15 July 2018
First Round of Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Played in Dortmund
All games drawn.
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A traditional super tournament Sparkassen Chess-Meeting has started in Dortmund. One of the participants, the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, celebrates his birthday on July 14th. Our congratulations!
The first round games Wojtaszek - Meier, Kramnik - Nisipeanu, Duda - Kovalev, and Nepomniachtchi - Giri were drawn.
Round 2 pairings:
Meier - Giri, Kovalev - Nepomniachtchi, Nisipeanu - Duda, Wojtaszek - Kramnik.
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