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Ian Nepomniachtchi wins Tal Memorial 2016

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A big achievement by Ian Nepomniachtchi in 10th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2016 tournament in Moscow, Russia. He came out the sole leader after he drew his game against Boris Gelfand in the last and final round, while his closest rival in the tournament, Anish Giri, drew his game as well against Li Chao.

The match between Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Vladimir Kramnik was the only game decided in the 9th round, in favor of the former. Replay games below: [replay]

Replay all the games in: 10th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2016 (Moscow RUS)

All Draws in Round 7 Tal Memorial 2016

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It was a quiet day at Moscow, as all 5 games were drawn in the 7th round of Tal Memorial 2016.

Round 7 match-ups and results follow:

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Ian Nepomniachtchi retakes the lead at the end of Round 6, Tal Memorial 2016

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Anish Giri lost to Levon Aronian, while Ian Nepomniachtchi won against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 6 of Tal Memorial 2016. Boris Gelfand suffered his 5th loss in 6 games in Round 6 as well.

Ranking after Round 6 follows:

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Replay all the games: 10th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2016 (Moscow RUS).

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Tal Memorial 2016 Ranking After Round 2

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In Round 1, we saw Ian Nepomniachtchi winning against Evgeny Tomashevsky, while in Round 2, Viswanathan Anand won against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Anish Giri toppled Boris Gelfand.

Thus, ranking after Round 2 follows:

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Another strong tournament is happening beginning this weekend. It is still strong, with an average rating of 2760, despite the absence of the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, and the Americans (you know who).

See line up in the press release below:

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