Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing

Gashimov Memorial (2018) The 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial (Shamkir Chess) took place in Shamkir, Azerbaijan, 19-28 April 2018. It was organized by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation. Rest day: 24 April. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves and 60 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 more minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added per move starting from move 61. A Rapid playoff would take place in case of a tie for first place. Prize fund: 100,000 euros, with 30,000 euros to the winner. Chief arbiter: Faig Gasanov. Number of games played: 45. Magnus Carlsen won with 6/9, ahead of Ding Liren (5.5) and Sergey Karjakin (5). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Carlsen * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 2 Ding Liren ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 3 Karjakin ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 4 Mamedyarov ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 5 Wojtaszek 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 6 Giri 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 7 Radjabov ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4½ 8 Topalov 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 4 9 Mamedov ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 4 10 Navara ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 2½ Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2018042... Regulations: https://web.archive.org/web/2018042... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/car... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/gashi... chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Previous: Gashimov Memorial (2017). Next: Gashimov Memorial (2019)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Navara vs R Mamedov ½-½ 39 2018 Gashimov Memorial B30 Sicilian 2. Ding Liren vs Wojtaszek ½-½ 67 2018 Gashimov Memorial A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 3. Giri vs Karjakin   ½-½ 27 2018 Gashimov Memorial E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 4. Topalov vs Radjabov ½-½ 43 2018 Gashimov Memorial C67 Ruy Lopez 5. Mamedyarov vs Carlsen ½-½ 41 2018 Gashimov Memorial E61 King's Indian 6. Carlsen vs Navara ½-½ 50 2018 Gashimov Memorial B12 Caro-Kann Defense 7. Karjakin vs Ding Liren   ½-½ 27 2018 Gashimov Memorial C53 Giuoco Piano 8. Radjabov vs R Mamedov   ½-½ 38 2018 Gashimov Memorial D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 9. Topalov vs Giri ½-½ 49 2018 Gashimov Memorial A28 English 10. Wojtaszek vs Mamedyarov   ½-½ 31 2018 Gashimov Memorial E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 11. R Mamedov vs Carlsen ½-½ 51 2018 Gashimov Memorial B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 12. Navara vs Wojtaszek   ½-½ 27 2018 Gashimov Memorial B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 13. Mamedyarov vs Karjakin   ½-½ 39 2018 Gashimov Memorial E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Giri vs Radjabov   ½-½ 40 2018 Gashimov Memorial C01 French, Exchange 15. Ding Liren vs Topalov ½-½ 57 2018 Gashimov Memorial D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. Giri vs Ding Liren ½-½ 69 2018 Gashimov Memorial A15 English 17. Karjakin vs Navara ½-½ 43 2018 Gashimov Memorial B12 Caro-Kann Defense 18. Radjabov vs Carlsen ½-½ 19 2018 Gashimov Memorial D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. Wojtaszek vs R Mamedov ½-½ 41 2018 Gashimov Memorial D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. R Mamedov vs Karjakin   ½-½ 35 2018 Gashimov Memorial B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 21. Mamedyarov vs Giri   ½-½ 40 2018 Gashimov Memorial D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. Ding Liren vs Radjabov   ½-½ 40 2018 Gashimov Memorial D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. Radjabov vs Wojtaszek   ½-½ 35 2018 Gashimov Memorial B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Karjakin vs Carlsen ½-½ 30 2018 Gashimov Memorial C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 25. Ding Liren vs Mamedyarov   ½-½ 37 2018 Gashimov Memorial D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> Apr-28-18    LlanelliCC: And I thought that Rudyard Kipling was dead. Apr-28-18    ex0duz: Congrats to Carlson, but ding should have won this. He had winning chances in other games and didn't take them.. he is rank fifth in the world in live rating but he probably could have won this tourney and taken fourth ranking Apr-28-18    chancho: I guess Carlsen was more than satisfied with putting Giri's head on a platter. Getting a draw and securing the tournament win was good enough for him. Enjoy the day Maggie! Apr-28-18    Sokrates: Congratulations to Carlsen. Shared first in Wijk, second in Grenke and now winning with 3 wins and no defeats - that shows the class of a true world champion. Only Caruana has had comparable if not better results of late, and hey, how lucky we are that it's those two wo shall take an a monumental duel in November. Apr-28-18    mike1: Well said, Sokrates. Yes, the two strongest players are contesting the WCC. Did not happen for a long time, if at all... Apr-28-18    keypusher: Ding Liren now #5 in the world with a bullet. Carlsen is only 25 points ahead of Caruana in classical but 65 ahead of the field in rapid and nearly 100 in blitz (Nakamura is #2 in both categories). https://2700chess.com/ Apr-28-18    LameJokes55: Congrats Magnus! He once again confirmed the status as numero uno entertainer. Very consistent and impressive indeed. For a long time, chess fans lamented lack of opportunities for the top-ranked Chinese players. Well, Ding has gotten rid of this problem. 'If doors stay shut despite knocking, bang them open.' Ding followed this dictum. He got into top 10 and ensured automatic invitation. Although Topalov had mix bag of results, it is heartening to see him back. Apr-28-18    Sally Simpson: Hi Sokrates, "... how lucky we are that it's those two [Carlsen and Caruana] who shall take an a monumental duel in November." Yes indeed. I'm making Caruana favourite because of Judit Polgar. it's simple, let me explain. Judit was born in 1976 and so was Peter Svidler so then we look at the Peter Svidler v Carlsen & Carauna stats. Svidler has beaten Carlsen 2 to 1, with 12 draws. Caruana has beaten Svidler 4 to 2, with 16 draws. ergo: Caruana will win. Apr-28-18    FSR: <Sally Simpson> I don't see how Judit Polgar factors into your analysis any more than the millions of other people who were born in 1976 do. Apr-28-18    FSR: Radjabov did a full Giri in this tournament. Karjakin avoided that by beating Topalov in the last round. Ironically, even Giri himself did not do a full Giri, though he did get an even score. Apr-28-18    MissScarlett: Ljubo can take a well-earned fifty week holiday from commentating duties. Apr-28-18    not not: Radjabov out-girid Giri. Impressive performance that is. Congratulations! Apr-28-18    Nosnibor: Very sad to see Topalov losing his last three games after starting so well. Apr-28-18    ChessHigherCat: Maybe these tournaments shouldn't require so much stamina/endurance, which are typical youthful attributes, of course. Okay, chess may be a "sport" but you could overemphasize endurance in any sport. In basketball, for example, if they required playing for 12 hours at a stretch, some of the most talented players might have a heart attack while other mediocre players with incredible stamina might triumph. What would that prove? Apr-28-18    siamesedream: Congratulations to <GM Magnus Carlsen> for winning Gashimov Memorial Tournament 2018. Apr-28-18    FSR: Here's to you, Mr. Nosnibor. Apr-28-18    Count Wedgemore: <ChessHigherCat: Maybe these tournaments shouldn't require so much stamina/endurance, which are typical youthful attributes, of course.> Age is a factor to consider, of course, but that's not the only explanation. Some of the elite players seem to regularly have more stamina, mental and physical, than others. Carlsen and Karjakin are two prime examples. They consistently end their tournaments well. They are more or less always able to play high quality chess in the final rounds of tournaments. How many times haven't we seen Karjakin winning in the last round? And Carlsen is a notoriously "slow starter" in tournaments. He almost always plays better in the later rounds than to begin with. Topalov, on the other hand, seems to have lost a lot of steam towards the end, losing his last three games. A lack of stamina is surely the natural explanation: keep in mind that this was his first tournament in over a year. Apr-28-18    BobbieM: Sokrates: Carlsen won Tata Steel 2018 Apr-28-18    Pedro Fernandez: Hey my dear <FSR>, what's up! How do you see November's fight my friend? BTW, are you German? Hope your reply. Greetings buddy! Apr-28-18    Pedro Fernandez: Karjakin was dead last almost as Zenyatta, lol! Apr-28-18    AylerKupp: Clarification: I don't believe that you need to have a premium membership to add a user to your Ignore List as <morfishine> indicated. This feature is listed in Chessgames Help (Chessgames Help) and not in Premium Membership Help Page. I can't test it since I have a premium membership, but it would seem to me that if this was a feature available to premium members only, it would have been listed in Premium Membership Help Page and not in Chessgames Help. Just trying to help those non-premium members who would like to put me on their ignore list. :-) Apr-28-18    ChessHigherCat: < Count Wedgemore: <ChessHigherCat: Maybe these tournaments shouldn't require so much stamina/endurance, which are typical youthful attributes, of course.> Age is a factor to consider, of course, but that's not the only explanation. Some of the elite players seem to regularly have more stamina, mental and physical, than others. Carlsen and Karjakin are two prime examples. They consistently end their tournaments well. They are more or less always able to play high quality chess in the final rounds of tournaments. How many times haven't we seen Karjakin winning in the last round? And Carlsen is a notoriously "slow starter" in tournaments. He almost always plays better in the later rounds than to begin with.> That's true, but they're both young (27 and 28), so it doesn't disprove the age factor. Conversely, we've seen recently that both Anand and Topalov (49 and 42) are capable of top-quality chess, but maybe not at these grueling rhythms. I'm not saying they should organize Chess for Seniors at the YMCA but the organizers should be able to reach some compromise that would allow older players to recuperate sufficiently between games. However, impatient fans (rest days are boring!) and organizers (do you realize how expensive it is to prolong a tournament by one extra day?) seem opposed to more leisurely events, much to the detriment of fans of the old-timers. Apr-28-18    thegoodanarchist: Congratulations, Magnoooooose! Another tournament win for the greatest chess player the human race has ever seen! Magnus is better than all! Better than Capablanca. Better than Em. Lasker. Better than Karpov or Kasparov or Fischer. We are witnessing history every time he plays. Apr-28-18    LucB: Excellent performance in such a strong field.. congrats to WC Carlsen! Apr-28-18    JustAnotherMaster: < thegoodanarchist: Congratulations, Magnoooooose! Another tournament win for the greatest chess player the human race has ever seen! Magnus is better than all! Better than Capablanca. Better than Em. Lasker. Better than Karpov or Kasparov or Fischer. We are witnessing history every time he plays. > AMEN brother ! Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 11) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC