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

View the standings here.

View the photos here.

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