FIDE Grand Prix: Hakobyan To Play Against Mamedyarov

[Kafian Jirair]

FIDE GRAND PRIX: HAKOBYAN TO PLAY AGAINST MAMEDYAROV

Panorama.am
13/05/2010

After Round 3 of FIDE Grand Prix 6th tournament, there is no sole
leader. 5GMs have scored 5. All sets in this round ended in draw.

Armenian Vladimir Hakobyan was quite quick to draw with Peter Svidler.

In Round 4 Hakobyan will play against Azerbaijani Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov.

Round 3. 12.05.10

Hakobyan - Svidler ½-½ Alekseev - Ivanchuk ½-½ Gashimov - Gelfand ½-½
Inarkiev - Leko ½-½ Mamedyarov - Eljanov ½-½ Ponomariov - Radjabov
½-½ Wang Yue - Jakovenko ½-½

Vladimir Hakobyan (Armenia)-Peter Svidler (Russia) 0,5:0,5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
c5 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Qb5 Nd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Qa4 Rb8 13. Rac1
Nd4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Ne4 Nb6 16. Qa3 Nd5 17. Qb3 a5 18. Rc5 Nb4 19.

a3 Be6 20. Qa4 Bd7 21. Qb3 Be6 22. Qa4 Bd7 23. Qb3 1/2:1/2.

Standing

1. Eljanov 2 2. Gashimov 2 3. Gelfand 2 4. Leko 2 5. Ponomariov
2 6. Inarkiev 1.5 7. Jakovenko 1.5 8. Radjabov 1.5 9. Wang Yue
1.5 10. Hakobyan 1 11. Alekseev 1 12. Ivanchuk 1 13. Mamedyarov 1
14. Svidler 1