The 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place from January 15 to 31, 2016, in the coastal village of Wijk aan Zee, North Holland. It is one of the most prestigious events in the international chess calendar. The "Wimbledon of Chess" attracts the very best chess grandmasters in the world, along with thousands of amateur players, live event visitors and online visitors from around the world. The tournament has two main player groups, each with 14 players. They are known as the Tata Steel Masters and the Tata Steel Challengers. You will find the schedule, starting times, pairings and results at the bottom of the page.
Round five Challengers report and rest day
Photos by Alina L'Ami
| Round 5 - Wednesday the 20th |
| Dreev, A. - van Foreest, J. |
½-½
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| l'Ami, E. - Antipov, M. |
0-1
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| Baskaran, A. - Haast, A. |
1-0
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| Safarli, E. - Ju, W. |
½-½
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| Nisipeanu, L. - Bok, B. |
½-½
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| Batsiashvili, N. - Admiraal, M. |
1-0
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| Sevian, S. - Abasov, N. |
1-0
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While some were out playing a lively game of football....
...others were toiling at the board.
It bears remembering there is more to the Tata Steel festival than the Masters and Challengers,
even if they are the show stoppers. Here is arbiter Jan van den Ende in action (at the board).
The photographers loved the opportunity to catch Magnus Carlsen juggling the ball
However, it was the match that mattered (click on image for full size)
Sergey Karjakin races with the ball for the blue team
Magnus counter-attacks as Loek van Wely positions himself to intercept
After the match Carlsen gave some tips to a young simul participant
There was also the traditional Tata Steel Management simul, headed by Challengers player
Jorden van Foreest. Behind the VIPs are the top players, giving some tips, and joking around.
The atmosphere is one of humor and fun
Of course, if you are an IM, then seeing several 2700 players give your simul opponent advice...
... can require some extra thinking.
Replay round five Challengers games (with times per moves)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.Re1 Bd7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5 dxe5 12.Qe2 Bd6 13.b3 0-0 14.Bb2 Ra7 15.Nd1 c5 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.Qxe5 Bc6 18.Qxc5 Bxg2 19.Qxc7 Rxc7 20.Kxg2 Rxc2 21.Ne3 Rc6 22.Rac1 Rfc8 23.Rxc6 Rxc6 24.Rd1 Kf8 25.Rd8+ Ke7 26.Ra8 Nd5 27.Nxd5+ exd5 28.Kf3 Ke6 29.Ke3 h5 30.Kd4 Rb6 31.f4 g6 32.Kc5 Rd6 33.Re8+ Kd7 34.Re2 d4 35.Rd2 d3 36.b4 h4 37.a4 h3 38.b5 axb5 39.axb5 Kc7 40.Kc4 Kb6 41.Rxd3 Re6 42.Rd2 Re4+ 43.Kd3 Re1 44.Rb2 Rg1 45.Ke3 f5 46.Kf3 Rf1+ 47.Ke2 Rh1 48.Ke3 Rg1 49.Rd2 Re1+ 50.Kf3 Rf1+ 51.Rf2 Rb1 ½–½
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| Safarli,E | 2653 | Ju,W | 2548 | ½–½ | 2016 | B47 | 78th Tata Steel Chess | 5 |
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Standings Challengers
Standings Masters
Playing schedule + Playchess commentary
The two main tournaments are round robins. Both groups start on the 16th of January 2016 in Wijk aan Zee. The Masters move to Amsterdam on January 21, and to Utrecht on January 27. All rounds in Wijk aan Zee begin at 1.30 p.m., except for the last round on 31 January 2016, which begins at 12.00 p.m. Round five will take place in the Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam, and round ten in the Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht. Both these external rounds start at 2.00 p.m.
