FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Playing Hall

Playing Hall


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Caruana and Gelfand lead with 5 points, four players are on 4.5.

Results of the 8th round

GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 ½ – ½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 ½ – ½ GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 0 – 1 GM Svidler Peter 2732
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 ½ – ½ GM Radjabov Teimour 2726
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 ½ – ½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ½ – ½ GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764

Standings after 8 rounds

1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 ITA 5
2 GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ISR 5
3 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 UZB 4½
4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 RUS 4½
5 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 AZE 4½
6 GM Svidler Peter 2732 RUS 4½
7 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 RUS 4
8 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 USA 4
9 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 RUS 3
10 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 CUB 3
11 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 RUS 3
12 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 AZE 3

Games of the round

Today is a rest day.

Pairings of the 9th round

GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 – GM Gelfand Boris 2748
GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2767
GM Svidler Peter 2732 – GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701
GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751
GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2797

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The 16th Weekend Sale

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All the material is in Fritz/ChessBase, PDF, pgn format and is sent by e-mail. Here are the “Study chess on the weekend!” offers:

Openings:

1. Colle + Torre + London – US$ 35
2. French – US$ 25
3. Benoni – US$ 20
4. Scandinavian – US$ 10
5. Pirc – US$ 10

Middlegame:

1. 10 examples on How to use an open file – US$ 5
2. 10 examples on How to use a half open file – US$ 5
3. 10 examples on The Pin – US$ 5
4. 10 examples on The Intermediate Move – US$ 5
5. 10 examples on the Carlsbad Pawn Structure – US$ 5

Endgame:

1. 10 examples on The Advantage of Two Bishops – US$ 5
2. 10 examples on Queen versus Rook – US$ 5
3. 10 examples on Pawn endgames – US$ 5
4. 10 examples on Rook versus Minor piece – US$ 5
5. 10 examples on Knight endgames – US$ 5

For questions about payment or anything else, please e-mail me at [email protected].

FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Andreikin-Caruana

Andreikin-Caruana


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Although Caruana lost to Andreikin, he still shares 1st-2nd with Gelfand (4.5 points).

Results of the 7th round

GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ½ – ½ GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 0 – 1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2767
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 ½ – ½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701
GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 ½ – ½ GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751
GM Svidler Peter 2732 ½ – ½ GM Grischuk Alexander 2797
GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 1 – 0 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844

Standings after 7 rounds

1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 ITA 4½
2 GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ISR 4½
3 GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 RUS 4
4 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 UZB 4
5 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 AZE 4
6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 RUS 3½
7 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 USA 3½
8 GM Svidler Peter 2732 RUS 3½
9 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 CUB 3
10 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 RUS 2½
11 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 RUS 2½
12 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 AZE 2½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 – GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 – GM Svidler Peter 2732
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 – GM Radjabov Teimour 2726
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764

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