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X Jubilee Tal Memorial is taking place from 25 September to 6 October 2016 in the Moscow Museum of Russian Impressionism. The tournament will be a continuation of the program "Chess in Museums", which is being implemented by the Russian Chess Federation together with the Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko. The General Partner of the Russian Chess Federation for the X Tal Memorial is the state company "Russian Highways" ("Avtodor").
The prize fund for the event is 200 thousand USD.
The tournament is a round-robin over nine rounds played at 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 50 minutes for 20 moves and 15 minutes until the end of the game with 30 seconds for each move starting from the first. The chief arbiter is International Arbiter Anatoly Bykhovsky.
Photos by Eteri Kublashvili
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1
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1
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
½-½
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
1-0
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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3
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
½-½
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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4
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
½-½
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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5
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
½-½
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GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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Before the games started, a moment of silence was observed in honor of Mark Dvoretsky
Round one in Moscow started out with a bang: within the hour it was clear that one of the games was going to be decisive.
Svidler, Peter ½-½ Kramnik, Vladimir
A bit of a heartbreak from the hero from Saint Petersburg:
Peter Svidler let big Vlad go in a long struggle
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Tomashevsky, Evgeny
Tomashevsky thinking about things to come...
Nepomniachtchi in the Russian press conference
Aronian, Levon ½-½ Gelfand, Boris
Aronian's first white of this tournament was used up in a quiet English variation, with a very high draw rate. His novelty of Ne5 is unlikely to put this variation back on the map, as Gelfand was easily able to equalize and reach an endgame without any kind of life in it. The game was drawn early in the day.
A quiet start for Levon in the Tal Memorial
Giri, Anish ½-½ Anand, Viswanathan
The symmetrical pawn structure system that arose in this game always favors white: better pieces and slightly better structure give real chances to press. However Black was super solid, and the lack of weaknesses made it hard for Giri to make progress. Anand use his usual clever methods of defending and his timely advance of central/kingside pawns allowed him to simplify into a very drawish endgame. Giri kept trying, but had to concede the draw at some point.
Giri will never say no to pushing with a slight advantage, even if it doesn't translate into bucketloads of wins
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ Li Chao
Another symmetrical pawn structure game. Li Chao's 12...Bg4 was a slight improvement over his 12...Qa5 that he played against Carlsen and lost with in Norway, though that was a blitz game. Even though Mamedyarov won a pawn, the resulting pressure that Black obtained was worth maybe even more than the material. After some simplifications the game simply fizzled out to a draw.
Mamedyarov isn't in a hot start like in the blitz, but a draw with Li Chao is ok
Select games from the list below the board
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
½-½
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
1-0
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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3
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
½-½
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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4
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
½-½
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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5
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
½-½
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GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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Round 2 - Sept. 27 - 14h CET
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10
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2808
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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2
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7
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2776
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2761
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5
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3
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8
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2743
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
GM
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Giri Anish |
2755
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4
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4
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9
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2731
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
GM
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Aronian Levon |
2795
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3
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5
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1
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
2740
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2
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Rest day
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Round 3 - Sept. 29 - 14h CET
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1
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
GM
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Svidler Peter |
2745
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1
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3
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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4
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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5
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6
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2746
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GM
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Li Chao B |
GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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Round 4 - Sept. 30 - 14h CET
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10
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2808
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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2
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8
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2743
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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3
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9
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2731
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2761
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5
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4
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1
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
GM
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Giri Anish |
2755
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4
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5
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
GM
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Aronian Levon |
2795
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3
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Round 5 - Oct. 1 - 14h CET
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1
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
2740
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2
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3
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
GM
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Svidler Peter |
2745
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1
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4
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6
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2746
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GM
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Li Chao B |
GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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5
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7
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2776
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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Round 6 - Oct. 2 - 14h CET
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1
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10
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2808
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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2
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9
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2731
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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3
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1
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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4
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2761
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5
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5
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
GM
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Giri Anish |
2755
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4
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Rest day
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Round 7 - Oct. 4 - 14h CET
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1
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
GM
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Aronian Levon |
2795
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3
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3
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6
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2746
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GM
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Li Chao B |
GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
2740
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2
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4
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7
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2776
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
GM
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Svidler Peter |
2745
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1
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5
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8
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2743
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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Round 8 - Oct. 5 - 14h CET
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10
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2808
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
2731
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9
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2
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1
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2745
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
GM
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Gelfand Boris |
2743
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8
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3
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2
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2740
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
2776
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7
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4
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3
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2795
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
GM
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Li Chao B |
2746
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6
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5
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4
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2755
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GM
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Giri Anish |
GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2761
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5
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Round 9 - Oct 6 - 12h CET
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5
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2761
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
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GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
2808
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10
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2
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6
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2746
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GM
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Li Chao B |
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GM
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Giri Anish |
2755
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4
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3
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7
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2776
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GM
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Anand Viswanathan |
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GM
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Aronian Levon |
2795
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3
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4
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8
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2743
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GM
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Gelfand Boris |
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GM
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Nepomniachtchi Ian |
2740
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2
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5
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9
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2731
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GM
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Tomashevsky Evgeny |
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GM
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Svidler Peter |
2745
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1
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