2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament:Rounds 5-7 results and round 7 standings, round 8 pairings

Here are the results from rounds 5, 6 and 7 for:

Grandmaster Group A:
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(the player on the left had the white pieces in the
game):

Round 5 - Thursday the 20th
J. Smeets - V. Anand 0-1
M. Carlsen - E. l'Ami 1-0
H. Nakamura - R. Ponomariov ½-½
M. Vachier-Lagrave - A. Giri ½-½
I. Nepomniachtchi - A. Shirov ½-½
V. Kramnik - L. Aronian ½-½
W. Hao - A. Grischuk 1-0

Round 6 - Friday the 21st
V. Anand - A. Grischuk ½-½
L. Aronian - W. Hao ½-½
A. Shirov - V. Kramnik 0-1
A. Giri - I. Nepomniachtchi 0-1
R. Ponomariov - M. Vachier-Lagrave ½-½
E. l'Ami - H. Nakamura 0-1
J. Smeets - M. Carlsen 0-1

Round 7 - Saturday the 22nd
M. Carlsen - V. Anand ½-½
H. Nakamura - J. Smeets 1-0
M. Vachier-Lagrave - E. l'Ami ½-½
I. Nepomniachtchi - R. Ponomariov ½-½
V. Kramnik - A. Giri 1-0
W. Hao - A. Shirov ½-½
A. Grischuk - L. Aronian 0-1

These results mean the following standings
exist in the group after 7 rounds of play:

1.	H. Nakamura	5½
2.	V. Anand	5
3.	L. Aronian V. Kramnik	4½
5.	M. Carlsen I. Nepomniachtchi M. Vachier-Lagrave	4
8.	R. Ponomariov	3½
9.	A. Giri W. Hao	3
11.	E. l'Ami	2½
12.	A. Grischuk J. Smeets	2
14.	A. Shirov	1½

Grandmaster Group B:

Here are the results from rounds 5,6 and 7 of the group:

Round 5 - Thursday the 20th
L. McShane - L. Fressinet ½-½
R. Wojtaszek - F. Nijboer 1-0
L. Liem - V. Tkachiev ½-½
G. Sargissian - L. Chao ½-½
J. Hammer - W. Spoelman 1-0
Z. Efimenko - D. Navara 1-0
S. Ganguly - W. So 0-1

Round 6 - Friday the 21st
L. Fressinet - W. So 0-1
D. Navara - S. Ganguly 1-0
W. Spoelman - Z. Efimenko 0-1
L. Chao - J. Hammer 1-0
V. Tkachiev - G. Sargissian ½-½
F. Nijboer - L. Liem 0-1
L. McShane - R. Wojtaszek 1-0

Round 7 - Saturday the 22nd
R. Wojtaszek - L. Fressinet 1-0
L. Liem - L. McShane 1-0
G. Sargissian - F. Nijboer 1-0
J. Hammer - V. Tkachiev 0-1
Z. Efimenko - L. Chao ½-½
S. Ganguly - W. Spoelman 1-0
W. So - D. Navara 1-0

These were the standings after 7 rounds of play
in GM Group B:

1.

	Z. Efimenko L. McShane W. So	5
4.	G. Sargissian	4½
5.	R. Wojtaszek	4
6.	L. Chao L. Liem D. Navara V. Tkachiev	3½
10.	L. Fressinet	3
11.	S. Ganguly	2½
12.	J. Hammer F. Nijboer W. Spoelman	2

Grandmaster Group C:
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Here are the results from rounds 5-7 in this group:

Round 5 - Thursday the 20th
I. Ivanisevic - B. Bok 1-0
K. Lahno - S. Siebrecht 1-0
D. Swiercz - M. van der Werf 0-1
I. Nyzhnyk - R. Pruijssers 1-0
R. van Kampen - T. Sachdev ½-½
D. Vocaturo - M. Bluvshtein 1-0
M. Kazhgaleyev - J.W. de Jong 1-0

Round 6 - Friday the 21st
B. Bok - J.W. de Jong 0-1
M. Bluvshtein - M. Kazhgaleyev 0-1
T. Sachdev - D. Vocaturo 1-0
R. Pruijssers - R. van Kampen ½-½
M. van der Werf - I. Nyzhnyk ½-½
S. Siebrecht - D. Swiercz 0-1
I. Ivanisevic - K. Lahno ½-½

Round 7 - Saturday the 22nd
K. Lahno - B. Bok 1-0
D. Swiercz - I. Ivanisevic ½-½
I. Nyzhnyk - S. Siebrecht 1-0
R. van Kampen - M. van der Werf 1-0
D. Vocaturo - R. Pruijssers 1-0
M. Kazhgaleyev - T. Sachdev 1-0
J.W. de Jong - M. Bluvshtein 0-1

These are the standings in Grandmaster Group C after 7 rounds of play:

1.	I. Nyzhnyk D. Vocaturo	5½
3.	K. Lahno	5
4.	M. Bluvshtein M. Kazhgaleyev	4
6.	I. Ivanisevic T. Sachdev D. Swiercz M. van der Werf	3½
10.	R. van Kampen	3
11.	B. Bok S. Siebrecht	2½
13.	J.W. de Jong R. Pruijssers	1½

Here are the pairings for round 8
(reminder all of these tournaments are 13 rounds in
length)
(the player on the left has the white pieces in the game):

Grandmaster Group A:
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Round 8 - Sunday the 23rd
V. Anand - L. Aronian
A. Shirov - A. Grischuk
A. Giri - W. Hao
R. Ponomariov - V. Kramnik
E. l'Ami - I. Nepomniachtchi
J. Smeets - M. Vachier-Lagrave
M. Carlsen - H. Nakamura

Grandmaster Group B:
Round 8 - Sunday the 23rd
L. Fressinet - D. Navara
W. Spoelman - W. So
L. Chao - S. Ganguly
V. Tkachiev - Z. Efimenko
F. Nijboer - J. Hammer
L. McShane - G. Sargissian
R. Wojtaszek - L. Liem

Grandmaster Group C:

Round 8 - Sunday the 23rd
B. Bok - M. Bluvshtein
T. Sachdev - J.W. de Jong
R. Pruijssers - M. Kazhgaleyev
M. van der Werf - D. Vocaturo
S. Siebrecht - R. van Kampen
I. Ivanisevic - I. Nyzhnyk
K. Lahno - D. Swiercz

Best wishes to all the players for round 8!
 You can play through all of the games from rounds 5-7 by going to the following website:

http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/games