8th Gashimov Memorial 2022: Abdusattorov wins the Rapid section

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/12/2022

D Gukesh had a winless final day of the Rapid at 8th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022. He drew with Hao Wang (CHN) and the Rapid section winner, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), lost to Sam Shankland (USA). The reigning World Rapid champion, Abdusattorov won the Rapid convincingly 14/18, finishing two points ahead of Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP) and Rauf Mamedov (AZE) 12/18 each. Having a two point lead, heading into Blitz event will certainly give the 44th Olympiad Gold medalist a huge boost. Today is a rest day. A total of 18 round of Blitz will be played on Blitz on Thursday and Friday. Blitz Round 1 starts tomorrow 22nd December 2022 from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST.

A tough day for Gukesh

GM D Gukesh drew with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) in the final round of the Rapid

Gukesh (2632) started the day with a solid draw against Hao Wang (CHN, 2721).

Round 7: D Gukesh - Hao Wang (CHN): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Gashimov Chess Memorial live stream

Gukesh lost the penultimate round battle against Sam Shankland (USA, 2657) in a complex battle arising out of Symmetrical English opening.

In the final round, Gukesh drew with the winner of the Rapid section, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 2776).

Round 9: D Gukesh - Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Gashimov Chess Memorial live stream

Rapid final round in progress | Photo: Gashimov Chess Memorial live stream

Replay 8th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022 Rapid Round 7-9 live stream | Video: Gashimov Chess Memorial

Replay Round 7-9 games

Schedule

The Rapid tournament will be held in a Round-Robin system and the Blitz tournament will be played in a Double Round-Robin system with ten players. Only first day on 18th December, the first round starts at 2 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. IST). The remaining four days - 19th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd December, the game starts at 3 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST). 21st December is a rest day.

Time Control

The Rapid tournament will be played in 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment. The Blitz event will have 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

Scoring

Rapid: Win 2 points, Draw 1 point and Loss 0.

Blitz: Win 1 point, Draw 0.5 point and Loss 0.

Tie-break rules

The final standings will be determined according to sum of points of both Rapid and Blitz events.

Rapid Round 7-9 results

Round 7 on 2022/12/20 at 15-00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	4	2676	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	1 - 0	GM	Mamedov Rauf	2578	10
2	5	2802	GM	Rapport Richard	1 - 0	GM	Shankland Sam	2657	3
3	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D	½ - ½	GM	Wang Hao	2721	2
4	7	2682	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	½ - ½	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1
5	8	2448	GM	Suleymanli Aydin	1 - 0	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2746	9
Round 8 on 2022/12/20 at 16-15
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	2578	GM	Mamedov Rauf	½ - ½	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2746	9
2	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	½ - ½	GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2448	8
3	2	2721	GM	Wang Hao	0 - 1	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2682	7
4	3	2657	GM	Shankland Sam	1 - 0	GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
5	4	2676	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	½ - ½	GM	Rapport Richard	2802	5
Round 9 on 2022/12/20 at 17-30
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	5	2802	GM	Rapport Richard	0 - 1	GM	Mamedov Rauf	2578	10
2	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D	½ - ½	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2676	4
3	7	2682	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	1 - 0	GM	Shankland Sam	2657	3
4	8	2448	GM	Suleymanli Aydin	½ - ½	GM	Wang Hao	2721	2
5	9	2746	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	1 - 0	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1

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Blitz Round 1-9 pairings

Round 1 on 2022/12/22 at 15-00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla		GM	Mamedov Rauf	2649	10
2	2	2628	GM	Wang Hao		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	9
3	3	2612	GM	Shankland Sam		GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2481	8
4	4	2666	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2644	7
5	5	2654	GM	Rapport Richard		GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
Round 2 on 2022/12/22 at 15-20
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	2649	GM	Mamedov Rauf		GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
2	7	2644	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco		GM	Rapport Richard	2654	5
3	8	2481	GM	Suleymanli Aydin		GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2666	4
4	9	2733	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar		GM	Shankland Sam	2612	3
5	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla		GM	Wang Hao	2628	2
Round 3 on 2022/12/22 at 15-40
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	2	2628	GM	Wang Hao		GM	Mamedov Rauf	2649	10
2	3	2612	GM	Shankland Sam		GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1
3	4	2666	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	9
4	5	2654	GM	Rapport Richard		GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2481	8
5	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2644	7
Round 4 on 2022/12/22 at 16-00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	2649	GM	Mamedov Rauf		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2644	7
2	8	2481	GM	Suleymanli Aydin		GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
3	9	2733	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar		GM	Rapport Richard	2654	5
4	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla		GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2666	4
5	2	2628	GM	Wang Hao		GM	Shankland Sam	2612	3
Round 5 on 2022/12/22 at 16-20
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	3	2612	GM	Shankland Sam		GM	Mamedov Rauf	2649	10
2	4	2666	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek		GM	Wang Hao	2628	2
3	5	2654	GM	Rapport Richard		GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1
4	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	9
5	7	2644	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco		GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2481	8
Round 6 on 2022/12/22 at 16-50
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	2649	GM	Mamedov Rauf		GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2481	8
2	9	2733	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2644	7
3	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla		GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
4	2	2628	GM	Wang Hao		GM	Rapport Richard	2654	5
5	3	2612	GM	Shankland Sam		GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2666	4
Round 7 on 2022/12/22 at 17-10
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	4	2666	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek		GM	Mamedov Rauf	2649	10
2	5	2654	GM	Rapport Richard		GM	Shankland Sam	2612	3
3	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D		GM	Wang Hao	2628	2
4	7	2644	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco		GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1
5	8	2481	GM	Suleymanli Aydin		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	9
Round 8 on 2022/12/22 at 17-30
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	2649	GM	Mamedov Rauf		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	9
2	1	2399	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla		GM	Suleymanli Aydin	2481	8
3	2	2628	GM	Wang Hao		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2644	7
4	3	2612	GM	Shankland Sam		GM	Gukesh D	2632	6
5	4	2666	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek		GM	Rapport Richard	2654	5
Round 9 on 2022/12/22 at 17-50
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	5	2654	GM	Rapport Richard		GM	Mamedov Rauf	2649	10
2	6	2632	GM	Gukesh D		GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2666	4
3	7	2644	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco		GM	Shankland Sam	2612	3
4	8	2481	GM	Suleymanli Aydin		GM	Wang Hao	2628	2
5	9	2733	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar		GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	2399	1

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Standings after Rapid Round 9

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	4	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	UZB	2676	7	0	5	30,00
2	7	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	ESP	2682	6	0,5	4	23,75
3	10	GM	Mamedov Rauf	AZE	2578	6	0,5	4	23,00
4	2	GM	Wang Hao	CHN	2721	5	0	2	20,25
5	5	GM	Rapport Richard	ROU	2802	4	0,5	2	15,75
6	9	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2746	4	0,5	1	17,25
7	1	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	AZE	2399	3,5	1	1	15,00
8	6	GM	Gukesh D	IND	2632	3,5	0	2	15,00
9	3	GM	Shankland Sam	USA	2657	3	1	2	10,25
10	8	GM	Suleymanli Aydin	AZE	2448	3	0	1	14,25

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