FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2014

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Andreikin

Andreikin


(Photo taken from the official site)

A lot had changed since before the rest day! Andreikin is a sole leader and has 6 points, Nakamura and Mamedyarov are on 5.5.

Results of the 9th round

GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2706 ½ – ½ GM Gelfand, Boris 2748
GM Radjabov, Teimour 2726 ½ – ½ GM Caruana, Fabiano 2844
GM Karjakin, Sergey 2767 ½ – ½ GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2764
GM Jakovenko, Dmitry 2747 0 – 1 GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2764
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2757 ½ – ½ GM Giri, Anish 2768
GM Jobava, Baadur 2717 0 – 1 GM Andreikin, Dmitry 2722

Standings after 9 rounds

1 GM Andreikin, Dmitry 2722 RUS 6
2 GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2764 AZE 5½
3 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2764 USA 5½
4 GM Jobava, Baadur 2717 GEO 5
5 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2757 FRA 5
6 GM Karjakin, Sergey 2767 RUS 4½
7 GM Caruana, Fabiano 2844 ITA 4½
8 GM Radjabov, Teimour 2726 AZE 4½
9 GM Jakovenko, Dmitry 2747 RUS 4
10 GM Giri, Anish 2768 NED 4
11 GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2706 UZB 3
12 GM Gelfand, Boris 2748 ISR 2½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 10th round

GM Gelfand, Boris 2748 – GM Andreikin, Dmitry 2722
GM Giri, Anish 2768 – GM Jobava, Baadur 2717
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2764 – GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2757
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2764 – GM Jakovenko, Dmitry 2747
GM Caruana, Fabiano 2844 – GM Karjakin, Sergey 2767
GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2706 – GM Radjabov, Teimour 2726

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