After 12 grueling rounds, a mere 2 points separate first place from last place. Anything can still happen in the final 2 rounds. This is an organizer’s dream. Everything will come down to the last game in round 14.
Here are the standings after 12 rounds:
|
1. |
Grischuk, Alexander |
7 |
g |
RUS |
2733 |
|
2. |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
6.5 |
g |
UKR |
2779 |
|
3. |
Carlsen, Magnus |
6.5 |
g |
NOR |
2776 |
|
5. |
Aronian, Levon |
6 |
g |
ARM |
2750 |
|
4. |
Anand, Viswanathan |
6 |
g |
IND |
2791 |
|
7. |
Wang Yue |
5.5 |
g |
CHN |
2739 |
|
6. |
Radjabov, Teimour |
5.5 |
g |
AZE |
2761 |
|
8. |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
5 |
g |
CUB |
2717 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Grischuk is about to crush Anand in a Sicilian/Najdorf/Pawn-Snatch-Variation with a novelty on move 20 !
Anon@11:24
Draw agreed. The position was highly dynamic though. Black’s a pawn will be gobbled up soon because Black needs the heavy pieces to prevent White’s King side assault.
Anand escaped into a draw after an exchange sacrifice.
This cat/tiger has 9 lives!
Carlsen is winning against Radjabov.