6 March 2022

Group Stage of FIDE Grand Prix Leg in Belgrade Enters Final Straight

The final round is ahead.

Photo: Mark Livshitz / FIDE
Photo: Mark Livshitz / FIDE


The penultimate fifth round of the group stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series' second leg was played in Belgrade. The round results, standings, and pairings are as follows: 

Pool A:

S. Shankland - D. Andreikin 1/2-1/2, E. Bacrot - A. Grischuk 1/2-1/2
1-2. Dmitry Andreikin, Sam Shankland - 3, 3. Etienne Bacrot - 2.5, 4. Alexander Grischuk - 1.5
D. Andreikin - E. Bacrot, A. Grischuk - S. Shankland

Pool B:

A. Tabatabaei - N. Vitiugov 1/2-1/2, A. Giri - P. Harikrishna 1/2-1/2
1. Anish Giri - 3.5, 2. Nikita Vitiugov - 2.5, 3-4. Pentala Harikrishna, Amin Tabatabaei - 2
N. Vitiugov - A. Giri, P. Harikrishna - A. Tabatabaei

Pool C:

A. Shirov - V. Fedoseev 1-0, S. Vidit - R. Rapport 0-1
1. Richard Rapport - 3.5, 2. Santosh Vidit - 2.5, 3-4. Vladimir Fedoseev, Alexei Shirov - 2
V. Fedoseev - S. Vidit, R. Rapport - A. Shirov

Pool D:

A. Predke - S. Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2, M. Vachier-Lagrave - Yu Yangyi 1/2-1/2
1. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 3, 2-3. Yu Yangyi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 2.5, 4. Alexandr Predke - 2
S. Mamedyarov - M. Vachier-Lagrave, Yu Yangyi - A. Predke

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