Saturday, March 15, 2014

Chess News

At Candidates Tournament 2014, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (March 13 to March 30, 2014)

Round two – 14.03.2014
GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2787) 1-0 GM Sergey Karjakin (RUS,2766)
GM Peter Svidler (RUS,2758) 1-0 GM Dmitry Andreikin (RUS,2709)
GM Veselin Topalov (BUL,2785) ½-½ GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2770)
GM Levon Aronian (ARM,2830) 1-0 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE,2757)

Anand-Topalov played exciting draw after 54 moves when with their bare kings on the board ... Topalov played a flexible Reti but Anand responded well ... All other three matches won by Kramnik, Svidler and Aronian, who played with white pieces ... After two rounds Anand, Kramnik and Svidler r leading with 1½ points.

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