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Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014 (6)
Carlsen beats Mamedyarov to catch Radjabov in Gashimov Memorial Round 6
Mark Crowther - Saturday 26th April 2014
Magnus Carlsen beat Mamedyarov in the only decisive game of round 6. Photo © | http://shamkirchess.az/
Magnus Carlsen was back in joint first place catching Teimour Radjabov after 6 rounds of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial. Carlsen beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in a highly unusual variation of the 4,Qc2 Nimzo that to start followed a Capablanca-Nimzowitch game 1929. Then on move 8 Mamedyarov the game into a sort of Semi-Slav style battle. Carlsen probably didn't enjoy this too much but Mamedyarov couldn't make the structure work and his position collapsed leading to a quick loss in only 27 moves. The remaining games were drawn.
Round 6 Standings: Radjabov, Carlsen, 3.5pts/6, Caruana, Karjakin, Nakamura 3pts, Mamedyarov 2pts
Round 7 Sunday 27th April: Radjabov-Mamedyarov, Karjakin-Caruana, Nakamura-Carlsen.
| Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 Shamkir AZE (AZE), 19-30 iv 2014 | cat. XXII (2780) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2713 | * | * | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | 3½ | 2847 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2881 | 0 | . | * | * | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2817 |
| 3. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2783 | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | 3 | 2778 |
| 4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2772 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | 3 | 2770 |
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2772 | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | * | * | 1 | . | 3 | 2782 |
| 6. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2760 | ½ | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | * | * | 2 | 2675 |
| Round 6 (April 26, 2014) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 48 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 41 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 27 | E34 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 Shamkir AZE (AZE), 19-30 iv 2014 | cat. XVII (2663) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2722 | * | ½ | . | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 4½ | 2831 | |||
| 2. | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | g | POL | 2716 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | . | ½ | . | . | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2742 | |||
| 3. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2732 | . | 1 | * | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2729 | |||
| 4. | Motylev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2685 | . | 0 | ½ | * | . | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2701 | |||
| 5. | Guseinov, Gadir | g | AZE | 2621 | 0 | . | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2702 | |||
| 6. | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2734 | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | . | . | 3 | 2661 | |||
| 7. | Mamedov, Rauf | g | AZE | 2660 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | . | . | ½ | 2½ | 2634 | |||
| 8. | Abasov, Nijat | g | AZE | 2516 | ½ | . | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | * | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 2610 | |||
| 9. | Durarbayli, Vasif | g | AZE | 2584 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | . | ½ | * | . | 2 | 2540 | |||
| 10. | Safarli, Eltaj | g | AZE | 2656 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | * | 1½ | 2462 | |||
| Round 6 (April 26, 2014) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | - Bacrot, Etienne | ½-½ | 82 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Wang, Hao | 0-1 | 42 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Motylev, Alexander | - Safarli, Eltaj | 1-0 | 73 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Mamedov, Rauf | - Guseinov, Gadir | ½-½ | 40 | B35 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Durarbayli, Vasif | - Abasov, Nijat | ½-½ | 58 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
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