This very strong event starts tomorrow! Top players are:
GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2640
GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2605
GM Petrosian Tigran L ARM 2604
GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2603
GM Grigoryan Avetik ARM 2595
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Khotenashvili won against Melia and is now leading the event with 4 points out of 6. Four players share 2nd place with 3.5.
Click on http://www.chesspoti.ge/public_html/mydir/4/tfd.htm to view the games of round 6!
There was a tough day in the A group yesterday – only Nepomniaschi won against Wang Hao! In the B group Ganguly won against Hammer and McShane Beat Li Chao. All other games were drawn. Some more action was shown in the C group with Kazhgaleyev coming back to win against van Kampen, Bluvshtein, Lahno and Siebrecht winning against Swiercz, Sachdev and van der Werf respectively!
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Anand won a weird game against Ponomariov after the latter got his Queen trapped and Nakamura won a nice game against Grischuk.
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Standings in Group A:
1-3. V. Anand, H. Nakamura, J. Smeets 1
4-11. L. Aronian, M. Carlsen, A. Giri, W. Hao, V. Kramnik, E. l’Ami, I. Nepomniachtchi, M. Vachier-Lagrave ½
12-14. A. Grischuk, R. Ponomariov, A. Shirov 0
Standings in Group B:
1-4. Z. Efimenko, L. McShane, D. Navara, G. Sargissian 1
5-10. L. Chao, L. Fressinet, L. Liem, F. Nijboer, W. So, V. Tkachiev ½
11-14. S. Ganguly, J. Hammer, W. Spoelman, R. Wojtaszek 0
Standings in Group C:
1-4. I. Nyzhnyk, T. Sachdev, D. Swiercz, D. Vocaturo 1
5-10. M. Bluvshtein, B. Bok, K. Lahno, R. Pruijssers, S. Siebrecht, M. van der Werf ½
11-14. J.W. de Jong, I. Ivanisevic, M. Kazhgaleyev, R. van Kampen 0
Check out the photos done by Fred Lucas at http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/gallery
First results are out!
Group A: Smeets won a very nice game vs Shirov using a novelty in Arkhangelsk Variation; Carlsen drew Aronian – as he tweeted himself “the opening was unsuccessful”. Nijboer drew Chao in Group B.
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Wonderful photo report from first hands is on http://www.alinalami.com/