Hi
You can follow the event, starting Sat, from https://chess24.com/en/embed-tournament ... s-cup-2016
Eurasian Bllitz Chess
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John McKenna
Re: Eurasian Bllitz Chess
Gawain Jones, Hou Yifan and lots of strong players are in this event this weekend.
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John McKenna
Re: Eurasian Bllitz Chess
This event ($100,000 prize fund, 1st $30K, 2nd $20K, 3rd $14K...) has 105 players with an average rating of 2431. (Not all players have managed to play all rounds. E.g. Sasikiran seems to have started in R6 and is in 98th place with 3/4.)
11 (double) round blitz with 3 mins. + 2 secs. increment.
After 7x2 rounds Gawain (2734, 10th seed) is in 20th place with 9/14 (W: 4.5/7 & B: 4.5/7)
Sat. R1-7
R1 GJ 2-0 IM Akhmetov,A (2387)
R2 GJ 2-0 GM Stefanova,A (2590)
R3 GJ 1-1 GM Amonatov,F (2679)
R4 GJ 1-1 GM Khusnutdinov,R (2664)
R5 GJ 1-1 GM Shoker,S (2537)
R6 GJ 0.5-1.5 GM Kasimdzhanov,R (2736)
R7 GJ 1.5-0.5 GM Pantsulaia,L (2657)
Sun. R8-11
R8 GJ ?-? GM Megaranto,S (2557)
Leaders - 1. Mamedyarov (2714) 11.5/14
2-5. Kasimdzhanov (2736), Karjakin (2801), Amonatov (2679) & Jobava(2635) 10.5/14
6-8. Svidler (2754), Artemiev (2722) & Ponomariov (2695) 10/14
9-12. Gelfand (2792), Grischuk (2766), Mamedov (2796) & Le (2805) 9.5/14
Top seed Nepomniachtchi (2846) is in the next group, with Gawain, on 9/14.
Starts 09:00 BST today.
11 (double) round blitz with 3 mins. + 2 secs. increment.
After 7x2 rounds Gawain (2734, 10th seed) is in 20th place with 9/14 (W: 4.5/7 & B: 4.5/7)
Sat. R1-7
R1 GJ 2-0 IM Akhmetov,A (2387)
R2 GJ 2-0 GM Stefanova,A (2590)
R3 GJ 1-1 GM Amonatov,F (2679)
R4 GJ 1-1 GM Khusnutdinov,R (2664)
R5 GJ 1-1 GM Shoker,S (2537)
R6 GJ 0.5-1.5 GM Kasimdzhanov,R (2736)
R7 GJ 1.5-0.5 GM Pantsulaia,L (2657)
Sun. R8-11
R8 GJ ?-? GM Megaranto,S (2557)
Leaders - 1. Mamedyarov (2714) 11.5/14
2-5. Kasimdzhanov (2736), Karjakin (2801), Amonatov (2679) & Jobava(2635) 10.5/14
6-8. Svidler (2754), Artemiev (2722) & Ponomariov (2695) 10/14
9-12. Gelfand (2792), Grischuk (2766), Mamedov (2796) & Le (2805) 9.5/14
Top seed Nepomniachtchi (2846) is in the next group, with Gawain, on 9/14.
Starts 09:00 BST today.