World Blitz - Day 1: Karjakin and Cramling grab lead

by Alex Yermolinsky
12/30/2017 – The second stage is underway in Riyadh. 138 players are contesting the World Blitz Championship title in a 21-round Swiss, played over two days. At stake is a quarter-million first prize and the title of World Blitz Champion. After 11 rounds of wild action, defending champion, Sergey Karjakin has taken the lead, while the women's section, veteran Pia Cramling stormed to a commanding lead. Report and analysis by Alex Yermolinsky. | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich
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Check, check, who wins?

As usual, all eyes are on Magnus Carlsen, the owner of a stratospheric 2986 blitz rating, a full 100 points ahead of his competition. For many the question is not even if Magnus can win the tournament, but whether he can get to a 3000 rating in the process.

Eleven rounds in, and it looks anything but. Carlsen struggled mightily, mainly with blunders, and he should have considered himself lucky to get to 7 / 10 before the concluding round of today's session. See for yourself.

All smiles before the first round game | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

It was topy-turvy to say the least, right from the word go. Magnus' game with Inarkiev had the strangest finish you will see in professional chess. And you'd never know it just by looking at the game in isolation.

In the final position, with both sides having seconds on the clock, Inarkiev was in check, but he didn't see it and instead played Ne3+ — an illegal move — checking Carlsen's king! Somehow Magnus himself didn't register that this move was illegal, even though he had just put his opponent in check on the prior move. He should have stopped the clock and claimed the illegal move. But he played Kd3. Suddenly, Inarkiev realized what happened, and stopped the clock himself to summon the arbiter, claiming a win by virtue of Magnus' making an illegal move! And after a brief discussion at the board, the arbiter ruled the game a black win!

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Starting from 24.f3... | Source: Chess Cast

Inarkiev was interviewed shortly after the game, when the point was still his, and seemed sincere, if surprised by his incredibly good fortune — he notes that in the position on the board he is basically lost.

Ernesto Inarkiev speaking with Anastasia Karlovich | Source: ChessCast 

However, after the game, a discussion took place between rounds, and it emerged that the arbiter's ruling was wrong. The chief arbiter, Takis Nikolopoulos, ruled that the game should continue from the illegal position. But Inarkiev could not believe it. The conversation between Nikolopoulos and Inarkiev was captured by an NRK video crew and subsequently shared on social media by Tarjei Svensen. It's surreal:

EI: I stopped the clock in the moment he made illegal move

TN: Yes, you have the right to stop the clock. But the move he made is not illegal!

EI: But you talk about arbiter, It's not arbiter I stopped the clock and claimed illegal move.

TN: But it's not illegal move.

EI: You say Kd3 is illegal move in this position.

TN: Your king is illegal move.

EI: You said Kd3 is illegal move.

TN: Kd3 is not illegal move. You are saying this. It’s legal. By going there, it created an illegal position. Now it’s your turn to play, you can correct the illegal position by moving your king. Or if you don’t move your king, then the illegal position remains and we declare a draw. This is the case. (Inarkiev reads rule book)

EI: Yes, okay. I will make an appeal. Because here it writes arbiter observes. But I stopped the clock and said it’s illegal move. Because I think when my king is under attack he can not make Kd3.

TN: He can make!

EI: This is not illegal move! You said Kd3 is illegal move.

TN: He made a move. The previously illegal move stands. He didn’t claim for illegal move.

EI: But I claimed.

TN: Claim for what? Your illegal move?

EI: No, claim for his illegal move!

TN: The move he played was legal!

EI: Not legal!

TN: Yes!

EI: You said in that position Kd3 is possible move.

TN: Yes!

EI: No, it’s not posisble.

TN: Yes, it is. It produces an illegal position, this is the difference.

EI: Yes, but the move is illegal.

TN: The move is not illegal! The move is not illegal! This is the point.

EI: (inaudible)

TN: Okay, you continue the game or not?

EI: No, I want to make an appeal for this game. I am not continuing.

TN: Okay.

And so the result was completely reversed. Carlsen was awarded the point! Remarkable!

Magnus Carlsen

 At this point, all one can do is shrug | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

Inarkiev appealed the ruling, and later in the day, IM Malcolm Pein, a member of the appeals committee, described Inarkiev's appeal, and the decision of the committee. He amusingly noted at the outset that, "the appeals committee is traditionally a bit of a joke. Whoever is invited is just meant to be sitting down and not doing very much." But this time they actually had a serious case to deal with.

