First Round of FIDE Grand Prix Leg Played in Berlin
Alexandr Predke and Nikita Vitiugov began with victories.
The final, third, leg of the FIDE Grand Prix began in Berlin. Sixteen participants were divided into four groups. The round results, standings, and pairings are as follows:
Pool A:
Esipenko - Oparin 1/2-1/2, Aronian - Nakamura 1-0
1. Levon Aronian - 1, 2-3. Andrey Esipenko, Grigoriy Oparin - 0.5, 4. Hikaru Nakamura - 0
Aronian - Oparin, Nakamura - Esipenko
Pool B:
Keymer - Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2, Dubov - Dominguez 0-1
1. Leinier Dominguez - 1, 2-3. Vincent Keymer, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 0.5, 4. Daniil Dubov - 0
Dubov - Mamedyarov, Dominguez - Keymer
Pool C:
Shankland - So 1/2-1/2, Predke - Vachier-Lagrave 1-0
1. Alexandr Predke - 1, 2-3. Sam Shankland, Wesley So - 0.5, 4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 0
Predke - So, Vachier-Lagrave - Shankland
Pool D:
Giri - Yu 1/2-1/2, Vitiugov - Tabatabaei 1-0
1. Nikita Vitiugov - 1, 2-3. Anish Giri, Yu Yangyi - 0.5, 4. Amin Tabatabaei - 0
Vitiugov - Yu, Tabatabaei - Giri.
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