The Arctic Chess Challenge is taking place in Tromsø from August 4th to August 12th, 2007. It is organized by the Tromsø Chess Club.
Here are the leaders after 6 rounds:
1 GM Kjetil A. Lie 2536 NOR 5.5
2 GM Alexander Moiseenko 2641 UKR 5.0
3 GM Vladimir Epishin 2587 RUS 5.0
4 IM Jon Ludvig Hammer 2412 NOR 5.0
5 GM Victor Mikhalevski 2598 ISR 5.0
6 GM Bartlomiej Macieja 2596 POL 4.5
7 GM Vugar Gashimov 2655 AZE 4.5
8 GM Simen Agdestein 2582 NOR 4.5
9 GM Vladimir Burmakin 2581 RUS 4.5
10 GM Bartosz Socko 2660 POL 4.5
11 GM Mikhail Gurevich 2633 TUR 4.5
12 GM Michail Brodsky 2595 UKR 4.5
13 GM Magnus Carlsen 2710 NOR 4.5
14 Frode Bull Jæger 2096 NOR 4.5
15 Tobias Pettersson 2122 SWE 4.5
Here is the official website: http://www.arcticchess.org/engindex.htm
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Lie is doing really good so far. I hope he can keep it up.
Why does everyone (chessbase too) think 7 rounds have been played in Tromsø?
The 7th round is played today. 🙂
Lie is in the lead so far with 5.5 of 6.
well good for Lie but it seems he was incredibly lucky in the last game since Mikhalevski had the simple 33.Qf6+ wins, instead of the unbelivable 33.c7??? he played.