IM Malcolm Pein on the Inarkiev appeal | Source: Chess Cast

Such an incident would be tough to shake, and in fact Carlsen lost his very next game against Sanan Sjugirov. Inarkiev finished the day on 5 / 10. Replay Carlsen's key games: 

Carlsen's day at the office

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1.e4 c5 2.a3!? Magnus can play anything. Nc6?! Funny, but this may be inaccurate already. 2...e5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 is comfortable for White. Possibly 2...Nf6 is the reply to look for. 3.b4 Now the gambit! cxb4 4.axb4 Nxb4 5.d4 d5 6.c3 Nc6 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Na3 White scores very well in this line. Bf5 9.Nb5 Rc8 10.Nxa7 Nxa7 11.Rxa7 e5 12.Nf3 exd4
13.Nxd4?! Uncharacteristically Magnus missed the best move 13.Qxd4! I thought he liked to trade queens. One sample: Qxd4 14.Nxd4 Bd7 15.Rxb7 Nf6 16.Bb5 Bxb5 17.Nxb5 Bc5 18.Nc7+ Kd7 19.Na6+ Ke6 20.Nxc5+ Rxc5 21.0-0 White's looking mighty good here. 13...Bd7 14.Nb5 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 This is uncomfortable in the queenless middlegame. Bc6? Whatever happened to good old development? 15...Bc5 16.Rxb7 Nf6 and Black is looking to take over the game. 16.Bd3 Bc5 17.Re1+ Ne7 18.Ba3! Bxa3 19.Rxa3 Rd8 Perhaps, 19...Kf8 20.Kc2 g6 was worth trying. 20.Nd4 Kd7? Not the right place for the king. 21.Ra7 Rhe8 22.Kc2 Kc7 23.Rb1 Rb8 24.f3 and now a big blunder Nd5?? 25.Nxc6 Kxc6 26.Bb5+ Kb6 27.Rxb7+ and then the chaos ensued. 1–0
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Sjugirov,S2650Carlsen Magnus28371–02017A06FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20172
Carlsen,M2837Akobian,V26471–02017A45FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20175
Bortnyk,O2610Carlsen,M2837½–½2017B00FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20176
Anand,V2782Carlsen,M2837½–½2017B00FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20178
Melkumyan,H2633Carlsen,M28370–12017D10FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 201710

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Following the action on giant video screens, the action was easy to follow, even if understanding the action might be less so | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

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To make matters even worse, Magnus lost in Round 11 to Yu Yangyi in the manner that is becoming alarmingly common. Once again, a random opening, this time the Vienna Game, led him to a decent middlegame position. Then things went wrong, terribly wrong.

Right Move, Wrong Idea (Magnus Carlsen 0-1 Yu Yangyi)
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1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Ba5 6.c3 Nge7 7.d4 0-0 8.Nxf4 d5 9.Bd3 dxe4 10.Bxe4 Bf5 11.Bxf5 Nxf5 12.0-0 Bb6 13.Qd3 Nce7 14.g4 Nd6
15.Ng5? Actually, Carlsen's 14.g4 was quite strong, but he played it with the wrong idea in mind. Instead pf playing for mate he could have won a piece by using a typical trick: 15.c4 Qc8 16.h3 c5 17.b4! leading to a technical task after cxb4 18.c5 Bxc5 19.dxc5 Qxc5+ 20.Be3 15...Ng6 16.Nxg6 fxg6 17.Bd2? It's hard to explain this either. What kept Magnus from trading rooks first to deny the black queen her best square d7? 17.Rxf8+ Qxf8 18.c4 Nf7 19.c5 Ba5 20.Qc4 h6 21.Nf3 keeps White's advantage. 17...Qd7 18.h3 c5 Black is already out of danger. 19.dxc5 Bxc5+ 20.Kh2 Qc6 21.Ne6 Rxf1 22.Rxf1 Ne4 23.Nxc5 Nxd2 24.Qxd2 Qxc5 There are no realistic chances for White to win, not with his king open like this. 25.Qf4 25.Qd4= 25...h6 26.Qe4 Qb6 27.Qe2 Rd8 28.Kg2 Kh7 29.Rf3 Qc6 30.Kg1 Rd6 31.a3 a5 32.Re3 a4 33.Re4 b5 Only Black has improved his position in the past 10 moves or so. 34.Rd4?! 34.Re3 Qd7 35.Qf2 and stay put. 34...Re6 35.Qf2?? A decisive blunder. 35.Qd2 Qe8 36.Kf2 would have kept Black from getting through. 35...Qe8! Nothing helps White now, he's already lost. 36.Kf1 Re3 37.Rd8 Qe4 38.Qg2 Re1+ 0–1
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At the intermission Carlsen stands two points behind the leader, and faces a mountain to climb.

