Chess – 2013 Candidates Tournament in London: Magnus Carlsen is the new leader. It lasted only one round the premiership of Vladimir Kramnik; he drew against the Israeli Boris Gelfand, whereas Carlsen defeated Radjabov Teimour (Arzebaijan) after a long battle of eighty-nine moves. Today it will played the last round; Carlsen and Kramnik have the same points, but the Norwegian has more victories, then he’s owner of its destiny. Here’s the today standing:
Carlsen Magnus 8,5 with five victories
Kramnik Vladimir 8,5 four victories
Svidler Peter 7
Aronian Levon 7
Gelfand Boris 6
Grischuk Alexander 6
Ivanchuk Vassily 5
Radjabov Teimour 4
And here’s the last round pairing:
Carlsen – Svidler
Ivanchuk – Kramnik
Gelfand – Grischuk
Aronian – Radjabov
The tournament is running at the IET Savoy Place in London. The matches will start at 14:00 (8:00 Est). Here’s all about chess results (not only Candidates’):
Here’s live comment by great English champions, with analysis, historic information, humour:
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Paolo Enrico Garrisi