Impressions from the opening day
By Jeroen van den Belt
Wijk aan Zee, the seaside resort where the event takes place
The tables are ready for the secondary open events in the main hall
GM Henrique Mecking, BRA, 2567
GM David Navara, CZE, 2638
GM Magnus Carlsen, NOR, 2776
GM Teymour Radjabov, AZE, 2761
The Dutch: GMs Erwin l'Ami, 2603, GM Jan Werle, 2607, WGM Bianca Muhren
The Brits: Tara Adams, GM Nigel Short, 2663, Michael Adams
GM Michael Adams, ENG, 2712
Ukrainians: GM Sergei Karjakin, 2706, GM Zahar Efimenko, 2688
GM Sergei Movsesian, SVK, 2751
GM Gata Kamsky, USA, 2725
GM Leinier Dominguez, CUB, 2717
GM Levon Aronian, ARM, 2750
Playchess commentator (from Monday): GM Yasser Seirawan, USA
Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group A
| Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 17th |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Sergei Movsesian |
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Magnus Carlsen - Teymour Radjabov |
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Levon Aronian - Wang Yue |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Jan Smeets |
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Sergei Karjakin - Alex. Morozevich |
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Loek van Wely - Leinier Dominguez |
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Gata Kamsky - Michael Adams |
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| Group A: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 18th |
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Sergei Movsesian - Michael Adams |
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Leinier Dominguez - Gata Kamsky |
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Alex. Morozevich - Loek van Wely |
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Jan Smeets - Sergei Karjakin |
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Wang Yue - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Teymour Radjabov - Levon Aronian |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Magnus Carlsen |
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| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 19th |
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Magnus Carlsen - Sergei Movsesian |
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Levon Aronian - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Teymour Radjabov |
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Sergei Karjakin - Wang Yue |
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Loek van Wely - Jan Smeets |
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Gata Kamsky - Alex. Morozevich |
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Michael Adams - Leinier Dominguez |
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| Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 20th |
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Sergei Movsesian - Leinier Dominguez |
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Alex. Morozevich - Michael Adams |
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Jan Smeets - Gata Kamsky |
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Wang Yue - Loek van Wely |
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Teymour Radjabov - Sergei Karjakin |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian |
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| Wednesday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 22nd |
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Levon Aronian - Sergei Movsesian |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Magnus Carlsen |
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Sergei Karjakin - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Loek van Wely - Teymour Radjabov |
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Gata Kamsky - Wang Yue |
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Michael Adams - Jan Smeets |
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Leinier Dominguez - Alex. Morozevich |
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| Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 23rd |
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Sergei Movsesian - Alex. Morozevich |
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Jan Smeets - Leinier Dominguez |
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Wang Yue - Michael Adams |
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Teymour Radjabov - Gata Kamsky |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Loek van Wely |
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Magnus Carlsen - Sergei Karjakin |
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Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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| Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 24th |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergei Movsesian |
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Sergei Karjakin - Levon Aronian |
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Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
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Gata Kamsky - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Michael Adams - Teymour Radjabov |
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Leinier Dominguez - Wang Yue |
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Alex. Morozevich - Jan Smeets |
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| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 25th |
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Sergei Movsesian - Jan Smeets |
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Wang Yue - Alex. Morozevich |
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Teymour Radjabov - Leinier Dominguez |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Michael Adams |
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Magnus Carlsen - Gata Kamsky |
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Levon Aronian - Loek van Wely |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Sergei Karjakin |
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| Monday, January 26th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 7 - Tues. Jan. 27th |
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Sergei Karjakin - Sergei Movsesian |
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Loek van Wely - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Gata Kamsky - Levon Aronian |
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Michael Adams - Magnus Carlsen |
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Leinier Dominguez - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Alex. Morozevich - Teymour Radjabov |
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Jan Smeets - Wang Yue |
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| Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 28th |
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Sergei Movsesian - Wang Yue |
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Teymour Radjabov - Jan Smeets |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Alex. Morozevich |
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Magnus Carlsen - Leinier Dominguez |
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Levon Aronian - Michael Adams |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Gata Kamsky |
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Sergei Karjakin - Loek van Wely |
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| Thursday, January 29th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 30th |
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Loek van Wely - Sergei Movsesian |
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Gata Kamsky - Sergei Karjakin |
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Michael Adams - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Leinier Dominguez - Levon Aronian |
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Alex. Morozevich - Magnus Carlsen |
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Jan Smeets - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Wang Yue - Teymour Radjabov |
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| Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 31st |
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Sergei Movsesian - Teymour Radjabov |
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Daniël Stellwagen - Wang Yue |
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Magnus Carlsen - Jan Smeets |
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Levon Aronian - Alex. Morozevich |
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Vassily Ivanchuk - Leinier Dominguez |
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Sergei Karjakin - Michael Adams |
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Loek van Wely - Gata Kamsky |
