Gashimov Memorial, Shamkir 2015

Carlsen-Mamedyarov

Carlsen-Mamedyarov


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Carlsen, So and Kramnik lead with 1.5 points out of 2.

Results of the 2nd round

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

Games of the 2nd round

Pairings of the 3rd round

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

Official site.

Gashimov Memorial, Shamkir 2015

Kramnik-Adams

Kramnik-Adams


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The first round of the event was played yesterday. Kramnik and So lead with perfect score.

Results of the 1st round

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

Games of the round

Pairings of the 2nd round

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

Official site.

Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi Russia

Maria Muzychuk

Maria Muzychuk


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Every event comes to an end :). Maria Muzychuk won the match against Pogonina with a 2.5-1.5 score and became the new Women’s World Champion!

Here is the last game of their match:

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