Mamedyarov Wins Shamkir Chess 2017

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov successfully defended his title as he won the 4th Vugar Gashimov Memorial — Shamkir Chess 2017. This happened despite having lost the Round 8 game against Radoslaw Wojtaszek.

Wesley So wasn’t able to catch up as he drew both his Round 8 and 9 games.

Round 8 Results

Karjakin, Sergey – Eljanov, Pavel 1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir – Adams, Michael 1-0
So, Wesley – Radjabov, Teimour ½-½
Topalov, Veselin – Harikrishna, P. ½-½
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0

Round 9 Results

Adams, Michael – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½
Eljanov, Pavel – Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Harikrishna, P. – So, Wesley ½-½
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Topalov, Veselin ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½

Meanwhile, Vladimir Kramnik clenched the second place by virtue of more wins in the tie-break.

Shamkir Chess 2017 Final Ranking

RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mammadyarov, ShakhriyarAZE27725.5324.25
2Kramnik, VladimirRUS28115320.5
3So, WesleyUSA2822520.522
4Topalov, VeselinBUL2741520.521.75
5Karjakin, SergeyRUS27834.5219.75
6Wojtaszek, RadoslawPOL27454.510.520.5
7Adams, MichaelENG27614.510.520
8Radjabov, TeimourAZE27104018.75
9Eljanov, PavelUKR27813.5214.5
10Harikrishna, PentalaIND27583.5016.5

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

Photo credit: Shamkir Chess.

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