Shamkir Chess

Gashimov Memorial is a chess supertournament played in Azerbaijan in memory of Vugar Gashimov (1986–2014).[1]

Winners

#YearWinner
12014 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
22015 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
32016 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
42017 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
52018 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
62019 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
72021 Fabiano Caruana (United States)
82022 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)

2014

The Gashimov Memorial 2014 took place in the Haydar Aliev Centre in Shamkir City from 16 April to 30 April 2014, consisting of two tournaments, with invited players Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Teimour Radjabov making up the A Tournament. The Elo average for the tournament was 2780, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time.

The A Tournament was held as a double round robin, with each player facing the other with both colours, while the B Tournament was held as a single round robin.

The total prize fund for the A tournament was €100,000,[2] while the prize fund for the B tournament was €30,000.[3]

In the A Tournament, in spite of losing consecutive games early on,[4] Magnus Carlsen won after a last round White win over Fabiano Caruana who finished second.

In the B Tournament, Pavel Eljanov won two and drew one of his last three games to take first place.

1st Shamkir Chess, Group A, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXII (2780)
PlayerRating123456PointsWinsTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2881 0 10 ½½ ½1 11 152868
2 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2783 1 0Does not appear½ 1½ ½½ ½0 132814
3 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2713 1 ½½ 0Does not appear½ ½½ ½½ ½512793
4 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2772 ½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½502781
5 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2772 0 0½ ½½ ½½ ½Does not appear1 1522781
6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2760 0 01 0½ ½½ ½0 0Does not appear312638
1st Shamkir Chess, Group B, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XVII (2663)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsTPR
1 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2732 ½011½½½11642775
2 Alexander Motylev (Russia)2685 ½Does not appear010½1½1142738
3 Wang Hao (China)2734 11Does not appear½½½0½½½522694
4 Étienne Bacrot (France)2722 00½Does not appear½½111½522695
5 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)2716 01½½Does not appear½0½½122657
6 Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan)2516 ½½½½½Does not appear½½0½402640
7 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)2660 ½0101½Does not appear0½½422625
8 Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan)2584 ½½½0½½1Does not appear0½412632
9 Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijan)2621 00½0½1½1Does not appear½422628
10 Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan)2656 00½½0½½½½Does not appear302543

2015

The second edition of Shamkir Chess took place 16–25 April 2015.

World champion Magnus Carlsen, former world champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik competed in the tournament in Azerbaijan, as well as Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, and the Azerbaijan Champion Rauf Mamedov.

The tournament's total prize fund was €100,000.

Magnus Carlsen won the event with 7 points out of 9.

2nd Shamkir Chess, 17–26 April 2015, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2773)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2863 ½½111½½11752981
2 Viswanathan Anand (India)2791 ½Does not appear1½½11½½½632892
3 Wesley So (United States)2788 ½0Does not appear0½½11½1532809
4 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2802 0½1Does not appear1½½½½½522811
5 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2783 0½½0Does not appear01½1½422735
6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2754 00½½1Does not appear½½½½412738
7 Michael Adams (England)2746 ½00½0½Does not appear1½½12694
8 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2790 ½½0½½½0Does not appear½½02697
9 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2762 0½½½0½½½Does not appear½02699
10 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)2651 0½0½½½½½½Does not appear02708

2016

The 3rd Shamkir Chess Tournament took place from May 26 to June 4, 2016. All ratings below are from the May 2016 FIDE Rating Lists.

3rd Shamkir Chess, 26 May – 4 June 2016, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XX (2736)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsTPR
1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2748 11½½01½1½642854
2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2804 0Does not appear½½1½½111642848
3 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2790 0½Does not appear1½11½½½32808
4 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2779 ½½0Does not appear½1½½½1522770
5 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)2655 ½0½½Does not appear½½½½112744
6 Pentala Harikrishna (India)2763 1½00½Does not appear0½1½422694
7 Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan)2664 0½0½½1Does not appear½½½412704
8 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2726 ½0½½½½½Does not appear½½402699
9 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2765 00½½½0½½Does not appear112654
10 Hou Yifan (China)2663 ½0½00½½½0Does not appear02578

Both Mamedyarov and Caruana were equal after nine rounds. Mamedyarov won the ensuing tiebreak rounds.[5] The first two games were 10+3, and the second two games were 5+3.[6]

Tiebreak
PlayerRapid ratingBlitz rating1234PointsPlace
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)27912714 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2829i2665 ½ ½ 0 ½ 2

2017

4th Shamkir Chess, 21–30 April 2017, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2765)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsH2HSBTPR
1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2772 11½½0½½1½32844
2 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2811 0Does not appear0½½½1½11532803
3 Wesley So (United States)2822 01Does not appear½1½½½½½52½22.002802
4 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2741 ½½½Does not appear01½½1½52½21.752811
5 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2783 ½½01Does not appear½0½1½22763
6 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)2745 1½½0½Does not appear½½½½1½20.502767
7 Michael Adams (England)2761 ½0½½1½Does not appear½½½1½20.002766
8 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2710 ½½½½½½½Does not appear0½402728
9 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2751 00½00½½1Does not appear122687
10 Pentala Harikrishna (India)2755 ½0½½½½½½0Does not appear02686

