Indian GM Sasikiran pulled off a hat trick in Pamplona. His first victim was Caruana, followed by Vallejo Pons, then Roiz in this round. He is now leading by a full point with one round to go.
Round 6 results:
|
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
Roiz, Michael |
1-0 |
|
Vallejo Pons, Francisco |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
1-0 |
|
Salgado Lopez, Ivan |
Malakhov, Vladimir |
0-1 |
|
Caruana, Fabiano |
Delchev, Aleksander |
½-½ |
Standings after 6 rounds:
|
1. |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
IND |
2694 |
4½ |
|
2-3. |
Malakhov, Vladimir |
RUS |
2675 |
3½ |
|
2-3. |
Vallejo Pons, Francisco |
ESP |
2664 |
3½ |
|
4-5. |
Caruana, Fabiano |
ITA |
2640 |
3 |
|
4-5. |
Delchev, Aleksander |
BUL |
2632 |
3 |
|
6. |
Roiz, Michael |
ISR |
2677 |
2½ |
|
7. |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
RUS |
2616 |
2 |
|
8. |
Salgado Lopez, Ivan |
ESP |
2556 |
2 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sasikiran will be top rated player in Corus B in 2009, if he can continue with his such dominating performance, he can be in top 20 for long time and may get nice invitations also.
good going Sasi! Keep going!!