Tata Steel Chess R8: Wei and Caruana prevail in lengthy struggles

Five rounds to go

With the eighth round on Sunday, the second third of this year's Tata Steel Tournament 2025 was completed. Monday marks the second rest day. The final rest day will take place on the upcoming Thursday (30 January), ensuring the tournament concludes on the spectator-friendly Sunday with the last round starting earlier than usual, at noon.

The round begins with a gong | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit

Attack like a Super Grandmaster

In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.

The penultimate Sunday round featured a summit meeting of players from the top quarter of the standings. Two of the three co-leaders, Pragnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Gukesh Dommaraju, faced each other, while the third member of the leading trio, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, was up against challenger Vladimir Fedoseev. Both games ended in a draw.

The duel of Indian co-leaders | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit

Vincent Keymer is experiencing a somewhat unfortunate tournament. Before the eighth round, Germany's top player had one win and two losses to his name. In round eight, he faced Fabiano Caruana, the world number two and 2018 challenger for the world crown. Playing with the white pieces, Keymer tried the Exchange Variation in the Queen's Gambit and gained a promising position. However, as the game progressed into the middlegame, the position increasingly favoured the US grandmaster. Caruana could have sealed victory earlier but missed a strong opportunity. Nonetheless, with an extra exchange, he comfortably prevailed in the endgame.

Vincent Keymer | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit

Keymer, Vincent2733

0–1

Caruana, Fabiano2803

GM

87th Tata Steel Masters 2025 Wijk aan Zee26.01.2025[Schulz, A]

GM

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nf8 9.Qc2 Ne6 10.Bh4 g6 11.Rd1 0-0 12.0-0 a5 Here Black has already tried several moves, the most common being 12...Nh5 13.Nc1 Ng7 14.f3 Be6 15.N1e2 Rc8 16.Kh1 Nd7 17.Bf2 b5 18.Nf4 Nb6 19.e4

With the strong pawn centre, White has slightly better chances. 19...Bg5 20.Be3 dxe4 21.fxe4 Bg4 22.Nce2 22.Rc1 22...f5 With the idea of fxe4 and Nd5. 23.exf5 Nxf5 24.Qb3+ Nc4 24...Kh8? 25.Ne6± 25.Bxc4+ bxc4 26.Qxc4+ Rf7

Or 26...Kh8 27.Bd2 Re8 with good piece play for Black in exchange for the pawn. 27.Bc1? 27.Ne6 Nxe3 28.Nxd8 Nxc4 29.Nxf7 Bxe2 30.Nxg5 Nxb2 31.Rde1 Bxf1 32.Rxf1 Rd8= 27...Qe7? Both players miss or underestimate 27...Nd6 and White faces problems with the positioning of his pieces, e.g.: 28.Qd3 Qf8 29.d5 Bxf4 30.Bxf4 c5-+ with the threats of Bxe2 and Rxf4. 28.Rde1 Bh4 29.Ng3 Qb4 30.Qxb4 axb4 31.Nxf5 Bxf5 32.g3 Bf6

Black emerges from the complications with the pair of bishops and a slightly better endgame. 33.d5 Bd7 34.Nd3 34.d6 Bd4 35.h4 c5 34...cxd5 34...b3!? 35.axb3 cxd5 36.Nb4 d4 35.Nxb4 Bb5

36.Rf4? Better was 36.Rf2 Rc4 37.Nd3= 36...Re7-+ 37.Bd2 37.Rxe7 Rxc1+-+ 37...Rxe1+ 38.Bxe1 Be5 The bishop moves away with tempo. The decisive threat of Rc1 looms, forcing White to give up material. 39.Bc3 Bxf4 40.gxf4 Kf7 41.Nc2 Bc4 42.a3 Re8 43.Nd4

White tries to set up a dark-squared fortress, but the endgame is lost. 43...Re4 44.f5 gxf5 45.Kg2 45.Nxf5 Rf4 46.Nd4 Bf1 followed by Bh3 and Rf1. 45...Rf4 46.a4 Ke8 47.a5 Kd7 48.h3 Rf1 49.Nf3 Ba6 50.h4 h5 51.b4 f4 52.Nd4 Bc4 53.Bb2 Rb1 54.Bc3 Rd1 55.Nf3 d4 56.Bb2 Bd5 57.Kf2 d3 58.Bc3 Bxf3 59.Kxf3 d2 60.Ke2 f3+ 60...f3+ 61.Kxd1 f2 62.Ke2 d1Q+ 62...f1Q+ 0–1

The Endgame Academy Vol.1: Checkmate & pawn endgames

From Mating with a queen; a rook; two bishops; a knight and a bishop; to the basics of pawn endgames – here you will gain the necessary know-how to turn your endgame advantages into victories!

