The 2nd Vugar Gashimov Memorial is taking place on 16-25th April, 2015, in Shamkir, Azerbaijan.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen extended his lead to full point after defeating Vladimir Kramnik. Viswanathan Anand advanced to second place after Wesley So lost to Fabiano Caruana.
Round 7 results:
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar – GM Mamedov Rauf 1/2-1/2
GM Anand Viswanathan – GM Adams Michael 1-0
GM Carlsen Magnus – GM Kramnik Vladimir 1-0
GM Caruana Fabiano – GM So Wesley 1-0
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – GM Giri Anish 1/2-1/2
Round 7 standings:
1. GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2863 – 5,5
2. GM Viswanathan Anand IND 2791 – 4,5
3-4. GM Fabiano Caruana ITA 2802 and GM Wesley So USA 2788 – 4,0
5. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 2754 – 3,5
6-8. GM Anish Giri NED 2790, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2762 and GM Rauf Mamedov AZE 2651 – 3,0
9. GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2783 – 2,5
10. GM Michael Adams ENG 2746 – 2,0
Round 8 pairings:
GM Adams Michael – GM Giri Anish
GM Kramnik Vladimir – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime
GM So Wesley – GM Carlsen Magnus
GM Mamedov Rauf – GM Caruana Fabiano
GM Anand Viswanathan – GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
Vijay Kumar presents the round seven video
