GM Ivanchuk Vassil UKR 2758 7.0 2750
9 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2590 7.0 2725
10 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2554 7.0 2611

Top 10 pairs of the last, 10th round

1 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694 7½ – 7½ GM Vachier-Lagrave 2711
2 GM Navara David 2710 7 – 7½ GM Short Nigel D 2690
3 GM Zhao Xue 2554 7 – 7 GM Ivanchuk Vassil 2758
4 GM Georgiev Kiril 2643 7 – 7 GM Adams Michael 2725
5 GM Le Quang Liem 2705 7 – 7 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
6 GM Kamsky Gata 2740 6½ – 6½ IM Ibarra Jerez Jo 2538
7 GM Felgaer Ruben 2557 6½ – 6½ GM Wojtaszek Rados 2723
8 GM Cramling Pia 2518 6½ – 6½ GM Yu Yangyi 2688
9 GM Gordon Stephen 2533 6½ – 6½ GM Fridman Daniel 2667
10 GM Jones Gawain C 2632 6½ – 6½ GM Gallagher Josep 2499

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The game Carlsen-Karjakin was so interesting that I have decided to post my analysis :).

Tradewise Gibraltar – Masters 2013 8th round

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Vitiugov drew Kamsky while Short beat Le Quang Liem with Black in a long battle. Now there are two leaders – Vitiugov and Short – with 7 points out of 8. Kamsky, Yu Yangyi and Vachier-Lagrave share 3rd with 6.5.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Kamsky Gata 2740 6 ½ – ½ 6½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694
2 GM Le Quang Liem 2705 6 0 – 1 6 GM Short Nigel D 2690
3 GM Georgiev Kiril 2643 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ivanchuk Vassil 2758
4 GM Salgado Lopez I 2606 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Adams Michael 2725
5 GM Tkachiev Vladis 2650 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Vachier-Lagrave 2711
6 GM Navara David 2710 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
7 GM Shirov Alexei 2708 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Oparin Grigoriy 2478
8 GM Jones Gawain C 2632 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Yu Yangyi 2688
9 GM Zhao Xue 2554 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Fridman Daniel 2667
10 GM Cramling Pia 2518 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Wojtaszek Rados 2723

Pairings on top 10 boards of round 9

1 GM Short Nigel D 2690 7 – 7 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave 2711 6½ – 6½ GM Kamsky Gata 2740
3 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 6½ – 6 GM Navara David 2710
4 GM Ivanchuk Vassil 2758 6 – 6 GM Muzychuk Anna 2582
5 GM Adams Michael 2725 6 – 6 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2603
6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 6 – 6 GM Shirov Alexei 2708
7 GM Vazquez Igarza 2565 6 – 6 GM Le Quang Liem 2705
8 GM Fridman Daniel 2667 6 – 6 GM Felgaer Ruben 2557
9 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2650 6 – 6 GM Zhao Xue 2554
10 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2555 6 – 6 GM Georgiev Kiril 2643

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