Another player to add his name to the winners' list was Wei Yi. After a lively Scottish Opening, his opponent Max Warmerdam sacrificed an exchange for a pawn and achieved sufficient compensation. However, in the endgame, the Dutch player was tactically outplayed.

Alexey Sarana facing Arjun Erigaisi | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit

The biggest loser of the Masters 2025 so far is undoubtedly Arjun Erigaisi. After losing to Max Warmerdam in round seven, the Indian player secured a quick draw with the white pieces against Alexey Sarana. With four losses and three draws, Arjun has already dropped over 30 Elo points and has fallen to sixth place on the live ratings list. He still must face tough opponents in Gukesh and Abdusattorov, as well as games against Van Foreest and Keymer.

The games between Pentala Harikrishna and Anish Giri, as well as between Leon Mendonca and Jorden van Foreest, also ended in draws.

Expert commentary

Analysis by GM Daniel King

Analysis by IM Sagar Shah

How to Avoid Mistakes and Boost Your Winning Rate

Doesn’t every chess game get decided by mistakes? Absolutely. But most players never truly comprehend that they are making the same kind of mistakes over and over again.

Round 8 results

	Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.		Pts.		Name	Rtg	Nt.
GM	Praggnanandhaa,R GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 1 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ 2 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 1 3 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 4 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 5 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 6 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ Ø 2717 4.5/6	2741		5	½-½	5	GM	Gukesh,D GM Gukesh,D 2777 1 GM Giri,A 2731 1 2 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 3 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 4 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 5 GM Keymer,V 2733 1 6 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ Ø 2738 4/6	2777
GM	Abdusattorov,N GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 1 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ 2 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 3 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 4 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 5 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 6 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ Ø 2706 4.5/6	2768		5	½-½	4½	GM	Fedoseev,V GM Fedoseev,V 2717 1 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 2 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 3 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 4 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 5 GM Caruana,F 2803 1 6 GM Sarana,A 2677 0 Ø 2745 3.5/6	2717
GM	Keymer,V GM Keymer,V 2733 1 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 2 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 3 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 4 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 5 GM Gukesh,D 2777 0 6 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ Ø 2704 3/6	2733		3	0-1	3½	GM	Caruana,F GM Caruana,F 2803 1 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 2 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 3 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 4 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 5 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 0 6 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ Ø 2743 3/6	2803
GM	Warmerdam,M GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 2 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 3 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 4 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 0 5 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ 6 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ Ø 2709 2/6	2646		3	0-1	3½	GM	Wei,Y GM Wei,Y 2751 1 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 2 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 3 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 4 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ 5 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ 6 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ Ø 2736 3/6	2751
GM	Harikrishna,P GM Harikrishna,P 2695 1 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 2 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 3 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ 4 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 5 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 6 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ Ø 2710 3.5/6	2695		3½	½-½	3	GM	Giri,A GM Giri,A 2731 1 GM Gukesh,D 2777 0 2 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ 3 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 4 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 5 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 6 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ Ø 2751 2.5/6	2731
GM	Erigaisi,A GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 0 2 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 3 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 4 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 0 5 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ 6 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ Ø 2721 1.5/6	2801		1½	½-½	4	GM	Sarana,A GM Sarana,A 2677 1 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 2 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 3 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 4 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 5 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 6 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 1 Ø 2717 3.5/6	2677
GM	Mendonca,L GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 GM Keymer,V 2733 0 2 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 3 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ 4 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 5 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ 6 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ Ø 2731 1.5/6	2639		2	½-½	2½	GM	Van Foreest,J GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 2 GM Caruana,F 2803 0 3 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 4 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 5 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 6 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ Ø 2732 2/6	2680

