Khanty-Mansiysk GP Recap

by Alejandro Ramirez
5/28/2015 – It was an interesting Grand Prix, despite the high draw ratio. Three players emerged victorious at the end, though only two of them qualified for the Candidates. All three took very different approaches to the podium: Jakovenko with six decisive results, Nakamura with only two, and Caruana who, despite being in danger in the last round, won the tournament and the Grand Prix series.
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The fourth and final stage of the 2014-2015 Grand Prix Series. This tournament is specially important as it will determine the winner and runner up of this year, both of which will automatically qualify for the 2015 Candidates Tournament - the winner of that will challenge Magnus Carlsen to the World Championship Match! The tournament is taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Ugra, Russia from May 13 to May 27.

Khanty-Mansiysk Recap

  Player FIDE rating
May 2015		 Baku Tashkent Tbilisi Khanty-
Mansiysk		 Total
1  Fabiano Caruana (ITA) 2803 155 75   140 370
2  Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2799 82 125   140 347
3  Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 2738   30 140 140 310
4  Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS) 2749 82   170 30 282
5  Boris Gelfand (ISR) 2744 155 15   85 255
6  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2735 35 125 75   235
7  Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2753 82 75   55 212
8  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2738 50 50 110   210
9  Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) 2723 20 170 10   200
10  Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2780 82   40 55 177
11  Leinier Dominguez (CUB) 2734 10   75 85 170
12  Anish Giri (NED) 2776   40 75 55 170
13  Peter Svidler (RUS) 2734 82   20 55 157
14  Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2699   75 40 20 135
15  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2754   75 40 10 125
16  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB) 2715 35 15 75   125

The FIDE Grand Prix has come and gone, a much shorter ordeal than last year's five tournament per player marathon. With only four venues and each player playing in three of them, the favorites quickly rose to the top. By the end of Tashkent, the second tournament of the series, Nakamura and Caruana were already the clear favorites. Andreikin had some outside chances, but with a dismal performance in both Baku and Tbilisi that did not come to happen.

Plenty of players came into Khanty-Mansiysk hopeful for a position in the Candidates - a reward for finishing in the top two of the Grand Prix series. Tomashevsky had his opportunity: after winning Tbilisi and having a solid Baku, he came into the tournament leading the standings.

The pace was set by round three: Caruana faced Tomashevsky in a crucial match for the standings. Behind Tomashevsky, Caruana came as the favorite. He was second in the rankings and was the top seed of the event. He made this felt in the third round.

Caruana led the event from this game on

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 the ...a6 line is so Solid, it has prompted White to try everything under the sun. The idea that Caruana plays is somewhat obscure but had been considered before. e6 6.Bf4 Tomashevsky had faced this twice before: a draw against Indjic and a loss to Nakamura last year. a5 7.e3 Be7 8.g4!? This, however, is totally new. The g4 moves combines something from the Shirov/Shabalov attack in the Semi-Slav, but with the bonus that the bishop on c1 made it out of the pawn chain. How good this is will require more tests. The pawn here cannot be taken. Na6 8...Nxg4 9.Rg1 Nf6 9...h5 10.h3 f5 is much sillier than it is in the Shirov/ Shabalov variation. 11.hxg4+- 10.Rxg7± 9.g5 Nd7 9...Nh5 10.Be5 looks pleasant for White, but maybe it is better than what happened in the game. 10.h4 Nb4 11.Be2 b6 12.h5 Bb7 13.cxd5 Closing the center is logical, but perhaps not completely necessary in this position. exd5 14.Qd2 f5!? Perhaps Tomashevsky was starting to feel the nooze in this position, as he was quickly running out of moves and of space. However I don't like the idea of opening up the g-file and weakening the e6 square. 15.gxf6 Bxf6 16.h6 g6 17.e4! Opening the position against the enemy king. dxe4?! 17...0-0! 18.e5 Be7 is the computer recommendation. 18.Nxe4 0-0 19.0-0-0 Nd5 19...b5! This move was very important. It is multi-purpose: Black takes control of c4, it allows the knight to go to b6 and it threatens the pawn on a4 in some variation. The pawn itself is immune on b5 as it would open up the bishop on b7. 20.Bg3 Ba6 21.Bxa6 Rxa6 22.Rhe1 Ra8 23.Kb1 Be7 24.Qd3 White has some nice position pluses now. Black's king is permanently weak and he can attack the c6 square. Rf5 25.Ne5 Qc8 26.Nc3 26.Qc4! Nxe5 27.dxe5 Qe6 28.Nd6± 26...Nxc3+ 27.Qxc3 Nxe5 28.Qb3+ A fancy intermediate that probably was not as good as just taking directly. 28.dxe5 Qe6 29.Rd6! Bxd6 30.exd6 Qf6 31.Qxc6 was devastating. Caruana might have underestimated the exchange sacrifice. 28...Rf7 29.dxe5 Qf5+ 30.Ka2 Bb4? 30...Qg4! With the idea of Rf3 in case of e6 was the best chance of holding, but the position might still be lost. 31.e6 Re7 32.Bh4 The blockade is lifted and the rest is easy. Ree8 33.e7+ Qf7 34.Re6 b5 35.Rd8 The computer doesn't like this move, but who cares. bxa4 36.Qe3 Bxe7 37.Rxa8 Rxa8 38.Bxe7 It's just up a piece now. The pawns are too weak to count as compensation. Re8 39.Ka1 a3 40.bxa3 Qf5 41.Qc3 A brilliant game from Caruana, not afraid to get into a messy position. 1–0
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Caruana,F2803Tomashevsky,E27491–02015D15KM FIDE GP 20153