Enjoying some rest time between games: Ian Nepomniachtchi, Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and her husband Pavel Tregubov | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

The heroes of the Rapid Championship, Anand and Fedoseev, experienced a somewhat expected letdown. On the contrary, those who didn't do too well in the past three days seem poised to make their statement now.

Vladimir Fedoseev's first day in the Blitz was lukewarm | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was the man who kept pace with Carlsen at the rapid and blitz events of the Grand Chess Tour last summer, and he showed his chops today, succeeding in both attack and endgame play.

MVL: Master of attack and endgame

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 Look at the technique here. 46...f2+ 47.Ke2 47.Kd4 Rf3 48.e5 Kc7 49.Ke4 Rf8-+ 47...Rb3 48.Rxf2 Rxb4 49.Ke3 Rb3+! 50.Kd4 50.Kf4 would not have helped a whole lot. b4 51.e5 Rb1! 52.e6 52.Re2 Kc7 53.e6 Kd8 52...Re1 53.Kf5 c5 50...Kb6! 51.e5 Rb4+ 52.Kd3 Kc5 The black king is out, and it spells the end. 53.Re2 Rd4+ 54.Kc2 Rd7 55.Rf2 Re7 56.Rf5 Kd4 57.Rf6 c5 58.e6 Ke5 59.Rh6 Rxe6 60.Rxh7 Kd4 61.h5 Re2+ 62.Kb3 Re3+ 63.Kc2 Rh3 64.h6 Kc4 65.Kd2 b4 66.Ke2 Kb3 67.Rc7 Rxh6 68.Rxc5 Rd6 0–1
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Li,C2732Vachier-Lagrave,M27890–12017D71FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20173
Vachier-Lagrave,M2789Kravtsiv,M26721–02017C84FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 20174

One of the surprise early runs came from none other than 15-year-old Andrey Esipenko, author of the queen sac against Karjakin that has been making waves in the chess world. After eight rounds he was actually tied for first (with four others), after beating Ivanchuk and then Grischuk. His nemesis in round nine was …. Sergey Karjakin, who exacted his revenge for his Rapid loss. He then drew against Harikrishna and then lost to Le Quang Liem, and is now 14th with 7.0/11. Another name to watch for.

The purpose of this DVD is to explain the viewer all main methods of defence: exchanging pieces, creating a fortress, eliminating dangerous enemy pieces, escaping the danger zone with the king, improving the position of the pieces.

The only guy who bested MVL today was the defending World Blitz Champion Sergey Karjakin. He wasn't able to completely avoid blunders, which is next to impossible, but overall Sergey was very consistent. It's interesting how much better Karjakin looks in blitz as opposed to Rapid. In live rating lists he's now #2 in Blitz and #39 in Rapid. Go figure.

Karjakin: Defending champion

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1.b3 It turns out Sergey can take a page out of Jobava's opening book. e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Na3 e4 Black's best chance to equalize is represented by a strange looking 5...Na5 6.Nc4 Be7 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.Ne2 Baadur has had a lot of success with this position. 0-0 9.0-0 c5 10.Ng3 Re8?! White's next had to prevented by 10...Bg4!? Jobava-Giri, 2012,l the only game Baadur lost in this variation. 11.f3! exf3 12.Qxf3 Rf8 13.e4 Bg4 14.Qf2 Be6 15.d3 The structrure is similar to Anti-Berlin variations of the Ruy Lopez, but White's way ahead of the schedule here. Ng4 16.Qf3 b5 16...Bf6 17.e5 Bh4 18.Ne4 b6 19.h3 Nh6 20.Qh5± 17.Na5 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.a4 a6 20.Qe3 Nd7 21.Nc6 Qh4 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.Rxf5 Rae8
White seemed to be on the roll, until... 24.Rd5?? 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ra7± 24...Qg4?? 24...Qf6 would have turned the tables. 25.Qg3 Back to the grind. Qe6 26.Qxc7 Nf6 27.Rxc5 Kh8 28.Nd4 Qg4 29.Nf3 Rc8 30.Qd6 Rxc5 31.Qxf8+ 1–0
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Karjakin,S2760Andriasian,Z25851–02017B09FIDE World Blitz-ch Men 201711

