FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Elista 13 December 2008
Third tournament of FIDE Grand Prix series is going to take part in Elista from Dec. 13th to Dec 29th. Participants: Radjabov, Leko, Jakovenko, Wang Yue, Mamedyarov, Eljanov, Grischuk, Alekseev, Bacrot, Gashimov, Cheparinov, Akopian, Kasimdzhanov, Inarkiev. Average ELO is 2712. It is 19th FIDE tournament category. All rounds, except for the last round start at 12:00 GMT. Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2[ PGN], Round 3[ PGN], Round 4[ PGN], Round 5[ PGN], Round 6[ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN], Round 10[ PGN], Round 11[ PGN], Round 12 [ PGN], Round 13 [ PGN] All games [ PGN]

Final standings

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Below are the pairings:

Schedule

Saturday 13 December Arrival & Opening Ceremony, Drawing of Lots Sunday 14 December 1st Round Monday 15 December 2nd Round Tuesday 16 December 3rd Round Wednesday 17 December 4th Round Thursday 18 December 5th Round Friday 19 December Free Day Saturday 20 December 6th Round

Sunday 21 December 7th Round Monday 22 December 8th Round Tuesday 23 December 9th Round Wednesday 24 December Free Day Thursday 25 December 10th Round Friday 26 December 11st Round Saturday 27 December 12nd Round Sunday 28 December 13rd Round

Pairings

Round 1 – 14th Dec.

Bacrot Etienne – Kasimdzhanov Rustam ½-½ Radjabov Teimour – Cheparinov Ivan ½-½ Mamedyarov Shakhriyar – Grischuk Alexander ½-½ Leko Peter – Akopian Vladimir ½-½ Jakovenko Dmitry – Wang Yue 1-0 Inarkiev Ernesto – Alekseev Evgeny ½-½ Gashimov Vugar – Eljanov Pavel 1-0 Round 1 games[ PGN]

Round 2 – 15th Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Pavel Eljanov ½-½ Evgeny Alekseev – Vugar Gashimov ½-½ Wang Yue – Ernesto Inarkiev ½-½ Vladimir Akopian – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Alexander Grischuk – Peter Leko 1-0 Ivan Cheparinov – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½ Etienne Bacrot – Teimour Radjabov 0-1 Round 2 games [ PGN]

Round 3 – 16th Dec.

Teimour Radjabov – Rustam Kasimdzhanov 1-0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Peter Leko – Ivan Cheparinov 1-0 Dmitry Jakovenko – Alexander Grischuk ½-½ Ernesto Inarkiev – Vladimir Akopian ½-½ Vugar Gashimov – Wang Yue ½-½ Pavel Eljanov – Evgeny Alekseev 1-0 Round 3 games [ PGN]

Round 4 – 17th Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Evgeny Alekseev 0-1 Wang Yue – Pavel Eljanov 1-0 Vladimir Akopian – Vugar Gashimov ½-½ Alexander Grischuk – Ernesto Inarkiev ½-½ Ivan Cheparinov – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Etienne Bacrot – Peter Leko 1-0 Teimour Radjabov – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½ Round 4 games[ PGN]

Round 5 – 18th Dec.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½-½ Peter Leko – Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Dmitry Jakovenko – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Ernesto Inarkiev – Ivan Cheparinov 0-1 Vugar Gashimov – Alexander Grischuk 1-0 Pavel Eljanov – Vladimir Akopian ½-½ Evgeny Alekseev – Wang Yue ½-½ Round 5 games[ PGN]

Round 6 – 20th Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Wang Yue ½-½ Vladimir Akopian – Evgeny Alekseev 0-1 Alexander Grischuk – Pavel Eljanov 1-0 Ivan Cheparinov – Vugar Gashimov ½-½ Etienne Bacrot – Ernesto Inarkiev ½-½ Teimour Radjabov – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Peter Leko ½-½ Round 6 games [ PGN]

Round 7 – 21st Dec.

Peter Leko – Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½-½ Dmitry Jakovenko – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½ Ernesto Inarkiev – Teimour Radjabov 1-0 Vugar Gashimov – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Pavel Eljanov – Ivan Cheparinov 1-0 Evgeny Alekseev – Alexander Grischuk 0-1 Wang Yue – Vladimir Akopian ½-½ Round 7 games [ PGN]

Round 8 – 22nd Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Vladimir Akopian 1-0 Alexander Grischuk – Wang Yue 1-0 Ivan Cheparinov – Evgeny Alekseev 1-0 Etienne Bacrot – Pavel Eljanov ½-½ Teimour Radjabov – Vugar Gashimov ½-½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Ernesto Inarkiev ½-½ Peter Leko – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Round 8 games [ PGN]

Round 9 – 23rd Dec.

Dmitry Jakovenko – Rustam Kasimdzhanov 1-0 Ernesto Inarkiev – Peter Leko ½-½ Vugar Gashimov – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1-0 Pavel Eljanov – Teimour Radjabov 0-1 Evgeny Alekseev – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Wang Yue – Ivan Cheparinov 1-0 Vladimir Akopian – Alexander Grischuk ½-½ Round 9 games [ PGN]

Round 10 – 25th Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Alexander Grischuk ½-½ Ivan Cheparinov – Vladimir Akopian 1-0 Etienne Bacrot – Wang Yue ½-½ Teimour Radjabov – Evgeny Alekseev 1-0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Pavel Eljanov 1-0 Peter Leko – Vugar Gashimov 1-0 Dmitry Jakovenko – Ernesto Inarkiev 1-0 Round 10 games [ PGN]

Round 11 – 26th Dec.

Ernesto Inarkiev – Rustam Kasimdzhanov 0-1 Vugar Gashimov – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Pavel Eljanov – Peter Leko ½-½ Evgeny Alekseev – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½ Wang Yue – Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Vladimir Akopian – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Alexander Grischuk – Ivan Cheparinov ½-½ Round 11 games [ PGN]

Round 12 – 27th Dec.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov – Ivan Cheparinov 1-0 Etienne Bacrot – Alexander Grischuk ½-½ Teimour Radjabov – Vladimir Akopian ½-½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Wang Yue ½-½ Peter Leko – Evgeny Alekseev ½-½ Dmitry Jakovenko – Pavel Eljanov ½-½ Ernesto Inarkiev – Vugar Gashimov ½-½ Round 12 games [ PGN]

Round 13 – 28th Dec.

Vugar Gashimov – Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½-½ Pavel Eljanov – Ernesto Inarkiev 1-0 Evgeny Alekseev – Dmitry Jakovenko ½-½ Wang Yue – Peter Leko ½-½ Vladimir Akopian – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½-½ Alexander Grischuk – Teimour Radjabov ½-½ Ivan Cheparinov – Etienne Bacrot ½-½ Round 13 games [ PGN]