Tata Steel Rd6: Carlsen leads with Caruana and Ding

by Albert Silver
1/22/2016 – It was a fascinating round, dominated early on by the speed with which Carlsen took apart Tomaschevsky, invading the 7th and wrapping it up a few moves later. Anish Giri was the second of the day, defeating Mamedyarov, while Hou Yifan almost joined the lead after outplaying Wei Yi in an endgame, only to stumble and draw at the end. Report with analysis by IM Sagar Shah.

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The 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place from January 15 to 31, 2016, in the coastal village of Wijk aan Zee, North Holland. It is one of the most prestigious events in the international chess calendar. The "Wimbledon of Chess" attracts the very best chess grandmasters in the world, along with thousands of amateur players, live event visitors and online visitors from around the world. The tournament has two main player groups, each with 14 players. They are known as the Tata Steel Masters and the Tata Steel Challengers. You will find the schedule, starting times, pairings and results at the bottom of the page.

Round six

All photos by Fabrice Wantiez

Round 6 Masters - Friday the 22nd
Karjakin, S. - Eljanov, P.
½-½
Carlsen, M. - Tomashevsky, E.
1-0
Adams, M. - Van Wely, L.
½-½
Giri, A. - Mamedyarov, S.
1-0
Hou, Y. - Wei, Y.
½-½
So, W. - Caruana, F.
½-½
Ding, L. - Navara, D.
½-½
Round 6 Challengers - Friday the 22nd
van Foreest, J. - Abasov, N.
0-1
Admiraal, M. - Sevian, S.
1-0
Bok, B. - Batsiashvili, N.
½-½
Ju, W. - Nisipeanu, L.
½-½
Haast, A. - Safarli, E.
0-1
Antipov, M. - Baskaran, A.
½-½
Dreev, A. - l'Ami, E.
½-½

Masters

The first result of the day was also one of the most significant as Magnus Carlsen came out swinging against Evgeny Tomashevsky. He had already shown just how much he wanted to win when he took large risks against Van Wely in order to give himself maximum practical chances. In round six, he overpowered his Russian opponent, leading him to resign after just 30 moves. The resignation wasn’t to the liking of everyone though.

Magnus Carlsen getting ready for battle

Magnus Carlsen - E. Tomashevsky (analyzed by IM Sagar Shah)

