The Daily Update: Tiviakov Wins! Plus the European Team Championship
In the Hoogeveen tournament’s Crown Group, round 4 finally saw a decisive result. Ivanchuk-Giri was easily drawn by the youngster, but Polgar blundered the exchange with 29…Qd4 against Tiviakov and lost. (29…Ree8 was +=.) So Tiviakov leads with 2.5, Ivanchuk and Giri have 2, and Polgar is in last with 1.5.
The European Team Championship started today with a high percentage of draws and not too many battles between elite opponents. (Perhaps the most evenly matched high-level clash was Cheparinov-Caruana, won by Caruana when Cheparinov overpressed to the point of self-destruction.)
The World Junior Championship also starts today, but I have yet to see games or results – probably because it’s taking place in the western hemisphere and so taking place as I write.
Games from the first two events can be replayed here, on the TWIC live games page.
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