Reggio Emilia Chess R7: Nakamura draws with Caruana, holds on to clear lead

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The chess news from Reggio Emilia in Round 7 is that Vassily Ivanchuk blundered away the point to Nikita Vitiugov but Hikaru Nakamura drew quickly with Fabiano Caruana and maintained his 4-point lead while Alexander Morozevich and Anish Giri also drew their game. The 54th Torneo di Capodannno is being held from December 27th-January 6th, 2012. 

Reggio Emilia 2011 | Round 7 Standings

1 Hikaru Nakamura 2758 15.0
2 Alexander Morozevich 2762 11.0
3 Anish Giri 2714 9.0
4 Vassily Ivanchuk 2775 8.0
5 Fabiano Caruana 2727 8.0
6 Nikita Vitiugov 2729 5.0

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