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 The London System at a Super tournament against the Russian Champion! Now that is some confidence! b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.h3 Be7 6.Bd3 0-0 7.0-0 c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.Nbd2 d5 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Rfe1 Ne7 12.Rad1 Ng6 We have a normal position out of the opening but now Magnus ups the Ante. 13.Bxg6!? hxg6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Ne5! This exchange on g6 and d6 led to something important - good knight vs bad bishop scenario. The bishop on b7 just stands hemmed in by its own pawn on d5 while White will now harbour ambitions of launching a kingside attack. Good players always leave their opponents with the inferior minor piece. It is surprising how easily Carlsen was able to do that to a sound player like Tomashevsky. g5 16.f4!? 16.Ndf3 Ne4= 16...gxf4 17.Rf1! Now you need nerves of steel in order to navigate the complications that arise after taking the pawn on e3. 17.exf4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rac8 Leaves Black with the open c-file and an excellent position. 17...Nd7 17...fxe3 18.Rxf6 Of course this sacrifice is natural. Many times you put your rook on the empty f6 square just to prevent the f-pawn from moving ahead. Here it is even better! exd2 This is the critical position of the game. 18...gxf6? ends in total disaster after 19.Qg4+ Kh7 20.Rf1! 20.Qh4+?! Kg7 21.Ng4 Qf4-+ 20...exd2 21.Rf4+- And the mate on the kingside is inevitable. 19.Rxd2! Part of the reason why this move is good is because I wouldn't like to move the rook from f6. 19.Rdf1! looks scary for sure but bad bishop on b7 comes to rescue. Ba6! 20.Qh5 20.Qxa6 d1Q! 21.Rxd1 gxf6-+ 20...Bxf1 21.Nxf7! Rxf7 22.Qxf7+ Kh8 And here White can take a draw but can also continue with 23.Rxf1 cxd4 24.cxd4 24.Qh5+= should be the safer way to end the game. 24...e5 It is becoming scary for White now. 19...Qe7 19...gxf6? 20.Qg4+ Kh7 21.Rf2!+- 20.Rf4 18.Qh5 Nf6 18...Nxe5 19.dxe5 Qc7 19...Qe7 20.Rxf4+- 20.Rxf4 19.Qh4 Qd8 19...fxe3?! 20.Rxf6! gxf6 20...exd2 21.Rxd2! The variations are similar to the previous ones but just that the Q is much better placed on h4 than it was on e2. 21.Qg4+ 21.Ng4! is also good. 21...Kh7 22.Rf1 exd2 23.Rf4 Rh8 24.Qh5+ Kg7 25.Qxf7++- 20.Rxf4 Ne4?! Tomashevsky panics but the pressure was on him for quite some moves now. 20...cxd4 21.exd4 Ne4 was a better way to continue. 21.Nxe4! Qxh4 22.Rxh4 dxe4 23.dxc5 The rook is ready to jump to d7 and we could say that the rest is matter of technique for a player of Carlsen's calibre. But let's looks at how he gets the job done. bxc5 24.Rd7 Rab8 25.b3! A very calm move not giving any counterplay. a5 26.Rc7 a4 27.bxa4! This a5 pawn will turn out to be a huge strength. Ba8 28.a5 Rb7 28...Rb1+ 29.Kh2 Rb2 30.a6 Rxa2 31.a7 Followed by Rf4 will end the game. 29.Rxc5 Ra7 30.Nc4 This might be a premature resignation but against Magnus this might well be a hopeless cause. What is particularly inspiring is that Carlsen played a non main stream opening and got such a promising position. Usually the trend is set by the World Champion. Will we see more London Systems tried by strong players?! 1–0
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Carlsen,M2844Tomashevsky,E27281–02016A4678th Tata Steel GpA6.1

Anish Giri was also one of the winners of the day, defeating Mamedyarov in a struggle that
went sour straight in the opening

Anish Giri - S. Mamedyarov

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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.b3 dxc4 9.bxc4 c5 10.e3 Qc7 11.Qc2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 a6 13.Rc1 Rd8 14.Nb3 Rb8 15.c5 Be5 16.Nd4 b6 17.c6 Nf8 18.Nc3 Ng6 19.Rab1 Qe7
After a completely botched opening by Black, White now wins the exchange. 20.c7 Qxc7 21.Nc6 Bb7 22.Nxd8 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Rxd8 24.Na4 Qb7+ 25.f3 b5 26.Nc5 Qa8 27.Nd3 h5 28.Ba5 Nd5 29.Qe2 Re8 30.e4 Nde7 31.Bc3 31.a4! was stronger, attacking the pawns on the queenside, and getting ready to make the exchange felt. 31...Bb8 32.Qb2 f5 33.Qb3 fxe4 34.Qxe6+ Kh7 35.Qxe4 Qd5 36.Rb2 Qf7 37.Re2 h4 38.Qe6 38.gxh4! not only gained a pawn, but opened the g-file for the rook on the first rank. 38...Qxe6 39.Rxe6 Rd8 40.Nf2 Nf5 41.Ne4 Rd5 42.Rxa6 hxg3 43.hxg3 Bxg3 44.Rh1+ Bh4 45.Bd2 Rd4 46.Bg5 Rb4
White now gets ready to transform the exchange into a piece up 47.Rxg6! Rb2+ 48.Kh3 Kxg6 49.Bxh4 Rxa2 50.Rg1+ Kf7 51.Bf2 Rb2 52.Kg4 g6 53.Bc5 b4 54.Nd6+ Nxd6 55.Bxd6 Ke6 56.Bf8 Kf7 57.Bd6 Ke6 58.Bb8 b3 59.Kf4 Kf7 60.Ke3 Rc2 61.Be5 Rc5 62.f4 Rb5 63.Bb2 Rh5 64.Rg2 Rh1 65.Kf3 Rf1+ 66.Kg4
1–0
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Giri,A2798Mamedyarov,S27471–02016A1378th Tata Steel GpA6

Loek Van Wely is interviewed after his game

Alina L'Ami with her inseparable camera

Hou Yifan came extremely close to joining the leaders after she completely outplayed Wei Yi
in a balanced endgame. Unfortunately for her fans, she missed a key move at the end, and
her advantage evaporated.

Hou Yifan - Wei Yi

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47.Rxg5? White has played superbly and is now dead won. Unfortunately she stumbles and lets Black off the hook. 47.Ne5+! Kb5 48.Nd3 Nxd3 49.Kxd3 Rd1+ 50.Kc3 Ka4 51.Rh2! 51.Rxg5? Rc1+ 52.Kd3 Rc2 52...Rd1+ 53.Ke4 53.f4 Rxb2 54.f5 b5= 51...Rf1 52.f4 gxf4 53.exf4 Rf3+ 54.Kd2 Rxf4 55.Rg2 Rf6 56.g5 Rg6 57.Ke3+- 47...Kb5 48.Rxc5+ Kxc5 49.Ne5 Rc1+ 50.Kxb3 Kd5 51.Nd3 Rf1 52.Nb4+ Ke5 53.f4+ Ke4 54.Nc2 Rg1 55.g5 Kd3 56.Nd4 Kxe3 57.Ne6 Ke4 58.Kc4 Rg2 59.b4 Kf5 60.Kd5 Rd2+ 61.Nd4+ Kxf4 62.Kc4 Rg2 63.Ne6+ Ke5 64.Nc5 Rxg5 65.Nxb7 Rg4+ 66.Kb3 Rxb4+ ½–½
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Hou Yifan2673Wei Yi2706½–½2016A1578th Tata Steel GpA6

After six rounds, with seven more to go, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren share the lead with 4.0/6.

The playing hall with the Masters and Challengers in view

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1.d4 (0s) Nf6 (0s) 2.c4 (0s) e6 (25s) 3.g3 (0s) Bb4+ (167s) 4.Nd2 (6s) d5 (291s) 5.Bg2 (31s) 0-0 (25s) 6.Ngf3 (7s) b6 (35s) 7.0-0 (286s) Bb7 (18s) 8.b3 (258s) c5 (528 s) 9.Bb2 (636s) Nc6 (680s) 10.cxd5 (1207s) exd5 (534s) 11.dxc5 (1035s) Bxc5 (18s) 12.Ne1 (64s) Qe7 (63s) 13.Ndf3 (366s) Rfe8 (479s) 14.Nd3 (18s) Ba3 (10s) 15.Bxa3 (103s) Qxa3 (6s) 16.Re1 (16s) Rac8 (684s) 17.Qc1 (157s) Qd6 (558s) 18.Qb2 (79s) d4 (319s) 19.Nd2 (215s) Nd5 (299s) 20.Ne4 (579s) Qe7 (171s) 21.Rac1 (60s) Ncb4 (424s) 22.Nxb4 (892s) Nxb4 (13s) 23.Nd6 (11s) Qxd6 (458s) 24.Bxb7 (25s) Rxc1 (411s) 25.Rxc1 (7s) d3 (18s) 26.exd3 (117s) Nxd3 (10s) 27.Qd2 (117s) Qb8 (49s) 28.Qxd3 (39s) ½–½
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Karjakin,S2769Eljanov,P2760½–½2016A4078th Tata Steel Chess Masters6

