Navara-So 2015

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So-Navara

So-Navara


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So is leading with 2-1 after 3 games (one win, two draws).

The 2nd game

The 3rd game

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Navara-So 2015

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The match between Navara and So started yesterday in Prague. The first game (of 4) was drawn.

Navara-So

Navara-So


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FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2015

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Closing ceremony

Closing ceremony


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Jakovenko won the event as he had better tie-break points than Caruana and Nakamura. They shared 1st-3rd places with 6.5 points. Caruana and Nakamura qualified for the Candidates event.

Results of the last round

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

Final standings

1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 RUS 6½
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799 USA 6½
3 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 ITA 6½
4 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 CUB 6
5 GM Gelfand Boris 2744 ISR 6
6 GM Svidler Peter 2734 RUS 5½
7 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS 5½
8 GM Giri Anish 2776 NED 5½
9 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 RUS 5½
10 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 RUS 5
11 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 GEO 4
12 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 FRA 3½

Games of the last round

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Svidler-Tomashevsky

Svidler-Tomashevsky


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Dominguez, Nakamura and Caruana lead with 5.5 points out of 9.

Results of the 9th round

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

Standings after 9 rounds

1 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 CUB 5½
2 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 ITA 5½
3 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799 USA 5½
4 GM Gelfand Boris 2744 ISR 5
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 RUS 5
6 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 RUS 5
7 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS 4½
8 GM Giri Anish 2776 NED 4½
9 GM Svidler Peter 2734 RUS 4
10 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 RUS 4
11 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 GEO 3
12 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 FRA 2½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 10th round

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

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Caruana-Gelfand

Caruana-Gelfand


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Caruana leads with 5 points, Dominguez and Karjakin are on 4.5.

Results of the 7th round

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

Standings after 7 rounds

1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2803 ITA 5
2 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2734 CUB 4½
3 GM Karjakin Sergey 2753 RUS 4½
4 GM Svidler Peter 2734 RUS 4
5 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2799 USA 4
6 GM Gelfand Boris 2744 ISR 3½
7 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2738 RUS 3½
8 GM Giri Anish 2776 NED 3
9 GM Jobava Baadur 2699 GEO 3
10 GM Grischuk Alexander 2780 RUS 3
11 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2749 RUS 2½
12 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2754 FRA 1½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

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

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