Baku 09: Leaders fall; six lead
10/12/2014 – For those hoping for tale of a crushing tournament victory, that dream was effectively erased when the leaders lost today, culminating in a massive six-way tie for first at 5.0/9. Fabiano Caruana lost his second game, this time to Grischuk, while Nakamura, Mamedyarov and Andreikin all racked up wins of their own. The final two rounds promise tension and drama. Round nine summary.
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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
| Round 09 – October 12 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
1-0
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
1-0
|
Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
½-½
|
Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
½-½
|
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
1-0
|
Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
0-1
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
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
| Round 01 – October 02 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
½-½
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
½-½
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
0-1
|
Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
1-0
|
Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
½-½
|
Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
½-½
|
Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
| Round 02 – October 03 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
½-½
|
Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
1-0
|
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
0-1
|
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
½-½
|
Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
½-½
|
Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
½-½
|
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
| Round 03 – October 04 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
½-½
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
1-0
|
Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
1-0
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
½-½
|
Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
½-½
|
Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
½-½
|
Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| Round 04 – October 05 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
½-½
|
Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
½-½
|
Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
1-0
|
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
½-½
|
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
½-½
|
Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
½-½
|
Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
| Round 05 – October 07 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
½-½
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
½-½
|
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
½-½
|
Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
½-½
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
½-½
|
Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
½-½
|
Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
| Round 06 – October 08 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
1-0
|
Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
1-0
|
Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
0-1
|
Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
½-½
|
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
½-½
|
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
½-½
|
Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
| Round 07 – October 09 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
½-½
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
0-1
|
Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
½-½
|
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
½-½
|
Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
½-½
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
1-0
|
Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
| Round 08 – October 10 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
½-½
|
Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
½-½
|
Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
0-1
|
Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
½-½
|
Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
½-½
|
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
½-½
|
Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
| Round 09 – October 12 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 |
1-0
|
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 |
1-0
|
Gelfand, Boris | 2748 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 |
½-½
|
Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
½-½
|
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 |
1-0
|
Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 |
0-1
|
Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 |
| Round 10 – October 13 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 | |
| Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 | |
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 | Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 | Svidler, Peter | 2732 | |
| Gelfand, Boris | 2748 | Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 | |
| Round 11 – October 14 2014, 13:00h | ||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2764 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2706 | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2726 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2764 | |
| Svidler, Peter | 2732 | Gelfand, Boris | 2748 | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | 2722 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2767 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2844 | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2701 | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | 2797 | Dominguez, Leinier | 2751 | |
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