Results of round eight
| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Loek van Wely - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
| Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
| Vishy Anand - Veselin Topalov |
1-0 |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
| Teimour Radjabov - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
| Pavel Eljanov - Michael Adams |
½-½ |
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| Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Nigel Short - Ivan Cheparinov |
- |
| Michal Krasenkow - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
| Etienne Bacrot - Koneru Humpy |
½-½ |
| P. Harikrishna - Erwin L’Ami |
½-½ |
| Hou Yifan - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
½-½ |
| Daniël Stellwagen - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
| Wouter Spoelman - Sergei Movsesian |
0-1 |
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| Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Irina Krush - Pontus Carlsson |
1-0 |
| Arik Braun - Fabiano Caruana |
0-1 |
| John van der Wiel - Efstratios Grivas |
1-0 |
| Li Shilong - Dimitri Reinderman |
0-1 |
| Anna Ushenina - Dennis Ruijgrok |
1-0 |
| Friso Nijboer - Mark van der Werf |
0-1 |
| Parimarjan Negi - Peng Zhaoqin |
1-0 |
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Group A standings

Full analysis of the key games will follow tomorrow...
Group B standings

Group C standings

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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group A
| Group A: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 12th |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Loek van Wely |
½-½ |
| Teimour Radjabov - Vishy Anand |
1-0 |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Magnus Carlsen |
0-1 |
| Pavel Eljanov - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
| Michael Adams - Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
| Levon Aronian - Veselin Topalov |
1-0 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 13th |
| Loek van Wely - Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
| Veselin Topalov - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
| Boris Gelfand - Levon Aronian |
0-1 |
| Peter Leko - Michael Adams |
½-½ |
| Magnus Carlsen - Pavel Eljanov |
1-0 |
| Vishy Anand - Shak. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Teimour Radjabov |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 14th |
| Teimour Radjabov - Loek van Wely |
½-½ |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
| Pavel Eljanov - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
| Michael Adams - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
| Levon Aronian - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
| Judit Polgar - Veselin Topalov |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 15th |
| Loek van Wely - Veselin Topalov |
1-0 |
| Boris Gelfand - Judit Polgar |
0-1 |
| Peter Leko - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
| Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
| Vishy Anand - Michael Adams |
½-½ |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Pavel Eljanov |
1-0 |
| Teimour Radjabov - Shak. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
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| Wednesday, January 16th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 17th |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Loek van Wely |
1-0 |
| Pavel Eljanov - Teimour Radjabov |
0-1 |
| Michael Adams - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
| Levon Aronian - Vishy Anand |
½-½ |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
| Judit Polgar - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
| Veselin Topalov - Boris Gelfand |
1-0 |
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| Group A: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 18th |
| Loek van Wely - Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
| Peter Leko - Veselin Topalov |
0-1 |
| Magnus Carlsen - Judit Polgar |
1-0 |
| Vishy Anand - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Levon Aronian |
1-0 |
| Teimour Radjabov - Michael Adams |
½-½ |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Pavel Eljanov |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 19st |
| Pavel Eljanov - Loek van Wely |
½-½ |
| Michael Adams - Shak. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
| Levon Aronian - Teimour Radjabov |
1-0 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
| Judit Polgar - Vishy Anand |
0-1 |
| Veselin Topalov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
| Boris Gelfand - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Loek van Wely - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
| Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand |
½-½ |
| Vishy Anand - Veselin Topalov |
1-0 |
| Vladimir Kramnik - Judit Polgar |
½-½ |
| Teimour Radjabov - Vassily Ivanchuk |
½-½ |
| Shak. Mamedyarov - Levon Aronian |
½-½ |
| Pavel Eljanov - Michael Adams |
½-½ |
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| Monday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 19st |
| Pavel Eljanov - Loek van Wely |
½-½ |
| Michael Adams - Shak. Mamedyarov |
½-½ |
| Levon Aronian - Teimour Radjabov |
1-0 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Vladimir Kramnik |
½-½ |
| Judit Polgar - Vishy Anand |
0-1 |
| Veselin Topalov - Magnus Carlsen |
½-½ |
| Boris Gelfand - Peter Leko |
½-½ |
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| Group A: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 23th |
