14 July 2019
Traditional Super Tournament Sparkassen Chess Meeting Takes Place in Dortmund
There are four leaders after two rounds.
Photo: Official website
A traditional super tournament Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2019 is taking place in Dortmund featuring eight grandmasters. The second round was played on July 14. The Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi gave himself a birthday present by outplaying Kaido Kulaots (Estonia). Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland) defeated Daniel Fridman (Germany), while Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) bested Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany). The game Rapport - Dominguez ended in a draw.
Standings after Round 2:
1-4. Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Leinier Dominguez, Teimour Radjabov, Richard Rapport - 1.5
5-6. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Daniel Fridman - 1
7-8. Kaido Kulaots, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Dominguez - Nepomniachtchi, Radjabov - Rapport, Fridman - Nisipeanu, Kulaots - Wojtaszek.
Official website