Dortmund 2014

Caruana-Ponomariov

Caruana-Ponomariov


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Caruana won the second game in a row and became a sole leader with 2/2.

Standings after 2nd round

Caruana 2
Meier 1.5
Leko, Najditsch, Adams 1
Ponomariov, Baramidze, Kramnik 0.5

Games of the round

Pairings of the 3rd round

Naiditsch – Caruana
Kramnik – Baramidze
Leko – Adams
Ponomariov – Meier

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Dortmund 2014

Meier

Meier


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The first round held a surprise for chess fans around the world – Meier (Germany) won against Kramnik (Russia)! Definitely make sure to study this very interesting and positional game if you didn’t manage to catch it live.

Results of the 1st round

Leko, Peter – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Adams, Michael ½-½
Kramnik, Vladimir – Meier, Georg 0-1
Baramidze, David – Caruana, Fabiano 0-1

Games of the 1st round

Pairings of the 2nd round

Caruana – Ponomariov
Meier – Leko
Adams – Kramnik
Baramidze – Naiditsch

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