Qatar Masters Open 2015

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Carlsen won the Masters Open after beating Yu 2-0 in a tie-break (7 points each). Kramnik was 3rd with 6.5 points.

Results of top 10 boards

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 6½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 6 1 – 0 5½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Akopian Vladimir 2648 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Zhang Zhong 2619
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ Xu Yinglun 2470
IM Lin Chen 2532 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Ni Hua 2693

Top 15 players

GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 7,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 7,0
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 6,5
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 6,5
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2646 6,5
GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 6,5
GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2710 6,5
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 6,0
Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 6,0
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 6,0
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 6,0
GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 6,0
GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2648 6,0
GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2663 6,0
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2642 6,0

Some games of the round

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Qatar Masters Open 2015 8th round

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Carlsen won against Mamedyarov and is leading with 6.5 points out of 8. Yu and Kramnik have 6 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Giri Anish 2784 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710
GM So Wesley 2775 5 ½ – ½ 5 IM Lin Chen 2532
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Ni Hua 2693 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Grandelius Nils 2632 5 0 – 1 5 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Akopian Vladimir 2648
Xu Yinglun 2470 5 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Howell David W L 2688

Top 15 players after 8 rounds

GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 6,5
GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 6,0
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 6,0
GM Giri Anish NED 2784 5,5
Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 5,5
GM So Wesley USA 2775 5,5
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 5,5
GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 5,5
GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2619 5,5
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 5,5
GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 5,5
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2646 5,5
GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 5,5
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 5,5
GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 5,5

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 6½ 6 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 6 5½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Akopian Vladimir 2648 5½ 5½ GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 5½ 5½ GM Zhang Zhong 2619
GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646 5½ 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 5½ 5½ GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642
GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724 5½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 5½ 5½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2710
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710 5½ 5½ Xu Yinglun 2470
IM Lin Chen 2532 5½ 5½ GM Ni Hua 2693

View the pairings and standings here.

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