Thessaloniki Grand-Prix 2013 5th round

Kasimdzhanov-Dominguez, Nakamura watching the game
(Photo taken from the official site)

GM Dominguez won the 3rd game in a row and enjoys the lead with 3.5 points out of 5 games. Five players are behind with 3 points. His game was the only decisive in the 5th round but don’t let the draws deceive you :), they were all very interesting!

Results of the 5th round

GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2742 ½ – ½ GM Grischuk Alexander 2779
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2755 ½ – ½ GM Kamsky Gata 2741
GM Svidler Peter 2769 ½ – ½ GM Topalov Veselin 2793
GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2699 0 – 1 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2723
GM Nakamura Hikaru 2775 ½ – ½ GM Caruana Fabiano 2774
GM Bacrot Etienne 2725 ½ – ½ GM Morozevich Alexander 2760

Standings after 5 rounds

1 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2723 CUB 3½
2 GM Kamsky Gata 2741 USA 3
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2779 RUS 3
4 GM Topalov Veselin 2793 BUL 3
5 GM Morozevich Alexander 2760 RUS 3
6 GM Caruana Fabiano 2774 ITA 3
7 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2699 UZB 2½
8 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2742 UKR 2½
9 GM Svidler Peter 2769 RUS 2
10 GM Bacrot Etienne 2725 FRA 2
11 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2775 USA 1½
12 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2755 UKR 1

Pairings of the 6th round

GM Grischuk Alexander 2779 – GM Morozevich Alexander 2760
GM Caruana Fabiano 2774 – GM Bacrot Etienne 2725
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2723 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2775
GM Topalov Veselin 2793 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2699
GM Kamsky Gata 2741 – GM Svidler Peter 2769
GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2742 – GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2755

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