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Tashir Final: Quick draw clinches

11/12/2014 – Certainly disappointing for the fans, but a good and fair result for Alexander Grischuk who finalizes his performance in Moscow by forcing a quick repetition against Vladimir Kramnik, giving these players the first and second place of the tournament. Both Aronian and Gelfand won their games against Inarkiev and Leko respecitvely to finish in a tie for third place. Final report!

Tashir 06: All about Kramnik!

11/11/2014 – Kramnik came up with an incredibly unusual-looking attack that dispatched Alexander Morozevich when Black cracked under pressure. Many people were wondering if it wasn't Morozevich handling the white pieces, as the game was creative and difficult to predict. Kramnik now trails Grischuk by one point, and he can tie for first as they play each other in the last round.

Tashir 05: Grischuk, Gelfand win

11/9/2014 – Grischuk's spectacular run in Moscow is far from over. He played an unusual and aggressive system against Leko's Orthodox Queen's Gambit, and after a tense struggle he ended up winning yet another game. Gelfand finally found the key to victory against a Morozevich who is clearly out of shape. Grischuk only needs a draw tomorrow to clinch at least a tie for first place.

Tashir 04: Many, many missed chances

11/9/2014 – We saw two very back and forth games in Tashir as the players enter the second half of the event. Grischuk drew Ding Liren in a quiet affair, and he keeps his lead. Morozevich and Inarkiev had many chances to win the game against each other, but somehow they kept missing their chances. Even more surprisingly, Leko built a winning attack agains Aronian, but it slipped away.

Tashir 03: Grischuk does it again!

11/6/2014 – The man is simply on a roll! He is now being compared with Caruana; the Italian's legendary seven victories in a row in one tournament cannot be overcome in Tashir (after all, the tournament is only seven rounds long) but Grischuk is on his sixth victory in a row if one includes his last three games in Baku. We bring you annotations of Grischuk's hattrick.

Tashir 02: Grischuk over 2800, Kramnik brilliant

11/5/2014 – Two decisive results in the Tashir tournament: Kramnik destroyed Inarkiev, as the lowest rated player of the event had to repeat Black and again had problems from the get-go. A brilliant rook sacrifice destroyed Black's position. Grischuk played a fantastic game against Gelfand. An important result as Grischuk now leads with 2.0/2, becoming the eighth player in history to cross 2800.

Tashir 01: Grischuk cleans up

11/5/2014 – Making it look very easy, Grischuk was able to dispatch Inarkiev by obtaining a strong position from the opening and nursing his advantage into a winning endgame. The other three games were draws where neither side had any particularly good winning chance, except perhaps Leko who obtained a slight edge against Morozevich's 2...a6 Sicilian. Annotated games and report of round one.

Tashir Super-Tournament starts in hours

11/4/2014 – There is no rest in the chess world! Only a couple of days after the Tahskent Grand Prix finished there already is a super-tournament starting. The Category 21 TASHIR Tigran Petrosian memorial will start in Moscow and with only seven rounds it is a perfect segway for chess aficionados before the World Chess Championship. Preview and report on a lovely opening gala.
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