Middlegame & endgame

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A lot of people tell me they study only or mostly tactics. In return I tell them that tactics are very important but are only a part of chess. Then I ask them to study all phases of chess as only this way it is possible to improve. Unfortunately, many of them don’t know what to study and how.
If you have any questions of this sort, please check out the middlegame and endgame pages for information or contact me directly at [email protected] !

FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Gelfand and Caruana

Gelfand and Caruana


(Photo taken from the official site)

Caruana and Gelfand shared 1st-2nd with 6.5 points, but Caruana had a better tie-break.

Results of the last round

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

Final standings

1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844 ITA 6½
2 GM Gelfand Boris 2748 ISR 6½
3 GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 RUS 6
4 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797 RUS 6
5 GM Svidler Peter 2732 RUS 6
6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 RUS 6
7 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 USA 6
8 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726 AZE 5½
9 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 AZE 5
10 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706 UZB 5
11 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722 RUS 4½
12 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 CUB 3

Games of the round

Official site.

FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014 – last round

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The last round begins in less than an hour! Watch the games live here.

Pairings of the last round

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

Official site.