Baku 09: Leaders fall; six lead

by Albert Silver

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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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