With 2 rounds to go, Leko, Ivanchuk, and Kasimdzhanov are leading the Jermuk Grand Prix by only 1/2 point. Alekseev and Aronian are only 1/2 point behind. Karjakin, Eljanov, and Bacrot is only 1 point back from the leaders. Anything can happen in the final exciting two rounds.
| Round 12 on 2009/08/22 at 15:00 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 14 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | 13 |
| 1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | – | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | 12 |
| 2 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | – | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | 11 |
| 3 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | – | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | 10 |
| 4 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | 9 |
| 5 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | – | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | 8 |
| 6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | – | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | 7 |
Official website: http://jermuk2009.fide.com/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I still think Kamsky will win 🙂
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Margaret
Karjakin is one of the best!!