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Stellar Level This is it - one of the most interesting supertournaments has come to an end in Shamkir. Round nine games of the sixth Vugar Gashimov Memorial were being played on April 9. 2019-04-11 More...
Carlsen caps stunning Shamkir by beating Grischuk Magnus Carlsen completed a brilliant 2990 performance in the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir by beating Alexander Grischuk in the final round to end on 7/9, a full two points ahead of Ding Liren and Sergey Karjakin. 2019-04-10 More...
Shamkir, Round 9: Magnus makes it five A third consecutive win in Shamkir meant Magnus Carlsen finished on 7 out of 9, two points ahead of his closer pursuers, with an out-of-this-world rating performance of 2988. 2019-04-09 More...
Carlsen Wraps Up Gashimov Memorial With 'Stellar Performance' Having already secured victory yesterday, Magnus Carlsen finished the Gashimov Memorial in style. On Tuesday he defeated Alexander Grischuk to finish two points ahead of the pack, something the chess world hadn't seen for 4.5 years. 2019-04-09 More...
Scoring a Double Four With four draws and equally many wins, Carlsen has become a 4-time winner of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial. Playing Black in round eight, the Norwegian outplayed Sergey Karjakin. 2019-04-09 More...
Shamkir, Round 8: Unstoppable An implacable Magnus Carlsen beat Sergey Karjakin in the penultimate day of action in Shamkir to secure the title with a round to spare. 2019-04-09 More...
Magnus Carlsen Wins Vugar Gashimov Memorial with One Round to Go The eighth round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 8. Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin to become the winner of the super tournament for the fourth time.  2019-04-09 More...
Pressing to Lost Time Round seven of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial has again given us a sole leader.  Playing White, Magnus Carlsen outplayed Anish Giri in the English Opening. The world champion launched a kingside offensive, and his plan worked out well for him. 2019-04-08 More...
Shamkir Chess 2019: Carlsen wins / Round 8 Round-up show Magnus Carlsen beat his only close pursuer Sergey Karjakin, with Black, to clinch his fourth Shamkir title with a round to spare! Grischuk, who beat David Navara, and Karjakin are now in second place, along with Ding Liren who beat Veselin Topalov with Black as well. 2019-04-08 More...
Shamkir Chess 7: A Magnus masterpiece vs Giri Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader of the 2019 Gashimov Memorial after scoring a brilliant win over Anish Giri in Round 7. In what seemed a quiet position the World Champion sacrificed a pawn for an attack that quickly became unstoppable, and although Giri avoided losing a miniature he was swept aside in the endgame before losing on time. 2019-04-08 More...
Home-cooked Victory A rest day in Shamkir proved a very exciting experience full of events. Everyone willing could take up FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich's initiative to play basketball.  2019-04-08 More...
Magnus Carlsen Retakes the Sole Lead at Vugar Gashimov Memorial The seventh round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 7.  Magnus Carlsen defeated Anish Giri, while the games Radjabov - Topalov, Anand - Grischuk, Navara - Karjakin, and Mamedyarov - Ding Liren were drawn. 2019-04-08 More...
Shamkir, Round 7: There's no stopping Magnus The one decisive game of round seven saw Magnus Carlsen defeat his Twitter arch-enemy Anish Giri to take the sole lead in Shamkir. It was a rather flashy win, which means Magnus will arrive in Monday's showdown against Sergey Karjakin in high spirits. 2019-04-08 More...
Gashimov Memorial: Carlsen Beats Giri, Back To Sole Leader Magnus Carlsen is back to being the sole leader at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The world champion defeated Anish Giri today while the other four games ended in draws. 2019-04-08 More...
Shamkir, Round 6: Karjakin beats Anand, catches Carlsen A theoretical battle ended up with Sergey Karjakin showing great technique to take down Vishy Anand in an endgame, thus catching up Magnus Carlsen at the top of the standings. 2019-04-07 More...