The biggest story of the day did not come out of the open section. The Women's tournament saw veteran Pia Cramling posting an unbelievable score of 9½ / 11 to lead the field by a full point. Amazingly, Pia started off with a loss to Gunina, so it's a 9½ / 10 streak. Wow.

With peerless passion and fighting spirit, Pia Cramling bounced back from a first round loss | Photo: Anastasia Karlovich

The Amazing Pia Cramling

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 Cramling doesn't care for modern fashion, she plays what she knows best - always a sound strategy in blitz, 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd3 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qa5 12.Bc4 Qh5 This odd move has been given some attention in recent practice. 13.Bg3 Rd8 14.Kb1 14.Rhe1 Bd7 15.f5 appears to be a critical continuation. 14...Bd7
15.e5? This is connected to an oversight that will be highlighted in the next note. dxe5 16.fxe5 Bc6 17.Qf4 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Nd5 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 Black is already doing well, thanks to her Qh5 that keeps an eye on d1, thus delying White a possibility of Nxd5. 20.Qf1 Bc6 21.a3 a6 22.Rd2 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.Bf4 Qf5 25.Qd1 Bc7 26.Qd4 Bxg2 27.Bg3 Bc6 28.b4 g5 29.a4 Kg7 30.Kb2 Qf1 31.Qc5 Bd8 32.b5 axb5 33.axb5 Bh1 34.Qd4
Black is doing great, no doubt, but Pia finds the right path, which would stay hidden for less experienced players. 34...Ba5! A decision on the level of chess understanding of World Rapid Champion Vishy Anand, who showcased similar ideas in his games against Leko and Grischuk in Riyadh. 35.Qa4 Bxc3+ 36.Kxc3 Bd5 What clarity of chess vision! Black traded away her bishop pair advantage to remove the white king's most faithful defender. The situation is stable now, and Pia can easily make further threats. 37.Kb2 Qc4! It's essentual to correctly judge possibly simplifications. 38.Qa5 38.Qxc4 Bxc4 39.b6 Kg6 40.Kc3 Bd5 41.Kd4 Kf5 No trace of counterplay for White and she's helpless against h5-h4. 38...Be4 39.c3 Bd3 40.b6 Be4 41.Qa7 Bd5 42.Kc2 Checks would run out quickly in case of 42.Qa3 h5 43.Qe7 Qb3+ 44.Kc1 Qxc3+ 45.Kb1 Be4+ 46.Ka2 Qc1 47.Qf6+ Kg8 48.Qd8+ Kh7 42...Be4+ 43.Kb2 Qb5+ 44.Ka3 Bd5 45.Qa4 Qxb6 46.h4 Qe3 47.hxg5 Qxc3+ 0–1
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Cramling,P2450Bodnaruk,A24281–02017E92World Blitz Women 201710.1

Ten rounds will be played tomorrow to bring to a close a very eventful year of chess.

Open standings after 11 rounds

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Karjakin Sergey 9,0 0,0
2 Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 8,5 0,0
3 Svidler Peter 8,0 0,0
4 Wang Hao 8,0 0,0
5 Ding Liren 8,0 0,0
6 Yu Yangyi 8,0 0,0
7 Le Quang Liem 8,0 0,0
8 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 8,0 0,0
9 Kravtsiv Martyn 7,5 0,0
10 Andriasian Zaven 7,5 0,0
11 Nepomniachtchi Ian 7,5 0,0
12 Salem A.R. Saleh 7,5 0,0
13 Grischuk Alexander 7,5 0,0
14 Esipenko Andrey 7,0 0,0
15 Amonatov Farrukh 7,0 0,0
16 Kryvoruchko Yuriy 7,0 0,0
17 Dreev Aleksey 7,0 0,0
18 Rapport Richard 7,0 0,0
19 Amin Bassem 7,0 0,0
20 Carlsen Magnus 7,0 0,0