Standings Masters

Erwin L'Ami (left) ponders the opening against Alexey Dreev, tied with Baskaran Adhiban
for the lead with 5.0/6

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1.e4 (0s) c6 (0s) 2.d4 (10s) d5 (0s) 3.e5 (76s) Bf5 (0s) 4.Nf3 (38s) e6 (0s) 5.Be2 (6s) Nd7 (6s) 6.0-0 (19s) Ne7 (12s) 7.c3 (62s) Bg6 (248s) 8.Nh4 (34s) Nf5 (229s) 9.Nxg6 (162s) hxg6 (12s) 10.Nd2 (15s) f6 (481s) 11.Nf3 (581s) Qc7 (18s) 12.Bf4 (1256 s) g5 (59s) 13.Bxg5 (82s) Be7 (30s) 14.Bf4 (629s) g5 (39s) 15.exf6 (171s) Qxf4 (627 s) 16.g3 (12s) Nxg3 (384s) 17.fxg3 (6s) Qe3+ (22s) 18.Kg2 (5s) Bxf6 (596s) 19.Qd2 (45s) Qxd2 (353s) 20.Nxd2 (4s) Ke7 (61s) 21.Rae1 (242s) Kd6 (43s) 22.Nb3 (183s) Rh6 (482s) 23.Bg4 (162s) Re8 (55s) 24.Re2 (57s) b6 (59s) 25.Rfe1 (124s) Bg7 (81s) 26.Nd2 (5s) e5 (34s) 27.Nf3 (361s) e4 (37s) 28.Nxg5 (9s) Rf8 (4s) 29.Nxe4+ (103s) dxe4 (11s) 30.Rxe4 (3s) Bf6 (686s) 31.Re6+ (341s) Kc7 (18s) 32.Bf3 (106s) Nb8 (71s) 33.R1e4 (69s) Bg5 (482s) 34.R6e5 (417s) Bc1 (324s) 35.Re2 (8s) Nd7 (7s) 36.Re7 (35s) Bg5 (7s) 37.R7e4 (210s) Bd8 (162s) 38.h4 (217s) Rg8 (358s) 39.h5 (177s) Bg5 (203s) 40.Re6 (0s) Nf8 (0s) 41.Re8 (397s) Bd8 (391s) 42.d5 (664s) cxd5 (411s) 43.R2e5 ( 201s) Nd7 (69s) 44.Rxg8 (180s) Nxe5 (6s) 45.Be2 (512s) Re6 (402s) 46.g4 (348s) Nf7 (144s) 47.Bd3 (72s) Ng5 (426s) 48.Rg7+ (145s) Kc6 (208s) 49.a4 (264s) a5 (56s) 50.Bb5+ (119s) Kc5 (9s) 51.Rg8 (3s) Be7 (55s) 52.Bd3 (757s) Re3 (157s) 53.Bb5 (111s) Re6 (651s) 54.Bd3 (8s) Kd6 (4s) 55.Kf2 (241s) Nh3+ (165s) 56.Kf3 (267s) Bg5 (21s) 57.Rg6 (31s) Rxg6 (24s) 58.Bxg6 (71s) Ke5 (39s) 59.Bd3 (123s) Nf4 (132s) 60.Bb5 ( 0s) Ne6 (0s) 61.Ke2 (366s) Nc5 (35s) 62.Kd1 (71s) Ne4 (88s) 63.Kc2 (22s) Nf2 (6s) 64.Bd7 (15s) Kf4 (144s) 65.Be6 (113s) Nxg4 (7s) 66.Kd3 (1s) Ne3 (8s) 67.b4 (133s) Ke5 (8s) 68.bxa5 (10s) bxa5 (15s) 69.Bd7 (20s) Nc4 (71s) 70.Bb5 (20s) Nd6 (6s) 71.Bc6 (48s) Ne4 (9s) 72.Be8 (19s) Bh6 (83s) 73.Kc2 (101s) Bg7 (79s) 74.Bg6 (212s) Kf4 (43s) 75.Kd3 (39s) Nc5+ (27 Kd4 Ke5+s) 0–1
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Van Foreest,J2541Abasov,N25560–12016B1278th Tata Steel Chess Challengers6

Standings Challengers

Playing schedule + Playchess commentary

The two main tournaments are round robins. Both groups start on the 16th of January 2016 in Wijk aan Zee. The Masters move to Amsterdam on January 21, and to Utrecht on January 27. All rounds in Wijk aan Zee begin at 1.30 p.m., except for the last round on 31 January 2016, which begins at 12.00 p.m. Round five will take place in the Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam, and round ten in the Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht. Both these external rounds start at 2.00 p.m.

Round
Date English commentary German commentary
Free
Wednesday, 20 Jan    
5
Thursday, 21 Jan GM Daniel King GM Sebastian Siebrecht
6
Friday, 22 Jan GM Yannick Pelletier GM Sebastian Siebrecht
7
Saturday, 23 Jan GM Daniel King GM Klaus Bischoff
8
Sunday, 24 Jan GM Yannick Pelletier GM Klaus Bischoff
Free
Monday, 25 Jan    
9
Tuesday, 26 Jan GM Daniel King GM Klaus Bischoff
10
Wednesday, 27 Jan GM Yannick Pelletier GM Sebastian Siebrecht
Free
Thursday, 28 Jan    
11
Friday, 29 Jan GM Adrian Mikhalchishin GM Sebastian Siebrecht
12
Saturday, 30 Jan GM Karsten Müller GM Klaus Bischoff
13
Sunday, 31 Jan GM Karsten Müller GM Klaus Bischoff

