28 May 2018
Ian Nepomniachtchi Leads the Race in Poikovsky
Two rounds played.
The second round of the 19th Karpov International Chess Tournament took place in Poikovsky on May 28.
Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Emil Sutovsky, while the games Artemiev - Fedoseev, Bologan - Korobov, Kovalev - Vidit,and Jakovenko - Gelfand were drawn.
Standings after round 2:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 2
2-4. Dmitry Jakovenko, Santosh Vidit, Anton Korobov - 1.5
5. Emil Sutovsky - 1
6-10. Vladimir Fedoseev, Vladislav Artemiev, Boris Gelfand, Vladislav Kovalev, Victor Bologan - 0.5.
Round 3 pairings:
Gelfand - Artemiev, Sutovsky - Jakovenko, Vidit - Nepomniachtchi, Korobov - Kovalev, Fedoseev - Bologan
Games online
Photos by Evgeny Vashenyak
