31 March 2019
First Round of Vugar Gashimov Memorial Played in Shamkir
All games are drawn.
![Photo: Eteri Kublashvili](/upload/iblock/a5f/a5fa3dd78031389d2979f37b543f607a.jpg)
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
The first round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on March 31. The first symbolic move in the game Radjabov - Carlsen was made by Alimpasha Mamedov, Chief Executive of the Shamkir region.
The games Giri - Topalov, Karjakin - Ding Liren, Grischuk - Mamedyarov, Radjabov - Carlsen, and Anand - Navara were drawn.
Round 2 pairings:
Topalov - Navara, Carlsen - Anand, Mamedyarov - Radjabov, Ding Liren - Grischuk, Giri - Karjakin.
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