Tromsø 2014 R1 : no surprise

Alexander Grishcuk, the shortest win of the day : 16 moves
Photo © Susan Polgar

Absolutely no surprise in this first round. All favourites won their match easily, except for Armenia and Norway in the men section.

In the game Shynia Kojima - Sergei Movsesian, the japanese player, despite 300 points less,  missed many occasions to mate his opponent.
In the Norway - Yemen match, Hatim Al-Hadarani (2254) made a sensation winning his game against  Kjetil Lie (2528).

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