Top French GM Etienne Bacrot and top German GM Arkadij Naiditsch drew a Queen’s Indian in 24 moves. Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and his 2004 Challenger Peter Leko played a Nimzo Indian which ended in a 25-move draw. Top ranked Russian GM Dmitiy Jakovenko and world number three Magnus Carlsen drew a Sicilian Sveshnikov by repetition on move 45. Express report.
Archive for July 8th, 2009
Dortmund 6: All games drawn, Carlsen leads
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009No mystery: what Kasparov said to Obama
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009On Tuesday former World Chess Champion and oppositional leader Garry Kasparov met with Barack Obama. Russian state media quickly sought to marginalise the meeting between the US President and the “ex-grandmaster”. State controlled Russia Today: “What exactly Kasparov and other opposition leaders talked about with Obama, remains a mystery.” Perhaps we can help.