FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015

Dominguez-Jakovenko

Dominguez-Jakovenko


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Dominguez and Tomashevsky lead with 1.5 points.

Results of the 2nd round

GM Gelfand Boris 2744 ½ – ½ GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799
GM Giri Anish 2776 ½ – ½ GM Karjakin Sergey 2753
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 1 – 0 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738
GM Svidler Peter 2734 ½ – ½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2803
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 ½ – ½ GM Grischuk Alexander 2780
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 ½ – ½ GM Jobava Baadur 2699

Standings after 2 rounds

1 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 CUB 1½
2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 RUS 1½
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS 1
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 ITA 1
5 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799 USA 1
6 GM Gelfand Boris 2744 ISR 1
7 GM Svidler Peter 2734 RUS 1
8 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 FRA 1
9 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 RUS 1
10 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 RUS 1
11 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 GEO ½
12 GM Giri Anish 2776 NED ½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 3rd round

GM Jobava Baadur 2699 – GM Gelfand Boris 2744 12
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 1
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 11
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 – GM Svidler Peter 2734 10
6 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 9
7 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799 – GM Giri Anish 2776

Official site.

FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015

Jakovenko-Giri

Jakovenko-Giri


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Jakovenko and Tomashevsky lead after the 1st round.

Results of the 1st round

Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 Gelfand
Jobava 0-1 Tomashevsky
Grischuk 1/2 Svidler
Caruana 1/2 Dominguez
Jakovenko 1-0 Giri
Karjakin 1/2 Nakamura

Games of the round

Pairings of the 2nd round

Gelfand – Nakamura
Giri – Karjakin
Dominguez – Jakovenko
Svidler – Caruana
Tomashevsky – Grischuk
Vachier-Lagrave – Jobava

Official site.

FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015

Players, seconds, parents, officials, chess fans, etc

Players, seconds, parents, officials, chess fans, etc


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The Grand Prix event started yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The participants are:

1 Fabiano Caruana (ITA) 2803
2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2799
3 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2780
4 Anish Giri (NED) 2776
5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2754
6 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2753
7 Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS) 2749
8 Boris Gelfand (ISR) 2744
9 Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 2738
10 Peter Svidler (RUS) 2734
11 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) 2734
12 Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2699

Pairings of the 1st round

1 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 – GM Gelfand Boris 2744
2 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 – GM Svidler Peter 2734
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 – GM Giri Anish 2776
6 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799

Official site.

Gashimov Memorial Shamkir 2015

Anand-Mamedyarov, Carlsen watching

Anand-Mamedyarov, Carlsen watching


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Carlsen leads with 6 points, Anand is 2nd with 5.5, Caruana and So are on 4.5 points.

Results of the 8th round

GM Adams Michael 2746 1-0 GM Giri Anish 2790
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783 1-0 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762
GM So Wesley 2788 ½-½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2863
GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 ½-½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2802
GM Anand Viswanathan 2791 1-0 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754

Full standings after 8 rounds

Carlsen 6
Anand 5.5
Caruana, So 4.5
Mamedyarov, Mamedov, Kramnik 3.5
Giri, Vachier-Lagrave, Adams 3

Games of the round

Pairings of the last round

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754 – GM Adams Michael 2746
GM Caruana Fabiano 2802 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2791
GM Carlsen Magnus 2863 – GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762 – GM So Wesley 2788
GM Giri Anish 2790 – GM Kramnik Vladimir 2783

Official site.