23 July 2018
Ian Nepomniachtchi Wins Super Tournament in Dortmund
He defeats Georg Meier in last round.
Photo: Georgios Souleidis/Official website
The final 7th round of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting was played in Dortmund on July 22nd. Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Georg Meier. The games Nisipeanu - Wojtaszek, Kovalev - Kramnik, and Giri - Duda were drawn.
Final standings:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 5/7
2-4. Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vladislav Kovalev - 4
5. Georg Meier - 3.5
6-7. Vladimir Kramnik, Radoslaw Wojtaszek - 3
8. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - 1.5.
Official website
The Russian Chess Federation congratulates Ian Nepomniachtchi on his brilliant victory!