FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Karjakin-Caruana

Karjakin-Caruana


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Caruana and Gelfand lead with a perfect score after the first round.

Results of the 1st round

GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2751 0.5-0.5 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2706
GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701 0.5-0.5 GM Grischuk Alexander 2797
GM Karjakin Sergey 2767 0-1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2844
GM Gelfand Boris 2748 1-0 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2722
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2764 0.5-0.5 GM Svidler Peter 2732
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 0.5-0.5 GM Radjabov Teimour 2726

Games of the round

Pairings of the 2nd round

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

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FIDE Grand Prix, Baku 2014

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Opening ceremony

Opening ceremony


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The first stage of Grand Prix Series 2014-2015 started yesterday in Baku, Azerbaijan. The participants are:

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

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Baku Open 2014

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Inarkiev and Lupulescu shared 1st-2nd places with 7 points out of 9, but Inarkiev had a better tie-break.

Results of top 5 boards of the 9th round

1 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2664 6 0 – 1 6 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2672
2 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2630 6 1 – 0 6 GM Baryshpolets Andrey 2540
3 IM Donchenko Alexander 2501 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Berkes Ferenc 2649
4 GM Efimenko Zahar 2641 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2611
5 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2594 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Onischuk Vladimir 2593

Top 10 players after the last round

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto A RUS 2672 7.0 9.0
2 GM Lupulescu Constantin A ROU 2630 7.0 11.8
3 GM Berkes Ferenc A HUN 2649 6.5 3.0
4 GM Onischuk Vladimir A UKR 2593 6.5 7.5
5 GM Baryshpolets Andrey A UKR 2540 6.0 18.9
6 GM Areshchenko Alexander A UKR 2664 6.0 -0.7
7 GM Efimenko Zahar A UKR 2641 6.0 -2.7
8 GM Krasenkow Michal A POL 2636 6.0 -3.7
9 GM Smirnov Pavel A RUS 2611 6.0 -1.7
10 GM Zhigalko Sergei A BLR 2677 6.0 -9.3

Some games of the round

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