Bucharest 08: Caruana Unstoppable
10/15/2013 – Fabiano Caruana keep showing excellent form in Bucharest. Today he beat Ruslan Ponomariov with black, catapulting him to a full point lead over Nisipeanu, and having played one game less. The Italian moves to third in the world in the live rating list and is grazing the 2800 mark. The other game was a draw between Wang Hao and Nisipeanu. Player analysis.
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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
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Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
0-1
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
bye
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Player Post-Mortems:
Analysis of Round 8
Information and photos by Dorian Rogozenco
Standings
Schedule
| Round 1 – October 07, 15:30h | ||||
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
½-½
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Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
| Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
0-1
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
| Wang Hao | 2733 |
bye
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| Round 2 – October 08, 15:30h | ||||
| Wang Hao | 2733 |
½-½
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Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
½-½
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Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
bye
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| Round 3 – October 09, 15:30h | ||||
| Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
1-0
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Wang Hao | 2733 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
½-½
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Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
bye
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| Round 4 – October 10, 15:30h | ||||
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
½-½
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Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
| Wang Hao | 2733 | ½-½ | Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
bye
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| Round 5 – October 11, 15:30h | ||||
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
½-½
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Wang Hao | 2733 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
1-0
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Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
| Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
bye
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| Round 6 – October 12, 15:30h | ||||
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
½-½
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Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
½-½
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Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
| Wang Hao | 2733 |
bye
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| Round 7 – October 13, 15:30h | ||||
| Radjabov, Teimour | 2723 |
½-½
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Wang Hao | 2733 |
| Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
½-½
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Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2779 |
bye
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| Round 8 – October 14, 15:30h | ||||
| Wang Hao | 2733 |
½-½
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Nisipeanu, L.-D. | 2674 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2751 |
0-1
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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
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| 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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