The players will have another day off today. Round 5 will resume tomorrow. Here are the matchups for round 5:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Leko – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Loek van Wely – Jan Gustafsson
Vassily Ivanchuk – Arkadij Naiditsch
Official website: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/english/english.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Rest Day after every 2 rounds is good, but they still have overall draw percentage of 70%.
2+2+3 is excessive. Ususal 4+3 would be just fine.
According to the german version of the web site, there is some blitz show-off at the city hall.
Tomorrow’s results:
0-1
1/2
0-1
1-0
The organizers want to have both Saturdays and Sundays covered. They therefore need to have two rest days during the week!