26 April 2018
Magnus Carlsen Takes the Lead at Vugar Gashimov Memorial
Two rounds are ahead.
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
On April 26, round 7 of the 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial was played in Shamkir.
Magnus Carlsen outplayed, while Ding Liren defeated David Navara. The games Mamedyarov - Radjabov, Mamedov - Giri, and Wojtaszek - Karjakin were drawn.
Standings after round 7:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 4.5
2-4. Veselin Topalov, Anish Giri, Ding Liren - 4
5-7. Sergey Karjakin, Teimour Radjabov, Rauf Mamedov - 3.5
8-9. Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 3
10. David Navara - 2.
Round 8 pairings:
Radjabov - Karjakin, Topalov - Wojtaszek, Giri - Carlsen, Ding Liren - Mamedov, Mamedyarov - Navara
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