Despite winning his first round, Tomashevsky found himself in -1 after his fifth round loss to Karjakin. He lost again to Giri in the seventh and finally defeated Svidler on the ninth, but it was too little too late.

At 64 average moves per game, no one cane blame Tomashevsky for not trying

Meanwhile Nakamura had a very stable tournament. Despite some of his aggressive opening decisions, his games ended up being quite solid. Even his Dragons resulted in quiet endgames. After six consecutive draws he finally found his momentum, feeding off the poor tournament that both Vachier-Lagrave and Jobava had, beating them in consecutive games in rounds seven and eight.

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Nc3 e6 5.a3 d5 6.e3 Despite the unusual move order this position would not be unknown if the black bishop was on e7 and it was White to move, however MVL can use this tempo to go to d6 directly. Bd6 7.Bg5 Avoiding the bishop trade makes sense, but it does cost a tempo. h6 7...dxc4 considering what happened in the game, either this or 0-0 seemed safer. 8.Bxf6 Normally this trade is not desirable, but White has a specific idea in mind. Qxf6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qa4+ It's surprisingly difficult to protect from this check. For example: Kf8 10...Bc6 11.Bb5 Bxb5 12.Nxb5 c6 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.Rc1 gives White a bit of pressure as c6 might be under attack. 10...c6 11.Nxd5 doesn't work. 11.g3 c6 12.Bg2 g6 13.Nge2 Kg7 Black castled artificially, but now White is ready to play e4 thanks to all the tempi he gained from this maneuver. 14.0-0 Qd8 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Re8 17.Rad1 White's position is more pleasant. It's difficult to develop Black's pieces. Already MVL should be on high alert to not to fall into a much worse position, though it's difficult to see how. Na6 18.N2c3 Nc7 18...Rb8! As ugly as this move looks, it's time to start preventing all of White's threats. 19.Nc5! A nice tactical trick that makes White's position nearly crushing. bxc5 20.dxc5 The piece is regained with big dividends. Nd5 21.cxd6 Qxd6 22.Ne4 Qe5 23.Rc1 Nb6 24.Qb4 The smoke has cleared. White has the safer king, the better pawn structure and the better pieces. Rad8 25.Nc5 Rd4 A blunder in an uncomfortable position. 25...Ba8 would have made the game last a lot longer, at least. 26.Qc3 The bishop is under attack, but Rce1 is also a threat. Bc8 26...Rb8 27.f4 Qf6 28.Ne4 is also hopeless. 27.Rce1 Black simply can't defend all his pieces. 1–0
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Nakamura,H2799Vachier Lagrave,M27541–02015A45KM FIDE GP 20157

However one final candidate for qualification appeared near the end of the tournament. Jakovenko had a total of six decisive games in this tournament. He started with 1.0/3, but recovered impressively. The win against Caruana in round eight opened the tournament for himself and Tomashevsky to try to qualify, and even Gelfand and Karjakin regained chances.

Some years ago it would have been difficult to believe that Nakamura finished a
tournament with no losses - his style used to be prone for many decisive results!

