This super event was won by Kramnik (it was his 10th win of Dortmund, by the way!!), who finished on 7 out of 10. Le Quang Liem was 2nd with 5.5. Giri and Ponomariov shared 3rd-4th with 5.
Positional pressure combined with active piece play
Interesting endgames
Stubborn and resourceful defence
Congrats to the winners! 🙂
Standings after 3 rounds in Accentus-Grandmaster event:
1. Carlsen – 7,
2. Morozevich – 5,
3. Shirov – 4,
4-6. Vachier-Lagrave, Caruana and Pelletier – 2.
Eight players have 3.5 points out of 4 in the Masters event.
Official website – http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
In the first round Kramnik defeated Ponomariov and took an early lead.
Round 1 results:
Kramnik – Ponomariov 1-0
Meier – Le Quang Liem ½-½
Giri – Nakamura ½-½
Official website – http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2011/
After 5 rounds Ju Wenjun is leading with 4 points, 2nd-3rd places are shared by Kosintseva sisters. Today is a rest day.
Here are the full standings:
Ju Wenjun 4
N.Kosintseva 3
T.Kosintseva 3
Hou Yifan 2.5
Harika 2.5
Zhao Xue 2.5
Sebag 2
Dzagnidze 2
Zhu Chen 2
Zatonskikh 1.5
And photos – courtesy of www.chess-news.ru
