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Clutch wins by Topalov and Gelfand in the final day to tie for 1st
Heading into the final round of the London FIDE Grand Prix the Azeri player was holding half a point lead ahead of Topalov, Grischuk and Gelfand. A draw by Mamedyarov allowed Veselin Topalov and Boris Gelfand, who won against...
Three winners in the first Grand Prix in London: Topalov, Gelfand and Mamedyarov!
Three winners in the first Grand Prix in London: Topalov, Gelfand and Mamedyarov! Before the last round the Azeri player was leading with half a point ahead of Topalov, Grischuk and Gelfand but the draw in the last round...
3-way tie for 1st in London, Nakamura and Giri last
Final round results GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2729 – GM Leko Peter 2737 (1/2)GM Giri Anish 2730 – GM Topalov Veselin 2752 (0-1)GM Gelfand Boris 2738 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2684 (1-0)GM Grischuk Alexander 2754 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2783 (1/2)GM...
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One game for all the marbles and pride
Grischuk, Topalov, and Gelfand must win to have a realistic chance of catching Mamedyarov for the Grand Prix title. Final round pairings GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2729 – GM Leko Peter 2737 GM Grischuk Alexander 2754 – GM Nakamura Hikaru...
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Nakamura ends losing streak, Mamedyarov leads
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took the lead yesterday for the first time and he keeps on leading after the tenth round as five out of sixth games were drawn. In the tenth round the rating number one in the tournament Hikaru...
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Arriving just before the zero tolerance kicked in
In round 9 of the London FIDE Grand Prix we almost had a forfeit as Sasha Grischuk arrived just before the zero tolerance kicked in. The Russian player didn’t want to test the depth of Boris Gelfand’s preparation in...