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| Group A: Round 13 - Sun. Feb. 1st |
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Gata Kamsky - Sergei Movsesian |
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Michael Adams - Loek van Wely |
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Leinier Dominguez - Sergei Karjakin |
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Alex. Morozevich - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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Jan Smeets - Levon Aronian |
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Wang Yue - Magnus Carlsen |
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Teymour Radjabov - Daniël Stellwagen |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group B
| Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 17th |
Hou Yifan - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Erwin l'Ami |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Francisco Vallejo |
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Nigel Short - Jan Werle |
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Andrei Volokitin - Fabiano Caruana |
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Henrique Mecking - Zahar Efimenko |
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Alexander Motylev - David Navara |
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| Group B: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 18th |
R. Kasimdzhanov - David Navara |
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Zahar Efimenko - Alexander Motylev |
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Fabiano Caruana - Henrique Mecking |
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Jan Werle - Andrei Volokitin |
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Francisco Vallejo - Nigel Short |
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Erwin l'Ami - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Hou Yifan - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 19th |
Krishnan Sasikiran - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Hou Yifan |
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Nigel Short - Erwin l'Ami |
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Andrei Volokitin - Francisco Vallejo |
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Henrique Mecking - Jan Werle |
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Alexander Motylev - Fabiano Caruana |
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David Navara - Zahar Efimenko |
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| Group B: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 29th |
R. Kasimdzhanov - Zahar Efimenko |
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Fabiano Caruana - David Navara |
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Jan Werle - Alexander Motylev |
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Francisco Vallejo - Henrique Mecking |
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Erwin l'Ami - Andrei Volokitin |
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Hou Yifan - Nigel Short |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Dimitri Reinderman |
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| Wednesday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 22nd |
Dimitri Reinderman - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Nigel Short - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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Andrei Volokitin - Hou Yifan |
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Henrique Mecking - Erwin l'Ami |
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Alexander Motylev - Francisco Vallejo |
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David Navara - Jan Werle |
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Zahar Efimenko - Fabiano Caruana |
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| Group B: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 23rd |
R. Kasimdzhanov - Fabiano Caruana |
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Jan Werle - Zahar Efimenko |
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Francisco Vallejo - David Navara |
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Erwin l'Ami - Alexander Motylev |
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Hou Yifan - Henrique Mecking |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Andrei Volokitin |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Nigel Short |
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| Group B: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 24th |
Nigel Short - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Andrei Volokitin - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Henrique Mecking - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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Alexander Motylev - Hou Yifan |
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David Navara - Erwin l'Ami |
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Zahar Efimenko - Francisco Vallejo |
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Fabiano Caruana - Jan Werle |
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| Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 25th |
R. Kasimdzhanov - Jan Werle |
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Francisco Vallejo - Fabiano Caruana |
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Erwin l'Ami - Zahar Efimenko |
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Hou Yifan - David Navara |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Alexander Motylev |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Henrique Mecking |
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Nigel Short - Andrei Volokitin |
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| Monday, January 26th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 27th |
Andrei Volokitin - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Henrique Mecking - Nigel Short |
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Alexander Motylev - Dimitri Reinderman |
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David Navara - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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Zahar Efimenko - Hou Yifan |
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Fabiano Caruana - Erwin l'Ami |
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Jan Werle - Francisco Vallejo |
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| Group B: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 28th |
R. Kasimdzhanov - Francisco Vallejo |
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Erwin l'Ami - Jan Werle |
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Hou Yifan - Fabiano Caruana |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Zahar Efimenko |
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Dimitri Reinderman - David Navara |
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Nigel Short - Alexander Motylev |
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Andrei Volokitin - Henrique Mecking |
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| Thursday, January 29th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 30th |
Henrique Mecking - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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Alexander Motylev - Andrei Volokitin |
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David Navara - Nigel Short |
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Zahar Efimenko - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Fabiano Caruana - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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Jan Werle - Hou Yifan |
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Francisco Vallejo - Erwin l'Ami |
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| Group B: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 31st |
R. Kasimdzhanov - Erwin l'Ami |
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Hou Yifan - Francisco Vallejo |
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Krishnan Sasikiran - Jan Werle |
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Dimitri Reinderman - Fabiano Caruana |
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Nigel Short - Zahar Efimenko |
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Andrei Volokitin - David Navara |
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Henrique Mecking - Alexander Motylev |
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| Group B: Round 13 - Sun. Feb. 1st |
Alexander Motylev - R. Kasimdzhanov |
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David Navara - Henrique Mecking |
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Zahar Efimenko - Andrei Volokitin |
