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	5½
1-2	Sergey Karjakin	21	RUS	2772	5	5½
3	Fabiano Caruana	19	ITA	2712	32	5
4-7	Viktor Laznicka	23	CZE	2701	47	4½
4-7	Alexander Motylev	32	RUS	2690	54	4½
4-7	Lazaro Bruzon Batista	29	CUB	2682	62	4½
4-6	Alexander Onischuk	36	USA	2669	76	4½
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	3½

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