Qatar Masters Open 2015

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Li Chao

Li Chao

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Giri, Li Chao, So, Carlsen and Matlakov lead with 3.5 out of 4.

Top results of the 4th round

GMLi Chao B27503½ – ½3GMGiri Anish2784
GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof26632½0 – 12½GMCarlsen Magnus2834
GMSo Wesley27752½1 – 02½GMAkopian Vladimir2648
GMDubov Daniil26552½½ – ½2½GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar2748
GMGanguly Surya Shekhar26482½½ – ½2½GMYu Yangyi2736
GMNi Hua26932½½ – ½2½GMSjugirov Sanan2646
GMSwiercz Dariusz26462½½ – ½2½GMHowell David W L2688
GMKosteniuk Alexandra25422½0 – 12½GMMatlakov Maxim2684
GMKramnik Vladimir279621 – 02GMNaroditsky Daniel2628
GMPiorun Kacper263720 – 12GMKarjakin Sergey2766

Top 15 players after 4 rounds

1GMGiri AnishNED27843,5
2GMLi Chao BCHN27503,5
3GMSo WesleyUSA27753,5
4GMCarlsen MagnusNOR28343,5
5GMMatlakov MaximRUS26843,5
6Xu YinglunCHN24703,0
7GMSalem A.R. SalehUAE26223,0
8IMVignesh N RIND24223,0
9GMHowell David W LENG26883,0
10GMMamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27483,0
11GMKarjakin SergeyRUS27663,0
12GMWojtaszek RadoslawPOL27233,0
13GMYu YangyiCHN27363,0
14GMKramnik VladimirRUS27963,0
15GMKorobov AntonUKR27133,0

Some games of the 4th round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 5th round

GMCarlsen Magnus28343½3½GMLi Chao B2750
GMGiri Anish27843½3½GMSo Wesley2775
GMMatlakov Maxim26843½3GMKramnik Vladimir2796
GMKarjakin Sergey276633GMDubov Daniil2655
GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar274833GMKhismatullin Denis2654
GMYu Yangyi273633Xu Yinglun2470
GMBologan Viktor265433GMWojtaszek Radoslaw2723
GMKorobov Anton271333GMSwiercz Dariusz2646
GMSalem A.R. Saleh262233GMNi Hua2693
GMHowell David W L268833GMGanguly Surya Shekhar2648

View the pairings and results here.

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Qatar Masters Open 2015 3rd round

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Giri-Wojtaszek

Giri-Wojtaszek

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Giri and Li Chao lead the event with 3 points out of 3.

Results of top 10 boards of the 3rd round

GMGiri Anish278421 – 02GMWojtaszek Radoslaw2723
GMHowell David W L26882½ – ½2GMSo Wesley2775
GMSethuraman S.P.263920 – 12GMLi Chao B2750
GMYu Yangyi27362½ – ½2GMSwiercz Dariusz2646
GMCarlsen Magnus28341½1 – 02IMYuffa Daniil2504
GMVocaturo Daniele25971½½ – ½1½GMKramnik Vladimir2796
GMKarjakin Sergey27661½½ – ½1½GMSasikiran Krishnan2638
GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar27481½1 – 01½GMLenderman Aleksandr2626
GMPiorun Kacper26371½½ – ½1½GMTomashevsky Evgeny2744
GMHarikrishna P.27431½½ – ½1½GMSalem A.R. Saleh2622

Top 15 players after 3 rounds

1GMGiri AnishNED27843,0
2GMLi Chao BCHN27503,0
3GMSo WesleyUSA27752,5
4GMHowell David W LENG26882,5
5GMMamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27482,5
6GMKosteniuk AlexandraRUS25422,5
7GMYu YangyiCHN27362,5
8GMSwiercz DariuszPOL26462,5
9GMMatlakov MaximRUS26842,5
10GMCarlsen MagnusNOR28342,5
11GMDuda Jan-KrzysztofPOL26632,5
12GMNi HuaCHN26932,5
13GMAkopian VladimirARM26482,5
14GMDubov DaniilRUS26552,5
15GMGanguly Surya ShekharIND26482,5

A few games of the 3rd round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 4th round

GMLi Chao B275033GMGiri Anish2784
GMDuda Jan-Krzysztof26632½2½GMCarlsen Magnus2834
GMSo Wesley27752½2½GMAkopian Vladimir2648
GMDubov Daniil26552½2½GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar2748
GMGanguly Surya Shekhar26482½2½GMYu Yangyi2736
GMNi Hua26932½2½GMSjugirov Sanan2646
GMSwiercz Dariusz26462½2½GMHowell David W L2688
GMKosteniuk Alexandra25422½2½GMMatlakov Maxim2684
GMKramnik Vladimir279622GMNaroditsky Daniel2628
GMPiorun Kacper263722GMKarjakin Sergey2766

View the full standings and pairings here.

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