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Fabiano Caruana - Nigel Short |
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Jan Werle - Dimitri Reinderman |
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Francisco Vallejo - Krishnan Sasikiran |
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Erwin l'Ami - Hou Yifan |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group C
| Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 17th |
T. Hillarp Persson - Pruijssers |
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David Howell - Manuel Bosboom |
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Friso Nijboer - Wesley So |
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Oleg Romanishin - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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Anish Giri - Frank Holzke |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Dronavalli Harika |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - M. Leon Hoyos |
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| Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 18th |
Pruijssers - M. Leon Hoyos |
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Dronavalli Harika - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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Frank Holzke - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - Anish Giri |
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Wesley So - Oleg Romanishin |
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Manuel Bosboom - Friso Nijboer |
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T. Hillarp Persson - David Howell |
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| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 19th |
David Howell - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Friso Nijboer - T. Hillarp Persson |
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Oleg Romanishin - Manuel Bosboom |
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Anish Giri - Wesley So |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - Frank Holzke |
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M. Leon Hoyos - Dronavalli Harika |
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| Group C: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 20th |
Roeland Pruijssers - Dronavalli Harika |
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Frank Holzke - M. Leon Hoyos |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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Wesley So - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Manuel Bosboom - Anish Giri |
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T. Hillarp Persson - Oleg Romanishin |
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David Howell - Friso Nijboer |
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| Wednesday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 22nd |
Friso Nijboer - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Oleg Romanishin - David Howell |
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Anish Giri - T. Hillarp Persson |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Manuel Bosboom |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - Wesley So |
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M. Leon Hoyos - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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Dronavalli Harika - Frank Holzke |
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| Group C: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 23rd |
Roeland Pruijssers - Frank Holzke |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - Dronavalli Harika |
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Wesley So - M. Leon Hoyos |
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Manuel Bosboom - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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T. Hillarp Persson - Abhijeet Gupta |
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David Howell - Anish Giri |
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Friso Nijboer - Oleg Romanishin |
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| Group C: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 24th |
Oleg Romanishin - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Anish Giri - Friso Nijboer |
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Abhijeet Gupta - David Howell |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - T. Hillarp Persson |
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M. Leon Hoyos - Manuel Bosboom |
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Dronavalli Harika - Wesley So |
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Frank Holzke - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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| Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 25th |
Roeland Pruijssers - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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Wesley So - Frank Holzke |
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Manuel Bosboom - Dronavalli Harika |
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T. Hillarp Persson - M. Leon Hoyos |
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David Howell - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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Friso Nijboer - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Oleg Romanishin - Anish Giri |
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| Monday, January 26th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 27th |
Anish Giri - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Oleg Romanishin |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - Friso Nijboer |
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M. Leon Hoyos - David Howell |
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Dronavalli Harika - T. Hillarp Persson |
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Frank Holzke - Manuel Bosboom |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - Wesley So |
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| Group C: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 28th |
Roeland Pruijssers - Wesley So |
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Manuel Bosboom - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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T. Hillarp Persson - Frank Holzke |
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David Howell - Dronavalli Harika |
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Friso Nijboer - M. Leon Hoyos |
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Oleg Romanishin - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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Anish Giri - Abhijeet Gupta |
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| Thursday, January 29th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 30th |
Abhijeet Gupta - Roeland Pruijssers |
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Eduardo Iturrizaga - Anish Giri |
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M. Leon Hoyos - Oleg Romanishin |
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Dronavalli Harika - Friso Nijboer |
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Frank Holzke - David Howell |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - T. Hillarp Persson |
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Wesley So - Manuel Bosboom |
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| Group C: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 31st |
Roeland Pruijssers - Manuel Bosboom |
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T. Hillarp Persson - Wesley So |
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David Howell - Ali Bitalzadeh |
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Friso Nijboer - Frank Holzke |
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Oleg Romanishin - Dronavalli Harika |
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Anish Giri - M. Leon Hoyos |
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Abhijeet Gupta - Eduardo Iturrizaga |
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| Group C: Round 13 - Sun. Feb. 1st |
Eduardo Iturrizaga - Roeland Pruijssers |
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M. Leon Hoyos - Abhijeet Gupta |
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Dronavalli Harika - Anish Giri |
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Frank Holzke - Oleg Romanishin |
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Ali Bitalzadeh - Friso Nijboer |
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Wesley So - David Howell |
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Manuel Bosboom - T. Hillarp Persson |
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