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

GM Giri Anish 2784 2 1 – 0 2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723
GM Howell David W L 2688 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM So Wesley 2775
GM Sethuraman S.P. 2639 2 0 – 1 2 GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 1½ 1 – 0 2 IM Yuffa Daniil 2504
GM Vocaturo Daniele 2597 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2638
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 1½ 1 – 0 1½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2626
GM Piorun Kacper 2637 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2744
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622

Top 15 players after 3 rounds

1 GM Giri Anish NED 2784 3,0
2 GM Li Chao B CHN 2750 3,0
3 GM So Wesley USA 2775 2,5
4 GM Howell David W L ENG 2688 2,5
5 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 2,5
6 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2542 2,5
7 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 2,5
8 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 2,5
9 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2684 2,5
10 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 2,5
11 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2663 2,5
12 GM Ni Hua CHN 2693 2,5
13 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2648 2,5
14 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2655 2,5
15 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 2,5

A few games of the 3rd round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 4th round

GM Li Chao B 2750 3 3 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2663 2½ 2½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM So Wesley 2775 2½ 2½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2648
GM Dubov Daniil 2655 2½ 2½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648 2½ 2½ GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Ni Hua 2693 2½ 2½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 2½ 2½ GM Howell David W L 2688
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2542 2½ 2½ GM Matlakov Maxim 2684
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 2 2 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2628
GM Piorun Kacper 2637 2 2 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766

View the full standings and pairings here.

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Qatar Masters Open 2015 2nd round

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Playing Hall

Playing Hall

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Nine players lead with perfect score after 2 rounds.

Results of top 10 boards

GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Piorun Kacper 2637
GM Grandelius Nils 2632 1 0 – 1 1 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM So Wesley 2775 1 1 – 0 1 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2628
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Li Chao B 2750 1 1 – 0 1 GM Ipatov Alexander 2619
GM Zhang Zhong 2619 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2744 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Bluebaum Matthias 2590
GM Bok Benjamin 2594 1 0 – 1 1 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723 1 1 – 0 1 IM Lin Chen 2532
GM Rambaldi Francesco 2560 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Korobov Anton 2713

Top 15 players after 2 rounds

1 4 GM So Wesley USA 2775 2,0
2 3 GM Giri Anish NED 2784 2,0
3 11 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 2,0
4 14 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2723 2,0
5 66 IM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2504 2,0
6 6 GM Li Chao B CHN 2750 2,0
7 20 GM Howell David W L ENG 2688 2,0
8 34 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 2,0
9 37 GM Sethuraman S.P. IND 2639 2,0
10 7 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 1,5
11 15 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2713 1,5
12 17 GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2710 1,5
13 21 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2684 1,5
14 26 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2655 1,5
15 35 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2644 1,5

A few games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 3rd round

GM Giri Anish 2784 2 2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723
GM Howell David W L 2688 2 2 GM So Wesley 2775
GM Sethuraman S.P. 2639 2 2 GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 2 2 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 1½ 2 IM Yuffa Daniil 2504
GM Vocaturo Daniele 2597 1½ 1½ GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 1½ 1½ GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2638
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 1½ 1½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2626
GM Piorun Kacper 2637 1½ 1½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2744
GM Harikrishna P. 2743 1½ 1½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622

View the pairings and the results here.

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