Shamkir Chess#2018

Gashimov Memorial is a chess supertournament played in Azerbaijan in memory of Vugar Gashimov (24th July 1986– 11th January 2014).{{cite web|title=Vugar Gashimov Memorial – Press Release|url=http://www.chessdom.com/vugar-gashimov-memorial-press-release/|work=www.chessdom.com|date=18 March 2014 |accessdate=24 April 2014}}

Winners

class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner
align="center"\|1	2014	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|2	2015	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|3	2016	{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}
align="center"\|4	2017	{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}
align="center"\|5	2018	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|6	2019	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|7	2021	{{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}
align="center"\|8	2022	{{flagathlete\|Nodirbek Abdusattorov\|Uzbekistan}}
align="center"\|9	2023	{{flagathlete\|Vidit Gujrathi\|India}}
align="center"\|10	2024	{{flagathlete\|Ian Nepomniachtchi\|FIDE}}

2014

The Gashimov Memorial 2014 took place in the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Shamkir City from 16 April to 30 April 2014, consisting of two tournaments, with invited players Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Teimour Radjabov making up the A Tournament. The Elo average for the A Tournament was 2780, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time.

The A Tournament was held as a double round robin, with each player facing the other with both colours, while the B Tournament was held as a single round robin.

The total prize fund for the A tournament was €100,000,[http://www.shamkirchess.az/azembassy/files/file/Tournament%20A.PDF Tournament A regulations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513120114/http://www.shamkirchess.az/azembassy/files/file/Tournament%20A.PDF |date=2014-05-13 }} Accessed 20 July 2014 while the prize fund for the B tournament was €30,000.[http://www.shamkirchess.az/azembassy/files/file/Tournament%20B.PDF Tournament B regulations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182110/http://www.shamkirchess.az/azembassy/files/file/Tournament%20B.PDF |date=2014-05-13 }}. Accessed 20 July 2014

In the A Tournament, in spite of losing consecutive games early on,[http://www.chessvibes.com/?q=radjabov-also-beats-carlsen-grabs-sole-lead-in-shamkir-update-video Radjabov Also Beats Carlsen, Grabs Sole Lead In Shamkir] Chess.com Retrieved 20 July 2014 Magnus Carlsen won after a last round White win over Fabiano Caruana who finished second.

In the B Tournament, Pavel Eljanov won two and drew one of his last three games to take first place.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 1st Shamkir Chess, Group A, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXII (2780) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2881 \|	0 1	0 ½	½ ½	1 1	1 1	6½	5	2868
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|Italy}}	2783 \| 1 0	{{CNone}}	½ 1	½ ½	½ ½	0 1	5½	3	2814
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	2713 \| 1 ½	½ 0	{{CNone}}	½ ½	½ ½	½ ½	5	1	2793
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2772 \| ½ ½	½ ½	½ ½	{{CNone}}	½ ½	½ ½	5	0	2781
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2772 \| 0 0	½ ½	½ ½	½ ½	{{CNone}}	1 1	5	2	2781
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2760 \| 0 0	1 0	½ ½	½ ½	0 0	{{CNone}}	3	1	2638

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 1st Shamkir Chess, Group B, 20–30 April 2014, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XVII (2663) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Pavel Eljanov\|Ukraine}}	2732 \|	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	6	4	2775
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Alexander Motylev\|Russia}}	2685 \| ½	{{CNone}}	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	5½	4	2738
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wang Hao\|China}}	2734 \| 1	1	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	5	2	2694
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Étienne Bacrot\|France}}	2722 \| 0	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	1	1	½	5	2	2695
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Radosław Wojtaszek\|Poland}}	2716 \| 0	1	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	0	½	½	1	4½	2	2657
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Nijat Abasov\|Azerbaijan}}	2516 \| ½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	0	½	4	0	2640
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	2660 \| ½	0	1	0	1	½	{{CNone}}	0	½	½	4	2	2625
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Vasif Durarbayli\|Azerbaijan}}	2584 \| ½	½	½	0	½	½	1	{{CNone}}	0	½	4	1	2632
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Gadir Guseinov\|Azerbaijan}}	2621 \| 0	0	½	0	½	1	½	1	{{CNone}}	½	4	2	2628
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Eltaj Safarli\|Azerbaijan}}	2656 \| 0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	3	0	2543

2015

The second edition of Shamkir Chess took place 16–25 April 2015.

World champion Magnus Carlsen, former world champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik competed in the tournament in Azerbaijan, as well as Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, and the Azerbaijan Champion Rauf Mamedov.

The tournament's total prize fund was €100,000.

