Baden-Baden GRENKE Chess Classic final round

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Yesterday was a another great day for Anand who won against Naiditsch to take the 1st clear place with 6.5 points out of 10 games! Caruana tried to win the game against Fridman for 7 hours but didn’t manage and despite leading the whole event had to settle for 2nd place with 6 points. Adams and Meier shared 3rd-4th.

Results of the final round

Fridman 1/2 Caruana
Adams 1/2 Meier
Naiditsch 0-1 Anand

Final standings

1.Anand 6.5
2.Caruana 6
3-4. Adams, Meier 5
5.Naiditsch 4
6.Fridman 3.5

Games of the final round

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Baden-Baden GRENKE Chess Classic 9th round

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All three games were decisive yesterday! Caruana was stopped by Adams (Adams saw a wonderful 44…Ne5 trick which improved the position of the knight greatly), Anand made a novelty on move 20 and had a very good game after 22.Bg4 (another nice trick!). Meier got a very pleasant R and N endgame and kept Black under pressure until he decided to sac the exchange for a pawn. Then, white sacrificed another pawn to activate the rooks and won nicely.

Results of the one before last round

Caruana 5.5 0-1 3.5 Adams
Anand 4.5 1-0 3 Fridman
Meier 3.5 1-0 4 Naiditsch

Standings after 9th round

1-2. Caruana, Anand 5.5
3-4. Meier. Adams 4.5
5. Naiditsch 4
6. Fridman 3

Last round pairings

Fridman – Caruana
Adams – Meier
Naiditsch – Anand

Games of the 9th round

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Baden-Baden GRENKE Chess Classic 8th round

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Caruana managed to even improve his tournament position as he won against Naiditsch and is now 1 point ahead of Anand. Two other games were drawn.

Results of the 8th round

Naiditsch 4 0-1 4.5 Caruana
Anand 4 1/2 3 Meier
Fridman 2.5 1/2 3 Adams

Standings after 8 rounds

1. Caruana 5.5
2. Anand 4.5
3. Naiditsch 4
4-5. Adams, Meier 3.5
6. Fridman 3

Games of the round

Pairings of the 9th round

Anand – Fridman
Meier – Naiditsch
Caruana – Adams

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