Gibraltar Round 6: Setting The Table

Gibraltar Round 6: Setting The Table

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Updated: Jan 30, 2012, 10:54 AM | 0 | Chess Event Coverage

The big result of round 6 was to set up the historic encounter between Hou Yifan and Judit Polgar in round 7.

1	35	GM	Gopal G N	2566	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Adams Michael	2724	3
2	41	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	11
3	23	GM	Erdos Viktor	2634	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	2
4	24	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	2617	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	5
5	6	GM	Polgar Judit	2710	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Felgaer Ruben	2571	33
6	27	GM	Howell David W L	2603	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2703	9
7	28	GM	David Alberto	2598	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	14
8	29	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	15
9	22	GM	Negi Parimarjan	2641	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Rapport Richard	2543	39
10	8	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	3½	½ - ½	4	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	2497	54
11	38	GM	Berg Emanuel	2550	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	1
12	40	GM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2537	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	4

The standings after 6 rounds:

1	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	5.0	2861
2	GM	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	5.0	2838
3	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2747	5.0	2825
4	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	5.0	2815
5	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	5.0	2760
6	GM	Gopal G N	IND	2566	5.0	2743
7	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2535	5.0	2718
8	GM	Negi Parimarjan	IND	2641	5.0	2697
9	GM	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2714	4.5	2768
10	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	4.5	2766
11	GM	Polgar Judit	HUN	2710	4.5	2729
12	GM	Almasi Zoltan	HUN	2717	4.5	2721
13	GM	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	4.5	2715
14	GM	David Alberto	LUX	2598	4.5	2701
15	GM	Bologan Viktor	MDA	2680	4.5	2698
16	GM	Felgaer Ruben	ARG	2571	4.5	2656
17	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	BRA	2497	4.5	2651
18	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	USA	2617	4.5	2635
19	GM	Nabaty Tamir	ISR	2563	4.5	2614
20	GM	Salem A R Saleh	UAE	2505	4.5	2563

Nigel Short drew with Le Quang Liem in the previous round

The top pairings for round seven:

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

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