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Round
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Date |
English commentary |
German commentary |
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Free
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Wednesday, 20 Jan |
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5
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Thursday, 21 Jan |
GM Daniel King |
GM Sebastian Siebrecht |
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6
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Friday, 22 Jan |
GM Yannick Pelletier |
GM Sebastian Siebrecht |
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7
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Saturday, 23 Jan |
GM Daniel King |
GM Klaus Bischoff |
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8
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Sunday, 24 Jan |
GM Yannick Pelletier |
GM Klaus Bischoff |
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Free
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Monday, 25 Jan |
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9
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Tuesday, 26 Jan |
GM Daniel King |
GM Klaus Bischoff |
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10
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Wednesday, 27 Jan |
GM Yannick Pelletier |
GM Sebastian Siebrecht |
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Free
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Thursday, 28 Jan |
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11
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Friday, 29 Jan |
GM Adrian Mikhalchishin |
GM Sebastian Siebrecht |
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12
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Saturday, 30 Jan |
GM Karsten Müller |
GM Klaus Bischoff |
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13
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Sunday, 31 Jan |
GM Karsten Müller |
GM Klaus Bischoff |
Schedule and results of Tata Steel Masters 2016
| Round 1 - Saturday the 16th |
| Hou, Y. - Karjakin, S. |
½-½
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| So, W. - Giri, A. |
1-0
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| Ding, L. - Adams, M. |
1-0
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| Navara, D. - Carlsen, M. |
½-½
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| Caruana, F. - Eljanov, P. |
1-0
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| Wei, Y. - Tomashevsky, E. |
½-½
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| Mamedyarov, S. - Van Wely, L. |
½-½
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| Round 2 - Sunday the 17th |
| Karjakin, S. - Van Wely, L. |
½-½
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Mamedyarov, S. |
½-½
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| Eljanov, P. - Wei, Y. |
½-½
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| Carlsen, M. - Caruana, F. |
½-½
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| Adams, M. - Navara, D. |
½-½
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| Giri, A. - Ding, L. |
½-½
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| Hou, Y. - So, W. |
½-½ |
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| Round 3 - Monday the 18th |
| So, W. - Karjakin, S. |
½-½ |
| Ding, L. - Hou, Y. |
½-½ |
| Navara, D. - Giri, A. |
½-½ |
| Caruana, F. - Adams, M. |
1-0 |
| Wei, Y. - Carlsen, M. |
½-½ |
| Mamedyarov, S. - Eljanov, P. |
0-1 |
| Van Wely, L. - Tomashevsky, E. |
½-½ |
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| Round 4 - Tuesday the 19th |
| Karjakin, S. - Tomashevsky, E. |
1-0
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| Eljanov, P. - Van Wely, L. |
1-0
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| Carlsen, M. - Mamedyarov, S. |
½-½
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| Adams, M. - Wei, Y. |
½-½
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| Giri, A. - Caruana, F. |
½-½
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| Hou, Y. - Navara, D. |
1-0
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| So, W. - Ding, L. |
½-½
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| Round 5 - Thursday the 21st |
| Ding, L. - Karjakin, S. |
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| Navara, D. - So, W. |
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| Caruana, F. - Hou, Y. |
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| Wei, Y. - Giri, A. |
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| Mamedyarov, S. - Adams, M. |
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| Van Wely, L. - Carlsen, M. |
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Eljanov, P. |
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| Round 6 - Friday the 22nd |
| Karjakin, S. - Eljanov, P. |
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| Carlsen, M. - Tomashevsky, E. |
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| Adams, M. - Van Wely, L. |
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| Giri, A. - Mamedyarov, S. |
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| Hou, Y. - Wei, Y. |
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| So, W. - Caruana, F. |
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| Ding, L. - Navara, D. |
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| Round 7 - Saturday the 23rd |
| Navara, D. - Karjakin, S. |
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| Caruana, F. - Ding, L. |
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| Wei, Y. - So, W. |
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| Mamedyarov, S. - Hou, Y. |
