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Anand loses to Karjakin in Shamkir chess Having done the hard work, Viswanathan Anand fumbled and lost to Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the sixth round of Shamkir chess tournament here on Saturday. 2019-04-07 More...
Shamkir Chess 6: Karjakin strikes against Anand Sergey Karjakin blitzed out 37 moves of preparation then outplayed Vishy Anand in an endgame to catch Magnus Carlsen in the Shamkir Chess lead with three rounds to go. No less than six players are a point behind the leaders on 50%, including Veselin Topalov, who pounced on a blunder by the out of form Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. 2019-04-07 More...
Sergey Karjakin Joins Magnus Carlsen in the Lead of Vugar Gashimov Memorial The sixth round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 6. Th first symbolic move in the game Ding Liren - Carlsen was made by Sugar Gashimov's brother Sarkhan.  2019-04-06 More...
Five years after his death, Vugar Gashimov's games still live on The Shamkir Chess 2019 in the memory of GM Vugar Gashimov has a rest day, and so we remember the tournament's namesake. 27-year-old Vugar Gashimov left us on January 11th, 2014. 2019-04-06 More...
Shamkir Chess 2019: Round 6 Topalov bounced back from his fifth round loss and scored his first win over Mamedyarov. Karjakin pressed Anand in an endgame and eventually was successful. 2019-04-06 More...
Karjakin Beats Anand, Catches Carlsen At Gashimov Memorial Sergey Karjakin joined Magnus Carlsen in first place at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The Russian grandmaster used deep preparation and great endgame technique to beat Viswanathan Anand. 2019-04-06 More...
Vugar Gashimov Memorial: Viswanathan Anand to take on Sergey Karjakin Viswanathan Anand, the five-time world champion, is set to face Sergey Karjakin in the sixth round of the Vugar Gashmimov Memorial chess tournament here. 2019-04-06 More...
Chasing the Champion Visiting round five of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial and making symbolic move in Carlsen – Mamedyarov was FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. 2019-04-05 More...
Another Peaceful Day Following in the footsteps of round one, all games were drawn. Karjakin - Grischuk and Topalov - Carlsen ended almost simultaneously. This said, the final positions were almost identical as well. 2019-04-05 More...
Shamkir, Round 5: Anand, Navara and Grischuk with wins There were three wins in Round 5. Vishy Anand won against Anish Giri with the help of his strong pawn centre, David Navara benefited from a tactical inaccuracy vs Ding Liren and Alexander Grischuk showed how strong the bishop pair can be against Veselin Topalov. 2019-04-05 More...
Shamkir Chess 5: Anand beats Giri to go 2nd Vishy Anand proved the doubters wrong again to beat Anish Giri in Round 5 in Shamkir – his second Top 5 scalp in the space of three days. 2019-04-05 More...
Grischuk, Anand and Navara Win in Round 5 of Vugar Gashimov Memorial FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich visits the tournament. The fifth round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 4. Th first symbolic move in the game Carlsen - Mamedyarov was made by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich.  2019-04-04 More...
Shamkir Chess 2019: Round 5 Round-up World Champion Magnus Carlsen heads the field in the 6th edition of the Shamkir Chess tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov, a 10-player round-robin from March 31st to April 9th. 2019-04-04 More...
Shamkir: Five draws in Round 4 Five draws — that was the result of the fourth round of the "Gashimov Memorial" in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. As days go, there have been others more exciting. David Navara, who played Black against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, had the best chance of winning. 2019-04-04 More...
Gashimov Memorial: Carlsen Leading, Anand Shared 2nd Scoring his second win, Vishy Anand is now tied with Sergey Karjakin in second place at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. David Navara scored an upset win vs Ding Liren, and Alexander Grischuk defeated Veselin Topalov. 2019-04-04 More...