Round 8 matchups:
Ruslan Ponomariov – Vassily Ivanchuk
Alexander Morozevich – Gata Kamsky
Vladimir Kramnik – Evgeny Alekseev
Peter Leko – Boris Gelfand
Alexei Shirov – S. Mamedyarov
Official website: http://www.russiachess.org/
Standings after 7 rounds:
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2781 5
2. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2788 4½
3. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2720 4
4. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2718 4
5. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 3½
6. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2788 3½
7. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 3½
8. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2742 3
9. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2723 2½
10. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2741 1½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Morozevich!
This new surface is really nice.
Why oh why is Kamsky so poor ATM?
I’m not a fan (his style of play isn’t to my taste), I just don’t want the Topalov-Kamsky match to be a complete embarassment. And don’t tell me that he’s reserving his openings for Topalov, I know that. It’s that he’s getting outplayed all across the park.
come away you chucky