FIDE GRAND PRIX: THREE LEADING PLAYERS REMAIN IN THE SAME POSITIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.08.2009 10:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the 10 round of 5th FIDE Grand Prix series
tournament, all matches proved effective, except those played by
tournament leaders Peter Leko, Vasily Ivanchuk and Rustam Kasimdzhanov.

Despite drawn matches and victory over Dmitry Yakovenko, Levon
Aronyan who has earned 6 points shares the 4th-5th positions with
Evgeny Alekseev (Russia). Armenian grand master falls behind Leko,
Ivanchuk and Kasimdzhanov by 0.5 points.

Another drawn game was that between Leko and Armenian grand master
Vladimir Hakobyan, such result being the eighth for the latter.

Levon Aronyan will compete against Vladimir Hakobyan in the 11th round
due on August 21. In the last two rounds, Aronyan will meet with the
undefeated Hungarian player and Ernesto Inarkiev representing Russia.

Results for 10th round:

Leko Peter – Akopian Vladimir 1/2
Aronian Levon – Jakovenko Dmitry 1-0
Inarkiev Ernesto – Bacrot Etienne 1-0
Ivanchuk Vassily – Karjakin Sergey 1/2
Alekseev Evgeny – Eljanov Pavel 1-0
Cheparinov Ivan – Gelfand Boris 0-1
Kamsky Gata – Kasimdzhanov Rustam 1/2.

Standing:

1. Ivanchuk, Vassily 6
2. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 6
3. Leko, Peter 6
4. Aronian, Levon 6
5. Alekseev, Evgeny 6
6. Karjakin, Sergey 5
7. Gelfand, Boris 5
8. Eljanov, Pavel 5
9. Bacrot, Etienne 5
10. Jakovenko, Dmitry 4
11. Akopian, Vladimir 4
12. Kamsky, Gata 4
13. Cheparinov, Ivan 3
14. Inarkiev, Ernesto 2.