Schacksnack

Results from round 6:

GM Anand, Viswanathan, India (2797) – GM Baramidze, David, Germany (2594) 1-0

GM Caruana, Fabiano, Italy (2811) – GM Carlsen, Magnus, Norway (2865) draw

GM Bacrot, Etienne, France (2711) – GM Najditsch, Arkadij, Germany (2706) draw

GM Aronian, Levon, Armenia (2777) – GM Adams, Michael, England (2738) draw

The only winner in this round was Anand who after his two losses managed to beat the tailender Baramidze in a Spanish game with the move 16.Be3 in one of the main lines of the Breyer variation. Black made the mistake of rushing to fast with his c-pawn and that decided the game. Carlsen and Najditsch played draws in their games and are still in the lead. Tomorrow they will both have the white pieces but Carlsen has on the paper the easier opponent.

Another recap from round 6.

Round 7 which is the last round has the following schedule:

GM Adams, Michael, England (2738) 3 p. – GM Anand, Viswanathan, India (2797) 2.5 p.

GM Najditsch, Arkadij, Germany (2706) 4 p. – GM Aronian, Levon, Armenia (2777) 3 p.

GM Carlsen, Magnus, Norway (2865) 4 p. – GM Bacrot, Etienne, France (2711) 3 p.

GM Baramidze, David, Germany (2594) 1 p. – GM Caruana, Fabiano, Italy (2811) 3.5 p.

The games start at 15.00 (CET). The games can be followed live at chess24.com with excellent comments by GM Nigel Short and GM Jan Gustafsson.

There is more information on the organizer’s homepage.