Ten players share the lead at the European Chess Championship
Ten players share the lead at the European Chess Championship 2012, all of them with equal 5,0/6. These are GM Arkadij Naiditsch, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Yuriy Kuzubov, GM Gawain Jones, GM Ernesto Inarkiev, GM Denis Khismatullin, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Maxim Matlakov, GM Anton Korobov, and GM Sergei Azarov.
They are closely followed by a pack of 24 players with 4,5/6, among which are the rating favorite GM Fabiano Caruana, the German Champion GM Daniel Fridman, nd the 2700 club members GM Bacrot, GM Movsesian, GM Jakovenko, GM Sutovsky, GM Malakhov, GM Riazantsev, GM Jobava, etc.
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Live games with analysis / Pairings round 7 / Results round 6
EICC 2012 standings after round 6
1 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | GER | 2702 | 5 |
2 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2693 | 5 |
3 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2615 | 5 |
4 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2635 | 5 |
5 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2695 | 5 |
6 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2656 | 5 |
7 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2682 | 5 |
8 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2632 | 5 |
9 | GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2679 | 5 |
10 | GM | Azarov Sergei | BLR | 2667 | 5 |
11 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | ARM | 2702 | 4.5 |
12 | GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2628 | 4.5 |
13 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | FRA | 2706 | 4.5 |
14 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | ITA | 2767 | 4.5 |
15 | GM | Lenic Luka | SLO | 2637 | 4.5 |
16 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | RUS | 2729 | 4.5 |
17 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | 2689 | 4.5 |
18 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2700 | 4.5 |
19 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2710 | 4.5 |
20 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2664 | 4.5 |
21 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | RUS | 2705 | 4.5 |
22 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | RUS | 2650 | 4.5 |
23 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | RUS | 2666 | 4.5 |
24 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2693 | 4.5 |
25 | GM | Bologan Viktor | MDA | 2687 | 4.5 |
26 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2706 | 4.5 |
27 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2595 | 4.5 |
28 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2585 | 4.5 |
29 | GM | Ragger Markus | AUT | 2654 | 4.5 |
30 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | ARM | 2684 | 4.5 |
31 | GM | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2653 | 4.5 |
32 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2645 | 4.5 |
33 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | FRA | 2633 | 4.5 |
34 | GM | Stocek Jiri | CZE | 2606 | 4.5 |
Naiditsch can win.