Shamkir Chess




Shamkir Chess 2014, playing hall


Shamkir Chess is a chess supertournament played in Shamkir, Azerbaijan in memory of Vugar Gashimov (1986–2014).[1]




Contents





  • 1 Winners


  • 2 2014


  • 3 2015


  • 4 2016


  • 5 2017


  • 6 2018


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Winners




















#YearWinner
12014
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
22015
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
32016
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
42017
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
52018
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)


2014


The Gashimov Memorial 2014 took place in the Haydar Aliev Centre in Shamkir City from 16 April to 30 April 2014, consisting of two tournaments, with invited players Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Teimour Radjabov making up the A Tournament. The Elo average for the tournament was 2780, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time.


The A Tournament was held as a double round robin, with each player facing the other with both colours, while the B Tournament was held as a single round robin.


The total prize fund for the A tournament was €100,000,[2] while the prize fund for the B tournament was €30,000.[3]


In the A Tournament, in spite of losing consecutive games early on,[4]Magnus Carlsen won after a last round White win over Fabiano Caruana who finished second.


In the B Tournament, Pavel Eljanov won two and drew one of his last three games to take first place.























































































1st Shamkir Chess, Group A, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXII (2780)
PlayerRating123456PointsWins
TPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2881
0 10 ½½ ½1 11 12868
2
 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
2783
1 0Does not appear½ 1½ ½½ ½0 12814
3
 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
2713
1 ½½ 0Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½512793
4
 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
2772
½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½502781
5
 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
2772
0 0½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear1 1522781
6
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
2760
0 01 0½ ½½ ½0 0Does not appear312638

















































































































































































1st Shamkir Chess, Group B, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XVII (2663)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWins
TPR
1 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2732
½011½½½1162775
2
 Alexander Motylev (Russia)
2685
½Does not appear010½1½112738
3
 Wang Hao (China)
2734
11Does not appear½½½0½½½522694
4
 Étienne Bacrot (France)
2722
00½Does not appear½½111½522695
5
 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)
2716
01½½Does not appear½0½½12657
6
 Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan)
2516
½½½½½Does not appear½½0½402640
7
 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
2660
½0101½Does not appear0½½422625
8
 Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan)
2584
½½½0½½1Does not appear0½412632
9
 Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijan)
2621
00½0½1½1Does not appear½422628
10
 Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan)
2656
00½½0½½½½Does not appear32543


2015


The second edition of Shamkir Chess took place 16-25 April 2015.


World champion Magnus Carlsen, former world champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik competed in the tournament in Azerbaijan, as well as Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, and the Azerbaijan Champion Rauf Mamedov.


The tournament’s total prize fund was €100,000.


Magnus Carlsen won the event with 7 points out of 9



















































































































































































2nd Shamkir Chess, 17–26 April 2015, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2773)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWins
TPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2863
½½111½½1172981
2
 Viswanathan Anand (India)
2791
½Does not appear1½½11½½½62892
3
 Wesley So (United States)
2788
½0Does not appear0½½11½1532809
4
 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
2802
0½1Does not appear1½½½½½522811
5
 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
2783
0½½0Does not appear01½1½422735
6
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
2754
00½½1Does not appear½½½½412738
7
 Michael Adams (England)
2746
½00½0½Does not appear1½½12694
8
 Anish Giri (Netherlands)
2790
½½0½½½0Does not appear½½02697
9
 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
2762
0½½½0½½½Does not appear½02699
10
 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
2651
0½0½½½½½½Does not appear02708


2016


The 3rd Shamkir Chess Tournament took place from May 26th to June 4th, 2016. All ratings below are from the May 2016 FIDE Rating Lists.



















































































































































































3rd Shamkir Chess, 26 May – 4 June 2016, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XX (2736)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWins
TPR
1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2748
11½½01½1½642854
2
 Fabiano Caruana (United States)
2804
0Does not appear½½1½½111642848
3
 Anish Giri (Netherlands)
2790
0½Does not appear1½11½½½2808
4
 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
2779
½½0Does not appear½1½½½152770
5
 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
2655
½0½½Does not appear½½½½12744
6
 Pentala Harikrishna (India)
2763
1½00½Does not appear0½1½422694
7
 Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan)
2664
0½0½½1Does not appear½½½412704
8
 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
2726
½0½½½½½Does not appear½½402699
9
 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)
2765
00½½½0½½Does not appear12654
10
 Hou Yifan (China)
2663
½0½00½½½0Does not appear2578

