Gashimov Memorial Rapid & Blitz - Live

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12/23/2022 – The Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022, organized once again as a rapid and blitz tournament, is taking place on December 18-23 in Baku, Azerbaijan. On Sunday, the ten participants are playing the first three rounds of the 15+10 rapid event — four Azerbaijanis, led by superstar Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, are competing with six guests from around the world. | Follow the games live, starting at 12.00 CET (6.00 ET, 16.30 IST)
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Blitz: Rounds 10-18

The tournament is organized similarly to the rapid and blitz events of the Grand Chess Tour. With ten participants, three rounds of rapid are played daily on the first three days of competition (points count double). After a rest day, two days of blitz follow, with nine rounds played daily in a double round-robin.

Schedule

  • December 18-20: Rapid
  • December 21: Rest day
  • December 22-23: Blitz

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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,174,61854%2421---
1.d4952,91955%2434---
1.Nf3283,84956%2440---
1.c4183,33456%2442---
1.g319,80456%2427---
1.b314,46454%2427---
1.f45,92648%2377---
1.Nc33,85550%2384---
1.b41,77548%2379---
1.a31,23954%2405---
1.e31,07549%2409---
1.d396150%2378---
1.g466946%2361---
1.h446554%2381---
1.c343651%2426---
1.h328456%2419---
1.a411759%2462---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34360%2477---
1.e4 2:05 c6 2:03 2.Nc3 2 d5 2 3.Nf3 3 Bg4 3 4.Be2 4       Bxf3 7 5.Bxf3 2 e6 2 6.0-0 7 B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation. Nf6 3 7.e5 7 Nfd7 3 8.d4 2 The position is equal. c5 3
9.Nxd5! 3 exd5 4 9...cxd4 10.Nf4 10.Bxd5 3 Nc6! 30 11.Qf3 2 Qe7 7 12.Bxc6 2 bxc6 3 13.Qxc6 2 Rb8 7 14.d5 54       White has compensation. Rb6! 50
Inhibits e6. 14...Qxe5? 15.g3 Qf6 16.Bf4 Qxc6 17.dxc6+- 15.Qa8+N 1:34 Predecessor: 15.Qc8+ Qd8 16.Qxd8+ Kxd8 17.f4 g6 18.b3 Bg7 19.Be3 Ke7 20.Rae1 Re8 21.Bf2 Kf8 22.Re4 Rb4 23.Bxc5+ Nxc5 24.Rxb4 1-0 (24) Munoz Pantoja,M (2479)-Mut Company,G (1935) Barcelona 2013 15...Nb8 2 16.c4 21 16.Be3 16...Qd7 40 16...Qxe5= keeps the balance. 17.Qxa7 Ra6 17.Bf4 4 17.Re1± 17...Be7= 21 Hoping for ...Rb7. 17...Rxb2? 18.Rab1 Rb6 19.e6 fxe6 20.dxe6 Rxe6 21.Qxb8+ Qd8 22.Qxa7+- 18.e6 2 18.d6!= Bd8 19.Qd5 18...fxe6 5 19.Bxb8 9 0-0 6 White must now prevent ...Rb7. 20.dxe6 6 Qe8 26 20...Qc8! 21.Qxa7 Rb7 21.Qxa7 2 Rxb8 2 22.b3 3 Bd6 11 Prevents Qc7. 23.Rae1 5 Ra8 6       Deflection But not 23...Qh5 24.g3 Rfe8 25.Rd1= 24.Qb7 3 24.Qd7 Qxd7 25.exd7 24...Qe7 5 Much weaker is 24...Qh5?! 25.g3 Rxa2 26.Qd7= Black should try 24...Rxa2 25.g3 Be7 25.Qxe7 7 Bxe7 2 26.Re2 2
26...Rfb8 4 Better is 26...Ra3! 27.f4= 3 Kf8 2 28.g4 2       Bf6 3 29.Kg2 2 Ke7 2 30.g5 3 Bd4 2 31.f5 3 Rb6 2 32.Kg3 6 Rba6 2 33.a4 3       Rb6 2 34.Rf3 3 Rab8 2 35.Kg4 4 Rxb3 5 36.Rxb3 3 Rxb3 1       Endgame KRB-KR 37.Ra2 2 Against Ra3 g6? 11       37...Rb6= and Black stays safe. 38.a5+- 2 Threatens to win with a6. gxf5+ 2 39.Kxf5 2 a6 is the strong threat. Rf3+ 2
40.Kg4? 3 Only move: 40.Ke4!+- Rf1 41.a6 Re1+ 42.Kf4 Rf1+ 43.Ke4 Re1+ 44.Kf5 Rf1+ 45.Kg4 40...Rf8= 3 41.a6 3 And now a7 would win. Kxe6 2 42.a7 2 Ra8 2 43.h4 2       Kd6 7 44.Ra6+ 4 Kc7? 2       44...Ke5= 45.Rh6+- 3 Kb7 4 46.Rxh7+ 2 Kb6 2 47.h5 3 Be5 3 48.h6 3 Threatening mate with g6. Bc7 2
49.Rxc7! 2       Clearance, Promotion Kxc7 3 50.h7 2 Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.49 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Rapport,R2740Gukesh D27251–02022B118th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20221
Wang,H2722Mamedyarov,S27400–12022C838th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20221
Abdusattorov,N2713Vallejo Pons,F27161–02022D318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20221
Shankland,S2710Suleymanli,A25431–02022A208th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20221
Gadimbayli,A2524Mamedov,R26460–12022C418th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20221
Mamedyarov,S2740Shankland,S27100–12022D358th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20222
Vallejo Pons,F2716Rapport,R27400–12022B238th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20222
