
The opening ceremony of the 7th edition of Kings Tournament Romgaz took place on the 6th of October in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Piata Romana Nr.6). This international tournament is organized by the Sports Club “Elisabeta Polihroniade” and is a part of the Grand Slam circuit. The Kings Tournament will be a double round robin competition with 5 world-class participants: Fabiano Caruana (Italy, GM, 2779), the former World Cham pion Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, GM, 2756), Wang Hao (China, GM, 2736), Radjabov Teimour (Azerbaijan, GM, 2733) and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, (Romania, GM, 2665). This year’s edition will be played in the Magna Auditorium and Conference Hall "Virgil Madgearu" of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies – a partner of the Kings Tournament. The rounds will start every day from the 7th until the 17th October at 3:30 p.m. (last round starts at 1:30 p.m) and entrance will be free for spectators.
Round 8
Round 8 – October 14, 15:30h |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
½-½
|
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
0-1
|
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
bye
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Player Post-Mortems:
Analysis of Round 8

1.e4 | 1,184,215 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 958,932 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,327 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,722 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,884 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,598 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,953 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,906 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,790 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 92 | 67% | 2511 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
Please, wait...
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 4...Nf6 4...d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.d4 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Be3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 0-0 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.Qd3 a6 12.Rfe1 Qd7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Qf5 15.Bf4 Bb4 16.Qxf5 Bxf5 17.c3 5.Qe2 e5!? 5...d5 6.0-0 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.d4 8.d3 d5 8...cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd4 10...e4 11.dxc6 exf3 12.Qxf3 bxc6 13.Qxc6 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Qe5 12.Qc4 Qb6 12...d3 13.Nc3 13.Bf4!? 13...Re8 14.Bf4? 14.Qd4 Bf5 15.Bf4 14...Ba3 15.Qd4 Bxb2 16.Qxd3 Bxa1 17.Rxa1 Bd7 18.h3 18...Rc8 18...Qa5!? 19.Be3 Bf5 19...Qc7 19...a6 20.a4 20.Qxf5 Rxc3 21.Bd4 Rc4 22.Rd1 22...Qd6 22...Qd7 23.Qd3 23.Bf1 Rb4 23...Rcc8 24.Bd3 24.Bc3 24.Qc2 24...Rbe4 24...Rb6 25.Bd4 25.Bb5 25.Bd3? Qxd5 26.Qxd5 Nxd5 27.Bxe4 Nxc3-+ 25...Qc5! 26.Bxf6? 26.Bxe8 Qxc3 27.Bb5 g6 28.Qg5 Re1+ 29.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30.Kg2 Qe4+ 31.Kh2 Nxd5 32.Bf1 26...Re1+ 27.Kh2 27.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28.Kg2 Qxb5 29.Qc8+ Re8-+ 29...Qe8 27.Kg2 Qxb5 27.Bf1 Rxd1 28.Qg4 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Qb5+ 30.Kg1 Qb1+ 31.Kh2 Qg6 32.Qd7 Qe4-+ 27...Rxd1 28.Bxe8 28...Rxd5! 28...gxf6 29.Qg4+ Kf8 30.Qxd1 29.Be5 Rxe5 29...f6 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Bd7 Qe7 32.Qf4 Qf6 33.Qd2 b5 34.Bg4 h5 35.Bd1 h4 36.Bg4 Re8 37.gxh4 Qxh4 38.Kg2 Qe7 39.Bf3 Rd8 40.Qf4 Qf6 41.Qg4 g6 42.Qe4 Qg5+ 43.Kf1 a5 44.h4 Qf5 45.Qc6 Rf8 46.Qc3+ Kh7 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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Ponomariov,R | 2751 | Caruana,F | 2779 | 0–1 | 2013 | | 7th Kings Tournament | 8 |
Wang,H | 2733 | Nisipeanu,L | 2674 | ½–½ | 2013 | C42 | 7th Kings Tournament | 8 |
Please, wait...
Information and photos by Dorian Rogozenco
Standings

Schedule
Round 1 – October 07, 15:30h |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
|
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
0-1
|
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
bye
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Round 2 – October 08, 15:30h |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
|
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
|
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
bye
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|
Round 3 – October 09, 15:30h |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
1-0
|
Wang Hao |
2733 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
½-½
|
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
bye
|
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|
Round 4 – October 10, 15:30h |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
½-½
|
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
bye
|
|
|
Round 5 – October 11, 15:30h |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
½-½
|
Wang Hao |
2733 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
1-0
|
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
bye
|
|
|
Round 6 – October 12, 15:30h |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
½-½
|
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
½-½
|
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
bye
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|
|
Round 7 – October 13, 15:30h |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
½-½
|
Wang Hao |
2733 |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
½-½
|
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
bye
|
|
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Round 8 – October 14, 15:30h |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
½-½
|
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
0-1
|
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
bye
|
|
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Round 9 – October 15, 15:30h |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
|
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
|
Wang Hao |
2733 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
bye
|
|
|
Round 10 – October 16, 13:30h |
Wang Hao |
2733 |
|
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2751 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
2723 |
|
Caruana, Fabiano |
2779 |
Nisipeanu, L.-D. |
2674 |
bye
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