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| Van Wely, L. - Giri, A. |
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Adams, M. |
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| Eljanov, P. - Carlsen, M. |
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| Round 8 - Sunday the 24th |
| Karjakin, S. - Carlsen, M. |
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| Adams, M. - Eljanov, P. |
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| Giri, A. - Tomashevsky, E. |
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| Hou, Y. - Van Wely, L. |
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| So, W. - Mamedyarov, S. |
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| Ding, L. - Wei, Y. |
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| Navara, D. - Caruana, F. |
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| Round 9 - Tuesday the 26th |
| Caruana, F. - Karjakin, S. |
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| Wei, Y. - Navara, D. |
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| Mamedyarov, S. - Ding, L. |
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| Van Wely, L. - So, W. |
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Hou, Y. |
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| Eljanov, P. - Giri, A. |
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| Carlsen, M. - Adams, M. |
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| Round 10 - Wednesday the 27th |
| Karjakin, S. - Adams, M. |
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| Giri, A. - Carlsen, M. |
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| Hou, Y. - Eljanov, P. |
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| So, W. - Tomashevsky, E. |
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| Ding, L. - Van Wely, L. |
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| Navara, D. - Mamedyarov, S. |
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| Caruana, F. - Wei, Y. |
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| Round 11 - Friday the 29th |
| Wei, Y. - Karjakin, S. |
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| Mamedyarov, S. - Caruana, F. |
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| Van Wely, L. - Navara, D. |
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Ding, L. |
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| Eljanov, P. - So, W. |
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| Carlsen, M. - Hou, Y. |
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| Adams, M. - Giri, A. |
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| Round 12 - Saturday the 30th |
| Karjakin, S. - Giri, A. |
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| Hou, Y. - Adams, M. |
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| So, W. - Carlsen, M. |
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| Ding, L. - Eljanov, P. |
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| Navara, D. - Tomashevsky, E. |
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| Caruana, F. - Van Wely, L. |
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| Wei, Y. - Mamedyarov, S. |
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| Round 13 - Sunday the 31st |
| Mamedyarov, S. - Karjakin, S. |
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| Van Wely, L. - Wei, Y. |
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| Tomashevsky, E. - Caruana, F. |
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| Eljanov, P. - Navara, D. |
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| Carlsen, M. - Ding, L. |
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| Adams, M. - So, W. |
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| Giri, A. - Hou, Y. |
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Schedule and results of Tata Steel Challengers 2016
| Round 1 - Saturday the 16th |
| Haast, A. - van Foreest, J. |
0-1
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| Antipov, M. - Ju, W. |
0-1
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| Dreev, A. - Bok, B. |
1-0
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| l'Ami, E. - Admiraal, M. |
1-0
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| Baskaran, A. - Abasov, N. |
1-0
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| Safarli, E. - Sevian, S. |
1-0
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| Nisipeanu, L. - Batsiashvili, N. |
1-0
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| Round 2 - Sunday the 17th |
| van Foreest, J. - Batsiashvili, N. |
0-1
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| Sevian, S. - Nisipeanu, L. |
½-½
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| Abasov, N. - Safarli, E. |
½-½
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| Admiraal, M. - Baskaran, A. |
0-1
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| Bok, B. - l'Ami, E. |
1-0
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| Ju, W. - Dreev, A. |
0-1
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| Haast, A. - Antipov, M. |
0-1
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| Round 3 - Monday the 18th |
| Antipov, M. - van Foreest, J. |
1-0 |
| Dreev, A. - Haast, A. |
1-0 |
| l'Ami, E. - Ju, W. |
½-½ |
| Baskaran, A. - Bok, B. |
½-½ |
| Safarli, E. - Admiraal, M. |
½-½ |
| Nisipeanu, L. - Abasov, N. |
½-½ |
| Batsiashvili, N. - Sevian, S. |
½-½ |
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| Round 4 - Tuesday the 19th |
| van Foreest, J. - Sevian, S. |
1-0
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| Abasov, N. - Batsiashvili, N. |
0-1
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| Admiraal, M. - Nisipeanu, L. |
