FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012 (9)
Karjakin leads alone in Tashkent after 9 Rounds
Mark Crowther - Sunday 2nd December 2012
Wang Hao was the only winner in round 9 beating Faboano Caruana. Photo © | http://tashkent2012.fide.com
Wang Hao found a nasty initiative to beat joint leader Fabiano Caruana in a Slav Exchange and lift himself into a share of 2nd place. This left Sergey Karjakin alone in the lead on 5.5/9 ahead of a group of 6 players on 5. All the other games were drawn: Dominguez-Mamedyarov was a lively English sideline with tactics right from the start that ended in perpetual check. Kasimdzhanov-Morozevich, Leko-Svidler, Ponomariov-Kamsky and Karjakin-Gelfand were also drawn without undue excitement.
FIDE GP Tashkent Tashkent UZB (UZB), 22 xi-4 xii 2012 | cat. XX (2747) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
1. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2775 | * | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2822 | |||||||
2. | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | g | UZB | 2696 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2791 | |||||||
3. | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2737 | ½ | 0 | * | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2788 | |||||||
4. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2764 | . | ½ | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2786 | |||||||
5. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2732 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2787 | |||||||
6. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2748 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | * | 1 | 0 | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2791 | |||||||
7. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2786 | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | . | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2793 | |||||||
8. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2741 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 4½ | 2747 | |||||||
9. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2747 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | . | 4½ | 2745 | |||||||
10. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2751 | ½ | . | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3½ | 2673 | |||||||
11. | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | g | CUB | 2726 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | 3 | 2623 | |||||||
12. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2762 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | 3 | 2622 |
Round 9 (December 2, 2012) | ||||||
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Karjakin, Sergey | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 34 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | - Morozevich, Alexander | ½-½ | 38 | B27 | Sicilian Early Fianchetto | |
Wang, Hao | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 43 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
Leko, Peter | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 33 | B46 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
Ponomariov, Ruslan | - Kamsky, Gata | ½-½ | 37 | B04 | Alekhine's Defence | |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 34 | A11 | Reti Opening |
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