After beating Karjakin in round ten, he realistically had to beat Nakamura to qualify. It was possible that with a draw he would advance, granted that Caruana lost and some other results went his way. Unfortunately for the Russian he is left out of the Candidates yet again, not an unfamiliar scenario for him. Specially heart breaking is that he let go of Gelfand from a winning position in a very important round nine: in the 2008-10 Grand Prix series three spots qualified for the Candidates. Jakovenko finished fourth in that series...

Sometimes, things just don't go your way

Closing Ceremony

The king and queen welcoming people

Getting the prizes ready for the players

Natalia Komarova, governor of Ugra, came to the closing

A relatively large crowd showed up

Three musketeers! Caruana, Nakamura and Jakovenko all finished tied for first with 6.5/11,
but they went through very different routs to get there.

Caruana gets handed the GP series winner's trophy

Well, he gets the small one

But gets to cheer with both. Fabiano Caruana is the 2014-15 GP Series Winner.

Final Standings

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ng6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Be2 0-0 9.Nc3 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Nb3 b6 12.f4 Bb7 13.Qd2 Rad8!? Black plays for a very fast d5. With the knight on g6 as opposed to its normal square f6, things are certainly different. 14.Bd3 d5 15.exd5 exd5 16.f5!? The start of a crazy series of events. Nge5 17.f6 Bxf6 17...gxf6 18.Bh6 Rfe8 19.Bf5 probably gives White enough compensation for the pawn. Who wants to play with such a weak king, with only a pawn as compensation? 18.Rxf6 d4! This seems to me like the best way to diffuse White's initiative. Black's currently down a piece but he has many threats. 18...gxf6 19.Qf2 19.Bh6 Ng4! 20.Bf4 Nce5 doesn't quite seem to be White's plan. 19...d4!? 19...Ng4 20.Qh4 already makes it impossible to defend h7 in a good way. Qxh2+ 21.Qxh2 Nxh2 22.Bxb6! and White is better in the endgame, despite being down a pawn - he will recover it soon with Nc5 ideas. 20.Ne4! And White's attack is very, very dangerous. 19.Rxc6! A nice interemezzo. 19.Nxd4 gxf6! 20.Ne4 20.Qf2 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Qd6! gives White almost no compensation. 20...Kh8!? and White has some compensation, but it seems like it is barely enough. 19...Nxc6 There is still a double attack, so the next moves are forced. 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Rxd4 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Qxd4 At the end of the day, White has an extra pawn; however his position is not great. Black has a powerful bishop against a not so powerful knight and a slight initiative. Re8 24.Rd1 Re6 25.Rd3 Rg6 Gelfand wasted no time using the power of his bishop! 26.Rg3 26.Rh3+ Kg8 27.Nd5 Bxd5! 28.Qxd5 Rd6 was not that promising either. 26...Rxg3 27.Qh4+ Kg8 28.hxg3 28.Qxg3 Qc5+ 29.Kh1 Qf5 with enough compensation. Black has real threats on c2 and against the king, while the knight on c3 is useless. 30.h3 Bc6= 28...Qc6 There is no comfortable way to defend the g2 pawn anymore, so MVL goes for the perpetual. 29.Qd8+ 29.Qh3 b5 30.axb5 axb5 and White is all tied up to the defense of g2. 29...Kh7 30.Qh4+ Kg8 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qd3+ Kg8 33.Qd8+ ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Vachier-Lagrave,M2754Gelfand,B2744½–½2015B30KM FIDE GP 20151.1
Jobava,B2699Tomashevsky,E27490–12015D45KM FIDE GP 20151.2
Grischuk,A2780Svidler,P2734½–½2015D22KM FIDE GP 20151.3