½-½
|
| Bok, B. - Safarli, E. |
0-1
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| Ju, W. - Baskaran, A. |
0-1
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| Haast, A. - l'Ami, E. |
0-1
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| Antipov, M. - Dreev, A. |
0-1
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| Round 5 - Wednesday the 20th |
| Dreev, A. - van Foreest, J. |
½-½
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| l'Ami, E. - Antipov, M. |
0-1
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| Baskaran, A. - Haast, A. |
1-0
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| Safarli, E. - Ju, W. |
½-½
|
| Nisipeanu, L. - Bok, B. |
½-½
|
| Batsiashvili, N. - Admiraal, M. |
1-0
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| Sevian, S. - Abasov, N. |
1-0
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| Round 6 - Friday the 22nd |
| van Foreest, J. - Abasov, N. |
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| Admiraal, M. - Sevian, S. |
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| Bok, B. - Batsiashvili, N. |
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| Ju, W. - Nisipeanu, L. |
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| Haast, A. - Safarli, E. |
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| Antipov, M. - Baskaran, A. |
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| Dreev, A. - l'Ami, E. |
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| Round 7 - Saturday the 23rd |
| l'Ami, E. - van Foreest, J. |
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| Baskaran, A. - Dreev, A. |
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| Safarli, E. - Antipov, M. |
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| Nisipeanu, L. - Haast, A. |
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| Batsiashvili, N. - Ju, W. |
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| Sevian, S. - Bok, B. |
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| Abasov, N. - Admiraal, M. |
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| Round 8 - Sunday the 24th |
| van Foreest, J. - Admiraal, M. |
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| Bok, B. - Abasov, N. |
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| Ju, W. - Sevian, S. |
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| Haast, A. - Batsiashvili, N. |
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| Antipov, M. - Nisipeanu, L. |
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| Dreev, A. - Safarli, E. |
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| l'Ami, E. - Baskaran, A. |
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| Round 9 - Tuesday the 26th |
| Baskaran, A. - van Foreest, J. |
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| Safarli, E. - l'Ami, E. |
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| Nisipeanu, L. - Dreev, A. |
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| Batsiashvili, N. - Antipov, M. |
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| Sevian, S. - Haast, A. |
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| Abasov, N. - Ju, W. |
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| Admiraal, M. - Bok, B. |
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| Round 10 - Wednesday the 27th |
| van Foreest, J. - Bok, B. |
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| Ju, W. - Admiraal, M. |
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| Haast, A. - Abasov, N. |
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| Antipov, M. - Sevian, S. |
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| Dreev, A. - Batsiashvili, N. |
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| l'Ami, E. - Nisipeanu, L. |
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| Baskaran, A. - Safarli, E. |
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| Round 11 - Friday the 29th |
| Safarli, E. - van Foreest, J. |
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| Nisipeanu, L. - Baskaran, A. |
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| Batsiashvili, N. - l'Ami, E. |
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| Sevian, S. - Dreev, A. |
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| Abasov, N. - Antipov, M. |
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| Admiraal, M. - Haast, A. |
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| Bok, B. - Ju, W. |
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| Round 12 - Saturday the 30th |
| van Foreest, J. - Ju, W. |
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| Haast, A. - Bok, B. |
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| Antipov, M. - Admiraal, M. |
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| Dreev, A. - Abasov, N. |
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| l'Ami, E. - Sevian, S. |
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| Baskaran, A. - Batsiashvili, N. |
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| Safarli, E. - Nisipeanu, L. |
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| Round 13 - Sunday the 31st |
| Nisipeanu, L. - van Foreest, J. |
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| Batsiashvili, N. - Safarli, E. |
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| Sevian, S. - Baskaran, A. |
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| Abasov, N. - l'Ami, E. |
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| Admiraal, M. - Dreev, A. |
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| Bok, B. - Antipov, M. |
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| Ju, W. - Haast, A. |
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