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Now in its 4th edition, the Gashimov Memorial brings an attractive lineup of top players such as Wesley So, winner of pretty much anything he entered in the last many months, then Vladimir Kramnik who has been sitting pretty with his 2811 Elo since the London Classic, Sergey Karjakin, and of course last year’s winner, local hero Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
Vugar Gashimov (1986 - 2014)
|
Player |
Rating |
| Wesley So | 2822 |
| Vladimir Kramnik | 2811 |
| Sergey Karjakin | 2783 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2772 |
| Michael Adams | 2761 |
| Pentala Harikrishna | 2758 |
| Pavel Eljanov | 2751 |
| Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 2745 |
| Veselin Topalov | 2741 |
| Teimour Radjabov | 2710 |
Michael Adams has performed very well so far, with a plus one score, leaving him tied 2nd-3rd with Pavel Eljanov at 3.0/5. In round five he drew against Teimour Radjabov.
Radoslaw Wojtaszek has been struggling a bit with the field, having scored 2.0/5
Needless to say, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov leads with 3.5/5, with two wins and three draws. In the last couple of rounds, he has benefitted from the wins not being from his nearest rivals, but he will need to protect his top spot with more wins if he wishes to repeat his 2016 result (he won).
The biggest result of the day was clearly the game between the two 2800+ players in the field. Not only is this crucial for their tournament standings, but there is the matter of rating average to earn a free berth into the next Candidates tournament.
A setback for the former world champion, but nothing he cannot overcome
The other big win of the day was Sergey Karjakin's crushing win over...
...Veselin Topalov, leaving both players at 50%.
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Photos from official site
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