Wijk aan Zee A 2016

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Giri-Carlsen

Giri-Carlsen (Photo by Alina l’Ami)

Carlsen has 7 out of 10, Caruana – 6.5, Giri, So, Eljanov and Ding have 5.5 points.

Results of the 10th round

Karjakin, S. – Adams, M. 0-1
Giri, A. – Carlsen, M. ½-½
Hou, Y. – Eljanov, P. 0-1
So, W. – Tomashevsky, E. ½-½
Ding, L. – Van Wely, L. ½-½
Navara, D. – Mamedyarov, S. ½-½
Caruana, F. – Wei, Y. 1-0

Standings after 10 rounds

1 Carlsen, M. 7.0 / 10 2844
2 Caruana, F. 6.5 / 10 2787
3 Giri, A. 5.5 / 10 2798
4 So, W. 5.5 / 10 2773
5 Ding, L. 5.5 / 10 2766
6 Eljanov, P. 5.5 / 10 2760
7 Wei, Y. 5.0 / 10 2706
8 Mamedyarov, S. 5.0 / 10 2747
9 Navara, D. 4.5 / 10 2730
10 Karjakin, S. 4.5 / 10 2769
11 Hou, Y. 4.0 / 10 2673
12 Tomashevsky, E. 4.0 / 10 2728
13 Van Wely, L. 4.0 / 10 2640
14 Adams, M. 3.5 / 10 2744

Games of the round

Today is a rest day!

Pairings of the 11th round

Wei, Y. – Karjakin, S.
Mamedyarov, S. – Caruana, F.
Van Wely, L. – Navara, D.
Tomashevsky, E. – Ding, L.
Eljanov, P. – So, W.
Carlsen, M. – Hou, Y.
Adams, M. – Giri, A.

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Wijk aan Zee A 2016

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Carlsen-Adams

Carlsen-Adams (Photo by Alina l’Ami)

Carlsen leads with 6.5 points, Caruana is 2nd with 5.5, while Ding, Wei, So and Giri have 5 points.

Results of the 9th round

Caruana, F. – Karjakin, S. ½-½
Wei, Y. – Navara, D. 1-0
Mamedyarov, S. – Ding, L. ½-½
Van Wely, L. – So, W. ½-½
Tomashevsky, E. – Hou, Y. ½-½
Eljanov, P. – Giri, A. ½-½
Carlsen, M. – Adams, M. 1-0

Standings after the 9th round

1 Carlsen, M. 6.5 / 9 2844
2 Caruana, F. 5.5 / 9 2787
3 So, W. 5.0 / 9 2773
4 Wei, Y. 5.0 / 9 2706
5 Giri, A. 5.0 / 9 2798
6 Ding, L. 5.0 / 9 2766
7 Karjakin, S. 4.5 / 9 2769
8 Eljanov, P. 4.5 / 9 2760
9 Mamedyarov, S. 4.5 / 9 2747
10 Navara, D. 4.0 / 9 2730
11 Hou, Y. 4.0 / 9 2673
12 Tomashevsky, E. 3.5 / 9 2728
13 Van Wely, L. 3.5 / 9 2640
14 Adams, M. 2.5 / 9 2744

Games of the round

Pairings of the 10th round

Karjakin, S. – Adams, M.
Giri, A. – Carlsen, M.
Hou, Y. – Eljanov, P.
So, W. – Tomashevsky, E.
Ding, L. – Van Wely, L.
Navara, D. – Mamedyarov, S.
Caruana, F. – Wei, Y.

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Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 – Masters

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Nakamura-Bellin

Nakamura-Bellin (Photo by John Saunders)

Already the first round was very interesting and challenging! The hero of the round was definitely IM Lazarne-Vajda from Hungary, who drew Anand with Black!

Results of top 10 boards

GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 1 – 0 IM Bellin Robert 2350
FM Shachar Ehud 2353 0 – 1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2785
GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 ½ – ½ IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia 2359
FM Tate Alan 2345 0 – 1 GM Harikrishna P. 2755
GM Li Chao B 2751 1 – 0 IM Wemmers Xander 2352
IM Vuilleumier Alexandre 2356 ½ – ½ GM Yu Yangyi 2747
GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2732 1 – 0 WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2352
GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan 2346 0 – 1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2727
GM Rapport Richard 2721 1 – 0 IM Gara Anita 2339
IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2338 0 – 1 GM Fressinet Laurent 2700

A few games from the 1st round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 2nd round

GM Fodor Tamas Jr. 2500 1  – 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2785 1  – 1 GM Gunina Valentina 2496
GM Harikrishna P. 2755 1 – 1 GM Zhukova Natalia 2484
GM Blomqvist Erik 2492 1  – 1 GM Li Chao B 2751
IM Nakar Eylon 2479 1  – 1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2732
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2727 1  – 1 GM Tarjan James E 2478
IM Ly Moulthun 2474 1  – 1 GM Rapport Richard 2721
GM Fressinet Laurent 2700 1  – 1 IM Prasanna Raghuram Rao 2460
IM Galyas Miklos 2459 1  – 1 GM Bacrot Etienne 2697
GM Ni Hua 2697 1  – 1 GM Krush Irina 2458

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