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[edit]- Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born )
- Manuel Aaron (India, born )
- Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan, born )
- István Abonyi (Hungary, –)
- Gerald Abrahams (England, –)
- Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, US, born )
- Hasan Abbasifar (Iran, born )
- Farid Abbasov (Azerbaijan, born )
- Jude Acers (US, born )
- Péter Ács (Hungary, born )
- Weaver Adams (US, –)
- Tanitoluwa Adewumi (Nigeria, US, born )
- Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born )
- András Adorján (Hungary, born )
- Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born )
- Simen Agdestein (Norway, born )
- Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born )
- Georgy Agzamov (Uzbekistan, –)
- Carl Ahues (Germany, –)
- James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, –)
- Ralf Åkesson (Sweden, born )
- Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born )
- Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, US, born )
- Vladimir Akopian (Armenia,
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA AND SAINT LOUIS, MO. (May 16, ) – The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded with Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-LaGrave taking the first place crown of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. The tournament included all nine full tour players and one local wildcard player, Romanian Grandmaster Bogdan-Daniel Deac, all of whom competed over nine rounds for the $, total prize fund.
Initially it seemed that one of the tournament’s co-leaders GM Wesley So or GM Levon Aronian would take the first place prize of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania but GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his last round game; catching up with the two co-leaders and ultimately defeating both in an exciting round-robin playoff. The French grandmaster was declared the winner of the event, earning 10 GCT points and pocketing over $77, in prize money.
“All in all, this was an excellent day for me in winning three games in a row,” said GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. “I knew that GM Firouza woul
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Anastasiya Karlovich: You’ve been playing in Turkish league for so many years. In you were a member of Eczacibasi club which won the Turkish League three times and today you play on the first board of Besiktas. Can you please compare the Turkish League in the past and nowadays?
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: In the beginning I would like to say that I like to play in Turkish League because I have so many friends here! Not long time ago I was invited to play in the ACP tournament in Amsterdam, very interesting event, but I wanted to play in Turkish League and confirmed my participation beforehand, so I didn’t change my decision.
I can say that the Turkish Isbank League became a very strong tournament. I remember when I played here in I won all 15 games. I could play in first board or change it for under 20 board. The funny thing is that Vugar Gashimov, who also participated there, took the second place in the first board even though he scored 13 out of