28 May 2018
Ian Nepomniachtchi Leads the Race in Poikovsky
Two rounds played.
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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