It is a big day in Dortmund. Kramnik and Leko are trailing Carlsen by 1/2 point. Leko is facing Naiditsch (who is having a bad tournament) with the White pieces while Kramnik is taking on Carlsen also with White.
Round 8
| Kramnik, Vladimir | – Carlsen, Magnus | ||||
| Leko, Peter | – Naiditsch, Arkadij | ||||
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | – Bacrot, Etienne |
Standings after 7 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2772 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 2-3. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2756 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2-3. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2759 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2760 | 3½ | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2721 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2697 | 2 |
Official website: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/cms/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
According to http://chessbomb.com Kramnik-Carlsen goes to draw 🙁
And Jakovenko has won, too. Finally!
okay