Wijk aan Zee Round 4

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GM Group A

We have seen an amazing preparation of Anand yesterday! He prepared this line for his last years match against Gelfand. Karjakin had a difficult endgame against Nakamura but I didn’t find a clear win yet. Carlsen had a very interesting game against Harikrishna but Black made a mistake last.

After 4 rounds Anand, Carlsen and Karjakin lead the tournament with 3 points.The next group of players is on 2!

Results of round 4

van Wely, L. – L’Ami, E. 1-0
Wang, H. – Hou, Y. 1-0
Nakamura, H. – Karjakin, S. ½-½
Giri, A. – Leko, P. ½-½
Caruana, F. – Sokolov, I. 1-0
Aronian, L. – Anand, V. 0-1
Carlsen, M. – Harikrishna, P. 1-0

GM Group B

Tiviakov and Rapport won their games and share 1st-2nd places with 3.5 points. Timman and Smeets are on 2.5

Results of round 4

van Kampen, R. – Grandelius, N. 0-1
Ipatov, A. – Smeets, J. ½-½
Naiditsch, A. – Dubov, D. ½-½
Timman, J. – Turov, M. ½-½
Nikolic, P. – Tiviakov, S. 0-1
Rapport, R. – Movsesian, S. 1-0
Edouard, R. – Ernst, S. 0-1

GM Group C

Peralta won another game and now is leading the event with 3.5 points. Brunello and Gretarsson are on 3.

Results of round 4

Goryachkina, A. – Burg, T. ½-½
Romanishin, O. – van der Werf 1-0
Admiraal, M. – Gretarsson, H. ½-½
Klein, D. – Mekhitarian, K. 1-0
Kovchan, A. – Bitensky, I. 1-0
Peralta, F. – Schut, L. 1-0
Swinkels, R. – Brunello, S. ½-½

Today is a rest day for the groups!

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Wijk aan Zee Round 3

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GM Group A

There were three games won yesterday and White won in all of them! Carlsen won quite easily while Anand played a nice positional game which later on resulted in a direct attack! Wang Hao played well and managed to equalize only to misplay the R endgame and lose. Thus, Karjakin is lading the event with 2.5 points, 2nd place to 4th are Carlsen, Anand and Harikrishna with 2.

Results of the 3rd round

Carlsen, – van Wely, L. 1-0
Harikrishna – Aronian ½-½
Anand, V. – Caruana, F. 1-0
Sokolov, I. – Giri, A. ½-½
Leko, P. – Nakamura, H. ½-½
Karjakin, S. – Wang, H. 1-0
Hou, Y. – L’Ami, E. ½-½

GM Group B

Yesterday was a very fighting round with only two draws! Timman stopped Tiviakov and Rapport won against Ernst to share 1st-2nd with 2.5 points. Timman, Smeets and Movsesian are on 2.

Results of round 3

Edouard, R. – van Kampen, R. 1-0
Ernst, S. – Rapport, R. 0-1
Movsesian, S. – Nikolic, P. 1-0
Tiviakov, S. – Timman, J. ½-½
Turov, M. – Naiditsch, A. 0-1
Dubov, D. – Ipatov, A. ½-½
Smeets, J. – Grandelius, N. 1-0

GM Group C

After another highly fighting round there are four (!) players sharing the 1st place: Brunello, Peralta, Gretarsson and Mekhitarian.

Results of round 3

Swinkels, R. – Goryachkina, A. 1-0
Brunello, S. – Peralta, F. ½-½
Schut, L. – Kovchan, A. 0-1
Bitensky, I. – Klein, D. 1-0
Mekhitarian, K. – Admiraal, M. 1-0
Gretarsson, H. – Romanishin, O. 1-0
van der Werf, M. – Burg, T. 0-1

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Wijk aan Zee Round 2

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All the games were drawn in GM Group A! Aronian and Sokolov had very good chances to win the games but didn’t manage. Harikrishna and Karjakin and leading the event.

Results of round 2

van Wely, L. – Hou, Y. ½-½
L’Ami, E. – Karjakin, S.½-½
Wang, H. – Leko, P. ½-½
Nakamura, – Sokolov, I. ½-½
Giri, A. – Anand, V. ½-½
Caruana – Harikrishna ½-½
Aronian, L. – Carlsen ½-½

GM Group B

Tiviakov won his 2nd game in a row and is leading the event. Places 2nd to 4th are shared by Timman, Nikolic and Rapport who have 1.5 points.

Results of 2nd round

van Kampen, R. – Smeets, J. ½-½
Grandelius, N. – Dubov, D. ½-½
Ipatov, A. – Turov, M. ½-½
Naiditsch, A. – Tiviakov, S. 0-1
Timman, J. – Movsesian, S. ½-½
Nikolic, P. – Ernst, S. 1-0
Rapport, R. – Edouard, R. 1-0

GM Group C

Peralta & Brunello won their 2nd game and are sharing 1st-2nd places. Gretarsson and Mekhitarian are on 1.5 points.

Results of the 2nd round

Goryachkina, A. – van der Werf, ½-½
Burg, T. – Gretarsson, H. 0-1
Romanishin, O. – Mekhitarian ½-½
Admiraal, M. – Bitensky, I. ½-½
Klein, D. – Schut, L. 1-0
Kovchan, A. – Brunello, S. 0-1
Peralta, F. – Swinkels, R. 1-0

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