Standings

Rk.		Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.	n	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	TB	Perf.
1	GM	Abdusattorov,N GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 1 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ 2 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 3 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 4 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 5 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 6 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ Ø 2706 4.5/6	2768		4.5	6		½	½				½				1	1		1	11.25	2899
2	GM	Praggnanandhaa,R GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 1 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ 2 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 1 3 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 4 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 5 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 6 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ Ø 2717 4.5/6	2741		4.5	6	½					1	½					½	1	1	11.25	2910
3	GM	Gukesh,D GM Gukesh,D 2777 1 GM Giri,A 2731 1 2 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 3 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 4 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 5 GM Keymer,V 2733 1 6 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ Ø 2738 4/6	2777		4.0	6	½			½	½			½	1	1					12.75	2863
4	GM	Sarana,A GM Sarana,A 2677 1 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 2 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 3 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 4 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 5 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 6 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 1 Ø 2717 3.5/6	2677		3.5	6			½		1		½			½	½	½			10.25	2774
5	GM	Fedoseev,V GM Fedoseev,V 2717 1 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 2 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 3 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 4 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 5 GM Caruana,F 2803 1 6 GM Sarana,A 2677 0 Ø 2745 3.5/6	2717		3.5	6			½	0				1		½	½		1		8.75	2802
6	GM	Harikrishna,P GM Harikrishna,P 2695 1 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 2 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 3 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ 4 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 5 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 6 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ Ø 2710 3.5/6	2695		3.5	6		0					½				½	1	1	½	6.75	2767
7	GM	Wei,Y GM Wei,Y 2751 1 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 2 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 3 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 4 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 ½ 5 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ 6 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ Ø 2736 3/6	2751		3.0	6	½	½		½		½		½	½						11.00	2736
8	GM	Caruana,F GM Caruana,F 2803 1 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 2 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 3 GM Gukesh,D 2777 ½ 4 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 5 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 0 6 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ Ø 2743 3/6	2803		3.0	6			½		0		½			½	1		½		7.50	2743
9	GM	Keymer,V GM Keymer,V 2733 1 GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 2 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ 3 GM Wei,Y 2751 ½ 4 GM Van Foreest,J 2680 ½ 5 GM Gukesh,D 2777 0 6 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ Ø 2704 3/6	2733		3.0	6			0				½			½	½	½		1	6.25	2704
10	GM	Giri,A GM Giri,A 2731 1 GM Gukesh,D 2777 0 2 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ 3 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 4 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ 5 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 6 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ Ø 2751 2.5/6	2731		2.5	6			0	½	½			½	½				½		7.25	2694
11	GM	Van Foreest,J GM Van Foreest,J 2680 1 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 ½ 2 GM Caruana,F 2803 0 3 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 4 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 5 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 6 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ Ø 2732 2/6	2680		2.0	6	0			½	½	½		0	½						6.75	2607
12	GM	Warmerdam,M GM Warmerdam,M 2646 1 GM Sarana,A 2677 ½ 2 GM Keymer,V 2733 ½ 3 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 4 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 0 5 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 ½ 6 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ Ø 2709 2/6	2646		2.0	6	0	½		½		0			½					½	6.25	2584
13	GM	Erigaisi,A GM Erigaisi,A 2801 1 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 0 2 GM Giri,A 2731 ½ 3 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 4 GM Fedoseev,V 2717 0 5 GM Mendonca,L 2639 ½ 6 GM Caruana,F 2803 ½ Ø 2721 1.5/6	2801		1.5	6		0			0	0		½		½				½	3.50	2528
14	GM	Mendonca,L GM Mendonca,L 2639 1 GM Keymer,V 2733 0 2 GM Abdusattorov,N 2768 0 3 GM Harikrishna,P 2695 ½ 4 GM Praggnanandhaa,R 2741 0 5 GM Erigaisi,A 2801 ½ 6 GM Warmerdam,M 2646 ½ Ø 2731 1.5/6	2639		1.5	6	0	0				½			0			½	½		3.50	2538
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

All games

Challengers: Nguyen grabs the sole lead

In the Challengers, Thai Dai Van Nguyen has become the sole leader after emerging victorious in his game against Chinese teenager Lu Miaoyi. Erwin l'Ami, on the other hand, could not achieve more than a draw against Ediz Gürel. The game between Benjamin Bok and Frederik Svane also ended in a draw.

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.11 - King's Indian Structures

This course will enhance your understanding of the King’s Indian Defence. Perfect for anyone looking to improve their opening strategy, reduce mistakes, and develop a winning game plan.

The Lübeck player stands in a solid mid-table position with a +1 score (4½ out of 8). The game between Arthur Pijpers and Vaishali Rameshbabu also ended without a winner.

Aydin Suleymanli got the better of Faustino Oro | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Jurriaan Hoefsmit

However, a full point was scored by the 19-year-old Aydin Suleymanli against his opponent Faustino Oro, who is eight years younger. Divya Deshmuk was defeated by Kazybek Nogerbek, while Nodirbek Yakubboev won against Irina Bulmaga.

Round 8 results

	Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.		Pts.		Name	Rtg	Nt.
GM	Nguyen,T GM Nguyen,T 2668 1 IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 2 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 ½ 3 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 4 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 5 GM Gurel,E 2624 ½ 6 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ Ø 2581 4/6	2668		5	1-0	4½	WGM	Lu,M WGM Lu,M 2429 1 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 1 2 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ 3 GM Svane,F 2664 1 4 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 ½ 5 GM Bok,B 2583 0 6 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ Ø 2516 3.5/6	2429
GM	Bok,B GM Bok,B 2583 1 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 2 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 3 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 4 IM Oro,F 2447 1 5 WGM Lu,M 2429 1 6 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ Ø 2542 4/6	2583		4½	½-½	4	GM	Svane,F GM Svane,F 2664 1 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ 2 IM Oro,F 2447 1 3 WGM Lu,M 2429 0 4 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ 5 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ 6 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 ½ Ø 2523 3/6	2664
GM	Gurel,E GM Gurel,E 2624 1 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 2 GM Bok,B 2583 0 3 IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 4 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 0 5 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 6 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 0 Ø 2537 2.5/6	2624		3½	½-½	5	GM	L'Ami,E GM L'Ami,E 2614 1 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 2 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 3 GM Bok,B 2583 1 4 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 5 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 6 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ Ø 2544 4.5/6	2614
GM	Suleymanli,A GM Suleymanli,A 2623 1 GM Bok,B 2583 ½ 2 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 3 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 4 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 5 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 0 6 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 Ø 2583 3.5/6	2623		4	1-0	2½	IM	Oro,F IM Oro,F 2447 1 GM Vaishali,R 2476 0 2 GM Svane,F 2664 0 3 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 4 GM Bok,B 2583 0 5 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 6 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 Ø 2512 2.5/6	2447
IM	Pijpers,A IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 GM Nguyen,T 2668 0 2 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 3 GM Gurel,E 2624 0 4 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ 5 IM Oro,F 2447 ½ 6 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ Ø 2568 2/6	2474		2½	½-½	4	GM	Vaishali,R GM Vaishali,R 2476 1 IM Oro,F 2447 1 2 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ 3 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 0 4 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 5 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 6 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 ½ Ø 2517 3.5/6	2476
WGM	Deshmukh,D WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 0 2 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 3 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 0 4 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 5 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 6 IM Oro,F 2447 0 Ø 2606 1.5/6	2490		1½	0-1	4	GM	Nogerbek,K GM Nogerbek,K 2514 1 WGM Lu,M 2429 0 2 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 ½ 3 GM Vaishali,R 2476 1 4 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 5 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 6 GM Bok,B 2583 ½ Ø 2533 3.5/6	2514
GM	Yakubboev,N GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 2 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ 3 GM Nguyen,T 2668 0 4 GM Vaishali,R 2476 0 5 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 1 6 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ Ø 2573 3/6	2659		3	1-0	1	WGM	Bulmaga,I WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 GM Gurel,E 2624 0 2 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 3 IM Oro,F 2447 0 4 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ 5 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 0 6 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ Ø 2517 1/6	2386