Magnus Carlsen won the event with 7 points out of 9.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 2nd Shamkir Chess, 17–26 April 2015, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2773) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \|{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2863 \|	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	7	5	2981
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2791 \| ½	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	6	3	2892
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2788 \| ½	0	{{CNone}}	0	½	½	1	1	½	1	5	3	2809
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|Italy}}	2802 \| 0	½	1	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	½	½	½	5	2	2811
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Vladimir Kramnik\|Russia}}	2783 \| 0	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	0	1	½	1	½	4	2	2735
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2754 \| 0	0	½	½	1	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	4	1	2738
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Adams\|England}}	2746 \| ½	0	0	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	3½	1	2694
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2790 \| ½	½	0	½	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	½	3½	0	2697
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2762 \| 0	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	3½	0	2699
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	2651 \| 0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	3½	0	2708

2016

The 3rd Shamkir Chess Tournament took place from May 26 to June 4, 2016. All ratings below are from the May 2016 FIDE Rating Lists.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 3rd Shamkir Chess, 26 May – 4 June 2016, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XX (2736) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2748 \|	1	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	½	6	4	2854
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2804 \| 0	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	6	4	2848
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2790 \| 0	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	5½	3	2808
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2779 \| ½	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	½	½	1	5	2	2770
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	2655 \| ½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	4½	1	2744
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Pentala Harikrishna\|India}}	2763 \| 1	½	0	0	½	{{CNone}}	0	½	1	½	4	2	2694
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Eltaj Safarli\|Azerbaijan}}	2664 \| 0	½	0	½	½	1	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4	1	2704
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	2726 \| ½	0	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	4	0	2699
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Pavel Eljanov\|Ukraine}}	2765 \| 0	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	3½	1	2654
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hou Yifan\|China}}	2663 \| ½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	2½	0	2578

Both Mamedyarov and Caruana were equal after nine rounds. Mamedyarov won the ensuing tiebreak rounds.{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/shamkir-rd9-mamedyarov-beats-caruana-in-playoff|title=Shamkir Rd9: Mamedyarov beats Caruana in playoff|website=Chessbase|date=4 June 2016|access-date=4 June 2016}} The first two games were 10+3, and the second two games were 5+3.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/mamedyarov-wins-3rd-gashimov-memorial-beats-caruana-in-playoff-3216|title=Mamedyarov wins 3rd Gashimov Memorial, Beats Caruana in Playoff|last1=Doggers|first1=Pete|website=Chess.com|date=4 June 2016|access-date=4 June 2016}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Tiebreak

! Player !! Rapid rating !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! Place

align=left | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}}

2791

2714

| style="background: white; color: black" | ½

| style="background: black; color: white" | ½

| style="background: black; color: white" | 1

| style="background: white; color: black" | ½

2½

align=left | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}

2829{{abbr|i|inactive}}

2665

| style="background: black; color: white" | ½

| style="background: white; color: black" | ½

| style="background: white; color: black" | 0

| style="background: black; color: white" | ½

1½

2017

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 4th Shamkir Chess, 21–30 April 2017, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2765) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! {{abbr\|H2H\|Direct encounter}} !! SB !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2772 \|	1	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	5½	3			2844
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Vladimir Kramnik\|Russia}}	2811 \| 0	{{CNone}}	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	5	3			2803
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2822 \| 0	1	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	5	2	½	22.00	2802
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Veselin Topalov\|Bulgaria}}	2741 \| ½	½	½	{{CNone}}	0	1	½	½	1	½	5	2	½	21.75	2811
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2783 \| ½	½	0	1	{{CNone}}	½	0	½	1	½	4½	2			2763
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Radosław Wojtaszek\|Poland}}	2745 \| 1	½	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	4½	1	½	20.50	2767
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Adams\|England}}	2761 \| ½	0	½	½	1	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4½	1	½	20.00	2766
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	2710 \| ½	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	0	½	4	0			2728
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Pavel Eljanov\|Ukraine}}	2751 \| 0	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	{{CNone}}	1	3½	2			2687
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Pentala Harikrishna\|India}}	2755 \| ½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	3½	0			2686

2018

The total prize fund of the fifth edition of Shamkir Chess tournament was again set to €100,000, with the winner receiving €30,000.{{cite web|url=http://shamkirchess.com/content/207|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414034719/http://shamkirchess.com/content/207|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 14, 2018|title=Regulations of "SHAMKIR CHESS 2018" Dedicated to the memory of Vugar Gashimov|publisher=shamkirchess.com|accessdate=30 April 2018}} With an average rating of 2768, it was a category XXI tournament.{{cite web|url=http://shamkirchess.com/news/4/158|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030517/http://shamkirchess.com/news/4/158|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 21, 2018|title=ShamkirChess2018: Leaders of the world chess come together in Shamkir|publisher=shamkirchess.com|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

