Dortmund Sparkassen Chess: Mamedyarov catches up with Ponomariov to lead after 3 rounds

GM S. Mamedyarov who scored a

nice win against Liem in Round 3

Hello Everyone,

The no-draw rule is making the Dortmund Sparkassen full of fighting chess games. However, there was only one decisive result in Round 3. In an Open Catalan against Leko, Kramnik nearly lost but managed to draw. Ponomariov too nearly lost his game against Naiditsch but escaped with a draw. Mamedyarov, however, won his complicated game against the young Vietnamese Le Quang Liem.

Results of Round 3

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Vladimir Kramnik-Peter Leko 1/2-1/2

Arkadij Naiditsch-Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2-1/2

Shak. Mamedyarov- Le Quang Liem 1-0

Standings after Round 3

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1. S. Mamedyarov 2.5

2. R. Ponomariov 2.5

3. P. Leko 1.0

4. A. Naiditsch 1.0

5. V. Kramnik 1.0

6. Le Quang Liem 1.0

Here is the nice game between Mamedyarov and Le Quang Liem. You can check it in our pgnplayer or flash below. You can also check the official website for more statistics.

PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 Ndf6 14. f3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. e4 Bg6 17. c4 Rfd8 18. Be3 h6 19. Qb2 Rd7 20. Kh1 Kh7 21. Bh3 Nh5 22. Qd2 Qd8 23. Qf2 f5 24. d5 cxd5 25. cxd5 fxe4 26. dxe6 Rd3 27. fxe4 Bxe4+ 28. Kg1 Qe8 29. Qf7 Nf6 30. Rac1 Qb5 31. Rc7 Ne8 32. Rc5 Qb4 33. Bf5+ Bxf5 34. Qxf5+ Kh8 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kh8 37. Bf2 Rd4 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kh8 40. a3 Rg4+ 41. Kh1 Qa4 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. Bg3 b6 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ Kh8 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Rcc1 Rg6 49. Qf3 Rd8 50. Qf5 Qg4 51. Qxg4 Rxg4 52. e7 Ra8 53. Red1 1-0

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