Standings

Rk.		Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.	n	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	TB	Perf.
1	GM	L'Ami,E GM L'Ami,E 2614 1 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 2 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 3 GM Bok,B 2583 1 4 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 5 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 6 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ Ø 2544 4.5/6	2614		4.5	6		1	½					½				½	1	1	11.00	2737
2	GM	Bok,B GM Bok,B 2583 1 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 2 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 3 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 4 IM Oro,F 2447 1 5 WGM Lu,M 2429 1 6 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ Ø 2542 4/6	2583		4.0	6	0			1	½		½			1	1				12.00	2667
3	GM	Nguyen,T GM Nguyen,T 2668 1 IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 2 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 ½ 3 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 4 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 5 GM Gurel,E 2624 ½ 6 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ Ø 2581 4/6	2668		4.0	6	½						½		1	½		1	½		11.00	2706
4	WGM	Lu,M WGM Lu,M 2429 1 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 1 2 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ 3 GM Svane,F 2664 1 4 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 ½ 5 GM Bok,B 2583 0 6 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ Ø 2516 3.5/6	2429		3.5	6		0			1	½		1				½		½	9.75	2573
5	GM	Nogerbek,K GM Nogerbek,K 2514 1 WGM Lu,M 2429 0 2 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 ½ 3 GM Vaishali,R 2476 1 4 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 5 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 6 GM Bok,B 2583 ½ Ø 2533 3.5/6	2514		3.5	6		½		0		1		½	½					1	9.50	2590
6	GM	Vaishali,R GM Vaishali,R 2476 1 IM Oro,F 2447 1 2 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ 3 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 0 4 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 5 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ 6 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 ½ Ø 2517 3.5/6	2476		3.5	6				½	0			½	1		1			½	9.25	2574
7	GM	Suleymanli,A GM Suleymanli,A 2623 1 GM Bok,B 2583 ½ 2 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 3 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 4 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 5 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 0 6 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 Ø 2583 3.5/6	2623		3.5	6		½	½						0	1		½	1		9.00	2640
8	GM	Svane,F GM Svane,F 2664 1 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ 2 IM Oro,F 2447 1 3 WGM Lu,M 2429 0 4 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ 5 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ 6 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 ½ Ø 2523 3/6	2664		3.0	6	½			0	½	½			½		1				9.75	2523
9	GM	Yakubboev,N GM Yakubboev,N 2659 1 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 2 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 ½ 3 GM Nguyen,T 2668 0 4 GM Vaishali,R 2476 0 5 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 1 6 GM Svane,F 2664 ½ Ø 2573 3/6	2659		3.0	6			0		½	0	1	½					1		8.25	2573
10	GM	Gurel,E GM Gurel,E 2624 1 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 2 GM Bok,B 2583 0 3 IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 4 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 0 5 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 6 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 0 Ø 2537 2.5/6	2624		2.5	6		0	½				0					1	0	1	5.00	2480
11	IM	Oro,F IM Oro,F 2447 1 GM Vaishali,R 2476 0 2 GM Svane,F 2664 0 3 WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 4 GM Bok,B 2583 0 5 IM Pijpers,A 2474 ½ 6 WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 Ø 2512 2.5/6	2447		2.5	6		0				0		0				½	1	1	3.50	2455
12	IM	Pijpers,A IM Pijpers,A 2474 1 GM Nguyen,T 2668 0 2 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 ½ 3 GM Gurel,E 2624 0 4 GM L'Ami,E 2614 ½ 5 IM Oro,F 2447 ½ 6 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ Ø 2568 2/6	2474		2.0	6	½		0	½			½			0	½				7.00	2443
13	WGM	Deshmukh,D WGM Deshmukh,D 2490 1 GM Yakubboev,N 2659 0 2 GM Nguyen,T 2668 ½ 3 GM Suleymanli,A 2623 0 4 GM Gurel,E 2624 1 5 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 6 IM Oro,F 2447 0 Ø 2606 1.5/6	2490		1.5	6	0		½				0		0	1	0				4.50	2413
14	WGM	Bulmaga,I WGM Bulmaga,I 2386 1 GM Gurel,E 2624 0 2 GM L'Ami,E 2614 0 3 IM Oro,F 2447 0 4 WGM Lu,M 2429 ½ 5 GM Nogerbek,K 2514 0 6 GM Vaishali,R 2476 ½ Ø 2517 1/6	2386		1.0	6	0			½	0	½				0	0				3.50	2244
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger