Yannick Pelletier sandte am 13. Juli an Gerhard Hund die folgenden Informationen.
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the press release of day 2 of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We also enclose 2 pictures of the qualified players Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE). Tie-break matches of the first round will take place on Sunday at 15:00 local time.
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Round 1, game 2 results: Giri – Karjakin 1/2-1/2 (1-1 on aggregate) Harikrishna – So 1/2-1/2 (1-1 on aggregate) Duda – Svidler (1-1 on aggregate) Dubov – Mamedyarov 0-1 (0,5-1,5 on aggregate) Grischuk – Vitiugov 1/2-1/2 (1-1 on aggregate) Yu Yangyi – Aronian 1/2-1/2 (1-1 on aggregate) Topalov – Nakamura 1/2-1/2 (1-1 on aggregate) Navara – Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 (0,5-1,5 on aggregate)
Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
Am 14. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the press release of day 3 of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga about tie-break matches of the 1st round. We enclose some pictures of the qualified players. The first game of the second round will take place on Monday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Round 2 pairings: Karjakin – So Duda – Mamedyarov Grischuk – Yu Yangyi Topalov – Vachier-Lagrave
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Karjakin |
Duda |
Grischuk |
Topalov |
Am 15. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the press release of day 4 of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We also enclose two pictures. The next games will take place on Tuesday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Round 2 results: Karjakin – So 1/2-1/2 Duda – Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Grischuk – Yu Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Topalov – Vachier-Lagrave 0-1
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Yannick Pelletier
Den symbolischen ersten Zug für Jan-Krzysztof Duda machte Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Ministerin von Lettland. |
Am 16. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the daily press release on the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the qualified players. The 3 tie-break matches of the second round will take place on Wednesday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Round 2 results: So – Karjakin ½ - ½ (1 - 1 on aggregate) Mamedyarov – Duda ½ - ½ (1 - 1 on aggregate) Yu Yangyi – Grischuk ½ - ½ (1 - 1 on aggregate) Vachier-Lagrave – Topalov ½ - ½ (1,5 - 0,5 on aggregate)
Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Lukasz Turlej, Vizepräsident der FIDE, zog 1.e4 für Maxime Vachier-Lagrave gegen Veselin Topalov. |
Am 17. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the daily press release on the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the day. The semi-final matches will take place on Thursday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Round 2 overall results: So – Karjakin 4,5 - 3,5 Mamedyarov – Duda 2,5 - 1,5 Yu Yangyi – Grischuk 1,5 - 2,5 Vachier-Lagrave – Topalov 1,5 - 0,5
Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Football legend Māris Verpakovskis kicked off the day by playing 1.d4 in the game between Mamedyarov and Duda. |
Am 18. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the daily press release on the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the day. The second game of the semi-final matches will take place on Friday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Semi-finals results, game 1: Mamedyarov - So 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave - Grischuk 1/2-1/2
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Mairis Briedis to kick off the semi-finals on Thursday. The WBC World Diamond Champion and current WBO cruiserweight World Champion, who was awarded the Order of the Three Stars in 2017, opened the game between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alexander Grischuk with the move 1.e4. |
Am 19. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the daily press release on the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the day. The first game of the final between Mamedyarov and Vachier-Lagrave will take place on Monday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Semi-finals results, game 2: So - Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 (0,5 - 1,5 on aggregate) Grischuk - Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 (0,5 - 1,5 on aggregate)
Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Latvian artist and songwriter Markus Riva opened the encounter between Wesley So and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
Am 22. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the full daily press release on the first final game of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the match and of the free-day activities. The second game of the final will take place on Tuesday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
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Final, game 1: Mamedyarov - Vachier-Lagrave 1-0Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Mamedyarov’s first move 1.d4 was made symbolically by Andis Šteinmanis, General Manager at Kaspersky in Baltic. |
Am 23. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the full daily press release on the second final game of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the match. The tie-breker of the final will take place on Wednesday at 15:00 local time. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
We would be grateful if you could publish this press release.
Final, game 2: Vachier-Lagrave - Mamedyarov 1-0 (1-1 on aggregate)Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
Juris Radzevich on the stage of the Ziedonis Hall of the National Library in Riga plays the traditional first move. |
Am 24. Juli schrieb Yannick Pelletier:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. He beats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a nerve-wracking tie-break thanks to a win in the last Armaggedon game. With this victory in the second leg of the Grand Prix Series, he earns 24,000 euros and shares the lead with Alexander Grischuk in the overall standing with 10 points.
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the full press release of the final tie-break FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. We enclose some pictures of the match. Pictures of each day can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ax6t6abbask0mbx/AACJKtbxsUmhjKlD18XZF37Qa?dl=0 .
We thank you for your co-operation throughout the event.
Overall result of the final: Mamedyarov - Vachier-Lagrave 5-4Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess
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Yannick Pelletier
At the closing ceremony, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov thanked all who contributed to making this beautiful event happen. |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |