Russia are now well on track for gold and can only be denied if Israel beat them tomorrow.
The United States also have the hurdle of the Azerbaijani team (who by winning will obtain silver) in the last round. There is a good chance that Mamedyarov (with 7.5/8) will be ready and willing to play.
The United States need to draw their remaining match in order to ensure second place whereas a loss could mean them finishing out of the medals.
Russia 3.5-0.5 Egypt
Russia are now one point ahead and play Israel tomorrow for the title.
Armenia 2.5-1.5 United States
Aronian 1-0 Nakamura dents the US board one's previous exceptional performance.
Azerbaijan 3-1 Greece
Mamedyarov wins again! What an incredible performance by him.
Turkey 1.5-2.5 Brazil
The Brazilians scrape through and move off the bottom.
India 2.5-1.5 Israel
Ganguly 1-0 Postny
Rank | Country | + | = | - | Match (Game) pts. |
1 | Russia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 (21) |
2 | USA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 (19.5) |
3 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 (20) |
4 | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 (17.5) |
5 | Armenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 (17.5) |
6 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 (16) |
7 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 (15.5) |
8 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 (12) |
9 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 (11) |
10 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 (10) |
As for the individual performances, the highest percentages on each board are highlighted, on the condition that the player has played at least four games.
The highest performing player of all is Mamedyarov with 6.5/7 closely followed by Nakamura's 5.5/6 on board 1!
Russia rating average (over top four) 2729
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Alexander Grischuk | 2736 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
2 | GM | Dmitry Jakovenko | 2730 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
3 | GM | Alexander Morozevich | 2732 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 |
4 | GM | Evgeny Tomashevsky | 2705 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62.5 |
5 | GM | Vladimir Malakhov | 2716 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75 |
6 | GM | Nikita Vitiugov | 2692 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
Match points 13
Game points 21
Azerbaijan rating average 2718
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Vugar Gashimov | 2759 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35.7 |
2 | GM | Teimour Radjabov | 2733 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 71.4 |
3 | GM | Gadir Guseinov | 2614 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
4 | GM | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2741 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 |
5 | GM | Rauf Mamedov | 2640 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
6 | GM | Nidjat Mamedov | 2610 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Match points 11
Game points 20
Armenia rating average 2697
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Levon Aronian | 2781 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 62.5 |
2 | GM | Vladimir Akopian | 2678 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 62.5 |
3 | GM | Gabriel Sargissian | 2680 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
4 | GM | Arman Pashikian | 2647 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
5 | GM | Tigran L Petrosian | 2627 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
6 | GM | Tigran Kotanjian | 2537 |
Match points 10
Game points 17.5
Israel rating average 2686
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Boris Gelfand | 2761 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41.7 |
2 | GM | Michael Roiz | 2657 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
3 | GM | Ilia Smirin | 2668 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
4 | GM | Emil Sutovsky | 2657 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.6 |
5 | GM | Evgeny Postny | 2648 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
6 | GM | Maxim Rodshtein | 2622 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
Match points 7
Game points 16
USA rating average 2658
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Hikaru Nakamura | 2708 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 78.6 |
2 | GM | Alexander Onischuk | 2670 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
3 | GM | Yuri Shulman | 2624 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
4 | GM | Varuzhan Akobian | 2628 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 57.1 |
5 | GM | Robert L Hess | 2572 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
6 | IM | Ray Robson | 2570 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
Match points 12
Game points 19.5
India rating average 2641
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Krishnan Sasikiran | 2653 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 62.5 |
2 | GM | Pentala Harikrishna | 2672 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 42.9 |
3 | GM | Shekhar Ganguly Surya | 2654 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66.6 |
4 | GM | Gopal Geetha Narayanan | 2584 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
5 | GM | Subramanian Arun Prasad | 2567 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
6 | IM | Baskaran Adhiban | 2511 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
Match points 11
Game points 17.5
Brazil rating average 2625
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Giovanni Vescovi | 2660 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12.5 |
2 | GM | Rafael Leitao | 2620 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66.6 |
3 | GM | Alexandr Fier | 2601 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43.8 |
4 | GM | Gilberto Milos | 2618 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
5 | GM | Andre Diamant | 2497 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 |
6 | GM | Darcy Lima | 2481 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Match points 4
Game points 12
Greece rating average 2601
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Vasilios Kotronias | 2599 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 28.6 |
2 | GM | Ioannis Papaioannou | 2625 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 58.3 |
3 | GM | Hristos Banikas | 2608 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 56.3 |
4 | GM | Stellos Halkias | 2566 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
5 | GM | Dimitrios Mastrovasilis | 2571 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
6 | GM | Athanasios Mastrovasilis | 2510 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Match points 6
Game points 15.5
Egypt rating average 2519
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Ahmed Adly | 2591 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 64.3 |
2 | GM | Bassem Amin | 2544 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
3 | IM | Mohamed Ezat | 2471 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | IM | Khaled Abdel Razik | 2468 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
5 | IM | Imed Abdelnabbi | 2448 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
6 | IM | Walaa Sarwat | 2386 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 |
Match points 3
Game points 11
Turkey rating average 2501
Board | Title | Name | Rating | Wins | Draws | Losses | Percentage |
1 | GM | Kivanc Haznedanglu | 2498 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
2 | IM | Mert Erdogdu | 2513 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8.3 |
3 | IM | Mustafa Yilmaz | 2478 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
4 | IM | Emre Can | 2442 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
5 | IM | Baris Esen | 2513 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
6 | FM | Burak Firat | 2413 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
Match points 3
Game points 10
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