Schedule and results of Tata Steel Masters 2016

Round 1 - Saturday the 16th
Hou, Y. - Karjakin, S.
½-½
So, W. - Giri, A.
1-0
Ding, L. - Adams, M.
1-0
Navara, D. - Carlsen, M.
½-½
Caruana, F. - Eljanov, P.
1-0
Wei, Y. - Tomashevsky, E.
½-½
Mamedyarov, S. - Van Wely, L.
½-½
Round 2 - Sunday the 17th
Karjakin, S. - Van Wely, L.
½-½
Tomashevsky, E. - Mamedyarov, S.
½-½
Eljanov, P. - Wei, Y.
½-½
Carlsen, M. - Caruana, F.
½-½
Adams, M. - Navara, D.
½-½
Giri, A. - Ding, L.
½-½
Hou, Y. - So, W. ½-½
Round 3 - Monday the 18th
So, W. - Karjakin, S. ½-½
Ding, L. - Hou, Y. ½-½
Navara, D. - Giri, A. ½-½
Caruana, F. - Adams, M. 1-0
Wei, Y. - Carlsen, M. ½-½
Mamedyarov, S. - Eljanov, P. 0-1
Van Wely, L. - Tomashevsky, E. ½-½
Round 4 - Tuesday the 19th
Karjakin, S. - Tomashevsky, E.
1-0
Eljanov, P. - Van Wely, L.
1-0
Carlsen, M. - Mamedyarov, S.
½-½
Adams, M. - Wei, Y.
½-½
Giri, A. - Caruana, F.
½-½
Hou, Y. - Navara, D.
1-0
So, W. - Ding, L.
½-½
Round 5 - Thursday the 21st
Ding, L. - Karjakin, S.
1-0
Navara, D. - So, W.
½-½
Caruana, F. - Hou, Y.
½-½
Wei, Y. - Giri, A.
½-½
Mamedyarov, S. - Adams, M.
1-0
Van Wely, L. - Carlsen, M.
0-1
Tomashevsky, E. - Eljanov, P.
½-½
Round 6 - Friday the 22nd
Karjakin, S. - Eljanov, P.
½-½
Carlsen, M. - Tomashevsky, E.
1-0
Adams, M. - Van Wely, L.
½-½
Giri, A. - Mamedyarov, S.
1-0
Hou, Y. - Wei, Y.
½-½
So, W. - Caruana, F.
½-½
Ding, L. - Navara, D.
½-½
Round 7 - Saturday the 23rd
Navara, D. - Karjakin, S.  
Caruana, F. - Ding, L.  
Wei, Y. - So, W.  
Mamedyarov, S. - Hou, Y.  
Van Wely, L. - Giri, A.  
Tomashevsky, E. - Adams, M.  
Eljanov, P. - Carlsen, M.  
Round 8 - Sunday the 24th
Karjakin, S. - Carlsen, M.  
Adams, M. - Eljanov, P.  
Giri, A. - Tomashevsky, E.  
Hou, Y. - Van Wely, L.  
So, W. - Mamedyarov, S.  
Ding, L. - Wei, Y.  
Navara, D. - Caruana, F.  
Round 9 - Tuesday the 26th
Caruana, F. - Karjakin, S.  
Wei, Y. - Navara, D.  
Mamedyarov, S. - Ding, L.  
Van Wely, L. - So, W.  
Tomashevsky, E. - Hou, Y.  
Eljanov, P. - Giri, A.  
Carlsen, M. - Adams, M.  
Round 10 - Wednesday the 27th
Karjakin, S. - Adams, M.  
Giri, A. - Carlsen, M.  
Hou, Y. - Eljanov, P.  
So, W. - Tomashevsky, E.  
Ding, L. - Van Wely, L.  
Navara, D. - Mamedyarov, S.  
Caruana, F. - Wei, Y.  
Round 11 - Friday the 29th
Wei, Y. - Karjakin, S.  
Mamedyarov, S. - Caruana, F.  
Van Wely, L. - Navara, D.  
Tomashevsky, E. - Ding, L.  
Eljanov, P. - So, W.  
Carlsen, M. - Hou, Y.  
Adams, M. - Giri, A.  
Round 12 - Saturday the 30th
Karjakin, S. - Giri, A.  
Hou, Y. - Adams, M.  
So, W. - Carlsen, M.  
Ding, L. - Eljanov, P.  
Navara, D. - Tomashevsky, E.  
Caruana, F. - Van Wely, L.  
Wei, Y. - Mamedyarov, S.  
Round 13 - Sunday the 31st
Mamedyarov, S. - Karjakin, S.  
Van Wely, L. - Wei, Y.  
Tomashevsky, E. - Caruana, F.  
Eljanov, P. - Navara, D.  
Carlsen, M. - Ding, L.  
Adams, M. - So, W.  
Giri, A. - Hou, Y.  
 

