Sberbank Rapid tournament, Kiev – last day

Karjakin won the event having made 2.5 points in 3 last games with overall score of 6.5 out of 9! Topalov lost in the penultimate round and managed to score 6. Leko and Zhigalko shared 3rd-4th with 5 points and looks like Leko had a better tie-break, so he is 3rd.

Final standings

1. Sergey Karjakin GM RUS 2808 6½
2. Veselin Topalov GM BUL 2775 6
3. Peter Leko GM HUN 2732 5
4. Sergei Zhigalko GM BLR 2684 5
5. Pavel Elyanov GM UKR 2709 4.5
6. Eugene Tomaszewski GM RUS 2718 4.5
7. Anton Korobov GM UKR 2719 4.5
8. Alexander Areschenko GM UKR 2708 4
9. Anatoly Karpov GM RUS 2637 3
10. Arkady Naiditsch GM GER 2702 2

Some games from the last 3 rounds

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Sberbank Rapid tournament, Kiev

Topalov is still leading with 4.5 points after the 2nd day (again 3 games were played). There players are half a point behind – Leko, Karjakin and Zhigalko who have 4 points.

Standings after 6 rounds

Veselin Topalov GM BUL 2771 4½
Sergei Zhigalko GM BLR 2656 4
Sergey Karjakin GM RUS 2786 4
Peter Leko GM HUN 2744 4
Eugene Tomaszewski GM RUS 2722 3½
Alexander Areschenko GM UKR 2707 2½
Anatoly Karpov GM RUS 2616 2½
Anton Korobov GM UKR 2698 2
Pavel Elyanov GM UKR 2703 2
Arkady Naiditsch GM GER 1

Some games from the first 6 rounds

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Sberbank Rapid tournament, Kiev

The event had started yesterday in Kiev. Every day 3 rapid games will be played. After the 1st day Topalov is the sole leader with 3 points.

Standings after 3 rounds

Veselin Topalov GM BUL 2775 3
Eugene Tomaszewski GM RUS 2718 2½
Alexander Areschenko GM UKR 2708 1½
Sergei Zhigalko GM BLR 2684 1½
Sergey Karjakin GM RUS 2808 1½
Peter Leko GM HUN 2732 1½
Anton Korobov GM UKR 2719 1
Anatoly Karpov GM RUS 2637 1
Pavel Elyanov GM UKR 2709 ½
Arkady Naiditsch GM GER 2702 0

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