EICC Round 9 results and standings plus round 10 pairings

I believe today is round 11 at the European Individual Chess Championships, with tomorrow being the final round, there is a 3-way tie for first at the moment, when I post the list of standings they are in order of tiebreaks (of course as usual, I will be posting the top boards and top standings

Standings after Round 9:

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 7,0
2 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 7,0
3 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 7,0
4 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 6,5
5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633 6,5
6 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6,5
7 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 6,5
8 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 6,5
9 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 6,5
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 6,5
11 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 6,5
12 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 6,5
13 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 6,5
14 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655 6,5
15 GM Navara David CZE 2638 6,5
16 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 6,5
17 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 6,5
18 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 6,5
19 GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2525 6,5
20 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2636 6,5




Round 9 results (Top Boards)

1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 6½ ½ - ½ 6½ GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656
2 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647
3 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671
4 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664
5 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661
6 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 6 1 - 0 6 GM Meier Georg GER 2608
7 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655 6 ½ - ½ 6 GM Navara David CZE 2638
8 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608
9 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688
10 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2608 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2687
11 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM L'Ami Erwin NED 2603
12 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2676
13 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673
14 GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2592 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671
15 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666
16 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2650
17 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2576 5½ 0 - 1 5½ GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2636
18 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2634 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2564
19 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Brkic Ante CRO 2550
20 GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2525 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634
21 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios GRE 2485 5½ 0 - 1 5½ GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633
22 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5½ 1 - 0 5½ GM Van Wely Loek NED 2625





Round 10 Pairings (Top Boards)

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 7 7 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657
2 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 6½ 7 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669
3 GM Navara David CZE 2638 6½ 6½ GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692
4 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 6½ 6½ GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638
5 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6½ 6½ GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634
6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 6½ 6½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562
7 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 6½ 6½ GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2525
8 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2636 6½ 6½ GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655
9 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633 6½ 6½ GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647
10 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 6½ 6½ FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391
11 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 6 6 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2700
12 GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688 6 6 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608
13 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2687 6 6 GM Huzman Alexander ISR 2602
14 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2687 6 6 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602
15 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2676 6 6 GM Azarov Sergei BLR 2599
16 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673 6 6 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2594
17 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 6 6 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582
18 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666 6 6 GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2592
19 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2650 6 6 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594
20 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2634 6 6 GM Erdos Viktor HUN 2583
21 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2621 6 6 GM Timman Jan H NED 2582
22 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios GRE 2580 6 6 GM Sakaev Konstantin RUS 2619
23 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2564 6 6 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609
24 GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2552 6 6 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2608
25 GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2651 5½ 6 GM Nijboer Friso NED 2559

EICC Round 9 Pairings- GM Inarkiev and GM Jobava meet with 6.5

Here are the pairings for Round 9 of the European Individual Chess Championship, it's getting down to crunch time! The two players with 6.5 points will meet, will one of them take first place going into round 10?


Round 9 Pairings: Top Boards to 5.5 pts

1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 6½ 6½ GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656
2 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 6 6 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647
3 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 6 6 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671
4 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 6 6 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664
5 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 6 6 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661
6 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 6 6 GM Meier Georg GER 2608
7 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655 6 6 GM Navara David CZE 2638
8 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 5½ 5½ GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608
9 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 5½ 5½ GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688
10 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2608 5½ 5½ GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2687
11 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 5½ 5½ GM L'Ami Erwin NED 2603
12 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 5½ 5½ GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2676
13 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602 5½ 5½ GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673
14 GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2592 5½ 5½ GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671
15 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 5½ 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666
16 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582 5½ 5½ GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2650
17 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2576 5½ 5½ GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2636
18 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2634 5½ 5½ GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2564
19 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 5½ 5½ GM Brkic Ante CRO 2550
20 GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2525 5½ 5½ GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634
21 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios GRE 2485 5½ 5½ GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633
22 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5½ 5½ GM Van Wely Loek NED 2625

European Individual Chess Championship Round 7 results and standings plus round 8 pairings (top boards)

Here are the results from round 7 and standings after round 7 as well as the pairing for round 8 tomorrow. Today is a rest day in the European Individual Chess Championships. GM Andrei Volokitin is in first place by himself with 6.0/7.0 Not too shabby! Can he keep the momentum he has to hold onto it and take the tournament title?

Round 7 Results (Top Boards)

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 5 1 - 0 5½ GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656
2 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Meier Georg GER 2608
3 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638
4 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692
5 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2685
6 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679
7 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673
8 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608
9 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633
10 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Kotronias Vasilios GRE 2603
11 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2586 4½ 0 - 1 4½ GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655
12 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2650
13 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 4½ 1 - 0 4½ GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602
14 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582
15 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2700 4 ½ - ½ 4½ GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567




Top Board Pairings for Round 8:

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6 5½ GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669
2 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5½ 5½ GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657
3 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 5½ 5½ GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609
4 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 5½ 5½ GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 5½ 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634 5 5 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693
7 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 5 5 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2620
8 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608 5 5 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679
9 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673 5 5 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608
10 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 5 5 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594
11 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666 5 5 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582
12 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 5 5 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567
13 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 5 5 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543
14 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2564 5 5 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644
15 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 5 5 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2561
16 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5 5 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634
17 GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688 4½ 5 IM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2485



Standings After Round 8 (top players)

1 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 6,0
2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 5,5
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 5,5
4 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 5,5
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647 5,5
6 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 5,5
7 GM Navara David CZE 2638 5,5
8 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 5,5
9 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2655 5,5
10 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609 5,5
11 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 5,0
12 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582 5,0
13 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 5,0
14 FM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2391 5,0
15 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 5,0
16 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 5,0
17 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567 5,0
18 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 5,0
19 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2661 5,0
20 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2673 5,0
21 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 5,0
22 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2608 5,0
23 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 5,0
24 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2564 5,0
25 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543 5,0
26 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 5,0
27 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2561 5,0
28 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634 5,0
29 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2666 5,0
30 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2608 5,0
31 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 5,0
32 IM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2485 5,0
33 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2620 5,0

European Individual Chess Championship in Round 4

Here are some of the results of today's games at the European Individual Chess Championship, I only have those with 2.5 points and above, the field will get smaller as the rounds get further along. I will do the standings tomorrow (Top Boards again).

Round 4 Pairings Top Boards

1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 3 1-0 3 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2594
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633 3 ½-½ 3 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2586
3 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2625 3 ½-½ 3 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2582 75
4 GM Gagunashvili Merab GEO 2585 3 0-1 3 GM Meier Georg GER 2608 53
5 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2702 2½ ½-½ 3 IM Nanu Ciprian-Costica ROU 2506
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2587 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693
7 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2687 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Yemelin Vasily RUS 2578
8 GM Erdos Viktor HUN 2583 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671
9 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2578
10 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2578 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664
11 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2576 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657
12 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2567 2½ 1-0 2½ GM Predojevic Borki BIH 2650
13 GM Deviatkin Andrei RUS 2566 2½ 0-1 2½ GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2647
14 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 2½ 1-0 2½ GM Kunin Vitaly GER 2546
15 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 2½ 1-0 2½ GM Nikolic Predrag BIH 2623
16 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2609
17 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2608 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2540
18 GM Parligras Mircea ROU 2605 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2500 138
19 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2602 2½ 0-1 2½ IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2488 147
20 GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2513 2½ ½-½ 2½ GM Azarov Sergei BLR 2599 63
21 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2594 2½ ½-½ 2½ IM Spoelman Wouter NED 2493 143
22 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios GRE 2485 2½ 1-0 2½ GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2587