Schedule and results of Tata Steel Challengers 2016

Round 1 - Saturday the 16th
Haast, A. - van Foreest, J.
0-1
Antipov, M. - Ju, W.
0-1
Dreev, A. - Bok, B.
1-0
l'Ami, E. - Admiraal, M.
1-0
Baskaran, A. - Abasov, N.
1-0
Safarli, E. - Sevian, S.
1-0
Nisipeanu, L. - Batsiashvili, N.
1-0
Round 2 - Sunday the 17th
van Foreest, J. - Batsiashvili, N.
0-1
Sevian, S. - Nisipeanu, L.
½-½
Abasov, N. - Safarli, E.
½-½
Admiraal, M. - Baskaran, A.
0-1
Bok, B. - l'Ami, E.
1-0
Ju, W. - Dreev, A.
0-1
Haast, A. - Antipov, M.
0-1
Round 3 - Monday the 18th
Antipov, M. - van Foreest, J. 1-0
Dreev, A. - Haast, A. 1-0
l'Ami, E. - Ju, W. ½-½
Baskaran, A. - Bok, B. ½-½
Safarli, E. - Admiraal, M. ½-½
Nisipeanu, L. - Abasov, N. ½-½
Batsiashvili, N. - Sevian, S. ½-½
Round 4 - Tuesday the 19th
van Foreest, J. - Sevian, S.
1-0
Abasov, N. - Batsiashvili, N.
0-1
Admiraal, M. - Nisipeanu, L.
½-½
Bok, B. - Safarli, E.
0-1
Ju, W. - Baskaran, A.
0-1
Haast, A. - l'Ami, E.
0-1
Antipov, M. - Dreev, A.
0-1
Round 5 - Wednesday the 20th
Dreev, A. - van Foreest, J.
½-½
l'Ami, E. - Antipov, M.
0-1
Baskaran, A. - Haast, A.
1-0
Safarli, E. - Ju, W.
½-½
Nisipeanu, L. - Bok, B.
½-½
Batsiashvili, N. - Admiraal, M.
1-0
Sevian, S. - Abasov, N.
1-0
Round 6 - Friday the 22nd
van Foreest, J. - Abasov, N.
0-1
Admiraal, M. - Sevian, S.
1-0
Bok, B. - Batsiashvili, N.
½-½
Ju, W. - Nisipeanu, L.
½-½
Haast, A. - Safarli, E.
0-1
Antipov, M. - Baskaran, A.
½-½
Dreev, A. - l'Ami, E.
½-½
Round 7 - Saturday the 23rd
l'Ami, E. - van Foreest, J.  
Baskaran, A. - Dreev, A.  
Safarli, E. - Antipov, M.  
Nisipeanu, L. - Haast, A.  
Batsiashvili, N. - Ju, W.  
Sevian, S. - Bok, B.  
Abasov, N. - Admiraal, M.  
Round 8 - Sunday the 24th
van Foreest, J. - Admiraal, M.  
Bok, B. - Abasov, N.  
Ju, W. - Sevian, S.  
Haast, A. - Batsiashvili, N.  
Antipov, M. - Nisipeanu, L.  
Dreev, A. - Safarli, E.  
l'Ami, E. - Baskaran, A.  
Round 9 - Tuesday the 26th
Baskaran, A. - van Foreest, J.  
Safarli, E. - l'Ami, E.  
Nisipeanu, L. - Dreev, A.  
Batsiashvili, N. - Antipov, M.  
Sevian, S. - Haast, A.  
Abasov, N. - Ju, W.  
Admiraal, M. - Bok, B.  
Round 10 - Wednesday the 27th
van Foreest, J. - Bok, B.  
Ju, W. - Admiraal, M.  
Haast, A. - Abasov, N.  
Antipov, M. - Sevian, S.  
Dreev, A. - Batsiashvili, N.  
l'Ami, E. - Nisipeanu, L.  
Baskaran, A. - Safarli, E.  
Round 11 - Friday the 29th
Safarli, E. - van Foreest, J.  
Nisipeanu, L. - Baskaran, A.  
Batsiashvili, N. - l'Ami, E.  
Sevian, S. - Dreev, A.  
Abasov, N. - Antipov, M.  
Admiraal, M. - Haast, A.  
Bok, B. - Ju, W.  
Round 12 - Saturday the 30th
van Foreest, J. - Ju, W.  
Haast, A. - Bok, B.  
Antipov, M. - Admiraal, M.  
Dreev, A. - Abasov, N.  
l'Ami, E. - Sevian, S.  
Baskaran, A. - Batsiashvili, N.  
Safarli, E. - Nisipeanu, L.  
Round 13 - Sunday the 31st
Nisipeanu, L. - van Foreest, J.  
Batsiashvili, N. - Safarli, E.  
Sevian, S. - Baskaran, A.  
Abasov, N. - l'Ami, E.  
Admiraal, M. - Dreev, A.  
Bok, B. - Antipov, M.  
Ju, W. - Haast, A.  
 

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