Fifth 2-0 knock-out brings Magnus Carlsen back on top again
In Round 6 of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Magnus Carlsen regained the lead in the overall standings. In a gripping clash, the Norwegian defeated Boris Gelfand 2-0 and overtook former leader Vasily Ivanchuk from Ukraine, who had to settle for two draws against his compatriot Ruslan Ponomariov. The gap between the front-runners is widening. Third place is shared by Boris Gelfand, Alexander Grischuk en Vladimir Kramnik, two full points behind Carlsen and one and a half points behind Ivanchuk. After 12 games Carlsen has not yet drawn a single game, winning 9 and losing 3.
| Friday 19 March Round VI | |||
| 14.30 | Blind | Ivanchuk-Ponomariov | ½-½ |
| Svidler-Grischuk | 0-1 | ||
| Karjakin-Dominguez | 1-0 | ||
| 16.00 | Blind | Aronian-Gashimov | 1-0 |
| Smeets-Kramnik | 1-0 | ||
| Carlsen-Gelfand | 1-0 | ||
| 17.45 | Rapid | Ponomariov-Ivanchuk | ½-½ |
| Grischuk-Svidler | ½-½ | ||
| Dominguez-Karjakin | 0-1 | ||
| 19.15 | Rapid | Gashimov-Aronian | ½-½ |
| Kramnik-Smeets | 1-0 | ||
| Gelfand-Carlsen | 0-1 | ||
Here is the full article: http://amberchess2010.com/RoundReport6.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The kid is unstoppable.
Incredible. 12 games and no draws.
The KID? Or the kid?