22 July 2018
Ian Nepomniachtchi Maintains Leadership in Dortmund
Penultimate round 6 games played
Photo: Georgios Souleidis/Official website
The penultimate 6th round of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in Dortmund on July 21st. Anish Giri defeated Vladimir Kramnik, Georg Meier outplayed Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, while the games Duda - Nepomniachtchi and Wojtaszek - Kovalev were drawn.
Standings after round 6:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 4
2-5. Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vladislav Kovalev, Georg Meier - 3.5
6-7. Vladimir Kramnik, Radoslaw Wojtaszek - 2.5
8. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - 1.
Round 7 pairings:
Nepomniachtchi - Meier, Nisipeanu - Wojtaszek, Kovalev - Kramnik, Giri - Duda.
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