World Champion Magnus Carlsen has won the Gashimov Memorial for the second year running after concluding the event with 7 points from nine games.
In the final round Carlsen defeated Rauf Mamedov, leaving the second placed Viswanathan Anand a full point behind. The remaining four games were drawn.
The 2nd Vugar Gashimov Memorial was held on 16-25th April, 2015, in Shamkir, Azerbaijan.
Round 9 results:
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar – GM Adams Michael 1/2-1/2
GM Caruana Fabiano – GM Anand Viswanathan 1/2-1/2
GM Carlsen Magnus – GM Mamedov Rauf 1-0
GM Giri Anish – GM Kramnik Vladimir 1/2-1/2
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – GM So Wesley 1/2-1/2
Final standings:
1. GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2863 – 7,0
2. GM Viswanathan Anand IND 2791 – 6,0
3-4. GM Fabiano Caruana ITA 2802 and GM Wesley So USA 2788 – 5,0
5-6. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2754 and GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2783 – 4,0
7-10. GM Anish Giri NED 2790, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2762, GM Rauf Mamedov AZE 2651 and GM Michael Adams ENG 2746 – 3,5
Vijay Kumar presents the round nine video