Mamedov,R2646Gukesh D2725½–½2022B108th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20222
Suleymanli,A2543Abdusattorov,N27130–12022D328th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20222
Gadimbayli,A2524Wang,H27220–12022B458th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20222
Rapport,R2740Suleymanli,A25431–02022B118th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20223
Gukesh D2725Vallejo Pons,F27160–12022A048th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20223
Wang,H2722Mamedov,R2646½–½2022B318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20223
Abdusattorov,N2713Mamedyarov,S27400–12022A298th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20223
Shankland,S2710Gadimbayli,A2524½–½2022A138th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20223
Mamedyarov,S2740Rapport,R27401–02022A618th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20224
Wang,H2722Shankland,S27100–12022C078th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20224
Mamedov,R2646Vallejo Pons,F27160–12022C028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20224
Suleymanli,A2543Gukesh D27251–02022D358th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20224
Gadimbayli,A2524Abdusattorov,N27130–12022C468th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20224
Rapport,R2740Gadimbayli,A25241–02022C018th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20225
Gukesh D2725Mamedyarov,S27400–12022C558th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20225
Vallejo Pons,F2716Suleymanli,A25430–12022C478th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20225
Abdusattorov,N2713Wang,H27221–02022B308th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20225
Shankland,S2710Mamedov,R26461–02022A158th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20225
Mamedyarov,S2740Vallejo Pons,F27161–02022D318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20226
Wang,H2722Rapport,R27401–02022B728th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20226
Shankland,S2710Abdusattorov,N27131–02022D388th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20226
Mamedov,R2646Suleymanli,A2543½–½2022C508th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20226
Gadimbayli,A2524Gukesh D27251–02022B318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20226
Rapport,R2740Shankland,S27100–12022C018th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20227
Gukesh D2725Wang,H2722½–½2022D428th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20227
Vallejo Pons,F2716Gadimbayli,A25241–02022C118th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20227
Abdusattorov,N2713Mamedov,R26461–02022D108th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20227
Suleymanli,A2543Mamedyarov,S27400–12022A288th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20227
Wang,H2722Vallejo Pons,F2716½–½2022C108th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20228
Abdusattorov,N2713Rapport,R27400–12022B508th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20228
Shankland,S2710Gukesh D27250–12022D388th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20228
Mamedov,R2646Mamedyarov,S2740½–½2022C548th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20228
Gadimbayli,A2524Suleymanli,A25431–02022C078th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20228
Mamedyarov,S2740Gadimbayli,A2524½–½2022D098th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20229
Rapport,R2740Mamedov,R26461–02022B528th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20229
Gukesh D2725Abdusattorov,N27130–12022D388th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20229
Vallejo Pons,F2716Shankland,S27101–02022C118th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20229
Suleymanli,A2543Wang,H2722½–½2022D358th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 20229
Mamedyarov,S2740Wang,H27220–12022D358th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202210
Gukesh D2725Rapport,R27400–12022A568th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202210
Vallejo Pons,F2716Abdusattorov,N27130–12022B458th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202210
Mamedov,R2646Gadimbayli,A25241–02022A208th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202210
