Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament 2014
Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament 2014
Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament took place in Sochi from 13 till 14 November 2014. Participants: V. Kramnik, S. Karjakin, P. Svidler, A. Grischuk, I. Nepomiachtchi, E. Tomashevsky, A. Morozevich, E. Inarkiev, A. Kosteniuk (all - Russia), S. Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), B. Gelfand (Israel), P. Leko (Hungary).
Commentators: GM A. Khalifman and IM S. Guramishvili
Double round-robin, time control: 4 minutes + 2 seconds.
Total prize fund - 100 000 USD.
The tournament was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Alexander Grischuk became the silver medalist. Boris Gelfand, Sergey Karjakin and Alexander Morozevich shared the third place.
S. Karjakin - S. Mamedyarov
Round 22. 0-1
A. Morozevich - A. Grischuk
Round 21. 0-1
A. Grischuk - S. Mamedyarov
Round 20. 1-0
I. Nepomniachtchi - A. Grischuk
Round 19. 1/2-1/2
P. Svidler - S. Mamedyarov
Round 18. 1-0
P. Leko - A. Grischuk
Round 17. 1-0
A. Morozevich - S. Mamedyarov
Round 16. 1-0
B. Gelfand - A. Grischuk
Round 15. 1/2-1/2
S. Mamedyarov - I. Nepomniachtchi
Round 14. 0-1