Board performances after 7 rounds:
Board 1 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2708 | UNITED STATES | 91,7 | 5½ | 6 | 3046 |
2 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2736 | RUSSIA | 70,0 | 3½ | 5 | 2861 |
3 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2653 | INDIA | 64,3 | 4½ | 7 | 2769 |
4 | GM | Adly Ahmed | 2591 | EGYPT | 64,3 | 4½ | 7 | 2744 |
5 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2781 | ARMENIA | 57,1 | 4 | 7 | 2719 |
6 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2761 | ISRAEL | 40,0 | 2 | 5 | 2631 |
7 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2759 | AZERBAIJAN | 33,3 | 2 | 6 | 2548 |
8 | GM | Kotronias Vasilios | 2599 | GREECE | 25,0 | 1½ | 6 | 2494 |
9 | GM | Vescovi Giovanni | 2660 | BRAZIL | 16,7 | 1 | 6 | 2427 |
10 | GM | Haznedaroglu Kivanc | 2498 | TURKIYE | 12,5 | ½ | 4 | 2349 |
Board 2 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2670 | UNITED STATES | 78,6 | 5½ | 7 | 2854 |
2 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2733 | AZERBAIJAN | 66,7 | 4 | 6 | 2782 |
3 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2678 | ARMENIA | 64,3 | 4½ | 7 | 2747 |
4 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2730 | RUSSIA | 62,5 | 2½ | 4 | 2721 |
5 | GM | Papaioannou Ioannis | 2625 | GREECE | 58,3 | 3½ | 6 | 2707 |
6 | GM | Amin Bassem | 2544 | EGYPT | 50,0 | 3½ | 7 | 2637 |
7 | GM | Leitao Rafael | 2620 | BRAZIL | 50,0 | 3 | 6 | 2657 |
8 | GM | Roiz Michael | 2657 | ISRAEL | 50,0 | 2 | 4 | 2642 |
9 | GM | Harikrishna P | 2672 | INDIA | 41,7 | 2½ | 6 | 2588 |
10 | IM | Erdogdu Mert | 2513 | TURKIYE | 8,3 | ½ | 6 | 2292 |
Board 3 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Banikas Hristos | 2608 | GREECE | 64,3 | 4½ | 7 | 2734 |
2 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2654 | INDIA | 60,0 | 3 | 5 | 2724 |
3 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2680 | ARMENIA | 50,0 | 3 | 6 | 2613 |
4 | GM | Smirin Ilia | 2668 | ISRAEL | 50,0 | 2½ | 5 | 2596 |
5 | GM | Fier Alexandr | 2601 | BRAZIL | 42,9 | 3 | 7 | 2578 |
6 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2732 | RUSSIA | 33,3 | 2 | 6 | 2516 |
7 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2614 | AZERBAIJAN | 33,3 | 1 | 3 | 2453 |
8 | IM | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2478 | TURKIYE | 30,0 | 1½ | 5 | 2516 |
9 | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2624 | UNITED STATES | 30,0 | 1½ | 5 | 2459 |
10 | IM | Ezat Mohamed | 2471 | EGYPT | 0,0 | 0 | 3 | 1857 |
Board 4 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2741 | AZERBAIJAN | 92,9 | 6½ | 7 | 3015 |
2 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2657 | ISRAEL | 66,7 | 4 | 6 | 2690 |
3 | GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | 2705 | RUSSIA | 62,5 | 2½ | 4 | 2687 |
4 | GM | Halkias Stelios | 2566 | GREECE | 60,0 | 3 | 5 | 2691 |
5 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2628 | UNITED STATES | 58,3 | 3½ | 6 | 2620 |
6 | IM | Can Emre | 2442 | TURKIYE | 50,0 | 2½ | 5 | 2632 |
7 | GM | Pashikian Arman | 2647 | ARMENIA | 50,0 | 2 | 4 | 2647 |
8 | GM | Geetha Narayanan Gopal | 2584 | INDIA | 50,0 | 2 | 4 | 2611 |
9 | GM | Milos Gilberto | 2618 | BRAZIL | 33,3 | 2 | 6 | 2528 |
10 | IM | Abdel Razik Khaled | 2468 | EGYPT | 20,0 | 1 | 5 | 2337 |
Board 5 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | 2571 | GREECE | 75,0 | 1½ | 2 | 0 |
2 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2716 | RUSSIA | 70,0 | 3½ | 5 | 2786 |
3 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2648 | ISRAEL | 62,5 | 2½ | 4 | 2615 |
4 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2640 | AZERBAIJAN | 50,0 | 2 | 4 | 2616 |
5 | GM | Arun Prasad S | 2567 | INDIA | 50,0 | 2 | 4 | 2600 |
6 | GM | Hess Robert L | 2572 | UNITED STATES | 50,0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
7 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | 2627 | ARMENIA | 37,5 | 1½ | 4 | 2516 |
8 | IM | Abdelnabbi Imed | 2448 | EGYPT | 33,3 | 1 | 3 | 2368 |
9 | IM | Esen Baris | 2513 | TURKIYE | 30,0 | 1½ | 5 | 2482 |
10 | GM | Diamant Andre | 2497 | BRAZIL | 16,7 | ½ | 3 | 2299 |
Board 6 | ||||||||
Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games | Rp | |
1 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2692 | RUSSIA | 87,5 | 3½ | 4 | 2891 |
2 | GM | Mamedov Nidjat | 2610 | AZERBAIJAN | 75,0 | 1½ | 2 | 0 |
3 | FM | Firat Burak | 2413 | TURKIYE | 66,7 | 2 | 3 | 2648 |
4 | IM | Adhiban B | 2511 | INDIA | 50,0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | GM | Robson Ray | 2570 | UNITED STATES | 50,0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2622 | ISRAEL | 37,5 | 1½ | 4 | 2513 |
7 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2510 | GREECE | 25,0 | ½ | 2 | 0 |
8 | IM | Sarwat Walaa | 2386 | EGYPT | 16,7 | ½ | 3 | 2291 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Seems weird that Mamedyarov is Board 4 below the much lower rated Guseinov.
“Seems weird that Mamedyarov is Board 4 below the much lower rated Guseinov.”
This team competition is mainly decided by match points, so Azerbaijan thought that if they could win all their matches, they’ll win the tournament. With Mamedyarov feasting with near-sure wins on Board 4, all the higher boards had to do was draw. Unfortunately, Gashimov and Guseinov simply lost too many games.