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Mr. 100 percent - after four rounds Alexei Shirov leads with 4.0/4.
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India
In his game against the young Indian Shirov showed that he is not only a great tactician but also a strong positional player. In a position that seemed to be almost equal Shirov found ways to put his opponent under pressure and though Vidit made no obvious mistake he was not able to hold the game.
Wesley So
Wesley So impressed with fine energetic play which brought him a convincing victory against Julio Granda Zuniga.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 11 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2679 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2686 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2650 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2813 | 1 |
| 3 | 18 | GM | Granda Zuniga Julio E | 2648 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | GM | So Wesley | 2794 | 2 |
| 4 | 22 | GM | Grandelius Nils | 2642 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Adams Michael | 2745 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Hou Yifan | 2649 | 17 |
| 6 | 49 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2459 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2741 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2687 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | GM | Howell David W L | 2644 | 21 |
| 8 | 10 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2684 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 2626 | 23 |
| 9 | 12 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2677 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2593 | 27 |
| 10 | 24 | GM | Van Foreest Jorden | 2615 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Fressinet Laurent | 2676 | 13 |
| 11 | 14 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2670 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | L'ami Erwin | 2605 | 25 |
| 12 | 6 | GM | Leko Peter | 2709 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | IM | Trent Lawrence | 2463 | 47 |
| 13 | 54 | IM | Praggnanandhaa R | 2442 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Meier Georg | 2648 | 19 |
| 14 | 20 | GM | Bachmann Axel | 2645 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | GM | Romanishin Oleg M | 2456 | 51 |
| 15 | 26 | GM | Bok Benjamin | 2594 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | IM | Lou Yiping | 2458 | 50 |
| 16 | 28 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | 2586 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | GM | Tarjan James E | 2420 | 61 |
| 17 | 29 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2581 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | IM | Tania Sachdev | 2414 | 62 |
| 18 | 64 | IM | Das Arghyadip | 2400 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Marin Mihail | 2569 | 30 |
| 19 | 31 | GM | Brunello Sabino | 2566 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | WIM | Shvayger Yuliya | 2405 | 63 |
| 20 | 67 | IM | Houska Jovanka | 2386 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 2564 | 32 |
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | TB1 | n | w | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 11 |
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GM | Shirov Alexei | LAT | 2679 | 4,0 | 4 | 4 | 11,9 | |
| 2 | 2 |
|
GM | So Wesley | USA | 2794 | 3,5 | 4 | 3,5 | 1,4 | |
| 5 |
|
GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2741 | 3,5 | 4 | 3,5 | 1,3 | ||
| 8 |
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GM | Rodshtein Maxim | ISR | 2687 | 3,5 | 4 | 3,5 | 7,8 | ||
| 10 |
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GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | AZE | 2684 | 3,5 | 3 | 3 | 7,8 | ||
| 12 |
|
GM | Movsesian Sergei | ARM | 2677 | 3,5 | 4 | 3,5 | 6,9 | ||
| 7 | 1 |
|
GM | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2813 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -2,0 | |
| 3 |
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GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2787 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -1,6 | ||
| 4 |
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GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2745 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -1,0 | ||
| 6 |
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GM | Leko Peter | HUN | 2709 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -3,7 | ||
| 9 |
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GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2686 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 2,1 | ||
| 13 |
|
GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2676 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 0,1 | ||
| 14 |
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GM | Sargissian Gabriel | ARM | 2670 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 1,5 | ||
| 16 |
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GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2650 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 2,1 | ||
| 17 |
|
GM | Hou Yifan | w | CHN | 2649 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 5,3 | |
| 20 |
|
GM | Bachmann Axel | PAR | 2645 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -1,3 | ||
| 22 |
|
GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2642 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 7,5 | ||
| 24 |
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GM | Van Foreest Jorden | NED | 2615 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 6,7 | ||
| 25 |
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GM | L'ami Erwin | NED | 2605 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 1,8 | ||
| 26 |
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GM | Bok Benjamin | NED | 2594 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 3,3 | ||
| 28 |
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GM | Lalith Babu M R | IND | 2586 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | -0,9 | ||
| 35 |
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GM | Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan | IND | 2536 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 5,0 | ||
| 44 |
|
IM | Batsiashvili Nino | w | GEO | 2480 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 4,1 | |
| 46 |
|
GM | Illingworth Max | AUS | 2465 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 3,6 | ||
| 71 |
|
Hemant Sharma (del) | IND | 2371 | 3,0 | 4 | 3 | 17,0 | |||
| 26 | 15 |
|
GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2653 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -8,0 | |
| 18 |
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GM | Granda Zuniga Julio E | PER | 2648 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -1,9 | ||
| 19 |
|
GM | Meier Georg | GER | 2648 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -6,8 | ||
| 21 |
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GM | Howell David W L | ENG | 2644 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -0,7 | ||
| 23 |
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GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2626 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -3,3 | ||
| 27 |
|
GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | USA | 2593 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | 0,9 | ||
| 29 |
|
GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2581 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -5,8 | ||
| 30 |
|
GM | Marin Mihail | ROU | 2569 | 2,5 | 4 | 2,5 | -6,9 |
Hikaru Nakamura drew with Black against Nils Grandelius.
Elisabeth Pähtz from Germany lost with White against...
...Pavel Eljanov
Women's World Champion Hou Yifan had a good start into the tournament:
with 3.0/4 she is one point behind the leader and has gained 5 Elo-points.
In round four she drew against Michael Adams.
Michael Adams
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