Bacrot, Alekseev and Wang won, Radjabov still leading
Players from the lower pool were successful in the 4th round of Elista Grand Prix. Evgeny Alexeev, Wang Yue and Etienne Bacrot won to move up to the middle of the crosstable.
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Round 4 results, 17th December 2008
Kasimzhanov Rustam 2672 0-1 Alexeev Evgeny 2715
Wang Yue 2736 1-0 Eljanov Pavel 2720
Akopian Vladimir 2679 0.5-0.5 Gashimov Vugar 2703
Grischuk Alexander 2719 0.5-0.5 Inarkiev Ernesto 2669
Cheparinov Ivan 2696 0.5-0.5 Jakovenko Dmitry 2737
Bacrot Etienne 2705 1-0 Leko Peter 2747
Radjabov Teimour 2751 0.5-0.5 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2731
Round 5 pairings, 18th December 2008
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2731 - Kasimzhanov Rustam 2672
Leko Peter 2747 - Radjabov Teimour 2751
Jakovenko Dmitry 2737 - Bacrot Etienne 2705
Inarkiev Ernesto 2669 - Cheparinov Ivan 2696
Gashimov Vugar 2703 - Grischuk Alexander 2719
Eljanov Pavel 2720 - Akopian Vladimir 2679
Alexeev Evgeny 2715 - Wang Yue 2736
Round 4 standings:
Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE – 3.0
Grischuk Alexander 2719 RUS – 2.5
Jakovenko Dmitry 2737 RUS – 2.5
Gashimov Vugar 2703 AZE – 2.5
Akopian Vladimir 2679 ARM – 2.0
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2731 AZE – 2.0
Inarkiev Ernesto 2669 RUS – 2.0
Alexeev Evgeny 2719 RUS – 2.0
Wang Yue 2736 CHN – 2.0
Bacrot Etienne 2705 FRA – 2.0
Leko Peter 2747 HUN – 1.5
Eljanov Pavel 2720 UKR – 1.5
Cheparinov Ivan 2696 BUL – 1.5
Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2672 – 1.0
Elista FIDE Grand Prix round 3