Women's standings after 11 rounds

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Cramling Pia 9,5 0,0
2 Dzagnidze Nana 8,5 1,0
3 Gunina Valentina 8,5 0,0
4 Lagno Kateryna 8,0 0,0
5 Buksa Nataliya 8,0 0,0
6 Mammadzada Gunay 7,5 0,0
7 Tan Zhongyi 7,5 0,0
8 Lei Tingjie 7,5 0,0
9 Gaponenko Inna 7,5 0,0
10 Michna Marta 7,0 0,0
11 Bodnaruk Anastasia 7,0 0,0
12 Charochkina Daria 7,0 0,0
13 Kosteniuk Alexandra 7,0 0,0
14 Abdumalik Zhansaya 7,0 0,0
15 Krush Irina 7,0 0,0
16 Paehtz Elisabeth 7,0 0,0
17 Ushenina Anna 7,0 0,0
18 Socko Monika 7,0 0,0
19 Zhukova Natalia 7,0 0,0
20 Nechaeva Marina 7,0 0,0

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Gavriel,A1840Shilon Rahav,E21899.11767142
Orian,N2184Tashkinova,S20889.11767170
Milikow,E2390Menahem,A21709.21767172
Khairova,E1844Zakin,I22549.21767143
Weber,Y2159Sapir,O17469.31767145
Goren,Y1722Hanein,A20279.41767147
Injac,T2454Maltsevskaya,A237611.11774320
Ushenina,A2428Tsolakidou,S244511.31774322
Kulon,K2401Javakhishvili,L242911.41774323
Daulyte-Cornette,D2389Mkrtchian,L238811.51774324
Milliet,S2371Toncheva,N232911.101774329
Jakobs,Y1850Belkovsky,G20679.31767131
Narva,M2380Bulmaga,I236211.21774321
Zhukova,N2306Danielian,E239811.81774327
Medovoy,Y2129Meirovich,I22339.41767175
Pevzner,M2167Vagman,R24379.51767177
Batsiashvili,N2473Brunello,M233011.61774325
Sason,N2075Triger,E19789.11767129
Afek,I2057Birka,E21399.11767158
Shemer,O1706Shimony,O16699.11767121
Bercovici,Y2049Kirsch,Y19579.21767159
Hochman,G1908Cohen,I18799.21767130
Manyevich,R1981Andreev,R20079.41767163
Grechin,Y1693Chalopoviz,I16339.41767133
Elesh Tripathi1758Prashanth J Naik19794.21770601
Khotenashvili,B2418Zawadzka,J232611.71774326
Urh,Z2244Vega Gutierrez,S238011.91774328
Calzetta Ruiz,M2230Fataliyeva,U238711.151774334
Yao,L2294Guichard,P235511.181774339
Savina,A2331Karacsonyi,K219811.201774341
Antolak,J2314Krasteva,B225711.211774349
Wagner,D2440Gaboyan,S220011.221774350
Radeva,V2297Dicen,E212911.251774356
Velikic,A2214Sieber,F227611.261774357
Schneider,J2251Nadzamova,V212211.271774358
Heinemann,J2297Pavlidou,E216011.311774362
Berke,A2119Lehaci,M221211.361774371
Zagorac,L2106Prado Acebo,I219911.401774379
Cornileau,J2130Shuqja,K204911.481774399
Alexandri,V1927Mihaljevic,E203911.541774409
Hornfeld,A1708Bloom,Y14789.31767123
Nayak,B1979Mysha Perwez17664.11770600
Afreed T Khan1921Sharma Sai17574.41770603
Arush A1876Raveesh Kote17554.51770605
Malla,N1860Bhosale Saarth17544.61770606
Rishen Jilowa1751Samaksh Ashok18584.71770607
Narahari Geethika Hasini1856Karthick Sai P17544.81770608
Aditya Dileepraj1746Aaditya Ranjan Sahu18504.91770609
Stanley Blessing J V1847Suryapranjal Indrajeet S P17524.101770611
Kiolbasa,O2360Mamedjarova,T220611.111774330
Mammadova,G2342Kirtadze,A218011.121774331
Arabidze,M2447Doluhanova,E228711.131774332
Beydullayeva,G2400Mkrtchyan,M228211.141774333
Socko,M2369Ter-Avetisjana,A210011.161774336
Roebers,E2367Avramidou,A227511.171774337
Khachatryan,A2091Sliwicka,A234211.191774340
Atalik,E2375Khurtsilava,I221411.231774351
