Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: W. Harvey
Sinquefield Cup round 8 results
Round: 8 GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Anand, Viswanathan [1/2-1/2] GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM Nakamura, Hikaru [1/2-1/2] GM Grischuk, Alexander vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [1/2-1/2] GM So, Wesley vs GM...
5-way tie for 1st in Abu Dhabi
Final standings (top 70) http://chess-results.com/tnr178422.aspx?lan=1 Poř. St.č. Jméno FED Rtg Body PH 1 PH 2 PH 3 w-we K rtg+/- 1 12 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2628 7.0 0.0 2609 53.0 1.92 10 19.2 2 24 GM Kravtsiv Martyn...
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Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net
Aronian leads Sinquefield Cup by a full point with 2 to go
Ranking crosstable after Round 7 Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Aronian Levon 2765 ARM * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5.0 3...