Suleymanli,A2543Shankland,S27100–12022A068th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202210
Rapport,R2740Vallejo Pons,F27161–02022C028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202211
Gukesh D2725Mamedov,R26461–02022E948th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202211
Wang,H2722Gadimbayli,A25241–02022C078th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202211
Abdusattorov,N2713Suleymanli,A25431–02022B128th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202211
Shankland,S2710Mamedyarov,S2740½–½2022D968th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202211
Mamedyarov,S2740Abdusattorov,N2713½–½2022E208th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202212
Vallejo Pons,F2716Gukesh D27250–12022B118th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202212
Mamedov,R2646Wang,H2722½–½2022B228th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202212
Suleymanli,A2543Rapport,R27401–02022A568th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202212
Gadimbayli,A2524Shankland,S27101–02022B628th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202212
Rapport,R2740Mamedyarov,S27401–02022C248th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202213
Gukesh D2725Suleymanli,A25431–02022D028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202213
Vallejo Pons,F2716Mamedov,R26460–12022B248th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202213
Abdusattorov,N2713Gadimbayli,A2524½–½2022C028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202213
Shankland,S2710Wang,H27221–02022D418th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202213
Mamedyarov,S2740Gukesh D27251–02022E208th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202214
Wang,H2722Abdusattorov,N2713½–½2022B408th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202214
Mamedov,R2646Shankland,S2710½–½2022C078th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202214
Suleymanli,A2543Vallejo Pons,F27160–12022D318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202214
Gadimbayli,A2524Rapport,R27400–12022B728th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202214
Rapport,R2740Wang,H27221–02022B528th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202215
Gukesh D2725Gadimbayli,A25241–02022D098th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202215
Vallejo Pons,F2716Mamedyarov,S27400–12022C478th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202215
Abdusattorov,N2713Shankland,S27101–02022C028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202215
Suleymanli,A2543Mamedov,R26460–12022A308th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202215
Mamedyarov,S2740Suleymanli,A25431–02022D268th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202216
Wang,H2722Gukesh D27251–02022B318th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202216
Shankland,S2710Rapport,R27401–02022E328th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202216
Mamedov,R2646Abdusattorov,N27130–12022C508th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202216
Gadimbayli,A2524Vallejo Pons,F2716½–½2022C108th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202216
Mamedyarov,S2740Mamedov,R2646½–½2022C548th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202217
Rapport,R2740Abdusattorov,N27131–02022C598th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202217
Gukesh D2725Shankland,S27101–02022D418th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202217
Vallejo Pons,F2716Wang,H27221–02022B238th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202217
Suleymanli,A2543Gadimbayli,A25241–02022D028th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202217
Wang,H2722Suleymanli,A25431–02022B108th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202218
Abdusattorov,N2713Gukesh D27250–12022B128th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202218
Shankland,S2710Vallejo Pons,F2716½–½2022D278th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202218
Mamedov,R2646Rapport,R27401–02022A058th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202218
Gadimbayli,A2524Mamedyarov,S27400–12022B408th Gashimov Memorial-Blitz 202218
 

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