Unuk,L2301Rodshtein,T217111.241774353
Abdinova,N2165Rudzinska,M222311.281774359
Dwilewicz,K2203Gaponenko,I234911.291774360
Mgeladze,K2200Kochavi,D230111.301774361
Allahverdiyeva,A2266Chelushkina,I213411.321774363
Zaksaite,S2137Wikar,M223911.331774365
Gevorgyan,M2234Donghvani,N202511.341774366
Sandu,M2230Vidic,T210011.351774368
Koridze,L2115Zimina,O229311.371774373
Smietanska,W2254Deak-Sala,E211211.381774374
Jarocka,L2231Paasikangas,J210611.391774376
Hapala,E2092Schloffer,J218811.411774391
Sivanandan,B2073Terbe,Z217911.421774392
Grapsa,G2065Bochnickova,S216711.431774394
Krkyasharyan,S1989Yildiz,E216011.441774395
Tirpan,C1996Eric,J214711.451774396
Piddubna,B2145Tsetskhladze,M210511.461774397
Ciolacu,A2136Rida,R206511.471774398
Huseynova,L2065Caku,K203611.491774400
Golsta,R1943Heinatz,G211111.501774401
Acarbay,A2052Karadas,H193111.511774402
Bochnickova,A2051Nenova,A190311.521774406
Golsta,M1979Korenova,M204511.531774407
Subramanian,A2026Nahapetyan,A188711.551774410
Kalyva,K1885Bhatia,K201211.561774411
Hariharan,S2024Silva,A189311.571774413
Chasouraki,C1843Valkova,A200111.581774414
Recica,J1716Alexandri,D199511.591774416
Zvereva,M2033Lamprianou,M149811.601774417
Mitraka,C1820Kiousi,P199811.611774424
Kosma,M1826Bania,E180911.621774425
Revelioti,E1470Harutyunyan,G179311.631774427
Saraci,N1692Lamprianou,D-11.641774428
Korinioti,M1667Kaka,R150911.651774429
Nakamura,H2804Keymer,V27182.11777940
Caruana,F2776Carlsen,M28372.11777941
Abdusattorov,N2773Vachier-Lagrave,M27222.11777943
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Erigaisi Arjun27822.11777942
Rapport,R2722Praggnanandhaa R27582.11777945
Kaustuv,K2407Majumder Shrayan21112.151760314
Nimmy,A2034Pantsulaia,L25321.51709194
Badrinath,S2033Neelash Saha24601.91709198
Abrahamyan,T2310Lee,A23863.21279479
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Gavriel,A1840Shilon Rahav,E21899.11767142
Orian,N2184Tashkinova,S20889.11767170
Milikow,E2390Menahem,A21709.21767172
Khairova,E1844Zakin,I22549.21767143
Weber,Y2159Sapir,O17469.31767145
Goren,Y1722Hanein,A20279.41767147
Injac,T2454Maltsevskaya,A237611.11774320
Ushenina,A2428Tsolakidou,S244511.31774322
Kulon,K2401Javakhishvili,L242911.41774323
Daulyte-Cornette,D2389Mkrtchian,L238811.51774324
Milliet,S2371Toncheva,N232911.101774329
Jakobs,Y1850Belkovsky,G20679.31767131
Narva,M2380Bulmaga,I236211.21774321
Zhukova,N2306Danielian,E239811.81774327
Medovoy,Y2129Meirovich,I22339.41767175
Pevzner,M2167Vagman,R24379.51767177
Batsiashvili,N2473Brunello,M233011.61774325
Sason,N2075Triger,E19789.11767129
Afek,I2057Birka,E21399.11767158
Shemer,O1706Shimony,O16699.11767121
Bercovici,Y2049Kirsch,Y19579.21767159
Hochman,G1908Cohen,I18799.21767130
Manyevich,R1981Andreev,R20079.41767163
Grechin,Y1693Chalopoviz,I16339.41767133
Elesh Tripathi1758Prashanth J Naik19794.21770601
Khotenashvili,B2418Zawadzka,J232611.71774326
Urh,Z2244Vega Gutierrez,S238011.91774328
Calzetta Ruiz,M2230Fataliyeva,U238711.151774334
Yao,L2294Guichard,P235511.181774339