Caruana,F2803Dominguez Perez,L2734½–½2015C67KM FIDE GP 20151.4
Jakovenko,D2738Giri,A27761–02015D38KM FIDE GP 20151.5
Karjakin,S2753Nakamura,H2799½–½2015B76KM FIDE GP 20151.6
Svidler,P2734Caruana,F2803½–½2015D57KM FIDE GP 20152
Gelfand,B2744Nakamura,H2799½–½2015E97KM FIDE GP 20152
Dominguez Perez,L2734Jakovenko,D27381–02015D43KM FIDE GP 20152
Giri,A2776Karjakin,S2753½–½2015A05KM FIDE GP 20152
Vachier Lagrave,M2754Jobava,B2699½–½2015B12KM FIDE GP 20152
Tomashevsky,E2749Grischuk,A2780½–½2015E90KM FIDE GP 20152
Jobava,B2699Gelfand,B2744½–½2015D90KM FIDE GP 20153
Grischuk,A2780Vachier Lagrave,M2754½–½2015B54KM FIDE GP 20153
Caruana,F2803Tomashevsky,E27491–02015D15KM FIDE GP 20153
Jakovenko,D2738Svidler,P27340–12015C69KM FIDE GP 20153
Karjakin,S2753Dominguez Perez,L2734½–½2015A08KM FIDE GP 20153
Nakamura,H2799Giri,A2776½–½2015C54KM FIDE GP 20153
Gelfand,B2744Giri,A2776½–½2015D38KM FIDE GP 20154.1
Dominguez Perez,L2734Nakamura,H2799½–½2015B32KM FIDE GP 20154.2
Svidler,P2734Karjakin,S2753½–½2015A05KM FIDE GP 20154.3
Tomashevsky,E2749Jakovenko,D2738½–½2015E00KM FIDE GP 20154.4
Vachier-Lagrave,M2754Caruana,F28030–12015D38KM FIDE GP 20154.5
Jobava,B2699Grischuk,A2780½–½2015C53KM FIDE GP 20154.6
Grischuk,A2780Gelfand,B2744½–½2015B53KM FIDE GP 20155
Caruana,F2803Jobava,B2699½–½2015B12KM FIDE GP 20155
Jakovenko,D2738Vachier Lagrave,M27541–02015A15KM FIDE GP 20155
Karjakin,S2753Tomashevsky,E27491–02015A05KM FIDE GP 20155
Nakamura,H2799Svidler,P2734½–½2015D90KM FIDE GP 20155
Giri,A2776Dominguez Perez,L2734½–½2015E11KM FIDE GP 20155
Tomashevsky,E2749Nakamura,H2799½–½2015E06KM FIDE GP 20156
Vachier Lagrave,M2754Karjakin,S27530–12015C65KM FIDE GP 20156
Jobava,B2699Jakovenko,D2738½–½2015A01KM FIDE GP 20156
Gelfand,B2744Dominguez Perez,L2734½–½2015E11KM FIDE GP 20156
Svidler,P2734Giri,A27761–02015D38KM FIDE GP 20156
Grischuk,A2780Caruana,F28030–12015D37KM FIDE GP 20156
Caruana,F2803Gelfand,B2744½–½2015E60KM FIDE GP 20157
Jakovenko,D2738Grischuk,A2780½–½2015D78KM FIDE GP 20157
Karjakin,S2753Jobava,B2699½–½2015C10KM FIDE GP 20157
Nakamura,H2799Vachier Lagrave,M27541–02015A45KM FIDE GP 20157
Giri,A2776Tomashevsky,E27491–02015C88KM FIDE GP 20157
Dominguez Perez,L2734Svidler,P27341–02015C88KM FIDE GP 20157
Gelfand,B2744Svidler,P27341–02015D97KM FIDE GP 20158
Tomashevsky,E2749Dominguez Perez,L2734½–½2015D80KM FIDE GP 20158
Vachier Lagrave,M2754Giri,A2776½–½2015D45KM FIDE GP 20158
Jobava,B2699Nakamura,H27990–12015A45KM FIDE GP 20158
Grischuk,A2780Karjakin,S27531–02015D43KM FIDE GP 20158
Caruana,F2803Jakovenko,D27380–12015C65KM FIDE GP 20158
Jakovenko,D2738Gelfand,B2744½–½2015B90KM FIDE GP 20159
Karjakin,S2753Caruana,F2803½–½2015A35KM FIDE GP 20159
Nakamura,H2799Grischuk,A2780½–½2015D85KM FIDE GP 20159
Giri,A2776Jobava,B26991–02015C10KM FIDE GP 20159
Dominguez Perez,L2734Vachier Lagrave,M2754½–½2015B90KM FIDE GP 20159
Svidler,P2734Tomashevsky,E27490–12015C88KM FIDE GP 20159
Gelfand,B2744Tomashevsky,E2749½–½2015D15KM FIDE GP 201510.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2754Svidler,P2734½–½2015C92KM FIDE GP 201510.2
Jobava,B2699Dominguez Perez,L27341–02015C53KM FIDE GP 201510.3
Grischuk,A2780Giri,A2776½–½2015D45KM FIDE GP 201510.4
Caruana,F2803Nakamura,H2799½–½2015B76KM FIDE GP 201510.5
Jakovenko,D2738Karjakin,S27531–02015D45KM FIDE GP 201510.6
Karjakin,S2753Gelfand,B2744½–½2015B94KM FIDE GP 201511
Nakamura,H2799Jakovenko,D2738½–½2015E32KM FIDE GP 201511
Giri,A2776Caruana,F2803½–½2015A35KM FIDE GP 201511
Dominguez Perez,L2734Grischuk,A2780½–½2015B33KM FIDE GP 201511
Svidler,P2734Jobava,B26991–02015C10KM FIDE GP 201511
Tomashevsky,E2749Vachier Lagrave,M27542015D80KM FIDE GP 201511

