Jermuk Grand Prix R13

Aronian guaranteed first place in series

Gelfand,B (2755) - Leko,P (2756) [E15] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Qf5 Nf6 12.e4 g6 13.Qf40-0 14.e5 Nh5 15.Qc4 d5 16.exd6 Bxd6 17.Nc3 Na5 18.Qd3 Bc7 19.Qc2 Qe7 20.Re1 Qd7 21.Bg5 f6 22.Bh6 Rfd8 23.Rad1 Qf7 24.b4cxb4 25.Nb5 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Nd6 Qd7 29.Nxb7 Nxb7 30.Qc4+ Kh8 31.Bh3 Qe7 32.Qd5 Nd6 33.Nd4 Qe1+34.Bf1 Qe5 35.Qa8 Qe8 36.Qxa7 Nf7 37.Be3 Ne5 38.Qa8 Qg8 39.Nc6 Nxc6 40.Qxc6 Ng7 41.Bh6 Be7 42.Bc4 Qd8 43.Be3 Nf544.Bxb6 Qf8 45.Be6 Ng7 46.Bd7 h5 47.Qc8 Kg8 48.Kf1 Qxc8 49.Bxc8 Kf7 50.Ke2 Ne6 51.Kd3 Nc5+ 52.Kc4 Ne4 53.Ba6 Ke654.Be3 Nc3 55.Kb3 Nd5 56.Bc4 Ke5 57.Bxd5 Kxd5 58.Bd2 Bc5 59.f3 f5 60.Bxb4 Bg1 61.h3 Bf2 62.g4 fxg4 63.fxg4 hxg4 64.hxg4 g565.a4 Bb6 66.Be7 Ke4 67.Bxg5 Kf3 68.Kc4 Kxg4 69.Kb5 Bf2 70.Bd2 Kf5 71.a5 Ke4 72.Kc6 Kd3 73.Bg5 Kc4 74.Be7 Be3 75.a6 Ba776.Bd8 Bb8 77.Bc7 Ba7 78.Kb7 1-0

Aronian,L (2768) - Inarkiev,E (2675) [D45] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 e6 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 0-0 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Nd7 12.c5 Bc7 13.Qc2Nf6 14.Bd3 b6 15.Rd1 h6 16.0-0 a5 17.cxb6 Bxb6 18.Qc1 Nd5 19.Rfe1 Ra7 20.Ne5 Rc7 21.Qb2 Nb4 22.Bc3 Nxd3 23.Rxd3 f624.Nc4 Rcf7 25.Qd2 Ra7 26.Bb2 Bc7 27.Ba3 Rf7 28.Bc5 Ra8 29.a4 Qd5 30.Qc3 Qd8 31.Qc2 Rb8 32.Rc3 Qd5 33.Ne3 Qh5 34.h3Qg5 35.Bd6 Bxd6 36.Rxc6 Rf8 37.Rxd6 Qf4 38.Nc4 Rb4 39.Rc6 Bb7 40.Rcxe6 Qxd4 41.Re7 f5 42.Rd1 Qf6 43.Rdd7 Bd5 44.Rxg7+Qxg7 45.Rxg7+ Kxg7 46.Nxa5 Re4 47.f3 Re1+ 48.Kf2 Re7 49.Nc4 f4 50.Ne5 Re6 51.b4 h5 52.Qc5 Ba2 53.Nd3 Ref6 54.Qg5+ Kh755.Qxh5+ Kg7 56.Qe5 Kh7 57.b5 1-0

Akopian,V (2712) - Ivanchuk,V (2703) [C77] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Re1 0-0 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 h6 11.Ng3 b5 12.Bc2 d5 13.Qe2 Be614.h3 Nd7 15.Be3 d4 16.Bd2 Nc5 17.Rec1 Qd6 18.cxd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Qxd4 20.Bc3 Qd6 21.Bb4 Qb6 22.Qe3 Bf8 23.Bc3 Rad824.Qf3 Bg7 25.b4 Na4 26.Bd2 Rd7 27.a3 Red8 28.Be3 Qb7 29.Rab1 Ba2 30.Ra1 Be6 31.Rab1 Nc3 32.Ra1 f5 33.exf5 Qxf3 34.gxf3gxf5 35.Bb3 Bxb3 36.Rxc3 Be6 37.Ba7 Rxd3 38.Rxc7 Rxf3 39.Re7 Bf7 40.Rc1 Bf6 41.Rec7 Bg5 42.Re1 e4 43.Rc5 Rd7 44.Bb6 Be645.Rc8+ Kf7 46.Bc5 Rxa3 47.Rf8+ Kg6 48.Re8 Kf7 49.Rf8+ Kg6 50.Re8 Bc4 51.Rb8 e3 52.h4 exf2+ 53.Bxf2 Bxh4 54.Rb6+ Kg555.Be3+ f4 56.Ne4+ Kf5 57.Bf2 Rg7+ 58.Kh2 Bxf2 59.Nxf2 Ra2 60.Kh1 Bd5+ 61.Ne4 Rc7 62.Rf6+ Ke5 0-1

Final Jermuk Standings:
1. Ivanchuk (180)

2-3. Aronian, Gelfand (140)

4-6. Leko, Alekseev, Kazimdzanov (100)

7. Karjakin (80)

8. Eljanov (70)

9-10. Bacrot, Kamsky (55)

11-12. Jakovenko, Akopian (35)

13. Inarkiev (20)

14. Cheparinov (10)

Cumulative Standings:

1. Aronian - 500 (3)

2. Radjabov - 363.33 (3)

3. Grischuk - 363.33 (3*)

4. Wang - 353.33 (3)

5. Gashimov - 328.33 (3)

6. Leko - 320 (3)

7. Jakovenko - 278.33 (3)

8. Ivanchuk - 265 (3)

9. Gelfand - 255 (3)

10. Mamedyarov - 240 (3)

11. Bacrot - 240 (3*)

12. Kamsky - 235 (3*)

13. Svidler - 230 (3)

14. Karjakin - 230 (3*)

15. Alekseev - 220 (3)

16. Kasimdzhanov - 200 (3)

17. Akopian - 190 (3)

18. Cheparinov - 130 (3*)

19. Eljanov - 125 (3)

20. Inarkiev - 50 (3)

* Player has already participated in 4 tournaments; the total of the highest 3 scores is indicated.

One of the four late entrants into the series (Alekseev, Kasimdzhanov, Akopian, Eljanov) might not be able to participate in the 6th and final tournament. FIDE has given no indication how they will select the odd man out (or perhaps they will expand the final tournament to 15 players? or leave Aronian out since he's guaranteed 1st place overall no matter what happens in the final tournament?).