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From May 22 to June 03, 2013, the fourth stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012-2013 is taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece. Twelve players are competing in a round robin tournament with time controls of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes and an increment of 30 seconds per move for each player. The Grand Prix Series consists of six tournaments to be held over two years, with 18 top players, each participating in four of the six tournaments. The winner and second placed player overall of the Grand Prix Series will qualify for the Candidates Tournament to be held in March 2014.
Round 02 – May 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | 1-0 | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | ½-½ | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | 1-0 | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | 1-0 | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | ½-½ | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | ½-½ | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Bacrot's openings haven't lived up to standard - his expressions show that he knows it.
Bacrot, Etienne - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam ½-½
A relatively boring Gruenfeld forced Bacrot to exchange more pieces than he wanted and Black obtained an easy draw. Bacrot's openings in rounds one and two have left much to be desired, and he will have to improve drastically if he wants to score full points. Maybe this is due to his last minute replacement of Radjabov?
Dominguez is in the typical meditative pose of "oh god how did my preparation go?!".
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
In one of the most questionable three move repetitions seen in recent times, Ponomariov "forced" Dominguez to accept a draw in what was already a very equal position nonetheless.
Topalov, Veselin - Kamsky, Gata ½-½
Kamsky is known to be an expert in the solid systems that involve c6/d5 and a kingside fianchetto against pretty much any version of 1. d4. This game was no exception and again White couldn't prove anything special against the setup. Kamsky equalized and never let Topalov take any sort of advantage throughout the game.was
Kamsky and Topalov had an interesting post-mortem, but they never found a real advantage for either side.
Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Just as Svidler demolished Bacrot in a miniature, today he is on the receiving end! In what can only be described as a bizarre game, probably because it was played by Morozevich, both sides had completed a fair amount of anti-development by move 14. Precisely on this move Svidler decided to launch an all-in attack against Morozevich's king, which was never in any real danger. Moro's b5 pawn took on c6, b7 and a8 and promoted to a queen after which Svidler simply resigned.
Ivanchuk joins the group as the third person not happy with his opening.
Caruana, Fabiano - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Caruana sacrificed an exchange for a pawn and an impressive knight on d5, which gave him chances for an advantage. White's light square control was accentuated move by move and Black had to give back another pawn to clear the strong knight. The endgame was far from hopeless for Ivanchuk, but it was still quite difficult. Caruana slowly advanced his pawns and Black simply didn't figure out how to stop them.
Grischuk, Alexander - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0
Black shed two pawns early in this opening to obtain good positional pressure against White's crippled pawn structure and weak king. Grischuk had the pair of bishops and seemingly dominated his opponent's position, but the pawns were simply too weak. He gave one back and started torturing Nakamura, who had little to do but sit down and defend. After Grischuk won another pawn the task became harder for Black, but maybe not impossible. His last chance might have been 70...Ra5 trying to keep the White king out of play, since once it entered the game effectively Grischuk cruised to victory.
All pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich
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Round 01 –May 22 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | ½-½ | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | 1-0 | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | ½-½ | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | ½-½ | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Svidler Peter | 2769 | 1-0 | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | 1-0 | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Round 02 – May 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | 1-0 | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | ½-½ | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | 1-0 | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | 1-0 | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | ½-½ | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | ½-½ | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Round 03 – May 24 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | - | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | - | Topalov Veselin | 2793 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | - | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Svidler Peter | 2769 | - | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | - | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 | - | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Round 04 – May 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | - | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | - | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | - | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | - | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | - | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | - | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Round 05 – May 27 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | - | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | - | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Svidler Peter | 2769 | - | Topalov Veselin | 2793 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | - | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 | - | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | - | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Round 06 – May 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | - | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | - | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | - | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | - | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | - | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | - | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Round 07 – May 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | - | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Svidler Peter | 2769 | - | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | - | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 | - | Topalov Veselin | 2793 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | - | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | - | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Round 08 – May 30 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | - | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | - | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | - | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | - | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | - | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | - | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Round 09 – June 01 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Svidler Peter | 2769 | - | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | - | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 | - | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | - | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | - | Topalov Veselin | 2793 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | - | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Round 10 – June 02 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Grischuk Alexander | 2779 | - | Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 |
Topalov Veselin | 2793 | - | Caruana Fabiano | 2774 |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 | - | Morozevich Alexander | 2760 |
Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 | - | Bacrot Etienne | 2725 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 | - | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
Svidler Peter | 2769 | - | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 |
Round 11 – June 03 2013, 12:00h | ||||
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2699 | - | Grischuk Alexander | 2779 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 | - | Svidler Peter | 2769 |
Bacrot Etienne | 2725 | - | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2755 |
Morozevich Alexander | 2760 | - | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2742 |
Caruana Fabiano | 2774 | - | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
Dominguez Perez Leinier | 2723 | - | Topalov Veselin | 2793 |
The games start at 14:00h Eastern European Summer time, 15:00h Moscow,
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