Pairings round 6
Pairings round 6, may 8, 3 pm CET GM Alexei Shirov – GM David Navara GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Michael Adams GM Saleh Salem – GM Jorden Van Foreest GM Hans Niemann – GM Nils Grandelius
Round 4 – comments by GM Stellan Brynell
Erigaisi-Grandelius Erigaisi surprised with the unusual 7.Bb5 in the Scotch game. Grandelius was under pressure until he was allowed to play 15…dxe4, followed by Nf5 and could safely steer the game towards a draw. Navara-Van Foreest Navara chose a surprisingly timid line against Van Foreest’s accepted queen’s gambit. Both …
Round 3 – comments by GM Stellan Brynell
Grandelius-Navara Navara used the Berlin variation of the Ruy Lopez and Grandelius managed to mount some pressure as white. Careful handling of the endgame on Navara’s part secured the draw. Salem-Shirov Salem got a promising position early on in a fianchetto Grünfeld and Shirov’s queen seemed to be in trouble …
Pairings round 4
Pairings round 4, may 6, 3 pm CET: GM Alexei Shirov – GM Michael Adams GM David Navara – GM Jorden Van Forest GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Nils Grandelius GM Salem Saleh – GM Hans Niemann