Monday, July 8, 2013

Karjakin leads at FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing 2013

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8 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - The FIDE Grand Prix Beijing takes place 4th to 16th July 2013. Opening ceremony 3rd July. Players: Boris Gelfand, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk, Gata Kamsky, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Leko, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Morozevich, Veselin Topalov, Hao Wang, Yue Wang. After round 4, Sergey Karjakin of Russia is leading with 3.5 points.

The official website of the tournament reported that the fourth round of Grand Prix in Beijing started with a quick draw between two Russian players Sergey Karjakin and Alexander Grischuk.  Sergey Karjakin keeps on leading half a point ahead of his nearest rival Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who outplayed Wang Hao today. Alexander Morozevich and Wang Yue won their first games in the tournament.  The games Giri-Leko and Topalov-Ivanchuk were drawn.

8th of July is a free day. The fifth round will start on 9th of July at 3 p.m. local time.

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Standings After Round 4:

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Here is a game of round 3 between Karjakin and Morozevich during the FIDE GP in Beijing, China. Karjakin won this game with the black pieces.

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Position after black played 35…Rh8,white resigned.

Links:

FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013 (Beijing CHN)
Thu 4th Jul 2013 - Tue 16th Jul 2013 - Official Site

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games

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