Mersin Open (Turkey) 2021 November 16-21

[Metro]

GM Temur Kuybokarov is entered to play and is seeded 3.This is a 9 round Swiss and time control is 90 min's + 30 seconds.

https://chess-results.com/tnr581219....t=0&turdet=YES

[MichaelBaron]

GM Temur Kuybokarov is entered to play and is seeded 3.This is a 9 round Swiss and time control is 90 min's + 30 seconds.

https://chess-results.com/tnr581219....t=0&turdet=YES

Good luck to Temur. This is a very different kind of experience from playing a tournament where you are an ''underdog'' in every single round. To some extent it is easier but to another extent - even more challenging.

[Scott Colliver]

GM Temur Kuybokarov is entered to play and is seeded 3.This is a 9 round Swiss and time control is 90 min's + 30 seconds.

https://chess-results.com/tnr581219....t=0&turdet=YES

Big OUCH to the all capitals on the link, very user unfriendly.

Good luck to Temur, hopefully he can win the tournament

[ER]

Temur will now be travelling to Turkey to play in the Mersin Open, 16-21 November

Not as strong as the FIDE Swiss but still strong. A delightful historic city ideal for a chess holiday. GO Temur

[Metro]

Temur managed to win his first game.

Pairing round 2
GM KUYBOKAROV Temur 2549 AUS - FM NAZARI Arad 2299 IRI

Live games http://mersinopen2021.tsf.org.tr/tr/...yin-live-games

Round 2 commences 1000 local time today (1800 AEDT Wed.).

[Scott Colliver]

The top seed drew in the first round as did another GM the 6th seed.

Arad Nazari is 16-17 years old so might be improving and dangerous but Temur will win.

[Scott Colliver]

Temur won rounds 2 and 3 to be one of three players on 3/3. He plays FM Arash Daghli, rated 2431 next. Go Temur

[Scott Colliver]

Temur has won rounds 4 and 5 to stay on 100% and be the outright leader of the tournament.

[Metro]

Pairing round 6 GM KUYBOKAROV Temur 2549-GM LORPARIZANGENEH Shahin 2492

Round 6 commences tonight 2400 AEDT.

[Scott Colliver]

Temur wins again to go to 6/6 and a 1.5 point lead in the tournament. He is just dominating this tournament like a player stronger than his rating.

[Metro]

Temur wins again to go to 6/6 and a 1.5 point lead in the tournament. He is just dominating this tournament like a player stronger than his rating.

No time for complacency.He plays 2nd seed Iskandarov.

Pairing round 7 
GM Iskandarov (4½) 2554— GM Kuybokarov (6) 2549

Live games start 1800 AEDT today
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-to...pen-2021/7/1/1

[Scott Colliver]

Agree he needs to keep playing his best but he can afford a draw and still be well ahead.

Iskandarov has not had a great tournament, played a very weak field and has given up a point and a half.

[Scott Colliver]

Temur's win in Round 6

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[Frank]

Temur drew with GM MISRATDIN ISKANDAROV in Round 7 and defeated IM C. R. G. KRISHNA in the penultimate Round 8 both played yesterday in Turkey to win the MERSIN METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY 5th INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT CATEGORY A Swiss by a margin of 1.5 points with 7.5/8 from a field of 82 before the final Round 9, which is to be played today at 6pm AEDT, see https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-to...pen-2021/9/1/1

A great triumph.

Our hero (left):
https://tsf.org.tr/images/stories/ga...x.html#1.4.jpg

[Frank]

A modest AUD1100 for the week's labour.