Let’s start the week with a chess tactic! 🙂
Black to move and win
Have a nice week! 🙂
The four leaders played each other, so now we have only two players who share 1st place with 5 out of 5 – Le Quang and Vitiugov. Six players are on 4.5.
Results of the top 10 boards
1 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2650 4 0 – 1 4 GM Le Quang Liem 2705
2 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694 4 1 – 0 4 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2627
3 GM Ivanchuk Vassil 2758 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Ehlvest Jaan 2603
4 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Kamsky Gata 2740
5 GM Adams Michael 2725 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Felgaer Ruben 2557
6 IM Ibarra Jerez Jo 2538 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Navara David 2710
7 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Gordon Stephen 2533
8 GM Tkachiev Vladis 2650 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Teran Alvarez I 2399
9 GM Al-Sayed Mohamm 2507 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Georgiev Kiril 2643
10 IM Melia Salome 2403 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Jones Gawain C 2632
Top 10 pairs of the 6th round
1 GM Le Quang Liem 2705 5 – 5 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2694
2 GM Tkachiev Vladis 2650 4½ – 4½ GM Ivanchuk Vassi 2758
3 GM Navara David 2710 4½ – 4½ GM Jones Gawain C 2632
4 GM Georgiev Kiril 2643 4½ – 4½ GM Yu Yangyi 2688
5 GM Kamsky Gata 2740 4 – 4 GM Kulaots Kaido 2587
6 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2555 4 – 4 GM Adams Michael 2725
7 GM Felgaer Ruben 2557 4 – 4 GM Vachier-Lagrave 2711
8 GM Cramling Pia 2518 4 – 4 GM Shirov Alexei 2708
9 GM Jakubiec Artur 2518 4 – 4 GM Short Nigel D 2690
10 GM Stefanova Antoa 2516 4 – 4 GM Fridman Daniel 2667
GM Group A
Carlsen won against Nakamura and secured the 1st place before the last round! He has 9.5 points, Aronian and Anand are on 8.
Results of the 12th round
van Wely, L. – Caruana, F. 1-0
Aronian, L. – Giri, A. ½-½
Carlsen, M. – Nakamura, H. 1-0
Harikrishna, P. – Wang, H. ½-½
Anand, V. – L’Ami, E. 1-0
Sokolov, I. – Hou, Y. 0-1
Leko, P. – Karjakin, S. ½-½
GM Group B
Rapport won against Timman and is back to sharing 1st place. Places 1st to 3rd (before the last round) are – Rapport, Movsesian and Naiditsch with 8.
Results of the 12th round
van Kampen, R. – Nikolic, P. 0-1
Rapport, R. – Timman, J. 1-0
Edouard, R. – Naiditsch, A. ½-½
Ernst, S. – Ipatov, A. ½-½
Movsesian, S. – Grandelius, N. ½-½
Tiviakov, S. – Smeets, J. ½-½
Turov, M. – Dubov, D. 1-0
GM Group C
The battle for 1st place continues as both Brunello and Peralta won their games and have 10 points. Swinkels is 3rd with 7.5.
Results of the 12th round
Goryachkina, A. – Kovchan, A. 0-1
Peralta, F. – Klein, D. 1-0
Swinkels, R. – Admiraal, M. ½-½
Brunello, S. – Romanishin, O. 1-0
Schut, L. – Burg, T. 0-1
Bitensky, I. – van der Werf, M. ½-½
Mekhitarian, K. – Gretarsson, H 1-0
Today is the last round and it begins at 12.00pm local time!
GM Group A
Carlsen was held by Wang Hao to a draw and now has 8.5. Aronian is on 7.5 and Anand is on 7.
Results of the 11th round
Leko, P. – van Wely, L. 1-0
Karjakin, S. – Sokolov 1-0
Hou, Y. – Anand, V. ½-½
L’Ami, E. – Harikrishna ½-½
Wang, H. – Carlsen, M. ½-½
Nakamura, H. – Aronian 0-1
Giri, A. – Caruana, F. 1-0
GM Group B
Movsesian had retained his position as the leader of the event and Naiditsch joined him after winning vs Rapport. They both have 7.5 points. Rapport, Smeets and Dubov have 7.
Results of the 11th round
Turov, M. – van Kampen, R. ½-½
Dubov, D. – Tiviakov, S. 1-0
Smeets, J. – Movsesian, S. ½-½
Grandelius, N. – Ernst, S. 0-1
Ipatov, A. – Edouard, R. 0-1
Naiditsch, A. – Rapport, R. 1-0
Timman, J. – Nikolic, P. 1-0
GM Group C
Peralta won against Admiraal and again joined Brunello in the battle for the 1st place. They have 9 points, Swinkels and Klein have 7.
Results of the 11th round
Mekhitarian, K. – Goryachkina, 1-0
Gretarsson, H. – Bitensky, I. 1-0
van der Werf, M. – Schut, L. 0-1
Burg, T. – Brunello, S. ½-½
Romanishin, O. – Swinkels, R. ½-½
Admiraal, M. – Peralta, F. 0-1
Klein, D. – Kovchan, A. ½-½