Cheparinov Loses In 5th Round at Sochi
Cheparinov Slips To Lose Sole Lead
There were two decisive games in round 4 at the Sochi FIDE Grand Prix. Raise a cheer for Mohamad Al-Modiakhi who beat David Navara to get back to a level score. The other loser was Teimour Radjabov who played the Sicilian Dragon against Peter Svilder and came out second best in an exciting game.
However, Radjabov bounced back to be the only winner in round 5 by beating Cheparinov (pictured) in yet another sharp opening - this time the Anti-Meran Gambit. Uncompromising chess from Radjabov! Some days you give a lesson; some days you receive one!
Radjabov and Grischuk therefore join Cheparinov as joint leaders with scores of 3/5.
The results in Round 4:
| Cheparinov, Ivan | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 41 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
| Gashimov, Vugar | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 23 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen |
| Svidler, Peter | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 41 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Wang Yue | ½-½ | 74 | D17 | Slav Defence |
| Kamsky, Gata | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 37 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Al-Modiahki, Mohamad | - Navara, David | 1-0 | 48 | B40 | Sicilian Classical |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 25 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
The results in round 5:
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Cheparinov, Ivan | 1-0 | 38 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 24 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf |
| Gelfand, Boris | - Kamsky, Gata | ½-½ | 37 | A13 | Reti Opening |
| Wang Yue | - Gashimov, Vugar | ½-½ | 42 | E35 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Al-Modiahki, Mohamad | ½-½ | 31 | B19 | Caro Kann |
| Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 34 | A17 | English Opening |
| Navara, David | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 29 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence |
The standings after round 5:
| 1 | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2744 | 3 |
| 2 | Cheparinov, Ivan | BUL | 2687 | 3 |
| 3 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2728 | 3 |
| 4 | Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2717 | 2½ |
| 5 | Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2738 | 2½ |
| 6 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2720 | 2½ |
| 7 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | RUS | 2709 | 2½ |
| 8 | Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2723 | 2½ |
| 9 | Wang Yue | CHN | 2704 | 2½ |
| 10 | Al-Modiahki, Mohamad | QAT | 2556 | 2½ |
| 11 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2781 | 2½ |
| 12 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2737 | 2½ |
| 13 | Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 2727 | 2 |
| 14 | Navara, David | CZE | 2646 | 1½ |