Savina,A2331Karacsonyi,K219811.201774341
Antolak,J2314Krasteva,B225711.211774349
Wagner,D2440Gaboyan,S220011.221774350
Radeva,V2297Dicen,E212911.251774356
Velikic,A2214Sieber,F227611.261774357
Schneider,J2251Nadzamova,V212211.271774358
Heinemann,J2297Pavlidou,E216011.311774362
Berke,A2119Lehaci,M221211.361774371
Zagorac,L2106Prado Acebo,I219911.401774379
Cornileau,J2130Shuqja,K204911.481774399
Alexandri,V1927Mihaljevic,E203911.541774409
Hornfeld,A1708Bloom,Y14789.31767123
Nayak,B1979Mysha Perwez17664.11770600
Afreed T Khan1921Sharma Sai17574.41770603
Arush A1876Raveesh Kote17554.51770605
Malla,N1860Bhosale Saarth17544.61770606
Rishen Jilowa1751Samaksh Ashok18584.71770607
Narahari Geethika Hasini1856Karthick Sai P17544.81770608
Aditya Dileepraj1746Aaditya Ranjan Sahu18504.91770609
Stanley Blessing J V1847Suryapranjal Indrajeet S P17524.101770611
Kiolbasa,O2360Mamedjarova,T220611.111774330
Mammadova,G2342Kirtadze,A218011.121774331
Arabidze,M2447Doluhanova,E228711.131774332
Beydullayeva,G2400Mkrtchyan,M228211.141774333
Socko,M2369Ter-Avetisjana,A210011.161774336
Roebers,E2367Avramidou,A227511.171774337
Khachatryan,A2091Sliwicka,A234211.191774340
Atalik,E2375Khurtsilava,I221411.231774351
Unuk,L2301Rodshtein,T217111.241774353
Abdinova,N2165Rudzinska,M222311.281774359
Dwilewicz,K2203Gaponenko,I234911.291774360
Mgeladze,K2200Kochavi,D230111.301774361
Allahverdiyeva,A2266Chelushkina,I213411.321774363
Zaksaite,S2137Wikar,M223911.331774365
Gevorgyan,M2234Donghvani,N202511.341774366
Sandu,M2230Vidic,T210011.351774368
Koridze,L2115Zimina,O229311.371774373
Smietanska,W2254Deak-Sala,E211211.381774374
Jarocka,L2231Paasikangas,J210611.391774376
Hapala,E2092Schloffer,J218811.411774391
Sivanandan,B2073Terbe,Z217911.421774392
Grapsa,G2065Bochnickova,S216711.431774394
Krkyasharyan,S1989Yildiz,E216011.441774395
Tirpan,C1996Eric,J214711.451774396
Piddubna,B2145Tsetskhladze,M210511.461774397
Ciolacu,A2136Rida,R206511.471774398
Huseynova,L2065Caku,K203611.491774400
Golsta,R1943Heinatz,G211111.501774401
Acarbay,A2052Karadas,H193111.511774402
Bochnickova,A2051Nenova,A190311.521774406
Golsta,M1979Korenova,M204511.531774407
Subramanian,A2026Nahapetyan,A188711.551774410
Kalyva,K1885Bhatia,K201211.561774411
Hariharan,S2024Silva,A189311.571774413
Chasouraki,C1843Valkova,A200111.581774414
Recica,J1716Alexandri,D199511.591774416
Zvereva,M2033Lamprianou,M149811.601774417
Mitraka,C1820Kiousi,P199811.611774424
Kosma,M1826Bania,E180911.621774425
Revelioti,E1470Harutyunyan,G179311.631774427
Saraci,N1692Lamprianou,D-11.641774428
Korinioti,M1667Kaka,R150911.651774429
Nakamura,H2804Keymer,V27182.11777940
Caruana,F2776Carlsen,M28372.11777941
Abdusattorov,N2773Vachier-Lagrave,M27222.11777943
Nepomniachtchi,I2757Erigaisi Arjun27822.11777942
Rapport,R2722Praggnanandhaa R27582.11777945
Kaustuv,K2407Majumder Shrayan21112.151760314
Nimmy,A2034Pantsulaia,L25321.51709194
Badrinath,S2033Neelash Saha24601.91709198
Abrahamyan,T2310Lee,A23863.21279479
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