2018

The total prize fund of the fifth edition of Shamkir Chess tournament was again set to €100,000, with the winner receiving €30,000.[7] With an average rating of 2768, it was a category XXI tournament.[8]

One week before the beginning of the tournament, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik sent a letter to the organization committee stating he would not participate as planned, as he desired a rest after the Candidates Tournament held in March. The organizers replaced Kramnik with the No. 1 Polish player Radosław Wojtaszek (2744).[9]

In the last round of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren faced each other. They were in first and second place, respectively, and Carlsen as white needed only a draw to reclaim the title after two years of absence from the tournament. The game was a theoretical Four Knights Game.[10] It was clear that Ding did not want to risk his runner-up position by attempting to defeat Carlsen as black, and the game was drawn within 20 minutes. As a result, Carlsen won the tournament for the third time.[11]

5th Shamkir Chess, 18–28 April 2018, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2768)[12]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2843½½½11½1½½632885
2 Ding Liren (China)2778½Does not appear½½½½½½1122847
3 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2778½½Does not appear½½½½1½½512810
4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2814½½½Does not appear½½½0½1119.502763
5 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)27440½½½Does not appear½½1½½119.252771
6 Anish Giri (Netherlands)27770½½½½Does not appear½½½1118.502767
7 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2748½½½½½½Does not appear½½½02770
8FIDE Veselin Topalov (FIDE[13])27490½010½½Does not appear½1422727
9 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)2704½0½½½½½½Does not appear½402732
10 David Navara (Czech Republic)2745½0½0½0½0½Does not appear02605

2019

6th Shamkir Chess, 31 March – 9 April 2019, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXII (2778)[14]
PlayerRating12345678910Points Wins SBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2845½ 11 1½½ 1½ 17 5 2991
2 Ding Liren (China)2812½Does not appear½1 ½ ½1 0 ½½5 2 22.252817
3 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)27530½Does not appear½1½ ½ ½½ 1 5 2 20.252824
4 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)27710 0 ½Does not appear½½ 1 1½½ 2 20.252779
5 Viswanathan Anand (India)27790½ 0½Does not appear½ ½ ½11 2 18.252778
6 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2756½½½ ½ ½Does not appear½ ½ ½½ 0 17.502781
7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2740½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½Does not appear½ 1 ½4 1 17.502739
8 David Navara (Czech Republic)273901 ½0½½ ½Does not appear½ ½ 4 1 17.252740
9 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2790½ ½½ ½0½0 ½Does not appear½ 0 2697
10 Anish Giri (Netherlands)27970½0 ½ 0 ½½½ ½Does not appear3 0 2651

2021

The 2021 edition was changed to a rapid/blitz event, and held in Baku, a departure from the tournament being traditionally held in Shamkir.[15] Fabiano Caruana won the event in an armageddon playoff against Richard Rapport.

7th Shamkir Chess, 17-24 December 2021, Baku, Azerbaijan[16][17]
PlayerRapid scoreBlitz scoreTotal
1 Fabiano Caruana (United States)141024
2 Richard Rapport (Hungary)16824
3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)1422½
4 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)16521
5 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)915½
6 David Navara (Czech Republic)8614
7 Vugar Asadli (Azerbaijan)4610
8 Viswanathan Anand (India)369

2022

The 2022 edition remained the same as that of the previous year; being a rapid/blitz event held in Baku.[18]

8th Shamkir Chess, 16-24 December 2022, Baku, Azerbaijan[19]
PlayerRapid scoreBlitz scoreTotal
1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)1411½25½
2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)812½20½
3 Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan)1220½
4 Richard Rapport (Hungary)81220
5 Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)1219½
6 Wang Hao (China)10919
7 Sam Shankland (United States)61117
8 Gukesh D (India)7815
9 Abdulla Gadimbayli (Azerbaijan)7512
10 Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan)6511

References

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  2. Tournament A regulations Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 July 2014
  3. Tournament B regulations Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 20 July 2014
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  11. "Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick". chess24.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  12. Staff writer(s) (28 April 2018). "Results: Cross Table". Shamkir Chess.
  13. "Top 100 Players April 2018 - Archive".
  14. "Shamkir Chess 2019 with Carlsen". ChessBase. 22 February 2019.
  15. ""Vüqar Həşimov Memorialı-2021"də güclü şahmatçılar mübarizə aparacaqlar". Gashimov Chess. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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  19. Colodro, Carlos Alberto (December 24, 2022). "Abdusattorov wins Gashimov Memorial with five rounds to spare".
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