Vugar Gashimov Memorial - Blitz: Live

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9/28/2024 – Eight top players start in the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Azerbaijan to play blitz and rapid against each other. After the rapid tournament Ian Nepomniachtchi is in the lead and he will try to defend this lead in the blitz tournament today. It's a double round blitz 3+2 and all 14 rounds will be played today. The action starts at 15:00 local time (13:00 CEST, 5:00 ET). Follow the games live. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed (ChessBase India)
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The tournament is a combined rapid and blitz tournament. On the first two days a rapid chess tournament will be played (15+10), followed by a blitz tournament (3+2) on the third and final day. The rapid chess tournament is a round robin, the blitz tournament a double round robin. A win in the rapid tournament counts 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points while the results of the blitz tournament are counted as normal. The overall winner will be determined by the results of both tournaments.

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Standings after 3 rounds

Rk. Name Elo Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts.
1 GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2752 FID * 1 1 ½ 2,5
2 GM Rapport, Richard 2704 HUN * ½ 1 1 2,5
3 GM Artemiev, Vladislav 2740 FID 0 * ½ 1 1,5
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2723 UZB 0 * ½ 1 1,5
5 GM Suleymanli, Aydin 2565 AZE ½ ½ ½ * 1,5
6 GM Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr. 2543 IND 0 0 * 1 1
7 GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2683 AZE ½ 0 * ½ 1
8 GM Mamedov, Rauf 2617 AZE 0 0 ½ * 0,5

(In the overall tournament standings, points gained in the rapid tournament count double - 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.)

Games - Rounds 1 to 3

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1.c4 5 c6 21 2.Nf3 5 d5 1 3.e3 2 Nf6 5 4.Nc3 3 Bf5 8 5.Qb3 1:37 Qb6 10 6.cxd5 2:17 Qxb3 53 7.axb3 2 Nxd5 2 8.Nd4 15 Nb4 1:31 9.Kd1 4:55 Bg6 22 10.e4 54 Nd7 46 11.Nc2 9 e5 23 12.f3 15 f6 1:02 13.Nxb4 40 Bxb4 1 14.Kc2 1 Ke7 1:04 15.Ne2 46 Nc5 4:37 16.d4 19 Ne6 3 17.dxe5 7 fxe5 1 18.Be3 5 Rhd8 9 19.Nc1 1:05 Bc5 1:13 20.Bxc5+ 16 Nxc5 1 21.b4 36 Ne6 5 22.Nd3 1:21 Kf6 1 23.Nc5 1:08 Nd4+ 16 24.Kc3 1 b6 1 25.Nb3 46 Nb5+ 26 26.Kc2 6 Bf7 2 27.Bxb5 41 cxb5 2 28.Ra3 2 Rac8+ 1:52 29.Kb1 1 Bxb3 12 30.Rxb3 1 Rd2 1 31.g3 1 Rcc2 8 32.h4 3 h5! 48 33.g4 13 33.Rg1 33...hxg4 20 34.fxg4 1 Rc4 1 35.Rf1+ 23 Ke6 6 36.Rf5 9 36.Re1 36...Rxe4 28 37.Rg5 1 Kf7 1:27 37...Rd1+!-+ 38.Ka2 Rdd4 38.h5 7 Rf2 25 39.Rg6 42 Rf6 14 40.Rg5 27 Rf2 6 41.Rg6! 2 Rf6 2 42.Rg5 1 Rff4 17 Better is 42...Rf1+ 43.Ka2 Rff4 43.Ra3! 1 Rxg4 9 43...Rxb4 44.Rxa7+ Ke6 45.Rg6+ 45.Raxg7 Rf2 45...Kd5 46.Rd7+ 46.Rxb6 Rf1+ 47.Kc2 Rf2+ 48.Kc1 Rxg4 46.Rgxg7 Rf1+ 47.Ka2 Rf2 46...Ke4 47.Rc7= 47.Rxb6 Rf2 43...a5! 44.bxa5 b4 44...Rxg4? 45.Rxg4 Re1+ 46.Ka2+- 44.Rxa7+= 9 Kf6 1 45.Rxg4 5 Rxg4 1 46.Rb7 4 Rxb4 1:21 47.Rxb6+ 1 Kf5 2 48.Kc2 14 48.Rb7= is superior. 48...Rh4 27 49.Rxb5 35 Rxh5 2 50.Rb8 1
50...g5 12 50...Kf4! Threatens to win with ...e4. 51.b4 Rf5 51.b4= 22 g4 33 52.Rf8+? 17       52.b5= 52...Ke4-+ 5 53.Rg8 1 Kf3 4 54.Rf8+ 39 Kg2 5 55.Kd3 19
55...e4+ 30 55...g3!       56.Rf7 56.b5 Kh1 56...Rh4 57.Rf5 Kh2 57...Rxb4 58.Rxe5 Kf3 59.Kc3-+ 58.Rxe5 g2 58...Rxb4? 59.Rh5+ Kg1 60.Rh7-+ 59.Re4 Rxe4 59...g1R? loses. 60.Rxh4+ Kg3 61.Rd4+- 60.Kxe4 g1Q 60...g1B 61.b5= 61.Kf5 Qb1+ 62.Kf6 Qxb4 63.Ke6 Qd4 64.Kf7 Qd6 65.Ke8 Kh3 66.Kf7 Kg4 67.Kg8 Kf5 68.Kg7 Qe7+ 69.Kg8 Kg6 70.Kh8 Qh7# 56.Ke3-+ 11 g3 15 57.Rg8 25 Kh2? 28 57...Rf5-+ 58.Rg7 Rf3+ 59.Kxe4 Rb3 58.Kxe4= 2 g2 3 58...Rb5!? 59.Kf3 Rf5+ 60.Ke4 Rf2= 59.Kd4 6 Kh3 8 60.Rxg2 25 Kxg2 1 61.Kc4 0 Kf3 7 62.b5 1 Ke4 4 63.b6 1 Rh1 36 64.Kc5 1 Ke5 8 65.b7 2 Rb1 5 66.Kc6 1 Ke6 5 67.Kc7 1 Rxb7+ 7 68.Kxb7 1 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nepomniachtchi,I2755Mamedyarov,S2733½–½2024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20241.1
Artemiev,V2701Suleymanli,A2632½–½2024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20241.2
Abdusattorov,N2766Aravindh,C26981–02024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20241.3
Rapport,R2715Mamedov,R26371–02024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20241.4
Mamedyarov,S2733Mamedov,R2637½–½2024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20242.1
Aravindh,C2698Rapport,R27150–12024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20242.2
Suleymanli,A2632Abdusattorov,N2766½–½2024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20242.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2755Artemiev,V27011–02024C85Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20242.4
Artemiev,V2701Mamedyarov,S27331–02024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20243.1
Abdusattorov,N2766Nepomniachtchi,I27550–12024D05Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20243.2
Rapport,R2715Suleymanli,A2632½–½2024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20243.3
Mamedov,R2637Aravindh,C26980–12024Vugar Gashimov Memorial Rapid 20243.4

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