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From April 14 to April 30, 2013, the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012-2013 is taking place in Zug, Switzerland. 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 01 – April 18 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
1-0
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
1-0
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
½-½
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
The Zug Grand Prix fired up with some very creative games. Even though many of the games were drawn, the players exhibited a good amount of fighting chess in which unorthodox setups seemed to be the norm.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov finding out which move he will ceremonially execute on the board Caruana-Radjabov, while chief arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos makes sure he gets it right.
Caruana-Radjabov 1-0
Radjabov continued on his freefall from the Candidates tournament and
lost his first round against the rising Italian star. The game featured a Jaenisch
Gambit in the Spanish that has recently become less of a risky opening and more
of a solid way of dealing with 1.e4. However in this case Caruana was left with
a pleasant edge from the opening and was able to overcome the opposite colored
bishops in the endgame to convert a win after bagging two of black's tripled
pawns.
Karjakin-Nakamura ½-½
Nakamura is probably best known for his fighting spirit, and he was
certainly hungry for victory after a dubious variation for White in the French
left Karjakin's position in a questionable state. Black's pair of bishops and
slightly better structure gave the American the edge, but Karjakin's stubborn
defense allowed him to hang on to his half point after suffering for well over
one hundred moves.
American's top GM Hikaru Nakamura
Ruslan Ponomarov vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, with FIDE officer Lakhdar Mazouz looking on
Mamedyarov-Ponomariov ½-½
Black employs a quick Be7 setup in the Queen's Gambit Declined to obtain
a position that is passive but also extremely solid. Mamedyarov was unable to
break through effectively and had to be content with the draw.
The other top American GM: Gata Kamsky
Leko-Kamsky ½-½
A bizarre iteration of the Open Spanish left White's pair of bishops
battling against a superbly posted knight in the center. White eventually got
rid of it, but this meant that simplifications began and the game was eventually
drawn after White's king was too weak and couldn't prevent a perpetual.
Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov facing the youngest participant: Anish Giri of Holland
Giri-Topalov ½-½
The Dutch player tried a new approach in the fianchetto Gruenfeld by
playing a quick h3 and Qc2, but it simply didn't help as Topalov was well prepared
and held equality without problems.
Former FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzanov playing Alexander Morozevich
Morozevich-Kasimdzhanov 1-0
Morozevich beeing the creative player that he is played a very strange opening
that quickly paid off dividends. It seemed that Kasimdzhanov was a little lost
on how to exactly handle the resulting position, and White's positional assets
kept piling up. Eventually this became too much to handle: after establishing
a strong pawn center and rounding up a weak pawn on the kingside, Morozevich
obtained an advantage strong enough that it forced his opponent to resign.
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Information and pictures by FIDE press chief WGM Anastasiya Karlovich
Round 01 – April 18 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
1-0
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
½-½
|
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
1-0
|
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
½-½
|
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
½-½
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
½-½
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Round 02 – April 19 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Round 03 – April 20 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Round 04 – April 21 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Round 05 – April 23 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Round 06 – April 24 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Round 07 – April 25 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Round 08 – April 26 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
|
2709 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Ruslan Ponomariov
|
2733 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Alexander Morozevich
|
2758 |
-
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Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2766 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2772 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Sergey Karjakin
|
2786 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Round 09 – April 28 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Round 10 – April 29 2013, 14:00h | ||||
Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
-
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Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
-
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Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
-
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Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
-
|
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
-
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Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
Anish Giri | 2727 |
-
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Peter Leko | 2744 |
Round 11 – April 30 2013, 12:00h | ||||
Peter Leko | 2744 |
-
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2709 |
Gata Kamsky | 2741 |
-
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Anish Giri | 2727 |
Veselin Topalov | 2771 |
-
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Sergey Karjakin | 2786 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2767 |
-
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Fabiano Caruana | 2772 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2793 |
-
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2766 |
Ruslan Ponomariov | 2733 |
-
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Alexander Morozevich | 2758 |
The games start at 14:00h European time, 16:00h Moscow, 8 a.m. New York. You can find your regional starting time here. The commentary on Playchess begins one hour after the start of the games and is free for premium members.
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