Qatar Masters Open 2014

Playing hall

Playing hall


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Giri

Giri


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Giri leads with 4 point out of 4. Five players share 2nd place with 3.5 points.

Top results of the 4th round

1 GM Giri Anish 2776 3 1 – 0 3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620
2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Grandelius Nils 2573
3 GM Dubov Daniil 2629 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757
4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Volokitin Andrei 2627
5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2719 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2622
6 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2621 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Naroditsky Daniel 2620
8 GM Perunovic Milos 2619 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Yu Yangyi 2705
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2586 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2673
10 GM Edouard Romain 2659 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Van Kampen Robin 2612

Top players after 4 rounds

1 GM Giri Anish NED 2776 4.0 3400
2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2757 3.5 2928
3 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2573 3.5 2926
4 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2719 3.5 2916
5 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy UKR 2706 3.5 2914
6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2714 3.5 2906
7 GM Van Kampen Robin NED 2612 3.0 2805
8 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2751 3.0 2788
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2586 3.0 2785
10 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2725 3.0 2780

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 5th round

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757 3½ – 4 GM Giri Anish 2776
2 GM Grandelius Nils 2573 3½ – 3½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2719
3 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 3½ – 3½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714
4 GM Vovk Andrey 2640 3 – 3 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2760
5 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2632 3 – 3 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751
6 GM Safarli Eltaj 2628 3 – 3 GM Harikrishna P. 2725
7 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707 3 – 3 GM Perunovic Milos 2619
8 GM Yu Yangyi 2705 3 – 3 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2621
9 GM Volokitin Andrei 2627 3 – 3 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2701
10 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620 3 – 3 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2684

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Qatar Masters Open 2014

L'Ami-Tomashevsky

L’Ami-Tomashevsky


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Four players lead with perfect score after 3 rounds- Giri, Tomashevsky, Grandelius and Oleksienko.

Top results of the 3rd round

1 GM Giri Anish 2776 2 1 – 0 2 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2643
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2629 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620 2 1 – 0 2 GM Harikrishna P. 2725
4 GM L’ami Erwin 2618 2 0 – 1 2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714
5 GM Van Kampen Robin 2612 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2705 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2586
7 GM Grandelius Nils 2573 2 1 – 0 2 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2701
8 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757 1½ 1 – 0 1½ GM Anton Guijarro David 2607
9 GM Sandipan Chanda 2603 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Eljanov Pavel 2719
10 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707 1½ 1 – 0 1½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2615

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 4th round

1 GM Giri Anish 2776 3 – 3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2620
2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2714 3 – 3 GM Grandelius Nils 2573
3 GM Dubov Daniil 2629 2½ – 2½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757
4 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2751 2½ – 2½ GM Volokitin Andrei 2627
5 GM Eljanov Pavel 2719 2½ – 2½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2622
6 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2621 2½ – 2½ GM Bu Xiangzhi 2707
7 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2706 2½ – 2½ GM Naroditsky Daniel 2620
8 GM Perunovic Milos 2619 2½ – 2½ GM Yu Yangyi 2705
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2586 2½ – 2½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2673
10 GM Edouard Romain 2659 2½ – 2½ GM Van Kampen Robin 2612

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Openings:

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1.e4 e5 repertoire (for the Black side – ALL openings after 1.e4 e5) – US$ 100

1.d4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.d4) – US$ 100

Pirc – US$ 10

Sicilian – US$ 25

Four Knights – US$ 15

Ruy Lopez – US$ 25

Middlegame:

10 examples of Queen versus Rook and Minor piece – US$ 5

10 examples of Rook versus 2 minor pieces – US$ 5

10 examples of Positional blunder – US$ 5

10 examples of Exchanging with extra material – US$ 5

10 examples of Attacking the King that is stuck in the center – US$ 5

10 examples of the Art of Exchange – US$ 5

Endgames:

10 Practical Queen endgames – US$ 5

10 Opposite color Bishops with Rooks endgames – US$ 5

10 Same color Bishops endgames – US$ 5

10 Knight endgame with Rooks endgames – US$ 5

10 Queen versus Rook endgames – US$ 5

10 Queen versus pawns endgames – US$ 5

Examples for lower levels

100 Mates in 1 – US$ 10

100 mates in 2 – US$ 10

100 mates in 3 – US$ 10

10 examples of Mill – US$ 5

10 examples of Double Check – US$ 5

10 examples of Skewering Attack – US$ 5

10 examples of Complete Pin – US$ 5

10 examples of Irresistible Threat – US$ 5

10 examples of X-Ray – US$ 5

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