THREE WAY TIE AT THE TOP, GRISCHUK WINS ON TIEBREAK I would like to start the Sharjah Grand Prix – Round 9 report with the words of my favourite computer game character Arthas (a.k.a. the…

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GRISCHUK WINS AND JOINS THE LEADERS WHILE THE UNLIMITED DRAWS CONTINUE By now there is no doubt that my sports betting career is definitely over even before it began. Because even the slightest hope of avoiding…

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LI CHAO B OUTPLAYS ELJANOV, SALEM WINS AGAINST RIAZANTSEV There is nothing worse then being out of form in a chess super tournament. After Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 7, Pavel Eljanov and Alexander…

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GRISCHUK SURVIVES, NEPO WINS A BRILLIANCY, RAPPORT ALSO WINS Round six of the Sharjah Grand Prix 2017, played after a free day, still hasn’t changed the ongoing trend of a great number of quick draws. In the…

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ADAMS “HAMMERS” HAMMER, GRISCHUK AND JAKOVENKO ALSO WIN For the third time in the last couple of days, my favourite GM Michael Adams will be the star of the Sharjah Grand Prix round report. Because…

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MAMEDYAROV JOINS MVL ON TOP, LI CHAO BEATS THE OUT OF FORM “PROFESSOR” During the weekend I played for my chess club Polet Buševec in a local team event. Luckily I am fortunately enough to…

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QUICK DRAWS, MISSED CHANCES AND RAPPORT LOSING AGAIN If you ever wondered whether I try my luck in sports betting, this post might give you a concrete answer. Because during the round one report I predicted more…

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THREE DECISIVE GAMES AS MVL LEADS THE PACK AFTER ROUND TWO The second round of the Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 once again resulted with three decisive games out of nine. Some of the better matematicians will…

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NEW CYCLE, NEW FORMAT, OLD IDOLS Today, the new edition of the Fide Grand Prix has started with the first of the four legs, taking place in Sharjah. The third largest city in the United…

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