Round 2 results:
Kamsky Gata 2726 1/2 Navara David 2672
Grischuk Alexander 2716 1/2 Karjakin Sergey 2732
Adams Michael 2729 1-0 Cheparinov Ivan 2695
Bacrot Etienne 2705 0-1 Radjabov Teimour 2751
Yue Wang 2689 1/2 Gashimov Vugar 2679
Svidler Peter 2746 1/2 Carlsen Magnus 2765 I
narkiev Ernesto 2684 1-0 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752
Yesterday, Black scored on both decisive games. Today, the opposite happens. White scores the only 2 wins so far in round 2. After I wrote this, Radjabov won the last game of the day with the Black pieces.
GM Inarkiev (2684) – GM Mamedyarov (2752) [B08]
22.04.2008 – Baku Grand Prix – Round 2
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.a4 Nbd7 8.h3 e5 9.Be3 exd4 10.Bxd4 Re8 11.Re1 Nxe4 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Nxe4 Rxe4 14.Qxd6 Qf6 15.Qxf6+ Nxf6 16.Bd3 Rf4 17.c3 Bxh3 18.Ne5 Bf5 19.g3 Bxd3 20.gxf4 Bf5 21.a5 a6 22.Rad1 Nh5 23.Rd4 c5 24.Rc4 Rc8 25.b4 cxb4 26.cxb4 Rf8 27.Rd4 Nf6 28.Rc1 Be6 29.f3 Rb8 30.Kf2 h5 31.Rc7 Nd5 32.Rd7 Nf6 33.Rd8 Rxd8 34.Rxd8 Nd5 35.Nd3 h4 36.f5 White wins 1–0
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Sorry to spoil this stat. Playing with the Black pieces Teimour Radjabov, one of the local heroes, just upset Etienne Bacrot . Radjabov played with force like a champion.
Radjabov should have a sports drink names after him!
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Playing with the Black pieces Teimour Radjabov, one of the local heroes, just upset Etienne Bacrot .
Since when is Radjabov beating Bacrot upset?
What the heck is wrong with Mamedyarov playing a dubious Pirc defense against Ernesto Inarkiev?
What did Mamedyarov think he was playing in? A simul?