Bacrot catches Karjakin

Etienne Bacrot
A win with Black by Etienne Bacrot has enabled him to catch-up with Sergey Karjakin at the final hurdle. In third place was Fabiano Caruana. Only these three players finished on a plus score in a tournament dominated by draws.

Here is a summary of the last round results:

White Rating Results Black Rating
Dmitry Jakovenko 2716  ½-½ Victor Laznicka    2701
Alexander Onischuk  2669 ½-½  Fabiano Caruana 2712
Alexander Motylev  2690 ½-½  Sergey Karjakin  2772
Sergey Rublevsky 2681 0-1 Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2682
Zahar Efimenko 2703 0-1 Etienne Bacrot 2705

The final table:

Rank Name Age Country Rating World rank Points
1-2 Etienne Bacrot  28 FRA 2705 43
1-2 Sergey Karjakin   21 RUS 2772 5
3 Fabiano Caruana 19 ITA 2712 32
4-7 Viktor Laznicka 23 CZE 2701 47
4-7 Alexander Motylev   32 RUS 2690 54
4-7 Lazaro Bruzon Batista 29 CUB 2682 62
4-6 Alexander Onischuk 36 USA 2669 76
8 Dmitry Jakovenko 28 RUS 2716 27 4
9-10 Zahar Efimenko    26  UKR  2703 46  3½ 
9-10 Sergei Rublevsky 36 RUS 2681 63

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