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Thanks to RDJLegend and SemolinaChessNut from reddit for some of the facts

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Schedule

Round 01 – May 14 2015, 15:00h
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Jobava, Baadur 2699
0-1
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
½-½
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
½-½
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
1-0
 Giri, Anish 2776
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
½-½
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Round 02 – May 15 2015, 15:00h
Gelfand, Boris 2744
½-½
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Giri, Anish 2776
½-½
 Karjakin, Sergey 2753
Dominguez, Leinier 2734
1-0
 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
Svidler, Peter 2734
½-½
 Caruana, Fabiano 2803
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
½-½
 Grischuk, Alexander 2780
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
½-½
 Jobava, Baadur 2699
Round 03 – May 16 2015, 15:00h
Jobava, Baadur 2699
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
½-½
 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
1-0
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
0-1
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
½-½
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
½-½
 Giri, Anish 2776
Round 04 – May 17 2015, 15:00h
Gelfand, Boris 2744
½-½
 Giri, Anish 2776
Dominguez, Leinier 2734
½-½
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Svidler, Peter 2734
½-½
 Karjakin, Sergey 2753
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
½-½
 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
0-1
 Caruana, Fabiano 2803
Jobava, Baadur 2699
½-½
 Grischuk, Alexander 2780
Round 05 – May 19 2015, 15:00h
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
½-½
 Jobava, Baadur 2699
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
1-0
 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
1-0
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
½-½
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Giri, Anish 2776
½-½
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Round 06 – May 20 2015, 15:00h
Gelfand, Boris 2744
½-½
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Svidler, Peter 2734
1-0
 Giri, Anish 2776
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
½-½
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
0-1
 Karjakin, Sergey 2753
Jobava, Baadur 2699
½-½
 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
0-1
 Caruana, Fabiano 2803
Round 07 – May 21 2015, 15:00h
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
½-½
 Grischuk, Alexander 2780
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
½-½
 Jobava, Baadur 2699
Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
1-0
 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
Giri, Anish 2776
1-0
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Dominguez, Leinier 2734
1-0
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Round 08 – May 22 2015, 15:00h
Gelfand, Boris 2744
1-0
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
½-½
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
½-½
 Giri, Anish 2776
Jobava, Baadur 2699
0-1
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
1-0
 Karjakin, Sergey 2753
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
0-1
 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
Round 09 – May 24 2015, 15:00h
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
½-½
 Caruana, Fabiano 2803
Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
½-½
 Grischuk, Alexander 2780
Giri, Anish 2776
1-0
 Jobava, Baadur 2699
Dominguez, Leinier 2734
½-½
 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
Svidler, Peter 2734
0-1
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Round 10 – May 25 2015, 15:00h
Gelfand, Boris 2744
½-½
 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754
½-½
 Svidler, Peter 2734
Jobava, Baadur 2699
1-0
 Dominguez, Leinier 2734
Grischuk, Alexander 2780
½-½
 Giri, Anish 2776
Caruana, Fabiano 2803
½-½
 Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
1-0
 Karjakin, Sergey 2753
Round 11 – May 26 2015, 14:00h
Karjakin, Sergey 2753
½-½
 Gelfand, Boris 2744
Nakamura, Hikaru 2799
½-½
 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2738
Giri, Anish 2776
½-½
 Caruana, Fabiano 2803
Dominguez, Leinier 2734
½-½
 Grischuk, Alexander 2780
Svidler, Peter 2734
1-0
 Jobava, Baadur 2699
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2749
½-½
 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2754

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Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez has been playing tournament chess since 1998. His accomplishments include qualifying for the 2004 and 2013 World Cups as well as playing for Costa Rica in the 2002, 2004 and 2008 Olympiads. He currently has a rating of 2583 and is author of a number of popular and critically acclaimed ChessBase-DVDs.

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