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      Home  >  Chess Improvement • General News  >  The big showdown!

      The big showdown!

      Baku, Grand Prix


      The big show down! (photo by FIDE)

      Standings after 10 rounds:

      1. Grischuk Alexander 2716 RUS 6½

      2-3 Gashimov Vugar 2679 AZE 6
      Wang Yue 2689 CHN 6

      4-6 Carlsen Magnus 2765 NOR 5½
      Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 AZE 5½
      Adams Michael 2729 ENG 5½

      7-9 Bacrot Etienne 2705 FRA 5
      Kamsky Gata 2726 USA 5
      Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 5

      10-12 Svidler Peter 2746 RUS 4½
      Karjakin Sergey 2732 UKR 4½
      Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 4½

      13. Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 RUS 3½

      14. Navara David 2672 CZE 3

      Official website: http://baku2008.fide.com/

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      1. Anonymous Reply
        May 3, 2008 at 10:05 pm

        Go Grischuk!

      2. Anonymous Reply
        May 5, 2008 at 5:06 am

        The showdown between orange juice and sports drink!

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