The two biggest stories of this Grand Prix is the performance of Kasimdzhanov and Jakovenko. One of the top seeds Jakovenko is near the bottom of the standings while one of the lowest seeds Kasimdzhanov is tied for first with just 2 rounds to go!
Standings after 11 rounds:
Rank | SNo. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts. | |
1 | 2 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | UKR | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | ||
6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | UZB | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | |||
14 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | HUN | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | |||
4 | 3 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | RUS | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | ||
13 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | ARM | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | |||
6 | 7 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | ISR | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | ||
8 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | UKR | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | |||
9 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | UKR | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6 | |||
9 | 10 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | FRA | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
10 | 5 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | USA | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4½ | ||
12 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | ARM | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4½ | |||
12 | 1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | RUS | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 4 | ||
11 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | RUS | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 4 | |||
14 | 4 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | BUL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 3 | ||
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What is wrong with Jakovenko? Is he ill?