One week before the beginning of the tournament, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik sent a letter to the organization committee stating he would not participate as planned, as he desired a rest after the Candidates Tournament held in March. The organizers replaced Kramnik with the No. 1 Polish player Radosław Wojtaszek (2744).{{cite web|url=http://shamkirchess.com/news/4/159|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030613/http://shamkirchess.com/news/4/159|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 21, 2018|title=Vladimir Kramnik will not participate at the ShamkirChess2018 Super Tournament|publisher=shamkirchess.com|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

In the last round of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren faced each other. They were in first and second place, respectively, and Carlsen as white needed only a draw to reclaim the title after two years of absence from the tournament. The game was a theoretical Four Knights Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-wins-shamkir-chess-after-quick-draw-with-ding|title=Carlsen Wins Shamkir Chess After Quick Draw With Ding|date=28 April 2018 |publisher=chess.com|accessdate=30 April 2018}} It was clear that Ding did not want to risk his runner-up position by attempting to defeat Carlsen as black, and the game was drawn within 20 minutes. As a result, Carlsen won the tournament for the third time.{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/shamkir-chess-9-carlsen-completes-his-hat-trick|title=Shamkir Chess 9: Carlsen completes his hat-trick|publisher=chess24.com|accessdate=30 April 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 5th Shamkir Chess, 18–28 April 2018, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXI (2768){{cite web\|url =http://shamkirchess.com/content/5\|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160528164617/http://www.shamkirchess.com/content/5\|url-status =usurped\|archive-date =May 28, 2016\|title =Results: Cross Table\|publisher =Shamkir Chess\|author =Staff writer(s)\|date =28 April 2018}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! SB !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2843		½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	6	3		2885
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Ding Liren\|China}}	2778	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	2		2847
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2778	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	5	1		2810
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2814	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	0	½	1	4½	1	19.50	2763
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Radosław Wojtaszek\|Poland}}	2744	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	½	½	4½	1	19.25	2771
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2777	0	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	4½	1	18.50	2767
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	2748	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4½	0		2770
8	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Veselin Topalov ({{abbr\|FIDE\|FIDE Licensed}}){{cite web\|url =https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=493 \|title=Top 100 Players April 2018 - Archive}}	2749	0	½	0	1	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	1	4	2		2727
9	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	2704	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	4	0		2732
10	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|David Navara\|Czech Republic}}	2745	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	2½	0		2605

2019

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 6th Shamkir Chess, 31 March – 9 April 2019, Şəmkir, Azerbaijan, Category XXII (2778){{cite web\|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/shamkir-chess-2019-with-carlsen\|title =Shamkir Chess 2019 with Carlsen\|publisher =ChessBase\|date =22 February 2019}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !Wins !SB!!TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2845		½ \| 1	1 \| 1	½	½ \| 1	½ \| 1	7 \|5 \|	2991
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Ding Liren\|China}}	2812	½	{{CNone}}	½	1 \|½ \| ½	1 \|0 \| ½	½	5 \|2 \|22.25	2817
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2753	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	1	½ \|½ \| ½	½ \|1 \|5 \|2 \|20.25	2824
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Alexander Grischuk\|Russia}}	2771	0 \|0 \| ½	{{CNone}}	½	½ \|1 \| 1	½	½ \|4½ \|2 \|20.25	2779
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2779	0	½ \| 0	½	{{CNone}}	½ \|½ \| ½	1	1 \|4½ \|2 \|18.25	2778
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	2756	½	½	½ \|½ \|½	{{CNone}}	½ \|½ \| ½	½	4½ \|0 \|17.50	2781
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Veselin Topalov\|Bulgaria}}	2740	½ \|0 \|½ \|0 \|½ \|½	{{CNone}}	½ \|1 \| ½	4 \|1 \|17.50	2739
8	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|David Navara\|Czech Republic}}	2739	0	1 \| ½	0	½	½ \|½	{{CNone}}	½ \|½ \|4 \|1 \|17.25	2740
9	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2790	½ \| ½	½ \| ½	0	½	0 \|½	{{CNone}}	½ \|3½ \|0 \|	2697
10	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2797	0	½	0 \|½ \|0 \| ½	½	½ \|½	{{CNone}}	3 \|0 \|	2651

