Baku 09: Leaders fall; six lead

The first stage of the 2014-2015 FIDE Grand Prix is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan. The tournament will run from October 1st to October 15, 2014. Some of the strongest players in the world will compete in a Round Robin event. The winner and runner-up of the Grand Prix series will earn their spot at the 2016 Candidate's Tournament.

Round Nine

The biggest surprise was seeing the new comet in the sky take a whack
for the second time in the tournament

Grischuck was delighted to be the day's David as he downed Goliath

Daniel King analysed the highlights for you

Hikaru Nakamura was one of the four winners of the day and positioned himself in the
leader group. The very crowded leader group it is true.

The fans, who had been lulled into quiet somnolence, were in a state of shock as the heads rolled

The local hero Mamdyarov finally scored a win when he beat Gelfand much to the delight of his fans

Even Dmitri Andreikin, one of the tailenders until now, broke the cycle with his win over Leinier Dominguez

Peter Svidler and Evgeny Tomashevsky were one of the two games to draw. They consult
each other on what went wrong.

A nice shot from the rear of the stage showing the players and audience

Round Nine Games

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Standings

Schedule

Links Official tournament site All Games in PGN The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.