| Loek van Wely - Magnus Carlsen |
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| Vishy Anand - Peter Leko |
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| Vladimir Kramnik - Boris Gelfand |
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| Teimour Radjabov - Veselin Topalov |
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| Shak. Mamedyarov - Judit Polgar |
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| Pavel Eljanov - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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| Michael Adams - Levon Aronian |
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| Thursday, January 24th –
Free day |
| Group A: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 25th |
| Levon Aronian - Loek van Wely |
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| Vassily Ivanchuk - Michael Adams |
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| Judit Polgar - Pavel Eljanov |
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| Veselin Topalov - Shak. Mamedyarov |
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| Boris Gelfand - Teimour Radjabov |
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| Peter Leko - Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Magnus Carlsen - Vishy Anand |
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| Group A: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 26th |
| Loek van Wely - Vishy Anand |
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| Vladimir Kramnik - Magnus Carlsen |
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| Teimour Radjabov - Peter Leko |
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| Shak. Mamedyarov - Boris Gelfand |
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| Pavel Eljanov - Veselin Topalov |
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| Michael Adams - Judit Polgar |
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| Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk |
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| Group A: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 27th |
| Vassily Ivanchuk - Loek van Wely |
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| Judit Polgar - Levon Aronian |
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| Veselin Topalov - Michael Adams |
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| Boris Gelfand - Pavel Eljanov |
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| Peter Leko - Shak. Mamedyarov |
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| Magnus Carlsen - Teimour Radjabov |
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| Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group B
| Group B: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 12th |
| P. Harikrishna - Nigel Short |
½-½ |
| Hou Yifan - Etienne Bacrot |
0-1 |
| Daniël Stellwagen - Michal Krasenkow |
1-0 |
| Wouter Spoelman - Ivan Cheparinov |
0-1 |
| Sergei Movsesian - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
| Jan Smeets - Koneru Humpy |
1-0 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Erwin L’Ami |
½-½ |
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| Group B: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 13th |
| Nigel Short - Erwin L’Ami |
1-0 |
| Koneru Humpy - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
½-½ |
| Gabriel Sargissian - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
| Ivan Cheparinov - Sergei Movsesian |
½-½ |
| Michal Krasenkow - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
| Etienne Bacrot - Daniël Stellwagen |
½-½ |
| P. Harikrishna - Hou Yifan |
1-0 |
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| Group B: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 14th |
| Hou Yifan - Nigel Short |
1-0 |
| Daniël Stellwagen - P. Harikrishna |
½-½ |
| Wouter Spoelman - Etienne Bacrot |
0-1 |
| Sergei Movsesian - Michal Krasenkow |
1-0 |
| Jan Smeets - Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Gabriel Sargissian |
1-0 |
| Erwin L’Ami - Koneru Humpy |
1-0 |
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| Group B: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 15th |
| Nigel Short - Koneru Humpy |
½-½ |
| Gabriel Sargissian - Erwin L’Ami |
½-½ |
| Ivan Cheparinov - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
1-0 |
| Michal Krasenkow - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
| Etienne Bacrot - Sergei Movsesian |
½-½ |
| P. Harikrishna - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
| Hou Yifan - Daniël Stellwagen |
½-½ |
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| Wednesday, January 16th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 17th |
| Daniël Stellwagen - Nigel Short |
½-½ |
| Wouter Spoelman - Hou Yifan |
½-½ |
| Sergei Movsesian - P. Harikrishna |
½-½ |
| Jan Smeets - Etienne Bacrot |
0-1 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Michal Krasenkow |
½-½ |
| Erwin L’Ami - Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
| Koneru Humpy - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
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| Group B: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 18th |
| Nigel Short - Gabriel Sargissian |
1-0 |
| Ivan Cheparinov - Koneru Humpy |
½-½ |
| Michal Krasenkow - Erwin L’Ami |
1-0 |
| Etienne Bacrot - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
½-½ |
| P. Harikrishna - Jan Smeets |
0-1 |
| Hou Yifan - Sergei Movsesian |
0-1 |
| Daniël Stellwagen - Wouter Spoelman |
1-0 |
