Arjun is now World no. 58, Hans 68
Jorden van Foreest (NED) and Alexei Shirov (ESP) had a difficult tournament as both of them did not manage to register a single win.
Adams - Salem: 1-0
The legendary Michael Adams (ENG, 2698) scored his first win of the event after six draws, against UAE no.1 Salem Saleh (2690).
25...d3 might create a passed pawn for Black. However, it also creates a highway for White to swing his a1-rook from queen to kingside. 26.Ra4 Rd5 27.Rg4 g6 28.Re4 things turned completely into White's favor. The passed pawn at d3 became pointless. White won the game in another ten moves.
Hans tweeted his thoughts on his triumph
twitter.com/i/status/1523698838946533376
Time Control
90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move (Malmö rules-no draws before move 40).
Replay Round 7 games
Round 7 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 2635 | GM | Grandelius Nils | ½ - ½ | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2695 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2715 | GM | Van Foreest Jorden | ½ - ½ | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2656 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2698 | GM | Adams Michael | 1 - 0 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2690 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 2682 | GM | Navara David | ½ - ½ | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2675 | 1 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | USA | 2656 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2675 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2635 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 1 | |
| 6 | GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2698 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2682 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | GM | Van Foreest Jorden | NED | 2715 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2690 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Shirov Alexei | ESP | 2695 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 0 |
Schedule
3rd - 8th May - 3 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST), 7th May - 2 p.m. CET (5:30 p.m. IST).
9th May - 12 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST)