2021

The 2021 edition was changed to a rapid/blitz event, and held in Baku, a departure from the tournament being traditionally held in Shamkir.{{cite web|url=https://gashimovchess.com/news/4/440|title="Vüqar Həşimov Memorialı-2021"də güclü şahmatçılar mübarizə aparacaqlar|website=Gashimov Chess|date=14 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021}} Fabiano Caruana won the event in an armageddon playoff against Richárd Rapport.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 7th Shamkir Chess, 17-24 December 2021, Baku, Azerbaijan{{cite web\|url =https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-wins-2021-gashimov-memorial-chess\|title =Caruana Wins 2021 Gashimov Memorial\|publisher =chess.com\|date =25 December 2021}}{{cite web\|url =https://www.chess.com/events/2021-gashimov-memorial-chess\|title =Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2021\|publisher =chess.com}} ! !! Player !! Rapid score !! Blitz score !! Total
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	14	10	24
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Richárd Rapport\|Hungary}}	16	8	24
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	14	8½	22½
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	16	5	21
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	9	6½	15½
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|David Navara\|Czech Republic}}	8	6	14
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Vugar Asadli\|Azerbaijan}}	4	6	10
8	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	3	6	9

2022

The 2022 edition remained the same as that of the previous year; being a rapid/blitz event held in Baku.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/events/2022-vugar-gashimov-memorial/results|title=Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 8th Shamkir Chess, 16-24 December 2022, Baku, Azerbaijan{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gashimov-memorial-2022-d5\|title=Abdusattorov wins Gashimov Memorial with five rounds to spare\|date=December 24, 2022\|first=Carlos Alberto\|last=Colodro}} ! !! Player !! Rapid score !! Blitz score !! Total
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Nodirbek Abdusattorov\|Uzbekistan}}	14	11½	25½
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	8	12½	20½
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	12	8½	20½
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Richárd Rapport\|Hungary}}	8	12	20
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Francisco Vallejo Pons\|Spain}}	12	7½	19½
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Wang Hao\|China}}	10	9	19
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Sam Shankland\|United States}}	6	11	17
8	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Gukesh D\|India}}	7	8	15
9	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Abdulla Gadimbayli\|Azerbaijan}}	7	5	12
10	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Aydin Suleymanli\|Azerbaijan}}	6	5	11

2023

The 2023 edition was held in Qabala.{{cite web|url=https://www.azernews.az/sports/217736.html|title=Gabala to host Vugar Hashimov Memorial 2023|date=November 20, 2023|first=Laman|last=Ismayilova}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 9th Shamkir Chess, 7-11 December 2023, Qabala, Azerbaijan{{cite web\|url=https://www.chess.com/events/2023-vugar-gashimov-memorial/results\|title=Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023\|website=chess.com}} ! !! Player !! Rapid score !! Blitz score !! Total
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Vidit Gujrathi\|India}}	10	12	22
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Arjun Erigaisi\|India}}	10	11½	21½
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Richárd Rapport\|Romania}}	7	12	19
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	9	9½	18½
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Aydin Suleymanli\|Azerbaijan}}	11	7½	18½
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Teimour Radjabov\|Azerbaijan}}	8	10	18
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	8	10	18
8	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Jorden van Foreest\|Netherlands}}	10	7	17
9	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Nijat Abasov\|Azerbaijan}}	9	6	15
10	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Boris Gelfand\|Israel}}	8	4½	12½

2024

The 2024 edition was held in Shusha.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/ian-nepomniachtchi-wins-2024-gashimov-memorial|date=September 29, 2024|first=Peter|last=Doggers|title=Nepomniachtchi Wins 10th Gashimov Memorial }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 10th Shamkir Chess, 26-28 September 2024, Shusha, Azerbaijan ! !! Player !! Rapid score !! Blitz score !! Total
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Ian Nepomniachtchi\|FIDE}}	10	9	19
2	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Nodirbek Abdusattorov\|Uzbekistan}}	8	10	18
3	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	9	7	16
4	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Vladislav Artemiev\|FIDE}}	8	6½	14½
5	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Aydin Suleymanli\|Azerbaijan}}	6	7½	13½
6	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Aravindh Chithambaram\|India}}	5	8	13
7	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Rauf Mamedov\|Azerbaijan}}	4	5	9
8	align="left" \|{{flagathlete\|Richárd Rapport\|Hungary}}	6	3	9

References

External links

[http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/vugar-gashimov-memorial-2014 Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014 ]
[https://worldchess.com/tournament/32 Broadcast of the Shamkir 2019 on worldchess.com ]

Category:Chess in Azerbaijan

Category:Chess memorial tournaments

Category:International sports competitions hosted by Azerbaijan

Category:Shamkir District

Category:2014 establishments in Azerbaijan

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2014

class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner
align="center"\|1	2014	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|2	2015	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|3	2016	{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}
align="center"\|4	2017	{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}
align="center"\|5	2018	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|6	2019	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|7	2021	{{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}
align="center"\|8	2022	{{flagathlete\|Nodirbek Abdusattorov\|Uzbekistan}}
align="center"\|9	2023	{{flagathlete\|Vidit Gujrathi\|India}}
align="center"\|10	2024	{{flagathlete\|Ian Nepomniachtchi\|FIDE}}