This is the second match of the day that had to be settled by an Armageddon game. Bacrot got a gift in the first game when Bologan blundered. Bologan got the favor back in the second game when Bacrot blundered. Bacrot won the third and lost the fourth game. The Armageddon game went to Bacrot’s favor and he moved on to the second round.
Next is Ivanchuk and Amonatov and Ivanchuk won 2-0.
In the second round, the pairings will look like this:
Leko vs. Rublevsky
Shirov vs. Gelfand
Morozevich vs. Radjabov
Bacrot vs. Ivanchuk
Who will advance to the semi-final?
Here is the official website.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Favorites won every match!
going through will be:
Ivanchuk
Morozevich
Gelfand
Leko
Ivanchuk didn’t “easily” win 2-0. He was much worse in game 2, if not lost, but Amonatov gradually lost his way.
Waiting for Radjabov, Morozevich ! Both are great, but i feel like Morozevich will win..
Montrealer
come on Etienne !!