Gibraltar Round 7: Adams In Front

Gibraltar Round 7: Adams In Front

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Updated: Jan 31, 2012, 9:59 AM | 8 | Chess Event Coverage

The results of the top games in round seven:

1	2	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Negi Parimarjan	2641	22
2	3	GM	Adams Michael	2724	5	1 - 0	5	GM	Howell David W L	2603	27
3	11	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Gopal G N	2566	35
4	15	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	41
5	4	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	David Alberto	2598	28
6	5	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	Nabaty Tamir	2563	36
7	25	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	Polgar Judit	2710	6
8	33	GM	Felgaer Ruben	2571	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	10
9	54	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	2497	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	14
10	51	GM	Salem A R Saleh	2505	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	2617	24
11	1	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2523	46
12	7	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Baron Tal	2498	53

The standings after round seven:

1	GM	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	6.0	2879
2	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	5.5	2823
3	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	5.5	2810
4	GM	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2714	5.5	2803
5	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2747	5.5	2795
6	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	5.5	2775
7	GM	Almasi Zoltan	HUN	2717	5.5	2768
8	GM	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	5.5	2759
9	GM	Gopal G N	IND	2566	5.5	2733
10	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2535	5.5	2708
11	GM	Negi Parimarjan	IND	2641	5.5	2700
12	GM	Laznicka Viktor	CZE	2704	5.0	2688
13	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	5.0	2679
14	GM	Svidler Peter	RUS	2749	5.0	2677
15	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	ROU	2650	5.0	2672
16	GM	Bologan Viktor	MDA	2680	5.0	2662
17	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	BRA	2497	5.0	2647
18	GM	Shirov Alexei	LAT	2710	5.0	2646
	GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	5.0	2646
20	GM	Jussupow Artur	GER	2569	5.0	2617
21	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	USA	2617	5.0	2609
22	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2643	5.0	2608
23	GM	Sutovsky Emil	ISR	2703	5.0	2599
24	GM	Zhu Chen	QAT	2472	5.0	2589
25	GM	Rapport Richard	HUN	2543	5.0	2582
26	GM	Salem A R Saleh	UAE	2505	5.0	2563
27	GM	Fier Alexandr	BRA	2603	5.0	2537
28	GM	Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G	ESP	2531	5.0	2477

Mickey Adams beat David Howell in a marathon encounter (photo: © Ray Morris-Hill)

The top pairings for round eight:

1	3	GM	Adams Michael	2724	6	v	5½	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	2
2	15	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	5½	v	5½	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	4
3	25	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	5½	v	5½	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	5
4	10	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	5½	v	5½	GM	Gopal G N	2566	35
5	22	GM	Negi Parimarjan	2641	5½	v	5½	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	11
6	41	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	5½	v	5	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	1
7	34	GM	Jussupow Artur	2569	5	v	5	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	7
8	8	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	5	v	5	GM	Howell David W L	2603	27
9	59	GM	Zhu Chen	2472	5	v	5	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2703	9
10	14	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	5	v	5	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	29
11	18	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	2650	5	v	5	GM	Rapport Richard	2543	39
12	42	GM	Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G	2531	5	v	5	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2643	21

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