Standings after 5 rounds Rank SN Name Fed Rtg Pts tb1 tb2 tb3 1 1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2796 3.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 2 4 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2766 3.5 0.5 2.0 0.0 3 7 Adams, Michael ENG 2751...
MVL & Mamedyarov maintain Sharjah Grand Prix lead after 5
Round 5 results Adams, Michael Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1-0 Ding, Liren Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ Grischuk, Alexander Eljanov, Pavel 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Riazantsev, Alexander Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1 Salem, A.R. Saleh Hou, Yifan ½-½ Tomashevsky, Evgeny Rapport, Richard...
Mamedyarov joins MVL at the top of Sharjah GP
Round 4 results Aronian, Levon Riazantsev, Alexander ½-½ Eljanov, Pavel Hou, Yifan ½-½ Hammer, Jon Ludvig Vallejo Pons, Francisco ½-½ Jakovenko, Dmitry Ding, Liren ½-½ Li, Chao b Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Adams, Michael 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru Vachier-Lagrave,...
Nakamura scores in Sharjah, MVL remains leader
Round 3 Adams, Michael Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ Ding, Liren Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ Grischuk, Alexander Aronian, Levon ½-½ Hou, Yifan Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Nakamura, Hikaru Rapport, Richard 1-0 Riazantsev, Alexander Li, Chao b ½-½ Tomashevsky, Evgeny Salem, A.R. Saleh...
MVL off to 2-0 start at Sharjah Grand Prix
Round 2 results White Black Result Aronian, Levon Adams, Michael ½-½ Eljanov, Pavel Vallejo Pons, Francisco ½-½ Hammer, Jon Ludvig Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Jakovenko, Dmitry Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ Li, Chao b Hou, Yifan ½-½ Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0...
Adams, Rapport & MVL take early Sharjah GP lead
Round 1 results Rd White Black Result 01 Adams, Michael Salem, A.R. Saleh 1-0 Ding, Liren Rapport, Richard 0-1 Grischuk, Alexander Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ Hou, Yifan Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ Nakamura, Hikaru Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Riazantsev, Alexander Eljanov, Pavel...
FIDE World Chess Sharjah Grand Prix begins
The first stage in the new World Chess Championship cycle – the FIDE World Chess Sharjah Grand Prix – was opened tonight at the beautiful Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, established in 2013. The opening ceremony was attended by...
FIDE Grand-Prix 2017 announcement
FIDE announces the full details of the Grand-Prix 2017, from which the first two (2) winners will qualify to the Candidates Tournament of the World Chess Championship 2018. The schedule of the four events is the following: a.)...
New Grand Prix format, still AGON exclusive broadcast
Dates and venues for the 2017 Grand Prix events confirmed. Sharjah, Moscow, Geneva and Palma De Mallorca in Spain will host the four revamped World Chess Grand Prix events in 2017. The new-look Grand Prix series will be contested...
Changes for FIDE Grand Prix 2016-2017
FIDE Grand-Prix 2016-2017 Announcement FIDE announces the first qualifiers for the Grand-Prix 2016-2017, from which the first two (2) winners will advance to the FIDE Candidates Tournament of the World Chess Championship Cycle 2017-2018: 01. Carlsen, Magnus (NOR, World...