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| Group B: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 29st |
| Wouter Spoelman - Nigel Short |
½-½ |
| Sergei Movsesian - Daniël Stellwagen |
1-0 |
| Jan Smeets - Hou Yifan |
0-1 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi - P. Harikrishna |
½-½ |
| Erwin L’Ami - Etienne Bacrot |
½-½ |
| Koneru Humpy - Michal Krasenkow |
1-0 |
| Gabriel Sargissian - Ivan Cheparinov |
½-½ |
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| Group B: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Nigel Short - Ivan Cheparinov |
- |
| Michal Krasenkow - Gabriel Sargissian |
½-½ |
| Etienne Bacrot - Koneru Humpy |
½-½ |
| P. Harikrishna - Erwin L’Ami |
½-½ |
| Hou Yifan - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
½-½ |
| Daniël Stellwagen - Jan Smeets |
½-½ |
| Wouter Spoelman - Sergei Movsesian |
0-1 |
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| Monday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 22th |
| Sergei Movsesian - Nigel Short |
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| Jan Smeets - Wouter Spoelman |
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| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Daniël Stellwagen |
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| Erwin L’Ami - Hou Yifan |
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| Koneru Humpy - P. Harikrishna |
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| Gabriel Sargissian - Etienne Bacrot |
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| Ivan Cheparinov - Michal Krasenkow |
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| Group B: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 23th |
| Nigel Short - Michal Krasenkow |
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| Etienne Bacrot - Ivan Cheparinov |
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| P. Harikrishna - Gabriel Sargissian |
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| Hou Yifan - Koneru Humpy |
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| Daniël Stellwagen - Erwin L’Ami |
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| Wouter Spoelman - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
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| Sergei Movsesian - Jan Smeets |
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| Thursday, January 24th –
Free day |
| Group B: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 25th |
| Jan Smeets - Nigel Short |
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| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Sergei Movsesian |
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| Erwin L’Ami - Wouter Spoelman |
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| Koneru Humpy - Daniël Stellwagen |
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| Gabriel Sargissian - Hou Yifan |
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| Ivan Cheparinov - P. Harikrishna |
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| Michal Krasenkow - Etienne Bacrot |
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| Group B: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 26th |
| Nigel Short - Etienne Bacrot |
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| P. Harikrishna - Michal Krasenkow |
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| Hou Yifan - Ivan Cheparinov |
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| Daniël Stellwagen - Gabriel Sargissian |
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| Wouter Spoelman - Koneru Humpy |
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| Sergei Movsesian - Erwin L’Ami |
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| Jan Smeets - Ian Nepomniachtchi |
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| Group B: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 27th |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi - Nigel Short |
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| Erwin L’Ami - Jan Smeets |
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| Koneru Humpy - Sergei Movsesian |
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| Gabriel Sargissian - Wouter Spoelman |
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| Ivan Cheparinov - Daniël Stellwagen |
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| Michal Krasenkow - Hou Yifan |
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| Etienne Bacrot - P. Harikrishna |
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Schedule and results of Grandmaster Group C
| Group C: Round 1 - Sat. Jan. 12th |
| Li Shilong - Irina Krush |
1-0 |
| Anna Ushenina - John van der Wiel |
0-1 |
| Friso Nijboer - Arik Braun |
0-1 |
| Parimarjan Negi - Pontus Carlsson |
0-1 |
| Peng Zhaoqin - Fabiano Caruana |
0-1 |
| Mark van der Werf - Efstratios Grivas |
1-0 |
| Dennis Ruijgrok - Dimitri Reinderman |
0-1 |
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| Group C: Round 2 - Sun. Jan. 13th |
| Irina Krush - Dimitri Reinderman |
½-½ |
| Efstratios Grivas - Dennis Ruijgrok |
1-0 |
| Fabiano Caruana - Mark van der Werf |
1-0 |
| Pontus Carlsson - Peng Zhaoqin |
½-½ |
| Arik Braun - Parimarjan Negi |
1-0 |
| John van der Wiel - Friso Nijboer |
1-0 |
| Li Shilong - Anna Ushenina |
1-0 |
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| Group C: Round 3 - Mon. Jan. 14th |
| Anna Ushenina - Irina Krush |
½-½ |
| Friso Nijboer - Li Shilong |
1-0 |
| Parimarjan Negi - John van der Wiel |
1-0 |
| Peng Zhaoqin - Arik Braun |
0-1 |
| Mark van der Werf - Pontus Carlsson |
