Kings lead with 13-11 score versus the Princes after Shirov’s win over Oparin.
Results of the 3rd round
Shirov 3 1-0 3 Oparin
Dreev 2 1/2 2 Fedoseev
Dubov 1 1/2 2 Morozevich
Artemiev 2 1/2 1 Leko
Games of the round
Pairings of the 4th round
Fedoseev – Shirov
Dubov – Dreev
Morozevich – Artemiev
Leko – Oparin
GM Nigalidze (Georgia) is leading the event with 4.5 points out of 5.
Top results of the 5th round
1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614
2 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
5 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
6 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
7 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2526 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
8 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
9 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2618
10 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3 0 – 1 3 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
Top 10 players after 5 rounds
1 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 4.5 14.0 12.00 2573
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 4.0 15.5 12.25 2521
3 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4.0 14.5 11.50 2562
4 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 4.0 14.5 11.50 2556
5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 4.0 14.5 10.50 2557
6 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 4.0 13.5 10.50 2489
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 4.0 13.5 9.50 2578
8 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 4.0 13.0 11.00 2452
9 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4.0 13.0 9.50 2497
10 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 4.0 12.5 10.50 2410
Games of the round
Top pairings of the 6th round
1 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 4 – 4½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
2 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2576 4 – 4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
3 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2471 4 – 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
4 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 4 – 4 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
5 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 4 – 4 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580
6 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 4 – 4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
7 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 4 – 4 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2580
8 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599 4 – 4 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 3½ – 3½ GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2658 3½ – 3½ GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509
12 players lead with 3.5 points after 4 rounds.
Top results of the 4th round
1 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688
2 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621
3 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672
4 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 2½ 1 – 0 3 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494
5 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2528
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509
7 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2617
8 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Grover Sahaj IND 2505
9 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2533 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2599
10 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 2½ 1 – 0 2½ IM Gagare Shardul IND 2411
Top 15 players after 4 rounds
1 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3.5 9.5 8.00 2505
2 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3.5 9.0 7.50 2526
3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3.5 8.5 7.00 2566
4 GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536 3.5 8.5 7.00 2554
5 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681 3.5 8.5 7.00 2548
6 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651 3.5 8.5 7.00 2542
7 GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642 3.5 8.0 6.50 2470
8 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3.5 7.5 7.50 2333
9 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566 3.5 7.5 6.50 2407
10 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3.5 7.0 7.00 2471
11 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614 3.5 7.0 6.00 2422
12 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3.5 7.0 6.00 2375
13 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3.0 9.0 7.00 2514
14 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661 3.0 8.5 6.50 2453
15 GM Paichadze Luka GEO 2561 3.0 8.5 6.50 2404
Some games of the round
Top pairings of the 5th round
1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2688 3½ – 3½ GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2614
2 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2580 3½ – 3½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2681
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2672 3½ – 3½ GM Sengupta Deep IND 2566
4 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2621 3½ – 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2651
5 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 3½ – 3½ GM Shankland Samuel L USA 2642
6 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2632 3½ – 3½ GM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2536
7 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2526 3 – 3 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2661
8 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2511 3 – 3 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2625
9 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2509 3 – 3 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2618
10 GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 3 – 3 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2599
Morozevich helped the “Kings” by winning against Fedoseev in the second round and the score is 8-8 now.
Results of the 2nd round
Artemiev 1 1/2 2 Shirov
Oparin 2 1/2 1 Dreev
Morozevich 0 1-0 2 Fedoseev
Leko 0 1/2 0 Dubov
Games of the round
Pairings of the 3rd round
Shirov – Oparin
Dreev – Fedoseev
Dubov – Morozevich
Artemiev – Leko