Both Mamedyarov and Caruana were equal after nine rounds. Mamedyarov won the ensuing tiebreak rounds.[5] The first two games were 10+3, and the second two games were 5+3.[6]






























Tiebreak
PlayerRapid ratingBlitz rating1234PointsPlace
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)27912714
½
½
1
½
1

 Fabiano Caruana (United States)
2829i
2665
½
½
0
½
2


2017









































































































































































































4th Shamkir Chess, 21–30 April 2017, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2765)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsH2HSB
TPR
1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2772
11½½0½½1½32844
2
 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
2811
0Does not appear0½½½1½11532803
3
 Wesley So (United States)
2822
01Does not appear½1½½½½½52½22.002802
4
 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
2741
½½½Does not appear01½½1½52½21.752811
5
 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
2783
½½01Does not appear½0½1½22763
6
 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)
2745
1½½0½Does not appear½½½½1½20.502767
7
 Michael Adams (England)
2761
½0½½1½Does not appear½½½1½20.002766
8
 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
2710
½½½½½½½Does not appear0½402728
9
 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)
2751
00½00½½1Does not appear122687
10
 Pentala Harikrishna (India)
2755
½0½½½½½½0Does not appear02686


2018


The total prize fund of the fifth edition of Shamkir Chess tournament was again set to €100,000, with the winner receiving €30,000.[7] With an average rating of 2768, it was a category XXI tournament.[8]


One week before the beginning of the tournament, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik sent a letter to the organization committee stating he would not participate as planned, as he desired a rest after the Candidates Tournament held in March. The organizers replaced Kramnik with the No. 1 Polish player Radosław Wojtaszek (2744).[9]


In the last round of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren faced each other. They were in first and second place, respectively, and Carlsen as white needed only a draw to reclaim the title after two years of absence from the tournament. The game was a theoretical Four Knights Game.[10] It was clear that Ding did not want to risk his runner-up position by attempting to defeat Carlsen as black, and the game was drawn within 20 minutes. As a result, Carlsen won the tournament for the third time.[11]






























































































































































































5th Shamkir Chess, 18–28 April 2018, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2768)[12]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsSB
TPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2843½½½11½1½½63
2
 Ding Liren (China)
2778½Does not appear½½½½½½112
3
 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
2778½½Does not appear½½½½1½½51
4
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
2814½½½Does not appear½½½0½1119.50
5
 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)
27440½½½Does not appear½½1½½119.25
6
 Anish Giri (Netherlands)
27770½½½½Does not appear½½½1118.50
7
 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
2748½½½½½½Does not appear½½½0
8
 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
27490½010½½Does not appear½142
9
 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
2704½0½½½½½½Does not appear½40
10
 David Navara (Czech Republic)
2745½0½0½0½0½Does not appear0


References




  1. ^ "Vugar Gashimov Memorial – Press Release". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Tournament A regulations Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 20 July 2014


  3. ^ Tournament B regulations Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed 20 July 2014


  4. ^ Radjabov Also Beats Carlsen, Grabs Sole Lead In Shamkir Chess.com Retrieved 20 July 2014


  5. ^ "Shamkir Rd9: Mamedyarov beats Caruana in playoff". Chessbase. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.


  6. ^ Doggers, Pete (4 June 2016). "Mamedyarov wins 3rd Gashimov Memorial, Beats Caruana in Playoff". Chess.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.


  7. ^ "Regulations of "SHAMKIR CHESS 2018" Dedicated to the memory of Vugar Gashimov". shamkirchess.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.


  8. ^ "ShamkirChess2018: Leaders of the world chess come together in Shamkir". shamkirchess.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


  9. ^ "Vladimir Kramnik will not participate at the ShamkirChess2018 Super Tournament". shamkirchess.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


  10. ^ "Carlsen Wins Shamkir Chess After Quick Draw With Ding". chess.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.


  11. ^ "Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick". chess24.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.


  12. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 April 2018). "Results: Cross Table". Shamkir Chess.




External links


  • Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014







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