Round 7 matchups:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 4 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | 0-1 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | 14 |
| 5 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | 0-1 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | 3 |
| 6 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | 1/2 |
GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | 2 |
| 7 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | 1-0 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | 1 |
| 8 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | 1-0 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | 13 |
| 9 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | 1-0 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | 12 |
| 10 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | 1-0 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | 11 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dear GM Polgar, Can you give us a chess lesson please?
2 Endgames yesterday where highly unusual. The first was the KBN v K, and the second was Ivanchuk-Kamsky.
My questions are:
1) have you ever had a KBN v K endgame yourself? In a public newsgroup only one player said he had ever had that position, but then didn’t have time to win his game!
2) and what is the correct formation of the fortress Ivanchuk need to make to gain his draw? I presume the f2 pawn needs to be on f3, but should the Bishop be on g2 or g4?
Cordially, Phil Innes
6 out of 7 decisive results (86%) – great games in Jermuk.
Pity – Armenian defeats.