Russian Men's Chess Superfinal - Svidler leads with half point after six rounds

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Grandmaster Peter Svidler.

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Hello Everyone,

Interesting chess is on in Moscow at the Russian Men's Superfinal. In the sixth round Svidler won his game against Vladimir Malakhov while Dmitry Jakovenko held Sergey Karjakin to a draw. This gave Peter Svidler a half-point lead over the others.

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Round 6 results

Svidler, Peter - Malakhov, Vladimir 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Potkin, Vladimir ½
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Zvjaginsev, Vadim ½
Vitiugov, Nikita - Karjakin, Sergey ½
Khismatullin, Denis - Kurnosov, Igor ½

Standings after 6 rounds

1. Svidler, Peter 2722 4½
2. Karjakin, Sergey 2760 4
3-4. Grischuk, Alexander 2771 3½
3-4. Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2720 3½
5-7. Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2699 3
5-7. Vitiugov, Nikita 2709 3
5-7. Jakovenko, Dmitry 2726 3
8-11. Potkin, Vladimir 2646 2½
8-11. Malakhov, Vladimir 2712 2½
8-11. Kurnosov, Igor 2676 2½
8-11. Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2676 2½
12. Khismatullin, Denis 2659 1½

Here is an interesting game from Round 6 which you can enjoy in the flashplayer below. Maybe, you would prefer to run the moves through our pgnplayer.

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