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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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
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar March 26, 2012 Daily News, General News, Major Tournaments 1 Comment
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