The tournament started with the now traditional blitz event which allowed the winner, Hikaru Nakamura, to pick his own starting number. This may have not been as helpful as it looked, as he happened to the be the first player to finish in the opening round. Unfortunately he got carved up pretty badly (and quickly), by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. At the time of writing, the rest of the games are still in progress, with the position relatively balanced.
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Nakamura,Hikaru - Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar [D38]
Tal Memorial
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Like the idea of the Tal Memorial being played in Sydney...
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