Topalov, So and Mamedyarov win in Round 6 Shamkir Chess 2017

It was an action-packed Round 6 of the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial – Shamkir Chess 2017, as 3 of the 5 games were decisive.

It’s now two-in-a-row for Wesley So, after a slow start in this tournament, as he won this round again, this time against Sergey Karjakin.

Shamkir Chess 2017 Round 6 Results

#WhiteResultsBlack
1Topalov, Veselin1-0Eljanov, Pavel
2So, Wesley1-0Karjakin, Sergey
3Adams, Michael½-½Harikrishna, Pentala
4Wojtaszek, Radoslaw½-½Radjabov, Teimour
5Kramnik, Vladimir0-1Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar

Replay Round 6 games below:[replay]

After Round 6, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov still leads with his outstanding performance of 3 wins and 3 draws.

Shamkir Chess 2017 Ranking After Round 6

#NameFEDRatingsPtsSB
1Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarAZE27724.512.50
2Topalov, VeselinBUL27413.510.25
So, WesleyUSA28223.59.75
Adams, MichaelENG27613.59.75
5Eljanov, PavelUKR27513.07.50
6Karjakin, SergeyRUS27832.58.00
Radjabov, TeimourAZE27102.57.50
Wojtaszek, RadoslawPOL27452.57.00
Kramnik, VladimirRUS28112.56.25
10Harikrishna, PentalaIND27552.06.50

With 3 more rounds to go, let’s find out if there will still be substantial changes in the ranking. So stay tuned here at ChessHive.

Replay all the games: 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial – Shamkir Chess 2017

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