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GM Steingrimsson in total control at Icelandic Championship
Ranking crosstable after round 5 Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Steingrimsson Hedinn 2562 ISL * 1 1 1 ½ 1 4,5 0,0 4 9,75...
Ding Liren & Mamedyarov maintain Moscow GP lead
Round 5 results Giri, Anish Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Harikrishna, P. Adams, Michael 1-0 Hou, Yifan Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Ding, Liren ½-½ Nepomniachtchi, Ian Gelfand, Boris ½-½ Svidler, Peter Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ Tomashevsky, Evgeny Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½...
GMs Demchenko & Perunovic take over Bosna lead after 5
Rank after round 5 (top 30) http://chess-results.com/tnr262198.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED Rtg TB1 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2629 4,5 2722 5 4,5 3,89 0,61 10 6,1 3 GM...
Wang Hao maintains slim lead at Asian Continental after 5
Rank after round 5 http://chess-results.com/tnr279404.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 6 GM Wang Hao CHN 2680 4,5 0,0 4,0 2546 12,0 9,0 2 15 GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. IND 2588 4,0...
IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen maintains Asian Women’s Continental lead after 5
Rank after round 5 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 7 IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2331 4,5 0,0 4,0 2277 2 5 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2371 4,0 0,0 4,0 2229...
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