Reykjavik Open 2013 7th round

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Eljanov, who was leading the tournament with 5.5 out of 6 games drew Giri with Black, while two GMs – Gajewski and So won their games. So, there are 3 leaders with 6 points now.

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Giri Anish 2722 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 5 1 – 0 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
3 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
4 GM So Wesley 2684 5 1 – 0 5 GM Halkias Stelios 2566
5 GM Navara David 2710 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2566
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Shulman Yury 2563
7 GM Ding Liren 2709 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Maze Sebastien 2556
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2533 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Xiu Deshun 2530 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2643

Standings of the top 10 players after 7 rounds (with their ELO gains/losses)

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 6.0 14.0
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 6.0 12.5
3 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 6.0 0.0
4 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 5.5 4.7
5 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 5.5 6.8
6 GM Dziuba Marcin POL 2602 5.5 1.3
7 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 5.5 2.5
8 IM Wei Yi U14 CHN 2501 5.5 12.6
9 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 5.5 4.1
10 GM Ding Liren U20 CHN 2709 5.5 -1.9

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the top 10 boards of round 8

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 6 – 6 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
2 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 5½ – 6 GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Amin Bassem 2631 5½ – 5½ GM Giri Anish 2722
4 GM L’ami Erwin 2622 5½ – 5½ GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
5 GM Ipatov Alexander 2569 5½ – 5½ GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Sokolov Ivan 2644 5½ – 5½ GM Dziuba Marcin 2602
7 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531 5½ – 5½ GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Wei Yi 2501 5½ – 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
9 GM Williams Simon K 2498 5 – 5 GM Navara David 2710
10 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 5 – 5 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496

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Reykjavik Open 2013 6th round

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Eljanov was the only one to win in the group of 7 players to become the sole leader with 5.5 out of 6! He played a very nice and attacking game against Cheparinov which you can view below.
Seven players are on 5 points.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Giri Anish 2722
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
4 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 4 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
5 GM Shulman Yury 2563 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Maze Sebastien 2556 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675
7 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496 4 0 – 1 4 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2509 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Baklan Vladimir 2609
9 GM Solak Dragan 2603 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Xiu Deshun 2530
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2566 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Danielsen Henrik 2507

Standings of the top 10 players

1 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2678 5.5 13.4
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2715 5.0 7.0
3 GM Giri Anish U18 NED 2722 5.0 5.3
4 GM Yu Yangyi U18 CHN 2688 5.0 7.5
5 GM So Wesley U20 PHI 2684 5.0 0.0
6 GM Gajewski Grzegorz POL 2644 5.0 6.5
7 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2637 5.0 3.4
8 GM Halkias Stelios GRE 2566 5.0 2.7
9 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2643 4.5 5.1
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2709 4.5 -0.5

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Giri Anish 2722 5 – 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 5 – 5 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
3 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 5 – 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
4 GM So Wesley 2684 5 – 5 GM Halkias Stelios 2566
5 GM Navara David 2710 4½ – 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2566
6 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ – 4½ GM Shulman Yury 2563
7 GM Ding Liren 2709 4½ – 4½ GM Maze Sebastien 2556
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 4½ – 4½ GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2533 4½ – 4½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2644
10 GM Xiu Deshun 2530 4½ – 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2643

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Reykjavik Open 2013 5th round

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The 4 leaders drew each other and allowed 3 other GMs to catch up with them. So, now 7 players who have 4.5 out of 5 are Eljanov, Vachier-Lagrave, Yu, Giri, So, Cheparinov and Gajewski.

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2678 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715
2 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Yu Yangyi 2688
3 GM Giri Anish 2722 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Ipatov Alexander 2569
4 GM Kristjansson Stefan 2486 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709
5 GM So Wesley 2684 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Wei Yi 2501
6 GM Baklan Vladimir 2609 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Socko Bartosz 2643
7 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2509
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675 3 1 – 0 3½ WGM Guo Qi 2431
9 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2466 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Navara David 2710
10 GM Ding Liren 2709 3 1 – 0 3 IM Urkedal Frode 2473

You can view the full standings and pairings here.

Some interesting games of the round

The top 10 pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Yu Yangyi 2688 4½ 4½ GM Giri Anish 2722
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2715 4½ 4½ GM So Wesley 2684
3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2709 4½ 4½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2678
4 GM Socko Bartosz 2643 4 4½ GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2644
5 GM Shulman Yury 2563 4 4 GM Ding Liren 2709
6 GM Maze Sebastien 2556 4 4 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2675
7 GM Stefansson Hannes 2496 4 4 GM Jones Gawain C B 2637
8 IM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2509 4 4 GM Baklan Vladimir 2609
9 GM Solak Dragan 2603 4 4 GM Xiu Deshun 2530
10 GM Grandelius Nils 2566 4 4 GM Danielsen Henrik 2507

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