½-½ |
| Dennis Ruijgrok - Fabiano Caruana |
0-1 |
| Dimitri Reinderman - Efstratios Grivas |
½-½ |
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| Group C: Round 4 - Tues. Jan. 15th |
| Irina Krush - Efstratios Grivas |
0-1 |
| Fabiano Caruana - Dimitri Reinderman |
½-½ |
| Pontus Carlsson - Dennis Ruijgrok |
1-0 |
| Arik Braun - Mark van der Werf |
1-0 |
| John van der Wiel - Peng Zhaoqin |
½-½ |
| Li Shilong - Parimarjan Negi |
0-1 |
| Anna Ushenina - Friso Nijboer |
0-1 |
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| Wednesday, January 16th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 5 - Thurs. Jan. 17th |
| Friso Nijboer - Irina Krush |
1-0 |
| Parimarjan Negi - Anna Ushenina |
1-0 |
| Peng Zhaoqin - Li Shilong |
½-½ |
| Mark van der Werf - John van der Wiel |
½-½ |
| Dennis Ruijgrok - Arik Braun |
½-½ |
| Dimitri Reinderman - Pontus Carlsson |
1-0 |
| Efstratios Grivas - Fabiano Caruana |
½-½ |
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| Group C: Round 6 - Fri. Jan. 18th |
| Irina Krush - Fabiano Caruana |
1-0 |
| Pontus Carlsson - Efstratios Grivas |
½-½ |
| Arik Braun - Dimitri Reinderman |
½-½ |
| John van der Wiel - Dennis Ruijgrok |
½-½ |
| Li Shilong - Mark van der Werf |
0-1 |
| Anna Ushenina - Peng Zhaoqin |
1-0 |
| Friso Nijboer - Parimarjan Negi |
1-0 |
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| Group C: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 19st |
| Parimarjan Negi - Irina Krush |
1-0 |
| Peng Zhaoqin - Friso Nijboer |
½-½ |
| Mark van der Werf - Anna Ushenina |
0-1 |
| Dennis Ruijgrok - Li Shilong |
½-½ |
| Dimitri Reinderman - John van der Wiel |
½-½ |
| Efstratios Grivas - Arik Braun |
1-0 |
| Fabiano Caruana - Pontus Carlsson |
1-0 |
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| Group C: Round 8 - Sun. Jan. 20nd |
| Irina Krush - Pontus Carlsson |
1-0 |
| Arik Braun - Fabiano Caruana |
0-1 |
| John van der Wiel - Efstratios Grivas |
1-0 |
| Li Shilong - Dimitri Reinderman |
0-1 |
| Anna Ushenina - Dennis Ruijgrok |
1-0 |
| Friso Nijboer - Mark van der Werf |
0-1 |
| Parimarjan Negi - Peng Zhaoqin |
1-0 |
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| Monday, January 21st –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 9 - Tues. Jan. 22th |
| Peng Zhaoqin - Irina Krush |
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| Mark van der Werf - Parimarjan Negi |
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| Dennis Ruijgrok - Friso Nijboer |
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| Dimitri Reinderman - Anna Ushenina |
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| Efstratios Grivas - Li Shilong |
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| Fabiano Caruana - John van der Wiel |
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| Pontus Carlsson - Arik Braun |
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| Group C: Round 10 - Wed. Jan. 23th |
| Irina Krush - Arik Braun |
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| John van der Wiel - Pontus Carlsson |
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| Li Shilong - Fabiano Caruana |
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| Anna Ushenina - Efstratios Grivas |
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| Friso Nijboer - Dimitri Reinderman |
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| Parimarjan Negi - Dennis Ruijgrok |
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| Peng Zhaoqin - Mark van der Werf |
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| Thursday, January 24th –
Free day |
| Group C: Round 11 - Fri. Jan. 25th |
| Mark van der Werf - Irina Krush |
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| Dennis Ruijgrok - Peng Zhaoqin |
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| Dimitri Reinderman - Parimarjan Negi |
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| Efstratios Grivas - Friso Nijboer |
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| Fabiano Caruana - Anna Ushenina |
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| Pontus Carlsson - Li Shilong |
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| Arik Braun - John van der Wiel |
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| Group C: Round 12 - Sat. Jan. 26th |
| Irina Krush - John van der Wiel |
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| Li Shilong - Arik Braun |
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| Anna Ushenina - Pontus Carlsson |
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| Friso Nijboer - Fabiano Caruana |
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| Parimarjan Negi - Efstratios Grivas |
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| Peng Zhaoqin - Dimitri Reinderman |
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| Mark van der Werf - Dennis Ruijgrok |
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| Group C: Round 13 - Sun. Jan. 27th |
| Dennis Ruijgrok - Irina Krush |
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| Dimitri Reinderman - Mark van der Werf |
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| Efstratios Grivas - Peng Zhaoqin |
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| Fabiano Caruana - Parimarjan Negi |
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| Pontus Carlsson - Friso Nijboer |
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| Arik Braun - Anna Ushenina |
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| John van der Wiel - Li Shilong |
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